It was a tough day of footy for the Bloods against Echuca.
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An undermanned side took the long drive to Echuca with four players under 16.
They did very well to hold their own, however Echuca were too good on the day.
Final score: Tocumwal 5.7 (37) lost to Echuca Untied 16.19 (115).
Best: Jordan Lavis, Mitch Collins Bye, Kade Rowe, Ash Scott, Blair Eddy and Andrew Dickins.
Goals: Kade Rowe 2, Brock McCabe 1, Charles McKenna, Ash Scott.
Awards: 1st Incentive - Ash Scott; 2nd Incentive - Blair Eddy; 3rd Incentive - Harvey White.
The long road trip to Echuca saw a couple of club legends and old boys pull on the jersey to help fill the numbers in the reserves, as the Bloods were yet again short on personnel.
Echuca got off to a great start, with a nice breeze.
Their young legs were able to spread the ball well from the contest and deliver accurately into their forward line, giving the Bloods defenders a difficult task and creating plenty of headaches for the coaching panel.
In the second quarter a few jobs were handed out to stop the bleeding.
Drew Eddy and Harry John were given tasks to stick to a couple of players and were able to do a good job.
However, a couple of players went down with injuries forcing the Bloods down to one on the bench.
In the end Echuca showed far more class and ran out convincing winners.
Thanks to Dave Farrell, Al Saraikin and Scotty Baldwin for helping us out.
Final score: Tocumwal 0.4 (4) lt Echuca United 21.16 (142).
Best: Drew Eddy, Jordan Findlay, Alex Saraikin, Jarrod Saliba, Chris Stott, Ken Chellew.
Awards: 1st Incentive - Drew Eddy; Farmer’s Arms Hotel Award - Jordan Findlay; Baldwin’s Farms Thursday night dinner award - Jarrod Saliba; IGA voucher - Jay Buckley.
The thirds boys came out firing in windy conditions.
It was a tight contest in the first quarter with neither side really dominating.
The second quarter saw the young Bloods start to get their game going and held a very handy three goal lead at half-time.
During the third quarter, Echuca came out firing and the Toc boys switched off. It allowed Echuca to utilise the strong breeze to their advantage.
The last quarter was another arm wrestle, but unfortunately Echuca just pipped the boys by six points.
Final score: Tocumwal 6.7 (43) lt Echuca United 7.7 (49).
Best: Logan White, Cody Palmer, Pacey Haebich, Nate Grieves, Jirra Letcher, Joe Barker.
Goals: Liam Sutton 2, Charlie Locke 1, Will O’Connell, Logan White, Nate Grieves.
Awards: Ed Thompson $20 award - Logan White; Wingates $10 award - Jay Dickens; Palmer Excavations award - Joe Barker; Baldwins Farms $12 Thursday night dinner award - Cody Palmer.
The fourths had no answer to Echuca’s charge on Saturday, and were scoreless.
Echuca kicked away to finish the game at 16.18 (114).
Best: Chace Brunskill, Sean Lykissas, Heath Mansell, Cooper Quick, Lucas Baron, Oliver East.
Awards: Ice Creamery award - Oliver East; Donny Tainton $10 Canteen voucher - Sean Lykissas; Paul Quick & Peter Absolom $10 award - Chace Brunskill; Toc News and Lotto - Oliver East.
A last half comeback in the under-12s game on Wednesday saw Toc come within three points of taking out the game.
It was the best game of the season so far.
Final score: Tocumwal 4.2 (26) lt St Peter’s Saints 4.5 (29).
Awards: Cinema Award - Brett Bird; Pharmacy $5 Award - Henry Tuck; Wingates Sport Award - Archie Matters.
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