It wasn’t pretty on a bitterly cold Sunday afternoon at the Brunswick Showgrounds, but South Bunbury did what they needed to do, and that was to get the four points against Harvey Brunswick Leschenault in round eleven of the SWFL season.
The closeness of the match was masked a little by South Bunbury’s inaccuracy in the windy conditions, with the Tigers kicking one goal six behinds in the opening quarter, and had only two goals from eleven scoring shots at half time, leading the Lions by six points at the main break.
The Tigers dominated possession in the third quarter with Jace Cormack in his 250th game, along with Shaun Crane and Jesse Creighton getting plenty of possessions, as the visitors opened up a 27 point advantage at three quarter time, ultimately winning by 29 points.
Ethan Nordahl played well for the Tigers along with Tom Gorter, as South Bunbury recorded their seventh win of the season, to sit third on the premiership ladder at the half way mark. The Lions have reached the half way mark with three wins and a few games where they lost by small margins, with Harvey Bulls their next opponent on Saturday.
Match Centre
South Bunbury 1.6.12 2.9.21 6.12.48 8.15.63
Harv Bruns Lesch 1.1.7 2.3.15 3.3.21 5.4.34
Goals: South Bunbury – Leigh Kohlmann 3, Jace Cormack 2, Shaun Crane 1, Jack Gallagher 1, Adam Hunter 1. Harvey Brunswick Leschenault – Jonathan Fenwick 1, Zac Piper 1, Jonathon Sabourne 1, Blake Soulos 1, Taj Timewell 1.
Best: South Bunbury – Jace Cormack, Thomas Gorter, Jay Crossman, Rhys Crawford, Martin Thompson, Cole Sawyer. Harvey Brunswick Leschenault – Connor Carbone, Jonathan Fenwick, Jack Fletcher, Ned Gualter, Zachariah Piper, Ty Armitage
Ground: Brunswick Showgrounds
Umpires: Cameron Edmonds, Scott Jones
Reports: Nil
Crowd: 603
Jace Cormack played a good game – his 250th SWFL match. Photo courtesy of Wayne Hislop