MPNFL DIVISION ONE IT was the battle for the top spot on the Division One ladder on Saturday with last year’s Grand Final winners, Frankston YCW, facing the rampaging and unbeaten Dromana Tigers. From the outset Dromana had the upper hand with six scoring shots to three in the first quarter putting them eight points up at the first break. The Stonecats came back in the second quarter to try and right the wrong, and ground back to be just two points down at the main break. Frankston YCW continued the grind in the third quarter and managed to get…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
MPNFL DIVISION ONE AFTER coming off a win against Red Hill last week, Rosebud faced Dromana at home on Saturday. It was never going to be their day, with Dromana quick out of the blocks, slotting 3.3 to four single points for Rosebud by quarter time. Dromana went hard in the second quarter, piling on another seven goals to Rosebud’s solitary major to be 53 points up at the main break. It was pedestrian for Dromana from then on, maintaining the margin through to the final siren with a 60-point win 14.9 to 4.9. Red Hill have yet to notch…
MPNFL DIVISION ONE IT was a game for the ages as newly promoted Langwarrin came up against Mt Eliza at Emil Madsen Reserve on Saturday. Last year’s Division Two premiers had something to prove in the higher division, but the Redlegs were keen to show them what life was like in Division One. Langwarrin were quick out of the blocks, slotting a couple of majors in the first quarter. Mt Eliza, while getting four shots on goal, only managed four minor scores, setting a pattern of inaccuracy for the day. Mt Eliza found the middle in the second quarter, managing…
MPNFL DIVISION ONE AFTER a split round to kick off 2023, there were just two games this weekend in Division One. It was a home ground advantage for Dromana in their Good Friday clash with Red Hill and they wasted no time in getting some serious scoring on the board. It was an onslaught in the first quarter with seven scoring shots to one in favour of the Tigers, with the quarter time scoreboard reading 5.2 to Red Hill’s single goal. The second quarter was an entire turnaround, with Red Hill controlling the play while slamming on three goals and…
AN INEXPERIENCED student pilot failed to identify that their helicopter engine had lost power before crashing into the roof of a Mentone home last year, an investigation has found. Just after 1pm on 30 November, a helicopter smashed through the roof of a home on Tylden Court. The pilot survived the crash but was taken to hospital with serious injuries. Two homes sustained damage in the crash. The helicopter was also substantially damaged. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has investigated the crash and released its findings last week. ATSB director transport safety Stuart Macleod said that the pilot did not…