In the two Sunday Round 11 VFL games it was wins to Northern Blues and Sandringham.
Just 23.5 percentage points separates the top four on the ladder and only three wins separates first from eleventh after two polar opposite Peter Jackson VFL matches on Sunday.
In a curtain-raiser to Carlton’s AFL match with the Gold Coast Suns, the Northern Blues recorded their highest-ever VFA/VFL score against Frankston in an important percentage-boosting victory, while in the later game, Sandringham entrenched itself in the top four by defeating Footscray in a thriller that was full of momentum swings.
NORTHERN BLUES 29.9 (183) d FRANKSTON 3.8 (26)
Win/loss: Northern Blues 4-6 / Frankston 0-10
Telling facts: The Blues moved past Geelong into 10th position on the ladder with an extraordinary percentage-boosting win over the Dolphins at Etihad Stadium. After losing its previous AFL curtain-raiser at the Docklands venue to North Ballarat in Round 5, Northern put this one away with a nine-goal first quarter to set up a victory that saw it gain a healthy 19.7 percentage points.
Leading goal kickers: Jones 6, Johnson 6, Foster 3, Watson 3 (Northern Blues) / all singles (Frankston)
SANDRINGHAM 15.11 (101) d FOOTSCRAY 15.8 (98)
Win/loss: Sandringham 7-3 / Footscray 5-4
Telling facts: The Zebras won a nail-biting battle for fourth spot on the ladder by holding off a fighting Bulldogs outfit at Trevor Barker Beach Oval. After Footscray led by nine points at half time, a five-goal Sandringham burst to start the second half looked match-defining, but the Dogs never gave up. A thrilling goal-for-goal conclusion to the final term saw the Zebs just hold on for a memorable victory.
Leading goal kickers: McCartin 4, Shenton 2, Saad 2 (Sandringham) / Redpath 5, Jamieson 2, Darley 2 (Footscray)
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Last Modified on 28/06/2015 22:17
