Beck's eight too great for Magpies

by Nicholas Duck
An eight-goal haul from Warragul Industrials' forward Bailey Beck has seen his side pile on the biggest score by any side this season in an absolute drubbing of Dalyston on Saturday.
The Dusties did it easy throughout the day at Dalyston Recreation Reserve, slamming home a 10-goal avalanche in the third quarter alone to rack up a monster score and romp home 29.20 (194) to 6.3 (39).
Beck was everywhere inside 50, earning enough shots to potentially put his tally into double digits if not for some wayward kicking.
The game was soured, however, by a third quarter incident that may see several players in trouble come review time.
Dusties young gun Regan Awty and his Dalyston opponent were at the centre of a scuffle, with arms and legs flying everywhere as both teams rushed in.
Aside from that it was a straightforward day for the Dusties, who relished the chance to feast on the bottom-placed Magpies following three straight weeks against premiership contenders.
Bailey Beck was duly awarded best on ground for his efforts up forward but his brother Todd was more than handy up the other end, taking intercept marks with aplomb.
Matt Herbert's wheeling and dealing out of defence and his willingness to dish it off at the right times stood out, while skipper Michael Debenham (four goals) had one of his most industrious days up forward.
Brody Walsh's decision-making in defence continues to grow and Damian Leslie once again flourished in a solo rucking role as coach Bob McCallum continues to try and get his body right for finals in two weeks' time.
Dalyston's winners were few and far between, particularly without the influence of star Cale Love-Linay, but Hayden Wallis (three goals) toiled hard as always.
Lachlan Rock, Brayden Duve, Flynn Peters and Brad Monson were the other Magpies to have their moments on a dark day.
Warragul Industrials essentially put the game to bed courtesy of a powerhouse first term in which they slammed home eight goals to two.
With Bailey Beck on song along with the high-flying Lachlan Bambridge and Debenham, the score ticked over nicely for the Dusties and at quarter time their total had already ticked over 50.
Some fumbles cost them a few chances in the second, but with the Magpies incapable of mounting a challenge the Dusties continued on to a big half time lead.
While the Magpies had copped a similarly poor start in their last match against the Dusties only to fight their way back into the game, there was no comeback this time around as the visitors ran riot.
As the Dusties booted goal after goal, the all-in scuffle ended up being the most fight Dalyston could muster for the term.
The Magpies managed to double their total goals in the last even though it mattered little, Warragul Industrials enjoying a tune-up offensively before finals, falling just short of a 200-point scoreline and etching themselves into the club's history books.
Speaking post-game, McCallum said he was more happy with his side's defensive efforts than their offensive ones.
"I wasn't too stressed about what we kicked, it's that we stopped them from kicking any. We stayed defensively minded and that'll hold us in good stead come finals," he said.
"We still had things we wanted to tick off throughout the day and the boys certainly did that."
Warragul Industrials will host Kilcunda Bass in their final match of the home and away season this Saturday. A win could see them finish as high as third should Phillip Island suffer a shock loss to Garfield while a loss will leave them in fifth.