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Gunners and Wests battled it out to a 1-all draw in Saturday’s 2nd Division clash, where both teams seemed very evenly matched<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

April 19, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gunners’ First Division side proved too strong for Wests in the fourth round of this year’s South Burnett Football League competition when the two teams met in Kingaroy on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The purple and golds triumphed over their rivals 2-1 in a fiercely fought match that saw the Gunners recover from a Wests goal in the first half with two of their own in the second half.<\/p>\n

The last time the two teams met was in the first round of this year’s competition in mid-March.<\/p>\n

On that occasion, Gunners walked away from the park with a sound 5-nil victory.<\/p>\n

But Wests have clearly improved during the last four weeks, and will be an interesting side to watch as the season progresses.<\/p>\n

In Second Division, the two teams proved more evenly matched, battling it out to a 1-all draw.<\/p>\n

In this case, it was Gunners who showed improvement.<\/p>\n

Last time they met, Wests had taken the big points with a 2-1 win.<\/p>\n

But in what was almost a repeat of their last encounter, Wests women were all over the Gunnettes, soundly trouncing their opponents 6-2.<\/p>\n

Again, Gunnettes showed improvement over the 5-nil thrashing they received from Wests women last time, and no doubt they will be keen to keep on lifting their game as the season unfolds.<\/p>\n

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The Panthers took out the 2nd Division match against Barambah 3-1, but the northerners were not disgraced; Barambah men often have to double up to field a 1st Division side<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In Wondai, Nanango’s Panthers gave Barambah a clawing, winning all three divisions by large margins.<\/strong><\/p>\n

To be fair, Barambah men are suffering the same player shortage they suffered last season.<\/p>\n

This is forcing a number of their 2nd Division players to play in 1st Division as well – a brutal regimen that naturally shows in the side’s results.<\/p>\n

So it was not surprising that in Saturday’s First Division clash, the Panthers walked away comfortable 10-nil winners over a clearly exhausted Barambah.<\/p>\n

But in Second Division – which was played earlier in the day – the competition was tighter and probably a truer measure of Barambah’s strength.<\/p>\n

While the Panthers won this too, the margin was a much tighter 3-1 and the play was more evenly matched.<\/p>\n

Much the same also applied in the Women’s Division, where the ferocious Nanango side scored a 4-1 victory over Barambah, but not easily.<\/p>\n

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Nanango women’s captain Cassie Kelly anxiously waits for the ball to drop within reach in Saturday’s Women’s Division match, watched closely by Barambah’s Elle Mollenhauer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Next week’s matches will be played in Kingaroy and Wondai on Saturday, April 23.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Wondai, Barambah will play Gunners:<\/p>\n