Deanmill Hawks swoop to claim resounding win against Bridgetown Bulldogs in stunning colts preliminary final

The preliminary final for the Lower South West Football League’s colts saw the Hawks fly through to the grand final after a convincing 77-point win against Bridgetown on Sunday. The Hawks struck first with two quick goals and although the Bulldogs had a few chances, things mainly went the way of Deanmill for the opening term as they quickly built a 20-point lead. The Hawks’ all out attack continued into the second quarter and despite Bridgetown holding on with some defensive grit, the margin quickly pushed out to 37 points by half-time. After resetting during the break, the Bulldogs came out and kicked their first major of the game early in the third quarter. The Bulldogs tried to keep the momentum going but the Hawks were able to fire back with two quick goals back-to-back. Although Bridgetown responded with another goal of their own, the Hawks started to run away with the game as their repeat entries inside the forward 50 led to multiple scoring opportunities and their lead rose to 59 points by three quarter time. Bridgetown defender Cody Ward, who had done his best to contain the Deanmill forwards all through the match, put his body on the line in the final term, crunching sideways into the goal post as he tried to rush the ball through for a behind. Ultimately, the Hawks could not be stopped and they finished the winners with a 13.15 (93) to 2.4 (16) victory. The Hawks now take on the Imperials in what is sure to be a spectacular colts grand final clash this Saturday at Rea Park in Manjimup.