Bulldogs Find Top Gear In Second Half

Bunbury have defeated the Collie Eagles by 86 points in their round sixteen Dale Alcock Homes South West, South West Football League clash at the Collie Recreation Ground on Saturday.

The Bulldogs were certainly challenged by the Eagles, who trailed by eighteen points midway through the opening term, before kicking three straight goals to level the scores at quarter time.

In another entertaining quarter, the Bulldogs kicked four goals to two in the second term, to set up a 14 point lead at half time, with the Eagles a man down, after David Cowan left the field injured.

The second half was in complete contract to the first, with the Bulldogs kicking twelve goals, while the Eagles would be restricted to five points.  Kye Wright would kick six goals as the Bulldogs cruised to an easy win after being challenged in the first half.

Collie will host Augusta Margaret River in round seventeen, while Bunbury will head to Harvey to take on the Bulls.

 

SCOREBOARD
Bunbury             4.0.24       8.4.52       15.6.96        20.9.129
Collie Eagles      4.0.24       6.2.38        6.4.40          6.7.43

Goals:   Bunbury   – Kye Wright 6, Fraser Gilchrist 3, Baiden Parsons 3, Harry Creasey 2, Jethro Barraclough 1, Dylan Heasman 1, Cameron Lamonaca 1, Tyson Wood 1, Jett Woods 1, Cooper Zanich 1.   Collie Eagles  – Cameron Davidson 2, Jason Carter 1, Jayce Fontana 1, Christian Mears 1, Jak Mounsey 1.
Best:  Bunbury  – Kye Wright, Dylan Heasman, Trae Field, Denholm King, Harry Creasey, Aidan Clarke.  Collie Eagles  – Zac Pilatti, Jason Carter, Odinn Kirk, Baxter Miller, Cameron Davidson, Talan Michael.
Ground:  Collie Recreation Ground
Umpires:  Greg Rolfe, Matthew Stewart
Crowd:  TBC