The Narooma Lions made it eight wins on the trot on the weekend, putting the Panthers to the sword in a one-sided contest at Pambula.
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The Lions were irrepressible from the outset, winning all four quarters on the way to a massive 74-point victory.
While Luke Talty, Jeremy Sly and Jai Reed were all sensational, there were no passengers for Narooma, leaving coach Jason Sauiluma suitably impressed.
“To beat Pambula at Pambula by 70-odd points – I'm guessing it's been many moons since that has happened,” Sauiluma said.
“Kicking against the wind in the first quarter and outscoring them five goals to two was a terrific way to start – it was a good indication of our intent for the day.
“It was a good all round performance, and once the boys were in the clear they didn't let up.
“They kept the foot on the throat and finished them off – it was great to see the way we ran out the game.”
Sauiluma has been honing his game plan in recent weeks and said the results were starting to show on the field.
“The main focus for us was to get our structures right in terms of our game plan and our team rules, and that went a long way towards us winning by as much as we did,” he said.
“The zone defence that we played when they were kicking out put them under a lot of pressure and resulted in turnovers – that was the most pleasing thing.
“When we had the ball, the wind made it difficult to execute our game plan perfectly, but the boys did the best they could given the conditions.”
The Lions had a healthy spread of goal kickers, with Talty's four leading a list of six players who kicked at least two majors.
“It's something we've tried to focus on this year – not having one main goal kicker,” Sauiluma said.
“If we lose Simon Mackie or Jai Reed we need other blokes to step up, so to kick 18 goals with those two only kicking four between them was a great result.
“It means we're unpredictable to the opposition, and it lets us know that we are spreading and sharing the load well.”
Sixteen-year-old Rory Spurgeon came in for his first senior match and had an immediate impact with a fearless attitude.
“I was really proud of the way Rory stood up and put his head over the ball,” Sauiluma said.
“He was one of our better players and it is up to him now – if he wants to keep striving towards senior football we will give him opportunities.
“It's great to have another up and coming Narooma junior rising through the ranks who wants to be part of what we're doing.”
With plenty of talent currently on the sidelines, Sauiluma said team selections were starting to become more difficult.
“We've got seven guys still in contention to come into the side, so there are spots up for grabs,” he said.
“But I can really only play the guys who are training regularly.
“Our style now is so structured with game plans and strategies that if you don't train and don't know the structures you're going to let the team down.
“So regardless of what blokes have done in the past, if they don't train the way we are playing now they are not going to be able to be a part of it.”
Narooma, which sits a game clear on top of the ladder, travels to Tathra to take on the fourth-placed Sea Eagles this Saturday.