Gunnedah has returned to the winning circle with a 46-30 defeat of Werris Creek Magpies at Kitchener Park on Saturday.
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The Bulldogs - who suffered their first loss of the season last round - shut out the visitors in all four grades.
Gunnedah started their round four Ladies Day with a 34-0 win in league tag, then continued with a 22-20 victory in under-18s and a 62-16 reserve-grade triumph.
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In first grade, the home side crossed for nine tries.
Fullback Dylan Lake, winger Cain Eather, centre Aaron Donnelly and hooker Liam Ireland all crossed for two tries apiece.
Gunnedah prop Lincon Smith said: "It was a pretty tough game ... they came back and kept themselves in it."
He thought fellow Bulldog forward Aiden Davis had a big game.
"He killed it," Smith said of the No 13.
Werris Creek co-coach Cody Tickle said his side's task was always going to be tough after losing players to injury and work commitments.
"We were down on troops and we started terrible," Tickle said.
"We did recover, though, and the boys fought hard all day and kept ourselves in the game. Marcus Doran was great too, played big minutes for us.
"Isaah (Millgate) was massive for us too. He and Harlee (Millgate) created opportunities for us all game.
"Dylan Porter was great too."
GUNNEDAH 46 (Dylan Lake 2, Cain Eather 2, Aaron Donnelly 2, Liam Ireland 2, Dylan O'Brien tries, O'Brien 5gls) d WERRIS CREEK 30 (Dylan Porter 2, James Bates, Tyren Cloake, Patrick Hanrahan, Tyrill Knox tries, Bryce Daniels 3gls) G4 B&F: 3 Aiden Davis (G), 2 Marcus Doran (WC), 1 Ben Gardner (G).
Reserve grade: GUNNEDAH 62 (Will Maggs 2, Jared Heinrich, Thomas Randall, Jacob Davis, Farran Lamb, Kerrod Smith, Hawken Durrant, Blair Beasley, Jonathon Crowe, Dylan Smith, Michael Long tries, Crowe 3, Jack Reeves 2, Kerrod Smith, Blair Beasley gls) d WERRIS CREEK 16 (Ricky Lassitis, Jackson Kent, Nathan Douglas tries, Kent 2gls) G4 B&F: 3 Lachlan Fleming (G), 2 Tyrill Knox (WC), 1 Hawken Durrant (G).
Under-18: GUNNEDAH 22 (Ryan Kelly-Payne 2, Brayden Talbott-Hatch, Matthew Ross tries, Bailey Swan 3gls) d WERRIS CREEK 20 (Malik Hunt, Levi Allan, Clint Aitken, Bailey Wolridge tries, Hunt 2gls) G4 B&F: 3 Charlie Lawrence (G), 2 Dylan Smith (WC), 1 Max Turner (G).
League tag: GUNNEDAH 34 (Charlotte Eather 34, Tarryn Heinrich. Nautica Eather, Tarryn Maher, Marni Mitchell tries, Piper Rankmore 3gls) d WERRIS CREEK 0. G4 B&F: 3 Charlotte Eather (G), 2 Jess Baker (WC), 1 Nautica Eather (G).
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