Carey Park have defeated Dunsborough at the Dunsborough Playing Fields on Saturday evening, to record their first win of the season in the Dale Alcock Homes South West, South West Football League season.
The home side started well, leading by seven points at quarter time, but relinquished the lead at half time, with the Panthers kicking a goal on the siren to lead by six points at half time.
In a tense third quarter, just two goals would be kicked, with the Sharks having some golden opportunities to hit the front, but kicked one goal four behinds for the term to trail be two points at three quarter time.
Dunsborough would kick the opening goal of the final term, putting the home side back in front, but the Panthers then controlled the ball for latter half of the final quarter, kicking the last four goals of the match to win by a game high twenty points.
Carey Park have seven goals kickers contribute to their ten goals, while Matt Russo kicked thre goals for the Sharks, the most of any player on the ground. Zane Verhaaf and Kelvin Lawrence got plenty of possessions for the Panthers, while Mack Candy continues to play well for the Sharks.
Carey Park have jumped to eighth on the ladder but they have a horrible percentage after their first up loss to Bunbury. Dunsborough have dropped to the bottom and are the only side to have played three matches and lost all three. Carey Park will host Collie Eagles in round four at Kelly Park on Saturday, while Dunsborough will play Eaton on the Sunday, in the only match of the day.
SCOREBOARD
Carey Park 2.4.16 5.6.36 6.6.42 10.9.69
Dunsborough 3.5.23 4.6.30 5.10.40 6.13.49
Goals: Carey Park – Taj Houlahan 2, Brian Hughes 2, Brady Lenaghan 2, Jake Greenwell 1, Harry Jones 1, Kelvin Lawrence 1, Tanner Reid 1. Dunsborough – Matt Russo 3, Mack Candy 1, Alex Cooke 1, Ryder Phillips 1.
Best: Carey Park – Zane Verhaaf, Kelvin Lawrence, Jack McMahon, Jack DiLallo, Jaxon Bell, Brian Hughes. Dunsborough – Mack Candy, Caleb Stephens, Che Mahood, Simon Moore, Zachary Cooper, Lachlan Baron
Ground: Dunsborough Playing Fields
Umpires: Talen Guthrie, Greg Rolfe
Crowd: 627