BEULAH was far too accomplished for an undermanned Jeparit Rainbow and ran out easy winners in perfect football conditions at Jeparit.
The Blues’ ball movement, team work and pace were outstanding.
The Lakers tried hard to make a contest of the mismatch but they lacked the firepower to keep up with their near neighbours.
In an indication of their total dominance, Beulah had 14 goal scorers on the day and held the hapless Lakers to one goal after half time and scoreless in the final term.
This was a dismal day for Jeparit Rainbow supporters as they suffered one of their worst defeats since the amalgamation.
They went into the game very much under strength missing seven regular senior players due to injury or unavailability.
To make matters even worse their only dangerous forward Ben Zanker suffered a leg injury in the second quarter and defender Adam Schumann was injured in the first minute of the second half.
This meant the Lakers had only one interchange player for half the game.
In such a dominant display, it was difficult to name Beulah’s best players without offending someone.
Shaun Monohan was given the award as the Blues’ best, Denis Redden was outstanding up forward and Micah Buchanan, who is having a great season, kicked four goals.
For the losers, the indomitable Heath Clugston once again led the way.
Next week the Lakers face the Cats at home while the Blues have a mouth-watering clash against the Roos at Beulah.
For other Mallee Football League games see Wednesday’s edition of The Guardian (July 12, 2013).
