The Hawks were well served by Ricky Thomson, Dwayne Wilson and Lucas Olson in the 17.16 (118) to 3.6 (24) win, with the latter booting three majors alongside Zac Brain and Michael Sumner.
Tom Jeffery, Alex Zinonos and Russell Eden stood out for the Kats.
●Tongala’s recruiting drive paid dividends in a tight win against Moama.
Jonathan Pearson snagged a massive nine goals for the Blues in a 16.12 (108) to 15.10 (100) win against the Magpies, with Kyle Fitzgerald, Cameron Ilett and Coby McCarthy also impressing.
Dylan Pinney kicked three goals for Moama, while Jack Russell and Jake Kneebone were among the side’s top performers.
●Echuca United escaped with a two-point win against Deniliquin to start the year.
Nic Denahy, Phil Hubbard and Bailey Sawyer stood tall for the Eagles, while the Rams had great attacking prowess in the form of Todd Gallagher and Adrian Pappin (three goals each) in the 12.8 (80) to 13.4 (82) defeat.
●Cobram exorcised some demons from last season’s finals series with an 11.14 (80) to 10.7 (67) win against reigning premier Nathalia.
Matt Demaio (three goals), Steven Stallion, Dylan Ryan and Brodey Rudd led the Tigers to the stirring win, while Liam Evans and Bailey Bell each snared three majors for the Purples.
●Numurkah was unstoppable against Finley yesterday, racking up 23.11 (149) to 7.10 (52) in a huge win.
Nathan Hicks (six goals), Michael Herlihy and Mitch Price (four each) were outstanding for the Blues, while Luke Moore and Tom McCarney battled hard for the Cats.
●Tungamah out-gunned Mulwala in a Sunday special at Jubilee Park, winning 18.6 (114) to 12.13 (85).
Duane Haebich (five goals), Ash Saunders (four) and Nick Lawless (three) hit the scoreboard hard for the Bears, with Hamish Hosking, Glenn Dominick and Sean Johns (three goals) Mulwala’s best operators.
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