BIRCHIP-Watchem have continued to stake their claim as the North Central team to beat, with an emphatic 39-point win over third-placed Donald in wet conditions at the weekend.

It was the Bulls’ ninth win of the season and their second of the year over the Royal Blues, the 11.18 (84) to 6.9 (45) result maintaining their two-point advantage over Sea Lake Nandaly atop the ladder.

After a tight fi...