THE Nor-West Jets have produced their second mauling of a team in two weeks, with the Holroyd-Parramatta Goannas this week’s victims.
The Jets thrashed the Goannas 28.10-178 to 3.2-20, while the week before, the Jets won 25.18-168 to 1.0-6 against the Penrith Rams.
Jets coach Casey Wenselowski said it had been an enjoyable past two weeks.
Wenselowski said new Jets player Joe Groenewegen, a Tasmanian who had moved to Sydney for work, had been massive for the Jets.
Wenselowski said Groenewegen had moved into the ruck, allowing James Clarke – who had been playing ruck all season – to move to a roving role.
The shuffling of position has been positive for the Jets according to the coach.
“Joe has come into the ruck and really helped us clearing the football from the centre and we're getting the ball into our forwards a lot quicker,” he said.
“He has added a lot to our mid-field and we have been able to move other blokes into different positions that they are a bit more suited to.
“James Clarke has done a fantastic job in the ruck, but Clarke has moved to a rover position and he is adding a big presence in the midfield. He is at least 6’3” and that size is helping our little blokes out.”
After 11 rounds, the Jets are in third place on the AFL Sydney division three ladder.
Wenselowski said the next month of football would not be as smooth as the previous two weeks had been for the Nor-West Jets.
The Rams and Goannas are last and second-last respectively.
Over the next month, the Jets will take on fifth-placed Campbelltown Blues, fourth-placed Macquarie University, second-placed North Shore Bombers and then first-placed Camden Cats.
“This is the time of the season when we need to start getting a roll on and build some momentum into the second half of the season,” he said.
Wenselowski said he rated the North Shore Bombers as the team to beat in this competition.
So far this season, the Jets are 0-2 against the Bombers.
Wenselowski said the first match the Jets were missing a number of players, however, the second was much closer and with the recent shuffle of players, he liked the Jets’ chances the next time they played the Bombers.
“We have the potential to match them but we need to be switched for four quarters,” he said.
“A couple of weeks ago when we played them we matched up well. Our contested footy was good.
“We took in a lead at quarter time, but we had a slow starting second quarter and we let them get on top and in the end the second quarter was the difference.”