Busselton enjoys a perfect season start

It has been a perfect start for Busselton in the 2025 South West Football League season, after the Magpies defeated Harvey Brunswick Leschenault at Brunswick Oval on Saturday night.

The Magpies won the match in a dominant opening quarter, kicking six goals to one, to lead by 35 points at quarter time.

Liam Creighton was outstanding with a brilliant opening term taking strong marks and kicking great goals on his way to kicking five goals for the match. Creighton teamed up with Ryan Ekert for the second week in a row, with the duo kicking 15 goals between them in the last two weeks.

Despite a 35 point lead at quarter time, the Lions fought back in the second quarter, with Jarrod Humphries igniting the Lions forward line, as the home team narrowed the margin to 16 points.

The second half belonged to Busselton, kicking seven goals to one, to record a 55 point win, to have the Magpies on top of the ladder as one of three undefeated teams after round three, while the Lions have dropped to eighth with a poor percentage.

After the Easter break, Busselton will host Bunbury, while the Lions will travel to Collie to take on the Eagles.

Busselton 14.12.96 def. Harvey Brunswick Leschenault 6.5.41

Tigers take the points in thriller

Another week, another thriller, with South Bunbury defeating Augusta Margaret River at Hands Oval on Saturday afternoon by seven points.

South Bunbury were coming off a bye, while the Hawks were coming off a loss to Busselton, and it would take seven minutes for the first goal kicked by Quinn Donaldson with an excellent snap.

Hawks had all the play in the opening fifteen minutes, with Byron George converting a set shot from deep in the pocket to extend the advantage. A free kick in the goal square to Kade Szyszka reduced the margin back to a goal, but the Hawks continued to dominate possession and pepper the goals, kicking three consecutive behinds, before a set shot goal to Beau Morgan gave the Hawks some reward for effort. Jace Cormack would then have a purple patch, kicking two goals in three minutes, reducing the margin to five points, and when Rhys Crawford kicked a great goal on the run from 50m, the Tigers were in front, despite the domination of the Hawks. An equally long range goal to Billy Goodwin gave the Hawks the lead at quarter time.

The second quarter saw the fourth or eight lead changes in the match, when Ethan Nordahl kicked truly from a set shot. Some swift ball movement would see Blaine Johnson kick the first of his four goals, as the Tigers opened an eight point lead. This would be answered by Jed Spence , who kicked two goals to give the Hawks the lead. The Tigers kicked two late goals to lead by eight at half time.

Max Spyvee kicked a long range goal at the beginning of the third, but Blaine Johnson would kick two goals for the term, and South Bunbury at the eighteen minute mark of the third term led by twelve points, their biggest lead of the match. The Hawks weren’t done, kicking the final three goals of the term, including one to Byron George after the siren, signifying the seventh lead change of the match.

When Blaine Johnson converted early in the final term, scores were level for the third time. Tyson Lane who had a quiet game in relation to scoring, would kick the next two goals, giving the Tigers a 13 point lead. Both teams were out on their feet, with Jed Spence kicking his third goal, narrowing the margin back to seven points, which would be the final margin.

South Bunbury 14.6.90 def. AMR 12.11.83