Yarraville Seddon is continuing to head in the right direction as it is focused on making Western Football League women’s finals for the first time.
The Eagles currently sit in the top four but with a tough run the next couple of weeks, know nothing will come easy.
Eagles coach Emily Fox said they were continuing to head in the right direction.
“We haven’t played finals before and we’re pretty excited to put ourselves in this position,” she said.
“Hopefully we can play finals for the first time since we were formed. We can’t count out chickens just yet.
“It’s a really competitive league in the top five teams.”
Fox said they had really worked hard across their program to play the way that they wanted and they were hoping it would propel the side into finals.
“I’m really excited with the development of the squad,” she said. “We’ve been successful in having two teams.
“We’ve had 27 players wear the jumper for the first time. There’s been a considerable amount of new recruits who have wanted to be part of our program.”
Fox said they’d had 16-17 players play regular senior football alongside the Western Jets commitments in good signs for the future.
Ruby Jones, Xanthe Chard, Ruby Colebatch, Armani Mauriohooho, Maya Jess and Bonnie Swanston are some of the younger players getting their opportunities.
She said at the other end they had players playing for the first time in their 40s which was even more exciting.
“A big part of it is giving players an opportunity to develop more players through into senior footy.
“We want to give them confidence and find ways into football on their own terms. Hopefully this will grow in 2026.”
The Eagles had a big win against Wyndhamvale on Saturday, 14.20 (104)-3.1 (19).
Fox said they were expecting a challenge from the Falcons.
“They have a lot of top end talent,” she said. “The players were focused on our game.
“They are very physical and we did what we needed to do.”
Katelyn Kissack kicked five goals for the Eagles. Chaya Tiktin and Xanthe Chard were named their best.
The Eagles face Caroline Springs and Werribee Centrals the next two weeks. Last season’s grand finalists are both sitting in the top three.
“We’re happy to play against the big dogs,” Fox said. “It’ll be a good indecision of how far we have developed.
“Caroline Springs the first time had a comfortable win in round one. The first time against Werribee Centrals we had a close loss.
“We keep aspiring to get better and better and this will be a real test.”
