Tara Murray
Lancefield coach Tim Bannan says there is unfinished business as he’s been locked in as coach for another two Riddell District Football League seasons.
Bannan, who jumped the Tigers this season, has the Tigers heading in the right direction, even if the results don’t reflect it.
For Bannan, now he’s been locked in he can start preparing for beyond this season.
“It’s pretty exciting,” he said. “To be honest there’s still a lot of unfinished business and a lot of development in the young kids coming through.
“I want to see them develop and take it to the next level. You do get a bit nervous at this time of the year and you haven’t won many games.
“I’m now able to get to work and I’ll look to add a few more players to help the group even further.
“The club has committed, hopefully the players will make the same commitment now.”
Bannan said there had been a lot of improvement in the group, despite just having two wins on the board.
He said they had been in most games this season and they were hoping to push for finals next season and even further the season after.
Bannan said the playing group had really bought into what he and assistant coaches Andrew McTrusty and Ryan O’Meara had put in place this year.
“The boys have responded well,” he said. “Tommy [Waters] did a fantastic job, but he is now playing the best footy of his career, not having the coaching over his head.
“He’s been instrumental with the young fellows as well.”
Bannan said one thing he was keen to see going forward was the club having an under-19 team next season.
The club has struggled in recent times to consistently have a team in that age group.
“I’m pushing for the under-19s,” he said. “It’s really tough not having it and having to bring kids through into the seconds.
“From my point of view and the club’s it would be massive to have an under-19 side up and running.”
For now, Bannan is focused on finishing the season on a high.
“There are two or three games there that we could win,” he said.
“We have to sustain it for four quarters. We will start to get some players back the next two weeks and will be back to a full team.
“If we could get two or three more wins, it would be good to finish on a high.”
