by Nicholas Duck
Warragul Industrials made it two gritty wins in as many weeks as they took down Kilcunda Bass away from home.

A late surge was enough to see the visitors over the line as they kicked four goals to one in the final term - and six of the last seven goals of the game - to come away winners 11.1 (81) to 10.12 (72).
Impressively, the Dusties were able to complete their fourth quarter comeback three players down after talls Damian Leslie (calf) and Tim Hancock (concussion) went off injured earlier in the game and star recruit Goy Lok was forced to sit out for 15 minutes following a yellow card, leaving them with 17 on the field.
It was an especially meritorious win for the Dusties given Kilcunda Bass finished in last year's top six, displacing the Dusties from a finals position for the first time since pre-COVID in the process.
Like their round one win over Garfield there were times that Warragul Industrials looked down and out and ready to throw in the towel. But every time it happened they were able to pick themselves up off the canvas, case in point being their final comeback as they overcame a 22-point deficit midway through the third term.
The return of Kuiy Jiath paid dividends for the Dusties as he gave them plenty of dare off half back and through the middle to be their best.
Bailey Beck picked up where he left off last week, kicking three goals and winning some crucial one on one marks in the second half to provide some calm when his side faltered.
Skipper Michael Debenham was all heart and soul, booting two goals in the last term to be a major catalyst in the result, while backman Kyan Willis and coach Bob McCallum – matched against the league's premier ruck Dale Gawley – impressed.
For the Panthers it was usual suspect Nathan Foote putting it all on the line in the midfield and up forward with two goals.
Brody Connelly (three goals) did what he could in the absence of Panthers spearhead Anthony Daraio, who has missed the start of the year with a collarbone injury.
Joseph West, Jack Rosenow, Travis Tuck and Timothy Gunn rounded out the home team's best.
Things began well for the Dusties in the first term as they booted four of the first five majors of the day.
They were able to slice the Panthers up through some slick ball movement from half back as Hancock, Bailey Beck and Will Gibson all found the big sticks.
A long bomb from Foote got the home side rolling, though a simple goal over the top to the visitors answered it just as quickly.
From there, however, the Panthers were able to adjust, making life more difficult for the Dusties and keeping their dangerous ball movement to a minimum
A much better second term had them booting five goals to one, giving them a 10-point lead at the major break.
Several defensive lapses crept their way into the visitors' game, as did inaccuracy in front of goals. At one stage Warragul Industrials had 5.13 to their name as the Panthers skipped away to a near four-goal lead midway through the third.
Up stepped Debenham for a much-needed captain's goal from a mark, quickly followed by a Bailey Beck major after a downfield free kick to give the Dusties some momentum at three quarter time.
That momentum carried into the fourth where a 50-metre penalty handed Beck his third of the day, trimming the margin to just one point. A scuffle post-goal had Goy Lok seeing yellow, forcing the Dusties to play a man down for 15 minutes and seemingly putting the Panthers in the box seat.
Things didn't quite go that way though. A quickfire snap from Debenham put his team in front and not long after a long shot from Awty extended it.
Looking for a knockout blow the skipper Debenham delivered again, getting a hand in on an attempted switch into the middle from the Panthers, picking up the loose ball and running to 50 before selling the candy and kicking trulyfor his third
A later Kilcunda Bass goal gave a few nervous moments but it mattered little in the end. Dusties coach Bob McCallum was full of praise for his side's ability to fight when required.
"I'm super proud of the boys. It was similar to last week in that we were down a few times but we just kept finding ways out of it," he said.
McCallum said his side's defensive lapses through the middle two quarters would need to be addressed but was still pleased with the Dusties' effort.
"I think it was a real lightbulb game for us in terms of how hard we need to work to get ourselves going."
Warragul Industrials will travel to Phillip Island this Saturday for their annual Easter weekend clash.