Anakie broke through for its first win in almost four years amid scenes of jubilation at AA Semi Trailers Oval on Saturday June 17.
Anakie’s last win came in round 17 of the 2019 season and has regularly been on the end of some fearful thumpings since.
However, the town was in party mode on Saturday as the Roos defeated North Geelong by seven points.
The Roos booted six goals in the opening term and three more for the rest of the match as they held on in a tense final term against a team that was also winless this season.
Brodie Gillett, Robbie Milne and Jordan Kavanagh were superb for Anakie while Anthony Harding booted three goals.
Mitchell Habib and Charlie Smith were best for the Magpies, who now must regroup with a home game against Winchelsea this week.
Top side Thomson came away from East Geelong with a 48-point win.
A dominant third term set up the win with Brent Jacques (five goals) and Daniel Freeman (four) on fire in front of the sticks.
East Geelong is in fourth spot on the ladder and was well served by Ben Crombie and Mitchell Helmore.
Bannockburn came from behind to defeat Winchelsea.
Winch led by seven points going into the final term, but Banno held on in the dying stages to win by eight points with Connor Jervies and Kieran Fulton leading the way.
Lachlan Kendall and Caleb Brown were best for Winchelsea and Leigh Ellis kicked four goals.
Winchelsea is two games outside the top five while Bannockburn is in third spot.
Corio won its fourth game of the season with a 36-point triumph against Belmont.
Joel Bennett was the star with four goals while Destyn Burns also booted four. Corio is two games and a hefty chunk of percentage outside the five while the loss probably sealed Belmont’s fate as a nonfinals contender despite Ben Evans booting five majors.
Werribee Centrals is inside the top five after a 26-point win against Geelong West.
Matthew Miller and Harley Kilby were best for the Centurions while the loss sees the Giants two games outside the five.
Bell Post Hill cemented its spot in the top two, overcoming Inverleigh by 27 points with Dylan Witney and Boe Collins the stars.
It’s not all doom and gloom for Inverleigh, however. With a good percentage, the Hawks are a game off fifth spot and can mount a challenge although they face a tough challenge in the coming fortnight with matches against East Geelong and Thomson.
