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27 May, 2024

Dogs far too good for Hoppers with devastating 82-goal haul

AVOCA (82) def NAVARRE (30) Avoca showed no mercy to Navarre on Saturday, scoring 82 goals to eventually win by 52 in arguably their strongest showing so far this season. In what was a battle between the highest-scoring team and one of the best...

By Michael Thompson

Dogs far too good for Hoppers with devastating 82-goal haul - feature photo

AVOCA (82) def NAVARRE (30)

Avoca showed no mercy to Navarre on Saturday, scoring 82 goals to eventually win by 52 in arguably their strongest showing so far this season.

In what was a battle between the highest-scoring team and one of the best defensive teams in the competition, offense comprehensively won the day as Avoca’s size and ball movement was too strong for the Hoppers.

In particular, it was Maddy Egan who was proving to be a handful for the Navarre defence, scoring 16 of the Bulldogs’ 18 goals in the first term as they opened up an 11-goal lead. Gina Beavis scored the Bulldogs’ two remaining goals, while Mollie Simpson hit all of the Hoppers’ seven goals.

It was much of the same in the second term as the Bulldogs continued to play the game on their terms, scoring 18 goals to five to take a commanding 36-12 lead at the main change. Egan scored 10 goals and Beavis eight for the Bulldogs, while for Navarre, Simpson scored four goals and Annabelle Price added one.

The Bulldogs continued their brutal run in the third as they continued to extend their lead, scoring 22 goals to 10 to lead 58-22 at the final change. Egan scored 16 goals, and Beavis six for the Bulldogs, while for Navarre, Simpson scored eight goals and Price two.

There was no let-up from the Dogs all afternoon, and so it proved in the final quarter as they scored 24 goals to eight to take a commanding victory. Egan scored 17 goals to finish with 59 for the afternoon, while Beavis scored seven to end up with 23. For Navarre, Simpson scored five goals to lead the way with 24 goals, while Price added three more.

The Bulldogs will look to continue their unbeaten run as they host Campbells Creek, while Navarre will have a chance to bounce back against the winless Harcourt.

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