NORTH DEFEATS WEST, LAVERTON SALUTES
Three Anzac Day matches headlined Round 3 of the Division 2 Senior Menā€™s competition this past weekend.
North and West Footscray faced off at Hansen Reserve and it was the home team who claimed local bragging rights as they registered their second win of the campaign with a 44-point victory.
The Devils setup the result on the back of a 10-goal to three opening half, as they took a 49-point lead into the main break.
West Footscray hit back in the second half kicking nine goals to North Footscrayā€™s eight, but it was never going to be enough for the Roosters to overcome their slow start with the final score 18.12 (120) to 12.4 (76).
Forwards starred for both teams with Matthew Serafin brilliant for North Footscray with seven goals, while Matthew Turcinovich kicked four majors for his side.
Braybrook hosted top of the table Albanvale and despite the Brookers getting off to their best start of the season the Cobras continued their unbeaten start to 2025, coming from behind to win by 22 points.
Braybrook led by the 12 points at quarter time in part to some poor goal kicking from Albanvale.
However, the visitors corrected that in the second adding 4.1 while the home side suffered their own yips in front of the big sticks kicking 0.5.
The Cobras then extended an eight-point halftime advantage to 12 points at three-quarter time before triumphing 10.15 (75) to 7.11 (53).
Ostinn Bellingham was awarded the Anzac Day Medal for Albanvale while Matthew Condo received the same honour for Braybrook.
At Laverton Park it was the hosts collecting their first four points of the season with a big win over Tarneit
Shaydon Blomfield and Alex Grigg each bagged five goals while Campbell Waddell contributed four as the Magpies ran out 23.122 (150) to 6.8 (44) winners.
In his Tarneit debut, Caleb Sciberras was the top performer for the Titans, while Samuel Roberts finished with three majors.
In Saturdayā€™s WFNL Match of the Day, Wyndhamvale again proved too strong for their competition downing Sunshine Heights, 19.15 (129) to 8.6 (54).
The Falcons stormed out of the blocks with eight first-quarter goals helping the visitors establish a 38-point lead at the first change, and from there it was smooth sailing for the premiership favourites.
The Dragons finished the better of the two sides kicking three fourth quarter goals to win the final term, but it mattered little as the Falcons recorded their third straight win.
Recruit Brock Jones was best on ground for Wyndhamvale with another new addition Lewis Stanton kicked six majors for the second time this season.
Sunshine Heights was best served by Elliot Rosado while Ash Neal made a strong return kicking three goals in his first outing of the year.
At Goddard Street Reserve the home side Suns trumped Western Rams 21.8 (134) to 10.8 (68) in a match that was much closer for periods then the final score suggests.
The visitors started well to hold a slender three-point lead at the first change but inspired by the play of Michael Ryan the Suns took control with eight goals to one in the second term.
Joshua Cassar and Tyler Lewis helped the Rams cut the deficit to 15 points at the end of three quarters before the Suns dominated the last adding another eight goals with the Rams going scoreless.
The hosts finished with six multiple goal kickers with Blake Jago and Peter Tomelty the best of them, the pair both booting four majors on the day.