Round 10 - Saturday June 27, 2015
Riverina Football Netball League
Venue: Griffith Exies Oval 2.10pm
Umpires: Alex Manley and Paul McKelvie (RUA)
Griffith ...................... 3.4 .. 7.5 .. 8.7 .. 11.8 (74)
Leeton-Whitton ...... 2.3 .. 6.6 .. 9.10 .. 11.12 (78)
GRIFFITH: Kieran Hume, Richard Malone, James Fallon; Sam Daniel, James Taylor, Tom Groves; Daniel Peruzzi, Chris Cerato, Joey Schirripa*; Michael Duncan, James Toscan, Will Griggs; Jonathon Gastin, Henry Delves, Dean Crack; Josh Hamilton, Brandon Mathews, Ben King; James Keenan, Tim Matheson, Ben Tarr
LEETON-WHITTON: Isaac Houghton, Craig Townsend, Will Wakeman; Tom Morton, Mitchell Heaslip, Brad Boots; Danyan Evans, Ben Curley, Lucas Meline; Cam Grigg, Tom Meline, Mitchell Hardie; Bryce O'Garey, Kodie O'Malley, Michael Wescombe; Neil Irwin, Toby Conroy, Jayden Lehman; Daniel Delaney, Ben Elwin, Tom Handsaker
GOALS
Griffith: W Griggs 3, J Toscan 2, H Delves 2, M Duncan 2, B King 2
Leeton-Whitton: N Irwin 3, T Conroy, B Boots, C Grigg, M Hardie, B O'Garey, M Wescombe, T Handsaker, T Meline
BEST PLAYERS
Griffith: B King, T Groves, J Hamilton, S Daniel, W Griggs, M Duncan
Leeton-Whitton: T Conroy, N Irwin, B Boots, B. O'Garey, B Curley, M Heaslip
SENIOR DEBUT: Joey Schirripa
A summary of match report, with thanks
The Griffith Swans are ruing lost opportunity to climb the Riverina Football League ladder after suffering a heart-breaking four-point loss to Leeton-Whitton at Exies Oval on Saturday. The Swans went down 11.12 (68) to 11.8 (74) after holding narrow leads at quarter time and the major break. Leeton-Whitton, second on the ladder, made their move in the third quarter, a three-goal term helping them to a nine-point lead.

The Swan booted the first major in the last quarter to move within three, but the Crows kicked the next two before going on to record their eighth win of the season.  In a losing effort, Queanbeyan recruits Ben King and Will Griggs were outstanding for the home side, while Toby Conroy starred for the Crows. Swans coach Brandon Mathews said the defeat could prove costly later in the season with the competition so tight. “That’s the third or fourth game we’ve lost by under a goal. It’s getting to the stage where honourable losses aren’t really acceptable,” he said. “We’re really shooting ourselves in the foot. While it was good to get that close, we’re a good footy side.  “If we played to our potential, we’d be up in the pointy end of the ladder. “It’s very frustrating.”  (By Andrew Piva – The Area News, Monday June 29, 2015).

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OTHER MATCHES - SAT: Ganmain-GGM 15.11 (101) def Narrandera 7.10 (52), Mangoplah-CUE 12.14 (86) def Collingullie-GP 3.8 (26); SUN: Wagga 17.14 (116) def Turvey Park 3.3 (21); Coolamon, bye.

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Reserves: Griffith 20.13 (133) def Leeton-Whitton 6.4 (40)
Goals: C Moore 11, T Howard 4, D Dunbar 2, Tom Valeri 2, D Spratt
Best Players: T Bruns, C Moore, J Crowe, Tom Valeri, T Howard, D Villata
Under 17: Griffith 23.14 (152) def Leeton-Whitton 2.8 (20)
Goals: S Foley 6, T Clarke 4, A Coldwell 3, L O'Dwyer 2, A McDermott , B Chambers, N Richards, M Forbes, C Triggs, E Faiva, C Lane, J Spencer
Best Players: S.Foley, A Coldwell, T Clarke, L O'Dwyer, J Spencer, J Conlan