Jack Rowston claimed the Roos' top award. Picture by Corowa-Rutherglen Football Netball Club

Corowa-Rutherglen best and fairest, Jack Rowston, says it took a third of the season to handle the pace of the Ovens and Murray Football Netball League.

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Rowston made the 165-minute trek from Griffith every week.

"It took me six or seven games, I reckon, I barely got a kick for the first few rounds," he said.

"The speed was the biggest jump. You had to respect every opponent. When you are playing a lower level (than the O and M), you could get away w

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