VFL SATURDAY RECAP Round 4 - VFL

VFL SATURDAY RECAP: Round 4

The top two teams in the Peter Jackson VFL remain undefeated after Saturday’s Round 4 action.

Port Melbourne and the Box Hill Hawks went into the weekend as the only sides holding a 3-0 record and they emerged without a blemish in the loss column following victories over Essendon by 27 points and Geelong by 42 points respectively.

Also on Saturday, Sandringham improved its record to 3-1 with a hard-fought 14-point win against a highly competitive North Ballarat outfit, as did Footscray with a thrilling seven-point triumph over Richmond.

BOX HILL HAWKS 14.11 (95) d GEELONG 8.5 (53)

Five unanswered goals in the first 15 minutes of the final quarter secured victory for Box Hill at Simonds Stadium. After a lengthier-than-usual half-time break due to an issue with the ground’s siren, the Hawks took a nine-point lead into the last change before exploding with a burst of majors the Cats couldn’t match.

Leading goalkickers: Box Hill Hawks – Vickery 3, Fitzpatrick 2, Lane 2, Switkowski 2 / Geelong – Buzza 2

Form: Box Hill Hawks – W W W W / Geelong – W L W L

Next up: Box Hill Hawks vs Richmond / Essendon vs Geelong

* CLICK HERE to see play-by-play scores from this game

PORT MELBOURNE 12.17 (89) d ESSENDON 8.14 (62)

Port Melbourne recovered from a slow start to edge in front of the Bombers and grind them down in tough conditions in the VFL’s return to Frankston Oval. The Borough turned a 20-point deficit at quarter time into a seven-point lead at the main break, before a four-goal-to-one final term secured victory.

Leading goalkickers: Port Melbourne – Pearson 3, D.Conway 2 / Essendon – Stewart 3, Boyse 2

Form: Port Melbourne – W W W W / Essendon – L W L L

Next up: Port Melbourne vs Footscray / Essendon vs Geelong

* CLICK HERE to see play-by-play scores from this game

SANDRINGHAM 12.6 (78) d NORTH BALLARAT 9.10 (64)

North Ballarat responded to a big loss to Footscray in Round 3 by pushing Sandringham to the very end at a wet Trevor Barker Oval. The Zebras built a 30-point advantage early in the third quarter, but the Roosters fought to within eight points of the lead late in the final term before Nathan Freeman sealed the win for the home side.

Leading goalkickers: Sandringham – Marshall 3, McCartin 2, Long 2 / North Ballarat – Cassidy 2

Form: Sandringham – W L W W / North Ballarat – L L L L

Next up: Coburg vs Sandringham / North Ballarat vs Williamstown

* CLICK HERE to see play-by-play scores from this game

FOOTSCRAY 17.16 (118) d RICHMOND 17.9 (111)

Footscray left it very late to snatch victory from Richmond in a thriller at Etihad Stadium. Trailing by 12 points at three-quarter time, the Bulldogs swapped the lead with the Tigers several times in the closing minutes but weren’t headed once Lukas Webb booted the go-ahead goal at the 30-minute mark of the final term.

Leading goalkickers: Footscray – Redpath 6, Dickson 3, Dale 3 / Richmond – Bathie 4, Lennon 3, Stengle 3, Bolton 2, Lloyd 2, O’Sullivan 2

Form: Footscray – L W W W / Richmond – W W L L

Next up: Port Melbourne vs Footscray / Box Hill Hawks vs Richmond

* CLICK HERE to see play-by-play scores from this game

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CLICK HERE for the updated ladder

SUNDAY GAMES:

Collingwood vs Northern Blues (Collingwood TV)
Werribee vs Casey Demons (Casey Radio)
Williamstown vs Coburg (Live stream – CLICK HERE to watch)

* Photo: Dave Savell

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VFL SATURDAY RECAP: Round 4

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