Bunbury have defeated Collie Eagles on Sunday afternoon at PC Payne Park, in round five of the Dale Alcock Homes South West, South West Football League season.
The Eagles were missing ten players either through injury or work committments, and put up a credible performance against Bunbury who are in great form, and sit second on the premiership ladder with just the one loss.
Bunbury kicked the opening two goals of the match within a minute of one another, before Lachlan Kleppe kicked the Eagles first goal of the day to narrow the margin. Bunbury would kick the next four goals of the match, with the fourth to Jett Woods putting Bunbury 34 points in front nearing quarter time. A late goal to Jake Baggetta gave the Eagles some respite, trailing by 28 points at the first break.
There was no let up in the second term from Bunbury kicking five goals to one, and luckily for Collie, the last three scoring shots were all behinds as Bunbury took a 56 point lead into half time.
Bunbury may have kicked six goals in the third term, but it would also by Collie’s best quarter of the match kicking four goals of their own. Jett Woods kicked two for the term for the Bulldogs along with Jack Gouge, with the home side leading by 69 points at the final break.
The Bulldogs kicked two early goals in the last term, before the Eagles rallied, with the Eagles having five of the last six scoring shots, with the final margin seventy two points.
Jett Woods, after kicking six goals in round four, kicked five goals for the Bulldogs, with Lucas Andrews kicking four. Durak Tucker and Brenton Hilton played well for the home side along with Denholm King. David Cowan, Henrick Alforque and Kristian Caporn all played well for the Eagles who will have the bye in round six, before finally playing a home game in round seven after the refurbishment of the Collie Recreation Ground.
SCOREBOARD
Bunbury 6.4.40 11.8.74 17.10.112 20.10.130
Collie Eagles 2.0.12 3.0.18 7.1.43 9.4.58
Goals: Bunbury – Jett Woods 5, Lucas Andrews 4, Jack Gouge 3, Xavier Williamson 2, Aidan Clarke 1, Harry Creasey 1, Denholm King 1, Mitchell Roche 1, Dylan Scott 1, Kye Wright 1. Collie Eagles – Henrick Alforque 2, Adam Bignell 2, Jake Baggetta 1, Matthew Burton 1, Kristian Caporn 1, Lachlan Kleppe 1, Christian Mears 1.
Best: Bunbury – Durak Tucker, Brenton Hilton, Lucas Andrews, Denholm King, Aidan Clarke, Mackenna Taylor. Collie Eagles – David Cowan, Henrick Alforque, Kristian Caporn, Zac Pilatti, Talan Michael, Jayce Fontana
Ground: PC Payne Park
Umpires: Talen Guthrie, Matthew Stewart
Crowd: 641
