NAVARRE under seventeen footballers were the first premiers of the day for the dominant club in the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League.
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Navarre was able to set up scoreboard pressure early against Carisbrook and never looked like coughing up the substantial lead.
Jimmy McKenny was a clear winner in the middle of the ground and continually pumped the ball forward for the Grasshoppers.
He was also a calming influence around the ground and used his precision kicking to set up numerous attacks.
Bill Parry was also in the thick of the action early and gathered numerous positions around the ground.
They had the Cairsbrook defenders under pressure from the opening bounce and the red backs continued to let easy goals be conceded.
Riley Bibby provided Navarre with a key figure up forward and when he changed in the ruck he provided a mobile target around the ground.
Aaron Slorach roamed across half back and forward of centre and he too, gathered numerous possessions to set up his team mates further up the ground.
At halftime Navarre had opened a three goal lead. In the third they added four goals to one and had put too much of a gap between themselves and their opponents.
Luke Thomson, Tom Hannett, Shaun Clohesy and Adrian Reid provided plenty of run for the team.
The young Carisbrook line up found it difficult to get past the half forward line as Nick Pitts, Austin Squire, Alek Roberston and Shannon Treloar cleared the ball.
In the last quarter, Navarre stretched their lead to 49 points and claimed the title.
Best on ground medals were awarded to Bill Parry and Riley Bibby. Luke Thomson, Aaron Slorach, Nick Pitts and Jimmy McKenny were other players named in the best.
