With just five home-and-away rounds to play, the Peter Jackson VFL top eight is one step closer to being settled after Werribee upset the ladder-leading Box Hill Hawks in Round 15 action on Sunday.
A tough 13-point victory puts the eighth-placed Tigers two wins in front of Port Melbourne in ninth, while Box Hill’s loss means just two games separate the top eight teams.
Collingwood also recorded a crucial win over fellow top-eight side the Casey Scorpions, a result that sees the Magpies only outside the top four on percentage.
COLLINGWOOD 12.11 (83) d CASEY SCORPIONS 9.6 (60)
Win/loss: Collingwood 9-4 / Casey Scorpions 8-5
Telling facts: In a crucial match between two teams with 8-4 records, the Magpies turned the heat up on the Scorpions at a frosty Victoria Park to jump to fifth spot on the ladder. Collingwood started slowly before a flurry of three goals approaching half time resulted in a six-point advantage at the main break – a lead the Pies wouldn’t relinquish for the rest of the game.
Leading goalkickers: Reid 3, Young 2, Gray 2 (Collingwood) / White 2, Hunt 2, King 2 (Casey Scorpions)
WERRIBEE 9.12 (66) d BOX HILL HAWKS 7.11 (53)
Win/loss: Werribee 8-6 / Box Hill Hawks 10-3
Telling facts: The Tigers defeated the Hawks for the second time in 2015 in a grinding contest at Avalon Airport Oval, having also accounted for Box Hill by five points in Round 4. Werribee set up a vital victory in the context of its season with a five-goal-to-two second term, the Tigers’ eighth win putting them two games clear of ninth-placed Port Melbourne as the Hawks dropped to second spot on percentage.
Leading goalkickers: Speight 2, Harper 2 (Werribee) / all singles (Box Hill Hawks)
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Last Modified on 26/07/2015 17:36
