NORTH Ballarat Rebels will look to move on quickly from a 99-point TAC Cup qualifying final loss to powerhouse Calder Cannons at Visy Park on Saturday.
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The Rebels got off to a flyer, kicking six goals straight to lead by 21 points at quarter-time.
But the Cannons bounced back in the second term, taking a five-point advantage into half-time.
From there, it was all Cannons.
The Cannons piled on 17 goals to one after half-time to run out 25.10 (160) to 9.7 (61) winners.
Rebels coach David Loader said it was a disappointing result after a promising start.
"We were really good early, the first quarter was fantastic it was the start we were after," he said.
"We just weren't able to keep the pressure on and we made some bad mistakes in the second quarter, which let Calder back into the game.
"We had some real scoreboard pressure early in the game and we had our opportunities to build on that but didn't do it. When you don't do that against good sides they come back to hurt you and hurt you quick."
Jayden Foster kicked six goals for the Cannons, while Joshua Cauchi and Paul Ahern added four and three majors respectively.
Loader said the Rebels' two standout performers were Jacob Palmer, who kicked six of the side's nine goals, and Edenhope-Apsley product Oscar McDonald.
"Oscar played a really, really good game on Peter Wright, who is going to be a high draft pick," he said. "McDonald and Palmer were certainly our best two."
The Rebels will face the winner of yesterday's elimination final between the Western Jets and Dandenong Stingrays. The elimination final was still going when the Mail-Times went to print.
