Busselton were too strong for Dunsborough at Sir Stewart Bovell Park on Saturday afternoon, in the opening match of round six of the Dale Alcock Homes South West, South West Football League Season.
Aside from Busselton’s large victory, Mitch Tenardi dominated the contest, gaining a multitude of possessions and finished the match with four goals.
There were ominous signs of what was to come, when Busselton had scored three times in the opening three minutes, with the third score being the first of five goals for Liam Creighton. Six minutes into the match, Tom Kusal kicked the Magpies second, while Harrison Allardyce took a great pack mark on the goal line to extend the lead even further. The Magpies would kick six goals for the term, with Bailey Sanford kicking two of them.
With goals to Ben Ganzer and Liam Creighton, Busselton had extended the advantage to 52 points, before Matt Russo kicked accurately to give Dunsborough their first goal at the fourteen minute mark of the second quarter.
Trailing by 59 points at half time, Busselton only needed to replicate the first half to record their highest ever score against the Sharks, while conversely, the Sharks had to score another goal to avoid having their lowest ever score against Busselton. The Magpies aided their cause by kicking eight goals for the term, with Tenardi dominating, After conceding seven consecutive goals, Matt Russo kicked the Sharks second goal, with two minutes remaining in the third quarter.
Dunsborough would dominate the final term, outscoring the home side who had well and truly put the cue back in the rack. Busselton would fall short of their highest ever score against the Sharks by three points, with Matt Russo kicking the final goal of the game to bring the winning margin back under 100 points.
Mitch Tenardi had a string of possessions, while Bailey Sanford also played extremely well. Liam Creighton kicked five goals to again be a leading light up forward. Dunsboroughs defence were under pressure from the first ball up, with Taj Edmonds and Bailey Jenkin amongst their best players.
SCOREBOARD
Busselton 6.5.41 10.9.69 18.10.118 19.14.128
Dunsborough 0.2.2 1.4.10 2.4.16 4.7.31
Goals: Busselton – Liam Creighton 5, Mitchell Tenardi 4, Bailey Sanford 3, Ryan Ekert 2, Tom Kusal 2, Harrison Allardyce 1, Ben Ganzer 1. Dunsborough – Matt Russo 3, Dash Bridgham 1.
Best: Busselton – Mitchell Tenardi, Bailey Sanford, Liam Creighton, Jobi Hayward, Jalen Hoffman, Kalani Brooks. Dunsborough – Taj Edmonds, Bailey Jenkin, Caleb Stephens, Will Fairclough, Matt Russo, Mack Candy
Ground: Sir Stewart Bovell Park
Umpires: Spencer Drummond, Braden Surrall
Crowd: 650
Mitch Tenardi had a great game, capped off with four goals for Busselton. Photos courtesy of Sharyn Newlands