There may be a sequel to the one-sided affair between Allansford and Nirranda after an alleged incident involving non-playing members of each club at half-time.
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Blues mentor Shane Threlfall said officiating umpires spoke to him at the main break.
"The umpires wanted to calm the players down so the second half was played in the right spirit," he said.
"And I thought they did that - I was really happy with the discipline after half-time.
"The boys were able to settle down and concentrate on footy and move the ball really well."
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Allansford made a go of it early, with Sam Byron's goal putting them just six points behind at quarter-time.
But Threllfall said after an "arm-wrestle" during the first quarter, cleaner disposal and increased work-rate allowed Nirranda to take control of the game and set up the 13.15 (93) to 1.5 (11) victory.
"As the game wore on we were able to open them up a bit more with good handballs and short kicks," he said.
"The Allansford midfielders worked really hard in that first term, but eventually we were able to match them."
Nirranda held Allansford scoreless for two quarters and restricted the Cats from registering another goal for the rest of the match as Ben Threlfall (five goals) and Aaron Searle (three) had a field day in the Blues' forward line.
There weren't many winners for Allansford during a tough day at home, but the Nirranda mentor singled out key position Cats player Robbie Hare as the main headache for his side.
"Robbie was great in the ruck and then rolled behind the footy to plug a hole - he played a great game," Threlfall said.
He said while Jack Primmer copped a knock, the utility would be okay to face Russells Creek next week.
"We just have to make sure we're playing good four-quarter footy with no lapses," Threlfall said. "But the boys were pretty pleased to win that one."
Allansford coach Ben Price said he was rapt with his side's pressure and intensity during the first quarter.
"Knowing that Nirranda are a really classy side and we're still a developing group, we went in with a game-plan to lock them down for as long as possible," he said.
"But later on they linked up behind the ball really well and once they got that run-on and overlap, they were really hard to stop."
AFL Western District operations coordinator Mat Milne said the body had been made aware of the alleged half-time incident.
"At this stage an investigation will only take place if it is requested by either club and neither club has indicated they are looking to do so," he said.
Nirranda, third, now has a whopping 305.18 percentage and will take on Russells Creek next week, while Allansford, fifth, has another major challenge in the form of Kolora-Noorat.
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