Eaton defeated Harvey in a thrilling finish on Sunday afternoon at Harvey Oval, in the penultimate round of the Dale Alcock Homes South West, South West Football League season.
The Boomers practically led all day, but had to survive a stunning last quarter revival by the Bulls, who trailed by 28 points at three quarter time.
The home side kicked the opening two goals of the final term to narrow the margin to sixteen points at the nine minute mark before Eaton replied, extending the margin to twenty two points. The Bulls then had all of the momentum, storming back into the contest having the next seven scoring shots in the match, to tie the scores, two minutes into time on. The Boomers steading and kicked two late goals to record a twelve point victory.
Ben Maguire played another great game for the Boomers, kicking five goals, while Luke Gill was impressive for the Bulls kicking four goals of his own.
Both teams will finish the season on the road, with Eaton playing Bunbury on Sunday, while the Bulls will travel to Dunsborough to take on the Sharks, also on Sunday.
SCOREBOARD
Eaton 3.4.22 8.6.54 10.6.66 13.6.84
Harvey Bulls 2.1.13 5.2.32 5.8.38 10.12.72
Goals: Eaton – Ben Maguire 5, Jack Cox 3, Jacob Pickett 3, Karl Collard 1, Bailee Kent 1. Harvey Bulls – Luke Gill 4, Aaron Jovanovic 2, Liam Lockley 2, Jake Chapman 1, Ben Jordan 1.
Best: Eaton – Ben McGuire, Jason Carter, Bailey Nylander, Jack Cox, Nicholas Hodgson, Mekhi Yarran. Harvey Bulls – Luke Gill, Brayden Irvine, Aaron Jovanovic, Liam Lockley, Spence Wiggers, Brendan Gotti.
Ground: Harvey Oval
Umpires: Paul Davey, Michael Hearne
Crowd: 542