By Justin Flynn
ANGLESEA Division 2 coach Luke Cini praised his side after a 16-point win against St Joseph’s.
The Roos were in front by three points at the long break and then by nine at the last change before holding Joeys scoreless in the last term to win 5.9(39) to 3.5(23).
“We had 40-plus girls come through our little club this year and we don’t have any Under 16s or 19s,” Cini said.
“It’s all through word of mouth and the way the girls have made a beautiful community down here. People want to come here and we had 15 girls that have never played footy before. That’s pretty huge.”
Anglesea earned promotion from Division 3 this season, making the achievement all the more remarkable.
“Like I said, we’ve got a whole lot of girls that have never played before and we can’t rely on two or three players that just go out and dominate,” Cini said.
“We have three or four players that are quite handy, but all the other girls stood up today. Every single person knew how much it meant to defend and to shut Joeys down because they (St Joseph’s) are probably the most skillful team I’ve ever seen.
“The girls have made it like a family and we went in a bus all together, we did everything together and we left in the bus together. And I said to them that whether we win, lose or draw whatever happens today you make your own destiny. You go in and if you fight and lose and you’ve given it your best, then that’s fine. But if you fight and win then you know it’s something special as well.”
DIVISION 2
Anglesea 5.9(39) def St Joseph’s 3.5(23)
Goals: Anglesea – Ruby Manson 2, Lily Menhenett, Iahnee Firth, Alexandra Trethewey. St Joseph’s – Hannah Scott 2, Alana Hocking.
Best: Anglesea – Ella Nickolaus, Ellie Koiker, Phoebe Lingam, Olivia Ritchie, Scarlett Menhenett, Lily Menhenett. St Joseph’s – Paris Stokes, Monique Sampedro-Lagarde, Zoe Bourne, Katherine Kvant, Alana Hocking, Abbey Greaves.
