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Bulls hold on for first win

MARK RAVIBunbury Herald

A late goal from David Faulkner halted a furious fourth-quarter Donnybrook rally to hand the Harvey Bulls their first win of the season at VC Mitchell Park on Sunday.

Harvey dominated the first three quarters, but were lucky to escape with a 15.7 (97) to 13.2 (80) victory.

The Bulls jumped out to an early lead after Andrew Rake and Anthony Faranda goaled in the opening minutes, with the excellent crumbing work of Glen Wallam earning him a pair in the first term as well.

Donnybrook managed to keep the game close and score four goals in the quarter against the flow as Harvey controlled possession, including a pair from 20-year-old Luke Dale.

However, Toby McNamara broke loose in the second quarter to score two of Harvey’s three goals in the term while the Dons could only manage a single from Jason Brennan as the delivery to the forward line deteriorated.

The Bulls went into half time with a 21-point lead behind the strong play of Ben Parkes, who exhibited excellent decisionmaking, hitting the open man for easy scoring opportunities on several occasions.

The Dons started the second half slowly, giving up six goals to the rampant Bulls in the third term, but managed to kick four of their own and gain a bit of momentum heading into the last quarter despite a 34-point deficit.

The final quarter flipped the script of the game entirely.

The Dons got an early goal from Hayden King but it was Simon Parry who kicked a goal from beyond the 50 that ignited the Donnybrook run which resulted in four unanswered goals, closing the gap to 11 points with 10 minutes to go before the Bulls steadied.

Scoreboard

Harvey Bulls 5.3 8.4 14.5 15.7 97 def Donnybrook 4.0 5.1 9.1 13.2 80

Goals:

HARVEY - G. Wallam 4, T. Faranda 3, A. Rake, B. Parkes, T. McNamara, D. Faulkner 2.

DONNYBROOK - S. Cristaldi 3, L. Dale, C. Guglielmana 2, J. Brennan, J. O’Dine-Khan, S. Parry, J. Guglielmana, J. Smith.

Best: HARVEY - B. Parkes, A. Faranda, G. Wallam, T. McNamara, K.Germs, B. Lofthouse.

DONNYBROOK - S. Parry, J. Smith, S. Cristaldi, L. Dale, J. Brennan, J.Guglielmana.

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