WITHOUT first-gamer Kyle Reid playing with the ‘experience’ of a 10-year veteran in defence, and then drifting forward to kick a crucial third-quarter goal, they don’t win.
Without Jarryd Blair winning several, fiercely contested centre breaks in the last quarter, they don’t win.
Without the efforts of ruckman Toma Huther around the packs and Tom Davey’s second, third and fourth efforts at the ball, they don’t win.
Without Mitch Hayes coming off his wing to impact the outcome of centre contests, they don’t win.
And without the determination shown by all Power players at the contest, they don’t win.
On a day when every single thing that happened on the ground counted in the final analysis, Wonthaggi came away with a famous, one-point victory at Sale on Saturday, propelling them up the ladder from fifth to second, and putting their destiny in 2022 firmly back in their own hands.
So, how did they do it.
By half time, Wonthaggi Power had been able to exert some measure of control over the match with goals to Noah Anderson (2), Jordan Staley (2), Jack Hutchinson (1) and Jack Blair (1) but within minutes of the restart, Sale had hit the front after two goals by Jack McLaren, getting off the chain out of the centre. Ryan Sparkes and co had to pay much closer attention to hi...
