From The Somerville Swooper
Coming off a demoralising one-point defeat to Crib Point last week, Somerville showed enormous resolve and commitment to overcome Bonbeach in the Round 7 MPNFL fixture at Bonbeach.
In a dour, scrappy affair, both teams squandered opportunities to seize the ascendancy. At half time, Bonbeach held a 15-point lead and, frustratingly for all concerned, the inaccuracy continued into the third quarter with the scores standing at 4.10.34 to Somerville 2.14.26.
In a character-building final term, Somerville rallied to the cause and critical goals to Jai Triep, Jack Moroney and Ben Neilson provided the momentum to ice the contest.
This was a hard-fought and courageous win by Somerville and without doubt, goal kicking will be a priority on the training track during the week. With match scores of 10.18 v Karingal, 10.14 v Pearcedale, 6.16 v Chelsea, 8.14 v Rye and 5.17 v Bonbeach, strong field play has been compromised by failing to convert over the duration of the season.
Final scores
Somerville 5.17.47 defeated Bonbeach 4.14.38
Somerville Best Players:
Mitch Mantell, Lachie Haskett, Jake Haskett, Lachie Fewster, Ben Neilson
Senior Reserves
Somerville 13.7.85 def Bonbeach 3.5.23
Best Players:
Ryan McNamara (4 goals), Dylan Webber, Will Evans, Jesse Walker Swain, Lachie Garner
Somerville remains undefeated on top of the ladder with a huge percentage of 425%
Under 19s
Somerville 10.14.74 def Bonbeach 8.5.53
Best Players: Jesse Garner, Ryan Bormann, Wyatt Quinlan, Jordy Burrell, Max Mantell
Round 9 Fixtures:
- Bonbeach v Pearcedale
- Chelsea v Frankston Bombers
- Crib Point v Devon Meadows
- Rye v Karingal
- Seaford v Hastings
- Somerville v Tyabb
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