Jackson Trengove has more than 180 AFL games under his belt, but at the weekend he accomplished something he had never before achieved on the football field.
The former Port Adelaide and Western Bulldogs utility booted 10 goals in Mooroopna’s 65-point victory over Rochester, the first time in his career he has had a goal tally in the double digits.
Trengove was the star up forward for the Cats, with Mooroopna turning in an impressive second-half display to top the Tigers 19.10 (124) to 9.5 (59).
Trengove was slotting the ball home left, right and centre on Saturday afternoon, with his son in the crowd to watch his dominant day out.
Mooroopna and Rochester were keen to head into the interleague bye on a high — the Tigers were looking to build on their first win of the season in round five, while the Cats were out to end a two-game losing streak.
Conditions were perfect for football and it was the Cats who gained the ascendency early on, kicking six goals to one in the opening term to hold a 22-point lead at the first change.
However, Rochester responded in the second term with a resilient display — plus some ill-discipline from Mooroopna in the form of costly turnovers and 50m penalties — allowing the Tigers to cut the margin down to 10 points at the main break.
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Workhorses: Ethan Hunt and Joe Atley fight for the footy. Photo: Bruce PoveyImage 2 of 9
Quick hands: Daniel Johnston dishes the ball off to a teammate. Photo: Bruce PoveyImage 3 of 9
Terrific Tiger: Joe Atley, who was best-on-ground for Rochester on Saturday, gets his handball away. Photo: Bruce Povey Photo by Bruce PoveyImage 4 of 9
Around the body: Darcy Russell takes a snap shot at goal. Photo: Bruce PoveyImage 5 of 9
Tiger sandwich: Rochester's Cooper Chapman is caught between two Mooroopna tacklers. Photo: Bruce PoveyImage 6 of 9
Perfect 10: Jackson Trengove was the main man on Saturday, booting 10 goals for Mooroopna.Image 7 of 9
Chase down: Xavier Chandler is brought down from behind. Photo: Bruce PoveyImage 8 of 9
Under pressure: Nathan Basile gets his kick away just in time as Declan Pearse makes a lunging tackle. Photo: Bruce PoveyImage 9 of 9
Evasive manoeuvre: Declan Pearse tries to avoid Mooroopna's Jack Hunt in the middle. Photo: Bruce PoveyThe two sides would have had different half-time talks following the second term, but whatever Lamont said to his Mooroopna side in the sheds, it clearly paid off.
The Cats put on a blistering display after the break, with Rochester simply unable to stick with them.
Mooroopna booted 10 goals to two and had 15 more scoring shots than the Tigers in the second half, kicking its way to an 11-goal win.
A pair of familiar names excelled once again for Mooroopna and Rochester in the midfield, with Ethan Hunt and Joe Atley having plenty of the ball.
Bryce Rutherford and Ben Woods were also strong contributors for the Cats.
Alongside Trengove’s bag of 10, Daniel Johnston and Chris Nield kicked three and two goals respectively for Mooroopna.
Sean Williams slotted home four majors for the Tigers, while James McPhee booted three.