Harper Sercombe
Williamstown CYMS is through to the grand final in the Victorian Amateur Football Association division 2 women’s competition.
The Seagals are undefeated throughout the season and have cleared everyone with ease, boasting a massive percentage of 777.50.
In windy conditions at Fearon Reserve on Saturday the Seagals were on top of Albert Park all day, winning 3.5 (23)-0.1 (1).
“They were a good opposition, a really good team and they play a very tough competitive style, which lends itself to the low scoring game,” CYs coach Lawrence Henry said.
“It was tough to score, it was a tough game, but we knew that eventually our style would break the game open at some point, which it did.”
Henry has been the coach of the Williamstown women’s side from its inception in 2017 and is yet to taste premiership success with his side.
“It’s exciting, it’s been six years with the girls team, we played the grand final in 2019 and didn’t quite get the win, so it’s good to get another chance at it, it’s really good,” he said.
Winning the first final has given the Seagals a week off to rest up before the big dance.
“It’s nice that everyone is going to freshen up, including coaches and we get to have a look and watch the opposition teams kind of beat each other up next week,” Henry said.
“We’ll have a think about how they go about it and set a bit of a plan and be ready to go, whoever it is.”
The success of Williamstown’s women’s Seagals program will allow the club to introduce a second women’s side for the 2024 season.
The club announced the news in the lead up to the first final.
“This watershed moment will see the Seagals ascend to the premier divisions of the VAFA, ushering in a new era of excellence for women’s football in Williamstown and the west,” the club said via its website.
“This expansion not only underscores the Seagals’ commitment to nurturing and advancing women’s football, but also provides greater opportunity for women of all levels of experience to pick up a footy for the first time.”
Henry added to these comments saying it is exciting to be able to retain more of the club’s female junior players by adding a further avenue for them to continue playing football.
“It’s nice to be keeping Williamstown girls in Williamstown jumpers,” he said.
