Classic suburban footy was on show as Bendigo continued their solid form heading into the VFL finals with a 22 point over the Tigers at a muddy and windy Coburg City Oval on Saturday afternoon.
The Tigers started brightly with athletic tall James Lawton kicking two early goals on his way to three for the day but finals-bound Bendigo were too strong and made the most of the conditions.
Marcus Marigliani kicking four, while the marking of Lachlan Delahunty and defensive efforts of Jason Cloke were a feature in the 12.11 (83) to 9.7 (61) win.
Kicking into a gale the Bombers could only manage 2 goals for the quarter but some terrific run and carry saw the powerfully built Marcus Marigliani open the scoring with a great goal from 50 metres after marking on the lead.
Coburg replied soon after through defender Will Thursfield, who is yet to kick a goal at AFL level for Richmond, when he marked an Alex Rance chip 45 metres out and used the wind to draw the ball into the goal mouth.
Promising youngster James Lawton goaled from a 50 metre penalty and had a second soon after when he took a towering contested mark in the goalsquare following Justin Kahlefeldt's centred kick.
Courage shown from Ben Duscher allowed Michael Still to kick Bendigo's second while Sam Power had his jumper ripped apart after a strong tackle in a first quarter that saw Coburg hold the ascendancy by 20 points.
The weeks rain saw a quagmire develop in the centre square as Bendigo piled on the pressure in the second quarter kicking 5.6 to 1.1 and making the most of their opportunity with the wind.
Essendon listed David Myers manufactured two clever left foot snaps including one from the boundary line while at the other end James Lawton kicked his third to keep Coburg in touch as Bendigo took a 9 point lead into the half-time break.
Coburg started the third quarter in ideal fashion when Dean Polo goaled from a kick off the ground after 5 minutes however a bemusing free kick to Marcus Marigliani, awarded when Damian Rayson (who was following Marigliani) was judged to have encroached on the area of a ball up 20 metres out, allowed Bendigo to own the quarter kicking 3.1 to 2.3.
Graham Polak took a fantastic contested mark third man up but couldn't convert and after Marcus Marigliani grabbed his third goal the Bombers were sitting pretty with a 13 point lead at the last change.
When Marigliani kicked his fourth goal after receiving a freekick for holding 59 seconds into the quarter and Michael Still sent through a long bomb from 50 after earning a free for a crunching tackle on Ben Clifton a minute later, the game was effectively over.
Coburg managed a late goal from Alroy Gilligan but the result wasn't in doubt as Bendigo ran out comfortable 22 point victors.
Bendigo Bombers 2.1 7.7 10.8 12.11-83
Coburg Tigers 5.3 6.4 8.7 9.7-61
Coburg Tigers
Goals: J. Lawton 3, M. Ambrose 2, W. Thursfield, D. Polo, A. Gilligan, B. Clifton
Best: S. Power, J. Lawton, J. Kahlefeldt, D. Grimes, A. Rance, P. Contin
Bendigo Bombers
Goals: M. Marigliani 4, M. Still 3, D. Myers 2, J. Cloke, S. Stroobants, M. James
Best: B. Duscher, L. Delahunty, M. Marigliani, M. Quinn, B. Prismall, L. Jetta, J. Cloke
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