Cardiff have set up a top-of-the-table clash with fellow unbeaten side Killarney Vale after prevailing over Warners Bay by nine points at Feighan Oval on Monday.
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In what was a see-sawing men's Black Diamond Cup encounter on Anzac Day, with the lead changing at least five times, the Hawks (12.7-79) eventually gained ascendancy in the final quarter and couldn't be headed by the Bulldogs (10.10-70).
Cardiff piled on 50 points in the second half after being down by 11 at the main break. They reduced that deficit to one by three-quarter time and then kicked five majors on the run home.
"We knew if we could be thereabouts, within one kick or so, we were confident of being able to run away with it. The right guys stood up at the right time," Hawks coach Danny Priest said.
Billy Towers slotted four goals, featuring one from the side of his right boot for a 16-point advantage midway through the last term, as Cardiff atoned for last year's loss in the corresponding fixture.
The Hawks are expected to welcome back new recruit Trevon Sherrin as well as Swans under-19 representatives Billy King and Lachlan Macnamara for Saturday's match against the Bombers at Pasterfield Sports Complex.
In the women's Black Diamond Cup game, visitors Cardiff (20.15-135) thrashed Warners Bay (0.0-0) at Feighan Oval on Monday.
LADDER: Killarney Vale, Cardiff 8; Terrigal-Avoca, Maitland, Warners Bay, Newcastle City 4; Singleton 0.
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Josh Callinan
My name is Josh Callinan and I'm a sports journalist at the Newcastle Herald. I started with the newspaper in 2016 after a decade at the Maitland Mercury.
My name is Josh Callinan and I'm a sports journalist at the Newcastle Herald. I started with the newspaper in 2016 after a decade at the Maitland Mercury.
