The Dons took the game right up to the Eaton Boomers at the weekend.

The scores quarter by quarter were

Eaton Boomers: 3 goals 5 points ; 6 goals 6 points; 9 goals 8 points, 1 goals 9 points (75).

Donnybrook: 1 goal, 5 goals 2 points, 6 goals 3 three points, 8 goals 3 points (51).

Their slow start cost them dearly in the long run.but they fought back second quarter.

The ever elusive Jeff Smith doing all the right things and Shane Cristaldi - although still under an injury cloud - was in the right spot to score goals.

Most of play was foughtout between halfback lines.

Eaton was held to three goals with the use of a two-goal breeze.

It was a lack-lustre finish for Eaton, which could not fully shake the tenacious Dons whose band of “irregulars” stood up for each other.

Good signs were more maturity holding possession to free up team mates.

Donnybrook’s Brad Swarbrick, Adam Forward, Kyle Watts and John Hearman kept Eaton honest, and Joel Tysoe converted truly after launching a shot from well outside the 50.

SWFL RESULTS

LEAGUE

Carey Park 22.13 (145) def Busselton 4.11 (35)

Harvey Brunswick Lesch-enault (HBL) 15.7 (103 def Harvey Bulls 9.3 (57)

Collie Eagles 21.14 (140) def Augusta M.R. 9.8 (62)

Eaton Boomers 11.9 (75) def Donnybrook 8.3 (51)

South Bunbury 20.13 (133) def Bunbury 6.11 (47)

RESERVES

HBL 20.14 (134) def Harvey Bulls 7.3 (45)

Carey Park 18.15 (123) def Busselton 6.12 (48)

South Bunbury 8.9 (57) def Bunbury 6.7 (43)

Collie Eagles 14.13 (97) def Augusta M.R. 5.5 (35)

Eaton Boomers 21.16 (142) def Donnybrook 2.3 (15)

COLTS

Carey Park 11.19 (85) def Busselton 5.7 (37)

HBL 18.8 def Harvey Bulls 5.7 (37)

August M.R. 11.8 (74) def Collie Eagles 8.10 (58)

Eaton Boomers 23.23 (161) def Donnybrook 1.2 (8)

South Bunbury 14.11 (95) def Bunbury 6.2 (38)