Beau Wheeler’s courage will be remembered by all who saw it on Saturday.

The Wangaratta player snapped the humerus bone in his upper left arm against Albury.

During the fourth quarter, with the contest long over, Wheeler ran with the flight of the ball, near the coaching boxes, with the Tigers’ Michael Duncan also charging courageously to the contest.

As a spectator, you could see what was about to unfold.

The pair smashed into each other but, remarkably, Wheeler held the mark as he crashed to the ground.

“Beau’s a see ball, get ball, and he’d been crook all week, so he ran on, saw the ball and ran head-first into a contest,” coach Dean Stone said.

Wheeler was taken by ambulance to Albury hospital after the match and, in a nice touch, his team-mates applauded him as he was stretchered through the dressing room.

LIFE OF REILLY

Wangaratta teenager Will Reilly did something nobody’s been able to over the past two years – keep Daniel Cross quiet.

The former AFL star had a quiet first half as the youngster never gave him a moment’s peace.

“If I could have 21 with Will’s willingness, you’d win a lot more games than you lose,” coach Stone said.

“Many people say within the competition that Daniel Cross is untaggable, don’t even worry about it, but we thought he’s such an engine for them, that he gets the ball out of the middle, it was such a good challenge for Will.

“Daniel got away in the last 40-45 minutes of the game, but really, if we were close enough, the damage was already done, we were already on top of him.”

Cross finished the match with 30 possessions.

TEENAGE RAMPAGE

Yarrawonga’s Matt Casey made one of the more spectacular debuts of recent years against the Roos.

He kicked five goals in the 90-point win.

“Matt’s probably six-foot four and he’s still eligible to play under 18s,” Pigeons’ co-coach Chris Kennedy said.

Meanwhile, a 15-year-old debutant also joined in the fun.

Wodonga Raiders’ Dylan Clarke kicked a goal and impressed in the 69-point caning of North Albury.

OLLIE’S ARRIVED

Albury ruckman Oliver McEwan played his best game.

“Obviously it’s a bit quicker than the Tallangatta league,” he said.

“I’ve picked up the pace of the footy and so now that I know all the boys, I feel pretty comfortable.”

At 201 centimetres, McEwan is the league’s biggest player and while Albury doesn’t have too many weaknesses, it does lack height.