Rochester claimed another scalp to remain the only unbeaten team after five rounds. Kyabram’s win was full of merit against one of the benchmark teams of the competition.
The Bombers’ win has thrown the premiership race wide open, if wasn’t already.
At the start of the year it was who could match Benalla.
Not now, and we are going to find out a little more about the Saints and the Tigers as they clash at Moon Oval.
Heath Aiken, Dillon Williams and Steven Stroobants were among the goals last week and young ruckman Jordan Foott, Ashley Watson, Nathan Marrone and Daniel Anderson played key roles in the absence of some experienced tall timber.
Benalla showed glimpses against Kyabram, but it was not able to sustain the effort for four quarters.
Coach Luke Morgan and the hierarchy will do some soul searching during the week and call on the experienced leaders of the club to get them back on track.
The task won’t be easy; I’m going for the Tigers in a close one.
Rochester
In: Nicholas O'Connor, Elliot Bowen
Out: Matthew Palmer
Benalla
In: Andrew Polwarth, Jayden Guppy, Cameron Symes, Luke Morgan, Thomas Bennett, Ryan Colbert
Out: Thomas Havers, James Dalton, Christopher Welsh, Zachary Berthun, Jack Frampton
Last Modified on 13/08/2015 12:44