It was the turn of the Thirds trio of teams to hit the road. All returned with the points.

U23

A close shave for Tim's Tyros as they topped the Caledonians. Ten more scoring shots yielded just a five point advantage.

Stinger Stanley was best afield for the second week on end. He booted two goals in the win, as did Tim Barbakos.

Team manager James Lowe reports:

Conditions were wet and slippery with a strong wind favouring the scoreboard end.

Xavs started well kicking with the wind but failed to capitalise, kicking 3.4 to 1.2.

The second term was an even affair, with Scotch making the most of their opportunities with the breeze kicking three straight to Xavs 1.2

At half-time, the coach implored his boys to stop over-using the ball wanting one handball then a kick to position.

The boys came out and had the game on their terms, but poor kicking 2.6 v 2.0 again kept Scotch alive and coming home with a 4 goal breeze.

Our defence stood up in the last quarter and used the boundary to advantage, however Scotch managed to kick two goals with the breeze and got their noses in front with five minutes to go.

Relentless work from our mids got the ball deep into our forward line and out of nowhere, Tim Barbakos kicked his second for day allowing Xavs to come away with a hard fought 5 point win over the arch-enemy.

Next week, the third-placed 23s meet fifth-placed Old Trinity at Stradbroke Park.

Goal Kickers: T. Barbakos 2, S. Stanley 2, J. Lowe, D. O'Loughlin, P. Phillips
Best Players: S. Stanley, B. Scala, J. Lowe, M. Lowe, O. Power

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MENAGES

The 'Nages moved into their work nicely, shutting down the Redcoats in the middle quarters to win by 37 points. It was a solid tram win by a team that occupies first spot with Old Melburnians, the ream it welcomes to Stradbroke Park next week.

Goal Kickers: S. Knox 2, M. Tempone 2, M. Grusauskas, M. Tempone, O. Silk, J. Skene, J. Bueno, J. Hanger
Best Players: J. Buffon, J. Bueno, T. Beaton, M. Tempone, S. Knox, D. Nash

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CROCS

The Diles displaced De La Salle at the top of the table when it defeated it by four goals. Luke Cotchett was best and Zac Cosgrave booted three goals in a game that perhaps promised more than it delivered. Still, the Diles will welcome the points and the return to the top spot.

Next week, third-placed Old Trinity comes to Stradbroke.

Goal Kickers: Z. Cosgrave 3, J. Lyon 3, L. Cotchett, H. Nidam, L. O''Sullivan, M. Perrett
Best Players: L. Cotchett, L. Doquile, Z. Cosgrave, H. Nidam, J. Lucchesi, L. O''Sullivan