After trailing 7-15 at half-time, the Fighting Miners scored five tries to the Griffins solitary penalty goal in the second half to come away comfortable winners 38-18.

The bonus point win keeps the Miners in the hunt for a finals place with three games remaining in the home and away series.

The Miners leapfrogged Ballarat into fourth place on the ladder and travel to Ballarat next Saturday in a match crucial to both teams.

The first half of last Saturday's game was even with Maroondah's number 10 scoring two of the visitor's three tries.

Bendigo's sole score was a converted try by number eight Tony Shihemi.

The injection of Jesse Tuitupou into the game at half-time was the catalyst for the Miners' revival.

A couple of dominant tackles and some strong running by the big prop led the way for the Miners' complete dominance of the remainder of the game.

Captain and hooker Logan Reynolds was first to score, completing a movement involving most of the team.

Maroondah responded with a penalty goal in the 50th minute, but thereafter it was all Bendigo with the Miners running in four unanswered tries.

A delighted Bendigo coach David McDonald described Bendigo's second half as the best rugby the Miners have played in the past two seasons.

The man-of-the-match award went to Bendigo number 13 Jose Situlia.

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