From the Border Mail
FOR new Rutherglen coach Darren Hatton the club is bigger than the individual. Though not a reluctant coach, Hatton is not yet entirely comfortable taking the job left vacant by Gil Ould. “Coaching Rutherglen isn’t probably something that I’ve aspired to do; it’s more about circumstances this year,” Hatton said.
From the Border Mail
TARRAWINGEE coach Finton Eames says North Wangaratta isn’t going anywhere. The Bulldogs tackle the reigning premier on Saturday and Eames said the Hawks, who won their opening round clash by a whopping 258 points, had shown no sign off dropping off this year. “I’ve got no doubt they’ll be thereabouts again this year,” Eames said.
From the Border Mail
After starting last season in career best form, the then-Lavington ruckman was pleasantly surprised to see his name among the league’s elite players and named in the initial Ovens and Murray 47-man interleague squad against the Hampden league.
We have a fantastic round of matches in Murray League Football this week. Mulwala clash with Echuca United in what is undoubtedly the match of the round. Big improvers Tongala get to test themselves against Cobram, while Numurkah will get the opportunity to see how much they have improved when they take on Finley. The other 3 games all appear on paper to be fairly evenly matched, so results could go either way.
An ‘ugly’ win is still a win and Moama coach Simon Maddox could not be happier his team is off the mark for season 2013.
The Murray Football League season kicked of last week in front of some massive Easter crowds. Unfortunately most games failed to live up to expectations with some huge winning margins. The closest margin was 48 points between Finley and Deni Rams. While the biggest winning margin was at Mulwala, where the Lions thumped Rumbalara by 202 points.
BOOM Mulwala recruit Kyle Archibald says Finley deserves to start favourites in Saturday night’s blockbuster Murray league clash.
From the Border Mail
NORTH Albury president Paul Spencer has lashed out at WAFL club East Perth for refusing to let Adam Prior return home.
From the Border Mail
MURRAY Magpies coach Ken Mansell says the financial demands of would-be recruits has left him gobsmacked. He said clubs now found themselves in a bidding war for recruits as the player pool diminished.
COBRAM co-coach Trevor Mills admitted he didn’t know what to expect from his team in its first round match against Barooga on Saturday.
