Lavington coach Simon Curtis praises Brant Dickson's display

Something of a forgotten star given his injuries, the 31-year-old reminded the league just how good he is with a five-goal haul against Albury.

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"I hurt the ankle, knee, shoulder, I suppose the good thing is they're all trauma issues, not soft tissues,' he said.

Dickson hadn't played for 10 weeks after injuring his AC joint in the round one win over Wodonga.

He played nine games in 2017 and 13 the previous year.

"I probably didn't see that year one (his best), unfortunately we've got a number of guys who don't really string a lot of games together, so when you've got them you need to make the most of it and for him to do what he did, with what he's been doing in terms of his training, I thought was fantastic," coach Simon Curtis said.

"I think he's a fantastic backman and probably more suited to that fullback, but without (Albury) having a good match-up for him and without Luke Garland, he was pivotal."

Meanwhile another Lavington veteran combined with the game's youngest player for a third term goal.

Macca Hallows, who turns 17 in September, found John Hunt, who's 40 in October.

"He was really good today (Saturday), even just his lead-up marking and his ability to turn the players back towards goal," Hunt said.

Hunt debuted in 1997. Hallows was born in 2002.