IT'S been a flawless start to the O&K season for Bright's senior footballers, the Mountain Men claiming two wins from two matches following Saturday's 49 point win over North Wangaratta 14.9 (93) to 6.8 (44).
Bright kept the Hawks goalless in the first quarter while slotting five majors of their own to set the tone of the match early.
Assistant coach Nathan Smith said the performance from his boys from the first siren was commendable.
"We started pretty well, our pressure was good," he said.
"It was a bit of a different side, I think we had six changed from Whorouly but the boys that came into the side really stepped up and played their role.
"We got off to a good start, and after quarter time we asked for a bit more pressure, more tackles and a better spread at the contest, and the boys did that.
"Our tackling all day was really good.
"They were beating us in the clearances, so the defenders played well all day – Fletcher Rosser was best on ground, he was really good playing off the half back line.
"Brad Nightingale, Dylan Bursill, the whole back six were outstanding all day. "
Bright accelerated from a 26 point margin at half time to a 49 point lead coming into the final quarter, with the Mountain Men not letting North Wangaratta breathe for a minute.
Tom Mullane–Grant had another exceptional day in front of goals, booting seven major for the match to help his side pick up back–to–back wins.
"You never know what's going to happen, and going into a big game at Easter, we asked the boys to finish off strong – I think they got a couple of goals late but I think everyone was pretty spent by then," Smith said.
"I think we had 17 tackles in the last quarter which was a game high, so that was good.
"He's (Mullane–Grant) pretty handy to have just sitting in the goals, he guards the space in front of him so well.
"He's pretty hard to defend – when it goes to ground he's actually fairly creative and when he gets a set shot he rarely misses."
The Mountain men have the bye this weekend, allowing as much time as possible for the club's first home game and highlight of the season, the Easter Saturday clash against Tarrawingee.
"You'd get more at our Easter game than you would at a final – the atmosphere is crazy there, so going into that with a bit of momentum is good," Smith said.
"The boys will be up and about, have a week off but still train hard.
"I think we'll have a few boys coming back so the selection will be hard next Thursday, but hopefully everything goes well at Easter and we can knock 'Tarra' off."
