SWFL 2022: South Bunbury’s late surge enough to subdue gallant Donnybrook in Julian Burgess’s homecoming

In arguably the game of the SWFL season to date, South Bunbury held off a gallant Donnybrook 13.9 (87) to 11.6 (72) at a nippy VC Mitchell Park on Saturday. The Tigers were blown away early by the eager Dons, who raced out to a 24-point lead inside the opening three minutes of the second term. However, the visitors’ ability to kick goals in “red time” (time-on) ultimately proved the difference, with late goals to Kade Wallrodt and Jay Crossman ensuring Julian Burgess’s first homecoming to VC Mitchell Park in opposition colours was a happy one. As predicted, the match was extremely physical and vocal, with no shortage of emotion on and off the field. Check out Tuesday’s Bunbury Herald for a full recap of South Bunbury’s win in the Dr Manea Cup/Chris Sheehan memorial game.