Round 16

Saturday’s win over West at Broadspectrum was pleasing. I thought in patches we played some very good football but struggled a bit to maintain it for the full four quarters. One thing we will need to improve on is our tackling, we missed far too many tackles on the weekend and eventually that will bring us unstuck in the tight matches. You may think that I am a little critical at times but I set a high standard of performance for our Club and unless we work towards being our best we will not truly be successful.

I am happy with the way things are going at the moment. We have given ourselves a good chance of securing a top three finish at the end of the minor round, which will give us the vital double chance and then and only then our true test awaits. Finals are such a long way away so we must continue to take small steps each week and continue to prepare ourselves for battle each and every week.

On Saturday the form of our big full forward was sensational, his work rate every week is sensational and was duly rewarded with a return of ten goals on the weekend. Our midfield continued to provide a good supply of quality ball to our forwards with Sheedy once again gathering 30 plus possessions, McGlone was excellent again as were Martin and Cubillo. We are gelling quite well as a team unit at the moment and I think it is reflected in our results.

This week we take on Central District in a very important game. If we are good enough to win we will open up a handy gap in second spot and further our chances of grabbing the all important double chance. Central are a proud Club and make no mistake this will be one of our toughest tests this season. We will need to be at our competitive best around the ball and the stoppages to take the points on Saturday. We look forward to the challenge and I promise you we will be prepared and ready.

Be there at House Bros Oval on Saturday; this one should be a beauty!

Rick Macgowan
Senior Coach

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