Sebastopol sent a warning to the rest of the Ballarat Football League Women's competition at the weekend with a dominant 157-point win over Lake Wendouree.
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A six-goal opening term set the game up for the Burra, never letting the foot off the pedal to win 24.14 (158) to 0.1 (1).
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Emma Broughton was the star of the day, booting nine goals.
Emma McLean and Jordan Chettleburgh also added four majors each, Jaye Dalgleish kicking three.
Sebastopol kicked a further six goals in the second term, all while keeping Lakers goalless, entering half-time 82 points the better.
Five and seven goals in the third and fourth quarter respectively continued its dominant form, Lake Wendouree managing its singular point in the final term.
Melton Centrals also enjoyed a cruisy day at the office, beating Carisbrook 20.19 (139) to 1.5 (11).
Centrals had 11 individual goal kickers on the day, Alanna Porter the best of those with five majors.
Darley claimed a 39-point win over Melton, 8.14 (62) to 3.5 (23).
The Devils trailed by seven points at quarter-time, however, rallied to kick 4.6 in the second term to no score to take a 23-point advantage into the main break.
Melton answered to get the game back to just 10 points at the final change. A four goal final quarter sealed the game for Darley, however.
Bacchus Marsh were too strong for North Ballarat in the final game, 10.14 (74) to 5.4 (34).
Redan had the bye, but will face top of the table Sebastopol in round two.
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