By Tara Murray
Parkside is hoping to find a bit more consistency in the next stage of the Western Football League division 1 season.
The Magpies entered the interleague break in sixth spot with two wins from their opening five matches.
Coach Chris Muratore said they had shown some good signs in patches without being able to put it together for long enough.
He said they had taken steps forward in their second season back in the top flight.
“In the first game against Sunshine we were able to get the win,” he said. “Against Altona we were in control for three quarters and had 20 scoring shots.
“Against Albion we had our chances as well with 28 scoring shots and could have won it.
“Caroline Springs was too good for us and we were able to beat Point Cook Centrals. in our last game.”
Muratore said if they can find some more consistency for longer periods of time they would hopefully start to get some results against some of the better teams.
While the division 1 competition had the bye on the weekend, Muratore was still busy as he coached the WFL interleague side to victory against the Southern side.
Muratore, who said the match was at a higher standard than many Victorian Football League matches he had seen.
He said he hoped the Magpies players who had been involved in both the senior and under-23 teams would be brought back to the club.
“It’s back to the local level now,” he said. “We had five or six players in the squad and they’ve seen that and know how good it is to train like that.
“They saw the standards that were driven and hopefully they want to be something like that and bring it back to how we train.”
The Magpies face Spotswood this Saturday.
While there was no division 1 action on the weekend, the division 2 competition was still underway.
Laverton pulled off an upset win against Sunshine Heights, winning 16.8 (104)-11.4 (70). After trailing by 13 points at quarter time, the Magpies set up the win with 11 goals to five in the middle two quarters.
Braybrook won a thriller against the Western Rams, winning 10.11 (68)-5.12 (42).
The Brookers were able to hold on as the Rams came home hard in the final quarter.
North Footscray was able to account for the Suns, winning 14.11 (95)-5.6 (36).
West Footscray gave up a 26-0 lead at quarter time against Albanvale, losing 10.8 (68)-5.12 (42).
