WAGGA RSL skipper Sam Perry rated Saturday's comfortable eight-wicket win over Lake Albert as arguably the most complete display they've produced in years.
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But they may be without in-form all-round Charlie Cull for a period of time after he suffered a side strain when bowling.
Lake Albert won the toss and batted first, but were in trouble from the outset at 4-26 with Cull (5-13 off 5.4 overs) and Ben Willis (2-19 off six) in control for the Bulldogs.
A 56-run fifth wicket partnership from Adam Newcombe (45) and Rhauri MacLeod was the only highlight of Lake Albert's innings after they were dismissed for 113 in the 35th over.
Ethan Perry's dismissal for duck was the only real hiccup of the Bulldog's run chase, with a second consecutive 50 from Will Morley (53) and 43 from Todd Henderson wrapping up an eight-wicket win with more than 25 overs to spare.
Perry said Cull would be a big loss after a great start to his first season with the club, which has yielded eight wickets at just over seven apiece, as well as 61 runs at 30.5.
"It's a massive loss if he's out, but we've got enough good players around the club that we can cover for that," Perry said.
"Morley missed out a few times last season, but this year he's cashed in once he's got a start. He's been working really hard and he knows his strengths and what we expect from him.
"I mentioned to the boys that over the past four or five years, that's probably the most complete performance we've had. We bowled really well and didn't give them a look with the bat, either.
"Will and Todd took the game on and all but wrapped it up, which was great. In previous years we might have crawled to those small targets and made it difficult for ourselves."
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