Sport
9 July, 2026
Nine teams in the hunt
NINE teams remain in finals contention in an intriguing Mininera and District senior football competition that resumes this week after the mid-season break.
Reigning premiers Lismore/Derrinallum sit on top of the ladder undefeated and with a massive percentage of 386.44.
The Demons also have the competition’s two leading goal kickers in Lachie Constable on 51 goals and Austin Humphrey on 35 goals, level with Hawkesdale/Macarthur’s Mark Clissold.
Rounding out the top five goal kickers are Penshurst’s Henry Bensch with 27 and Lachlan Sheridan from the SMW Rovers with 26.
Woorndoo/Mortlake sits second on the ladder with nine wins and one loss, while the story of the season has been the rise of Caramut, who sit third on eight wins, with Hawkesdale/Macarthur also having eight wins.
Both Penshurst and Glenthompson/Dunkeld are on 20 points.
Wickliffe/Lake Bolac, the Ararat Eagles and Tatyoon are all a game out of the five on 16 points.
At the tail end of the ladder, Great Western has two wins, SMW Rovers one with Moyston/Willaura yet to open their account in 2026.
In the Mininera A grade netball competition, Tatyoon sits out on top with 10 wins and no losses, with Hawkesdale/Macarthur second on nine wins and Ararat third on eight.
Great Western on seven wins and Lismore/Derrinallum on six round out the top five.
Woorndoo/Mortlake sits outside the top five on percentage, with Penshurst a further game back.
Glenthompson/Dunkeld has four wins, Moyston/Willaura and SMW Rovers two each with Caramut on the bottom with a solitary win.
This Saturday’s round of matches sees Caramut host Lismore/Derrinallum at Caramut, SMW Rovers take on Moyston/Willaura at Mininera’s Conna Wilson Reserve, Glenthompson/Dunkeld and Wickliffe/Lake Bolac meet at Dunkeld, Hawkesdale/Macarthur travel to Ararat to take on the Eagles at Alexandra Oval, Tatyoon will host Great Western and Woorndoo/Mortlake face Penshurst at Mortlake’s DC Farran Oval.