A COMPLETE and utter dismantling is the best way to describe the Wallan and Lancefield match on the weekend.
It was the biggest margin in the RDFNL for some time, and Lancefield’s biggest losing margin across the last three years by close to 80 points showing the display of quality that Wallan can bring, as well as the rock-bottom state the Tigers are in.
Wallan began the game with the wind, kicking the first 20 scores of the game in the first quarter to lead 11.9 (75) to 0 at the first break.
Dion Hill was unbelievable in the first quarter of the game, having 12 disposals and four goals.
In the second quarter, Lancefield were good enough to kick three goals with the wind from three attempts in a positive for the quarter.
Yet the Magpies were still too good, kicking another six goals from about 15 shots at goal to leave the margin at 100 points at half time.
The second half was all about Lachlan Smart, who was looking to cash in on an inaccurate first half of footy.
By half time, he would have had close to 10 shots on goal with only three goals to his name.
But that changed in the third term, as he added four more to his name with the wind, pushing the score to 194-18 at the final break.
He then kicked an additional five goals against the breeze in the final term, finishing with 12 for the day, leaving himself well and truly a chance for the league goal kicking, only four behind the leader Callum Moore on 75.
Hill ended up with 41 disposals, 14 clearances, four goals and 14 score involvements, earning himself a ‘Sacamano’ (a popular social media term when a player has at least 30 disposals and three goals).
Ben Dessent also had one of the great days out, having 47 disposals, nine clearances and a couple of goals.
Reuben Schembri was the best for the Tigers, leaving the ground with the most clearances, with 16.
The final scores finished at 38.25 (253) to 5.0 (30).
Over in Woodend, it was a dead rubber between the Woodend Hawks and Romsey.
Prior to the game, the Hawks sat second last, four points behind Romsey, leaving them with something to play for.
Woodend came out to kick 15 scoring shots in the first quarter, assumingly with the wind, but only kicked three goals out of them.
Romsey were able to respond in the second, and Jack Jedwab and Nathan Hoy were the men for that, both kicking two each, but the Hawks were too strong for the injury-ravaged side, constructing a 29-point lead by half time.
The third term was the killer for the Hawks, as they piled on another 11 scoring shots, again only resulting in four goals.
The final term was another inaccurate one for the Hawks, kicking an additional 5.5 to end up winning 18.27 (135) to 10.9 (69).
What could have been a huge day for Woodend still resulted in a 66 point win, and moves them to the same amount of points as the Redbacks on the ladder.
Nathan Hoy, Jack Jedwab, Matt Burkett, William Di Pietro, Corey Pertzel and Ash Millane were the best for Romsey, while Daniel Toman continued his dominance of the RDFL with 46 touches, seven clearances and a goal.
In the netball, it was a huge day for Lancefield, who took down Wallan to stir things up at the top of the ladder, leaving the Magpies with one win in its last five weeks.
They dropped to second as Woodend’s victory over Romsey pushed it up to the top, while Lancefield remain third.