Williamstown romped to an 80-point win over Casey Scorpions on the back of its “best quarter for the year” in the VFL.
The Seagulls landed a swift one-two combo both with and against a six-goal breeze in the first half of Saturday’s rout at Casey Fields.
Williamstown came with all guns blazing in the first term, booting 7.8 to nil to lead by 50 points at quarter-time.
But that wasn’t the best of it, according to Seagulls football manager Chris Dixon.
“It certainly was a danger game for us, but to our boys’ credit, our first half was outstanding,” he said. “We obviously used the wind well in the first quarter, and then the second term against the breeze was our best quarter of football for the year.
“It wasn’t because we went too defensive or put numbers behind the ball, it was just our pressure around the contest and the way we controlled the ball when we were in possession, and our tackling pressure.
“To restrict Casey to one goal [in the second term] in what was such a strong breeze was a pretty phenomenal effort by our guys.”
Two-way Seagulls onballer Ed Carr claimed best afield honours.
Not only was he damaging at the base of the packs, but he also restricted Scorpions danger man Viv Michie in the process.
“[Carr] had 10 clearances of his own while restricting one of their better players, who was coming off 32 touches the week before,” Dixon said.
As good as Carr was, Seagulls ruckman Nick Meese might feel hard done by if he doesn’t collect three votes at this year’s Liston Trophy count.
The big man finished with an incredible 61 hitouts to give first use to the likes of Adam Marcon, Kane Lambert and Jack Johnstone, also inflicting 16 tackles in a superb defensive performance.
“That’s a fair day out in anyone’s language,” Dixon said.
Dylan Conway led all goalkickers with five majors, while Anthony Anastasio added four. Conway has booted nine goals in his two appearances in the Seagulls’ line-up this season.
The Seagulls were due to back up last night in a Foxtel Cup semi-final against East Perth at Patersons Stadium. When the
Star Weekly went to print yesterday, the players were stuck at Melbourne Airport awaiting a flight across the Nullabor. Their flight departed four hours late on Monday night, then had to turn back due to mechanical failure.
