AFTER missing the last couple of rounds due to injury, Calder Cannons’ Chloe Baker-West quickly made up lost ground in the absence of Oakleigh duo Chloe Bown and Bailee Martin in the Rookie Me Central Medal count. The Round 12 votes are in with just four matches played and a host of Vic Metro and Vic Country players absent.
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However missing Metro’s first national carnival match and only just returning from injury, Baker-West racked up 44 touches and the full five votes in a 26-point loss to Sandringham Dragons. She was joined with the perfect vote gathering by Metro teammate Josephine Bamford who starred through both the ruck and up forward in Eastern’s 35-point victory over Tasmania Devils.
Our Round 12 Player of the Week in Cleo Barbakas naturally earned best afield honours in the victory over Western Jets, while Dandenong Stingrays top-ager Indi Sherritt racked up 31 touches in a tough nine-point defeat against Geelong Falcons. Without any massive blowouts, the contributions were relatively evenly spread – bar Baker-West’s mammoth effort – which meant deciding votes was trickier than most weeks.
Given Vic Metro faces Western Australia over in Perth on Sunday, the likes of Oakleigh, Calder, Northern Knights, Eastern Ranges and Western Jets will still be under strength and they all take on non-metropolitan sides in Round 13.
ROUND 12 VOTES
Calder Cannons 2.5 (17) def. by Sandringham Dragons 6.7 (43)
5 – Chloe Baker-West (Calder Cannons)
4 – Chloe Williams (Sandringham Dragons)
3 – Claudia Kogler (Sandringham Dragons)
2 – Maya Duane (Sandringham Dragons)
1 – Isabel Koster (Sandringham Dragons)
Western Jets 2.3 (15) def. by Oakleigh Chargers 7.9 (51)
5 – Cleo Barbakas (Oakleigh Chargers)
4 – Teagan Murtic (Oakleigh Chargers)
3 – Scarlett Bown (Oakleigh Chargers)
2 – Tayla Olivieri (Western Jets)
1 – Isabella Mazzei (Oakleigh Chargers)
Geelong Falcons 5.7 (37) def. Dandenong Stingrays 4.4 (28)
5 – Indi Sherritt (Dandenong Stingrays)
4 – Lily Brittain (Dandenong Stingrays)
3 – Alana Mulvahil (Geelong Falcons)
2 – Ally Lappin (Geelong Falcons)
1 – Kate O’Brien (Geelong Falcons)
Tasmania Devils 4.2 (26) def. by Eastern Ranges 9.7 (61)
5 – Josie Bamford (Eastern Ranges)
4 – Priya Bowering (Tasmania Devils)
3 – Jordyn Allen (Eastern Ranges)
2 – Brylee Anderson (Eastern Ranges)
1 – Mia Anderson (Tasmania Devils)
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