Tara Murray
Getting more wins on the board is getting closer and closer for Lancefield in the Riddell District Football League.
The Tigers had one win for the season against the winless Western Rams,, but have shown that they aren’t far off getting a few more.
Coach Tom Waters said not getting too many wins on the board had been tough, but the signs of improvement have been there.
“We lost to Macedon early in the season and probably could have won that one,” he said.
“On the weekend we got beaten by Melton [Centrals], but we had more scoring opportunities and more of the footy.
“It’s just about finishing games off. We’ve had some good signs of improvement, but a fair few injuries have caught up with us as well.
“We’ll get a few back after the bye and we’ll hopefully finish off the year well.”
Waters, who is in his third year as coach, said they always knew that it was going to be a slow build.
He said the first step was getting players to training, which was happening. Now the focus is to see that flow onto the field.
“Things are starting to flow, it’s about getting that one close win and knowing what it is like to win these games,” he said.
“We’re getting closer, it’s just about winning one. I said to the boys after Melton, we need to play four quarters every game.
“We didn’t do that against Melton and gave them a six goal start. If we play like we did in the second half and play four quarters, we can match it with anyone.”
Water said with an influx of different players, they had seen some guys really step up and own their positions.
Lachlan Mitchell has been a key player down back, while Tyson Anderson has stepped up in the middle.
Anthony Pacers is one player who was already at the club, but having predominantly played reserves in the past, is now a key player in the seniors.
The Tigers lost to Romsey on Saturday.
Waters said they were hoping with continued improvement, they would get a few more wins on the board.
“We want to get that reward,” he said. “We’ll definitely keep focusing on the process we put in place three years ago when I took over.
“It will take some time, while there are definitely signs of improvement we want to finish off with as many four quarter performances as possible and get a win or two and shine some light on the improvement we are making.”
