Tara Murray
Kyneton is continuing to build as the Riddell District Football League women’s season starts to hit the pointy end.
The Tigers are undefeated after seven rounds, having played one less game then most of the competition.
Speaking before the weekend, coach Phil Hawkes said they were happy with how things have gone so far.
“We have gone pretty good,” he said.
“We have a big game this weekend. We’re going alright and we’re happy with how we’re progressing at the moment.
“We haven’t played Melton yet, they are second.”
The Tigers finally played the Bloods on Saturday and came away with a good win.
The Tigers slowly built their lead throughout the match on the way to a 7.9 (51)-2.3 (15)
Jordan Savoia kicked two goals for the Tigers, while Teagan Ainslie and Alexandra Strawhorn were named their best.
Hawkes said the match would give them a better indication of how they were tracking.
Heading into the season, Hawker knew there would be a lot of unknowns being a new competition.
He said there were some really good signs for the competition going forward.
“It’s been reasonable for the first year,” he said.
“You’ve got new sides in an open competition and a lot of players have not played before.
“I think the competition will grow pretty quickly and there will be a lot of quality sides quickly.
“The competition is also well run.”
Hawkes said one team had really impressed him this season was Woodend-Hesket saying they move around the ground quite well and will be a good side down the track.
Hawkes said despite sitting on top they weren’t looking ahead to finals just yet. He said they were still focusing on their game and getting better.
“We spoke about it a couple of weeks ago, it’s like a recipe,” he said. “Each week we add another component and then focus on the next component after that.
“We want to make sure we’re happy with structures, positioning and moving around the ground.
“We’ve still got some things we want to work on in the next couple of weeks.”
Hawkes said they were set to play Melton again in the first round of the split round, after their match was postponed earlier this year.
It’ll be a big week for the Tigers this Saturday with their annual pride round match.
Hawkes said it was the match that the girls looked forward to the most.
In the other matches. Macedon had a big win against Romsey, while Woodend-Hesket accounted for Mount Alexander.
