A NEED for speed is set to drive the agenda in 2017 as South Rovers attempt to translate an impressive junior dynasty to its senior ranks.
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Rovers have appointed physical education teacher Adam Matheson to their hot seat, with under 17s premiership coach Peter Timms his assistant.
They will be tasked with blooding a host of talented juniors to the senior side as they look to move away from the mid-ladder mediocrity which has plagued the club for the past few seasons.
Matheson said a focus had been placed on improving defensive structures.
“We’re really upbeat with where we are at the moment,” he said.
“We’ll have some more defensive structures around the ground and hopefully we’ll be able to play an exciting brand of football.
“Hopefully we can use our speed, which I think will be a good trait of ours.”
The Warrnambool College deputy principal said the club had struggled to kick goals against the best sides in previous years.
“If you can restrict how many goals the opposition is kicking, the less you have to kick to win,” he said.
“It’s a simple philosophy.”
Draw
R1: Kolora-Noorat
R2: BYE
R3: Timboon Demons
R4: Russells Creek
R5: Nirranda
R6: East Warrnambool
R7: Dennington
R8: Merrivale
R9: Old Collegians
R10: Allansford
R11: Panmure
R12: Kolora-Noorat
R13: BYE
R14: East Warrnambool
R15: Russells Creek
R16: Nirranda
R17: Timboon Demons
R18: Old Collegians
Arrivals
Josh Moloney (Dennington), Kerry Tarbolton (Caramut), Michael Stacey (Sydney)
Departures
Lachlan Cowell (Nepean FL
