Williamstown’s finals hopes have taken another hit as they suffered a third straight loss in the Victorian Football League.
After a winning streak to bring them back into the finals mix, the Seagulls have come back to the pack in recent weeks.
On Saturday, the Seagulls had the big test of trying to get the job done against the Southport Sharks up in Queensland.
The Seagulls started the better of the two sides and led by 13 points at quarter time.
Southport got going in the second quarter with six goals to one to lead by 20 points at the main break.
Another six goal quarter further extended the lead for the Sharks with the margin 34 points at the final change.
The Seagulls came home hard and finished with their best quarter of the match, with six goals, but they couldn’t stop the Sharks from scoring.
The Sharks did enough to come away with a 17.10 (112)-14.6 (90) win.
Brodie McLaughlin kicked five goals for the Seagulls, while Hugo Hall-Kahan, Nathan Colenso and Riley Collier-Dawkins kicked two goals apiece.
Hall-Kahan won plenty of the ball with 29 disposals, while Jake Greiser had 27 and Toby Triffett had 25.
The Seagulls now sit in 10th spot and are just a game ahead of 11th placed Coburg Lions in the battle for a finals play off spot.
The Seagulls face Collingwood on Saturday.
Williamstown’s women’s side, which had a bye on the weekend, also face Collingwood this Saturday.
