Wodonga Raiders overcame the most inaccurate first half in the league's 126-year history to topple Wodonga by 49 points on Thursday.
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Raiders kicked a staggering 1.14 to trail Wodonga (4.2) by a goal at half-time.
"It probably was that simple (when quizzed if it was simply just bad kicking)," Raiders' coach Jarrod Hodgkin said.
"We missed some easy shots, I think our stats in terms of our inside 50s (63 to 28 for the match) show we had the play all game, we just didn't capitalise early.
"Our skill use around the ground as well and poor entries really hurt us."
We missed some easy shots, I think our stats in terms of our inside 50s (63 to 28 for the match) shows we had the play all game, we just didn't capitalise early.
- Jarrod Hodgkin
Raiders first half toppled the previous high - of goals to behinds by the main break - in Myrtleford's 0.10 in 1952.
By the 11-minute mark of the third quarter, the home team had landed 3.17 and was in some danger of challenging the most behinds in a match.
Both Corowa (1948) and St Patrick's (1928) kicked 35 behinds, but Raiders finally found their range, drilling 10.7 to finish with 13.24 (102) to 8.5 (53).
Raiders moved Morris medallist Brodie Filo up forward at half-time and while the wizard was uncharacteristically inaccurate himself, missing at least four gettable chances and landing just one major, his livewire presence altered the match.
"He always makes a contest, he's just so dangerous down there and he makes things happen out of nowhere," Hodgkin said.
"We were on top around the ground, so we didn't need him in the midfield and as soon as we put him forward, things changed."
While Raiders had nine goalkickers, Wodonga had only four with Jackson Heagney-Steart kicking five for the second successive week.
His five-star performances raises the question that if he's held by an opponent, where will the Bulldogs generate their goals?
They've posted only 30 in four games.
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