By Tara Murray
Caroline Springs is focused on making sure it doesn’t get complacent as it remains undefeated in the Western Football League women’s competition.
The Lakers have been the team to beat this season with several big wins having them on top of the table.
Lakers coach Alex O’Shea said they were happy with how things were going, but know that it’s a long season.
“We are doing well and we want to keep winning,” she said. “We don’t want to be complacent at this point of the season.
“The grand final is not won right now. We’re preparing ourselves and playing some good footy and we want to continue through to the end of the year.”
With a core group of players who have been together the past few years, O’Shea said that they know each other and how to play with each other.
She said they are focused on learning new things to further progress their games individually and as a team.
“We’re changed some players to learn new things, but it’s more about learning about the game as they’ve all played together for a couple of years,” she said.
“We go game-by-game and see how the game plays out and then make changes throughout the game.”
O’Shea said they were happy with how they were playing week in week out and that everyone was playing their role for the team.
“We’re not getting ahead of ourselves,” she said. “There’s a few things that we have identified three which we need to get better at.
“We want four quarter efforts and focus on the team game.”
The Lakers made it back-to-back 100-plus point wins on the weekend.
After beating Point Cook Centrals, 20.10 (130)-2.0 (12), with Jacinta Kondis kicking eight goals, the Lakers backed it up against West Footscray on Saturday.
O’Shea said before the match that the Roosters pushed them last time and were expecting them to push them again this time.
A 41-0 first quarter set the tone and the Lakers were able to build from there and win, 22.13 (145)-0.1 (1).
Kondis kicked five goals to increase her lead at the top of the goalkicking, while Ebony Stevens kicked four goals.
Taya meiers, Larina Abary and Brodie Stevens were named the Lakers beat.
The Lakers reserves side had a tough weekend, losing to Aberfeldie.
O’Shea said having a reserves side back had been good as well, allowing for them to cater for everyone who wanted to play no matter what they wanted to get out of it.
In the men’s competition, Caroline Springs had a big win against Sunshine, winning 19.18 (132)-6.4 (40).
Steven Kyriazis kicked six goals in a best on ground performance.
In division 2, the Western Rams weren’t able to make it three in a row, losing to Sunshine Heights.
The Dragons won, 17.13 (115)-11.8 (74).
