Demons bounce back to winners list

By Rob Popplestone

THE DEMONS could have looked at last week’s one point loss to Thorpdale in one of two ways, it was a devastating defeat in which they did nothing significant wrong, they just happened to be behind when the final siren sounded or it was an opportunity to bounce back in a big way.

Their performance against the Sharks on Tarwin’s home ground was always going to be a good indicator of just how they had responded in the seven days since.

The Demons doing what good sides do, this time winning a tight tussle.

MDUs kicking for goals the most pressing issue in an otherwise impressive performance.

Nathan Allen MDU coach said, “Tarwin came out with the energy and intensity you would expect for their first game of the season. They played a tough brand of footy and made things hard for us. Our pressure and ability to turn the ball over in our front half gave us enough opportunities to eventually make it count on the scoreboard. There may be a bit of goal kicking practice over the next couple of weeks! We have the by next week so we get a chance to recover well and hit the next stretch of games with some fresh legs.

The clash was the first of the year for Tarwin, the opening round bye followed by facing a team like MDU on the rebound was always going to be a big challenge.

Jason Kennedy, Tarwin coach “It was a solid first hit-out away at MDU and we put in a solid effort but in the end was tough to hold on after being down to one on the bench in the second quarter against a team who were keen to get their first win.”

The first look at Tarwin was an impressive one and there is no doubt many victories lie ahead for the Sharks.