Wandin’s began their 2025 AFL Outer East campaign with their traditional season opener against local rival Mt Evelyn.
Wandin got off to the best start possible, kicking 48 points to Mt Evelyn’s meagre 7 in the first quarter.
Every time Mt Evelyn attempted to regain control, Wandin’s pressure was too much for them to handle.
By the second quarter, Wandin had doubled their score to 90 while Mt Evelyn struggled to break past 17.
The match’s trajectory only continued the same path Wandin had set at the start, with Wandin putting up another 57 points compared to Mt Evelyn’s 10, leaving the total scores for the teams at 147 to 26, respectively by the end of the third quarter.
By the fourth, Wandin had managed a brilliant score line of 175 points, while Mt Evelyn could only manage 34. Aaron Mullett and Joel Garner’s efforts in the forward line particularly stood out in the dominant display.
Top Dogs on the day were Mullett, Garner, Cody Hirst, Brodie Atkins and Patty Bruzzese.
Mt Evelyn will be significantly better than the result suggests but Wandin have set a standard early in the year.
