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    GOAL: Kalkee’s Isaiah Adams kicks a goal as Heath MacInnes, Laharum, tries his best to prevent the outcome. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

Fiery football matches forecast in Horsham district league

By Michael Scalzo

Two top-end-of-the-table clashes in Horsham District Football Netball League will headline a bumper round seven of football this weekend. 

Harrow-Balmoral heads to North Park in Stawell to meet Swifts, while Kalkee welcomes Noradjuha-Quantong through its gates for two important, and most likely fiery, games of football.

 



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The Southern Roos still sit atop the ladder, two games clear of Swifts, fifth, while the Bombers, third, only lead their fourth-placed Saturday rival Kalkee on percentage. 

Natimuk United tried its best to be an unlikely breaker of the Southern Roos’ undefeated streak on Saturday having only fallen short by six goals. 

The Rams never closed to within touching distance, but given the Southern Roos’ dominance of lower-placed teams in 2022, the fact the biggest margin of the game at any break was 39 points would suggest coaching staff at Natimuk United would be pleased.

Kaniva-Leeor United also pushed the Bombers right to the line, set up by its one-point deficit at three-quarter time. 

The Bombers won by a meager 13 points – an upset that would have sent shivers through management at Quantong reserve given the Cougars’ lower-middling season. 

A powerful third term from Jeparit-Rainbow put distance between itself and Swifts and set up the Storm’s 30-point win. 

Swifts, which started strong in the first few rounds against lower-placed opponents, might not have the firepower to crack it with the very best of the league, but more will be known after Saturday’s encounter with Harrow-Balmoral. 

The Storm’s Peter Weir added another five goals to his tally and has made a habit of claiming a handful this season. 

Kalkee never let Laharum in the door, with the Kees inaccurately hitting the scoreboard eight times to one in the first quarter for a 22-point lead. 

That was as close as it got all day as Laharum struggled to transition into its forward-50, the Mountain Men conceding an 83-point loss to the fourth-placed Kees.

Edenhope-Apsley was 134 points better than Pimpinio at Pimpinio, and while the Saints’ Matt Butler was not there to hammer home 20 goals of his own like the previous week, Ben McIntyre, 6, Josh Roman, 6, and Tanner Robertson, 5, shared the Tigers’ destruction around themselves. 

Rupanyup dealt another blow to a struggling Taylors Lake and claimed a 163-point win, with the Panthers’ Brayden Ison contributing 10 of his team’s 27 majors. 

In other match-ups this week, the Lakers will hope for a fairer contest against Natimuk United, but given the Rams latest effort against a top-ranked Harrow-Balmoral, a win might be a tease for the lakeside footballers. 

Pimpinio probably has a tough trip north to Rainbow to meet the Storm, as does Laharum, which travels west to Apsley. 

But a close game could well greet spectators at Kaniva, as Kaniva-Leeor United plays Rupanyup.

Some Cougars might believe an upset remains due. 

This week: Swifts v Harrow-Balmoral, Kalkee v Noradjuha-Quantong, Taylors Lake v Natimuk United, Jeparit-Rainbow v Pimpinio at Rainbow, Edenhope-Apsley v Laharum at Apsley, Kaniva-Leeor United v Rupanyup. 

Last Week: Harrow-Balmoral 19.14 (128) d Natimuk United 15.7 (97), Noradjuha-Quantong 9.21 (75) d Kaniva-Leeor United 9.8 (62), Kalkee 16.12 (108) d Laharum 3.7 (25), Jeparit-Rainbow 12.5 (77) d Swifts 6.11 (47), Rupanyup 27.22 (184) d Taylors Lake 3.3 (21), Edenhope-Apsley 26.18 (174) d Pimpinio 5.10 (40). 

Ladder: Harrow-Balmoral 24 points, 254.11 percent; Rupanyup 20, 198.54; Noradjuha-Quantong 20, 165.68; Kalkee 20, 142.79; Swifts 16, 193.69; Jeparit-Rainbow 16, 170.69; Edenhope-Apsley 12, 199.47; Natimuk United 4, 53.39; Kaniva-Leeor United 4, 48.84; Pimpinio 4, 46.42; Laharum 4, 46.31; Taylors Lake 0, 24.28. 

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