Round 6 Preview

Hockey teams settling into the season
Wimmera Hockey Association’s senior teams have now played each team in their division once and will begin to play each other for a second time starting from this Saturday’s round six.
It will be interesting to see how the results pan out now that players are settling into their teams, and teams are settling into the season. Some teams are beginning to dominate.
There are seven junior teams in the competition so they will have another week of play before they begin ‘reruns’.
Some matches have been moved this week due to one field at Yanac being not quite ready, although all match times will remain the same as scheduled.
Yanac will retain the five matches previously set for play on field 1. The four matches listed for Yanac’s field 2 will be played at Kaniva.
At Yanac, home team Warriors start the day at 9.30am when they play Raiders.
Kangaroos play Revengers.
Yanac Women will have a rematch against Thunderbirds. Thunderbirds came out on top last time but with recent form may have to work hard against the home team.
Warrack Women will be hoping for a closer result than the nine-goal difference when they met Highlanders in round one. They may have some work in front of them when they meet the ladder-leading Horsham team again.
The last match for the day at Yanac will see Tigers play Nhill Men. The home team were four goals too strong for the Nhill side last time and may prove too strong again.
At Kaniva, Bombers will play Kookaburras, starting from 11am.
Kaniva Women will be hoping for a closer result than a seven-goal difference when they met Dimboola last time. Dimboola have been quite strong this season, although it may depend on Kaniva’s line-up on the day how that plays out.
Men’s team Hoops may come out in front again in a close match against Hurricanes.
Dimboola Men have been fast and fit and will make the Kaniva home side run hard.
Leopards have the bye.
* Junior Country Week practice will run from 2pm to 3.30pm at Nhill College on Sunday 18 May.
- Rachel Clark