It was heartbreak for the Bendigo Football League as it lost a thriller to the Victorian Amateur Football League in tough conditions on Sunday.
The BFL faced a side of players from the VAFA’s premier B to division 3 teams for a second straight season in interleague.
It was the VAFA that won against the last time and it got the job done again on Sunday, winning 12.9 (81)-9.17 (71).
In tricky conditions, the teams couldn’t be split at the end of regular time with the teams 68 each, with the BFL having had seven more scoring shots.
The VAFA kicked the only two goals of extra time, while the BFL was limited to just three points.
Cobi Maxted kicked three goals for the BFL, while Fergus Greene and Michael Hartley kicked two goals each.
Bendigo coach Simon Rosa said they felt like they had put together a good side even though they went down in the end.
He said the VAFA was an amazing organisation and the playing group looked like it had played together for a number of years.
“Amazing contest guys, I think it was a real spectacle of interleague footy and I don’t think it is over for our footy league. We want to continue it,” he said.
“Super proud of my boys, we got to camp about four or five weeks ago and just the way the connected from the start was super
“We didn’t get the chocolates today [Sunday], but we’ll stick together and be back again next year.”
Jack Reaper, Zac Vescovi and Matt Merrett represented Gisborne in the match.
