Wolves bounce back with Windy Ridge win

Wickham Wolves’ league team recorded a comfortable 68-point win playing away against the Dampier Sharks in round 13 on Friday night.

After suffering their first defeat of the season against the Karratha Kats last week, the Wolves were back in control this round as they led throughout the game.

In the opening term Wolves’ cruised to a four-goal lead against the Sharks, who had a shaky start with only four points for the quarter, to be 21 points ahead at the first break.

Dampier produced a much better second quarter of football, kicking 4.4 for the term and outscoring Wickham, but were let down by inaccurate kicking.

The home side ran out of steam and were scoreless in the third term as their opponents took the opportunity to kick another four majors, and Wickham’s six goals to one in the final term sealed the game.

They won the match 16.13 (109) to 5.11 (41).

Tyson Nicholas and Cheyne Tetlo were the Wolves’ top goal kickers with five and three for the game respectively.

The Wolves squad recorded an even bigger result in the reserves game, where they defeated the home team 17.15 (117) to 3.6 (24).

Wickham led by a few goals from the start and kept up that pace throughout the game while the Sharks were never able to catch up.

Dampier’s players managed only one goal a quarter until the final term, when they were held scoreless.

Ronald Mills (five), Joshua Stock (three) and Lewis Wilson (three) were Wickham’s best scorers.