Tara Murray
Yarraville Seddon produced its best four quarter performance of the Western Football League division 1 season to come away with an important win against Point Cook.
With the competition one of the closest in years, every win is important at this point of the season.
Facing Point Cook in a standalone game on Saturday, the Eagles managed to come away with the points in a 10.11 (71)-8.4 (52) win.
Coach Brad Julier said the group was keen to get out there and play after just one game in the last three weeks.
“It was good to get the win,” he said. “We’ve been interrupted with the byes.
“We got off to a good start but our inaccuracy kept the door open at half time. We got four goals in the third quarter to set it up for the last quarter.
“They were able to kick a couple later in the match to bring it back to 19 points.”
Julier said it while it wasn’t their best football, it was their best four quarter performance for the season.
Darcy Grieves was the only multiple goal kicker for the Eagles, kicking two goals.
Julier said Zac Pritchard, Michael Selbsy and Akol Deng were some of their standouts in the win.
Tyler Kolyniuk, Austin Hodge and Haiden Wallace were the best for the Bulldogs.
The win moves the Eagles into second place, only behind an undefeated Werribee Districts.
Just 12 points separates the Eagles and Point Cook Centrals, who sit bottom.
“The win puts us two games clear of Point Cook,” Julier said. “Had they won they would have been equal with us.
“We’re sitting second and have Spotswood this week and then it’s the halfway mark of the season.
“We’ll see where we sit after this one.”
The match against Spotswood will be a big one, with the Woodsmen sitting just outside the top four on percentage with three wins.
The sides will be playing for the perpetual trophy, the ‘Battle of the Bridge’.
Initiated by Spotswood this year, the trophy will be awarded to the club that wins the most games across seniors, reserves under-18s and thirds teams in their first meetings of the year.
The Eagles led so far with wins in the thirds and under-18s matches earlier in the season, so only need one win this Saturday to claim the trophy.
Julier said the two clubs had been rivals for a long time and a win is vital to help keep them away from the chasing pack.
In other matches this weekend coming, Altona is on the road against Point Cook Centrals, Point Cook hosts Hoppers Crossing and Werribee Districts plays Caroline Springs.
Parkside has the bye.
