Lions dominate Hillsmen

By Rob Popplestone

HILL End at home under the reins of MGFNL superstar player Ambu Uliando were always going to throw everything they could at anticipated improvers Stony Creek.

The question was whether the Hillsmen had the depth of talent to run with the Lions for the full four quarters.

The Lions took a little time to shake off a determined Hill End team, the home side staying in touch up until near the halftime mark, before the visitors really started to open up.

A one-point margin at quarter time, quickly turned into a five-goal margin for the Lions at the main break, that lead extending further as the visitors took control.

“Hill end came out playing some really good footy and had us changing a few things up in the second quarter. I was happy with how we responded,” Chris Verboon, Stony Creek coach stated.

“We played good team footy and stuck to the way we wanted to play. We are hosting Morwell East next week who have had a great start with a win over Foster. We will need to be at our best to give ourselves a chance.”

Coach Ambu was under no illusions as to the challenges he would face as coach of Hill End, the goal for his men to improve each week, and enjoy doing so, so that by years end they might be at a level from which to start to build another surge forward on the MGFNL ladder in the seasons ahead.