Great day at Whitten Oval – just about perfect conditions and ideal setting for an historic day for the Ballarat Football League.
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ALL OVER
Western Region FL 13.17 (95) d Ballarat FL 13.14 (92)
FOURTH QUARTER
29min: free kick 30m out and it’s a WRFL goal and it is back in front
26min: Notman goals – Ballarat in front by three points
25min: WRFL by four points
22min: WRFL by five points with Jackson Bolton shooting for goal – and misses!! Back to four points
21min: Micallef gets it back to four points – 12.16 to 12.12
18min: WRFL hits post – back to 10-point lead
BFL cannot break the WRFL backline.
15min: nine points in it
13min: WRFL grabs an important 10-point lead – 12.15 to 11.11 after Cupido miss
9min: looks like a bad right leg injury to Nick Hind – carried off in a lot of pain
7min: And that’s two quick goals to Western Region – it leads 11.15 to 11.10
5min: Nick Hind stretches lead with a goal – 11.10 to 9.15
THREE QUARTER TIME
We’re set for a grandstand finish
Ballarat 10.10 (70) to Western Region 9.15 (69)
THIRD QUARTER
32min: Nathan Pring puts Ballarat in front for the first time – 10.10 to 9.14
23min: still tight. WRFL by 2 points
15min: Matthew Notman makes its two goals in a minute and it’s back to four points
14min: Daniel Tung has had a big day and goals on the run – WRFL 9.12 to 8.8
Ballarat needs to stand firm here.
12min: Western Region widening the gap - 9.12 to 7.8 – 16 points
5min: Western Region finally goals to get a 10-point break – 8.11 to 7.7
Shaping as up as late finish here. It’s already 4.10pm. and waiting on a start to this term. Where's the light switch?
HALF-TIME
Western Region 7.8 to Ballarat 7.7
SECOND QUARTER
And after a 36min quarter that’s the score at half-time .
34min: after WRFL misses a few opportunities in front of goal. Jarryd Graham goals – BFL within one point – 7.8 to 7.7
, 25min: Perkins marks in goal square and stretches lead to seven points for WRFL
20min: one point in it as Daniel Tung makes most of advantage and bounces it through. WRFL leads 6.6 to 6.5
16min: BFL has a run on – dominating. Damian Cupido goals after free kick – BFL now 5.4 to WRFL 6.6
14min: Nathan Pring goals – just two goals in it.
6min: Derrick Micallef get badly need goals for BFL
5min: what did we just say! Perkins kicks his third goal from a few metres out and Ballarat suddenly in trouble – down 6.6 to 1.2
3min: another free kick and goal from close range for WRFL – 5.6 to 1.2. Jase Perkins proving a real menace in attack
1min: not a great start for BFL with Brian Graham kicking goal for WRFL after free kicks for deliberate out of bounds – 4.6 to 1.2
QUARTER TIME
Western Region 3.5 (23) v Ballarat 1.2 (8)
Western Region led after playing a long-kicking game with the wind.
Some promising signs for Ballarat with Nick Hind playing a blinder in defence. Alec Del Papa, Jarryd Graham and Chris Giampaolo also prominent with ruckman Ben Sortino.
FIRST QUARTER
Western region having plenty of chances but in accurate in front of goal, while BFL persists with short running game
20min: WRFL key forward Jase Perkins kicks his second after free kick – 3.2 to 1.1
11min: Alec Del Papa goals from free in goal square after WRFL ruck hits ball straight through goals from ball-up. – 2.1 to 1.0
Good signs for BFL with plenty of run and handball out of defence.
5min: WRFL makes it two after having all play in its half – 2.0 to 0.0
2min: Western Region on the board through skipper Murray Boyd – 1.0 to 0.0
Western Region won toss and kicking with handy wind
UNDER-19 CURTAIN-RAISER
FINAL SCORES
Western region 22.12 (144) d Ballarat 7.7 (49)
The silverware stays at the Whitten Oval – the WRFL’s headquarters.
The WRFL’s Mark Galea’s is judged best on the ground.
23min: Western Region makes its five unanswered goals as it runs away with authority
13min: Two quick goals gives Ballarat some respectability – 7.6 to 17.11
5min: BFL down to 17 men – yellow card
2min: BFL get its fifth goal of the day
FOURTH QUARTER
THREE QUARTER TIME
Western Region well in control – 17.10 (112) to Ballarat 4.6 (30)
THIRD QUARTER
24min: Western Region getting back on top after being bottled up in its own half by a more desperate Ballarat – 17.10 4.6
17min: Western region breaks a long deadlock with a goal after a free kick – 16.8 to 4.6
BFL much more competitive. Still having to defend desperately, but putting much more pressure on WRFL, which has become wasteful in attack.
6min: Western region has hit back – 14.2 to 4.6
1min: Jacob Bygate kicks his second to the BFL off to the perfect start.
HALF-TIME
Western Region 14.2 (86) to Ballarat 3.6 (18)
18min: Western Region gets its nose in front for the quarter – 14.2 to 3.6
17min: WRFL keeps the scoreboard pressure on – 13.2 to 3.6
Much more competitive quarter with BFL work rate up and reading play better
12min: Western Region replies again to maintain a sizeable advantage – 12.2 to 3.311min: Jacob Bygate swings back with the wind for Ballarat’s third to keep some momentum going
9min: WRFL replies – 11.2 to 2.27min: Brody Sullivan follows up as the BFL begins to finds its feet.
7min: Brody Sullivan follows up as the BFL begins to finds its feet.
3min: Matt Young kicks Ballarat’s first goal
SECOND QUARTER
QUARTER TIME – and finally some relief for the BFL
Western Region 10.2 (62) to Ballarat 0.2 (2)
There is a slight breeze going WRFL’s way, but nowhere near the difference in this contest. Ball is starting to hold up a little more though.
12:03: WRFL 9.1 to BFL 0.2
BFL cannot keep pace with Western Region ground speed and ball movement. Getting caught behind in defence
16min: 12.01: BFL not in the hunt - 16 minutes gone and WRFL make it 8.1
13min: not getting any better for BFL – Scarborough kicks his third and its WRFL 7.0 to 0.2
10min:11.55: Western Region’s smaller brigade cutting up the BFL – 5.0 to .0.0
7min: 11.52: three time WRFL under-18 best and fairest Liam Scarborough kicks his second and the home side’s fourth goal and we’re only seven minutes in. BFL cannot get its hands on the football
6min: Ballarat yet to go forward – WFRL 3.0 to 0.0
3min: WRFL off to the flyer – two goals in three minutes
2min: Western region draws first blood – 1.0 to 0.0
FIRST QUARTER
Under-19s kick off at 11.45am under the guidance of Tim Beacham.