By Tara Murray
West Footscray passed the test against the Suns with flying colours in the Western Football League division 2 competition.
The Roosters were keen to test themselves against one of the pacesetters in the competition and it showed in the first half.
West Footscray jumped out to a 44 point lead at half time.
After the break it was a lot closer, with the Suns winning the second half, but the damage had been done as the Roosters won, 15.10 (100)-9.6 (60).
Roosters coach Troy Beamond was pretty happy with the result.
“It was a really good win,” he said. “Our first game we played against a higher rated team, North Footscray, we were a bit disappointing.
“It was important to come out and stand up against one of the better sides.”
Beamond said they set a focus of getting off to a good start having not been starting well in recent weeks.
With six goals in the first quarter, he got exactly that.
“It set us up,” he said. “We knew we were up against a good side and after half time they threw everything at us.
“We knew they would come out hard and have a real crack. It was nice to come away with a 40 point win.”
Nathan Giordmaina kicked three goals for the Roosters, while Dylan Appleby, Jackson Cordner and Thomas Stelluto kicked two goals each.
Beamond said Giordmaina was really good at half forward, Jaycob Doyle and Jai Haines were good in the middle and skipper Matthew Grubb had an impact off half back
The win has the Roosters sitting 4-1 and third on the ladder after the first five rounds.
It’s a position they were hoping to be in after not finishing last season like they would have liked.
“We were a little bit disappointed last year,” Beamond said. “We thought we were good enough to play finals.
“We had a lot of injuries. With those players returning and the new faces we’ve brought in, we’re feeling pretty bullish at this level.”
The Roosters face Albanvale in round six in a big game for both sides.
The Cobras sit 3-2 after dropping their last two matches.
Beamond said they have a lot of dangerous players that they have to be wary of and are a side that is also looking to play finals.
In other matches, Braybrook made it two in a row as they beat Laverton, 14.12 (96)-8.12 (60).
Brandon Austin was named the Brookers best.
North Footscray also got its fourth win of the season, beating Albanvale, 18.13 (121)-6.15 (51).
In division 1, Parkside had a big win over Point Cook Centrals, 18.15 (123)-10.5 (65).
Tom Condon kicked five goals for the Magpies.
Yarraville Seddon got the win against Newport, 27.17 (179)-10.6 (66).
Tyson Brazel kicked five goals for the Eagles.
Spotswood and Altona suffered losses to Hoppers Crossing and Werribee Districts respectively.
