By Jonty Ralphsmith
Narre Warren has defeated second-placed Olinda Ferny Creek to firm itself as premiership favourites.
Narre is still yet to lose this season and the visitors never seriously looked like threatening, falling four goals behind at quarter time.
The hosts maintained a slight ascendancy throughout the contest, eventually running out 12-goal victors.
Perhaps a silver lining for Olinda Ferny Creek, though, is that it kept Narre to just 43 goals for the entire game, a strong defensive effort and 11 goals below Narre’s average score.
Third-placed ROC was made to work to overcame Mount Evelyn.
ROC trailed at quarter time before turning the tide in the second and third quarters to be up by 10 goals going into the last stanza.
But Mount Evelyn was gallant, though unable to overcome such a large deficit against a quality opposition, falling short by five goals.
Pakenham was unable to get the win in its first game at a renovated Toomuc Reserve.
Up by a goal at quarter time, Wandin’s supremacy shone through after that, with a 15-goal to seven second quarter decisive in the 11-goal victory.
For Pakenham, Caitlin Cooke, Teneille Morrell and Eliza Molino were named the best players.
Monbulk was always on top against Upwey Tecoma, winning by eight goals, with star scorer Stephanie Puopolo responsible for 42 goals.
And a 46-goal effort from Elizabeth Murphy helped hosts Woori Yallock overcome Beaconsfield.
The home side led at every change and despite Beaconsfield getting within four goals at three-quarter-time, Woori Yallock was able to pull away late.
DIVISION ONE
Seville was challenged and surprisingly unable to overcome fourth-placed Yarra Glen, with the two sides playing out a 44-44 draw.
Yarra Glen led by six goals at halftime, but Seville clawed its way back, within three at three-quarter-time before the match ended in a gridlock.
The draw is unlikely to have ramifications for Seville, which remains well clear of Emerald in second spot, and still in a position to overtake Berwick should it win the top-of-the-table clash in two weeks’ time.
For Yarra Glen, the result has more bearing as it moves the club a game and a half clear of sixth-placed Gembrook Cockatoo.
Top-placed Berwick was hosted by Berwick Springs on the weekend and after keeping the home side to just four goals in the first quarter, eased itself to a 23-goal victory.
Captain Emma Clarke, and Emma Pupuke scored 24 and 25 goals respectively for the ladder-leaders.
In the other Division One game, Emerald was always on top of Gembrook Cockatoo, winning by 15 points.
PREMIER DIVISION
A GRADE: ROC 49 v Mt Evelyn 44, Narre Warren 43 v Olinda Ferny Creek 31, Monbulk 48 v Upwey Tecoma 40, Pakenham 35 v Wandin 46, Woori Yallock 66 v Beaconsfield 56.
B GRADE: ROC 49 v Mt Evelyn 30, Narre Warren 64 v Olinda Ferny Creek 30, Monbulk 63 v Upwey Tecoma 36, Pakenham 39 v Wandin 38, Healesville 19 v Beaconsfield 52.
C GRADE: ROC 36 v Mt Evelyn 30, Narre Warren 30 v Olinda Ferny Creek 42, Monbulk 25 v Upwey Tecoma 24, Pakenham 13 v Wandin 35, Woori Yallock 26 v Beaconsfield 36.
D GRADE: ROC 24 v Mt Evelyn 17, Narre Warren 33 v Olinda Ferny Creek 31, Pakenham 43 v Wandin 22, Healesville 9 v Beaconsfield 53, Woori Yallock – Bye.
DIVISION ONE
A GRADE: Yarra Glen 44 v Seville 44, Gembrook Cockatoo 38 v Emerald 53, Berwick Springs 26 v Berwick 49, Belgrave – Bye.
B GRADE: Yarra Glen 37 v Seville 56, Gembrook Cockatoo 49 v Emerald 21, Berwick Springs 12 v Berwick 65, Belgrave – Bye.
C GRADE: Yarra Glen 27 v Seville 38, Gembrook Cockatoo 35 v Emerald 24, Berwick Springs 19 v Berwick 63, Belgrave – Bye.
D GRADE: Yarra Glen 20 v Seville 33, Gembrook Cockatoo 27 v Emerald 26, Berwick Springs 26 v Berwick 33, Belgrave – Bye.
17U BLUE: Pakenham 0 v Wandin 0 (forfeit), Narre Warren 40 v Olinda Ferny Creek 15, Healesville 7 v Beaconsfield 46, ROC 9 v Berwick 22, Seville – Bye.
17U WHITE: Narre Warren 21 v Beaconsfield 31, Pakenham 9 v Cranbourne 18, Gembrook Cockatoo 15 v Berwick 34, ROC – Bye.
15U BLUE: Narre Warren 51 v Beaconsfield 8, Pakenham 30 v Cranbourne 16, ROC 42 v Berwick 5.
15U WHITE: Narre Warren 51 v Pakenham 19, Gembrook Cockatoo 8 v Berwick 30, ROC 31 v Beaconsfield 16.
13U BLUE: Narre Warren 17 v Beaconsfield 18, ROC 21 v Berwick 25, Pakenham – Bye.
13U WHITE: Beaconsfield 20 v Pakenham 10, Berwick 44 v Cranbourne 13, Gembrook Cockatoo – Bye, ROC – Bye.
PREMIER DIVISION
A GRADE W L D F A % PTS
Narre Warren – A 16 0 0 878 529 165.97 64
Olinda Ferny Creek – A 11 4 1 835 625 133.60 46
ROC – A 11 4 1 685 658 104.10 46
Wandin – A 10 6 0 687 662 103.78 40
Monbulk – A 9 6 1 729 698 104.44 38
Pakenham – A 6 10 0 597 637 93.72 24
Woori Yallock – A 5 11 0 750 804 93.28 20
Mt Evelyn – A 5 11 0 532 665 80.00 20
Upwey Tecoma – A 3 13 0 658 798 82.46 12
Beaconsfield – A 2 13 1 510 785 64.97 10
B GRADE W L D F A % PTS
Narre Warren – B 15 1 0 945 498 189.76 60
Monbulk – B 13 3 0 709 509 139.29 52
ROC – B 12 3 1 774 534 144.94 50
Olinda Ferny Creek – B 11 5 0 678 573 118.32 44
Mt Evelyn – B 9 6 1 606 580 104.48 38
Wandin – B 7 9 0 644 603 106.80 28
Pakenham – B 6 10 0 639 640 99.84 24
Upwey Tecoma – B 3 13 0 612 712 85.96 12
Beaconsfield – B 3 13 0 538 735 73.20 12
Healesville – B 0 17 0 299 1018 29.37 0
C GRADE W L D F A % PTS
Olinda Ferny Creek – C 15 1 0 698 347 201.15 60
Mt Evelyn – C 15 1 0 711 392 181.38 60
Wandin – C 11 5 0 501 415 120.72 44
Pakenham – C 10 6 0 473 378 125.13 40
ROC – C 7 8 1 459 466 98.50 30
Upwey Tecoma – C 7 9 0 501 490 102.24 28
Monbulk – C 6 9 1 471 468 100.64 26
Beaconsfield – C 4 12 0 335 572 58.57 16
Woori Yallock – C 3 13 0 330 465 70.97 12
Woori Yallock 1 15 0 230 716 32.12 4
D GRADE W L D F A % Points
ROC – D 13 1 0 476 236 201.69 52
Narre Warren – D 10 3 1 415 247 168.02 42
Olinda Ferny Creek – D 9 4 0 403 306 131.70 36
Pakenham – D 10 5 0 413 324 127.47 40
Upwey Tecoma – D 6 7 0 281 314 89.49 24
Wandin – D 5 8 0 260 380 68.42 20
Beaconsfield – D 3 10 1 294 358 82.12 14
Mt Evelyn – D 3 11 0 263 316 83.23 12
Healesville – D 0 15 0 123 721 17.06 0
DIVISION ONE
A GRADE W L D F A % Points
Berwick – A 15 1 0 872 399 218.55 60
Seville – A 13 1 1 787 505 155.84 54
Emerald – A 9 5 1 680 607 112.03 38
Yarra Glen – A 6 8 1 580 582 99.66 26
Belgrave – A 5 10 0 568 742 76.55 20
Gembrook Cockatoo – A 4 11 1 581 713 81.49 18
Berwick Springs – A 2 13 0 397 748 53.07 8
B GRADE W L D F A % Points
Berwick – B 15 1 0 1049 388 270.36 60
Seville – B 14 1 0 882 474 186.08 56
Yarra Glen – B 9 6 0 696 621 112.08 36
Belgrave – B 7 8 0 655 647 101.24 28
Gembrook Cockatoo – B 7 9 0 643 671 95.83 28
Emerald – B 3 12 0 468 794 58.94 12
Berwick Springs – B 1 14 0 345 869 39.70 4
C GRADE W L D F A % PTS
Seville – C 15 0 0 608 326 186.50 68
Gembrook Cockatoo – C 11 4 0 487 398 122.36 52
Berwick – C 10 4 1 525 361 145.43 50
Belgrave – C 5 8 1 338 394 85.79 34
Emerald – C 6 9 0 523 501 104.39 32
Yarra Glen – C 3 11 0 393 497 79.07 24
Berwick Springs – C 0 14 0 271 668 40.57 12
D GRADE W L D F A % PTS
Berwick – D 15 0 0 492 269 182.90 68
Seville – D 11 3 1 430 304 141.45 54
Berwick Springs – D 7 7 0 323 370 87.30 40
Gembrook Cockatoo – D 7 7 1 394 398 98.99 38
Emerald – D 6 9 0 408 388 105.15 32
Yarra Glen – D 4 10 0 336 474 70.89 28
Belgrave – D 0 14 0 249 429 58.04 12
