Story courtesy of Northern NSW Football
Match of the Round
Wallsend v Warners Bay
Sunday 8th April, 2:30 pm
Wallsend Park
Last start: Warners Bay beat Thornton 7-1, Wallsend beat Adamstown 3-1
Position on ladder: Warners Bay 1st, 10 points; Wallsend 4th, 4 points
Squad news
At this stage, both squads should be at full strength with a couple of potential changes to be made to Warners Bay depending on injuries.
What the coaches say
Warners Bay player-coach Cassidy Davis will be hoping to build on last weekend’s strong performance and keep the momentum flowing.
“After a good win last week, we want to continue scoring goals,” Davis said.
“We need to keep the same energy and work ethic that we have had in the last few games for longer periods.
“We know Wallsend are going to come out firing after a good win last week so we are expecting a very tough physical battle.”
Wallsend coach March Hingston is hoping his side will show the same amount of enthusiasm they did last weekend.
“We should be at full strength this week and we are looking to build on momentum after a really good performance last Sunday,” Hingston said.
Bottom line
Warner’s Bay may be the competition’s heavyweights but they can expect a physical game against a strong Wallsend outfit. The Bay has scored 24 points in the opening four rounds but the Devil’s 3-2 win over Thornton last night will give them momentum heading into the match. Wallsend is very vocal and the dynamic trio of Sass Seaborn, Libby Copus-Brown and Laura Hall will be up against Jenna Kingsley, Sophie Stapleford and Cassidy Davis. The match will be won in attack and a close scoreline is predicted.