The 2014 Mininera and District Football League senior premiers got off to a fast start with the Eagles struggling to match the Pumas' intensity around the ground.

The visitors missed some chances in the first quarter but still went into the first break 21 points ahead with five goals on the board.

Missed chances were again the weakness of the Pumas but it did not stop them from extending their lead in the second term.

Seven behinds along with three goals were added to Moyston-Willaura’s tally in the second quarter while the Eagles added another two goals to take their total to four goals at the long break.

The third quarter was where the Pumas were at their dominant best, creating 14 scoring shots.

The Eagles pressure started to slip and were only able to add one goal to the scoreboard in the term to give the Pumas a 55-point lead going into the final term.

Moyston-Willaura continued to create chances in the final term with the Eagles unable to minimise the impact on the scoreboard.

The Pumas scored five goals to one to open up the margin even further in the last quarter.

The visitors had a combined 45 scoring shots to the Eagles’ 10 but inaccuracy kept Moyston-Willaura from making it a triple digit margin.

Puma forward John Vanderwaal continued his strong form up forward with another six goals to his name to take his season tally to 11 goals from two games while Matthew Peel and Harrison Cronin also kicked multiple goals for Moyston-Willaura.

Jordan Wells and Brent Bulger were the Eagles’ best in front of goal with two majors each while Zach and Aaron Jenkins slotted one each for the home team.

Pumas coach Matt Burmeister said it was a mixed day for the team despite the win.

“It was a great win but the stats guy said we missed 17 set shots,” he said.

“The Eagles set up to restrict us and started with two extra defenders which meant it was quite congested.

“Our guys allowed themselves to get frustrated by Ararat’s flood and they did not allow us to get that flow into our forward 50 we wanted to have.”

Eagles coach Brian Jenkins said it was another valuable game for the team with some lessons learnt on the day.

“We are probably still finding our way,” he said.

“I think we are a club on the rise but still have a bit to learn.

“Our forward 50 entries are well above what we had last year, just not making the most of them at times.”