Tara Murray
The Suns are back on track after a reality check before a couple of weeks off in the Western Region Football League division 3.
After a comprehensive loss against Sunshine Heights, their first for the season, the Suns then had the bye and the weekend off with the King’s Birthday weekend.
They were back in action on Saturday against Tarneit.
Suns coach Dean Cachia said the loss was a big wake up call for them.
“They came with a plan which they executed perfectly and they completely outplayed us.
“We needed to get back to work. It was a kick in the arse, which we needed.”
Cachia said they had a week off to freshen up over their break before two hard weeks of training.
He said that it had paid off.
“Things are going well, we had a couple of weeks off,” he said. “It was a good three week block. The boys have come back reinvigorated for the second half of the season. We’ve got our spark back but there’s still a lot of work ahead of us.”
On Saturday, the Suns accounted for Tarneit in tricky conditions.
The Suns jumped out of the blocks with 19 scoring shots in the opening term to blow the game open.
The Suns were able to extend the lead throughout the rest of the match, but missed an opportunity to have a really big win.
The Suns took home the points, winning 13.27 (105)-5.5 (35).
Cachia said they came with a better attitude and it reflected in the result.
“It was a really windy day,” he said.
“We didn’t execute in front of goals kicking 13.27. A lot of those points were in front, 15-20 metres out directly in front.
“We should be kicking those goals. It was a good game for quarters, we just didn’t execute in front of goal.
“I was happy how we bounced back.”
Daniel Hovey kicked four goals for the Suns in the win.
Cachia said Paul Tomelty, Christopher Lear and Brendan Wilson were the three standouts.
The Suns this week face North Sunshine in a battle between top and bottom and then play Albanvale the following week.
“There are three teams leading out front, us and Albanvale and Sunshine Heights in the other,” he said.
“It’s a massive game in two weeks time. We still respect North Sunshine this week but looking at results it could be a pretty tough game for them.”
In other games, Sunshine Heights snuck home against West Footscray, while Laverton beat North Sunshine.
In division 1, Point Cook won the local battle against Point Cook Centrals in a thriller for the second time this season, while Hoppers Crossing lost to Caroline Springs and Werribee Districts beat Spotswood.
In division 2, Wyndhamvale lost to Sunshine.
