PORTLAND’S senior footballers had victory in the palm of their hand on Saturday but were ultimately left shattered as they went down to a Cobden goal in the final seconds of their Hampden Football League clash, with the final score 15.10 (100) to 14.13 (97).

In a situation which has become all too common for the Tigers this season, they found themselves trailing by 27 points at the first change, with two early goals to midfielder Davey Denboer their only saving grace.