Campbells Creek Football Netball Club stalwarts and brothers, Lachlan and Jordan Picken, will play their 250th game together this Saturday May 30, at Trentham, in the Reserves team.
Jordan is the Reserves Assistant Coach and co-captain of the team and Lachlan has been a regular fixture week in and week out. The club thank them for their valuable contribution and loyalty to the historic club, and wish them every success against the Saints as they celebrate this significant milestone.
Campbells Creek FNC’s injury crisis reached breaking point on Saturday as a severely undermanned Seniors side was overwhelmed by premiership contender Carisbrook, going down by 235 points in their Round 7 clash.
Just two weeks after celebrating a long awaited breakthrough victory, the Creekers found themselves at the opposite end of the football spectrum, with coach Matt Manning forced to patch together a side after the club’s injury list ballooned into the teens.
The extent of the club’s personnel shortage was highlighted by Tyson Logan and Harrison Gane backing up from the Reserves to also play Senior football, while several regular Reserves players were thrust into the Senior side.
The home side wasted little time asserting its authority, slamming through 10 first-quarter goals to open up a 65-point lead. Any hopes of a Creek fightback were quickly extinguished in a brutal second term as Carisbrook added another 12 majors.
Despite the scoreboard pressure, the Creekers continued to battle. Jack Larkin provided a rare highlight with a classy goal and continued the strong form that has made him one of the club’s most consistent performers this season.
To their credit, Campbells Creek produced its most competitive football after the main break. A defence under relentless pressure dug in throughout the third quarter, limiting Carisbrook to six goals. However, the absence of several key forwards left the visitors struggling to generate meaningful scoring opportunities.
Carisbrook finished strongly with another nine-goal final quarter to complete the comprehensive victory.
Dylan Stevens was back to his best for the Creekers, producing a tireless four quarter effort around the ground to be named best. James Haber, Isaac Fletcher, Jack Larkin, Mitchell Stevens and Tyson Williams also worked hard in difficult circumstances.
With a host of Senior players expected to return in the coming weeks, the Creekers will be confident that days like this will soon become a thing of the past.