TYNTYNDER continued their perfect start to 2022 with a 109-point annihilation of Tooleybuc-Manangatang on Saturday afternoon.
The Doggies kicked 14 unanswered goals from the 23rd minute mark of the second quarter to completely dominate the Saints, with the final score of 23.17.155 to 6.10.46 a true reflection of the home side’s dominance – especially after the main break.
While Tyntynder piling on the goals and keeping Tooleybuc-Manangatang goalless after half-time was a big talking point – the real headline belonged to the home side’s new cult hero Jason Eagle, with the burly full-forward booting 10 goals in his first outing for his new club.
Eagle was unstoppable for the Dogs, providing a strong leading target deep inside his team’s forward 50 – and will only get better as the season progresses.
Throughout the early stages of the game it was the Saints who dominated, kicking the first two goals. Tyntynder were sloppy with their disposal and quite simply weren’t working hard enough, which allowed Tooleybuc-Manangatang to take a three-point lead into quarter-time.
The visitors then opened the scoring in the second term to open up a 10-point lead – but from then on it was all one-way traffic, as the Doggies piled on 20 of the last 21 goals for the match.
Tyntynder started to use their outside run to their advantage, moving the ball quickly from defence and through the midfield into an open forward line, allowing Eagle plenty of space to lead into.
The speed – and accuracy – with which the home side moved the football was almost impossible to stop as the Dogs took 22 marks inside their forward 50 after the quarter-time break – 13 of which resulted in goals.
By comparison, Tooleybuc-Manangatang could manage just four marks inside their forward 50 over the same period of time. The Saints’ ball movement at times was slow and deliberate, which served them well in moving the ball from defence, but didn’t help their cause forward of centre as it only allowed their opposition time to set up their defence behind the ball.
Marcus Wattie and Tom Gilbert were sensational through the midfield, with Gilbert also proving lively up forward with two goals either side of the quarter-time break. Isaiah Bull was another who worked hard through the middle of the ground, with his run and carry often splitting the game open.
Cameron Cook easily won the ruck battle and was probably unlucky not to feature in the votes for the second straight week, while Solomon McKay, Cayden Crowe, Ben Derbas and Harry Simpson were all constantly in the action.
For Tooleybuc-Manangatang, Brayden Pitcher and Tom Carland both worked hard out of the middle and had the better of their opposition at the centre bounces – although Tyntynder performed better at the stoppages around the ground.
The ever-reliable John Wardle stood up in defence, taking a number of good intercept marks, while the other positives for the Saints were the senior debuts of Kallum Hazlett, Harper McNicol and Anyueer Majur.
VOTES
3 votes Jason Eagle (Tyntynder)
2 votes Marcus Wattie (Tyntynder)
1 votes Tom Gilbert (Tyntynder)
MATCH RESULT
TYNTYNDER 3.5 12.11 18.13 23.17.155
TOOLEYBUC-MANANGATANG 4.2 6.7 6.7 6.10.46
GOALS – TYNTYNDER – Jason Eagle 10, Ben Derbas 2, Tom Gilbert 2, Brock Storer, Marcus Wattie, Angus Crowe, Brodie Bennett, Josh Stone, Harry Simpson, Solomon McKay, Patrick Crowe, Brock Storer, Cayden Crowe 1.
TOOLEYBUC-MANANGATANG – Alex Powell 2, Ryan Kliemt, Johnathan Marsden, Ryan Regan, Bryaden Pitcher 1.
BEST PLAYERS – TYNTYNDER – Jason Eagle, Cameron Cook, Thomas Gilbert, Marcus Wattie, Solomon McKay, Harry Simpson
TOOLEYBUC-MANANGATANG – Brayden Pitcher, Tom Carland, Mitch Ferrie, John Wardle, Shane Foley, Alex Powell
