Braybrook showed some glimpses of what it can do as it got on the board in the Western Football League division 2 competition.
It’s been a tough start on the scoreboard for the Brookers, but on Saturday they were able to come away with a strong win against a struggling Tarneit.
Brookers coach Geoff Maddern said it was nice to see a little bit of what they had been working on come together,
“We’ve got quite a few new players on the list and it will take a little bit of time to gel and they played a bit better yesterday [Saturday].
“Round one we had nine new players, we were pretty close to nine or 10 on Saturday. It’s going to take a little bit of time.”
Maddern said the most pleasing thing for the coaches on Saturday was the connection between the three lines.
He said it was much better and there was more communication as well.
“There was a bit more connection, where they like to lead and where they want the ball.” he said.
On Saturday, the Brookers jumped out of the blocks and led 52-7 at the first break.
That set the tone for the rest of the day, with the Brookers winning, 25.15 (165)-5.7 (37).
Maddern said the scoreboard didn’t reflect the match.
“We got off to a flyer which always helps,” he said. “Tarneit were competitive and worked hard.”
Jarrod Garth kicked 14 goals and starred up forward, while Jack Vivian kicked six goals.
Nathan Spackman was strong down back, while the two Condo brothers, Justin and Matthew, were the other standouts.
Maddern said they were hoping they could build some momentum now.
“It is huge,” he said of momentum.
“When you are losing the guys start to drop their heads. You can quickly turn it around and we did that with our performance on Saturday.
“There’s things to work on and things are taking shape a little bit.”
The Brookers face Laverton this week.
Maddern said they are a good young side that has been playing some good football.
In other results, Albanvale fell short against the Suns, 14.18 (102)-12.9 (81).
The Suns kicked the only four goals of the final quarter to come from a goal behind at the last break.
Sunshine Heights was also on the wrong end of it on Saturday, losing to West Footscray, 22.12 (144)-9.14 (68).
Jacob Poa, Joey Greto and John Whitehouse were the Dragons best.
