Warragul would be feeling pretty hard done by this season.
With a bevy of new recruits and a new game style, there was plenty of reason for optimism before round one.
But the injury gods have not looked kindly on the Gulls this season, taking out many of their senior players. Ruckman Mitch Smart, returning hard nut Tom Hobbs and senior coach Jed Lamb are just some of the names sitting on the sidelines for extended periods of time.
And the effect of that missing talent was on display over the weekend as Warragul were completely powerless to stop a rampaging Wonthaggi, going down by 138 points.
The Gulls were no match for their premiership-aspirant opponents, the 4.3 (27) to 25.15 (165) defeat their heaviest of the year and their third in excess of 90 points.

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