By Blair Burns
Casey Cannons Hockey Club had another successful weekend with plenty of strong wins across the board.
The Women’s Vic League (WVL1) side travelled to Keilor to take on PEGS Hockey Club and managed to continue its strong form, coming away with the win 3-1.
The Cannons are cemented inside the top four after the win thanks to great performances from Tegen Hyland, Emma Harris and Jessica Rowland who all scored.
The 5-1-3 Cannons will have one of their biggest challenges of the season when they take on Greensborough this weekend who are 8-1.
The WVL1 Reserves played out a hard-fought match against PEGS but managed to scrape over the line as Mia Joiner scored the only goal for the match.
The Cannons held on to win 1-0 in a thrilling contest, with the team’s defence holding up very well throughout the entire game.
They will take on the undefeated Greensborough this weekend, with hopes of causing a big upset.
The Women’s Pennant E South East team was at its brilliant best as the side defeated Eastern Christian Hockey Organisation (ECHO) 5-0 in an impressive performance.
The Cannons’ depth was on display as they had five individual goal scorers with captain Fiona Young leading the way with a crucial goal.
The likes of Emily Noney, Emily Harris, Jane Gipp and Kimberlee Davidge all scored one goal in the victory.
The Women’s Metro 1 side was the only female team to taste defeat over the weekend as they fell short 3-1 against Glen Eira.
Randeep Kaur scored Cannons’ only goal in the match, and while they didn’t get the win, they battled until the end.
In men’s matches last weekend, it was a mixed bag with two wins, one draw and one loss.
However, the Men’s Vic League (MVL2) side continued its fine form to win 4-2 against RMIT in a competitive, but cruisy contest.
Casey has reaffirmed its spot at the top of the ladder in MVL2 and has lost just one game in the opening seven rounds, testament to their team-first style of play.
Tristan Chaffey delivers for the Cannons week after week and last Saturday was no different as the star netted two goals to lead the way.
He leads the league goal tally with 14 so far this season and sits six goals in front of the competition’s next best scorer.
Harry Coster and Matthew Light scored one goal each and also continue to impress for Casey this season.
The MVL2 Reserves side competed hard against RMIT but the scores were all tied up at the end of play as they drew their second game of the season, 3-3.
It was a close contest all day and Cannons’ Tadhg McCurran led the way for his side, finding the back of the net on two separate occasions, while Ryan Pruscino also got dangerous at the attacking end of the field.
However, despite their efforts, neither side was able to get another goal with the thrilling encounter finishing in a deadlock.
In the Men’s Pennant D South East competition, Casey Cannons had a bad day and were completely outclassed by KBH Brumbies who dominated proceedings to win 8-1.
Coming into the clash, a closer contest was expected with both sides sitting fourth and fifth on the ladder respectively, however, the home side was far too good.
Michael Randall was the shining light in a dark day as he scored the Cannons’ only goal of the game to get them on the board.
The side has the bye this week, so will look to use that time to continue training and getting ready for a big Round 9 clash when they return.
Finally, the Men’s Metro South 2 competition won 5-0 (by forfeit) for the second consecutive week, this time against Mornington Peninsula.
