PENSHURST has made a statement to the rest of the competition, that it wants a spot in the top five this season after an emphatic victory against Hawkesdale-Macarthur at Penshurst Recreation Reserve on Saturday, 15.18 (108) - 6.9 (45).

With the district waking to heavy rain that soaked playing arenas across the South West, Penshurst should have wrapped this game up in the first quarter with 12 shots on goal, but the radar was off target as the Bombers could only manage two majors up to quarter time but held a 15-point margin over its visitors.