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Devils set to bite back

By Robbo May 30, 2007
From The Mercury
Reported By Adam Smith

MOMENTUM can be a wonderful thing but the Devils' free fall was such that a weekend off was a blessing in disguise.

Six consecutive losses put the Devils last on the VFL ladder and have left coach Daryn Cresswell with plenty of headaches.

In three of those matches the side led at the final change only to be overrun, so the break allowed the playing group to sit down and reflect where the club's season stood.

A main training session was held last Thursday at Aurora Stadium, with all the players encouraged to speak out and discuss any problems before the side's big match against Port Melbourne on Saturday.

"We just haven't been able to finish games off, which is a learning thing with a young group," Cresswell said.

"Maybe we do have a loss of confidence in those situations.

"Basically, we assessed the season, where we need to improve and make sure there are actions not just words.

Vics humiliate best from west

By Robbo May 29, 2007
From Leader Newspapers
Reported by Paul Amy

IT WAS elation for the VFL and humiliation for the WAFL as Saturday's state league match at Port Melbourne developed into an 119-point annihilation of the visitors.

The Victorians smothered WA on the tight oval, denying them the space and time they enjoy on the larger grounds in WA.

The Vics never relented: even  in the final quarter, with his side more than 100 points in front, captain James Byrne was applying crunching tackles.

The black swans were always under pressure and always making skill errors.

They also showed a lack of aggression that disappointed coach Ash Prescott.

 ``We were looking for someone to show some mongrel. We didn't see it,'' he said.

By half-time most of the interest centred on statistical points: how many goals would spearhead Nick Sautner finish with, and the final margin.

3SER Casey FM State game review

By administrator May 28, 2007
From Anthony Brady
Courtesy 97.7 Casey FM

In interstate action yesterday at Port Melbourne's TEAC Oval, the 97.7FM Casey Radio 3SER team saw the Victorian Football League (VFL) thrash the Western Australian Football League (WAFL) by 119 points in a record-breaking victory in the Herald Sun Cup before around 3,000-4,000 fans.

A sunny day greeted both teams, however a strong wind favouring the Williamstown Road end of the ground meant conditions were difficult for players, and made for a chilly afternoon for the sun-loving Sandgropers.

The toss was won by WAFL captain Shane Woewodin, who elected to kick with the wind.

The first quarter began at a cracking pace, with both sides proficient at getting the ball out of the centre and pumping it in long and direct to their forward lines. Victoria surprised many by kicking into the wind extremely well, with forwards such as VFL veteran Nick Sautner and Frankston's Justin Berry particularly good at negotiating shots on goal.

Both teams had seven shots on goal during the first term, but already the Big V had jumped to a 20-point lead, thanks to much more accurate kicking for goal. The stand-out performers early were Victorian defender John Baird, with nine possessions in the first quarter, while Woewodin had gathered eight for the Black Swans.

WA flogging faces probe

By Robbo May 28, 2007
From The West Australian
Reported by Ross Lewis

The WA Football Commission will launch an immediate inquiry into the operations of the State team after the Black Swans were embarrassed by the VFL on Saturday.
  
However, the local game’s bosses believe WA teams will always be the poor cousins to South Australia and Victoria due to the advantages available to their rivals’ football systems.
  
Immediately after the 119-point defeat, WA’s third biggest losing margin at interstate level, WAFC director of football Grant Dorrington said his office wanted to identify the reasons behind the humiliation at Melbourne’s TEAC Oval. “We will be this week having a very big think about what went wrong,” Dorrington said.
  
“We want to talk to the players and coaching panel. I’m not criticising anyone, all of our league coaches worked with (coach) Ashley Prescott to select that team.
  
“To get absolutely flogged isn’t a fair reward for all the planning that went into it. The big question is why don’t teams come to play?”

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