Change ahead in Mininera

After four rounds in Mininera and District Football League, Woorndoo-mortlake, Tatyoon and Great Western sit unbeaten atop the competition ladder.

That will all change this weekend, however, when Great Western and Tatyoon go head to head.

Both teams had big wins last weekend, Tatyoon over Wickliffe-lake Bolac and the Lions over Hawkesdale-macarthur.

Tatyoon has had a seemingly easy run in the first four games, winning by 40 points or more. The only time the Hawks have been pushed was a first-half effort by Penshurst, where teams were even at half time.

This weekend’s game could be a different story, with Tatyoon taking on the 2019 and reigning premiers.

Mathew Smith, William Henderson and William Laurie have been the better players for the Hawks, while Ben Clay has been doing the majority of the damage in front of goal, kicking 13 so far this season.

Tatyoon will look for these players to put another big game together this week, along with the likes of David Brady and Sean and Alex Mcdougall who are all part of a dominant combination we have seen time and again.

Great Western has had a couple of big games, also with a challenge from Penshurst and from an improved Ararat Eagles outfit.

The Lions have triumphed each time after rising to the challenge.

Brady Miller, Danny Grellet, Jesse Bennett and Andrew Cameron have all had big starts to the season, frequenting the best players in the past month, with Damon Folkes a hardto-contain forward, having kicked 28 goals at this early stage of the season.

Both teams will look to get the upper hand early on their opponents, but this will be a long, tough game for both teams.

Wickliffe-lake Bolac at the other end of the scale has yet to register a win this season, however, will hope they change that this weekend when they host the also winless Caramut.

The Magpies have had a tough start to the season having lost three of their games by about 100 points or more.

However, in most of their games they have shown they can keep with or better their opponents for at least a quarter. They will look to put that into play for a whole game this week and walk away with a win.

Charlie Vallance, Harley Hunter, James Anagnostou and Brett Cook have been the better players for the Magpies, doing all they can to keep their team competitive.

It has been Joshua Stapleton, Bowes Kelly and Joshua Lenehan the Swans have been looking toward to push them further, with Stapleton also booting eight goals.

In other games, Ararat Eagles travel to Dunkeld to play the Rams, Moyston-willaura hosts Lismore-derrinallum, Woorndoo-mortlake takes on Hawkesdale-macarthur, and SMW Rovers will hope to put four quarters together and start their season off when they play Penshurst.

MEMORABLE GAME: Wimmera man Michael ‘Beard’ Bull reached a major sporting milestone at the weekend, playing his 600th game of football. The Border Districts veteran laced up his boots to face off against Mundulla for the fifth round of Kowree Naracoorte Tatiara Football League on Saturday. The Eagles were unable to snatch the win, but the game was still monumental for Bull, marking the hundreds of hours he has spent playing competitive football in the region. The border of South Australia and Victoria has long been Bull’s stomping ground since he first started playing for Goroke when he was 17 and later for Border Districts, when the clubs combined in 1999. Club members congratulated Bull for his long-term dedication to the Eagles, which also included his efforts volunteering to help with the running of the club.