PDL | Katamatite falls as Yarroweyah returns to senior action

By Daniel Webb

May 3, 2022

Kicking off: Yarroweyah's Tom Scott strikes the ball. Photo by Steve Huntley

A fascinating Picola and District Football League season is taking shape with seven teams sitting on three wins after round five.

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In the closest game of the round, Picola United came away with a tight, 10-point victory over Katamatite.

The game at the Picola Recreation Reserve could have gone either way, with Katamatite leading by five points at quarter time before holding a small three-point buffer at the main break.

Picola United ran away with the game in the third quarter, outscoring the Tigers by 20 points to enter the last term 17 points in front.

The Tigers did well to keep the home side scoreless in the last quarter, but could not manage to come back, with Picola United winning 7.7 (49) to 5.9 (39).

United coach Darby Walsh said the game was very much played between the two 50-metre lines.

Wrapped up: Yarroweyah's Dylan Langshaw tackles his opponent. Photo by Steve Huntley

“It was a really contested game, a lot of stoppages in the middle of the ground and I think we were just lucky that we stuck to our structures really well,” Walsh said.

“We went in there with a few things we wanted to work on and we were able to work on them and hit our KPIs across the board and come away with the win.”

Walsh believed the low-scoring contest was due to a close midfield battle, with the weather only having an impact when it came to goal kicking accuracy.

“We took a bit of belief and a bit of confidence out of Saturday’s game in that it was our first game this year where we’ve played four quarters of football.”

It was an impressive win for United, who now sits in sixth, with Katamatite in fourth.

Winners: Yarroweyah under-14s players celebrating in the clubrooms after the match. From left: Colby Humpheries, Soulisack Harrison, Jett Trist, Blake Trist, Hunter Iskov, Archie Patterson. Photo by Keeley Letson

In other Picola and District results from the region, Tocumwal was in fine form against Blighty, winning by 130 points.

Strathmerton will be disappointed by its result against Berrigan, falling by 42 points.

Meanwhile, Yarroweyah played its first game of senior football for the season on Saturday away to Mathoura.

The unique spectacle came about due to Yarroweyah not having a senior team and Mathoura not having a reserves, with the decision being made to have Yarroweyah’s reserves take on Mathoura’s seniors.

While Mathoura managed a convincing 19.16 (130) to 4.5 (29), the game showed the spirit of community football is alive and well, with the decision to have each side play each other benefiting the clubs, the leagues and the players.