Bairnsdale has gone down in another tight Gippsland League match, this time to succumbing to Warragul late at Western Park last Saturday during round six.
It was Warragul’s second win of the season, holding a determined Redlegs combination at bay when they threatened to run away with the game in the final quarter.
The Gulls led most of the day, eventually winning by 10 points, but Bairnsdale was always within striking distance and looked capable of stealing a match it didn’t deserve to win.
Warragul led by seven points at three quarter time before Bairnsdale kicked the first two goals (Logan Austin and Link McKenna) of the final term to hit the front and many thought with momentum might have been enough to see it through, but Warragul wasn’t finished.
The Gulls booted three of the last four goals to keep their season alive.
IMAGE: Bairnsdale’s Ricky Tatnell takes a tackle from Warragul’s Lucas Carter during the Redlegs’ 10-point round six Gippsland League loss to the Gulls at Western Park last Saturday. Bairnsdale is now outside the top five and will be looking to bounce back into finals contention following a week’s rest. (Photos: Warragul Gazette)
