WHILE Longwood football fans had their hearts in their mouths on Saturday as their side clawed back to snatch a dramatic win (report page 19), two of the three other local KDL teams had no such fortune in a round that saw all four clubs play away from home.

Avenel could hold onto Lancaster in the first quarter only with the 10-point margin at the break being the smallest for the day, and at Shepparton East, Violet Town outscoring their hosts in the third quarter was a sign of a strong fightback, despite going down by 59 points.

A smaller crowd at Merrigum saw Nagambie have a very strong win for a good percentage boost, kicking 26 goals to Merrigum's one, with mercurial forward Will Dalton bagging ten.

In the netball, Avenel and Nagambie were strong A Grade winners while the Towners and Redlegs went down.