Football
13 June, 2025
Warrack look to continue form
Fifth-placed Dimboola and the eighth-seeded Warrack will battle it out in round eight of the Wimmera Football Netball League on Saturday, June 14.
Both sides are fresh from the break, but before that, Dimboola is coming off a loss, albeit narrowly, to Stawell, while the Eagles banked their first win of the season from their last match against the Demons.
Asked what it would take to keep the momentum rolling and bank another win this Saturday, the coach of the Eagles, Matt Walder, said his side had to continue to do things better for longer periods of time, like they did against Horsham.
"Obviously, we didn't do everything right against Horsham towards the end, but we held up well, we won the critical moments through the day, but we just need to keep building," he said.
"Dimboola is a stacked team, chocked full of talent and can tear any opposition apart on any given day, but at the end of the day we need to be good under pressure, and if the pressure is up and we shift the footy okay then we will be in the game.
"Dimmie is a dangerous commodity, and we just need to make sure we keep the build from our last win and make sure we continuously improve from here on in."
Andrew Moore, co-coach of Dimboola, said he is expecting their clash against the Eagles to be a challenging game, with a lot coming down to contest work.
It's a statement Walder agrees with.
"Our contested work has been good; it's one part of our game that has been sound," Walder said.
"So if we maintain that inside and put the pressure back on the opposition, and win our share, you never know what can happen.
"Most games this year, we have held our own against quality opposition, and it's through short periods of the game where we just couldn't quite follow through.
"But we know we can match it, we just need to match it for longer."
The break, like for many other WFNL teams, came at a handy time, with Walder saying a couple of his players benefited from the extra time.
"There are always a couple that need a break and we will get a couple back, but at this stage we are waiting on a couple, with fitness tests, so the team won't be finalised until Thursday, but essentially we won't be too dissimiliar to what we trotted out against Horsham," he said.
