MERRIVALE is looking to load-up when it returns after consecutive byes on the back of an emphatic 19.21 (135) to 4.4 (28) win over East Warrnambool on Saturday.
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Led by coach Jason Rowan, who booted nine goals, and the in-form Leatham Robe, the Tigers were simply too strong for the Bombers.
They were up by 26 at the first change, 47 at the second and boomed out to a 75-point lead at three-quarter-time, before finishing 107-point winners.
“We’re playing our game style, really, making sure we execute that, and our ball use was a lot better,” Rowan said.
“That second quarter was disappointing when East tended to get a lot of numbers in our forward 50 – we didn’t really handle that well.”
The Tigers have a bye next week before the league-wide bye on July 15, but will look to hit the ground running when they return with a few players expected back from injury. “It’s going to be a solid, healthy squad there,” Rowan said.