AFTER a slow start to the season, last year's grand finalists St George Basin are starting to hit their Shoalhaven District Football Association straps.
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The Dragons have now claimed seven points from their last five matches, including a last up win against Shoalhaven Heads-Berry on Saturday.
At the St Georges Basin Sporting Complex, the red and whites downed the Sharks 2-nil thanks to goals from Dane McGinn and Owen Browne.
This victory, their second of the 2021 Blackmore Bolden Shield season, has vaulted them up into fourth spot on the ladder.
Craig Holden's troops sit on 10 points alongside the Heads and Manyana but their superior for and against has them sitting in fourth after seven rounds.
They sit behind joint-leaders Shoalhaven United and Bomaderry, who are both on 16 points.
The Bears, who currently sit in first, drew 2-all with Milton-Ulladulla on Saturday.
At Lyrebird Park, two goals in eight minutes by Lewis Archibald gave the hosts a 2-nil lead at the break.
But efforts from Ivan Katusa and Jarrod Murray, in the 77th and 79th minutes respectively, evened the ledger and set up a grandstand finish.
Neither team could find a late winner, seeing the pair share the points - moving the Panthers onto 14 points and outright third.
While the Tigers were held by the Wanderers nil-all at the Manyana Sports Field.
The final game of the round was won by the Callala Brumbies, who edged Illaroo 3-2 at Emmett Street Oval.
The hosts' Thomas White opened the scoring seven minutes in before that lead by doubled by teammate Kye Irwin less than 60 seconds later.
But strikes from Slade Small, in the 14th and 29th minutes, made it 2-all at half-time.
Both sides had chances to claim all three points and to the excitement of the home fans, Irwin's second, in the 79th minute, did just that for the Brumbies - sealing their second win from their past three matches.
Huskisson-Vincentia had the bye in round seven.
Next Saturday, the Tigers hosts the Seagulls, Milton plays Heads, Illaroo battles United and Basin takes on Manyana, with Callala having the week off.