Rd 16

Williamstown      22.11   (143)

Def

Werribee             13.16    (94)


Williamstown Coach Peter German is back in the hot seat after another big win for Williamstown on the weekend.  Now Peter you had to travel down the highway to take on the Tiger’s on Saturday night, how did you see the game?

We were not nervous going into the game, but we were well aware of the fact that Werribee were in good form.  Their foot skills over the last few weeks had been really good and they were playing some slick footy. 

We always knew we would be up against it under lights on their home turf because it is a game they always build themselves up for. 

The local rivalry is definitely there and we knew we would have to rebound strongly after our loss to Bendigo.

What was the atmosphere like down there at Werribee?

It was actually a little more quiet than expected, which I am sure had a fair bit to do with the Geelong V Collingwood game.

We knew they would come out hard and they did that in the first quarter, I think they were 3 goals up at one stage. 

Now it was clearly a very even team performance, but did anyone stand out on the night?

Johnson was probably our best player but there were probably a dozen other players that you could throw into that next tier.

In saying that though I thought that Big Will Minson was really good.  Last week we did not get a lot out of his ruck work but this week we took full advantage and Will was really effective with his taps.  He picked up 25 possessions as well so his work rate was good and his effectiveness at stoppages was great too.

Lukas Markovic may not have had a lot of possessions but I thought it was his best game for a while.  He was really strong at the ball and was very clean when he used it, he really attacked it hard so hopefully he has found some form he can take into the rest of the Season.

Patrick Rose was good kicking 5 goals and he probably could have ended up with 7 or 8.  He is very good at being able to take full advantage of the teams work up the field, we have lots of players who are able to set up those goals and Patty puts himself in a position to finish them off. 

Hooper kicked 2 also under a little bit of adversity so it was good to see him push through.

Addison was strong, while Tim Callan showed terrific courage at times to stand in front of the pack and take some strong marks.

But all in all it was a good even performance.

And Matthew Panos kicked a goal but also had a hand in a few others.

Yeah one thing that Matty does is play to team instructions, at times he could maybe work a bit harder but he follows direction well.

He creates opportunities for others, he set up about 4 or 5 goals while kicking 1 himself so I was very pleased with his effort.

And you lost Josh Hill just before the game, did that have much of an impact?


It was interesting, we actually wanted to rest Ed Carr to give him the chance to play Senior football over the next couple of weeks.

We were sitting in the coaches box watching the seconds eating a hot dog and next thing we got the call that Josh was needed over in Adelaide.

So we had to find him some boots and a pair of shorts, so from our point of view it worked out well because it gave one of our young players the opportunity while Josh got another crack in the AFL.

So what is on the cards this week mate?

This week we play Frankston and we need to make sure that we don’t have any hiccups at this point of the Season.

We cannot drop our intensity or afford to drop the focus on our processes.

There will be some chances for players to get their opportunity over the next couple of weeks and force their way into Finals contention. 

It is going to be really tough and we are not sure who we will get from the AFL side, but in my mind I am formulating the type of player I am looking for going forward.

And finally from a development perspective it must be pleasing to see Jones, Wood and Roughead perform so well in Adelaide on Sunday night.


The real thrill of coaching in the VFL is to see players like Eagleton and those boys come up and play as well as they did.

We know it is not AFL football but we are creating an environment where they are ready to go if called upon.

All of those guys have shown they can step up to the next level so I was thrilled.

Well Peter thanks once again for joining us and we look forward to catching up with you again hopefully after another win on the weekend.