A resurgent Emerald side comprehensively beat premiership favourites Seville at home, and making their mark in Round Two of the Division One campaign.
The Bomber burst out of the blocks with a 6.4, 40 first-quarter score to the Blues’ 2.1, 13.
The second quarter told a similar story as Emerald piled on another six goals to Seville’s 3 to hold a halftime lead of 49.
The third quarter was cagey, with only 3 goals kicked between both teams but Emerald retained their ascendancy.
Seville came home strong outscoring Emerald kicking 4.2 to 1.4 in the last quarter but it was only to be a consolation.
It was a strong 45-point win for the Bombers over the Blues, with the final score reading Emerald 15.21, 111 to Seville 10.6, 66.
The Bombers’ best were Jake Pedder, Adrian Russo, Mitchell Gottschalk, Ethan Grose, Harry Lang and Josh Rich while Seville’s James Cecere, Daniel Iacuone, Nathan Thompson, Sonny Saniga, Jye Sciortino and Paul Bailey can hold their heads high in the defeat.
Emerald now sits atop the Division One ladder with two big wins, just edging out Berwick Springs on percentage, while Seville are fourth with one win and one loss.
