ULVERSTONE strengthened their hold on the double chance on the NWFL ladder with a 134-point win over Burnie at West Park yesterday.
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The win wasn't quite as big as the Robins' first victory over Burnie earlier in the year but it was still a percentage booster, with the team safely perched in third place behind Wynyard and Latrobe.
Led by full forward Claye Sculthorpe, who kicked eight goals to take his season's tally to 45, the Robins had a focal point in attack as the team did virtually as they pleased.
Sculthorpe sits second on the NWFL goalkicking premiership behind Wynyard's Gregg Sharman and is on target to repeat the century of goals he achieved with Latrobe last year.
The Robins had good players across every line, with Jacob Wiggers continuing his successful season and Hector Lenton, Brandon Howard, Josh Walmsley and captain Jarryd Chatwin providing midfield support.
Burnie have struggled in their debut season and after eight rounds are the only team yet to win a game.
They didn't score in the opening quarter and their only goal in the second came off the boot of Brad Wescombe.
The team went into the third quarter with a bit more resolve and were competitive through the efforts of Jarrod Moore, Lucas Ford and Josh Salter, but they were faced with overwhelming odds.
Wescombe finished the game as Burnie's only goalkicker as he kicked a further two in the second half.