MORWELL and Moe will look to make amends for round 11 losses in the Gippsland League when they go head-to-head on Sunday.
The Tigers never appeared to challenge Sale in an extensive 81-point loss away.
But the Lions will think of last weekend’s game as the one that got away, with 2015 premier Traralgon turning a two-goal deficit at the last change into a 24-point victory.
Regardless, Moe coach James Blaser was proud of the effort his “undermanned” side put in and admitted it would be a tough slog to change the team come round 12.
“Traralgon are a good side and they had a few classy players turn up in the last 15 minutes of the game,” Blaser said.
“I was pretty proud of the effort we had; we were undermanned and have a fair few injuries. The guys really stood out and were really good all day.”
Moe sits three rungs higher than Morwell at seventh on the table and boasts a round three win.
But Blaser said his side would still respect the bottom-placed Tigers, who recently turned out to play against Traralgon to nab a one-point ball-game.
“Last time we played them (Morwell) they were really quick in the forward line,” Blaser said.
“They’ve got some really good players who can win them the game.
“We can’t go in and expect them to have the same performance as last weekend (against Sale), we will go in tough and expect a good challenge.”
Likewise Morwell coach Joel Soutar is looking forward to the challenge after a disappointing performance at the weekend.
He said the Tigers would look at a few things this week and try to put a four-quarter effort together against the Lions.
“The last few weeks we’ve been going alright and we went out on the weekend and didn’t put out the performance we were after,” Soutar said.
“I think we’ve got to bring our pressure and effort to be in the game straightaway.
“Our starts the last couple of weeks haven’t been the best, we have to get the early scoreboard pressure.”
First bounce for the Morwell-Moe clash will be at 2.20pm on Sunday at Moe Recreation Reserve.
In other round 12 matches, Bairnsdale will challenge Warragul at home, Leongatha travels to Maffra, Wonthaggi will host Sale and Traralgon takes on Drouin on home turf.
With seven rounds to go, an undefeated Leongatha side sits two games clear on top of the table, followed by Maffra, Traralgon, Wonthaggi Power and Warragul respectively.
Maffra v Leongatha
(1969 – 2016)
All matches: Played 110, Maffra 57, Leongatha 53
At Maffra: Played 49, Maffra 32, Leongatha 17
Last 10 matches: Maffra 6, Leongatha 4
Last win at Maffra: Maffra 2014, Leongatha 2015
Last five years at Maffra: Maffra 3, Leongatha 2
Last three matches
2015 (L) Maffra 14.11 (95) d Leongatha 9.9 (63)
2015 (Preliminary Final at Morwell) Leongatha 19.9 (123) d Maffra 10.18 (78)
2016 (L) Leongatha 13.11 (89) d Maffra 4.4 (28)
Present winning sequence: Leongatha 2
Highest scores: Maffra 30.22 (202) (2006 and 2007), Leongatha 32.19.211 (1978)
Lowest scores: Maffra 1.3 (9) (1997), Leongatha 1.4 (10) (2002)
Greatest winning margin: Maffra 186 (2002), Leongatha 177 (1978)
Most goals (match): Maffra 14 A Burgiel (2007): Leongatha 9 C Brown (1994)
Moe v Morwell
(1932-53 (CGFL), 1954 – 2016)
All matches: Played 183, Moe 81, Morwell 99, drawn 3
At Moe: Played 84 Moe 42, Morwell 40, drawn 2
Last 10 matches: Moe 3, Morwell 7
Last win at Moe: Moe 2012, Morwell 2015
Last five years at Moe: Moe 2, Morwell 3
Last three matches
2015 (Moe) Morwell 14.12 (96) d Moe 5.9 (39)
2015 (Mw) Morwell 10.12 (72) d Moe 6.4 (40)
2016 (Mw) Moe 16.10 (106) d Morwell 10.13 (73)
Present winning sequence : Moe 1
Highest scores: Moe 23.13 (151) (1994), Morwell 44.15 (279) (1997)
Lowest scores: Moe 3.2 (20) (1953), Morwell 1.3 (9) (2001)
Greatest winning margin: Moe 106 (2001), Morwell 233 (1997)
Most goals (match): Moe 14 K Rainsford (1994): Morwell 13 D Jorgenson (1954), R Taylor (1997)
Wonthaggi v Sale
(1995-2004, 2010-16)
All matches: Played 44, Wonthaggi 27, Sale 17
At Wonthaggi: Played 19 Wonthaggi 14, Sale 5
Last 10 matches: Wonthaggi 3, Sale 7
Last win at Wonthaggi: Wonthaggi 2015, Sale 2014
Last five years at Wonthaggi: Wonthaggi 1, Sale 4
Last three matches
2015 (S) Sale 13.9 (87) d Wonthaggi 7.12 (54)
2015 (Elimination Final at Morwell) Wonthaggi 10.10 (70) d Sale 10.7 (67)
2016 (S) Sale 13.9 (87) d Wonthaggi 7.14 (56)
Present winning sequence: Sale 1
Highest scores: Wonthaggi 26.19 (175) (2001), Sale 30.15 (195) (1996)
Lowest scores: Wonthaggi 5.4 (34) (2012), Sale 5.7 (37) (1996)
Greatest winning margin: Wonthaggi 132 (2004), Sale 125 (1996)
Most goals (match): Wonthaggi 10 G Noonan (2004): Sale 12 M Ferguson (2011)
Bairnsdale v Warragul
(1960-1998, 2011-16)
All matches: Played 89, Bairnsdale 36, Warragul 53
At Bairnsdale: Played 42, Bairnsdale 21, Warragul 21
Last 10 matches: Bairnsdale 9, Warragul 1
Last win at Bairnsdale: Bairnsdale 2015, Warragul 1998
Last five years at Bairnsdale: Bairnsdale 5, Warragul 0
Last three matches
2015 (B) Bairnsdale 10.10 (70) d Warragul 9.6 (60)
2015 (W) Bairnsdale 6.11 (47) d Warragul 4.15 (39)
2016 (W) Bairnsdale 13.12 (90) d Warragul 11.11 (77)
Present winning sequence: Bairnsdale 8
Highest scores: Bairnsdale 34.20 (224) (2014), Warragul 22.30 (162) (1985)
Lowest scores: Bairnsdale 1.13 (19) (1998), Warragul 1.9 (15) (1963)
Greatest winning margin: Bairnsdale 202 (2014) Warragul 130 (1985)
Most goals (match): Bairnsdale 10 M Sellings (2011): Warragul 11 M Cumming (1997)
Traralgon v Drouin
(1909, 1936-40 (CGFL), 1960-64, 2005-16)
All matches: Played 47, Traralgon 35, Drouin 12
At Traralgon: Played 21, Traralgon 17, Drouin 4
Last 10 matches: Traralgon 10, Drouin 0
Last win at Traralgon: Traralgon 2015, Drouin 2007
Last five years at Traralgon: Traralgon 5, Drouin 0
Last three matches
2015 (T) Traralgon 16.19 (115) d Drouin 6.9 (45)
2015 (D) Traralgon 9.20 (74) d Drouin 7.4 (46)
2016 (D) Traralgon 19.16 (130) d Drouin 7.11 (53)
Present winning sequence: Traralgon 12
Highest scores: Traralgon 30.27 (207) (2014), Drouin 17.20 (122) (1936)
Lowest scores: Traralgon 4.9 (33) (1962), Drouin 0.1 (1) (2014)
Greatest winning margin: Traralgon 206 (2014), Drouin 53 (2010)
Most goals (match): Traralgon 9 T Johnston (2014), L Stockdale (2014): Drouin 7 J Hoskins (1936)
STATISTICS PROVIDED BY PAUL CARTER
