By Tara Murray
East Sunbury is hoping to build on its first season in the Essendon District Football League women’s division 2 competition.
The Thunder didn’t win a match in season one but was able to set the platform and culture for the program they wanted to put in place for the future of the club.
Coach Lisa Borg said they were excited about what they could do in their second season on the field.
“We had some really strong leadership,” she said. “We had nothing to show on the scoreboard, but there’s more to show than that.
“We’ve got a culture which is positive and people want to come and play and feel like they belong as part of a team.”
Borg said one of the big things was the support they felt like they had from everyone in the club to try and excel on field.
Borg said they already had about 23 to 25 players signed on for this season.
She said they were in a lot better position than last season, when they struggled for numbers at times including having to forfeit a game.
“That is a positive,” she said. “We’re still looking for a few more people and we hope a few more will come with training starting again.
“There’s a lot of new ones. A lot have played and are coming out of the woodwork. The new ones have a strong fitness base behind them.
“We did some training before Christmas and it showed.”
Key re-signings have included captain Sophia Iosifidis, Chantell Theuma, Jennifer Stevenson, Sarah Hunt, Paris Latimer, and Dani and Chantelle Harding.
Borg said they’d had one player move on to another team and few players that weren’t coming back due to other commitments, but most were staying.
The Thunder are set to resume training next week on Monday and Wednesday nights.
After struggling to be competitive in several games last season, Borg said their focus this year was on closing the gap.
Getting a win on the board was something they were aiming for as well.
“They want to improve and the end goal is to try and win a premiership,” she said. “We want to be more competitive, 100 per cent.
“We want to get a win on the board and we can’t wait for that to happen.”
Anyone interested in joining the Thunder’s women’s team can contact Borg on, 0401 881 002.
