Tarneit showed in an explosive 30 minutes of football on Saturday why it is the early pacesetter in division 3 of the Western Region Football League.
There was nothing spectacular about the Titans’ first two and a half quarters as they methodically marched towards victory over a gallant Wyndham Suns, who had themselves endured a tumultuous week after the resignation of their inaugural coach.
But then came half an hour of football never seen before by a Titans senior side as they ticked off their sixth win in six matches this season.
They incredibly reeled off 11 goals and kept the Suns scoreless in a spectacular final term to win 21.11 (137)-4.8 (32).
Asked if it was the best quarter of football played by the Titans this season, football manager Adam Taylor took it a step further.
“This year?” he said. “Or in our short tenure as a club?
“We’ve usually been on the other end of these defeats in the last few years. It was, no doubt, our best football for the year.”
It has been a rocky start to Wyndham’s second year in the senior competition.
The Suns have struggled to mesh their new recruits and their woes were compounded with the departure of coach Matthew Stoodley.
A 100-plus point loss is not the form of a side that wants to feature in the finals this season.
But Taylor was sympathetic to the Suns, saying the blow-out scoreline was not a true reflection on the game as a whole.
“The scoreboard was flattering in the end,” he said. “Credit the Suns, they went through a difficult week, switched coaches and for two and a half quarters it was really tight.
“It was just that last quarter that made the score blow out in our favour.”
Tarneit is not getting carried away with the unbeaten record and certainly cannot let their guard down with the dangerous Parkside visiting Wootten Road Reserve on Saturday.
“We’ll certainly be wary and concerned by what they can bring,” Taylor said. “They got some good players down there.”
It is Tarneit’s third year as a senior club in the WRFL. The mission in year one was to be promoted in five years, but that could be fast-tracked if the early signs are an indication.
“Being up there and recognised is something the club is proud of,” Taylor said. “It’s only early but we plan to keep it rolling on.”
