Leeton has continued to push their claim for a first premiership since 2007 with a 22-4 win over West Wyalong at Ron Crowe Oval on Sunday afternoon.
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The traditionally tricky road trip looked like it could prove to be once more as the West Wyalong side were able to keep in touch in the early stages.
Leeton was eventually able to find their rhythm to take a handy two points, which sees them maintain their two points lead over the second-placed Black and Whites.
Daniel Watt, Jordan Demarzo and Sebastian Blackett were among the try scorers for the Greens as they continue their impressive season.
Coach Hayden Philp felt this was his side's best performance of the season.
"That was probably one of our toughest games and probably one of our best games this year," he said.
"We ended up with 11 blokes on the field with a couple of sin bins, and I was really happy with how blokes defended.
"To only keep them to four is outstanding. It was a bit of a building game for that (defence), and we will look to continue that on into finals."
The Greens defence has been the catalyst to their success as they are only conceding on average 12 points a game, and that is somewhat blown out by the defeat to the Black and Whites in round 10.
"Just having that bit of pride in our line is something that we focused on at the start," he said.
"We had a goal of less than 14 point, and we have probably averaged less than that."
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While it was a great effort from the entire playing lineup, it was the performance of Shannon Bradbrook which caught the eye of Philp.
"Obviously, it was a big game for everyone, but I thought Shan really controlled the game well," he said.
"It's awesome to have him back and have him play one of his best games this season."
Heading into the derby with Yanco-Wamoon next weekend, there will be injury clouds over Jayke Stevenson (peck) and Viliame Latenacolo (head cut), while Josh and Kirtis Fisher were late withdrawals.
With Leeton already locking up a top-two finish, Philp won't risk anyone ahead of finals.
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