Thrilling season ahead.

APART from runaway leaders Mitiamo, the Loddon Valley A Grade season is turning into a thriller, with just one game separating second and sixth on the ladder.

The Superoos continued their unbeaten run, thumping Bears Lagoon Serpentine by 60 goals in another peerless performance.

They rammed home their dominance in the last quarter, pouring on 26 goals to the Bears’ six.

The Bears struggled to score against the experienced Mitiamo defence after losing the centre court battle, and their defenders faced an overwhelming stream of Superoos’ attacks.

Mitiamo is two games ahead of the chasing pack and boasts a percentage of almost 200 as the team continues to steamroll opponents.

Bears coach Erin Varker said the team knew that Mitiamo would be too strong, so they used the game to test out different positional combinations and to learn from Miti’s ball movement.

“We knew it would be a real challenge, and we set ourselves the goal of being as competitive as possible.

Varker said her team was looking forward to playing before a bumper crowd at Inglewood on Saturday in the standalone game to mark the Woodies’ 150th anniversary.

PYRAMID Hill exposed Macorna’s perennial difficulties in scoring in a 56-21 win in bleak conditions at Mitchell Park.

The Tigers kept pace with last season’s runners up early in the game, but the longer it went the stronger the Bulldogs were.

Heavy rain after half-time made ball handling difficult, but the Pyramid players adjusted better than their opponents and ran away with the game.

Centre Imogen Broad’s relentless hard running was a feature of the Bulldogs’ performance.

Macorna remains winless and on the bottom of the ladder, with the team averaging less than 30 points per game.

After a slow start, the Bulldogs are hitting form as a revamped team starts to gel, and they are fourth on the ladder and in the middle of the logjam of teams pushing for the finals.

COACH Christie Griffiths is easily Maiden Gully’s most experienced player, and her absence with injury against Marong made it tough for the young Eagles.

She watched from the sidelines nursing a sore Achilles as the Panthers took out a 21-goal win.

Griffiths said her team found it difficult to adapt to the very different style of play of Laura Herbert, her replacement at wing attack.

“I am a really hard driver and ‘Herbie’ is not, but she and Skye (Griffiths) adjusted really well.”

Those are the perils of having a limited squad, with Maiden Gully having only seven A Grade players.

Griffiths said both teams were frustrated by the umpiring, with constant calls for infringements seeing all players feeling like they were running on eggshells.

“It was a good game, and while our inexperience out there didn’t help us, we played well and it was a positive sign for the rest of the season.