K Rock Football | Winless after three rounds, including being the first victim of the competition’s newcomers, one could forgive Portarlington mentor Sam Scott for wondering why he’d ventured into the coaching caper.

However, some sage advice from a couple of local coaching greats, followed by the Demons’ first win over Drysdale in eight years, and the man affectionately known as ‘Box’ is looking at footy through a different lens.

“I’ve got a good relationship with Paul Lynch and obviously with ‘Buddha’ (Garry Hocking), and they just reached out to just say, ‘just keep backing yourself’, which was good to hear, because it’s all new to me, and I really don’t like losing,” Scott said.

“Sometimes you reflect internally pretty quickly, which is a good thing to do.

“But, when you take something on, you want success straight away. Losing to the Surf Coast Suns hurt a little bit, just being the first club to lose to them.

“It was really great to get one this weekend.”

After a 10-minute arm wrestle to open the contest, Portarlington took early control with goals from captain Mitch Turnbull and then Scott, before Kelly Pickard’s major in time-on of the first quarter extended the margin to 21 points.

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