It wasn’t quite as wet on Saturday in Wagin for the game between the home side and Boddington, but the strong and blustery winds had the players working very hard to play good football.

For Boddington it was an important game to hold onto their place in the four, and just as important for Wagin who needed to keep the top four teams in sight if they were to compete in the finals themselves.

The strong wind was blowing towards the town end of the ground and players had great difficulty in disposing of the ball accurately.

The first quarter was the most productive with players fresh and moving the ball quickly and there was only one goal between the two sides by the first break.

But good team football started to break down in the second term and the game became a battle of individuals as players found the blustery windy conditions hard to handle.

The smaller players were having the better of the game with Hardie, Walsh and Douglas for Eagles and Rowell, Shaun Robinson and Crosby for Wagin prominent.

There was little between the sides for the first three quarters with less than two goals the difference at three quarter time and with Eagles going towards the end favoured by the wind in the final term they could have been confident of winning the match.

However, Wagin showed some good fighting qualities and some strong individual efforts were holding Boddington in this term and the Eagles players were getting frustrated at their inability to press home any wind advantage.

As the quarter progressed, Wagin could sense a victory and the Eagles players’ frustration got the better of them and the loss of two players with yellow cards upset any hope they had of scoring.

Wagin held on, outscoring Eagles in this final term and winning by 18 points.

Tulley kicked three goals for Wagin with Rowell, A Jacobs and Shaun Robinson the best of a hard working team. For Eagles, Black kicked three goals with Gerhard and Walsh their best.