After kicking 84 goals in the opening 10 rounds, the Tallygaroopna forward led his nearest rival — Violet Town’s Craig Whelan — by 25 goals.

Arho still can’t believe what happened in round 11.

Violet Town smashed bottom-placed Ardmona 56.22 (358) to 2.5 (17) with Whelan leading the onslaught and kicking a league record 34.9 including 12 goals in the final term.

Arho booted six goals himself but suddenly found himself trailing the goalkicking by three.

“I couldn’t believe it,” Arho said.

“I was a fair way ahead and then he came out and kicked 32 goals to go past me.

“My form dropped off a bit after that and he ended up winning the goalkicking fairly easily.”

Whelan won the goalkicking title with 168 at an average of over nine goals a game while Arho finished the season with 123 goals.

Arho kicked bags of 10 or more four times including 16 against Longwood in round 4.

The 24-year-old also booted 89 goals the previous season but rates last year as his best year in front of goal.

“I rate it my best year because I was in a side that didn’t make finals and we lost more games than we won,” he said.

Arho joined the Billabong Crows this season alongside teammate Dylan Kerr in two of the biggest signings in the Hume league over the summer.

The burly spearhead was lured to the Crows by Joel Kimberley and Joel Lalor who both hail from Arho’s home town of Numurkah.

The Crows started the season in promising fashion with victory against Culcairn but would be disappointed to have lost to Rand-Walbundrie, Walla and CDHBU in the past three rounds.

“It’s only early days but I have enjoyed the change in environment,” he said.

“We just need a few more games under our belt and everyone will start gelling.

“It’s amazing what a couple of wins can do for your confidence and all of a sudden everyone is up and about.

“We have got a good enough list to play finals but it’s up to us now to prove it.”

Arho said his early impression of the Hume league was that it was of a similar standard to the Kyabram league.

“It’s much the same really,” he said.

“Midfielders might find it different but for me it’s much the same.

“I still have to play on the best defender each week and then I had two blokes on me after I kicked a couple early last week.”

Arho has started the season in solid form, booting 14 goals in three matches and is eyeing back-to-back tons.

“I would love to kick 100 — that’s my goal.

“It’s every full-forward’s goal to kick 100 goals and if I keep going the way I am at the moment, I think I can. But you are only as good as the delivery further up the field.”