Tara Murray
Melton Thoroughbreds are going to keep working hard as they look to turn their Big V men’s division 2 season around.
The Thoroughbreds haven’t won a match since before the Easter break, but could consider themselves unlucky not to have a few more wins on the board.
The Thoroughbreds have had four losses four points or less since Easter, including their most recent loss in overtime to the Altona Gators.
Thoroughbreds coach Mick McCallum said they wish they knew the reason why they couldn’t get across the line.
“We keep stumbling at the last minute,” he said. “We’re not sure what it is and we can’t put a finger on it
“We’re doing everything right and doing all the hard work, but we can’t get over the line.”
McCallum said there were a lot of positives in what the group is doing, it just isn’t showing in the results.
He said the group was pretty resilient, but the close losses were starting to take their toll.
“We’ll keep doing what we’ve been doing,” he said. “We will work hard on what we need to work on and hopefully the wins will come soon.”
The Thoroughbreds had the weekend off due to the King’s Birthday weekend bye.
McCallum said that it had come at the right time with a number of players playing big minutes.
He said they always knew this season would be a rebuilding season and all the signs show they are heading in the right direction.
The Thoroughbreds this week face ladder leaders the Whittlesea Pacers and the Mornington Breakers.
The Thoroughbreds youth league side has also had an up and down season.
“They had a few injuries,” McCallum said. “They are starting to gel together. They were always going to take some time to piece it all together and are heading in the right direction.”
