Vast improvement gives Yarragon the points
YARRAGON put its vast improvement on show, taking control of the contest from quarter time to comfortably account for Longwarry.
The Panthers displayed superior pace and fitness as they held the Crows to 1-10 (16) for the afternoon.
And the home side could have enjoyed a better return than its 10-19 (79), had it been for some better kicking.
While taking some risks with kicks across goal at times, taking the game on with run and carry proved instrumental in the result to keep the Panthers in touch with the top five.
The Crows missed opportunities early in a tight first quarter before the Panthers made the most of their first attack, Tom Follett finding Mitch Jolly in space over the back for his first of five for the afternoon.
Cooper Brown showed he belonged at the level early with some composure to set up a Crows attack, before Seth Ashton found Jedd Serong in the pocket to take a one-point lead into the first change.
It would prove the only joy of the day for the visitors, who would only manage four behinds for the remainder of the day despite the best efforts of Fintan Fox, Ned Ashton, Hamish Busk, Ben Cuckson, Bailey Stephens and Jake Serong.
Jolly broke the deadlock from a set shot midway through the second term to begin a fivegoal flurry to take control of the contest.
With the likes of Tyler Payroli, Jake Bernard, Harrison Perry and Damien Allison driving the Panthers forward, the home side began to find its range, conversions from long range and set shots kicking them clear.
A turnover in defence proved costly for the Crows as the home side scored first after half time, Jolly finding himself on the end of another one over the top.
A clean pick up through traffic from Lachlan Shaw sent the ball deep to set up a snap on goal as the Panthers moved further ahead.
Fitness proved no issue for the Panthers as they finished full of running, returning 2-9 to no score in the final term for an impressive victory.