The Wanderers scored a 4-0 victory against East Kew United at Willow Park on Saturday in their first hit-out of the pre-season.

Cayne Wilhelm, Jarrod Murphy, Shannon McKenzie and Jayson Ferguson found the back of the net for the hosts.

It was a sublime return to the park for Ferguson who has had an extended period away from the game.

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“He was one of our best players by far,” coach Shaun Wilhelm said.

“He was pretty much like a coach on the field, we had a couple of new guys and he helped them as well.

“It was a good first hit-out, obviously the heat took a bit of toll on us.”

AWFA champions Myrtleford were eliminated from the tournament with a 2-0 defeat to Albert Park.

The draw for next round’s matches will be conducted on Monday.