Bendigo Advertiser | WHITE Hills turned what had been a game up for grabs at three quarter-time into a blowout in its first win of the Heathcote District Football League season against Elmore on Sunday.
The Demons led by 13 points at three quarter-time, but 30 minutes later had blown the final margin out to 84 points after scoring 21 times to nil in the final term.
White Hills slammed on 10.11 in the final quarter to obliterate the Bloods and win 21.25 (151) to 10.7 (67) at Elmore.
“We felt like we had a fair bit of control for most of the day and were able to really break it open in that last quarter,” White Hills coach Shaun Makepeace said.
“It was a scrappy game with a lot of turnovers, but it’s obviously a relief to get the first win on the board.
“A real focus of ours was to play a consistent four quarters and improve our accountability and we did that, so that was pleasing.”
The Demons shared their 21 goals between 12 players, led by Matt Sawyer (four), Jake Allport (three) and Matt Lehane (three).
Wingmen Doolan Nihill and Billy Nalder were the two best players for the Demons, who also had Nathan Moffat through the midfield and David Wright off half-back play well.
The Bloods - who were aiming to win two games in a row for the first time since 2012 - were best served by full-back Aaron McHutchison, half-back Jackson Vrendenburg and forward Danny Brewster (two goals), who also spent time in the midfield.
Elmore coach Stephen Arthur described the loss as a reality check for the Bloods after last week’s drought-breaking win over Heathcote.
