Sport
1 September, 2022
Bulls take express lane
BIRCHIP Watchem took the express route into North-Central football’s 2022 grand final on Saturday. Coach Trevor Ryan orchestrated a powerful performance from the Bulls. They are one step closer to achieving a goal that has eluded them for 21 years...
BIRCHIP Watchem took the express route into North-Central football’s 2022 grand final on Saturday.
Coach Trevor Ryan orchestrated a powerful performance from the Bulls. They are one step closer to achieving a goal that has eluded them for 21 years, after overrunning Donald by 37 points in Saturday’s second semi-final at Sea Lake.
On a perfect day for football, on a well presented Sea Lake Community Complex oval, the Bulls rode on the coat tails of a dynamic display from forward Nathan Gordon, whose pace and agility proved more than a handful for the Royal Blues.
His five goals proved to be the difference in a fiercely contested final that remained close well into the final quarter, when the Bulls blew the game apart with a three goal burst, including Gordon’s fifth.
Birchip-Watchem’s scoring end featured two of the match’s outstanding players in a high class encounter which showcased the best in North Central football.
Gordon was the Bulls’ key player while Donald defender Ryley Barrack was the only player to achieve a similar influence on the game.
The final margin would certainly have been much greater had it not been for Barrack’s brilliant intercept marking. Both teams were missing key players, the loss of number one ruckman Reece McNally compounded Donald’s dilemma.
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