Match: VFL Round 7 v Sandringham Zebras
Result: Werribee 18.18 (126) defeated Sandringham 8.11 (59)
Venue: Trevor Barker Beach Oval
Weather: 22 degrees, strong breeze coming off Port Phillip Bay
In action:
Mason Wood (4 goals), Kayne Turner (3 goals), Ben Brown (2 goals), Kieran Harper (2 goals), Daniel Currie, Taylor Hine, Tim McGenniss
Full stats unavailable at time of publishing
NMFC.com.au’s best: McGenniss, Wood, Turner, Currie
Key match-ups
1. McGenniss v Shane Savage
“McGenniss tagged and destroyed Savage keeping him to around 10 possessions for another quality scalp.
“He continues to play his role and did it very well again this week. The next step for him is to get a bit more of the footy himself.”– Senior Development Coach Gavin Brown
2. Currie v Jason Holmes
“Cuz played on the American ruckman and beat him convincingly.” - Development Coach Jarred Moore
Story of the game
“In the first quarter Werribee started very strongly with the wind and maintained a four quarter effort, it was an impressive 67-point win.” - Gavin Brown
“The start was really good; we made the most of our opportunities and held them (the Zebras) off in the second quarter and again got on the scoreboard in the third quarter. With the wind in the third quarter we got to an 11 goal lead and it was all over by then.” - Jarred Moore
Points of Interest
1. Mason Wood jumped to the top of the VFL goal-kicking ladder after another bag of four goals.
The North youngster has been named in the best on four occasions in the opening six rounds, prompting talk of an AFL debut.
“He marked the ball really well for a really solid performance. The only area for improvement is his tackle count, down again this week.” – Gavin Brown
2. Returning from a knee injury, Ben Brown had a promising outing, playing predominantly in a key attacking post.
“He looked a bit scratchy early with his first game back but kicked two nice goals from set shots and got better as the game went on. He played 60 per cent game time and pulled up well.” – Gavin Brown
“Browny was good. He presented as a really good target up forward, clunked some marks, bought the ball to ground and kicked a few himself. It was a really positive game for him in his first one back.” – Jarred Moore
3. Despite balancing school and footballing commitments, rookie Kayne Turner continues his impressive development, highlighted by a strong outing against the Zebras.
“He kicked three (goals) and worked hard to the percentage spots all day. His defensive work was outstanding, laying numerous tackles. He copped a whack for a few stitches as well.” – Gavin Brown
“Kayne’s pressure in the first three quarters was really noticeable. I think he only had about 12 touches in those quarters but his pressure around the footy and his attacking pressure - diving, smothers and that sort of thing was really good.
“Every week he improves, everything we ask him to do he does.” – Jarred Moore
4. Daniel Currie's AFL stint would give him plenty of confidence at the lower level. North's ruck stocks are in good hands with the number 1 waiting in the wings for another opportunity.
“He really got going in his ruck-work after quarter time and took a few really nice marks. He had to do nearly all of the ruck work because of an injury to a Werribee team-mate.” – Gavin Brown
“Cuz was pretty dominant and got involved around the ground as well.” – Jarred Moore
5. Taylor Hine is yet to play an AFL game this year, but continued consistent performances will make him hard to ignore.
“Hiney was much better at keeping his feet this week and kicked the ball OK, especially given the windy conditions. He defended well with desperation and had a solid game.” – Gavin Brown
“He played on a range of players down back and won his spot. He was pretty good.
“He won his role, beat his opponent and tried to take the game on as well. He can hold his head high and say he beat his bloke which is great.” – Jarred Moore
Most likely call-ups: Wood
Next week: Richmond - Avalon Airport Oval, May 24 at 1.10pm
