Match Reviews | Gisborne ended Castlemaine’s charge toward a top five finish in Saturday’s 17th round in the Bendigo Bank Bendigo FNL’s senior footy action.

The Bulldogs won every quarter on their way to a 92-39 victory at Gisborne’s Gardiner Reserve against the Mapgies.

A hat-trick of wins had kept Castlemaine in the race for the finals, but they needed to beat Gisborne and then Sandhurst in the final round to be any chance.

On Saturday it was the Rob Waters-coached Gisborne which led 38-17 at half-time.

The Bulldogs then scored five goals and kept the Magpies to a tally of two majors in the crucial third quarter.

Stung by defeat at Strathfieldsaye the previous round, Gisborne responded strongly.

A tally of 32 scoring shots to 14 was a sign of the Buldogs dominance against Castlemaine.

Captain of the 2022 premiership team, Pat McKenna led Gisborne’s attack on three goals.

Seb Bell-Bartels marked his return by kicking two goals as Macklan Lord added two majors.

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