By LIAM TWOMEY
THE St Albans Spurs are looking to improve after a tough 2013 in the Victorian Women’s Football League. The Spurs struggled in the competition’s Premier grade but enter the new season with a solid pre-season under their belts.
St Albans will be led by new coach Sean Potter who has replaced Matthew Russell.
Potter said he had been rapt with the hard work and commitment his playing group had shown throughout the pre-season.
“The girls’ willingness to learn has been fantastic, so from a coaching point of view, it has been really easy to teach them the new things,” Potter said.
“Obviously, with a lot of new girls it has made it some what difficult because you have to really strip it back to the basics. That has even helped some of the older and more experienced players. With footy, the good players do the basics well.
“It has been a really good pre-season. The fitness levels are up and there is a really good buzz around the club.”
St Albans will kick off its Premier Division season with a home game against Bendigo at Kings Park Reserve.
Looking further down the line, Potter said he expected Melbourne Uni to be a contender come the business end of the season along with Darebin and St Kilda.
“I think you really can’t go past Darebin,” he said.
“From what I have heard, they haven’t lost any players and they seem to be travelling along quite nicely, so I would say they will definitely be up there.
“Melbourne Uni, I would say would be up there too. They have a good system going on there and I would expect them to be one of the stronger teams.
“St Kilda has also recruited quite well … so they will probably be another tough one to knock off.”
