Magpies win in thrilling upset

THE result was always going to offer contrasting fortunes to these two clubs, and that it did.

The Magpies’ win against the odds has them now just a game from the top six, the loss for Tarwin sees them drop to seventh on the MGFNL ladder.

“A really tough game and loss at the hands of Toora on Saturday. It was a really physical game, and credit to them they just wanted the contest more,” Lachie Jones, Tarwin coach, said.

“We were down two key players from the quarter time break onwards, which didn’t help the cause, and our guys fought it out to the siren, but we fell away in some basic fundamentals that proved costly. 

“We will reset and go again next week against Thorpdale, where our season likely hangs in the balance.”

The Toora train has really been chugging along in the past month or so, and from nowhere, the Magpies now find themselves very much in the thick of the action.

“Ripping match down at Tarwin in really tough conditions,” Jay Accardi, Toora coach, said.

“It took nothing less than a huge team effort to get points, and once again, the boys stood tall when it mattered most.

“The job now definitely doesn’t get any easier as we take on Foster in what will be another chance to see where we are in terms of the better teams in the competition.”

The odds might be well and truly against them to knock off the league leaders in Foster, but the fact is that the odds have been against them to get where they sit right now, yet here we are.