By KEVIN HILLER - Division 1 Seniors
FOOTBALL is a funny game though I doubt Deer Park coach Marc Bullen could find anything amusing about his sides display on Saturday against Albion.
They lost badly to a team that is young and hungry.
While there was no Fevola, there still was Stewart, Perkins, McHarg, King, Quick, Van Reit, McKenzie and many other premiership players.
Full marks to Aaron Tymms and his Cats. It is a win they will cherish for a very long time.
It also tells every Division 1 club that there is no name on the 2016 premiership cup yet. It is very much up for grabs.
Albion’s Troy Kelm is off to a flying start to the season and he certainly sets the tone for the team.
Albion has the chance this week to knock over the other grand finalist from 2015 when they travel to Soldier’s Reserve.
You don’t often see both grand finalist beaten in the same week by teams that did not play finals last year, as happened this week.
The message here is - turn up to play, don’t just turn up.
I have no doubt Deer Park will bounce back this week when they face Spotswood.
In the last couple of seasons Deer Park have really given it to Spotty and seem to intimidate them.
They will try the same thing this Saturday no doubt.
Spotswood needs to make a statement and show Deer Park they have the mental strength to match the reigning premiers.
St. Albans are desperate for a win to get their season started.
They were in the game against Altona but the Vikings held sway.
The Saints look good on paper, but are not producing the goods. They will be in trouble if they underestimate Wyndhamvale.
The Graham brothers will need to be at their best, but the Falcons are more than capable of scoring an upset.
Our radio match of the day is Hoppers Crossing v Altona at Hogans Road Reserve.
This should be a great game.
Both sides like to run and with quality like Post, Robbins and Lunardi for Altona and Skipper, Ryan and Miles for Hoppers, it will be good game to watch.
Ferrari and Bentley are emerging as match winners for the Warriors as Steve Kretiuk develops his younger brigade into a team to play finals.
If the results from last weekend threw the cat amongst the pigeons, this weekend has the potential to turn the entire competition on its head. I love it.
Last Modified on 26/04/2016 14:36