DEDERANG-Mt Beauty finally showed a glimpse of its true potential with an upset 14-point victory over Rutherglen on Saturday.
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The Bombers trailed by seven points at the last change but finished full of running to record a 13.16 (94) to 12.8 (80) victory.
Some wayward goalkicking looked like it was going to come back to haunt the home side before Nick Iaria, Liam Hood and Nick Hynes stood tall in the final quarter.
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Rutherglen swung a surprise with Josh Warren playing his first match with the Cats.
The former Rand-Walbundrie sharpshooter booted five goals to emerge as the dominant forward on the ground.
Coach Jack Neil said it was the Bombers' most complete performance of the season so far.
"We finally started playing like the way we have been trying to all season," Neil said.
"The most impressive thing from my point of view was how the kids stood up."
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