April 18, 2016
The South Burnett Saints started this year’s season on a winning note by trouncing the Highfields Lions at Kingaroy’s Lyle Vidler Oval on Saturday.
The Saints won all four quarters, and clearly outclassed the Lions in three of them.
In the first quarter, the local team steamed away to a solid early lead, finishing 7.4 (46) to the Lions 1.3 (9).
The Saints kept up the pace in the second quarter, coming home 14.6-90 to the Lions 4.6-30 by half time.
But in the third stanza Highfields found new life and actually outpointed the Saints in a high-scoring stanza. Saints seemed to flag a little but still finished ahead 18.8 (116) to 9.8 (62).
The Saints finished the match solidly by adding another 46 points to their tally, while pegging the Lions back to two goals.
The final score was Saints 25.12 (162) against the Lions’ 11.8 (74).
Saints kickers were Ty Snow (8), Carl Stevenson (7), Nathan Trace (3), Adam Bowater (2), Kieran Askin, Matthew Patroni, Dylan Bowater, Brad Pressnell and Paul Judge.
For the Highfields Lions, goal kickers were Glen Clark (3), Lachlan Strachan (2), Jason Beadman (2), and Hayden Smith, Christopher Grundon, Colin Stewart and Luke Bianchi.
In other Darling Downs AFL matches over the weekend:
- South Toowoomba 10.8 (68) def. University Cougars 10.7 (67)
- Goondiwindi Hawks 19.10 (124) def. Warwick Redbacks 11.13 (79)
- Coolaroo Roos 21.20 (146) def. Dalby Swans 7.6 (48)
- Toowoomba Tigers 29.18 (192) def. Lockyer Valley 0.3 (3)
Next Saturday, April 23, the Saints men’s and women’s teams will travel to Dalby to play the Swans on their home turf at Dalby Swans Oval.
The Saints women’s team – who had a bye this week – will play their first round of the season at 1:30pm, and will be followed by the men’s match at 3:20pm.
