IT was a tough round for defenders across the Ovens and King competition, with the average margin from the weekend’s senior matches a whopping 147 points.

Bright returned from Friendlies Reserve with the points after dominating Benalla All Blacks 25.17 (167) to 1.3 (9).

The Panthers were kept goalless until the third term, while the Mountain Men were in complete control, amassing 23 scoring shots to half time.

The fourth quarter saw the visitors kick away with a seven goal term, securing the win with a 158 point margin.

Michael Elliott and Declan Bren were among the best on ground for the Mountain Men, while forward Cooper Thomason continued his stellar season with a bag of 10 goals.

Dylan Sinclair was the lone goal kicker for Benalla, while Sam Cox and Chelton Orchard performed well.

Elsewhere, Goorambat looks to be much improved on last season after they sent shockwaves through the league with a 111-point drubbing of King Valley.

Playing their home ground well, the Bats cruised after quarter time to a 21.14 (140) to 4.5 (29) result.

After booting five in the opening term, the Bats accelerated, piling in the forward 50 entries while keeping the Roos without a major score through the middle two quarters.

Duane Haebich did the damage on the scoreboard for the Bats, bagging six, while Goorambat boasted nine other goal kickers.

For King Valley, Dylan Browne and Josh Toy were standouts, while Beau Wheeler and Josh Cook impacted the match at both ends of the ground.

The reigning premiers returned from the bye in fine form, with Bonnie Doon obliterating Moyhu by 154 points.

The Bombers kept the Hoppers goalless for the match, coming home winner 22.23 (155) to 0.1 (1).

Luke Murray and James Law booted 12 goals between them in the landside result, with Bonnie Doon in complete control.

Dylan Carmody and Jett Roberts tried to give Moyhu some spark, but Bonnie Doon were simply too good.

Greta gave the Bulldogs a fair touch-up in their clash at the Tarrawingee Recreation Reserve, kicking 43.14 (272) to Tarrawingee’s 2.3 (15).

Frazer Judd was the main target up forward, finishing with a 15-goal haul, while Cody Crawford (six goals), Tyler Arrowsmith (five) and Lachie Kennett (four) also pitched in.

The Blues backed up a 13-goal opening term to have 144 points on the board by the half.

Will Creed performed well for the Bulldogs, alongside Jarrod Everitt and Dylan Adams.