Osborne reinforces Hume league premiership favouritism with victory at Holbrook

The Tigers set up the (16.8 (104) to 8.5 (53) victory with 10 goals to two in the first half.

Clancy Galvin's goal after the quarter-time siren gave Osborne an 18-point lead at the first change and they picked up where they left off with another two early in the second term to coach Joel Mackie and Connor Galvin.

A 49-point half-time lead looked too much for Holbrook to reel in, and, despite some better signs from the hosts in the final two quarters, Osborne never lost control of the game.

The win showed more ominous signs to the rest of the competition with Osborne missing six players from its best side due to injury and commitments with the GWS Giants academy.

It did come at some cost with Mackie sitting out most of the second half with a hip complaint, young gun Hugh Schmetzer will be assessed for concussion after a heavy tackle from Logan Hamilton and Sam Livingstone, a standout in defence, didn't play out the final stages, but Osborne has proved depth isn't an issue.

Izaac McDonnell starred, Connor Galvin, who alongside Jamie Parr led the Tigers' goal-scoring efforts with three, while Declan O'Rourke, William Ryan and Connor Willis also fired.

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Mackie, who revealed he'll likely miss next weekend's clash against Jindera, was rapt with the display.

"We feel like what we're doing at the moment has been holding up and we still know we've got plenty to improve on," he said.

"Our main focus has been the first part of the season and really trying to set ourselves up.

"We've had five good wins against quality opposition, so we're really pleased, but we know we're only five games into a really long season."

Holbrook coach Matt Sharp admitted it was a good lesson for his side.

"We probably should have went in even at quarter-time, we didn't take three or four opportunities and that momentum on the quarter-time siren hurt us," he said.

"They executed better than us, they were a lot cleaner and they're well-drilled.

"We had to go small because we had some injuries and their pressure on the ball made us kick it high and their taller blokes marked the ball and the smalls fed off that with their run and carry."

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