If Waalitj were going to upset premiership fancy Narrm, it was imperative to get away to a good start.

That was achieved with a four-goal opening term and a man at the coalface who had a significant impact on the opening surge was midfielder Tim Kelly.

He has a proud record of performing at a high level and generally finds something special for Sir Doug Nicholls Round. This was no exception as he had 30 possessions (19 kicks, 11 handballs) and five marks in a brilliant four-quarter contribution.

Kelly also won eight clearances and led the way with 24 pressure acts, eight score involvements and gained 545 metres for his team from those touches.