Soccer
Melton Phoenix didn’t take the field at the weekend, but a catch-up round of games did it no favours as promotion rivals Heidelberg Stars and Bundoora United both posted wins. Melton has two games to play and has 36 points and is now mathematically out of the promotion race. Heidelberg Stars (42) and third-placed Bundoora United (41) play each other on Monday in a catch-up game and any result will lock Melton out of a potential top-two finish. Melton is 10 points clear in fourth. The Phoenix play ladder-leader Darebin United at MacPherson Park from 3pm this weekend.
TAC Cup
Lachlan Hunter was the only Western Jet named in the TAC Cup team of the year announced on Sunday night. Gippsland Power’s Nick Graham won the Morrish Medal as league best-and-fairest. Josh Bench (11) and Charlie Nastasi (10) were the leading Jets in the count.
