Hamish McIntosh was influential despite the conditions. 66860
By Michael Esposito
WERRIBEE won its fourth game on the trot after dismantling Frankston by 77 points on Sunday.
After a first-half slog fest in tough conditions, Werribee slammed on eight goals to one in the third to set up the comprehensive victory.
The Tigers were just five points up at half-time but after the break the likes of Dom Gleeson, Travis Tuck and Ben Sharp started to dominate the centre clearances and use the ball more effectively.
Coach Paul Satterley said his side didn’t immediately adapt to the howling coastal wind and soggy ground as a result of a downpour just before the match started. “At half-time I thought we were overusing the footy too much, we had more handballs than kicks so our big focus was just to be a bit more direct and get the footy inside 50 quicker,” he said.
“It was always going to be tough going down to Frankston. They obviously haven’t had a great year but they came out all guns blazing and served it up to us. It just took us a while to settle down and get our momentum happening. But once we did we were really good.”
Satterley said ruckmen Hamish McIntosh and Majak Daw were influential in conditions not suited to talls. “I thought they had a real presence around the ground, gave us first use and got on the scoresheet as well.”
Ben Ross, Ben Speight and Ben McKinley kicked three goals each for the Tigers, while key defenders Kyle Hartigan, Sean Tighe and Nathan Grima shut down their opponents.
Satterley said posting four successive wins reflected his side’s increasing confidence in executing the new game plan. “There’s no doubt consistency was an issue earlier in the year and it’s all about players playing together,” he said. “It’s still a new game plan, I’m a new coach, so it’s all very new to a lot of them. I think it just takes a bit longer to find your feet, and I think we’re really getting some momentum happening.”
Werribee has the bye this weekend.
