Football
24 April, 2026
Eagles down to Warriors in tight tussle
The Eagles 12.3 (75) went down to the Warriors 14.15 (99) in round two of the WFNL.
It was a tight tussle in the opening quarter, with just a couple of points between the sides at the break, the Eagles 4.1 (25) leading the Warriors 4.3 (27).
Warrack gained the lead in quarter two to be up 7.2 (44) to 6.5 (41) at the big break.
They held a 62-59 lead heading into the final quarter but it was the Stawell team that finished more strongly, booting 6.4 to the opposition's 2.1 to claim the win by 24 points.
Eagles coach Kyle George said he had plenty to be positive about despite the loss, saying their pressure was right up, his side won a lot of contested footy and their match-ups worked.
But George gave credit to Stawell, adding they were able to keep going, and the fact they had more depth in their team was what got the better of the Eagles eventually.
But for the coach it was a better performance from the side than their first outing, when they were defeated by Horsham Saints by more than 40 points.
"The performance on Saturday was much better," George said.
"We played the way that was expected so there are a lot of positives to take from that.
"We moved on from the game against the Saints pretty quickly."
For the home side at Anzac Park on Saturday, Ben Hanna and Sam Hanna were brilliant and Connor McFayden and John Jorgensen each found the big sticks four times for Warrack.
Josh Fowkes and Sunny Braizer led the way for Stawell, with the consistent Paul Summers their highest goal scorer with four majors.
The Eagles have a game off this Saturday, with the only match scheduled being between Horsham sides the Demons and the Saints.
The George-led side will next play Dimboola, at Dimboola Recreation Reserve, on May 2.