Football
1 July, 2025
Nhill bank another win to secure second
Nhill has further secured its lead over the pack by winning against Horsham Saints on Saturday.
The side is in second, behind Ararat, a couple of wins ahead now of Minyip Murtoa, the Thunder and Stawell, who are all on 20 points.
Both line-ups got off to an even start, with the difference just a point (to the advantage of Nhill) at the end of the first quarter.
However, the home side, with the game played at Davis Park, increased their lead from that point on, up 1.1 at half-time and a couple of goals heading into the last quarter, before recording the win 14.9 (93) to 9.12 (66).
Xavier Bone was the leading goal kicker for Nhill, with three majors, while Clay Shadforth, Daniel Batson, Drew Schneider and Jake McQueen all contributed a couple of goals.
For the Saints, Will Slatter booted three goals and Codi Kenny two.
Better players for each of the sides were Jarryd and Lucas Dahlenburg (Nhill) and Angus Martin and Keegan Mellington (Saints).