Sport
18 April, 2024
Clip on the flank turning point for Eagles on way to bitter-sweet taste
FIESTY passages late in the third term left a young Calivil side rattled by the aggression of Maiden Gully in Saturday’s Loddon Valley league clash. Grayson Brown had appeared to strike a Calivil opponent and then remonstrated close to the field...
FIESTY passages late in the third term left a young Calivil side rattled by the aggression of Maiden Gully in Saturday’s Loddon Valley league clash.
Grayson Brown had appeared to strike a Calivil opponent and then remonstrated close to the field umpire who had paid a free kick against him.
The Demons went into attack from the flank with a goal to Jordan Lea. It would be the last score for Calivil against Maiden Gully under new coaches Shawn Filo and Angus Monfries.
A 17-point lead at the final change - Declan Phyland could have reduced the margin if he had not tried to play on from a free kick after the siren - was systematically whittled down.
Within minutes of the term starting, Brown roosted through the Eagles second major of the quarter and guaranteed momentum for the Eagles after a week of off-field turmoil.
By mid-way through the term, the Eagles were just two points down. Calivil coach’s plea to cap off three quarters of superior play failed to materialise.
Instead it was the Eagles through Will Farrer, finishing the day with three goals, Phyland, Thomas Pridgeon and Mathew Crooks who constantly cut loose.
Every time Calivil had the chance to go into attack, poor kicking or errors showing the young side still has a way to grow were punished.
Maiden Gully had loose men across defence, in the centre and up forward. Mathew Crooks in the ruck was having an influence too. A Brown pass to co-captain Josh Worsley at the 25-minute mark sealed the match.
With league sanctions, Maiden Gully is still two wins away from its first premiership points of 2024.