Seven goals from Shannon Terlich propelled Henty to a 74-point victory against Murray Magpies at Urana Road Oval on Saturday.
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The Swampies booted the first six goals of the game and were never threatened as they recorded a 17.14 (116) to 5.12 (42) win.
Jared Farwell was superb in the midfield, while Sam Scott showed good signs in his first game for the club.
Seamus Quinn and Tom Newton hobbled from the ground in the third term after a heavy collision, but shouldn't miss any matches.
Henty coach Heath Ohlin was rapt with the work rate shown by his side.
"I was pleased with their willingness to put their bodies on the line. There were a few contests out there that required them to go back with the footy," he said.
"There was a couple of casualties towards the end, but that's all you can ask for is to put their bodies on the line for their teammates."
"We don't want to get too high with our wins and too low with our losses."
Osborne started its campaign with a thumping 20.15 (135) to 10.4 (64) triumph over Brock-Burrum.
CDHBU 11.15 (81) defeated Lockhart 5.7 (37).
An inaccurate Holbrook got past Billabong Crows 14.22 (106) to 5.9 (39).
Rand-Walbundrie-Walla overcame Howlong 11.16 (82) to 9.6 (60), while Culcairn held on to beat Jindera 11.12 (78) to 11.4 (70).