Bathurst Bushrangers Outlaws played party-poopers on Saturday, denying Cowra Blues vice-captain Frank Bright a win in his 400th game for the club.
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However, Outlaws did concede a goal from the boot of Bright in the visitors' 11-22-88 to 4-4-28 win at Mulyan Oval.
Blues were never really in the match, the closest scoreline at a break being 30 points in the first quarter.
And the scoreline could've been even bigger, as Outlaws wayward kicking resulted in 22 behinds, doubling their goal figure for the day.
Outlaws co-coach Steve Grundy said his side started well in the opening quarter.
"We started really well. We created some good entries in our forward line and give our forwards a good chance to kick some goals," he said.
He showed that he's still defying Father Time.
- Outlaws coach Steve Grundy on Cowra veteran Frank Bright
"The second quarter, we probably came out a bit slow. Cowra dictated plays in the early parts and then 10 minutes in, a Cowra player was injured, which stopped the game for about 30 minutes while the ambulance carried him off.
"The game restarted at three quarter time and to be honest, it took a bit of sting out of the game. We probably struggled to get back to how we played in the first quarter, but credit to Cowra, they played really well. We just didn't take a lot of our chances."
Grundy said Bright still had plenty ability, even after 400 games of football.
"He showed that he's still defying Father Time," he said.
"He's still a quality player and we knew he was one their players to watch.
"He showed his quality, being able to cut us apart at times."
The win for Outlaws keeps them well in the mix for a top four spot and joins them with Dubbo Demons and Bathurst Giants on 20 points.
Giants favourable 145.63 percentage keeps them in third, Dubbo with 130.49 in fourth and Outlaws having a percentage of 124.44 sit in fifth.
Cowra remain in second-last place, with one win from their opening seven games in 2019.
Outlaws will clash with club rivals Rebels next Saturday.
- BATHURST BUSHRANGERS OUTLAWS 11-22-88 (Scott Jablonskis 3, Ben Berger 2, Peter Grundy 2, Ben Horn 2, Troy Robinson, Clint Bryant) defeated COWRA BLUES 4-4-28 (Zac Brunton, Frank Bright, Chris Day, Thomas Thuaux)