Tara Murray
Tarneit pulled off the upset of the Western Football League division 2 season so far, beating Braybrook on Saturday.
The Titans only win of the season entering the match was against cellar dwellers, North Sunshine, and they had been disappointing against the Western Rams the week before.
It meant little on Saturday against the Brookers, who are pushing for a top six spot.
Game plans went out the window with wet and windy weather with the Titans doing enough to win, 6.10 (46)-5.9 (39).
For Titans coach Vinny Turcinovich it was still sinking in the following day that they’d got the win.
“It’s amazing,” he said. “We had not won since round two.
“They had a few out and we had a few players out. We struggled to get a side on the park and we had a couple of first games.”
With wet and windy conditions both sides had to make adjustments to the way they play.
It was the Titans that adjusted to the conditions the best and had a bit of luck go their way as well.
The Titans led by 13 points at quarter time before the margin was reduced to five points and then two points at the next two breaks.
They kicked the only goal of the final quarter to seal the win.
Turcinovich said the game became about playing basic wet weather football.
“It was more about commitment to the footy rather than structure,” he said. “We adjusted a bit quicker than they did which was good.
“You had to have some luck. It was about less handball and more long kicks to gain territory and hoping it fell our way which it did.”
It was all single goal kickers for the Titans in the win.
Turcinovich said it was a solid team performance that got them across the line.
“Luke [Meyrich] in the ruck played one of his better games,” he said. “He’s been solid all year and he was everywhere in wet conditions.
“Luke Hobson down back was solid and Luke Mann was everywhere. Started in the midfield and then went up forward and down back when they were coming back.
“He and Jalen [Jaimangal] both made it harder for them.”
The win moves the Titans to eight points but they still sit second bottom. With a match up against North Sunshine this week, the Titans have the chance to make it two in a row.
Turcinovich said they were hoping this win would give them some confidence.
“We were disappointed last week playing the Western Rams as we thought we were a good chance,” he said.
“We seem to play better against the better sides and have the mindset, commitment and attack on the footy that is better.
“Hopefully the boys can play the same style of footy and we can get another win.”
