On Saturday the seniors took on Milawa who were sitting third on the ladder.
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The All Blacks came out of the gates firing, having our best first quarter of the year.
The pressure and ball use was fantastic all over the ground.
Chris O’Connor and Lachy Thompson both got involved early, hitting the scoreboard.
The Panthers went into the first break up by 40 points. In the second half the midfield continued to dominate, Riley Moran earning best-on-ground again!
The wingers were excellent all day, Kyle Collison and Rory Wapling had plenty of the footy.
The All Blacks went into half time up by 62.
In the second half Harry Ellis was a standout in his return game, taking contested marks and competing in the air.
Cody Crawford had another outstanding game, playing in the ruck to start the day; he finished off down forward, kicking six goals!
Next weekend Benalla takes on second placed Bright, which is sure to be a massive game.
Reserves
On Saturday the reserves took on Milawa, and knew a win against Milawa edged them closer to cementing that top two spot on the ladder.
Ayden Amos from the word go stood up and knew what he needed to do, his agility around the ground and his second and third efforts set the bar of standards for everyone else.
Tom Levy and Lachlan Sinclair do what they do best, and that’s hunt the football all day.
These guys were hungry for the ball and provided inside-50s all day.
Harry Parson gave us speed and accuracy coming from defence, then when changed into the middle for the last half he was on fire.
Ryan Nedeljkovic and Josh Kotvas were strong all day, playing a great defensive game, but all up we took the win by 36 points.
We look forward to a top-of-the-table clash with Bright!
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