GLENORDEN thwarted another Western Region Football League’s Division Two premiership challenger when it comfortably defeated Albanvale by 30 points on Saturday.
The Hawks took their winning streak to 15 matches and remain on track to atone for last season’s grand final loss with only a handful of games remaining before the finals.
The Cobras, tipped to be one of the contenders at the business end of the season, were jumped early on Saturday and never fully recovered.
The loss saw the club slide down one position to fourth, leading a trio of teams vying for the crucial double chance for the finals.
Glenorden hopped out to a 25-point lead by quarter-time by kicking five of the first six goals of the match, a margin which extended to 37 points by half-time and 42 by the final change.
Hawks goalkicking machine Craig Rosenzweig kicked three to take his season tally to 81, while Justin Henderson and John Sirianni booted three each for Albanvale.
Meanwhile, Gladstone Park stayed in touch with the top eight following a heart-stopping three-point win over Coburg Districts.
The Burra cashed in on Coburg’s inaccuracy by getting over the line with seven fewer scoring shots.
Heath Shephard was a stand-out in front of goals with five majors.
A six-goal best-on-ground performance from Michael Di Pietro helped Deer Park to a 59-point win over Sunshine Heights, the Lions dominating after quarter-time to canter to their 14th win for the season.
In other games, West Footscray defeated Braybrook by 17 points and Wyndhamvale thrashed the Western Magpies by 96 points.
