Greensborough may have lost on Wednesday night to top side Doncaster, but the women’s premier league hockey side continues to improve.
After losing their opening two games of the season, the Burras picked up points in their next five encounters with four wins and a draw.
With their run coming to an end on Wednesday with a 1-0 loss to Doncaster, they now sit at sixth spot.
Speaking before Wednesday night’s game, coach Greg Pickford said the recent results were a very good indication of the season to date and new structures had been put in place following the early losses.
“The season is going well,” Pickford said.
“The girls have adapted; it’s not a massive change.
“We had played the same structure for the past five years. Some players are playing different positions than they are used to.”
Pickford said there had been an overall improvement.
“Everyone in the squad has really stepped up.
“We had a couple of hiccups with a couple of girls injured.
“But credit to the youngsters who we’ve tried to introduce into the system – they have stood up and been very accountable.”
He said the women’s reserves side had already improved on its results of last year.
“They are doing really well and are having a lot more success,” he said.
“They have the inconvenience of losing players when we have injuries, but both sides have done really well.”
Pickford said he was expecting to have a full side available in coming weeks, something that had not been the case since early in the season.
“The main aim is to maintain the level we’ve been playing at, and hopefully we should get some more wins,” he said.
Meanwhile, the men’s team has secured two wins in a row, the latest 4-3 over MCC.
The men have moved up to fourth on the ladder, two points behind the top team.
