Tara Murray
Yarraville Seddon is finding its rhythm in the Western Football League women’s competition.
In their first season under new coach Emily Fox, the Eagles have started with two wins and two losses.
Fox said she and the side were still finding where they fit in the competition.
“It’s been a fun season and we’re four weeks in now, we’re finding our rhythm,” she said.
“It’s hard to tell [where we sit] after just four games, especially as the whole competition is now in one division.
“We are finding what we want to do and establishing ourselves. The club wants to play the game in the right spirit and the results will come over time.”
Fox, who has a wealth of experience including at Victorian Football League Women’s level, said it had been an amazing experience so far.
She said she had some really good support from her coaching group.
“We’ve got a new way of playing footy that some of the girls haven’t seen,” she said.
“Talking to the team we feel like we’re all on the same page and I get the impression they are loving their time.”
As well as having some good results, the Eagles are starting to become a destination club.
In the off season, they signed two former AFLW players.
Ashleigh Guest, while Phoebe McWilliams made her debut against Caroline Springs.
Fox previously spoke about the signing of Guest and said McWilliams, who played 55 AFLW games at three clubs was a quality person and a great footballer.
“We know women’s footy is going from strength to strength and we were looking out to give the opportunity to former AFLW players to continue playing,” Fox said.
“They’re welcome at a club like ours. Phoebe and I played at the St Kilda Sharks many years ago.
“We put out a call out to the wider community that we wanted to support and offer opportunities for retiring AFLW players.
“There were a lot of players on the list, Ash and Phoebe were near the top.”
Fox said with what they’re doing on and off field, that they were heading in the right direction.
The Eagles face Wyndhamvale on Saturday.
Fox said she didn’t know much about the opposition.
She said they wanted to continue the precedent they had set of everyone leaving their ground feeling like they’ve had a good time.
