A FAST and ferocious Mallee Eagles have sent a message to the rest of the competition: beware.

The Eagles stormed into the season on their home deck with a 123-point win over a stunned Tooleybuc-Manangatang Saints.

But the scoreboard was hardly a true reflection of what was an exhibition in Lalbert savagery.

Had the Eagles been more sure in front of the sticks, the game would have been a blowou...