GSFL 2025: Ryley Valli and Hayden Parker dominate for unbeaten Tigers’ 161-point demolition of helpless Kangas

Railways recorded their second victory by more than 100 points this season, thumping the winless North Albany on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers dished out a 160-point drubbing to the Kangas at Collingwood Park, the heaviest defeat of the 2025 Great Southern Football League season so far. The unbeaten Tigers were ruthless in the opening half as they piled on 16 goals to set up the victory, going on to kick 30 goals for the game. Spearhead Hayden Parker booted 11 goals in the thumping while Bailin Curtis and Kane Shephard added four majors each. Kleemann medallist Ryley Valli was back to his damaging best in the midfield, Parker and player-coach Bodhi Stubber controlled the front half and Shane Braimbridge set the tone in the ruck as the Tigers coasted to a 30.13 (193) to 5.3 (33) demolition. The Tigers were dominant out of the middle in the first term and had four goals on the board before the Kangas could blink – the opening major of the game coming from 100-game milestone man Ryan Davies. The Kangas kicked two of their own in the first but four of the Tigers nine majors in the opening stanza came from Parker’s boot as the visitors already led by 45 points. Parker had seven by the long break and the game was effectively over as the Tigers had opened up an 83-point buffer. Tigers player-coach Bodhi Stubber said putting scoreboard pressure on early has been a focus. “We’ve got to try and keep playing the way we want to play,” he said. “After the first three games we were leaving sides in it a bit and with our kicking on goal, not making the most of our opportunities. “So its been a big focus the last couple of weeks to start as fast as possible and put sides away.” The Kangas wretched injury run continued, reduced to two fit players on the bench in the second half and the pain on-field continued. The hungry Tigers feasted on their rivals, kicking six goals to one in the third term and piling on eight more in the final stanza. Valli booted three goals in a highly influential game while Braimbridge, Beau Ewen and Lachie Cale provided plenty of grunt through the middle of the ground. The Tigers had good players everywhere with the returning Milan Jaggi impressive in defence alongside Logan Stubber and Daniel Thomas. Up forward the Tigers had too many threats as Parker took his season tally to 40 goals in just six games. Bodhi Stubber and Mohit Jaggi were strong targets at half forward and Curtis provided some real spark at ground level. The only concern for the red-hot Tigers was losing Coen Marwick and Ryan Harper to injury. On a bleak day for the Kangas, Darcy Roberts and Jack Doak made their league debuts. Dylan Bennett, Brandon Woods, Jeremiah McKenzie and Kobi Keen tried hard while Graham Ross was swung back to play on Parker in the second half and helped stem the bleeding somewhat. Kangas coach Brad Bootsma described the big loss as a “tough day”. “If we want to look at a positive we played five colts kids,” he said. “Its pretty painful at the moment but if we can stick together and these kids hang around then the future is bright. “It comes down to experience, we had 11 guys under 20 and they are all learning. “Railways are a red-hot side, they are the best team in it by a stretch and we’ve just got no experience out there.” Mitch Woods suffered an injury to his leg and Jayden Morton came off with a hamstring.