The Weekly Advertiser | Ararat Eagles got their Mininera and District football season off to a great start at the weekend, but there were mixed results for other teams in the region.

The Eagles beat SMW Rovers 15.18 (108) to 8.6 (54), with three goals each to Tom Cousins and coach Tom Taurau leading the way.

Also handy for the Eagles were Ryan Weppner, Mason Kelly, Jackson Taurau, Luke Briggs and Sam Summers.

While Ararat saw early returns from its off-season recruiting campaign, the same did not hold for Great Western, which went down to Glenthompson-Dunkeld 17.11 (113) to 9.4 (68).

The Lions paid for a slow start, trailing by 31 points at quarter time.

Thereafter the match was more even, but the damage had already been done.

Nick Costello was Great Western’s best player with six goals, while onballer Tom Cairns, skipper Caleb Bacely and full forward Jeremy Cronin were among other key contributors.

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