By JARROD POTTER
VAFA DIVISION 2 – Round 3
STORMING home to mount its case for a VAFA premiership, St John’s brushed aside South Melbourne Districts in a 171-point demolition.
From the first bounce the Doveton-based football side were in control and it only got worse from there for the Swans as Ben McGee’s men ran circles around the visitors.
A nine-goal second term – led by Aaron Thornton (seven goals), Kane Arnold (six goals) and Rohan Scott (five goals) spelled the end for South Melbourne Districts before the pain was amplified even further.
The only downside for St John’s – despite the ebullient win – was its kicking conversion as 25 behinds remains far too many for a side with premiership aspirations.
Skipper Glenn Costas – with a casual four goals to his name as well – was best afield while Scott and Liam O’Connor also featured prominently.
Sitting second with three wins and a healthy percentage of 247.02, St John’s faces Elsternwick away on Saturday.
SFL – DIVISION 2
THE move to SFL is paying off handsomely for Keysborough, with its 15-point win over Hampton rocketing the Burra to the top of Division 2.
In tough conditions at Rowley Allan Reserve, the Burra held their nerve to hunt down the visitors, who took a nine-point lead at the half.
Only three-behinds flew through the sticks in a rough-and-tumble last term, but Keysborough was able to hold its lead to post its third win in as many SFL matches.
Tyson King (five goals), Geoff Humphreys and Cameron Dalton were best afield as Keysborough now heads to Caulfield on Saturday in a first-versus-third showdown.
Doveton Eagles falls to last place in Division 2 following a 69-point hammering by Skye.
In Division 3, Endeavour Hills and Hallam were vanquished in the rain
Endeavour Hills tasted its first loss in 2015 as Carrum Patterson Lakes took a 39-point triumph. The Falcons were led by Shane Peake (five goals) while Shannon Rainey and Nathan Strom also excelled.
Hallam – led ably by a five-goal effort from up-and-comer Matt Neve – was no match for Moorabbin, and conceded a 20-point loss. Chris Molnar, Corey Reeves and Matt Melrose were also in the best as a dogged last-term fight back, fell just short.
