THE Hamilton Kangaroos fell just six points short from pulling off a huge upset against Koroit away from home in round eight of the Hampden Football Netball League (HFNL) senior football.

It was a heartbreaking loss for the ninth placed Kangaroos who held an eight-point lead going into the final quarter but couldn’t manage to hold on as they were overrun late to lose 10.12 (72) to 10.6 (66).