FINALLY — and emphatically — North Ballarat Roosters claimed the win they desperately needed.
It took an eight-goal final term to break back against Coburg and build a buffer for a 27-point victory, which delivered the Roosters’ second win this Victorian Football League season.
The Selkirk Roosters returned from a bye round having dropped five of their six opening matches, including a heart-breaking one-point loss to Casey a fortnight ago.
Roosters coach Gerard FitzGerald said it was a fantastic win at Eureka Stadium that had so much weight attached.
“I think there was so much excitement because the pressure of needing to win added to everything,” FitzGerald said.
“The whole thing was compounded by a gut-wrenching loss to Casey two weeks ago when even though we lost by a point, there was four points up for grabs and we didn’t take them.
“We needed this win to stay in touch with the competition.”
FitzGerald said there was still plenty his team needed to analyse and learn from Saturday’s match to keep moving forward — but a strong response and win was a great step.
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Last Modified on 16/05/2012 08:41