At the last game of the 2025 Home and Away Season, Coldstream Seniors desperately wanted a win to avoid bottom place on the ladder.
Coldstream footballers took on Silvan for this important game, luckily on their home turf at Halley Supple Oval.
In the first half, it wasn’t easy for the Coldstream Seniors as the away team didn’t let the home team play their game.
Giving one point lead to the opponent, the Coldstream footballers took their morale back in the second quarter to keep their hope of not being relegated alive.
Adding two goals and four behinds, Coldstream finished the first half with a nine-point lead.
After seeing the hope, Coldstream players got into the second half with confidence, scoring two majors and three behinds while the opponents scored only one behind during the third quarter.
Despite Silvan working hard to finish their regular season with a win, the Coldstream Seniors succeeded in keeping their lead and wrapping up the season with a 15-point gap win.
The final score was Coldstream 7.8.50 to Silvan 5.5.35.
The win helped Coldstream continue to play in Division 3 next season.
Coldstream Reserves played against Silvan.
Despite being on home turf, Coldstream couldn’t take home advantage in the first quarter, losing five goals and three behinds while scoring two goals and two behinds.
In the second quarter, Coldstream showed the determination to finish the season with a win, adding two majors.
Coldstream kept up the good morale in the next quarter, taking the lead back.
Before getting into the last quarter, the scoreboard saw Coldstream 8.4.52 to Silvan 6.7.43.
Unfortunately, Silvan footballers didn’t let Coldsream players get the result they wanted, turning back the lead again.
The final score disappointed the Coldstream, Silvan 8.10.58 to Coldstream 8.7.55.
Coldstream Senior Women faced a bitter result in their first Finals round.
They took on Heathmont at Mulgrave Reserve.
But the opponent was too strong, dominating the whole game.
The final score was Heathmont 6.8.44 to Coldstream 1.3.9.
The Coldstream women will take one more chance to keep their finals journey alive next week against North Ringwood.
