Fiore secured seven touches for the Borough in a 27-point defeat at the hands of Werribee, but the Murray Bushranger will be hoping to lock down the 23rd man spot at the club for a few more weeks at least.
For the Tigers, Shepparton-listed Louis Pinnuck snared 11 disposals, four marks and four tackles, while Deniliquin’s Jack Henderson booted a goal and had six tackles.
Coburg and North Melbourne played out a thrilling contest at Piranha Park, with the Kangaroos just edging out the Lions by three points.
Rochester’s Steven Stroobants booted 2.2 for the Lions, while Seymour’s Jack Murphy racked up 15 touches and kicked a goal.
Katamatite’s Sam Wright had 19 possessions and kicked a goal for the victors.
Footscray defeated Sandringham by 27 points as Euroa’s Will Hayes, Mooroopna’s Nathan Drummond and Seymour-listed Josh Prudden combined for 34 touches between them, while Geelong outlasted Casey as Echuca’s Ben Reid snared 15 disposals.
Benalla’s Nick Mellington was back in action for Williamstown, collecting 20 disposals in a 21-point win against the Northern Blues, while Mansfield’s James Cousins continued to do all he could to earn an AFL recall by securing 27 possessions, five tackles and a goal for Box Hill.
Fellow high country product Patty Marks also had 14 touches, four marks and three tackles for Collingwood.
●In the state leagues across the country familiar faces were again among the stars of the show.
Shepparton’s Jordon Butts snared 19 disposals and five marks for Adelaide’s SANFL side, while Rochester’s Joe Atley was dominant for the Port Adelaide Magpies with 22 touches.
In VFLW action, Nathalia’s Reni Hicks put in another great performance for Darebin, securing 13 disposals and 13 tackles in a loss to Essendon.
Finley’s Eloise Ashley-Cooper had seven tackles of her own for the Bombers.
Shepparton’s Grace Egan was brilliant for Richmond, but could not drag her Tigers over the line against Hawthorn.
Egan had a team-high 17 disposals, booted a goal and took six marks in the 13-point defeat.
Nathalia export Gemma Cusack had four tackles and 12 hitouts for the NT Thunder in a loss to Casey, while Hosking twins Sarah and Jess again dominated for Carlton.
The pairing had 21 disposals between them, with Jess booting three goals.