REIGNING premiers Hay kicked off their Golden Rivers football season with a strong showing against an improved Murrabit side, to win by 73 points.

After his premiership-season heroics, Declan Watson returned to kick a six-goal haul against the Blues.

Hay turned it up early, to lead by six goals at the long break, before Murrabit were able to regroup and get their new style of play back under con...