By David J Richardson
It was tight till half-time, but Bendigo grossly failed to use a strong wind to the eastern end in the third quarter, and got murdered by Werribee’s good use of it in the final quarter. Werribee’s defence was laughably bad, repeatedly coughing up the ball and keeping Bendigo in it. As noted elsewhere, none of Nash, Skipworth, Jetta, Quinn and Bellchambers played.

Daniher (kicked 2 goals, 2 points, and 1 out on the full — could easily have got all five, but otherwise barely had a touch) and Myers (played midfield, very well) were put in cotton wool at three-quarter time, shrinking the usable bench from the original five to just one. Scanlon and Holmes were amongst the best of the Bendigo-listed players.

VFL ROUND 20

Bendigo Bombers 3.3 7.6 9.9 10.11 (71)
Werribee Tigers 4.3 9.6 13.9 25.16 (166)

GOALS:
Bendigo Bombers: Daniher 2 Magin Hackett Myers Coulson-Hoffacher Bristow Taylor Scanlon Hulme
Werribee Tigers: Speight 4 Barlow 4 Harris 3 Martiniello 3 O’Keefe 2 Wright Fletcher Riggio Gardiner Gleeson Castello Henderson Mather Kennedy

BEST:
Bendigo Bombers: Crameri Scanlon Slattery Myers Weekley Flaherty
Werribee Tigers: Harris Speight Barlow Riggio Fletcher Gleeson