26 Bendigo Advertiser, Monday, September 13, 2010

LVFL 2010 GRAND FINAL

Mean Machine blitz

THE MATCH
LUKE WEST
A REMARKABLE
first-quarter blitz paved
the way for Bridgewater
to win its first Loddon
Valley Football League
premiership since 1991 on
Saturday.
Playing Calivil United at
Backhaus Oval in front of a
big crowd that paid a gate of
$28,900, the Mean Machine
already had the flag sewn
up at quarter-time after a
stunning first 30 minutes.
The Mean Machine led
by 61 points at quarter-
time, before extending that
margin to 115 points at the
final siren as it won 27.6
(168) to 7.11 (53).
Much like last years
grand final will long be
remembered for the
first-quarter performance of
Mitiamos Ryan Haythorpe,
who kicked five goals, the
2010 grand final in particu-
lar the first term will go
down in history as the Kurt
Ashman Show.
The star Bridgewater
forward was unstoppable
in the first quarter as he BRILLIANT: Kurt Ashman kicks one of his 10 goals. CRUNCH: Josh McLeod is caught between Jeff Cameron and Glen Richardson.
capitalised on some brilliant
delivery from the Mean SENIORS
Machines on-ballers.
Within a minute, Ashman BRIDGEWATER 11.1 17.2 19.5 27.6 (168)
had the games first goal CALIVIL UNITED 1.0 4.3 4.9 7.11 (53)
when he marked 15m out
and converted. GOALS Bridgewater: K. Ashman 10, A. Ball 4, B. Rohde 3, Z. East,
And over the next 12 A. Pollock 2, D. Clutton, D. Coghlan, A. Ferguson, B. Galea, M. Lindsay,
minutes the 29-year-old J. McLeod 1. Calivil United: G. Scholtes 2, P. Evans, G. Richardson,
would add another five B. Rogers, N. Balic, H. Richardson 1.
goals four of them from BEST Bridgewater: K. Ashman, Z. Broadbent, D. Jones, A. Auld,
marks and one on the run
D. Clutton, A. Pollock, A. Ball Calivil United: H. Miller, T. Gallagher,
from 30m out meaning he
already had six goals from R. Maxted, A. Demeo, G. Scholtes, H. Richardson.
six kicks by the 13-minute VCFL MEDAL WINNER: Kurt Ashman (Bridgewater).
mark of the game.
Ashmans dominance up RESERVES
forward helped set the Mean BRIDGEWATER 4.3 7.3 8.8 11.9 (75)
Machine up with an 11.1 to
1.0 lead at quarter-time. NEWBRIDGE..1.2 5.4 8.6 9.9 (63)
As well as Ashmans six GOALS Bridgewater: A. Collins 4, J. Williams, Callum Millard 2,
first-quarter goals, captain
David Coghlan, Brad Rohde, N. Bell, G. Hall, S. Trollope 1. Newbridge: M. Holland 6, C. Warne,
Darren Clutton, Alexander D. Holloway, J. Pawsey 1.
Pollock and Marc Lindsay BEST Bridgewater: C. Hayes, A. Collins, J. Williams, M. Collins,
also goaled for Bridgewater WELL DONE: Bridgewaters Josh McLeod and Andrew Ball congratulate veteran Andrew
in the opening term. Ferguson after his goal in the last quarter. Pictures: JULIE HOUGH T. Collins, C. Burn. Newbridge: M. Holland, C. Warne, A. West,
Bridgewaters 11 J. Pawsey, B. Scullie, A. Hamilton.
first-quarter goals came VCFL MEDAL WINNER: Bodee Scullie (Newbridge).
from just 15 inside-50s.
The Mean Machine UNDER 17s
onslaught was kickstarted
brilliantly in the centre MARONG .......3.3 7.6 11.8 13.10 (88)
square by on-ballers Adam BL-SERPENTINE .0.1 1.4 2.4 4.4 (28)
Auld, Coghlan, Nick Harris
and wingman Deon Jones, GOALS Marong: C. Kekich, B. Stevenson 3, S. Alexander 2,
and they would capitalise C. Hicks, I. Parkinson, C . Williamson, S. Stagg, J. Cardinal 1.
all day on the work of
the three-pronged ruck BL-Serpentine: A. McMillan, J. Greenwood, J. Lewis, W. McMahon 1.
combination of Andrew Ball, BEST Marong: B. Evans, C. Kekich, C. Williamson, B. Stevenson,
David Harrison and Josh J. Cardinal, S. Alexander. BL-Serpentine: R. Bottoms, D. Wilson,
Metherell.
L. McKenzie, J. Lewis, W. McMahon, J. Greenwood.
Calivil Uniteds sole goal of LOPSIDED: The scoreboard at quarter-time reflects Bridgewaters dominance.
the first quarter was kicked VCFL MEDAL WINNER: Bradley Evans (Marong).
by key forward Nic Balic at when he kicked a clever goal With the game over as a finished the game with 10
the 16-minute mark. from the boundary with his contest by quarter-time, the meaning he outscored the inside 50 as Ashman, Ball Bridgewaters accuracy in
By that stage the Mean left foot midway through the main interest afterwards Demons off his own boot to front of goal was also superb
and Rohde (three goals)
Machine was already leading second quarter. surrounded just how much go with 12 marks, while Ball, to kick 27 goals from 33
Bridgewater would win by, who was a strong-marking presented strongly all day.
by 42 points. But for the Demons there scoring shots.
and whether Ashman could presence, kicked four. The Mean Machines high
From 61 points up at was little else to get excited At one stage the aptly
reach 10 goals. The margin ticked over number of marks inside its
quarter-time, within four about as the supremely named Mean Machine had
minutes of the second Following his six goals 100 points at the 11-minute attacking 50 was testament
confident Bridgewater 19.3 on the board midway
term getting under way the in the first term, Ashman mark of the final term when to the quality of ball
savoured a day it had been through the third quarter
Mean Machine advantage added one in the second and 35-year-old Bridgewater delivered to its forwards.
waiting 19 years for. of the contest.
had blown out to 79 points two in the third. stalwart Andrew Ferguson
By half-time the Mean In comparison, the
following goals to Pollock He reached 10 at the kicked his sides 23rd goal Before Saturday, the
Machine lead was 77 points, of the match. Demons who had no answer biggest margin in a LVFL
and two to Ball. seven-minute mark of the
17.2 to 4.3. to the well-structured and grand final since 1976
In a game where nothing last term when he snapped Bridgewater dominated
It grew to 86 points by from 30m, with that goal every facet of the game, with polished performance of the had been the 85 points
was going right for Calivil Mean Machine took just
three quarter-time after a 2.3 putting the[CAPTION]
Mean Machine one of they key stats that Mitiamo defeated Bears
United, Glen Scholtes gave five marks inside 50 from its
the Demons supporters to 0.6 third term, before the ahead by 99 points. showed its brilliance being Lagoon-Serpentine by in
final margin of 115 points. VCFL medallist Ashman the fact it took 23 marks 34 entries. 1979.
something to cheer about