Winners in Round 8 Peter Jackson VFL action today were Werribee, Box Hill Hawks, Essendon, Sandringham and Casey Scorpions.
BOX HILL HAWKS d PORT MELBOURNE
Margin: 55 points
Telling facts: A strong first half moved Box Hill Hawks to the top of the VFL ladder. Inaccuracy hampered Port Melbourne in the first half with 2.8 to 8.5, but the multi prong forward options for the Hawks proved hard to stop, with 11 individual goal kickers.
Leading goal kickers: O’Rourke 3 (Box Hill Hawks) / Sandilands 3 (Port Melbourne)
ESSENDON d GEELONG
Margin: 92 points
Telling facts: Essendon jumped into the top four tonight with a convincing win against a predominately VFL list Geelong outfit. The Bombers stormed home with six of the last seven goals of the game at Etihad Stadium.
Leading goal kickers: McKenna, Edwards 4 (Essendon) / Hollmer 2 (Geelong)
CASEY SCORPIONS d COLLINGWOOD
Margin: 4 points
Telling facts: After trailing by 22 points in the third quarter, Casey kicked five of the last six goals of the game to claim a thrilling four-point win to replace Collingwood in the top eight.
Leading goal kickers: Bail, Morris 2 (Casey Scorpions) / Blair, Gault 2 (Collingwood)
WERRIBEE d RICHMOND
Margin: 96 points
Telling facts: Werribee has recorded its biggest win of the season, after a six- goal to one first term set up their sixth win of 2015. Leading by 42 points at half time, the home side restricted Richmond to 2.2 in the second half.
Leading goal kickers: Porter, Speight 3 (Werribee) / Lloyd 3 (Richmond)
SANDRINGHAM d NORTH BALLARAT
Margin: 27 points
Telling facts: After trailing by 39 points in the third quarter, North Ballarat fought back to within nine points after kicking the first three goals of the final term. The Zebras settled with the final three of the game for their fifth win.
Leading goal kickers: Saad, Membrey 2 (Sandringham) / Black, Hooper 2 (North Ballarat)
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SUNDAY GAME
Footscray v Williamstown (VFL Live Video stream)
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MONDAY GAME
Coburg v Northern Blues
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Last Modified on 07/06/2015 08:50
