Goal blitz the key

Busselton moved a game clear on top of the SWFL ladder following Sunday’s swashbuckling 47-point win over Bunbury at Sir Stewart Bovell Park. The win was punctuated by the most incredible quarter of football you are ever likely to witness in your lifetime. Leading by a point at half-time, the Magpies piled on 11 goals in the third term, during a near-perfect purple patch. What is even more remarkable about this burst of play was that the Bulldogs remained competitive and were by no means lacking in effort or intensity — the Magpies just had a quarter that coaches across every level of football dream about. Across all grades, the majority of scoring was at the Busselton Hockey Stadium end, despite there being no real breeze or noticeable advantage. The Magpies, who were kicking to that end in the first term, raced away to a 23-point lead at quarter time, with Ethan Maguire and Mitchell Tenardi brilliant in the clinches. Bulldogs coach Jamie Nani calmly addressed his players at quarter time and they began the second term with plenty of vigour, with a number of critical areas beginning to fall into their favour. But in the third quarter, the Magpies created their own version of the “greatest show on turf” — a term given to the infamous 1999-01 St Louis Rams gridiron offence — by burying the stunned Bulldogs with gut running, pinpoint passes and attacking raids on goal. The Bulldogs remained positive though and kicked three late goals.