Victorian Amateur Football Association: Hawthorn breaks through for its first ever win at Division 2 level
When Hawthorn got over Power House it managed to turn a page in the club’s history book
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Hawthorn won its first ever Division 2 game after getting the better of Power House at Ross Gregory Oval on Saturday.
After moving up from Division 3 this season, Hawthorn has suffered a string of injuries and poor results.
Yet the Hawks’ hunger for their first four points finally pushed them across the line when they downed Power House 12.17 (89) to 4.6 (30).
Power House grabbed the early initiative, scoring three unanswered goals.
But, as the rain arrived, so did Hawthorn and it slotted 12 majors in the next three quarters to the Power House just one.
Hawthorn senior coach Kade Pargeter said his team showed tremendous effort across the board.
“First win for us at Division 2 ever, so quite a big moment for the footy club, which is great,” he said.
“Once we got our nose in front, we were hellbent on making sure we didn’t let Power House back into the game.”
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Among the standouts for Hawthorn were midfielders Coady Travaglia and Aaron Downie, who doubled as small forwards.
“Coady Travaglia was sensational, he kicked five goals from the midfield,” Pargeter said. “Aaron Downie kicked four goals, which was super given that both of those guys are our midfielders.”
Hawthorn’s defence remains its biggest problem, but Pargeter is hopeful the Hawks can capitalise on Saturday’s best-this-season performance down back.
“Our back six to only give away four goals – albeit it was wet in the last half – was a pretty solid effort,” he said. “Everyone had a real crack and threw everything at it.”
In Premier this week, St Kevin’s fell short by just four points against University Blues, 13.6 (84) to 12.8 (80).
In Premier B, Old Scotch battled it out for a win against Fitzroy 12.10 (82) to 10.8 (68) while Old Camberwell Grammarians went down to Old Ivanhoe Grammarians, 6.12 (48) to 5.7 (37), in Premier C.
In Division 1, St Mary’s Salesian struggled against Therry Penola Old Boys, beaten 12.7 (79) to 6.14 (50), while Kew’s clash against Preston Bullants was abandoned with ground conditions unplayable at Victoria Park.
And in Division 3, Canterbury went down to Richmond Central 11.7 (73) to 6.14 (50).
JUST ONE POINT SHY
St Kevin’s fell one point short of a wayward Marcellin in their Premier women’s clash at Bulleen Park on Saturday. The Sheagles struggled for accuracy but managed to hang on for a 3.10 (28) to 4.3 (27) win. Georgia Cropley was the game’s only multiple goalkicker, with two, while Scarlett Dunell, Jessica Joyce and Bree Doyle were St Kevin’s best. Also in Premier, St Mary’s Salesian lost to West Brunswick 3.4 (22) to 2.3 (15) at the McAlister Oval while Kew kicked away to a 2.12 (24) to 0.1 (1) win over Fitzroy at the Ramsden St Oval. In Premier B women’s Old Camberwell suffered a 2.9 (21) to 2.0 (12) loss to Caulfield Grammarians at the Gordon Barnard Reserve while Old Xaverians had a week off for the bye. In Premier C women’s Canterbury edged its way to a one-point thriller against
Sth Melbourne Districts 2.3 (15) to 2.2 (14) at Albert Park. Beaumaris outplayed Hawthorn 3.7 (25) to 0.3 (3) in their Division 1 clash at Banksia Reserve while, in Division 3, Swinburne Uni lost to Emmaus St Leos 5.10 (40) to 4.1 (25) at St James Park.
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