A QUARTER to remember from Kilmore ensured it did enough to beat Epping away from home by 25 points on Saturday, putting the Blues into the Northern Football Netball League division three top five for now.
Brutal in its breathtaking simplicity, a much-needed one for the confidence of the Blues, a seven-goal to one-behind first quarter was more than enough for Kilmore to take complete control of the afternoon.
Four goals before one could blink meant that Kilmore established a 25-point lead by the 13-minute mark, before going on a big run again in the last 10 minutes of the quarter to lead 48-1 at the first change.
In a match of such significance, the scoreboard was barely believable, but for Kilmore, it allowed it to control the pace of play in the second quarter.
This meant Epping could only manage three goals for the term, while Kilmore crucially added one to lead 57-20 at the main break.
After kicking seven goals with the breeze in the opening quarter, somewhat strangely, the Blues couldn’t buy a goal in the third quarter, instead kicking four behinds, while Epping added two goals, but it was still a comfortable 61-35 lead at the final change.
Kilmore ended any chance Epping might have harboured in the final term, kicking the first two goals within three minutes, before easing to a 12.15 (87) to 9.8 (62) victory.
The win leaves Kilmore one game inside the top five ahead of a huge clash against ladder-leaders Laurimar this weekend.
Caleb Newport enjoyed a huge afternoon, kicking four goals to earn deserved best-on-ground honours, but he had plenty of mates. Jared Crosbie, Campbell White, Chris Barton, Tristan Lilburn and Lachlan Peggie also played a crucial role to ensure it was a memorable victory.
Kilmore’s netball team had a mixed weekend, with the top three teams losing close games to Northcote Park, Laurimar and St Mary’s respectively, but earned two wins, with Kilmore 4 defeating Thomastown and Kilmore 5 defeating Heat. Kilmore 6 and 8 lost games to Epping, while Kilmore 7 had a bye.
