By Tara Murray
Westmeadows is starting to purr in the Essendon District Football League division 2 competition.
It’s been a mixed start to the season for last season’s runners up, who have been made to pay for some bad patches on play.
On Saturday though, the Tigers were able to make it two in a row for the first time this season as they accounted for Burnside Heights.
Tigers coach Ash Flavel said they were starting to see some of the signs they saw last year on their grand final run.
“We’re happy to get the win and we’re starting to hum,” he said. “We’re starting to get soldiers back and after the bye we should get everyone back on the park.
“We’re starting to find the good side we had from last year.
“There’s a really good buzz around the boys.”
On Saturday, the Tigers were able to do the damage in the second half.
Just four points separated the two sides at half time before the Tigers kicked 11 goals to five in the second half to win, 17.10 (112)-11.3 (69).
“It was a really good win,” he said. “We were a little bit disappointed in the second quarter and they come back at us to their credit.
“In the third quarter we were able to kick nine goals and give us a buffer. The last quarter was then stoppage after stoppage before they kicked a couple late in chunk time.”
Aaron Evans kicked five goals for the Warriors to continue his good run of form.
Flavel said he thought Evans would be up the top in the league best and fairest at this point of the season.
Michael Portelli and Riley Hearne were other standouts for the Tigers.
Flavel said after feeling the pressure early on as being one of the teams to beat after coming off a grand final, the side was now playing with more freedom.
“The pressure is now on Glenroy as the team to beat and we’ve happy for it to maintain that way,” he said.
“You have to come to play and you can’t take your foot off the pedal. The three games we have lost, it has been bad football that has cost us.
“We’re more than confident that our best footy can beat anyone.”
After seven rounds, the Tigers sit in fourth spot with a 4-3 record.
The Tigers now face Hadfield as it goes for three in a row for the first time this season.
A win would also be their first win on the road.
Meanwhile in premier division, Greenvale had a tough day as it lost to Keilor, 19.18 (132)-3.2 (20).
In division 1, Tullamarine got another win on the board as it beat Craigieburn, 8.7 (55)-7.4 (46).
Roxburgh Park remains without a win after losing to Avondale Heights, 17.11 (113)-9.12 (66).
