Williamstown’s ability to blow opposition teams away in the blink of an eye was on show in a 72-point pummelling of Footscray in a VFL western derby at Whitten Oval on Saturday.
The Seagulls came out after the half-time break and piled on 13 goals to three to leave the Bulldogs shell-shocked.
It was a victory the Seagulls so desperately wanted, with popular figures Ed Carr and Nick Meese playing their 100th VFL games.
The result has kept the Seagulls in outright second, a game and percentage clear of third-placed Box Hill Hawks.
It also keeps them within touching distance of ladder-leader Casey Scorpions, which is a game clear.
Michael Gibbons put on a show in the midfield for Williamstown, further enhancing his credentials as a potential AFL draftee.
Ben Jolley worked hard and was rewarded with two goals, while Dylan Conway had the most goals on the ground with three.
It was a day Footscray would rather forget. Lukas Webb did his chances of a promotion no harm, Jed Adcock found plenty of the ball and Shaun Wyatt kicked two goals, but injuries to Nathan Hrovat, Nick Jamieson, Josh Wallis and Lauchlan Dalgleish rubbed salt into the wounds.
Williamstown will be a short-priced favourite to beat lowly Frankston at Burbank Oval at 2pm on Saturday, while Footscray will need to bounce back against an equally desperate Geelong Cats in an early 11am Saturday game at Whitten Oval.
