Full-time - Bitterly disappointing day for Bendigo.
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Ballarat wins 17.11 113 to 4.12 36. Victory by 77 points.
Bendigo scoreless in final quarter after earlier kicking 1 point in second term.
Matt Thornton battled hard forward and back all day for Bendigo. Took 13 marks.
Nick Stagg valiant in middle, ruckman Tom Waters hold his head high too and awarded best player medal for Bendigo.
Nathan Horbury best for Ballarat.
Bendigo captain Jack Geary didn't play after half-time.
Bendigo back to 7 v 8 game next year, it sounds like against Gippsland.
Three quarter-time - Ballarat lead 14.8 92 to 4.12 36.
Ballarat kicked 5 goals to 2 in third term.
Nick Stagg and Mitch Dole kicked Bendigo's third quarter goals.
Ballarat's lead had been as many as 70 points in third quarter.
Inside 50 count 37-33 in favour of Bendigo, but Ballarat defence right on top.
Half-time - Ballarat in complete control leading 9.5 59 to 2.6 18.
Ballarat kicked 9.2 to 0.1 in 2nd term.
22 inside 50s apiece at half-time, but Bendigo lacking in forward line with Matt Thornton having been switched to defence.
Lucas Anderson kicked 3 goals in 2nd term for Ballarat.
Bendigo defence under enormous pressure in 2nd term.
Ballarat full of run, using all clean and winning in close.
Quarter-time - Bendigo leads 2.5 17 to 2.3 15.
Bendigo goals to Thornton and Mildren, who have also taken four marks each.
4 of Bendigo's behinds have been set-shot misses.
Bendigo started well first 10 minutes, Ballarat had better of second 10 minutes, Bendigo back on top last 10 minutes.
A couple of Mildren's marks have been beauties.
EARLIER - Welcome to todays inter-league clash between Ballarat and Bendigo at Ballarat's Eastern Oval.
Perfect conditions over here. Sun shining. Warm. Couldn't ask for more.
I'll have updates at the end of each quarter.
One win apiece to two leagues so far.
Bendigo won under-17 netball 55-29.
Ballarat won under-18 footy 18.7 115 to 11.13 79.
Jake Conolan named best for Bendigo.
TEAMS:
BENDIGO
B: Clayton Anderson, Dale Young, Tim Walsh
Hb: Brayden Dorrington, Jon Coe, Tyler Miles
C: Harry Conway, Jack Geary (c), Jake Hall
Hf: Justin Dorward, Matt Thornton, Lachlan Ross
F: Brodie Filo, Sam Mildren, Mitch Dole
Foll: Tom Waters, Adam Parry Lee, Coghlan (v.c)
Interchange: James Saville, Corey Greer, Nick Stagg, Nick Lang, Tom Dowd.
Emergencies: Ben McPhee, Cameron Rinaldi, Harry O’Meara.
BALLARAT
B: Jonothan Lanyon, Lucas Anderson, Callum Currie
Hb: Jarrod Edwards, Ryan Hobbs, Brad Murphy
C: Adam Sewell, Cameron Richardson, Michael Powell
Hf: Shane Page, Rowan Marshall, Nathan Horbury
F: Matthew Notman, Jarrod Bacon, Grant Bell
Foll: Jackson Bowen, Daniel Kennedy, Chris Giampaolo
Interchange: (from) Sam Hooper, Liam Youl, Darren Leonard, Derick Micallef, Daniel Kennedy, Mitchell Phelps, Mitchell Gilbert, Jackson Bolton, Simon McCartin, Daniel Tung