By Tyler Lewis
MORNINGTON PENINSULA NEPEAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE
DIVISION TWO
Despite falling short of victory, Devon Meadows will take a lot out of its top of the table clash with Langwarrin.
The Panthers surged ahead in the third term to head into the final change with an eight-point lead over the unblemished Roos, but fell short in an entertaining final stanza.
Langwarrin kicked four majors to two in the fourth, to come away 10.9 (69) to 9.6 (60) victors.
Brandon White kicked three of the visitors nine, while Ty Kirkwood and Justin Kiss booted two.
The win for the Roos propels them a whopping five wins clear of the Panthers, who now hold onto second position by percentage.
Three sides – Devon Meadows, Chelsea and Karingal – sit on nine wins, with just four rounds remaining.
The Panthers have the easier draw of the three sides; with the bottom two outfits in that aforementioned remaining four.
Of those bottom two sides is Crib Point, which recorded its first win of the season with an after-the- siren win over Pearcedale.
Maggies left-footer Jett Bauer slotted the kick after the horn to deliver the 10.5 (65) to 9.9 (63) win.
The agony of losing after the siren has been felt twice by the Panthers this year, who suffered a similar script just four rounds ago against Chelsea.
The loss has now pushed Pearcedale out of the top five.
In other results: Chelsea 10.13 (73) defeated Tyabb 6.9 (45); Karingal (10.10 (70) defeated Hastings 3.4 (22); Somerville 8.7 (55) lost to Mornington 14.14 (98) and Rye 13.15 (93) defeated Seaford 11.17 (83).
LADDER: Langwarrin 56, Devon Meadows 36, Chelsea 36, Karingal 36, Somerville 32, Pearcedale 32, Rye 28, Mornington 28, Hastings 16, Crib Point 4, Tyabb 4.
FIXTURE: Hastings v Chelsea, Tyabb v Crib Point, Devon Meadows v Somerville, Karingal v Rye, Langwarrin v Seaford, Pearcedale v Mornington.
