Barwon Heads young gun Charlie Hurst slammed through 10 goals as Barwon Heads completed a 240-point demolition job on Portarlington in round 8 of Bellarine Football League on Saturday.
The Seagulls booted 40 goals on their way to a mammoth score of 264. They bagged 13 in the first quarter, nine in the second, eight in the third and and 10 in the last.
Star forward Nathan Brown sat out the match, which allowed Hurst to shine to boot 10 while Sammy Baker kicked six and Braeden Eddy five.
Port battled hard though, and was decimated with the flu and COVID sweeping through the club during the week. There is no doubt the Dees have improved significantly this season.
Drysdale remained undefeated after a classic game against Modewarre.
The Hawks got home by 19 points in a high-scoring affair – 122 to 103.
Drysdale led by 50 points at the last change, but Modda came storming home, booting six goals in the last quarter, but fell short.
Matthew Piggott and Mitch McGuire were best for the winners while Tom Hornsey kicked seven goals for the Warriors.
A six-goal final term was enough to give Anglesea the win against Newcomb.
The Seas led by a point at three-quarter time, but ramped it up in the last to win by 14 points with Ryan Williams best afield with five majors.
Geelong Amateur all but ended Ocean Grove’s finals hopes with a 19-point win.
Ammos enhanced its own finals chances with superb games from David McNeel and Jackson Williams while James Paterson was a beacon of light up forward for the Grubbers with three goals.
Torquay proved too good for Queenscliff, winning by 82 points. Ben Raidme slotted through six goals for the Tigers.
