The Moe ground was extremely heavy in the centre square and the heaviest area was just outside the cricket pitch area.

On the wings players were actually bouncing the ball successfully.

Moe coach Troy Makepeace said the game was a contrast to last week's match against Garfield as players put their bodies on the line and got to the football first.

``Our tackling was 100 per cent this week while last week we lacked the intensity and the commitment,'' he said.

Moe's intentions were evident from the first bounce and the Hawks were only kept in the game by some wayward kicking by the Lions.

A return of 1.6 to nil in the first term could have easily put the game well beyond the struggling Hawks.

It took Drouin 16 minutes into the second quarter to register its first score and 27 minutes to score its first goal.

Moe slammed on 4.7 to 1.1 to have the game well in its keeping at the last change.

Drouin outscored the Lions in the final term but it was too little too late as Moe cruised to victory.

Lee Hale was Moe's best and he was outstanding at half back and later on the ball.

Peter Ainsworth, Daniel Halstead, Luke Webber and Dickason all contributed to the win. Gary Blandford relished the conditions and played a great game where the going was the toughest.

Experienced campaigners Jason Shields in his 200th game kicked three goals and Adam Kennedy kicked two.

Moe used its bright yellow training jumpers against Drouin as the club felt the opposition jumpers were too similar.

Makepeace wants to see all clubs with an alternate away strip.

Parrots' massive upset

LEONGATHA caused the upset of the season by beating Warragul but nearly threw the game away in the first term.

The Parrots kicked eight points to the Gulls' solitary goal.

Warragul looked in control at the half time break with a seven point lead but the Parrots outscored their opponents in the last half to take an impressive win.

Courtney Foulds was named best for the Parrots with Brad Rayson and Tom Dowd while Clinton Johnston kicked three for the winners.

Robert Murphy, Ross Glover and Ben Jostlear were named best for Warragul.

Eagles home by three goals

REIGNING premiers Maffra exacted sweet revenge by defeating Garfield to get its finals quest back on track.

Last time the Eagles met Garfield they were humiliated by 127 points and would not have got a great deal of satisfaction winning by just 19 points.

After a slow start the Stars levelled the scores at the half way mark but faded in the final term.

Ben Batalha, Ben Coleman and Hayden Burgiel were Maffra's best while Brent Eastwell, Dean McFarlane and Jack Allen were good for Garfield.