Somerville overcame a lacklustre start to defeat traditional rivals Pearcedale in the Round 4 MPNFL fixture at Pearcedale.
The biannual Postcode Derby always attracts a bumper crowd, and this fixture was no exception.
Pearcedale’s game plan was clear from the first contest, with the home side running in numbers to outclass a Somerville team that had few answers early.
Pearcedale piled on eight goals to Somerville’s one solitary goal in the first quarter to take a massive 47-point lead.
Enter Somerville coach Chris Gamble, who challenged his players in the strongest possible terms and demanded that each of them close down the Pearcedale runners and be fierce at the contest.
Somerville responded with a seven-goal-to-two second quarter, but remained in deficit by 12 points at half-time.
The second half saw a complete reversal, with Somerville shutting down Pearcedale’s running game while asserting its own strengths across the field to register a dominant and commanding team effort.
Somerville cashed in with a 13-goal second half to Pearcedale’s three.
Final Score
Somerville 21.14.140 defeated Pearcedale 13.9.87
Somerville Best Players
Max Kleverkamp, Lachlan Williams, Lachlan Sharp, Bailey Bakker and Travis Finn.
Goals: Lachlan Williams 6, Travis Finn 3.
Pearcedale Best Players
Finn Jakstas, Ben Dalgleish, Riley Bradshaw, Kaolan Thornton and Huw Jones.
Other Division 2 Results
Rye 15.9.99 defeated Bonbeach 11.7.73
Chelsea 24.19.163 defeated Tyabb 5.10.40
Crib Point 10.10.70 defeated Hastings 6.7.43
Frankston Bombers 19.22.136 defeated Karingal 6.2.38
Seaford 14.10.94 defeated Red Hill 7.10.52
Round 5 Preview
Second-placed Somerville takes on fourth-placed Seaford in Round 5, in what shapes as a brilliant contest between two teams on the rise.
It will be standing room only, as the 1986 Somerville premiership team celebrates the 40th anniversary of its victory over Chelsea.
Senior Reserves
Somerville 8.4.52 defeated Pearcedale 5.9.39
Under 19s
Pearcedale 9.14.68 defeated Somerville 10.4.64
Thirds Senior Men
Somerville 9.9.63 defeated Pearcedale 4.7.31
Netball Results
Score | Grade | Score
46 A Grade 46
31 B Grade 60
41 C Grade 56
36 D Grade 51
61 17 & Under 31
