By Tyler Lewis
The Sharks are back.
Sorrento isn’t accustomed to being unthreatening in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League (MPNFL) and after an uncharacteristic four wins and eight losses last year the Sharks are well and truly back in their rightful position as premiership front-runners.
It was a shoot-out between the Sharks and Rosebud on Easter Saturday, with 11 goals kicked in the opening term.
While the Sharks continued its goal-kicking ways, the Buds couldn’t keep up.
Curtis Bywater kicked six majors, while Sorrento had three players (Leigh Poholke, Zach Burns and Rourke Fischer) kick triples.
The Sharks had an astounding 13 individual goal-kickers in the 25.10 (160) to 11.13 (79) victory.
In the other Division 1 clash on Saturday, Frankston YCW handed Pines a reality check.
Pines thumped Edithvale-Aspendale last week, kicking a whopping 149 points.
But this week the Pythons could muster just 50, as the Stonecats flexed their muscles at Eric Bell Reserve.
The Stonecats booted eight goals to two in the first half to set up the 15.11 (101) to 7.8 (50) win.
Former Frankston Dolphins captain Blake Mullane was tremendous for the Stonecats, while Luke Dalmau found plenty of the footy for the Pythons.
There was no love lost between Karingal and Mornington in the Division 2 Good Friday clash.
Tempers flared between the Bulls and Dogs, as four points and a whole lot of pride was on the line.
The Dogs kicked the first three to take a 13-point lead into the main break but could manage just one goal to four in the second, as the Bulls took a lead into the main break.
The lengthy half-time melee didn’t spark Mornington into action, as the Bulls kicked home late in the second half to secure a 14.9 (93) to 11.14 (80) win.
Former Pakenham star Darcy Hope kicked four for the Bulls, while old-fashioned key forward Riley D’Arcy slotted three, including some long-range bombs.
After playing on Saturday night last week, the Dogs had effectively a five-day break between games, which perhaps led to the late fade away.
The shortened break isn’t something local legend and Dogs coach Simon Goosey will have to worry about this week, as the Dogs host Devon Meadows on Monday for an Anzac Day stand-alone bout.
Rye, meanwhile, handled Tyabb with ease after a scintillating first half.
The Demons booted 10 majors to three in the first half and cantered home from there to register their first win of the year, 15.14 (104) to 7.6 (48).
