If the maturing midfield of the Wyndham Suns does not get you, their imposing forward line will.
The Suns have a potent mix of speed and grunt through the midfield and a powerful forward line that is functioning like clockwork at the minute.
Five weeks in a row, the Suns have sung their song with gusto in the Western Region Football League division 3, and now everyone is starting to take note.
The Suns came away from Braybrook, a historically difficult place for teams to visit, with a crushing 116-point win on Saturday, moving a game and a half clear in second place with a 6-1-1 record.
It was a merciless Wyndham performance, one that delighted first year coach Michael Boothey.
Boothey has implored the Suns to strive to improve each time they play and there was no more better example than Saturday’s game.
“Our goal is to improve every quarter of football that we play,” he said.
“Whether it’s a close game or a blow out, it’s just got to be the same and the boys have taken that on board.
“The boys didn’t take a backward step.
“They kept going harder and harder and were relentless at every contest.”
Wyndham’s point of difference could be its towering forward set-up.
The Suns have four genuine power forwards in the mix and opposition defences are finding it difficult to stop from kicking a winning score.
It was Daniel Hovey’s turn to apply the blowtorch against Braybrook, kicking nine goals to take his season tally to 33 – second only behind Parkside gun Jason Cloke (44).
Steven Neralic has kicked 21 goals in eight games, Rhys Kirk has 15 in seven and Dean Cachia is a proven goalkicker at higher levels.
Throw in small forward Craig Richards, who has nine in three, goal-a-game Leon Day and goalkicking midfielder Hayden Iannacone, and the Suns forward line is a handful for any opposition defence.
“It’s hard for sides to lock down on four bigs,” Boothey said.
“The good thing is, they’re not being selfish, they’re working with each other and it’s just gelled straight away.
“To be a small forward in our team would be a luxury, you’d be rubbing your hands together.”
Boothey was thrilled with the impact of Iannacone, Josh Stevens and Ash Gallina in the midfield.
Their run and carry was a constant headache for their Braybrook opponents.
“Those guys have got that real leg speed for us,” Boothey said. “They can break the lines with their acceleration.”
While Wyndham’s midfield and forward line is being lauded, their defence is stingy too, conceding just 61 points on average.
Boothey had not seen the Suns defend as well under his tutelage as they did against Braybrook.
“One of our biggest KPIs is our tackling and our pressure and we actually broke all our record so far this year,” he said.
