By DANIEL SAVILLE

IT was a disappointing day for Dederang-Mount Beauty’s senior footy side as they conceded their second straight triple-figure loss to a finals-bound Barnawartha.

In what was their final home game for the season, the Bombers couldn’t keep up with a rampant Tigers outfit and were outplayed in each of the four quarters.

A goalless opening term meant that DMB didn’t kick their first goal until the second quarter in a tough start for Damien Jones’ side, as they were on the wrong end of a 55-point half-time margin.

The Tigers showed no mercy and booted eight goals to nil in the premiership quarter.

Dederang-Mount Beauty stemmed the bleeding in the final term by kicking a couple of late goals, but it was too little too late as Barnawartha registered their ninth win for the season by 115 points – 22.16 (148) to 4.9 (33).

Key forward Cody Hewat was the only multiple goalkicker for the red and blacks on a day where meaningful scoring opportunities were hard to come by, while Nick Iaria kicked a major in his first game since round 13 after a rib injury ruled him out for a couple of weeks.

Captain Josh Kable was the Bombers’ best player in a tough day for his side down back, but managed to sneak forward and kicked his third goal for the year.

Kable has had another ultra-consistent season – he has not missed a game and has featured in his side’s best players 12 out of a possible 16 times.

Brady Johnson, Connor Brodie and Phil Bellingham did their best to get the game back on the Bombers’ terms between the arcs.

In their season’s penultimate game, ninth-placed Dederang-Mount Beauty will be hoping to bounce back this weekend against a struggling Rutherglen, who currently sit in eleventh position on the Tallangatta & District Football League ladder with only one win to their name.

Dederang-Mount Beauty’s reserves side came up against fourth-placed Barnawartha and had a tough day in the earlier game, after being soundly beaten by 169 points – 0.2 (2) to 26.15 (171).

On a more positive note for the club’s footballers, DMB’s under 14 team won by 47 points against Barnawartha to remain undefeated after 14 rounds of the regular season.