Both matches in last week's penultimate round of the Ararat and District Junior Football Association's home and away season were lopsided affairs.
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Bombers are headed for the perfect year, with its 11th straight win thanks largely to the efforts of midfielders Ryan Weppner and Will Hamilton. Both saw plenty of the ball and were tough in and under.
Mason McLaren dominated in the forward line with seven goals, while defenders Josh Wilson and Nick McInnes tackled hard.
Brady Weppner capped off a great day by kicking a nice goal.
Rovers were best served through the centre by Leroy Bell and Will Cooper who never stopped working hard, as did defenders Jude Stephens, Logan Cooper and Blade Wells.
Liam Davey rounded out the top performers with his team orientated game.
In the day's other match Mounties accounted for Rovers by 26 points.
Neither team could be separated for much of the first half, with Brody Griffin, DJ Woods and Jezza Woods giving Warriors plenty of drive.
Their onball counterparts in Luke Spalding and Jack Driscoll led the way for Mounties and found good support in the persistent Tom Cousins and consistent Henry Shea.
Despite the endeavour of Warriors' DJ Woods and Ned Bohner, Mounties kicked away with the match in the fourth term thanks to the efforts of Callum Roberts and best on ground Lockie Holm.
Sunday will see the final round of the home and away season before three weeks of finals get underway.
On Wednesday night the ADJFA was officially presented with the Turner-Pickering Shield it won recently.
The shield, which is contested annually between a representative team from the Ararat and Stawell junior leagues, has been running for 10 years now with the ADJFA a six time winner.
Each player was presented with a medal acknowledging their participation in the Challenge, which were kindly donated by John and Trish Wood.
Results
Rovers ........0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 (2)
Bombers ....4.2 9.4 12.8 17.9 (111)
Goals, Bombers: Mason McLaren 7, Ryan Weppner 3, Shaun Vermeend 2, Aiden Newson 1, Brady Weppner 1, Ned Parsons 1, Zac Hitchcock 1, Aaron Byron 1.
Best, Rovers: Leroy Bell, Will Cooper, Jude Stephens, Logan Cooper, Blade Wells, Liam Davey. Bombers: Ryan Weppner, Mason McLaren, Josh Wilson, Will Hamilton, Nick McInnes, Brady Weppner.
Warriors ......1.1 2.1 2.2 2.4 (16)
Mounties .....1.1 2.2 3.3 6.6 (42)
Goals, Warriors: Ned Bohner 1, Nicholas Vallance 1. Mounties: Matthew Spalding 3, Bowdyn Webster 1, Flynn Jamieson 1, Ella Wood 1.
Best, Warriors: Brody Griffin, DJ Woods, Ned Bohner, Jye Turner, Jezza Woods. Mounties: Lockie Holm, Tom Cousins, Luke Spalding, Henry Shea, Callum Roberts, Jack Driscoll.
W L For Ag % Pts
Bombers 11 0 786 165 476 44
Warriors 5 6 431 478 90 20
Rovers 3 8 231 725 32 12
Mounties 3 8 393 473 83 12