Wandin seniors hosted Monbulk for the Anzac Day round, and showed their prowess in a convincing victory.
There was a solid crowd attendance for the match as the players rallied behind the shouts of support from their fans.
The highlight of the match was Wandin’s Aaron Mullett.
Kicking ten goals, the forward cracked double figures and finished off the work of a polished Wandin midfield which proved too difficult for Monbulk to navigate.
The Monbullk side dug in and tried their best to withstand Wandin’s advances.
The Hawks fought hard throughout the game but were exposed by the skillful transition of play when Wandin won the ball.
Monbulk last defeated Wandin in Round 16, 2012, and will no doubt look to bounce back against their traditional rivals Upwey-Tecoma next round.
Monbulk’s best players were Campbell Evans, Lochlan Beecroft, Lachlan Sheppard, Ryan Burleigh, Josh Rak and Mitchell Dekker.
Wandin were clinical for the most part with their ball use and took advantage of the opportunity to play on a one of the bigger grounds in the competition.
The best players for Wandin were Aaron Mullett, Macauley Beckwith, Cayden Black, Joel Garner, Chayce Black and Patty Bruzzese.
The final scoreline was a mighty 147-43 win for Wandin.
The reserves’ fixture ended up with opposite results however, with Monbulk comfortably cruising by Wandin with a final scoreline of 57-14.
Though Wandin kept scores close for the first two quarters, Monbulk found their rhythm in the last legs of the game.
Wandin reserves’ best players were Thomas Leech-hines, Alexander Ferguson, Daniel Bailey, Darby Huggins, Hunter Coghlan and Blake Chrisfield.
Meanwhile Monbulk reserves’ star performers were William Mutschler, Aaron Smith, Thomas Berman, Kieren Galloway, Nicholas Heron and Dylan Werts.
