DAYMAN'S DILEMMA
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Wangaratta Rovers' young gun Ed Dayman's season is over if he goes ahead with surgery on his troublesome left shoulder.
The rising ruckman dislocated it at the 20-minute mark of the third quarter against Wodonga Raiders.
He had just set up a Tom McCaffrey goal for a nine-point break and when he went off, Raiders kicked three goals in eight minutes.
"I went to put my left shoulder into him and I wrapped my left arm around him and as soon as I dropped to the ground, my arm pulled back a bit too far," he said.
"The physio said I'll have to get an MRI, so I'm most likely looking at surgery."
The 19-year-old dislocated the shoulder in the opening minutes against Wangaratta on June 2, but returned to play a starring role.
In his first year out of under 18s, Dayman has been superb.
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MAC ATTACK
McCaffrey was the villain in Raiders' eyes when he landed that goal.
The former Raider made a point of celebrating the goal in front of the home fans.
"They're (Raiders) good blokes, they would have given out as much as Tommy, it was a bit of banter I suppose, there wasn't much in it," Rovers' coach Daryn Cresswell said.
"I thought Tom had an outstanding game, he got back to the Tom McCaffrey we know, so I'm really proud."
It was also Cresswell's return after coaching Raiders, with the latter winning.
BOTTOMS UP
Wangaratta boasts a star-studded team, but the unheralded players also made a mark against Albury.
"Fraser Ellis was able to hit the scoreboard twice, while Benny Bray hunted the ball really hard," coach Luke Morgan said.
"Our so-called lesser lights, that's the making of a good team when the three or four last picked are playing well."
SHARP WORK
A North Albury player in his first season back was a standout against Wodonga.
"Tom Sharp played his best game, he was able to take a lot more marks down back," coach Isaac Muller said.
Sharp has tackled basketball, boxing and jiu-jitsu.
The Hoppers have the league's most versatile players as Tylar Young is a top-grade soccer and table tennis player.
CLOSING IN
Myrtleford probably still needs three wins from four to finish top three, despite boasting a 12-two record.
"We've just got belief when we play the way we want to, we know that it stacks up," coach Jake Sharp said.
"The big three (Lavington, Wangaratta and Albury) are going to be hard to break, especially with their firepower up forward, so our defence will need to be really on."
STOP SHOOTOUT
Myrtleford will be hoping Lavington can do it a favour by toppling Wangaratta in Saturday's blockbuster.
The Saints sit a win above Wangaratta.
The Pies toppled Lavington in round five in a 42-goal spectacular.
"It was a shootout (23 goals to 19), we have to stop them from scoring so easily," Panthers' coach Simon Curtis said.
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