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Injury-hit Mulwala keeps rolling with Cobram scalp

By Cameron Burt

Aug 19, 2025

Oscar Elliott escapes the pack for Mulwala as Cobram's Sam Beasley applies pressure. Photo: Mary Hyde. Photo by Contributed

Mulwala has surged into the Murray Football League finals frame with a fifth consecutive victory, downing Cobram to strengthen its form heading into a finals campaign.

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Lions co-coach Matt Gorman said, while some may have been surprised by the result, the group had gone in confident.

“Probably externally, it was seen as a big win and maybe a bit of a surprise,” Gorman said.

“But internally, we were pretty confident that if we stuck to our game style and gave attention to a few key individuals, we’d put ourselves in a good position. That’s exactly what the boys did.”

The Lions’ winning streak has come on the back of a one-point loss to Moama and Gorman admitted the season had been shaped by significant setbacks.

“We’ve had a season which probably no-one would have predicted,” he said.

“We’ve got nine season-ending injuries on our list to probably nine of your top 12 players. It’s been difficult.

Van Kreeck and his Mulwala teammates bested Cobram by 16 points on Saturday. Photo by Megan Fisher

“We’ve had to adjust and adapt our game style and look at what individuals in our side do well.

“But we always said we wanted to hit our straps in the back half of the year regardless of what our squad looks like. I feel like we are slowly starting to get the ball rolling in the right direction.”

Mulwala’s accuracy in front of goal proved crucial, finishing with 10.4 (64) to Cobram’s 6.12 (48).

Gorman said the numbers reflected his side’s composure and the defensive effort applied at the other end.

“Our back six are just dour defenders who hate losing,” he said.

“We probably pressured them into the way they kicked, to be fair. And then we we really focused on making sure we made the best of our opportunities, rather than having long goals and kicking long points.”

Up forward, Beau Seymour stood out with four goals and his coach was quick to praise the veteran.

“He’s been brilliant all year,” Gorman said.

“He’s such a good on-field leader and one of the older heads at the club. With the young group we’ve got, we’re so lucky to have him. He’s selfless, he works hard and it’s good to see him get a little bit of reward for effort.”

In other games, Rumbalara netted a must-win result to keep its finals hopes alive, beating Deniliquin by four goals, while Nathalia suffered a shock five-point loss to Echuca United.

Kyle Mueller booted 11 goals in Congupna’s 129-point destruction of Tongala, Numurkah belted Finley by 120 points and Moama saw off Barooga 16.21 (117) to 5.1 (31).