Match Reviews | Marong showed on Saturday it’s going to be tough to stop in pursuit of a senior footy premiership hat-trick in the Bendigo Bank Loddon Valley FNL.

As clubs reached a third of the way point in the home and away series, Marong is unbeaten and two wins clear of its nearest rival.

Latest hit-out for the Panthers was the round six showdown with Bridgewater at Marong’s Malone Park.

The Linton Jacobs-coached Marong raced to a 41-7 lead by quarter-time.

In the second it was Bridgewater which upped its pressure and run to score 4.2 to 2.4.

Marong’s intensity in the third was a key factor in the contest as it slammed on 5.1 and held the Mean Machine to a score of 1.3.

A 46-point lead for Marong going into the final term was 56 at the final siren after it scored 4.1 to 2.3.

A Michelsen medallist and gun forward in his time at Eaglehawk, Kain Robins kicked five goals in Marong’s latest victory.

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