RFNL Australian rules football
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IF THE previous week had been its worst performance of the year, Leeton-Whitton went one better at home against Collingullie Ashmont Kapooka on Saturday.
The Crows were completely outclassed, outmuscled and outplayed by the Demons, who finished 130-point winners, 27.16 (178) to 7.6 (48).
With just two rounds remaining at the start of the weekend, the home team looked like they had shut down for the season.
Despite being undermanned and underaged, winning just three games, the Crows could have looked back on 2014 as not too bad given those shortcomings, playing out the majority of games and showing up to the contest each week.
None of that applied on Saturday and speaking to his players after the game, coach David Meline was forthright.
"It hurts me, I don't know about you blokes," he told the sombre group in the dressing sheds.
"You can't be happy with that. You've got a lot to atone for this week."
The Crows were blown off the park in the first quarter as CAK raced to a 48-point lead at the break. However, they did come out firing to start the second with some solid play giving them the first three goals of the term.
However, the Demons clicked into gear and never looked back, leading by 12 and 15 goals at the next two breaks, before eventually winning by 20.
There was little Meline could do to stop CAK full forward Brent Arho, who kicked 11 goals on his own. He rotated players through the big man, but none could overcome his height and strength.
The day was further soured when Cal Garvey ended his season after snapping a bone in his forearm in an attempt to spoil.
Leeton-Whitton's best were the familiar names of Will Overs, Ben Curley, Mason Dryburgh, Thomas Morton, Jamie Broadbent and Mitchell Hardie, but Meline struggled to find a positive from the game.
"We got ambushed last week, but we prepared for this week all right and we were nowhere near it again," he said.
"It is hard to find anything coming out of that one. They are a handy side, but our accountability was the main thing.
"Our blokes have already finished the year the way we played. It is not the way you want to finish the year, two ordinary efforts in a row.
"There are not too many excuses. We were beaten by a side in finals that wanted to play."