The Castlemaine Magpies made the trek to Wade Street to tackle Golden Square last Saturday in round nine action.
The Magpie Seniors were determined to get back on the winners’ list against the battling Bulldogs side.
Castlemaine wasted no time peppering the goals and were finally rewarded with a goal to Brodie Byrne.
Minutes later Byrne pegged his second giving the visitors a handy lead.
Golden Square fought back late in the term and finally got a goal on the board through Jack Stewart.
The Magpies led by 10 points at the change.
The Bulldogs continued to work hard early in the second term and added goals from Xavier Carter and Luke Holt before Castlemaine found another.
The Magpies maintained a slender two-point lead at half-time.
The spectators were in for a show in the third term with both sides rising to the challenge and kicking four goals apiece.
Castlemaine held on to a one-point advantage at the final change.
Sensing a whiff of a potential win the Bulldogs pulled out all the stops in the final term kicking three more goals and stifling the Magpies opportunities to score to snatch victory by 23 points.
Best for the Magpies were Ryan Eyre, Callum McConachy, Patrik Balta, Michael Hartley, Hunter Staples and Harrison Sheahan.
The Reserves were down early but to their credit fought their way back in the third and fourth terms going down by 30 points at the final siren.
Best for the Magpies were Alton Bracken, William Marks, Aidan Medlyn, Thomas Ford, Tyson Hickey and Luke Walters.
The Under 18s match was a real arm wrestle from start to finish. The Bulldogs pulled out to a 13-point lead at half-time, but the young Pies reeled them back in and were unlucky to go down by just two points at the final siren.
Best for the Magpies were Cooper Mark with 3 goals, Oscar Giddings, Chaz Holman, Jack Nuttall, Saxon Sieber-Hogg and Gabriel O’Sullivan.
NETBALL
On the netball court, A Reserve recorded a fantastic win 50-38 over the Bulldogs. Best on court was Madie Clifford.
B Grade lost 71-42 despite a top effort. Best on was Georgia Roberts.
B Reserve lost 81-17 in a tough battle. Best was Molly Chalkey.
The 17s also lost despite a superb effort 53-33. Best on was Anna Eliott.
THIS WEEKEND
This Saturday the Magpie football and netball sides will host Kangaroo Flat at the Camp Reserve, and the Magpie women’s football side will hit the road fresh from the bye and look to bounce back against Marong on Sunday June 29.
