The Panthers handed the struggling Donnybrooks a 122-point beating at Elliott Goodger Park.

Despite being in hot form lately, Angaston went into the game with a number of first choice players unavailable.

After a tentative first term the visitors unleashed a tsunami of goals led by Matt Duldig who kicked 12-3, carrying the offence in the absence of Kent Kingsley.

The Panther back six was rock solid despite missing key players Phil Bennett, Brandon Kurtz and David Wood.

Once Angaston got their running game going there was no stopping them as evidenced by Craig Robinson’s 80-metre, seven-bounce run out of the back pocket.

Duldig’s three-goal second term was overshadowed by his six-goal explosion in the third, as the big man was unstoppable.

Greg Bain was relentless on his wing, pushing forward to grab four goals as Angaston looked very much at home on the ground that will be the venue for this week’s first semi final.

Andrew Pech continued to prove a good foil for Duldig with three goals while Matt Kurtz and Luke Snowden, each in their second A grade game goaled once each and looked at home in the Panther forward line.

Ben Casey was the best for the wooden spooners while the at times productive Les Baker was named second best but should consider himself lucky not to be shown a yellow card as his frustration boiled over several times in the second half.

In his final A grade game Brandon Nottle received a sign that he’d made the right decision.

“It’s the right time to go, when Duldig baulked around me on the edge of the goalsquare and goaled. I just knew I’d made the right choice to pull the pin,” Nottle said.

He leaves after 253 games but will continue playing for Willaston in the reserves with his good mate Matt Cotton.

Willaston coach Mark Seelander was blunt in his assessment of the loss.

“We were completely smashed in every aspect of the game,” Seelander said.

Seelander said that he spoke with club officials some time ago and agreed that they wouldn’t discuss the 2011 coaching issue until after the season.

“There needs to be a lot of recruiting done over the summer.

Off field the club has done very well this year. We didn’t spend a lot this year but that will have to change if we want success.”

“It was a good win and we’re confident we can give a good account of ourselves when it matters in the finals,” Craig Hadden Angaston coach said.