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Bombers explode in third to secure win

By Christian Marchetti

Jun 8, 2026

A seven-goal third quarter was enough for Leitchville-Gunbower to record three consecutive wins in Heathcote District Football League on Saturday.

Leitchville-Gunbower has defeated White Hills at White Hills Recreation Reserve in its latest Heathcote District Football League fixture, the Bombers earning the win off the back of a strong third quarter.

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Leitchville entered the clash in good form, having won its previous two matches against Elmore and North Bendigo, respectively, and was favoured to win again, facing a White Hills outfit that hadn’t tasted victory since round two.

But the Bombers would be matched by the host to open the game, as the sides went goal-for-goal during the first quarter, each kicking 3.1 to be deadlocked at the first change.

After White Hills kicked the first major of the second term, Leitchville responded with three straight as it started to take control, but the Demons immediately hit back with three of their own, eventually taking a 7.8 (50) to 7.2 (44) lead into half-time.

The Bombers had work to do to open the second half and met their task emphatically, launching an avalanche of seven straight third-quarter majors to suddenly lead by 37, White Hills finally ending the run with a goal just before three-quarter time.

A third straight win seemed certain for Leitchville with a 32-point lead heading into the fourth, but the Demons ensured the Bombers would have to still earn the four points in the final term.

By the midway point of the fourth, both sides had kicked three majors each, with Leitchville up by 39, but a late run of three consecutive goals from White Hills suddenly reduced the margin to seven in the game’s dying stages.

With little time on the clock, the Bombers had to either hold up defensively or settle the result with one final major, and they received the latter from the boot of Luke Pollock, his late goal ensuring a high-scoring 18.6 (114) to 14.17 (101) win.

Leitchville’s recent strong form has it consolidating a place in the competition’s top six sides, currently sitting fourth, with a huge clash this weekend against ladder leader Mount Pleasant.