Yinnar scrapes by in low-scoring victory

IN THE clash of the Magpies a big crowd rolled up for a well-promoted game, in which the home team Toora welcomed former AFL Blue’s star Dylan Buckley to its fold as part of the Carlton Draught promotion hoping to spice up the contest between themselves and the more credentialled Yinnar.

For Toora a big gate could be deemed a success, but for the visitors, it was always about the win, success guaranteeing yet another week inside the top three.

Yinnar doing the job in a low-scoring contest 4-9-33 to Toora 1-4-10.

“Was disappointing for Toora that the weather was not favourable for the Carlton Draught clash. However, it was still a good turnout considering the conditions and we were happy to play a part in the day,” Sam McCulloch, Yinnar coach said.

“We started the game well and put the score on the board early, which was crucial in the trying conditions. Was a very scrappy game from that point on and was difficult for either team to move the ball with any fluency. Very happy to come away with the win in Senior Captain Mark Stolks 150th, was a good four-quarter effort in a low-scoring game.”

A win is a win, and you can get away with how you win every so often, the Yinnar side remains very much in the premiership conversations. Sitting in third position but just a percentage from the top spot the last month of football is crucial.

Toora on the other hand may not be winning on the ground but off the field, they are as good as any in the league.

“The weekend was more about the club as a collective than any of the games,” Jack Weston, Toora coach said.

“A huge thank you to Carlton Draft and Dylan for the amazing opportunity and support. Unfortunately, our game mirrored our last three weeks where one bad quarter saw Yinnar kick a match-winning lead. A bye next week to freshen up. Before a stretch of games where we believe we’re a chance to win 3/3. Thorpdale at Thorpdale is the first of these. Looking forward to seeing how our improvement stacks up against a well-coached and organised side.”

The weekend proved that any side is capable of winning on any given day, so if Toora can indeed get up and brush themselves off, their opponents in the weeks ahead better be ready to rumble.