PREMIERSHIP aspirants Bridgewater and Bears Lagoon Serpentine have shown they are not one-man goal kicking shows.
Saturday’s atrocious weather and tagging by Maiden Gully defenders at times reduced the impact of Bridgewater’s Lachlan Sharp.
He still finished the day with five goals but it was skipper Josh Martyn who stepped up with six impressive goals capping off determined play around the ground.
Bridgewater had blown Maiden Gully away with an eight-goal opening term.
Josiah Farrer, Mathew Crooks, Mitch Whitham led the Eagles’ fightback in the second when the two sides went goal for goal. Maiden Gully also kept finding avenues into its forward 50 in the third quarter.
The Mean Machine defenders rose to the challenge. Jack Symons put in a best-on-ground performance and Lee and Jonathon Coghlan were vital cogs in the turnovers.
Bridgewater had seven goalkickers for the day. Jack Neylon, in another top performance, kicked three.
At Janiember Park, Bears Lagoon Serpentine was playing without Josh Mellington for the first time this season.
Andrew Gladman was posted up forward and topped the list with four goals.
The veteran defender known for wandering into the forward 50 was able to help fill the gap left by an injured Mellington.
Nathan Twigg with his two goals and leaps that defied the ground bog was part of a cohesive Bears team that withstood constant pressure from Inglewood.
The Blues again had flashes of brilliance, only to be caught out deep in the 50 by more agile and physical opponents.
The lights came on at Janiemeber Park for the last quarter when goals, and behinds, became even harder to score.
Calivil again showed it’s competitive for a quarter in the clash with Pyramid Hill.
Up by nine points at the first break, Pyramid Hill then powered away with an eight-goal second term.
Jesse Sheahan booted nine goals for the day and Sidebottom was at his best in the ruck.