After the siren goal sees Therry Penola win a thriller

The resumption of footy after the Easter break saw Therry Penola cause after-the-siren heartbreak for the Monash Blues’ faithful, in a moment that Daniel Cullian will remember with a goal after the siren to win the game on his debut. Kew and Old Peninsula continued to surge this week with two big wins, whilst Ormond also got over the line for their third consecutive win.

Ormond continued their undefeated run in 2025 with a 14-point victory over UHS-VU. The first quarter was relatively even with both sides experiencing passages of success and positive ball movement; however, it was the second quarter where the game opened up for Ormond.

The home side kicked five goals to UHS-VU’s two behinds to accumulate a healthy 35-point lead by half-time. In a remarkable turn of their fortunes, UHS-VU responded swiftly in the third quarter, piling eight goals onto the scoreboard to reduce their deficit to just nine points at three-quarter time.

Ormond managed to score the first two majors of the fourth term which gave them enough breathing room for the remainder of the quarter as they made it to the final siren and claimed the four points. Lachlan Crnogorac and Michael Corso finished the day with three and four goals for Ormond and UHS-VU, respectively.

A high scoring, thrilling final quarter, saw Therry Penola defeat the Monash Blues after the siren, by just one point. The first half belonged to Monash who were on paper the better side, taking a nine-point lead into the main break, however both teams would be ruing missed opportunities to execute in front of goal.

The Blues carried this momentum into the third quarter, building their lead-up to 19 points. It was clear at the start of the fourth quarter that a margin of 19 points could easily be overturned. This match was anyones for the taking and whichever side had the patience and resilience to execute a ‘four-quarter’ game would come out on top.

Therry Penola succeeded in kicking the first three goals of the last quarter to bring themselves right back into the contest. Monash quickly responded to put themselves back in front, but it was Therry Penola who finished the game as winners, thanks to after-the-siren heroics from Daniel Cullian who on debut, slotted the footy through the big sticks to claim victory for his side.

As Monash have found out, footy can be a cruel game, as despite their valiant efforts, they left this match with no points, whilst Therry Penola walked away with four points.

The Preston Bullants have landed themselves a top four spot with a 68-point victory over Elsternwick. Elsternwick started the game well with the opening goal, but Preston quickly fired back with three majors as they were successful in capitalising on opportunities inside 50. Preston continued this surge into the second quarter as they held the Wicks goal-less to lead by 35-points at half-time.

The Wicks clawed some ground back in the third quarter to give themselves a chance heading into the final term, but the Bullants were ultimately too strong as they piled on the pain with a further ten goals to win comfortably.

Elsternwick are yet to record their first win in Division 1, whilst Preston sit in the top four for now, with many teams hot on their heels. Alex Johnston and Dominic Douglas lead the way up front for Preston with five and four goals, respectively, whilst Elsternwick captain Julian Yeatman was influential for his side with five goals of his own.

Two of the strongest starters in Division 1 this season met-up at Scammell Reserve where Kew went home 39-point winners against Oakleigh. The first quarter was fairly slow by way of scoring, and whilst Oakleigh managed two goals, Kew’s forwards would’ve been causing frustration for their coaches as they kicked six behinds for no goals!

Kew’s inaccuracy turned into accuracy in the second term, as they quickly found their way in-front to kick five majors and hold Oakleigh goal-less to lead by 21-points at half-time. The Bears went on to continue to control the game throughout the third term, holding up well across the ground to deny Oakleigh scoring opportunities.

This was much the same throughout the final quarter as Kew claimed the four points to see them remain undefeated in their 2025 campaign. William Llewlyn continued his strong start to the season with six majors to take his tally this season to 15 goals from three games, whilst Nicholas Torpey, Tim Scott and Patrick Ioannidis were amongst the best players for Oakleigh.

Old Peninsula defeated Brunswick by 42 points, not without needing to overcome a deficit that accumulated early in the game. On their home ground, Brunswick had the perfect start with three goals in the first quarter whilst Old Peninsula could only manage two behinds to take a healthy lead into quarter-time.

Old Peninsula responded in the second quarter with five goals to Brunswick’s three that wound their deficit back to just seven-points and set-up an exciting second half. Momentum continued to shift the visitors way in the third quarter as Peninsula capitalised on opportunities and found themselves with a narrow six-point lead at three-quarter time, which could’ve been a lot higher if not for some inaccuracy in front of goal.

Ultimately, Brunswick could not keep up with a surging, fast-scoring Peninsula in the fourth quarter who controlled the play well to see themselves through to victory.

Round 4 is sure to see some movement on the ladder with well-matched teams scheduled to meet-up with one another.

Second placed Ormond hosts third placed Old Peninsula with both teams determined to keep their undefeated start to the season going. This will be both teams biggest challenge in the season thus far and is expected to be a close contest.

Another game that should be close is the Preston Bullants (4th) hosting Therry Penola (7th). Whilst the Bullants have notched up more wins on the board, Therry Penola will be looking to keep their momentum alive after Daniel Cullian’s after-the-siren goal to win their Round 3 match.

UHS-VU will be looking for their first win of the season when they host Brunswick. Brunswick started their season well with a big Round 1 win but have failed to reach those heights since then which UHS-VU will be looking to take advantage of.

Elsewhere, top of the table Kew play host to the Monash Blues who are yet to register a win, whilst Elsternwick who are also yet to register a win, will host Oakleigh, a side who have a point to prove as they look to break into the top four.