A tough start to the season has continued for the Sunbury Jets who were on the end of a third straight big loss in Big V men’s division 1.
Having lost their opening match by 39 points to Warrandyte and their second match by 29 points to Chelsea on the first weekend of the season, the Jets were hoping for a better result on Saturday night against Collingwood All Stars.
It wasn’t the case, as the Jets were outscored in every quarter, losing 94-73. …
Jets coach Ryan Addison said they hadn’t played anywhere near the level they would like to be.
“Chelsea has a pretty loaded side, but we should have been better against Collingwood,” he said.
“We haven’t been able to get into our game.
“We aren’t playing at the right defence pace and we’re not looking after the ball.”
The issues were evident on Saturday night, when the Jets coughed up the ball 29 times –captain Jacob Formosa committing 12 of those turnovers on his own.
Addison said they need to continue to work on getting guys moving to the right spots.
Formosa top scored with 23 points.
Ben Jones, Jed O’Riley and Damian O’Keefe all scored double figures as well.
While not a great start for the Jets, Addison knows there is light at the end of the tunnel and expects to see some big improvement in the coming weeks.
“We’re still coming together as a group,” he said. “[There’s] A lot of new faces and we’re confident they will all come together.
“There’s a lot of improvement from where we are.”
Import Jonathan Alexander joined the side last week for the first time, while Addison said they would have an experienced professional join them in about round six or seven.
Alexander played just nine minutes on Saturday night after being fouled out.
The Jets get this weekend off with the Easter break, but Addison said they would spend plenty of time on the court over the two week period before their next game.
“We’ll be working on what we’re doing,” he said. “We’ll be working throughout and not having a break, we’ve got a lot to work on.”
The Jets’ women suffered a defeat at the hands of Waverley Falcons on Sunday. The Falcons won 72-61. Oral O’Reilly top scored for the Jets with 22 points.
