Tudor Wests reinvigorated their minor premiership chances with a 6-3 win over South United on Sunday.
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“It was one of those days where it just clicked,” Tudors captain Brett Lobsey said.
“It was a good positive game, everyone stepped up.”
Lobsey’s brother Sam directed things well from the back while Noah Pitt was dangerous up front.
“I think we just held the ball well and our defensive effort was brilliant,” Lobsey said.
“We just seemed to shut out their attack and then turn that into our own.”
Pitt finished with a double, a four goal first half setting things up for Tudors.
Oliver McGill, making his run-on debut, also scored a goal and played well Lobsey said, while Anthony Dyson had a “blinder” in goals.
Souths coach Sam Clifton said they made too many turnovers and didn’t value possession.
“We just didn’t hold the ball in good field position,” he said.
“We rushed passes and turned it over.”
And Tudors punished them for it with three of their first half goals the direct result of a counter-attack from a turnover.
Usually a strong part of their game, Clifton thought defensively they were very poor.
They got caught over-committing, and generally as a defensive group weren’t up to their usual standard.
Up front they weren’t much better with that finesse in the circle just not there.
“The last couple of games we’ve been a bit off. Our front guys have struggled to score,” he said.
They’re creating chances but they’re not finishing them.
“That final pass in the circle for the tap-in shot we’re not making that pass. That hurt us,” Clifton said.
“We probably just need to go back and check a few things.”
In fairness they are a young group, especially up front.
“It’s probably a good thing (losing). It checks a few guys attitude,” he said.