BUNINYONG has wound back the clock to land another stunning come-from-behind victory over Hepburn.
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The Bombers came from 37 points down in the final term to beat the Burras in 2014 and produced a similar performance to win on Saturday afternoon.
Hepburn led by 24 points when Jacob Brown converted nine minutes into the last quarter and the visitors looked set for an important victory.
But the Bombers had other ideas and mounted their customary fightback in ruthless fashion.
Jake Dunne quickly became a presence deep in attack and booted the next two majors before Sam Turner emerged from congestion to close the margin to a goal. Joint-coach Jarrod Morgan then missed a golden opportunity to level the scores, before Liam Rigby marked and had the ball hit out of his possession. The umpire called a 50m penalty, which took the Bomber tall to close range and he made no mistake.
This proved the final score of the match as the siren sounded on another classic between two giants of the competition.
The one-point victory leaves the Bombers at the summit of the Central Highlands Football League ladder, while the Burras have amazingly climbed into the top four.
This follows Waubra's upset defeat at the hands od Daylesford, which beat the Roos by 26 points.
In other round 13 games on Saturday, Bungaree was far too good for Dunnstown, Beaufort easily beat Creswick, Springbank trounced Skipton, Learmonth thrashed Carngham-Linton, Rokewood-Corindhap beat Clunes, Ballan kept its place inside the top eight with a commanding success in the game against Smythesdale and Gordon beat Newlyn by 52 points.
ROUND 13 RESULTS
Bungaree 22.6 (138) d Dunnstown 7.10 (52)
Beaufort 17.11 (113) d Creswick 3.9 (27)
Buninyong 12.8 (80) d Hepburn 12.7 (79)
Springbank 24.14 (158) d Skipton 5.5 (35)
Daylesford 14.12 (96) d Waubra 10.10 (70)
Learmonth 32.12 (204) d Carngham Linton 1.6 (12)
Rokewood-Corindhap 21.10 (136) d Clunes 7.7 (49)
Ballan 20.15 (135) d Smythesdale 5.4 (34)
Gordon 18.19 (127) d Newlyn 11.9 (75)
LADDER
Buninyong 48
Springbank 48
Bungaree 44
Hepburn 40
Waubra 40
Gordon 40
Beaufort 36
Ballan 32
Daylesford 28
Dunnstown 24
Creswick 24
Learmonth 16
Newlyn 16
Rokewood-Corindhap 16
Smythesdale 8
Skipton 4
Clunes 4
Carngham-Linton 0