Macedon claimed the scalp it was after in the Riddell District Football League as the fight for top six spots heats up.
After a slow start to the season, the Cats have won five out of their last six matches with the recent coming on Saturday against Melton South.
Cats coach Al Meldrum said he can’t remember the last time they’ve beaten a team above them on the ladder in the regular season.
“It was great and it was really pleasing,” he said. “It was a good day at the office.
“Melton South has been a great addition to the competition. To go away from home and get a good win was really pleasing.”
For many of the Cats, it was the first time they had played at Melton Recreation Reserve.
Meldrum said it was almost the complete game from them.
The Cats led at each of the breaks, but couldn’t break the Panthers until the final quarter.
Five goals to one in the final quarter was the difference with the Cats winning, 12.22 (94)-9.6 (60).
“The only part of the game we didn’t get right was the most important part, kicking it through the sticks.
“All the other aspects were good. When you’re not kicking accurately you have to work harder for longer.
“In the last quarter we kicked 5.5 and it was superb and the boys deserved it.”
James Wright kicked three goals for the Cats, while Jason Cooke, Hamish Govan and Toby Sims kicked two goals each.
Brodie Hoyne, Leo Webb and Blake Watson were named their best.
Meldrum said they were happy with how they had built into the season.
The only loss in that six week period came against ladder leaders Riddell, with Meldrum saying they were missing a number of players which didn’t help.
“We’ve won five out of six and they were all games we had to win against sides below ur or around us on the team,” he said.
“We’re not worrying about the teams above us and I’m telling them not to worry about finals.
“If we make finals, we have earned it with a number of teams fighting for a spot as well.”
The Cats face Kyneton, Wallan and Romsey in the next three weeks before a bye and finishing the season against Melton Centrals.
The first three of those sides are all in the top seven and want to play finals.
“We have three of the four games at home,” Meldrum said. “The guys will take some learnings out of yesterday’s [Sunday’s] game and have a good contest with Kyneton.
“They got us last time.”
In other matches, Lancefield got her first win of the season as it accounted for Gisborne Giants, 14.15 (99)-9.12 (66).
Riddell beat Kyneton, 16.6 (102)-7.9 (51), while Wallan was too strong for Romsey, winning 18.12 (120)-9.16 (70).
