Gisborne’s small finals hopes took another hit as Golden Square celebrated its 11th win in a row with victory against the Bulldogs on Saturday in the Bendigo Football League.
Inaccuracy saved Gisborne early with Golden Square kicking 2.5 to quarter time with the Bulldogs only managing one major.
The game seemed to even out from that point with the margin only increasing by seven points to the main break and being only a 19 point gap at three quarter time.
Golden Square proved too strong in the end kicking four goals to Gisborne’s one in the final term to give them a 40 point win, 14.12 (96)- 9.2 (56).
The Bulldogs’ Harry Luxmore continued his streak of good form kicking three goals, taking his tally to eight majors over the last three weeks, where he has been named in the best players for each game.
The loss for Gisborne, last year’s premiers, means finals seems out of contention, being two wins out of the top five, as they currently sit in seventh spot with three games remaining.
Next week they face ladder leaders Sandhurst who are coming off a dominant 160 point victory against the winless Maryborough.
Kyneton kept its season alive with a 17 point win against Castlemaine.
Although with Castlemaine only registering the two wins for the season and sitting second to the bottom, the Tigers will be disappointed they couldn’t get some much needed percentage.
The margin was just eight points at the final break, before four goals to two in the final quarter, sealed an 11.12 (78)-9.7 (61) win.
The Tigers are in sixth, equal points as the fifth placed South Bendigo, albeit with a much worse percentage.
They will face third on the ladder Eaglehawk in a round 16 clash.
Harper Sercombe
