VAFA football
Westbourne Grammarians will find it hard to make up the ground required to reach the Victorian Amateur Football Association division 4 finals. The Warriors suffered an 88-point loss to undefeated Hawthorn on Saturday and slid two games and percentage outside the four with three rounds remaining. The Warriors will host lowly Southern Dragons at Westbourne Grammar School on Saturday. Point Cook’s slim finals hopes were extinguished in a 21-point loss to West Brunswick.
NPL soccer
Two wins inside a week have given Werribee City a second wind in the National Premier League. The Bees leapt out of the relegation places with wins against Pascoe Vale (2-0) on Tuesday night and Dandenong Thunder (2-1) on Sunday. The Bees will face league leaders South Melbourne away on Sunday.
Women’s football
Wyndhamvale’s Jess Cameron booted 10 of her side’s 12 goals in a 54-point win over Golden Point Dragons in the Victorian Women’s Football League’s division 3/4 competition. Cameron has been a revelation for the Falcons, who are on unbeaten on top of the ladder.
TAC Cup
A best-on-ground performance from Corey Ellis helped the Western Jets to a 53-point win over the Sandringham Dragons on Saturday. Ellis showed why he will be sought after by a number of AFL clubs in this year’s draft, racking up a lot of ball around the ground and kicking a goal in his side’s 14.14 (98) to 6.9 (45) win. He was joined in the Jets’ best by Mark Orr and Brayden Monk. The Jets are fifth on the ladder and trail fourth-placed North Ballarat Rebels by one game.
Baseball
Melbourne Ballpark in Altona will host an Australian Baseball League all-star game on December 17. The game will showcase the best players from the national league in a representative game between Team Australia and Team World.
