Poor opener proves costly for Catani
Catani suffered a tough loss to Buln Buln in their round 16 clash at Catani on Saturday.
The Blues went down by almost double the Lyrebirds’ fulltime score – 5.4-34 to 8.22-70.
Catani had a shocking opening term with just one behind to their name. Buln Buln meanwhile had powered ahead with two goals four by the time the second term came around.
But the Blues made up some of that lost ground in the second quarter, kicking three goals two behinds to bring them to 20 points at the main break.
The Lyrebirds were still in front however, sitting on four majors seven at halftime after adding two goals three in the second term.
The Lyrebirds remained in control in the second term and added another major to their tally. But the damage could have been worse for the Blues.
Buln Buln’s accuracy in that third term left a lot to be desired with seven behinds kicked to just one major.
The Blues added another major to their side of the scoreboard in the third term to bring their tally to four goals two – 18 points behind their rivals.
But Buln Buln really turned on the afterburners in the final term, kicking three majors and a frantic eight behinds to end the day on 8.22-70.
Catani kicked another goal and two behinds – not enough to make up the difference. They ended the day on 5.4-34.
Matthew Gray was best on ground for the Lyrebirds. He was backed up by the efforts of Bryce Monahan, Mitchell Park, Jack Symes, Trent Baker and Adam Rakip.
Best on ground for the home side was Paul Pattison with Tom Keily, Cody Banbury, Ryan Hanegraaf, Bradley T Adams and Liam Adams also making important contributions.
Catani remain in seventh place on the ladder after losses from Yarragon and Nilma Darnum. Buln Buln moves up a place, going from sixth to fifth after a loss from Nyora.
The Lyrebirds will host Neerim Neerim South on Saturday while Catani will travel to take on Nilma Darnum.