Riddell is just sticking to the task at hand after another strong start to the Riddell District Football League season.
After starting off with a win against finalist Macedon and grand final Wallan, the Bombers have quickly shown they are likely to be in the mix again.
Bombers coach Arron Bray said they were pretty happy with how things were stacking up early in the season.
The Bombers have the weekend off.
“We had two players go out and two players come in,” he said. “We lost Trent Stead and Jesse Horton, who have gone to Strathmore to test themselves at a higher level.
“Ben Borg and Lachie Hay have come in. It’s always easier when you know each other and it’s easier when you’ve had some success.
“We made sure we had the same list going around again.”
Bray said they had played some good football in the first two rounds to come away with wins against the Cats and Magpies.
In the grand final match, the Bombers were able to extend the margin from the final game of the season, this time winning, 16.9 (105)-9.7 (61).
Bray said it was a bit of an unknown heading into the match with the Magpies having signed a number of key players in the off season.
“The boys played really well,” he said. “We didn’t know how they would go with five or six new players on the list.”
Bray said one thing he thought had played a factor was getting used to the longer quarters that have been implemented this year.
The Magpies had the bye in round one, while many of the Bombers players had come from leagues which had longer quarters.
“We weren’t sure how long they would be to start with,” he said. “Some of them were 10 minutes so you could have an extra quarter added on.
Bray said he expected the Magpies to be up there again this season along with Diggers Rest and themselves.
He said some of the other sides were still unknowns at this point.
The Bombers have the weekend off due to Easter.
Bray said he didn’t buy into whether it was a good or bad and were just focusing on the task at hand.
The Bombers face Melton Centrals on Saturday.
Bray said Centrals were no easy beats last season and had added some good players.
