Myponga/Sellicks celebrated their first win since the 22nd of August last year with a  62-point victory against Yankalilla at Myponga during round 11 action in the Great Southern Football League (GSFL) on Saturday. The Mudlarks won every quarter on their way to a 13.7 (85) to 2.11 (23) victory. Sam Kennedy kicked three goals for Myponga/Sellicks while Jake Spinks, James Hutchinson and Cam Vinall each kicked two goals. Jesse Fitzgerald and Daniel Jelinek were the goalkickers for Yankalilla. Jake Spinks, Sam Kennedy, Scott Ogilvie, Jordan Kennedy and Cambell Dahlitz were named best players for the Mudlarks. Jesse Fitzgerald, Chris Clark and Jack Fitzgerald were among the best players for the Tigers.

Strathalbyn consolidated their spot in the top five with their best win of the season as they beat Willunga by 15 points at ‘Strath’. The Roosters started well as they led by 19 points at quarter time. Willunga kicked five goals to three in the second term to reduce the margin to just five points at the long break. The third quarter was a real arm wrestle with each team kicking one goal for the term with Strathalbyn clinging to a one-point lead with a quarter to go. The home crowd at Strathalbyn got behind their side in the final term as the Roosters kicked three goals to one to win 10.10 (70) to 7.13 (55). Riley Clamp (3), Austin McFarlane (2) and Marc Elliott (2) were the multiple goalkickers for Strathalbyn while Daniel Bass slotted four majors for the Demons. Jack Kelsh, Xavier Redden, Liam Stirling, Sam Elliott and Austin McFarlane were named as the Roosters best players. Billy Cook, Bass and Craig Nelson were best for Willunga.

Mount Compass maintained top spot on the ladder with a convincing 90-point win at home against Encounter Bay. The home side were on fire early as they kicked eight goals to none in the opening term to lead by 53 points at the first change. The Bays fought back well in the second quarter, kicking six goals to two and cutting the margin to 28 points at halftime. The Bulldogs were stung by the Bays second quarter and they came out hard after the long break, kicking 12 goals to two in the second half to win 22.12 (144) to 8.6 (54). Tom Pinyon kicked nine goals for the Bulldogs in a best on ground display. Pinyon now has 60 goals for the season with seven games left in the minor round. Ziggy Vitkunas chimed in with five majors and was named second best player for Mount Compass. Other good players for the winners were Nick Mott, Michael Corbett, Matthew Skrypek and Nathan Hicks. Nick Marshall kicked three goals for Encounter Bay while their best players were Ben Davis, Cohen Pettitt, Mitch Davis, Tyson Neale and Gary Karpany. 

McLaren kept the pressure on Willunga for third spot with a crushing 111-point win at Victor Harbor on Saturday. The game was over at halftime as the Eagles had kicked an amazing 12.0 to Victor’s 0.1. Eight goals to two in the second half saw McLaren win 20.7 (127) to 2.4 (16). In his first game of 2021, James Mathews kicked seven goals in a best-on-ground performance for the Eagles. Jordon Mutton (5), James Grimley (3) and Brett Ellis (2) were the other multiple goalkickers for McLaren. Other good players for McLaren were Thomas Fenoughty, Todd McKay and Scott Priestly. Best for Victor Harbor were Seb Guilhaus, Brok Schubert, Ryan Jeffries, Dylan Kleinig and Rhys Mutch. 

Three-time reigning premier Langhorne Creek consolidated their top three spot with a thumping 126-point win at home against Goolwa/Port Elliot. The Hawks have kicked an amazing 53.11 in their past two games! The first quarter was tight with Langhorne Creek leading by 12 points at the first change. The Hawks got rolling in the second term as they kicked six goals to one to lead by 40 points at the long break. The third quarter was a ‘Hawks Blitz’ as they kicked 10.3 to 0.0 to lead by 103 points with a quarter to go. A further five goals to one in the last quarter saw the Hawks win 24.6 (150) to 3.6 (24). The ‘Creeks’ had 10 different goalkickers with Coby Helyar an absolute standout with 11 majors in a best on ground performance. Jarrod Kellock, Tom Derham, Kane Rodgers and Matt Dominish were other good players for the reigning premiers. Zac Bates, Tyron Rigney and Brad Prior were among the Magpies best on a disappointing day for the visitors.

Ladder after Round 11

Mount Compass 20, Langhorne Creek 19, Willunga 17, McLaren 16, Strathalbyn 14, Encounter Bay 10, Yankalilla 6, Goolwa/Port Elliot 4, Myponga/Sellicks 2, Victor Harbor 2.

Round 12 Fixtures (home team named first)

Goolwa/Port Elliot v Yankalilla

Langhorne Creek v Strathalbyn

Myponga/Sellicks v Mount Compass

Victor Harbor v Encounter Bay

Willunga v McLaren