Sport

Take a Luc-a

By Owen Sinclair

Jul 22, 2025

Cobram's Hugh Hyde and Sam Beasley fly for a contested mark. Credit: Mary Hyde. Photo by Contributed

With finals only a month away, Cobram enjoyed a productive day at the office when it hosted Finley for round 14 of Murray League action.

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What began as a steady rain of Cobram majors in the first half of the seniors clash quickly turned into a downpour of Cobram goals after the main break.

Luca Allen was deadly for the Tigers in front of goal, securing a season-best five majors, complemented by Ben Ryan with four and Hunter Verhoeven who kicked three.

On debut for Cobram was Lenny Power, 15, who kicked a fourth-quarter major.

Lenny Power, 15, pictured here with thirds coach John Brunskill, made his seniors debut in style by booting a major. Source: CFNC. Photo by Contributed

The final siren sounded with a sigh of relief from the Cats, closing a 24.13 (157) to 3.6 (24) thrashing that has bumped Cobram up into third place, displacing Mulwala.

Around the traps, there was something in the air at Hardinge St Oval as Barooga fell by just nine points, 6.8 (44) to 5.5 (35), to the Rams after the embattled Hawks found new life after back-to-back goals from Ashley Rigby and Nick Dore in the second term.

Meanwhile, Cobram’s reserves ran riot over their Finley counterparts, sharing the goal-kicking spoils with a sense of communal spirit between Harrison Bell, Chase Hardwidge, Reeve Verhoeven and vice-captain Koby Withers, who kicked three majors apiece.

In perhaps a sign of things to come, English import Harris McCarthy added his name to the Cobram scoresheet for the first time since picking up a Sherrin.

It was enough to keep the Cats scoreless until the third quarter, with the final siren handing the win to Cobram, 21.17 (143) to 0.1 (1).

Cobram faces ninth-placed Tongala at Tongala this weekend, while Barooga hosts undefeated Congupna at home.