Williamstown will put down Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association south-west season as a failure after failing to make finals for a second straight season.
The Seagulls have struggled to consistently put the scores on the board and sit in 13th heading into the final two rounds.
Seagulls secretary Jordan Doyle said the season had been disappointing.
“It has not worked out the way we wanted it to,” he said. “It’s been a failure for sure.
“We set out to make finals every time and contend for a premiership, which isn’t what we’ve done.”
Doyle said there had been an inconsistency in the group with not enough contributors stepping up each week
He said captain Sean Sturrock had been outstanding, while Matt Derwan had also had a good season.
“We’ve been underwhelming as a team,” he said. “We lost a couple of close matches as well which has been disappointing.”
One highlight has been getting some games into young players.
Antone Harb has made a couple of scores in the past few rounds, while George Pinkey has also played a number of games.
The Seagulls are hoping to finish the season on a high with wins against local rivals, Werribee and Hoppers Crossing.
The Tigers will also miss finals, while Hoppers Crossing is aiming for a top two finish.
Doyle said they still set out to win every game.
Williamstown is in a solid position after day one of its match with the Tigers.
After winning the toss, the Seagulls made 8-232 from their 80 overs. Dervan was the standout with 118.
Doyle said it was a competitive total.
“Willy is a good wicket and a good outfield,” he said. “We will still have to bowl well.
“We would take 230 every day of the week. We had a two-dayer last weekend and while it was rain affected, both teams got over 200.”
The Seagulls second and third XIs are still in finals contention with Doyle hoping they can have some success in the coming weeks.
Doyle said in the off season they would look to try and find some more batting depth.
“There’s still a lot of play out before next year,” he said. “Hopefully we can bounce back next year.”
In other matches, Spotswood did its hopes of keeping its finals hopes alive on day one of its clash with Hoppers Crossing.
The Woodsmen made 5-326 from their overs with Lachie McKenna scoring 114. It was his third 100 of the season.
Yarraville is 3-47 in reply to Melton’s 172, while Altona is 5-70 in reply to Port Melbourne’s 157.
