It’s been a couple of years in the making but on Saturday night, Romsey finally got a win in the Riddell District Football League women’s competition.
After going without a win in their first two seasons, the Redbacks finally got to sing the song as they beat Riddell underlights three rounds in their third season.
The Redbacks led all night against a Bombers side, also searching for their first ever win, to come away with a 4.3 (27)-1.4 (10) win.
Redbacks coach Matt Brundell said it was a pretty special night.
“It was pretty exciting for the girls,” he said. “The girls were happy and a lot of them had been around since day dot.
“They were in their third season and had not tasted success, so it was really good. There was a function after the game and I’m sure a few drinks went down.”
Brundell said they chatted during the week that both sides were entering the match without a win.
He said they wanted to play hard and show the competition who they were.
The win didn’t come easy.
“Riddell played well and it was a good, tough game,” Brundell said. “It was slippery conditions, it was tough.
“It was a team effort and the girls are playing better as a team. We’re gelling well as a team.”
Maddison Dutton Johnson kicked two goals for the Redbacks.
Megan Brundell, Laura Lonergan and Zoe Hardiman were named the Redbacks best.
Mariam Habib, Ruby Ayers and Molly Connell were named the Bombers best.
Brundell said they had seen some real growth in the side this year and they now had some reward for effort.
“We have been close in some other games,’ he said. “Against Melton the week prior they won by 19 points.
“They won that game convincingly last year. We’ve made some inroads and we’ll take a lot of confidence out of it
“We know that we can play that brand of football now and we’ve got a win and hopefully we can get some momentum.”
The Redbacks face Macedon this week before facing the Mount Alexander Falcons the following week.
Brundell said the group now had to focus on what was ahead of them and not get carried away with the win.
In other results, Lancefield beat the Falcons on Anzac Day, 3.5 (23)-2.4 (16).
Macedon also got the points on Friday, beating Melton, 6.5 (41)-1.2 (8).
