A head-turning and clinical 28-goal win on the road over the reigning premier has boosted Echuca’s premiership tilt in the Goulburn Valley League A-grade competition.
One week after stunning the competition with the upset of the season, Echuca backed it up with a dominant 66-38 win over Seymour at Kings Park.
The Murray Bombers’ round 10 performance is certain to fire off alarm bells to the rest of their opponents as they pick up win number six for the campaign.
With their defensive end, led by Ash Mangan and Lauren Jones, firing on all cylinders and goaling duo Bianca Willis and Sheridan Townrow running amok, the visitors extended their lead to 18 goals by the main break.
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Battle it out: Seymour's Ruby Trimble and Echuca's Sheridan Townrow. Photo by Aydin PayneImage 2 of 9
Fire it away: Seymour's Sarah Szczykulski. Photo by Aydin PayneImage 3 of 9
Leading the way: Echuca's Ash Mangan. Photo by Aydin PayneImage 4 of 9
Looking for a teammate: Seymour's Olivia Barry. Photo by Aydin PayneImage 5 of 9
Ready and waiting: Echuca's Bianca Willis. Photo by Aydin PayneImage 6 of 9
Tight defence: Echuca's Lauren Jones. Photo by Aydin PayneImage 7 of 9
Feed it in: Seymour's Ella Tennant looks for a pass. Photo by Aydin PayneImage 8 of 9
Calling for the ball: Echuca's Lily Devlin. Photo by Aydin PayneImage 9 of 9
I'm open: Seymour's Olivia Pearce calls for the ball. Photo by Aydin PayneThe third quarter was much of the same and despite some change in personnel and playing positions for Seymour, Echuca continued to be relentless with an 18-10 term which put the result beyond doubt.
Sarah Szczykulski battled hard all day for the hosts and provided much needed leadership out on the court against gun goalers Townrow and Willis.
With coach Belinda Lees unavailable on the sidelines, former coach Steph Vick put on the coaching hat for the day and described what the visitors were able to achieve which handed them the win.
“Our game plan was to go out there be patient, treasure every possession and defensively just playing really hard one-on-one and we did that today,” Vick said.
“We won a lot of ball and we were able to convert which was great.
“Ash played a really good game, she got quite a few turnovers for us and did a really good job of bringing the ball out of defence. Bianca played excellent in goals; she goaled superbly and it was basically from anywhere in the ring.
“Each week we’ve been building and getting stronger and each week we sort of reflect on our game and go back to training and think about how we can better our performance.
“The last couple of weeks we’ve had really challenging games, but we’re rising to the occasion and hopefully we can keep going.”