STAWELL has bounced back from a round 16 loss to Ararat to claim victory over Dimboola.
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The hosting Warriors took on the Roos for round 17 of the Wimmera League and defeated them for the second time this season.
It was a disappointing outcome for the Roos, who have claimed a couple of victories in the past few rounds with blow-out margins.
It was Daniel Greig who scored two goals for the Roos.
Cody Driscoll bagged five goals for the Warriors, backed up by a couple of goals from Jay Moody, Riley Ika, and several goals from a few others.
Warriors coach Damian Joiner said Ika - who played his first game with the seniors - was a natural.
"Young Riley Ika came in from for his first game from the juniors, and he looked like he'd always been there," he said.
The round boosted the Warriors' percentage from 122.48 to 129.65, and they still occupy fourth wrung.
"It was a good day - a perfect day for football, which is a bit rare these days," Joiner said.
"We were able from the first bounce to get on top pretty early and get our hands on the footy, keep it in our control, and things just continue to go our way for the rest of the game.
"There was only a slight part where we dropped off -we had a five minute lapse where we didn't play our best football but we were able to get back in and finish the game strong.
"We never really took our foot off the pedal. It's a positive sign coming into the last game of the season."
Joiner said the team's focus would now turn to the final match.
"We've still got a big job this weekend," he said.
Joiner highlighted the efforts of a couple of players throughout the 2019 season.
"Cody (Driscoll) has been really strong down forward all year since coming back from a knee injury," he said. "Saturday was perfect for him.
"Paul Summers down the back had an awesome last six weeks and on Saturday he just turned it on again.
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