Australian Football

Match Report

In the final match for Round 6, the ABC cameras headed to City Mazda Stadium in Richmond as the Bloods hosted the Panthers. While the Bloods have had the bulk of the last eight matches in their favour, the Panthers have nicked some points from under their noses twice in those eight encounters. But after a lamentable and unacceptable loss to Port last week, the Bloods were looking for something to sink their choppers into... and how.

Westies showed their intent early, ramming home 7.3 to South's lowly 1.4 to set up a 35-point gap at quarter-time. A further 5.5 to two goals would push that deficit out to 58 points by the half-time break, but was West's blood-lust satisfied? Not really. But South's position was not through lack of trying, just not enough of their charges were all on the same wave-length as others. The gulf only got bigger in the third quarter, the gap would be blown out to 79 points after the Bloods sank in a further five goals without a miss, South adding just 1.3. The Panthers final quarter was the only thing of note from them, but 4.2 to West's inaccurate 3.5 would hardly make an impression on an already huge deficit amassed. In the end, the Bloods ran out 76-point winners.

West named Ryan Willits as their best afield, while Toby Stribling was South's standout.