South Bendigo moved back into the BFNL top five when it defeated Kangaroo Flat by 45 points at Harry Trott Oval on Saturday.
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After two defeats to Golden Square and Eaglehawk the Bloods needed to regain some momentum and they did that in fine style, winning 14.17 (101) to 8.8 (56).
“I thought the margin didn’t reflect how dominant we were,’’ South Bendigo coach Brady Childs said.
“Our contested football and pressure was good and we moved the ball well. A lot of those points were coming from midfielders having a shot at goal.
“Kangaroo Flat tried to clog us up… we had a lot of possession, it was just those missed shots that didn’t allow us to win by more.”
Childs said the Bloods’ form against Eaglehawk the previous round was better than the eight-goal margin indicated.
“I thought our game against Eaglehawk we played some good football, but it was just a couple of patches where we dropped off,’’ Childs said.
“Eaglehawk is the best side we’ve played with their clean ball use, the way they move the ball and their consistency over four quarters.
“We got hurt by a few skill errors against a good side.
“We carried that forward into this game and played some good footy. The win was good and it will help with confidence.”
Forward Kaiden Antonowicz returned to his brilliant best with a seven-goal haul for the Bloods.
Brody Haddow continued his great form to be best on ground, while youngster Brayden Torpey impressed off half-back and Corey Daniels played his best game for the club.
Kangaroo Flat was best served by ruckman Nick Lang and co-coach Corey Greer, while young forward Dylan Klemm bobbed up with three goals.
After only kicking one goal in the first half, the Roos could take some positives out of the final quarter where they kicked 5.4 to the Bloods’ 5.1.
The Bloods and Roos face daunting tasks next round.
The Bloods are away to the rampant Strathfieldsaye Storm, while the Roos face Eaglehawk at Canterbury Park.