The scoreboard did not reflect the closeness of the game, with Hepburn only kicking clear during the final quarter.

For the second week in a row Dan O'Halloran was Hepburn's best player, taking some heavy knocks and setting up goals for his team and kicking one himself.

Sam Conroy worked tirelessly all day giving his on-ballers first use of the ball and roamed around the ground like a ruck rover gathering possessions.

He capped his game off in the final quarter with the best goal of his short career.

For most of the day scoring was hard to come by as both defences were well on top.

Shining for Hepburn was Trevor Johnson's marking, finishing with three goals.

Gary Byers, Craig Leehane and Alan Ware continually laid tackles and, with Jackson O'Neil, rebounded the ball out of the danger zone.

As the game got tight during the latter stages of the third quarter, the Burra spark came from the diminutive O'Halloran.

As usual, Matthew Peake and the James brothers were full of running when needed.

Hepburn pulled away in the final quarter.

Final score: Hepburn 13.6.84 def Beaufort 8.2.50. Best: D. O'Halloran, S. Conroy, D. James, M. Dillon, T. Johnson. Goals: T. Johnson 3, L. Cox 2, N. Purtell 2, A. McKay 1, S. Conroy 1, P. Dillon 1, D. James 1, D. O' Halloran 1 M. Peake 1.