WKFL Indigenous Round: Broome Saints take down Peninsula Bombers in upset

The West Kimberley Football League Indigenous Round saw a dramatic upset and fierce competition as teams battled it out for victory at the weekend. The Broome Saints defeated the Peninsula Bombers to take home the win in a major upeset down on Father McMahon Oval on Friday night. The Bombers took the lead in the first with Corey Phillips kicking the first three goals for the Peninsula side to take the lead while the Saints’ Johann Jack kicked two to keep the Saints in the game, 4.1 (25) to 3.1 (19) The Saints launched into the second term with a fury, kicking two back to back goals to put themselves in the lead. But the Bombers redoubled their efforts, kicking an additional three goals to put themselves back in front before the half-time siren, 7.2 (44) to 5.3 (33). The third belonged to the Saints who pushed themselves into the lead thanks to two goals from Jack late in the term, 8.6 (54) to 8.4 (52). The Saints pulled out all the stops in the final term, taking control of the ground and the scoring, with Jack once again kicking another two goals to seal the deal, 12.9 (81) to 9.7 (61). The Bombers’ Jack led the scoring for the match with an impressive six goals. Cable Beach took down the Broome Bulls down on Nipper Roe Oval on Friday night. The Greenbacks were put on the back foot in the first term as the Broome Bulls surged to the lead with two early term back to back goals followed by another in the last minute before the break, 3.3 (21) to 1.1 (7). But Cable Beach struck back in the second, taking full control of the ground to take the lead after plugging five goals, 6.4 (40) to 3.3 (21). Early efforts in the third term from the Bulls proved futile as several kicks missed their mark resulting in behinds as Cable Beach continued their steady march on the scoreboard, kicking an additional four goals, 8.8 (56) to 5.5 (35). The final term was a complete stalemate as both teams failed to get another goal chalked up on the board despite hard efforts from both teams which ultimately resulted in behinds, allowing Cable Beach to take home the win, 8.12 (60) to 5.8 (38). Cable Beach’s Chris Carstairs led the scoring on two goals. Down on Bidyadanga Oval on Saturday afternoon the Broome Towns defeated the Bidyadanga Emus. The two sides were neck and neck for the first three quarters before Towns ran away with the match in the final term, 12.8 (80) to 10.8 (67). Broome Towns’ Brennan Stack Snr led the scoring with five goals. In the women’s competition, Cable Beach defeated the Broome Bulls down on Nipper Roe Oval on Friday night, 9.11 (65) to 0.1 (1). The Peninsula Bomber collected a flawless victory against the Broome Saints down on Father McMahon Oval on Friday night, 11.13 (79) to 0.0 (0). And the Broome Towns decimated the Bidyadanga Emus down on Bidyadanga Oval on Saturday afternoon, 17.11 (113) to 1.0 (6).