Lions pull off upset against ladder leaders Hale

An action-packed double-header between the WASPs and Westside Wolves men’s and women’s sides at Lemnos Field kicked-off a massive round of All Flags Premier League action.

A thrilling contest in the men’s match saw WASPs snatch the victory of Wolves in the final minutes of the match; Wolves managed to gain a 2-1 lead over the side but goals to Paul Robertson and Jayme Walsh in the 48^th and 52^nd minutes respectively secured the win for WASPs.

In the women’s match, it was Wolves who dominated, defeating WASPs 4-0 in a strong performance by the side.

Wolves and Perth Thundersticks squad member Candyce Peacock starred with the final two goals of the match.

Whitford put in a massive effort against Hale in the men’s competition but still remain winless after a narrow 3-2 loss to the side.

Hale’s Liam Flynn continues to add to his goals tally for the season, scoring two in the match to bring his total goals this year to 12.

A double-header between the men’s and women’s Curtin University and Melville sides saw Melville claim 5-1 and 4-1 drubbings in wet conditions at Perth Hockey Stadium at Curtin University.

Meanwhile at Lemnos Field, Suburban Lions pulled off the upset of the round, defeating equal first-placed Hale 3-2 in a thrilling contest.

After going up 2-1, the victory was snatched from Hale through goals to Claire Messent and Georgina Dowd, which sees the Lions now climb to seventh on the table.

The race for the pole position on the table is heating up further, with first-placed Vic Park only securing a 0-0 draw against UWA in a toughly-fought contest.

Wolves and UWA now sit at the heels of the top two sides in Vic Park and Hale, with the next few rounds shaping up to be the most important of the season with finals spots up for grabs.

Vic Park dominated in the men’s match against UWA, securing a 5-2 victory in a strong offensive performance with five individual goal-scorers.

YMCC remains winless in the women’s competition, after losing to North Coast Raiders 5-1; the men’s side losing 2-0 to the second-placed Reds side sees them sit at fifth on the table.

Shanea Tonkin starred in the women’s match for Raiders, securing a hat-trick to lead them to a strong victory.

In the final match of the round, Fremantle Cockburn claimed a 2-0 victory over Old Guildfordians Mundaring.

For all results on the All Flags Premier League, click here.

RESULTS

Friday 16 July

Men’s Westside Wolves 2 def. by WASPs 3

Goals:

Wolves – Elliot Barton (3’), Patrick Andrew (43’)

WASPs – Jayme Walsh (39’) (52’), Paul Robertson (48’)

Women’s Westside Wolves 4 def. WASPs 0

Goals:

Wolves – Madi Ratcliffe (23’), Elly Buckley (24’), Candyce Peacock (30’) (58’)

Saturday 17 July

Men’s Whitford 2 def. by Hale 3

Goals:

Whitford – Lynden Ross (14’), Nathan Ephraums (30’)

Hale – Liam Flynn (23’) (40’), Geoff Cock (49’)

Women’s Curtin University 1 def. by Melville 4

Goals:

Curtin – Sarah Byrnes (57’)

Melville – Kim Hocking (19’) (60’), Naomi Evans (43’), Beatriz Monger-Molowny (55’)

Women’s Suburban Lions 3 def. Hale 2

Goals:

Lions – Meg McCaffrey (19’), Claire Messent (36’), Georgina Dowd (57’)

Hale – Mikaela Truskinger (23’), Line Malan (32’)

Men’s Curtin University 1 def. by Melville 5

Goals:

Curtin – Lucas Allen (22’)

Melville – Justin McDougall (25’), Ryan Hyder (28’) (51’), Ben Staines (38’), Mitchell Tate (42’)

Sunday 18 July

Women’s YMCC 1 def. by North Coast Raiders 5

Goals:

YMCC – Hayley Padget (48’)

Raiders – Shanea Tonkin (14’) (17’) (48’), Robin Walsh (23’), Annie Gibbs (30’)

Women’s Vic Park 0 draw UWA 0

Men’s Vic Park 5 def. UWA 2

Goals:

Vic Park – Ben Taylor (6’), Aiden Lowes (9’), Kye Stirrat (12’), Brodie Sarre (24’), Jason Gabriel (50’)

UWA – Harry Golding (16’), Frank Main (55’)

Men’s YMCC 0 def. by Reds 2

Goals:

Reds – Chaz Davies (21’), James Cameron (49’)

Men’s Fremantle Cockburn 2 def. Old Guildfordians Mundaring 0

Goals:

Fremantle Cockburn – Declan Spencer (1’), Matt Bird (18’)