Waaltij Marawar defeated Euro-Yroke by 14 points at RSEA Park on Saturday

By AFL.com.au’s Jainarayan Tiwari

WAALITJ Marawar came out of the box with a phenomenal fourth quarter to secure a 14-point win over Euro-Yroke at RSEA Park on Saturday afternoon.

After a disappointing loss against Essendon last week, Waalitj ground down the hosts to produce the gutsy come-from-behind 6.6 (42) to 4.4 (28) victory.

First-year sensation Kayla Dalgleish and Ella Roberts kicked two goals each in the final term to bring their side alive late after Euro-Yroke dominated the opening three quarters with their aggressive approach.

Roberts finished with 23 disposals, nine marks, seven tackles and three clearances to have a strong say in the game.

Euro-Yroke started hot, with Jesse Wardlaw (two goals, 16 disposals, seven marks) immediately having an early impact, marking strongly and kicking the team’s first goal.

The home side moved the ball with precision and aggression, executing several chains of passes to keep Waalitj under pressure from the start.

Initially, Waalitj Marawar struggled to convert, thanks largely to Charlotte Baskaran’s midfield pressure which included three tackles in the first quarter.

Offering strong support for Wardlaw, J’Noemi Anderson also kicked two goals and had 13 disposals.

Waalitj midfielder Lucia Painter, who earned the round one Telstra Rising Star nomination after kicking three goals on debut, added her first for the match in the fifth minute of the second quarter and again looked promising.

Euro-Yroke looked in complete control up until three-quarter time, but the visitors had different plans, with Euro-Yroke’s lack of awareness costing them as they missed out on some opportunities and allowed Waalitj Marawar to surge home.

EURO-YROKE              1.2    3.2   4.3   4.4 (28)
WAALITJ MARAWAR   0.0    1.3   1.4   6.6 (42)

GOALS
Euro-Yroke: Wardlaw 2, Anderson 2
Waalitj Marawar: Roberts 2, Dalgleish 2, Painter, Thomas

BEST
Euro-Yroke: Wardlaw, Anderson, Baskaran, Ott
Waalitj Marawar: Roberts, Dalgleish, Thomas, Britton

INJURIES
Euro-Yroke: Nil
Waalitj Marawar: Nil

Crowd: TBC at RSEA Park