World Footy News

Like any brand new club starting from scratch, the AFLCNE’s newest club, the Merseyside Saints, have had a tough initiation into the “big league”. They knew there would be tough days at the office, but they would also have had confidence that time, patience and belief would help alleviate any one-sided scorelines.

By going down to the Sheffield Thunder last start by 49 points, they continued a positive trend from negative results. Hammered mercilessly by the Wolverines early in the season by 289 points, then by the Mozzies by 265 points, the scoreline against the Tyne Tees Tigers receded to a 108 point loss, and now 49 points to Thunder.

Granted the scorelines are relative to the opposition played, but that doesn’t change the fact that the deficits are headed in the correct direction and is a positive sign of growth for the fledgling club. There will be more tough days, but each game has been a learning experience and the Merseyside Saints are learning at a rapid rate.
The Thunder desperately needed the win to stay in touch with the league frontrunners. It would take a simple change in good fortune for the Thunder to change player stability and turn their season around, currently sitting second last on the ladder, so all wins are vital to keep them in the game.

In other matches, the Manchester Mozzies defeated the Huddersfield Rams by 82 points whilst the Nottingham Scorpions kept their impressive start to the season going with a huge 164 point thrashing of the Tyne Tees Tigers.

But the story of the week might just be the glimmer of future success evident in another competitive performance by the Saints as they continue to write a new chapter in the AFLCNE history books. With their current progression (the season is but a couple of months old) it may not be as long as some people think before we hear their club theme song belted out somewhere with their inaugural win.

Scores:

Nottingham Scorpions 26 26 182 d Tyne Tees Tigers 2 6 18
Sheffield Thunder 12 15 87 d Merseyside Saints 4 14 38
Manchester Mozzies 24 21 165 d Huddersfield Rams 11 17 83
Wolverhampton Wolverines – Bye

Ladder: (To be confirmed)