CLAIMING wins over longtime Mansfield sporting rivals Wangaratta and Myrtleford, the weekend of January 8 was a strong showing from the Eagles in their first home appearance.
After a slow start to their inaugural season with five straight losses, the Eagles came back from the Christmas break with something to prove.
The first match of the double–header was to be played against Myrtleford, who in the previous round had capitalised on Mansfield's poor shooting performance to secure a six point victory.
After the loss of starting big man Flynn Shepherd early to a cut eye, Luke Murray came up huge with an 18 point 13 rebound performance, leading an effort in which all 10 Eagles hit the scoreboard to turn the pr...
