Magpies set to test unbeaten Great Western

Wickliffe-lake Bolac is set to put Great Western’s meteoric rise in Mininera and District Football League to the test when the Magpies travel into the Wimmera on Saturday.

Wickliffe-lake Bolac takes on the unbeaten Lions, fresh from scoring a monstrous 177-point win over Hawkesdale-macarthur and would be brimful with confidence.

The Magpies sit third on the ladder with a five-two win-loss record this season and would have pencilled in Saturday’s clash as a priority win.

Last week the team had plenty of winners with Nic Chirnside leading the way and James Spicer, Addison Milner and Chris Keilar kicking 17 goals between them.

They will find, however, Great Western a much different proposition, especially at Great Western,

The Lions are also coming off a mighty win, dispatching Moyston-willaura by 147 points at Willaura and looking every bit premiership contenders.

Steve Lorenzo bagged nine goals in the Great Western victory as Mitch Laundy, Lachlan Molloy and Pat Bell tore up the game.

Listening for news of the contest with great interest will be second-placed Penshurst, which appears destined for a win over Hawkesdale-macarthur.

A Penshurst clash against Ararat Eagles turned into a shooting gallery at Penshurst with the home side kicking 43.24 and winning by 269 points.

Ben Hunt kicked 12 goals in the win, Andrew Behncke seven and Tim Barton six.

Ararat Eagles’ efforts battling against the tide are admirable considering the club almost went into recess earlier this year.

The Eagles take on Woorndoo-mortlake on Saturday after the Tigers scored a dramatic draw with Lismore-derrinallum.

The result left the Tigers in fourth position on equal points with Lismore-derinallum, which plays 10thplaced Caramut this weekend.

Tatyoon, a mid-field runner in the competition so far this season, will be keen for a win over SMW Rovers, but the Rovers too will be on the hunt for success.

Tatyoon struggled to shake off Caramut last week while the Bulldogs came up short against Glenthompson-dunkeld.

For the Hawks it was Mitch Cronin, Jack Fraser and James Sutherland who led the way and for the Bulldogs Alex Mcintyre, Dan Curran and Lachlan Pickering flew the flag.

Moyston-willaura simply couldn’t match the firepower of Great Western last week and will perhaps fancy its chances more against Glenthompson-dunkeld.

Nathan Vincent and Ned Parsons stood out in an otherwise bleak day for the Pumas last week.

A clash between Lismore-derrinallum and Caramut completes what shapes as a fascinating round.