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25 April, 2025
One club will get first points in this weekend’s round
TOMORROW’S Anzac Day football clash between Charlton and St Arnaud will see one of the North Central strugglers collect its first four points for the season. Charlton has lost its first two games by 171 and 188 points, which remarkably enough sees...
UPDATE: Charlton 6.8 d St Arnaud 5.5
TOMORROW’S Anzac Day football clash between Charlton and St Arnaud will see one of the North Central strugglers collect its first four points for the season.
Charlton has lost its first two games by 171 and 188 points, which remarkably enough sees the team only second last on a wildly unbalanced ladder.
The Navy Blues’ percentage of 10.27 has them ahead of Donald, which has a percentage of just 8.56.
St Arnaud is third last with a percentage of 38.16 after losses by 69 and 72 points.
The clash of the season so far sees two-time premiers Sea Lake Nandaly at home to Birchip Watchem in a grand final rematch.
The Bulls, under new coach Ash Connick, have steamrolled Charlton and Donald with a combined margin of 394 points, giving them an astonishing percentage of more than 1000.
It’s a massive understatement to suggest the match with the Tigers will be a tougher challenge.
Sea Lake Nandaly has won its two games against Wedderburn and Calder United comfortably and will be relying on team defence to thwart Birchip Watchem’s gun full-forward Ben Edwards, who has kicked 28 goals in two matches.
Boort, which sits second on the ladder, travels to Donald, and would expect a big victory.
Calder at home to Wedderburn is a toss-up in a league that has already effectively split into two divisions.
The Tigers-Bulls clash in netball also shapes as a tight contest, with Birchip Watchem unbeaten and Sea Lake Nandaly having suffered a narrow loss to premiers Wedderburn before a comfortable win over the Lions.
The top-of-the-table Redbacks should beat Calder, while unbeaten Boort meets winless Donald.
Magpies coach Carly Isaac and teammate Sophie Perryman are in doubt for the clash with the Royal Blues as they are both entered in Sunday’s Ballarat Marathon. As with the football, Charlton and St Arnaud will be looking for a first A Grade win.