Williamstown have responded strongly to last weekend's narrow loss to Casey with a come-from-behind victory over a strong Northern Blues outfit in windy conditions at Visy Park on Saturday afternoon.

The visitors overturned a 23 point at deficit at three quarter time, to eventually come out with a gutsy 14 point victory.

Things seemed bleak for the Seagulls, who had been overrun by the speedy Blues in the third quarter after leading for much of the game.

After a heartbreaking defeat last week, and with a hefty deficit to overcome, the Seagulls were faced with an almighty challenge, but proved they are a contender this year by kicking 6 unanswered goals and eventually prevailing by 14 points.

Ruckman Ayce Cordy was a key figure in the win, asserting himself on every contest in his vicinity and booted 4 invaluable goals.

Small forward Andrew Hooper was also influential kicking 3 and providing the type of forward pressure the Bulldogs coaching staff are looking for.

Nathan Djerrkura impressed with his gut-busting running, and key defender Fletcher Roberts was invaluable in the final quarter, swatting the ball away from every marking contest.

The victory sees Williamstown sitting in 6th position on the ladder, ahead of the big Easter Sunday clash against Geelong at Torquay next week

Northern Blues      9. 16. 70
Williamstown FC  12. 12. 84

Best: Cordy, Jolley, Campbell, Djerrkura, Roberts, McNamara, Hooper, Goodes, Witkowski.

Goals: Cordy 4, Hooper 3, Witkowski 2, Gilbee, Goodes, Campbell.

Venue: Visy Park

- with James Gray-Foster