Kalgoorlie’s talented core of youngsters stepped-up in grand fashion when the squad grabbed an upset victory by one point, 7.3 (45) to 6.8 (44), against Mines Rovers on Saturday that highlighted round 13 in the Goldfields Football League.
Mines Rovers, entrenched in second spot with seven wins, were big favourites against a Kalgoorlie squad minus senior players Ricky Whitehead, Jack Varian and Dylan Clarke. That scenario was compounded by the late withdrawals of Jordan Angus, Max Taylor and Jack Martin, leaving coach Rick Butterfield’s hopes of a fourth win looking shaky after a scoreless first term. Mines Rovers managed just 1.
2 themselves to quarter-time, but their lead quickly blew out to 20 points when they kicked the first two goals of the second term. Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion. Glen Gascoyne finally got the Roos on the board with a goal at the seven-minute mark, but it was countered by the Diorites with Ethan Sambo’s major.
What followed was a stunning purple-patch from Kalgoorlie that altered the game’s dynamics and ultimately set them on a winning path. In a four-minute burst before half-time, the Roos piled on three goals that cut the half-time deficit to one point, and back-to-back goals to Lachlan Haythornthwaite and Macrae Akroyd early in the third term gave them the lead for the first time. Kalgoorlie held sway by three points at three-quarter-time and they landed a key blow with Gascoyne’s seco.
