To turn the result against a team pushing for September action was a promising sign for Matthew Knights and the Bendigo side as they lay the foundations for the 2007 season.
Simon Rosa, Dean Solomon and Jordan Doering were busy all day touching plenty of the football, while Bendigo captain Nick Carter was the most dangerous forward for the Bombers with four goals.
Dean Rioli returned to the Bendigo side for his first game of AFL since Round 6. Rioli kicked one goal, but left the ground early as a precaution with hamstring tightness, but he has not been ruled out for this week.
Bendigo statistics
S Rosa 16 (kicks), 15 (handballs), 10 (marks)
D Solomon 17, 11, 4
J Doering 19, 8, 8
M Vigus 12, 12, 7
S Lonergan 14, 8, 7
J Blumfield 14, 4, 7
G Bowles 15, 2, 4
T Cartledge 5, 12, 4
M Firman 7, 10, 2
K Pendlebury 10, 7, 7
J Reynolds 11, 6, 8
A Connaughton 8, 8, 4
A Lucy 12, 4, 5
N Carter 15, 0, 8
S Geary 11, 4, 3
S Richardson 9, 4, 4
T Biggs 6, 3, 1
J Bowe 4, 2, 1
M Scerri 2, 4, 3
J Matthews 2, 2, 4
D Rioli 3, 0,1
