Porky’s defeated Phoenix 10 tries to five in Sale touch last Wednesday night.
Porky’s scored six unanswered tries in the first half, but Phoenix lifted after the break, scoring five tries, four of which came from Alli Falconer.
Of the 27 tries scored this season by Phoenix, 13 have been made by the Falconer girls – Alli with six and Lexi seven.
Monash University Touch Football Club president Theo Green made a welcome return to Sale for a one-off appearance, scoring a try for Phoenix.
Cam Stuart top-scored for Porky’s with four tries.
Ellie Roache scored the first try of the game, and finished the match with three. Roache’s tries were a highlight of her team’s win and is now second on the female try-scoring competition, only one behind Porky’s Mia Van de Vyver on 10.
Brodie Towers also scored three tries, and leads the male try-scoring competition with 24.
Best players were Towers, Jonah Mears, Gavin Byrne, Alli Falconer and Roache.
MUSTANGS, led by Corey Siebel, resumed its winning way, defeating Shred Zepelin 7-4.
Both teams are on 24 points with Mustangs ahead on percentage.
Mustangs led 4-3 at half-time, and added three tries to one in the second half. The difference was that Mustangs had players in reserve.
The pass of the night was made by Shred Zeppelin’s Jayden Bisson, throwing the ball 30 metres to Naomi Sipos, who did not let him down, scoring a brilliant try.
The other scorers were Sean Rogers with two and Bisson one.
Zac Pattison top-scored for Mustangs with two, while Zoe Curran, Rob Hannah, Emily McGovern and Alex Rennex each scored one.
Rennix made a welcome return to the field following several weeks on the sideline. His colourful game skills were missed during his absence.
Maurice Yanez played his first game in the local competition, and as a soccer player brought his ball skills with him.
TOMORROW night from 6.30pm, Porky’s will play Shred Zeppelin (referee Phoenix), Phoenix plays Mustangs from 7.20pm (referee Porky’s).
