NAVARRE Grasshoppers have recorded their thirtieth consecutive win as they defeated Trentham in the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League.
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The Grasshoppers held their opposition scoreless in the opening term while they kicked five goals of their own.
The visitors were able to open their account in the second term with one major while Navarre added another four goals to their tally.
At half time Navarre had opened up a 62 point lead and despite missing several key senior players they looked to be playing a good brand of football.
Navarre continued in the second half kicking 11 goals to Trentham's two as they ran out winners by 121 points.
Bryce Tickner, Ash Driscoll and Nick Murphy kicked three goals each while Louis Hannett, Cody Driscoll and Aaron Slorach kicked two.
Billy Parry was best on ground leading the way in the backline.
President Andrew Murphy thought the defensive six were the clear winners on the day, but a highlight for him was the junior players that took part in a good win.
Of the 22 players that took the field, 19 of them had played their junior football with the club.
Of those 19 players, 14 were under the age of 21, leaving them short on experience, but not skill and athleticism.
Murphy was pleased to see several of the young players hold down key positions during their win on Saturday.
"The young kids have worked their way into the senior line up," Murphy said.
"They are not only filling a void, they are playing key positions."
It is expected that Navarre will keep the juniors coming through the system while they wait for injured players to return.
Coaching panel member Daniel Parkin was forced to coach from the sidelines on Saturday as he continues to suffer from a calf injury.
Parkin was expected to miss three weeks from the initial strain.
Murphy was hopeful that they would be back to full strength within six weeks, which would unfortunately mean some kids would miss out.
"They get their run in the seniors, but they will go back and play finals at junior level," Murphy said.
"It will really leave them in good stead for their finals campaign."
Best players for Navarre were Parry, Jesse Hannett, Murphy, Slorach, Jayden Fowkes and Daniel Reading, but Navarre was consistent across the ground.
The Navarre Football Club will attempt to break a record for the most consecutive games this weekend when they meet Royal Park.