AFL Outer East 2021: Cranbourne thrashes Wandin by 138 points
The Eagles soared to an eye-popping victory at their new home base in AFL Outer East, capped off with a 12-goal final quarter.
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Cranbourne marked its first game at its brand new Livingston Reserve home with a goal blitz in AFL Outer East Premier division on Saturday.
Superboot Marc Holt fired off seven goals as the Eagles thrashed Wandin by 138 points, 25.17 (167) to 4.5 (29).
Mitch Tharle grabbed his own piece of history by slotting the first goal on the new oval a few minutes after the start.
Cranbourne made itself really at home, piling on 12.3 to nil in the final term as the floodgates swung open.
Cranny had multiple avenues to goal, with Ryan Jones kicking five, Tharle and Jarryd Barker four apiece and Luke Bee-Hugo and Matthew Alister two each.
“We clearly wanted to kick our new ground off with a good win,” Cranbourne coach Steve O’Brien said.
“It was good to get on our deck and get a really good win. Hopefully it’s the first of many in that ground.”
O’Brien said the vast expanses of Livingston Reserve suit his side’s running game.
“She’s a real big ground so it’s going to have the potential to be a high scoring ground,” he said.
“If you can get it out in in the open and move it really quick I think you can score really highly, yeah for sure.
“We like to play the running game so we were pretty happy when we saw the size of the ground. We think it will suit us.”
Luca Bellinvia made the most of an opportunity in the Cranbourne midfield with an outstanding display, while defender Dillan Bass was rock solid for the 3-1 Cranbourne.
“It was a bit of a new role for Luca and we thought he stood up really well,” O’Brien said.
“He showed us that he’s capable of playing that which is great for him, it gives him a lot of flexibility.
“And Dill Bass is having a really good season in the back half.”
Unbeaten Beaconsfield belted Olinda Ferny Creek by 83 points, 15.15 (105) to 3.4 (22), with Nick Battle turning in another eye-catching performance and Jake Bowd slotting five goals.
The Eagles kicked the first 14 goals of the game and held Olinda goalless for three quarters before the visitors kicked three in the last quarter, courtesy of Oakley Jessop, Lachlan Taylor and Mitchell Bonuda.
Beaconsfield had winners all over the ground, with Sean Dwyer, Damien Johnston, Jamie Plumridge and Corey Walker running rampant.
A last quarter surge has helped Pakenham snatch an eight-point win over Doveton.
The Lions hit the front with a goal by Josh Tynan early in the final term before adding another four goals to prevail 12.16 (88) to 11.14 (80).
Tynan finished with four majors, while Cameron deBruin slotted three and Zac Stewart two.
Jordan Stewart, Tom Gamble, and Liam Tyrrell were best afield for Pakenham, which has won three of its first four games.
For Doveton, Jake Basa, Luke Daidone and Daniel Zajac were terrific, and Jake Mullen kicked three goals and Ricky Johnson two.
Former Frankston Dolphin Nathan Foote was best afield as Narre Warren made it three wins on the spin with an all-the-way 59-point victory over Woori Yallock, 13.18 (96) to 5.7 (37).
The Magpies kicked six goals in the first quarter to rush to a 35-point lead and were never in doubt.
Foote capped a dominant day with a goal, while Trent Cody booted three majors, and Jake Richardson, Kurt Mutimer and Jack Flannery two apiece.
Ben Monkhorst was best for Woori.
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