By LIAM TWOMEY
WILLIAMSTOWN has continued its brilliant off-season recruiting run with the club adding another two guns last week.
First cab off the rank was West Adelaide captain Ryan Ferguson who will be a playing assistant coach. Ferguson follows senior coach Andy Collins in returning to Melbourne from West Adelaide.
Collins was delighted to have secured the defender’s signature.
“Ryan is not blessed with huge muscles or blistering pace but I have coached Ryan for the last six years and it is easy to say that he is the best player I have been involved with,” Collins said.
“Ryan has great aerial courage, he understands the game and the angles that are critical to being a great key defender.”
Ferguson will be joined at the Seagulls by Williamstown local Ben Davies.
The 27-year-old returns to Williamstown after playing in the strong Ovens and Murray Football League for the last two seasons with the Wodonga Raiders and the Wangaratta Magpies.
Davies also played his underage football with the Williamstown Juniors before graduating to the Western Jets and an AFL career with Collingwood and North Melbourne.
Williamstown CEO Brendan Curry was rapt to have Davies back at the Seagulls.
“We are thrilled to have Ben back playing with our club. Ben is in the prime of his career and brings extra experience and leadership to our playing group. Ben will provide us extra run, carry and leg speed and his ball winning ability has always been held in high regard.
Davies said that he was delighted to return to Williamstown.
“It was a no brainer for me. With the club going standalone I’m really excited to be back involved playing with the club that has been such a huge part of me in my career,” he said.
“I’m looking forward to getting stuck into it and preparing for what will be an exciting year for the club.”
