By all accounts, Tatura-Hill Top had an unfavourable draw to start the Goulburn Valley Playing Area Matheson Shield season, losing to grand finalists Shepparton Golf and Tallygaroopna in the first two rounds.<\/p>\n
So when a bottom-half opposition came to play, the Bulldogs found their bark.<\/p>\n
Tatura-Hill Top etched its name onto the winners\u2019 list with an 18-82 to 0-51 thrashing of Mooroopna on Saturday, dining out in the Fruit Salad City to shoot into fifth place.<\/p>\n
Josh Warren skipped the Bulldogs\u2019 first rink to a thunderous result, taking Bruce Anselmi and co to the cleaners with a 29-11 triumph.<\/p>\n
Brendon Boyd, Jarryd Tinning and Scott Adams all followed suit in their respective sets of ends, and though the margins weren\u2019t as clear-cut as Warren\u2019s, the visitors streaked ahead to finally get their season off and motoring.<\/p>\n
Another side to cut their opponent to shreds was Shepparton Golf.<\/p>\n
The Golfers were in a merciless mood back on home greens, giving division one newcomer Seymour VRI a taste of what championship sides are made of after an 18-122 to 0-46 pasting.<\/p>\n
Brad Orr proved why he\u2019s regarded as one of the region\u2019s best bowlers, skipping the blue and gold to a ridiculous 42-6 victory in his opening rink.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Tallygaroopna made sure to keep pace with the Golfers as it pushed aside fellow top four candidate Shepparton Park by a healthy margin.<\/p>\n
The Redlegs handed Park its first defeat of the season, standing tall on their back paddock to score a 16-95 to 2-74 result.<\/p>\n
Mitch Sidebottom and Guy Madigan were instrumental in Tallygaroopna\u2019s third win on the spin, while Park\u2019s only rink triumph came via Raymond Hill\u2019s quartet.<\/p>\n
Finally, Euroa\u2019s remarkable start to the season continued against East Shepparton.<\/p>\n
The southerners have nearly eclipsed their 2024-25 win tally, banking a 16-84 to 2-58 win over East to shoot into third on the latter.<\/p>\n
Euroa has had a cushy run of games so far and welcomes winnable fixtures against Tatura-Hill Top and Mooroopna in rounds four and five, but its mettle will be tested later in the month when hosting Shepparton Golf.<\/p>\n