Mathoura's Clint McNabb holds possession looking to pass to a team mate up forward.
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Steve Huntley
In round 16 of the Picola League the Mathoura Timbercutters play the Jerilderie Demons at Jerilderie’s Monash Park as part of Jerilderie’s Indigenous round tomorrow.
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The Cutters senior football side are coming off their closest match so far this season; a 23 point loss to the Blighty Redeyes at home last weekend.
Cutters senior football coach Adam Bourke said the team had their chances on Saturday against Blighty.
“Firstly we’re really disappointed we didn’t get over the line.”
“In the end it came down to who took their chances.”
“For example in the first quarter they kicked three goals and we kicked four points.”
“They had more run and passages of play than us in transition.”
“But other than that for us it was just missing easy shots.”
“I said it to the guys on the weekend but you’re not going to win many games kicking four goals and 12 behinds.”
Despite the missed opportunities Bourke said his team put in strong effort all game last round.
“Overall I thought our backline held well.”
“Priestley got some goals from free kicks but overall we felt we held him to two or three true goals.”
“Logan Monro and Clint McNabb were really good for us.”
“And we held our own in the midfield which kept us in the contest which is where we’ve fallen down in the past.”
“As I mentioned to you after two weeks off we were a bit rusty which was evident in front of goal.”
“Firstly we’re disappointed not to have got a win but we’ve had a good month, average losing margin is down to four and a half goals in the last two matches.”
“We want to to take on the challenge and play sides like Jerilderie and show if we’ve improved.”
In tomorrow’s clash, the Cutters travel to play Jerilderie who are in eighth position on the ladder.
Both teams will want to play well with the match day at Jerilderie also tying in as Jerilderie’s indigenous round.
“We have a few out this week with the Jerilderie flu but we’ll be looking to hold our own and looking for an upset.”
“It’s definitely significant for us to be playing in a round like this.
“We’ve got a high number of indigenous players and members at the club.
“We’ve got our own indigenous round in our last game at home against Picola United.”
“We really want to a good account of ourselves and give the round the respect it deserves.
“Our aim is to be competitive for four quarters and we hope to finish the season strongly.”
Logan Monro competes against Picola United’s Tanner Smith.
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Jordan Townrow
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