Country Championships: Great Northern only unbeaten team in division two with four teams locked on one win

Great Northern stands alone as the only undefeated division two team after day one of the 2024 Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Football Championships. Four teams have one win in the division but Great Northern secured two impressive victories at Revo Fitness Stadium on Friday and head into day two as front runners for a grand final berth on Sunday. Featuring former Geelong premiership defender Harry Taylor, Great Northern defeated North Pilbara by 17 points in their opening match before handing Eastern Districts a 20-point defeat in their second match. Jaylen Parsons and Kristerfer Ryder booted two goals in the first-up win for Great Northern before they came from behind to beat Eastern Disticts. Great Northern booted five goals to one in the second half as they won a second straight game, with Taylor finishing with two majors. Second-placed Central Midlands Coastal bounced back from their 15-point loss to North Pilbara with a clinical 40-point victory over Ongerup later in the day. They made full use of every opportunity they had booting nine straight goals, in their 9.0 (54) to 2.2 (14) victory over Ongerup, spearheaded by Kai Allan who slotted a game-high four majors. Ongerup’s disappointing loss came after a brilliant start to the tournament where they beat Mortlock by 25 points. Jackson Callope and Caleb Keley formed a dominant forward partnership booting five goals between them. Mortlock are the only team to have not registered a victory after going down to Eastern Districts by 11 points. Division two continues on Saturday at Pentanet Stadium with North Pilbara and Eastern Distracts locking horns at 1pm.