By DANIEL MOSCA - Division 2 Seniors
In a dominant performance from start to finish, the Caroline Springs Lakers improved to 10-1 on the ladder with an enormous 129-point win over the West Footscray Roosters on Saturday.
It was a one sided affair from start to finish with the Lakers starting off strong and outscoring the home side in every quarter and outplaying them all over the ground.
Caroline Springs received strong contributions from Stefan Caterino and Daniel Backus who won the contested ball early and found targets repeatedly out of the centre.
The Lakers finished with 10 different goal scorers, including four apiece from Aaron King, Jason Degabriele and Matt Chapman.
West Footscray, meanwhile, will have to go back to drawing board after again failing to win the contested footy throughout the day and suffering their 11th loss of the season.
Despite their strong play throughout the contest, the Lakers failed to make the Roosters pay early on the scoreboard, struggling to hit targets inside 50 and blowing multiple chances in front of goal.
They booted 3.5 in the opening term to West Footscray's 2.1 and took a 10-point lead into the first break.
Regardless, the visitors imposed their will on West Footscray immediately in the second quarter by once again dominating out of the middle, only this time they capitalised on their inside 50's and banged on 8 goals to 1 in the quarter to effectively put the game out of reach by half-time. They led by 53-points at the main break.
The second half played out much like the first with Caroline Springs suffocating the Roosters from the get-go and controlling the tempo.
However, just like the first quarter, their dominant play was not reflected on the scoreboard. They kicked just 3.8 in the quarter, yet were never in any real trouble from the home side who managed just two behinds in the term.
The Lakers put the home side away for good with a string of goals to start the fourth and never looked back, finishing the game with a walloping 42 scoring shots, including 22 majors, while West Footscray failed to score a single point in the fourth en route to their third straight loss and their 11th loss overall. They sit in last place on the ladder while Caroline Springs stand strong at third place.
In other games, Yarraville Seddon moved to 10-1 on the season with another strong performance all-round over Albanvale to the tune of 118-points.
Elsewhere, Glenorden were led by 10 different goal kickers to hammer Manor Lakes by 169-points.
Last Modified on 11/07/2016 12:47