It’s a game of inches for Western Suburbs in the FV state league 1 north-west competition this season.
Western Suburbs entered the weekend’s match with Clifton Hill with just one loss for the season, but was sitting mid table in sixth spot. It had a 2-4-1 record.
Sasha Pete said there wasn’t much between the sides across the whole competition.
“It’s a tough competition and I think we’re doing OK,” he said. “Every team is really competitive.
“We’ve had a lot of close results, we’ve only lost one game. We’ve had a couple of draws where we could have potentially won.
“Last round we had a penalty and a couple of close goal line calls but weren’t able to get the three points.”
Pete said he thought there was a baseline level of satisfaction in the first part of the season and how they had gone.
Terry Antoniadis, who coached the side to a state league 1 north-west title in 2015, has returned to the club this season as it aims for some stability.
The club had an up and down season last year but managed to avoid relegation after being bottom of the table at times.
“I don’t think we’re dissatisfied,” Pete said. “We have blooded a young goalkeeper, who is only 17.
“He’s played every game in the seniors and it’s a big step for him.
“He’s going to be a really good talent in a few years.”
Having come away with some points in each of its past three matches, Western Suburbs was set to face Clifton Hill on Saturday, after deadline.
The match finished in a 1-1 draw.
Pete said they wanted to continue building ang get some more points on the board.
“We want to get as high as possible,” he said. “Obviously there’s a battle with the bottom sides beating the top teams.
“There’s a lot of teams trying to win the league. There’s only a few points between us and the top of the table.”
Pete, who is coaching the club’s reserves this season, said his side was also travelling well with just one loss of the season.
He also said the club’s juniors were travelling along nicely.
