Eagles outclass Sharks

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Rye Hotel Scoreboard

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JONTY’S JOTTINGS

Round 12 by Brendan Rhodes

Saturday, 9 July 2016

THE unpredictable nature of the thrilling Nepean League finals race took another twist on Saturday when Somerville bounced back from two poor performances to outclass Sorrento by 32 points in the Telstra Stores Mornington and Rosebud RPP FM Match of the Day at Somerville.

The Eagles slumped to seventh on the back of thrashings from Dromana and Rosebud, but hit back in style to lead all the way and send the Sharks tumbling from third to sixth on the congested ladder.

Somerville’s forward line had been ineffective against the Buds, but the shift of Ben Sedgwick turned it into a devastating multi-pronged attack, despite the absence of leading goalkicker Tom Shaw and his sidekick Luke Rowe being held goalless on the Rye Hotel Scoreboard.

The assault was led by a Mornington Peninsula Brewery Player of the Day performance from Jedd Sutton, who booted five majors, while mobile big man Ben Crowe also kicked five and Sedgwick and Billy Rolfe snared three each.

The Eagles were also too good down back, where Kane McKenzie marshalled the defence brilliantly, Rowan Hogenbirk continued his impressive season and Scott Simpson rediscovered his form to hold Sorrento matchwinner Nick Corp to just two goals.

Danny Stephenson, Guy Stringer, Jarryd Ferguson and Luke Tapscott keep the Sharks in touch, trailing by 17 points at the final change, but Somerville always had the answers and ran out comfortable victors.

The Eagles remain in seventh place on the ladder, but are only four points and percentage adrift of ladder-leader Frankston in an amazingly tight finals race, while Sorrento will be hoping for a better performance to celebrate Brent Kenyon’s record-breaking 263^rd game when it hosts Dromana this week.

Red Hill took advantage of Sorrento’s slip up and vaulted into the top three with an impressive 26-point defeat of Hastings at Thomas Barclay Oval to celebrate lion-hearted ruckman Seamus Thompson’s 100^th senior game.

The Hillmen looked shot early as the Blues bounced out the blocks with a six-goal-to-one blitzkrieg that gave the home team at 32-point lead at quarter-time, with Nathan Grey in outstanding touch and forwards Luke Clark (three goals), Luke Hewitt (three) and Colin McVeigh (two) looking dangerous.

But Red Hill turned things around just as quickly, booting five to one in the second term to take the lead by half-time as young gun Jonah Siverson dragged his team back into it and Harry Larwill and Jono Ross kicked four goals each.

The Hillmen took the upper hand in the third quarter when they nullified Hastings’ second rally, and with their tails up, Ben Poole and Mitch Wallace charged away with six goals to two in the last term.

Rye moved back into the top five with a comfortable 35-point win over Pearcedale at RJ Rowley Reserve.

The Demons never really shrugged off the plucky Panthers, who were led by four goals from Troy Jacobson, but with Nathan Henley booting six at the other end, they were never really troubled either.

The real turn-ups occurred in the Peninsula League, where Mt Eliza and Edithvale-Aspendale brought the finals race to life with stunning upsets of top two teams Frankston YCW and Pines respectively.

That might be a little unfair to the third-placed Redlegs and fifth-placed Eagles, but the Stonecats and Pythons had started strong favourites.

Frankston YCW entered its clash against Mt Eliza at John Coburn Oval on a 25-match winning streak and had beaten the Redlegs by 94 points as recently as May 28, but the absence of stars can bring down the best of them.

While Mt Eliza’s best player Justin van Unen was missing after a call-up from VFL club Essendon, but that was more than balanced out by Brenton Credlin, Byron and Anthony Barry, Kyle Hutchison and Ryan Santon being on VCFL duty for Frankston YCW.

And it showed, with the visitors taking control early, answering a second-quarter challenge and then running away with it in the second half on the back of a dominant display from Casey Scorpions-listed star James Freeman, who kicked six goals.

Tom Freeman, Darren Booth and Matt Lillie also starred for Mt Eliza, while the Stonecats were best served by Craig Nankervis and Tony Lester.

Six goals from star full-forward Mick Meehan sparked Edithvale-Aspendale to its 20-point win over Pines at Regents Park, but it was the support he found that was just as important.

The Eagles have struggled to find other avenues to goal, but against the Pythons they had eight goalkickers, while Craig Wray was outstanding in defence and Jack Doman, Brendan Neville and Tim Mannix also fired.

Edithvale-Aspendale took control with six goals to one in the second quarter and was able to hold Pines at arm’s length for the rest of the day, with the Pythons sorely missing the presence of VCFL representative Tim Bongetti.

While its other stars in captain Beau Hendry and key forwards Aaron Edwards and Guy Hendry (three goals each) were up and and about, Pines was unable to make any headway after the main break and may have opened the top three door to the Eagles and Bonbeach.

The Sharks did their bit, outlasting Mornington by 14 points at Bonbeach with

Shane McDonald kicking five goals and Matt Douglas best on ground to see off the challenge of Joel and Warwick Miller.

Seaford and Karingal need to keep winning to have any chance of finals action, and while they saw off Langwarrin and Chelsea by 56 and 47 points respectively to uphold their end of the bargain, Edithvale-Aspendale’s win could prove a dagger to their hearts.

Aaron Walton (six goals) and Nick Braund (four) were dominant for the Tigers against the Kangaroos, while Chelsea had no answer to the Bulls’ many goalscoring options, led by four each to Aaron Paxton, Leigh Poholke and Chris Hay and three to Harry Czarnecki.

THE TOP FIVE MAYBE JUST ABOUT SEWN UP AFTER EDITHVALE-ASPENDALE’S UPSET WIN OVER PINES, BUT THE EAGLES NEED TO KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING AGAINST THE INCONSISTENT BUT DANGEROUS LANGWARRIN IN THE RPPFM 98.7 TELSTRA STORES MORNINGTON AND ROSEBUD MATCH OF THE DAY AT LLOYD PARK ON SATURDAY. CAN THE ROOS BREATHE LIFE BACK INTO THE TOP FIVE RACE OR WILL THE EAGLES KEEP PRESSURE ON THE TOP THREE? JOIN ANDREW KELLY, BRENDAN RHODES AND MICHAEL VOSS FROM 1.45PM SATURDAY ON 97.3FM, THE RPP FM APP OR LIVE STREAM FROM www.rppfm.com.au FOR ALL THE ACTION.

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NEPEAN FNL SCOREBOARD

SOMERVILLE                            9.9            13.10          19.14         128

SORRENTO                                 8.1             11.5           15.6           96

Goals: SOMERVILLE: B. Crowe 5, J. Sutton 5, B. Rolfe 3, B. Sedgwick 3, S. Crowe, J. Westerman, D. Hirst. SORRENTO: S. Lockwood 3, N. Corp 2, Z. Byrns 2, M. Gardner, J. Hallahan, L. Tapscott, N. Marston, B. Kenyon, L. Treeby, S. Gladman, J. Egan.

Best: SOMERVILLE: J. Sutton, K. McKenzie, B. Sedgwick, B. Crowe, R. Hogenbirk, T. Farrelly. SORRENTO: D. Stephenson, G. Stringer, L. Tapscott, J. Ferguson, R. Potter, Z. Byrns.

The live coverage would not be possible without the continued support of local businesses.

Mornington & Rosebud Telstra Stores – RPP FM Match of the Day

Bendigo Bank Community Bank Branches of Rye, Dromana and Rosebud, sponsors of RPP FM Match of the Day

Mornington Peninsula Brewery – Best on Ground

Rye Hotel – Scoreboard

Heritage Tavern & Restaurant, Balnarring – Half Time Round-up

OTHER RESULTS AROUND LOCAL FOOTBALL

RED HILL                 1.1             6.7             10.9           16.9         105

HASTINGS                6.3             6.5             10.6           12.7           79

Goals: RED HILL: J. Ross 4, H. Larwill 4, T. McEncroe 2, B. Poole, J. Eames, J. Mitchell, J. Monckton, L. Marchetti, J. Mold. HASTINGS: L. Clark 3, L. Hewitt 3, C. McVeigh 2, M. Clifford, P. Rogasch, S. Foster, D. Alanis.

Best: RED HILL: J. Siversen, B. Poole, J. Ross, M. Wallace, H. Larwill, J. Monckton. HASTINGS: N. Gray, C. McVeigh, M. Clifford, J. Mulheron, L. Hewitt, J. Austerberry.

RYE                          3.4             9.9            12.11          15.18         108

PEARCEDALE           2.0             6.4             7.10          10.13          73

Goals: RYE: N. Henley 6, B. Winters-Kerr 2, M. Greig 2, R. Mullett, K. Bardon, M. Whelan, B. Egan, D. Millhouse. PEARCEDALE: T. Jacobson 4, B. Mitchell 2, A. Simmons, G. Anderson, B. Dinger, L. Marshall.

Best: RYE: N. Henley, J. Nisbet, R. Mullett, M. Dunn, B. Winters-Kerr, B. Egan. PEARCEDALE: T. Jacobson, K. Searle, A. Simmons, D. Hoare, L. Marshall, B. Dinger.

• Rd15 Sorrento v Rye played on Queen’s Birthday

RESERVES

Rye 23.13 151 def Pearcedale 2.1 13

Sorrento 11.12 78 def Somerville 7.7 49

Red Hill 13.6 84 def Hastings 4.6 30

• Rd15 Sorrento v Rye played on Queen’s Birthday

UNDER 19

Pearcedale 14.11 95 def Rye 2.3 15

Sorrento 12.8 80 def Somerville 6.7 43

Red Hill 19.11 125 def Hastings 3.4 22

• Rd15 Sorrento v Rye played on Queen’s Birthday

A GRADE

Pearcedale 39 def Rye 32

Somerville 94 def Sorrento 15

Red Hill bye

• Rd15 Sorrento v Rye played on Queen’s Birthday

B GRADE

Rye 37 def Pearcedale 28

Somerville 78 def Sorrento 20

Red Hill 36 def Hastings 34

• Rd15 Sorrento v Rye played on Queen’s Birthday

C GRADE

Pearcedale 37 def Rye 9

Somerville 54 def Sorrento 8

Red Hill 37 def Hastings 23

• Rd15 Sorrento v Rye played on Queen’s Birthday

17 AND UNDER

Rye bye

Sorrento bye

Red Hill bye

• Rd15 Sorrento v Rye played on Queen’s Birthday

PENINSULA FNL SCOREBOARD

MT ELIZA                 3.4             6.6             8.11          14.13          97

FRANKSTON YCW   1.1             5.3             6.4             7.8            50

Goals: MT ELIZA: J. Freeman 6, B. Landry 2, W. Mace 2, J. Capkin 2, T. Freeman, D. Gormley. FRANKSTON YCW: J. Cheverly 2, S. MacLeod, L. Roberts, D. Bodley, A. Bruhn, L. Wallace.

Best: MT ELIZA: J. Freeman, T. Freeman, D. Booth, M. Lillie, J. Anwyl, J. Neratzoglou. FRANKSTON YCW: C. Nankervis, T. Lester, S. Widdowson, R. Hodson, L. Wallace, J. Mazurek.

EDI-ASP                    2.0             8.4             12.5           15.8           98

PINES                        2.4             3.6             7.10          11.12          78

Goals: EDITHVALE-ASPENDALE: M. Meehan 6, W. Flavelle 2, T. Mannix 2, T. Woodbridge, B. Neville, E. Macquire, S. Mannix, A. Macquire. PINES: A. Edwards 3, G. Hendry 3, D. Plane, L. Potts, A. Ludewig, H. Peace-Stirling, M. Puok.

Best: EDITHVALE-ASPENDALE: C. Wray, J. Doman, B. Neville, M. Meehan, T. Mannix, W. Flavelle. PINES: B. Hendry, C. Guganovic, A. Ludewig, P. Jackson, D. John, D. Plane.

KARINGAL               5.3             10.4            15.7          18.11         119

CHELSEA                  1.6             5.7             8.9           10.12          72

Goals: KARINGAL: A. Paxton 4, L. Poholke 4, C. Hay 4, H. Czarnecki 3, B. Occhipinti, J. Bradley, T. Wilkinson. CHELSEA: Z. Graham 2, C. Bywater 2, J. Francis 2, J. Tabakman, D. Aarsman, J. Nanopoulos, C. Charity.

Best: KARINGAL: M. Burke, J. Bradley, H. Czarnecki, A. Paxton, J. Williams, A. Lees. CHELSEA: Z. Graham, T. Gardiner, M. Gardiner, B. Graham, J. Clark, B. Clark.

SEAFORD                 4.3             11.8            14.8          17.12         114

LANGWARRIN         1.3             2.3             4.3             9.4            58

Goals: SEAFORD: A. Walton 6, N. Braund 4, J. Mockett 2, M. Herbert, K. Henderson, A. Turner, J. Hallal, A. Patolo. LANGWARRIN: Z. Andrewartha 3, A. O”Rourke-Ryan 2, G. Brown, J. Biggs, M. Parker, S. Paterson.

Best: SEAFORD: C. Murfett, N. Braund, A. Walton, K. Matthews, J. Stokes, A. Turner. LANGWARRIN: N. Tuddenham, Z. Andrewartha, J. Biggs, S. Herdman.

BONBEACH              3.2             7.3             10.7          11.10          76

MORNINGTON          1.2             6.3             8.5             9.8            62

Goals: BONBEACH: S. McDonald 5, L. Damon 2, O. Hulett, J. Bennett, J. Casey, J. Murnane. MORNINGTON: C. Baker 2, W. Goosey 2, J. Halsall, J. Calder, W. Miller, M. Williams, S. Seager.

Best: BONBEACH: M. Douglas, C. Bryan, J. Sole, A. Trowell, J. Flannery, G. Carpenter. MORNINGTON: J. Miller, W. Miller, M. Gay, C. Baker, J. Haddock, J. Halsall.

• Rd17 Seaford v Pines played Easter Saturday

RESERVES

Edithvale-Aspendale 10.18 78 def Pines 3.4 22

Karingal 9.10 64 def Chelsea 4.7 31

Mt Eliza 13.13 91 def Frankston YCW 3.2 20

Langwarrin 13.8 86 def Seaford 11.6 72

Bonbeach 13.14 92 def Mornington 2.7 19

• Rd17 Seaford v Pines played Easter Saturday

UNDER 19

Edithvale-Aspendale 9.21 75 def Pines 6.3 39

Karingal 10.15 75 def Chelsea 6.5 41

Mt Eliza 9.10 64 def Frankston YCW 4.7 31

Seaford 9.10 64 def Langwarrin 9.3 57

Bonbeach 9.7 61 def Mornington 5.11 41

• Rd17 Seaford v Pines played Easter Saturday

A GRADE

Edithvale-Aspendale 63 def Pines 23

Karingal 78 def Chelsea 22

Mt Eliza 40 def Frankston YCW 29

Seaford 49 def Langwarrin 36

Mornington 52 def Bonbeach 30

B GRADE

Edithvale-Aspendale 71 def Pines 30

Karingal 46 def Chelsea 35

Frankston YCW 48 def Mt Eliza 29

Seaford 56 def Langwarrin 37

Mornington 65 def Bonbeach 25

C GRADE

Edithvale-Aspendale 76 def Pines 12

Karingal 47 def Chelsea 36

Frankston YCW 41 def Mt Eliza 35

Langwarrin 49 def Seaford 36

Mornington 54 def Bonbeach 21

D GRADE

Edithvale-Aspendale 33 def Pines 8

Karingal 63 def Chelsea 12

Frankston YCW 36 def Mt Eliza 28

Langwarrin 33 def Seaford 14

Mornington 26 def Bonbeach 20