Castlemaine Football Netball Club travelled to Tannery Lane to tackle Strathfieldsaye Storm in the Pat Cronin Round last Saturday.
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The Magpie side started the match on a positive note kicking three goals to Storm’s two and led by 10 points at quarter-time.
Both teams continued to strive for an edge in the second term with Castlemaine kicking another 3.3 and Strath 4.2 to hold a slender one point lead at half-time.
Storm clamped down on the Magpie forwards in the third stanza keeping them to just six points, while smashing through seven majors to blow the margin out to 40 points at the final change.
Castlemaine managed to squeeze another goal through in the early stages of the final term, but Strathfieldsaye kicked three more to put the result beyond doubt and win the match by 55 points.
Best for the Magpies were Hunter Staples with 2 goals, Callum McConachy, Zackary Derksen, Zavier Murley, Darby Semmens and Rhys Jenkins.
The Reserves faced a tough adversary in the Storm. The Magpies held their own in a scrappy first quarter to be down by just 14 points at quarter-time.
But Storm dominated the remaining three terms to run out winners by 71 points.
Best for Castlemaine were Ben McConachy, Jack Nuttall, Patrick Kroschel, Declan Slingo, Alec Staples and Joshua Tull.
The Under 18s also had a challenging day against a powerhouse Storm outfit.
Strath flew out of the blocks smashing through six consecutive goals to leave the Magpies reeling in the first term. However, Castlemaine found a much-needed major as the clock ticked down.
The second quarter mirrored the first and Storm held a 63-point advantage by half-time.
To their credit, the Magpie defence managed to hold Storm to just four goals in the second half, but Castlemaine could only manage eight points of their own and eventually lost by 89 points.
Best for Castlemaine were Fraser McAinch and Harper Kneebone with a goal each, Joshua Tull, Benjamin Lalit, Jack Archer and Alex Welch.
Women’s football and netball results were not available at the time of going to press.
This Friday evening the Castlemaine Women’s football side host Sandhurst under lights at the Camp Reserve from 7.30pm.
Saturday Castlemaine will play host to Gisborne.
Sponsors Day and 1996 Reunion
The Castlemaine FNC Life Members, Sponsors Day and 1996 Reserves Reunion is coming up this Saturday May 9. Life Members, valued sponsors and members of the ’96 Reserves team are invited to join the Magpies for light refreshments in the clubrooms during the Senior men’s game against Gisborne. The club looks forward to welcoming you all!