After four rough weeks on the field, Warragul went into three quarter time in their match against Moe in a tough position.
The team was up against a bona fide top five side, two players down due to injury and had conceded 21 scoring shots while managing 13 of their own.

The good news? They were just three points down on the scoreboard, and full of belief.
Coach Dean Alger willed his team to put in one final Herculean effort, to go hard for one more quarter and deliver for the home crowd.
And that's just what the Gulls did, claiming their second win of the year in a thrilling hard-fought contest, winning 10.6 (66) to 8.17 (65).
Where in prior Warragul games this year too much had often been left to too few, this had been a complete team effort. Every man played their role, supported their teammates and contributed.
Ruckman Mitchell Smart put in a season-best performance, taking strong contested marks and consistently tapping the ball to his midfield's advantage. Jed Lamb kicked three goals and looked threatening whenever he went near the ball. Nicholas Mulqueen did his usual thing, winning the footy at will.
But it was some of the less well known Gulls players that helped deliver this win. It was the fierce tackling pressure of Micah Williames. It was the second and third efforts of young backman Tully Loomes. It was the class at both ends from Patrick Ireland. It was the team playing as a unit and fighting until the final siren.
Despite all that though, this was a match that Warragul could have, and perhaps even should have, not been in a position to win.
They say bad kicking is bad football, and this is a lesson that Moe had to learn the hard way after a multitude of simple goalkicking misses came back to haunt them.
For all intents and purposes, Moe should have sealed the game away in the first half, where they had 16 scoring shots to eight just to remarkably still trail by two points at half time.
And while the Warragul pressure did force them into some tough shots, others were relatively easy and should have been easily kicked.
It meant that the Lions had left the door wide open for the Gulls, an act for which they were duly punished.
The first quarter was perhaps their worst in that regard, where they kicked 2.7 to Warragul's 2.1.
Matthew Barrand was the biggest offender, kicking 1.3 for the term. Barrand would later finish with three goals for the day, but absolutely could have had more.
Warragul, meanwhile, had a clear directive to lower their eyes going inside 50, so as to not repeat their mistakes last week against Bairnsdale where they bombed it in to no avail.
This paid dividends in the second term, where the Gulls took advantage of their opportunities going inside 50.
Where in previous weeks it had been Jed Lamb or bust, this week the Warragul forward line were working hard for each other to provide other options.
Sam Fennell kicked two in quick succession, Sam Whibley marked and goaled and then Lamb started to find the big sticks.
Barrand, meanwhile, still caused some headaches for the Warragul defence and looked the most likely up forward for the Lions. But inaccuracy once again killed any potential Moe momentum.
Unfortunately for Warragul, injuries to Brayden Fowler and Liam Serong ended their respective games prematurely, leaving them two down on the bench.
Moe came out of half time strongly, kicking the first two goals of the quarter to lead by 10 points, and things started to look ominous for Warragul. There was a general sense around the ground that if the margin was pushed out any further, it may be a bridge too far.
That never happened though, as a Lamb free kick and goal kept the Gulls in the contest.
By this stage, the height of the Warragul ruckmen was starting to take hold, as Smart and Whibley dragged in marks all around the ground to deny Moe easy ball movement.
Moe coach Declan Keilty put himself forward early in the term in an effort to generate some forward half marks for his own side, but he was denied time and time again by Sean Masterson.
With Warragul three points down going into the last and two rotations down, it was going to take some effort to get over the line.
The Gulls kicked the first two goals of the quarter; the first from a brilliant one on one mark to Lamb and the second by exploiting the Moe defenders trying to triple team Lamb, leaving space out the back for Will Hatfield to score.
The Lions would soon strike back through Jacob Wood, but it was to be their last goal of the day.
The last few minutes were tense as both sides threw themselves at each other. Moe missed some vital chances to retake the lead, until finally the siren sounded with Warragul one point ahead.
Moe have now lost four of their past five and appear to be the top five team most in danger of missing finals if their form is not corrected. They're a side capable of classy ball movement at their best, but their lack of height presents a consistent issue for them.
Meanwhile, it was a sense of relief for Warragul, whose past four games had all been losses by 40 points or more. Their two wins and their draw have now all been against top five teams, showing their best is more than capable.
Now it's about showing it on a weekly basis.
Mitchell Smart, Nicholas Mulqueen, Tully Loomes, Micah Williames, Patrick Ireland and Sam Fennell were named as Warragul's best.
Matthew Heywood, Brock Smith, Ben Daniher, Jess McGrath, Harrison Sim and Charlie Rieniets were all solid for Moe.