Werribee Centrals kicked off their title defence in the Western Football League women’s competition in fine form on Saturday.
The Centurions faced Point Cook Centrals first up, with the Sharks coming back into the senior women’s competition.
Several of the Sharks doubled up in the under-18s and senior women’s competition.
In the senior women’s match, the Centurions jumped out to a 43 point lead at the first break.
The Sharks hit the scoreboard in the second quarter, but the Centurions were able to extend the margin.
The Centurions continued to score in the second half to come away with a 17.7 (109)-3.1 (19) win.
Larissa Renaut kicked seven goals for the Centurions, while last season’s joint league best and fairest winner Jessica Spall was best on ground with five goals.
Emma Davis and Natasha Salisbury were named the Sharks best.
The Suns also had a strong start to the season with a convincing win against Wyndhamvale.
The game was over in the first half as the Suns had 15 scoring shots to two to lead by 53 points at the main break.
The Falcons showed some fight in the third quarter, kicking three goals to one, before the Suns finished strongly to come away with a 12.9 (81)-4.6 (30) win.
The Suns shared the goals around, with five players kicking two goals each.
Sharni Currie, Isabella Cutajar and Emily Evans were named their best.
Skipper Mariah Burton kicked two goals for the Falcons. She was named in the best with Harper Sell and Elise Gladman.
Caroline Springs and West Footscray were the other winners in round one.
