WA are favorites to win their 1st national title since 1999 after today's games at MC Labour Park,Carlton. These games were moved from Skilled Stadium,Geelong due to the poor condition of the surface after yesterday's Division 2 games.
In the 1st game, after an even 1st half WA out played the Victorian Country side kicking 7 goals to 1 to win comfortably by 43 points.
Rhys Palmer was the star for the Sandgropers along with Tayte Pears and David Myers. Ryan Hobbs, Nick Suban and Scott Selwood were the best for the Country boys.
WEST AUST 1.1 2.5 5.9 9.14(68)
VIC COUNTRY 0.3 2.6 2.6 3.7(25)
Goals: WA: Ellard, Morton, Mastern 2, Garlett, Yarran, Palmer Vic Country: Hobbs, McKenna, Bell
Best Players: WA: Palmer, Pears, Myers, Masten, Garlett, Morton, Rich Vic Country: Hobbs, Suban, Selwood, Austin, McEvoy, Hinkley
In the 2nd game today, Victoria Metro defeated South Australia by 26 points after Metro outscored the Croweaters 4 goals to nil in pouring rain during the 1st quarter to set up the victory.
Best for Metro were Mitchell Farmer, James Polkinghorne and Luke Potts. For SA their best were Tom McNamara, Aaron Day and Matthew Broadbent.
VIC METRO 4.2 5.3 7.5 7.7(49)
SOUTH AUST 0.2 1.3 2.4 3.5(23)
Goals: Vic Metro: Potts 4, DeBruin, Grant, Maric SA: Holmes, White, Staple
Best Players: Vic Metro: Farmer, Polkinghorne, Potts, Kruzer, Hurley, Grimes SA: McNamara, Day, Broadbent, Greenwood, Ebert, Blesing
LADDER AFTER 2 GAMES
WEST AUST 2-0 210%
SOUTH AUST 1-1 122%
VIC METRO 1-1 83%
VIC COUNTRY 0-2 48%
Fixture for Wednesday July 11th (MC Labour Park,Carlton)
Victoria Metro vs Victoria Country at 11am
Western Australia vs South Australia at 1:30pm
In the Division 2 games at Skilled Stadium,Geelong played yesterday it was played in very wet and muddy conditions.
NT upset Tasmania by 45 points and NSW/ACT became favorites for the title thumping Queensland by 62 points.
NORTH TERRI 2.1 7.5 11.9 13.12(90)
TASMANIA 2.7 3.11 5.13 5.15(45)
NSW/ACT 5.2 9.4 13.11 15.19(109)
QUEENSLAND 3.4 4.4 5.4 7.5(47)
Best players: NSW-ACT: Ediriwickrama, Davies, Drum, Bruce, Breust, Bird
QLD: Gibson, Mulligan, Zorko, Pantic, Headland
LADDER AFTER 2 GAMES
NSW/ACT 2-0 184%
NTH TERRI 1-1 98%
TASMANIA 1-1 89%
QUEENSLAND 0-2 61%
Fixture for Tuesday July 10th (MC Labour Park,Carlton)
Queensland vs Northern Territory at 11am
Tasmania vs NSW/ACT at 1:30pm
