Story courtesy of Northern NSW Football
New Lambton v Wallsend
Sunday 29th April, 2:30 pm
Alder Park
Last start: New Lambton beat Adamstown 4-0, Wallsend beat South Wallsend 3-2.
Position on ladder: New Lambton 3rd, 11 points; Wallsend 4th, 10 points.
Squad news
Both sides are expected to field last weekend’s starting line-up.
What the coaches say
New Lambton coach Keelan Hamilton says his side is in for a tough match against Wallsend.
“Last weekend was a good performance which gives us a lot of confidence,” Hamilton said.
“We know that if we don’t turn up and play with the right level of effort and quality on Sunday we won’t get the result we want.
“We are looking forward to playing at home for only the second time this season and Wallsend are in good form so we are expecting another tight match like Round one.”
Wallsend coach Marc Hingston says it will be a strong battle as both sides are the two most improved teams in the competition.
“It will be a great promotion for the women’s game in Newcastle,” Hingston said.
“We both play an attractive brand of football and hopefully we both bring our A-game on Sunday.”
Bottom line
Both teams have started to find their form which makes for an interesting match-up. Wallsend has the chance to steal third on the ladder from New Lambton which will no doubt be a motivator heading into the game. Every team knows the key to the Devils attack is the strike power and pace of Libby Copus-Brown, Sass Seaborn and Laura Hall which must be shut down to keep Wallsend at bay. On the opposing side, Tara Andrews, Joey Burgess and Georgia Amess play similar combinations and are a force to be reckoned with. New Lambton may be new to the competition but have proved they are genuine contenders and will be hoping to continue their winning streak. It’s shaping up to be an exciting battle and scoring first has never been more important.