A 72-point turnaround gave Werribee its third consecutive VFL win on Saturday, the Tigers climbing to seventh on the ladder with a 39-point win over Frankston.
Midway through the second quarter at Frankston Oval, Werribee was trailed the Dolphins by 33 points.
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But the Tigers roared back into the game with seven of the next nine goals to close the margin to 13 points at the main break.
Ben Brown had a mark-of-the-year contender, climbing over his opponent before converting to kick one of his three goals for the afternoon.
The third term saw Werribee’s dominance continue, holding Frankston to a single goal as the Tigers slammed home eight to take a 29-point lead into the final break.
The Dolphins, a better team this year than their 2-6 record suggests, cut the lead back to 17 points before Ben Warren took a diving mark on the goal line and booted his seventh for the afternoon. He later added his eighth and ninth goals to be best afield as Werribee closed out the game.
Tigers coach Scott West lauded his players’ resolve.
“Frankston is a very competitive team and they got out of the blocks and got out to a nervous lead,” he said. “But to the boys’ credit they turned it around in the second quarter and went on with it.
“Frankston were more intense at the contest than us early. We had to clean up what we were doing and lower our eyes a bit. To be down by 31 points at one stage and win by 38 showed a good resolve from our players.”
Scoreboard: Werribee 20.11 (131) d Frankston 14.8 (92).
