NORADJUHA-QUANTONG completed a fairy-tale finals run with a strong 38-point win against Swifts in the under-17s grand final at Horsham City Oval on Saturday.
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The undefeated Swifts side fell apart in the second and third quarters after the Baggies took a three-goal lead at the first break.
At the final siren the Bombers were 10.4 (64) to Swifts 3.8 (26).
Bombers captain Bailey McQueen was awarded the best on ground medal for his efforts.
Through the middle of the game it was all the Bombers’ way as they booted four unanswered goals in the second term and then another three in the third.
The third-quarter effort was impressive given no one had kicked a goal at that end of the ground in the first half because of the strong breeze.
Remy Cross was outstanding through the middle of the ground during this period while down back the competitions best and fairest James Gregg marshalled his backline to repel repeated Swifts attacks.
Gregg made sure he was at every contest to help out his fellow backs, particularly as the Baggies kicked with the breeze behind them in the third term.
This allowed the Bombers to run and break lines and they found more open targets in their forward half throughout the game.
Undisciplined play by the Baggies cost them as twice the Bombers goaled from the directly in front after being awarded 50-metre penalties.
For the Baggies their best players were B-Jay Enriquez and Samuel Raeck who tried unsuccessfully to create some run through the middle.
At the other end though it was a different story for Bomber Riley Summerhayes who presented and created plenty of scoring chances.
The Bombers looked dangerous every time they went forward and the ball went in his direction.
He also kicked the match sealer mid-way through the final term.
Keeping his feet at a marking contest, Summerhayes gathered the loose ball at the back of the pack and from the boundary line, dribbled the ball through along the ground.
This was followed by yet another 50-metre penalty against the Baggies, giving the Bombers another goal.
Bombers coach Heath Francis said his team had come a long way from where they started the season.
“What a great bunch of blokes and we really have improved so much by the end of the year,” he said.
With the Bombers facing a 3-goal deficit at the first break it would have been easy to panic by Francis said he kept his side focused on playing their own game.
“We didn’t make any changes, I just spoke to them about keeping at it and working hard to get back in the game,” he said.
“I really proud of the blokes and the result they got today.”