University put foot down in wa amateurs

Mark HooperThe West Australian Reigning WA amateur premiers University are putting their collective foot down as the 2015 season approaches the half-way mark. They struggled to put decent

scores together in the first month and lost two of their first five games. But that has changed in the past three rounds with big wins against Mt Lawley, West Coast and their latest victim

in round eight on Saturday, Kelmscott, 20.11 to 12.4. The students have booted 53 goals in the past three matches with a spread of contributors, the latest being Sean Trombetta and Ben

Anderson who each kicked five on Saturday. Uni were 79 points up at three-quarter time but Kelmscott — now in fourth place — kicked seven goals in the final term to bring the margin back.

University have taken over second place on the ladder from Fremantle CBC, who fought valiantly at home but fell by a mere two points to top team Trinity Aquinas, 7.12 to 7.10. Ryan Murphy

kicked four goals for TAs to give him 29 for the season, three ahead of West Coast’s Brad Bennet. Bennet booted five in fifth-placed West Coast’s 12-point win at North Fremantle, 10.9 to

8.9. Wesley Curtin stayed in touch with the top five in another nail-biter, 11.9 to 11.5, at North Beach. The loss is even more painful for North Beach because Kalamunda won their first game

of the season, 12.12 to 8.7 over bottom team Mt Lawley. North Beach (2-6) are only one win ahead of the Hills team in relegation territory. In B Grade, former Fremantle and Claremont star

Byron Schammer pulled on the boots for the first time this year to help the team he coaches, Collegians, beat Wembley 12.13 to 8.8. Harry Doyle kicked five goals for Collegians. Scarborough

stormed to the top of the ladder with a 58-point thrashing of previous leader Swan Athletic, 16.11 to 7.7. GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM THEWEST.COM.AU IN YOUR INBOX. Sign up for our emails