Rochester’s Hugh Kerlin gets the handball away just before he’s tackled.
Rochester is left with only one lower grade side in the Goulburn Valley League finals series after the first weekend of post-season action.
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The B-reserve netballers are still flying the Tiger flag high after they progressed to the second week with a comfortable 23-goal win over Shepparton Swans at Euroa Memorial Oval.
The side was challenged early, only leading 17-11 at the first interval before it took control of the contest from that point onwards.
Jordy Bruton gets his hands on it in the marking contest.
The Tigers scored eight of the last 12 goals in the first half to put themselves up 32-22 at half-time.
Rochester then opened the floodgates after the main break, outscoring the Swans 37-24 across the third and fourth quarters to secure a dominant 69-46 victory.
The club named Rylee Kruger, Sahra Brooks and Nakeya Mountjoy as the side’s best via its Facebook page, with Brooks having contributed 24 goals in the win.
Jude Palmer (right) celebrates a goal.
The Tigers will now face Euroa in another elimination fixture, the winner of which will progress to a preliminary final.
Meanwhile, Rochester’s reserves in football didn’t have the same luck in their do-or-die final, going down to Seymour by 14 points.
After an even first quarter, the Tigers were setback by a 20-0 second term in favour of the Lions, one they never fully rectified.
Bailey Boyack is pulled as he makes the handball.
Rochester was more competitive in the third — only losing the period 13-8 — but couldn’t make inroads into the margin, as it still trailed by four goals entering the final quarter.
The Tigers would produce a big effort in the fourth to pull off an unlikely comeback, but fell short.
They reduced the margin to seven at one stage after three consecutive goals, but Seymour held off the late surge to run out a 9.7 (61) to 7.5 (47) winner.
Hugh Kerlin and Finn Palmer have their eye on the ball.
Jude Palmer, Darby Wileman, Hugh Kerlin, Bailey Boyack and Oakley Tarrant were named as Rochy’s best on the day, with Palmer being the Tigers’ leading goal-kicker with three.
Campaspe News contributor Bruce Povey was at Tatura Park to capture the action from the reserves’ close defeat.
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