By CONNOR PAIN - Division 1 Reserves
CONSTANT rain and the Werribee Districts was not enough to stop Hoppers Crossing from recording a 17.16. (118) to 8.4. (52) victory, its seventh of the season, and maintain its position on top of the ladder.
The Warriors jumped its opponents in the opening term despite the poor weather, kicking five unanswered goals which given the conditions at the start of the match could have been enough to secure the win.
Hoppers kicked on in the second and added another five majors, holding a strong 53-point lead at the main break.
Its constant forward pressure at times appeared too much for the Districts, who were competing with both the rain and Hoppers’ unrelenting attack.
The second half was much of the same as the home side bagged another seven goals to six, bringing the final margin to 66-points.
The Districts will look to bounce back from its loss as they face Spotswood while Hoppers have the week off.
Albion was able to narrowly hold on for its second win of the season, beating Spotswood by one point.
The Woodsmen were the better of the two sides in the first half, holding the lead at both breaks.
Albion controlled the game in the second half, booting seven goals to four to help the Cats run out 11.6. (72) to 9.17. (71) winners.
Only scoring three points in the second quarter and eight behinds in the final term was a key reason for Spotswood’s loss, as it was unable to maintain its first-half lead over the four quarters.
Albion’s Thomas Addison led his side with four goals, in a win that sees his side jump the Woodsmen into seventh place.
Albion will next face Altona with Spotswood going up against Wyndhamvale.
In the round’s lowest scoring game, Altona scraped over the line in a tough win against Sunshine, 5.3. (33) to 3.4. (22).
The Vikings led at each break and used a stout defence throughout to hold the Kangaroos to just three goals for the entire match.
Matthew Davis booted three goals for the home side, bringing his tally to seven in his past three matches.
Deer Park held Wyndhamvale scoreless and piled on the goals, winning 26.21. (177) to 0.0. (0).
Kevin Klix and Dean Stankovic both kicked six goals in this season’s first shutout win.
The large win keeps the Lions in the top four ahead of its clash with St. Albans.
Last Modified on 06/06/2016 13:11