FORMER AFL giant Brad Ottens faces a wait after being reported for striking in Newtown and Chilwell's 50-point win over Bell Park.
Ottens will tonight face the Football Geelong tribunal for making high-contact on former Geelong team-mate Tim Sheringham during the first quarter of the clash at Elderslie Reserve on Saturday. It's understood Sheringham was going back with the flight of the ball when Ottens allegedly struck him high.
The report soured the 16.10 (106) to 8.8 (56) victory, but the plus for the Eagles is that they have won eight straight and also completed a huge turnaround from the last time the two teams met, when Bell Park won by 84 points.
Coach Jacob Spolding admitted post match that he didn't ignore the previous encounter for motivational purposes.
"We did speak a little bit about how they defeated us last time we played each other, however our primary focus this week was to play the way we have been playing the last 10 weeks, which was through a contested yet high-skilled brand of footy,'' Spolding said.
St Mary’s made its long-awaited return to the winners' list, beating North Shore 9.9 (63) to 6.13 (49).
Colac turned around its loss to Grovedale last season, winning 23.14 (152) to 4.4 (28).
South Barwon proved why they are the premiership favourite, with a 17.12 (114) to 7.12 (54) win over Leopold.
Geelong West-St Peter's comfortably defeated an undermanned St Albans 15.9 (99) to 6.10 (46).
St Joseph's gave a timely reminder of their premiership credentials with a convincing 17.8 (110) to 10.11 (71) win over top five contenders Lara.
Last Modified on 07/01/2013 16:19