BRIGHT made it back-to-back victories on Saturday after it produced a stunning 10-goal final quarter to defeat a spirited Bonnie Doon outfit by 44 points at Pioneer Park.
Down by three points at the final change, the Mountain Men finally clicked into gear with forwards Tom McDonagh (six goals) and Ricky Weimer (six) dominant.
While the Doon Dogs didn't throw up the white flag, they simply couldn't run with the young Bright players who worked overtime to win possession of the ball.
Bright coach Ryan Kent was pleased with his side's effort after wasting opportunities early in the match.
"We really should have broken the game open a lot earlier," Kent said.
"We dominated the first 15 minutes of the first quarter and only kicked four points.
"They got a bit of a sniff and then banged on five goals and from there we had to chase.
"It was really good to see the boys come back and I was always confident we would roll over them because we think we're a fit side this year."
After trailing by 22 points at the first change, Bright was forced to fight back and with the aid of a slight breeze, they slammed on six goals to two for the second term to grab the lead back by the main change.
The third quarter saw Bonnie Doon reclaim the lead but Bright's work against the breeze put it in the box seat heading into the final term.
Kent said the performance of the younger players was the most pleasing aspect of his side's fight back after quarter time.
"The really positive thing was that different guys stepped up again," he said.
"We can't just rely on guys like myself and Steve Nightingale who have played a lot of footy.
"It was the young blokes that really broke it open.
"Guys like Jai Dykstra and Cody Hall, in their first year of senior footy, gave us lots of run but they are also very accountable."
After playing starring roles last round, McDonagh and Weimer again formed a potent partnership in attack on Saturday.
McDonagh played a traditional key forward role while Weimer was more opportunistic, but his work rate enabled him to create plenty of chances.
"Tom played a bit deeper this week and it really worked for us when we had the breeze," Kent said.
"He's a good mark and finished off well.
"Ricky just has so much raw talent and he kind of just floats around and picks up marks where he shouldn't, but he's also a roving forward as well."
Earlier, Bright had a big win in the reserves clash, defeating Bonnie Doon by 121 points.
Lee Rowe, Jason Higgs, Josh Starritt, Jake Denison and Travis Applegrath starred for the Mountain Men, whileJack Fraser booted five goals and Michael McDonald and Ryland Jordan added three each.
By - JEREMY WILSON.
FLYING HIGH: Bright coach Ryan Kent leaps above Bonnie Doon ruckman Jarrod Demarco.
PHOTO: Darcy Martin
Last Modified on 16/05/2012 20:44