Eagles soar to top as Old Scotch fall again

The Country Eagles overcame muddy conditions and an in-form Saints outfit to run out 6.9 (45) to 2.8 (20) winners, with Sam Bannister, Jason Bennett and coach Anthony Axton all instrumental in the victory. 

A three-goal third term gave Evandale a 37-point lead at the last change, with Damien Wrankmore slotting two majors and Thomas Chugg, Charlie Goodyer, Jackson Davey and James Storay one apiece.

Harry Chapman and Jacob Knight were best on ground for St Pats.

The Eagles sit 20 percentage points above Old Scotch, while St Pats appear certain to finish in fifth spot. 

PERTH simultaneously booked its ticket to finals and ended Old Launcestonians' campaign with a stirring come-from-behind win.

Trailing by 21 points at the final break, the Magpies more than doubled their three-quarter time score by booting 9.6 to the Blues’ 0.1 in the final term to claim a 40-point victory, 16.22 (118) to 12.6 (78).

Blues defender Gene Savage helped keep his brother and opposition star forward Brennan quiet after an 10-goal effort last week, but the Magpies still found plenty of avenues to goal, with Steven Hill leading a group of six multiple goal-kickers.

OLD SCOTCH’s fall from grace continued at Rocherlea with a thumping 65-point loss at the hands of East Coast. 

The Swans kicked six goals to none in the first term and never looked back, sentencing the Thistles to their second loss of the season.

Dakota Bannister, Jake Sushames and competition leading goal-kicker Nicholas Child all kicked four majors to keep the Swans level on points with third-placed Lilydale.

TAMAR CATS got the better of Uni-Mowbray in a topsy-turvy thriller at Beauty Point. 

Led by John Braid and Adam Humzy, the Suburban Eagles nearly made the Cats pay for inaccurate kicking but fell five points short in a match which ended 10.20 (80) to 11.9 (75).

Tamar’s Jacob Parker was best on ground in the win, which saw the Cats jump to seventh, two games behind finals-bound Perth.  

BRIDPORT secured its fifth win of the season with a 13-point win at Prospect. 

The Hawks led by as many as three goals in the third term but couldn’t hang on as the Seagulls rallied to kick seven second-half goals. 

Hawks duo Keiran Carlton and Will Stoltenberg and Seagulls pairing Jake Smythe and Ben Haywood both combined for seven majors.

A 73-point win over Meander Valley helped LILYDALE maintain its stranglehold on third position with one round remaining. 

The Demons trailed at the first change but overpowered the home team thereafter with Trent Griggs, Corey Lockett and Drew Clark all influential.

Joshua Griggs kicked four second-half goals for the Demons.