Gisborne couldn’t have hoped for a much better start to FFV state league 5 west.
Having had the bye at the weekend, Gisborne sits second with a 6-1 record.
Gisborne coach Danny Ciantar, in his first year as coach, is thrilled with where his side sits at this part of the season.
“It’s fantastic and we’ve been playing really well,” he said.
“The consistency is starting to come with the new players.
“We knew it would always take six to seven weeks for everyone to gel. Everyone is working together.”
Ciantar said the likes of Jake McIntyre (who has scored nine goals), Jack Spargo, Matthew Mocciaro and Joseph Cavoli were all starting to gel.
“We could be playing a lot better,” he said.
“We’re good in patches and causing problems for teams and scoring goals.
“Those periods are getting longer.”
Ciantar said the bye came at a perfect time, with some players carrying a few niggling injuries.
He said they will enter the second part of the season with an idea of where they sit in the competition.
“The first half of the season is always about understanding what the competition is like and looking at the other clubs.
“We will come up against sides like Moonee Valley and Westside Strikers in the next month.”
Meanwhile, in state league 3 north-west, Sunbury United’s game against La Trobe University was postponed due to poor ground condition.
