Despite an 87-goal win at the weekend, Macedon knows it still has plenty of scope for improvement in the Riddell District Netball League.
The Cats, who have only lost to ladder leaders Rupertswood this season, put on a show against an undermanned Sunbury Kangaroos.
Scoring at least 23 goals in each quarter, the Cats passed the 100-goal mark to win 107-20.
Cats coach Ciara Stewart said she wasn’t 100 per cent happy with how her side played against the Kangaroos.
“The first quarter we weren’t overly happy with,” she said. “Once we pulled our finger out, we tried new things.
“We were missing one of our permanent players, and with school holidays coming up we’ll be missing a lot of players, so we were trying different combinations.”
Tara Burnip was one player who used the extra court time to her advantage, her height under the ring proving difficult for the Kangaroos.
Stewart said it was about getting Burnip adjusted to playing in the A-grade side.
“Tara is the newbie out there and a game like today is the perfect time to give her a crack,” Stewart said. “The physical nature of the game is what she needs to work on. She’ll learn and develop.”
In the previous game, Burnip played a quarter against Lancefield after a 63-goal game the week before.
Stewart said that while the Cats had been winning, they weren’t at the level she wanted.
“We still haven’t had a game which we have been happy with,” she said.
“We haven’t had a full hour and looked back at it as a good game. Against Lancefield we won by 13, but it felt like two goals.
“We haven’t found connections. We are winning and playing reasonably well and there’s better to come.
“You don’t know which players you are coming up against due to Victorian Netball League.”
The Cats this week face Riddell, which should have a full squad from which to choose, given this round’s VNL games take place mid-week.
Stewart said she thought the Cats would also have a full list from which to choose, with player unavailability likely to affect subsequent matches against Diggers Rest and Romsey.
“It’ll give us our bench mark,” she said of the Riddell match. “It’s going to be an interesting game. ”
Rupertswood, Riddell, Romsey and Melton Centrals were the other winners at the weekend.
