Ramanauskas joins party as Coburg crashes
04 June 2007 Herald-Sun
Geoff Poulter
With Richmond emergencies Chris Hyde (beaten by Cloke) and Jack Riewoldt (two goals) having quiet afternoons, Bendigo again showed it was an improving outfit in its 19.10 (124) to 10.12 (72) triumph, coming on the back of a strong win at Frankston in the previous round.
The Bombers led by only 20 points at halftime but cleared out in the second half, kicking 4.1 to 0.5 in the third term and six goals to four in the last.
For Coburg coach Andrew Collins the game was important to show his team just where they stood.
"They were way too good for us," Collins said.
"They had (Scott) Camporeale, (Ricky) Dyson, who were running machines. Jason Cloke (four goals) was very good. He played against Chris Hyde and was too good.
"(Sam) Lonergan also was really good, (Tom) Hislop, Chris Heffernan and Adam Ramanauskas were also very good.
"We had our captain Travis Ronaldson (injured arm) out and that made a huge difference to our team."
Collins did not blame the away ground and travel as a major handicap.
"It was their (Bendigo's) first home game as well," he said.
"For us it was more of a reality check, it showed where our individuals were at.
"We had 10 AFL boys, they had 14 plus Cloke and (Ben) Jolley."
Collins expects to have Richmond forward Nathan Brown, who had limited time in his comeback game in Coburg reserves on Saturday after complications following a broken leg, to be in his firsts for the next round.
Brown is likely to line up at Coburg against Sandringham on Monday.
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