Cable Beach men’s and women’s teams take home wins from Bidyadanga at the weekend

The Bidyadanga Emus put up a commendable fight in their clash with Cable Beach at the weekend but were ultimately beaten by the top team.

However, the Emus got the jump on their opponents in the first quarter in the Bidyadanga Oval clash on Saturday afternoon for Mental Health Round.

Bidyadanga’s defence kept the usually quick-to-score Cable Beach at bay while their forwards kicked the first three goals of the match.

Cable Beach wasted no time getting to work in the second term, running through the Emus defence and kicking four goals to take the lead while the Emus struggled to keep up their previous momentum. Cable Beach led by seven points at half-time.

The Emus kept themselves in the game in the third term, kicking two goals while Cable Beach extended their lead to 15 points heading into the final term.

Cable Beach continued their scoring run in the final term, kicking three goals while the Emus tried to keep pace but ultimately Cable Beach pulled through to take the win, 10.19 (79) to 8.5 (53).

Cedric Cox, Dylan Ross, Rhonen Maher, Pungi Eriha, Cj Oakley and Rhys Hajinoor were named best players for Cable Beach.

At Derby Oval, the Broome Saints defeated the Derby Tigers on their home turf on Saturday afternoon.

The two sides were neck and neck in the first term with the Saints just edging out the Tigers after some missed opportunities on goal.

While it was anyone’s match at the start of the second term, by the end the Saints had started to build a substantial lead with the Tigers struggling to keep pace.

The Saints cemented their lead in the third quarter, adding three goals while the Tigers struggled to break through the Saints’ defences, scoring just three behinds and facing a big task to peg back the 26-point deficit.

The Tigers tightened up their defence in the final term and matched the Saints output kicking one goal, but it wasn’t enough make up for the Saints commanding lead. The Saints won 7.9 (51) to 3.8 (26).

The Tigers’ Craig Buckley was the top scorer of the match with two goals.

The Broome Towns had a bye this round but will return for round 10.

In the women’s competition, the Peninsula Bombers delivered a massive defeat to the Broome Towns as the two sides battled it out on Nippe Roe Oval on Saturday morning.

Towns only managed to score a single behind for the entire match while the Bombers kicked goal after goal to take a one-sided win, 8.9 (57) to 0.1 (1).

It was a closer match between Cable Beach and the Bidyadanga Emus at Bidyadanga Oval on Saturday morning.

The Emus dominated the first half while Cable Beach failed to score a single goal as the struggled to find their footing.

But in a sensational late-game comeback Cable Beach kicked two goals in the second half and with two more behinds added to their scoreline, edged ahead of the Emus to take the win, 2.6 (18) to 2.1 (13).

The Emus’ Shermaiah Bamba and Jaymee-lee Chaquebor, alongside Cable Beach’s Maddison Gellie and Isobel Varney all tied for top scorer of the match on one goal each.

The Looma Eagles had a bye this round but will return for round 10.