Despite a competitive opening quarter against West Preston Lakeside on Saturday, Whittlesea couldn’t maintain the intensity and went down 29-75 to remain winless in season 2023.
Closing out the first quarter to lead by three points, the Eagles looked in good shape to score a homeground win.
But Whittlesea couldn’t keep up in the second term, not making any movement on the scoreboard to remain at 1.2 (8) while West Preston found their stride and charged out to 4.10 (34).
Coming out of the halftime break, the Eagles managed one goal in the third term but West Preston were unrelenting, extending its score to 7.14 (56).
The Roosters continued to dominate the game, and ran out 49-point winners.
Christian Prestopino kicked two goals for the Eagles, with Harry Beatie and Riley Carter each kicked one.
The game sees the winless Whittlesea remain at the bottom of the ladder as it heads into round seven’s away game against Banyule, who sit just above them in ninth position on the ladder.
Tough trip for Kilmore
Kilmore made the trek down to Mernda to face the third placed side.
A strong start from Mernda and a goalless quarter from Kilmore set the tone for the game, as the home side scored a convincing 14.14 (98) to 3.3 (21) win.
Mernda controlled the game from the jump, and the Blues found it tough going to stop the Demons’ run in the second quarter.
The Blues were contained to two goals in the second term, while Mernda added another 4.9 to take a 38-point lead into the main break.
Kilmore was kept scoreless in the third team and were no match for the Demons, who went on to win by 77 points.
Aaron Speak, Jaden Smith and Michael McCulloch all kicked one goal a piece for Kilmore, while Jake Beattie, Ethan Derrick and Chris Barton were the Blues’ best.
Kilmore host Lalor, who are currently winless at the bottom of the ladder, on Saturday.
