K Rock Football | Newcomb coach Tony Mirabella wasn’t mincing words when asked about the importance of tomorrow (Saturday) night’s clash with Ocean Grove as the Power looks to build a solid start to the 2026 season.

 After just falling short of snatching victory from reigning premier Anglesea in Round 2, Newcomb ended a 13-year drought against Modewarre in its first appearance at home last week.

It’s opponents like the Warriors and the Grubbers, who finished with last year’s wooden spoon, that Mirabella is well aware the Power have to take care of if they’re to have any chance of snapping a finals drought extending back to their most recent premiership in 2007.

“They’re the games that we weren’t able to win last year,” Mirabella told K rock Football’s Beyond the Boundary podcast.

“I think everyone recognised that our best footy was competitive with the top tier of teams.

And I think now that we’ve got the leadership around the group now that is able to respond.”

An early sign of Newcomb’s growth is how they responded to the challenge from Modewarre, which narrowed the deficit to 12 points in the final quarter last week.

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