Top five dominate
Big margins featured at under 16 level again in Ellinbank District football, as teams in the top five begin to break away from the chasing pack.
TRAFALGAR kicked away in the second quarter to eventually account for Poowong in the closest result for the day, 7-8 (50) to 4-4 (28).
Toby McCabe, Brock Gill, Thomas Boelen, Dylan van der Stoep, Juddson Ryan and William Bremner led the Bloods to victory.
The Magpies were competitive in patches and won the third term.
Leading the competitive effort were Jett Blackwood, Henri Bott, Aaron Damon, Marty Cook, Kohen Mandemaker and Bryce Broadmore.
NEERIM-NEERIM SOUTH comfortably accounted for Longwarry, 11-7 (73) to 3-5 (23).
The Crows were able to quell the influence early, before the Cats took control of the contest from quarter time.
Keegan Friedlander, Mitchell Dowling, James Welford, Joseph Sheehan, Thomas Blackburn and Ash Mounsey helped the Cats kick away.
Longwarry were best served by Ethan Seskis, Cody McInnes, Tyler van der Heyden, Harrison Gilbert and Jarvis Law.
BULN BULN comfortably defeated Yarragon, 10-10 (70) to 4-5 (29).
Four goals to one in the third term opened a handy buffer for the Lyrebirds, in what was otherwise a competitive effort from the Panthers.
Charles Kilmartin, Hamish Wells, Cody Dowling, James Clifton and Riley Pratt were the better players for Buln Buln.
Yarragon were best served by Dylan and Connor O'Sullivan, Rhys McDonald-Flegg, Ty Keeble, Dane Jarvis and Lenny Frost.
LANG LANG were big winners over Nilma-Darnum, 15-12 (102) to 3-7 (25).
The Tigers were on their way following a big second term that realised five goals to two. From there they were never headed, booting eight goals to nil after the long break.
Robi Nooy, Ty Thom, Archie Thompson, Jaeden Ward and Jarrad Francome led the charge for Lang Lang.
Nilma-Darnum's best were Oscar Menzies, Leo Robley, Robert Arms, Blake Meggetto, Nate Young and Edward Arms.