Tara Murray
Western Rams’ are hoping the improvement they’ve shown is reflected in the back half of the Riddell District Football League.
The Rams are without a win and the margins aren’t much different from last year, but they don’t show the whole story.
Rams coach Marty Weaver said they were on the improve this season.
“We’ve put together some decent quarters, but we haven’t been able to put it together for the whole match,” he said.
“Against the top sides the scoreboard hasn’t been a true reflection of the results. The conscience from the other coaches is that we are getting better.
“Hopefully we can get everyone back on the park and put a few good games together.”
Weaver said the closest they had been to full strength was back in round one, with injuries and illness hitting the side hard at times.
He said they were hopefully back to full strength this weekend.
The Rams will return to the field on Saturday, after not playing the last two weekends due to the long weekend and then a bye.
Weaver said he wasn’t sure whether the long break was a good thing or not.
“I’m not sure whether it’s good as it gives the players a break or it’s bad as we were trying to get some momentum going into the byes,” he said.
“We didn’t do anything last weekend,” he said.
“We’ve done some training and some team bonding stuff. Hopefully we’ll look to keep the momentum going.
“So far, so good. We’ll look to train fully Thursday [last week] and hopefully have a good week on the track.”
The Rams next week host Romsey. It will be a big day for the club as they host a fundraiser for motor neurone disease research.
Weaver said they had a run against teams towards the bottom of the ladder the next few weeks, they were hoping they could have some good results in.
