Victorian Amateur Football Association: Former Bomber Will Hams gets 50+ touches and kicks three goals as Old Xaverians demolish De La Salle

Former AFL Bomber Will Hams picked up 50 touches and kicked three goals for Old Xaverians against De La Salle

Will Hams takes on St Kilda during his Essendon AFL days. Pic: Michael Klein

Old Xaverians have maintained their two-game break at the top of the Premier ladder after a ferocious win over De La Salle at Waverley Oval on Saturday.

Another classy Xavs performance muzzled De La from the outset, and secured a 121-point win, 22.17 (149) to 4.4. (28).

With a string of high scoring wins under their belt, Xavs may appear ready for a promising finals campaign. But for coach Paul Satterley any thought of finals is still too early for the Xavs to entertain.

“My whole focus is that we as a club, in all honesty, have not even mentioned finals at any stage,” he said. “We just don’t want to get ahead of ourselves for fear of how strong the competition is.”

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Paul Satterley coach of Old Xaverians Picture: Hamish Blair

Xavs, however, look stronger than ever with former AFL Bomber Will Hams conjuring a colossal 50 touches and three goals against De La Salle.

“I don’t think I’ve seen that sort of dominance in my time,” Satterley said. “He just played an unbelievable game of footy.”

Midfielder Rohan Bewick also kicked four goals while captain Dan Noonan’s contributions helped shut down De La’s forward line.

“I was blown away by how well the boys played and in the end how easily they were able to get the job done,” Satterley said. “I certainly felt like we had our strongest line up of the year. Whether you’re playing the bottom side or the side just below you, there’s so much to play for in this competition.”

Also in Premier, reigning champs St Kevin’s had a 15.11 (101) to 11.7 (73) win over Old Trinity

In Premier B, Old Geelong went down to Beaumaris 9.17 (71) to 6.7 (43), while, in Division 2, MHSOB held off Yarra Old Grammarians to win 15.16 (106) to 16.3 (99).

And in Division 1, Prahran Assumption looked to celebrate Tim Maya’s 150th senior game but the occasion was dampened by their disheartening loss to Peninsula 11.11 (77) to 6.10 (46).

ST KEVIN’S EDGE CLEAR

St Kevin’s has opened a two-game break in the VAFA Premier women’s top four after a 4.7 (31) to 3.3 (21) win over Kew at Victoria Park on Saturday.

Sarah Cameron, Elizabeth Wardlaw, Margaret Gleeson and Ila Taylor kicked a goal each for SKOBs with Jessica Joyce named best-afield.

In Premier B, Old Xaverians and Old Geelong were set to clash on Sunday. In Division 3 women’s Prahran Assumption lost to Hampton Rovers 9.7 (61) to 0.1 (1)