Breakthrough win for Centurions after heartbreaking losses

THE monkey is off the back for Werribee Centrals after they secured their maiden win of the GDFL season last weekend.

The Centurions beat Corio 18.12 (120) to 13.5 (83) in round 5 after kicking nine goals straight in the second term.

It came after suffering three losses by five points or less in their first four games.

“When you get in those close games and you’ve lost a couple, all of a sudden there’s a bit of panic sometimes in games,” Werribee playing coach Rhyce Prismall said.

“[Thinking] if you don’t win this, it’s the be all and end all. So I think just getting a win on the board, will just release the shackles for a few boys to play a bit more freely and not worry about making mistakes.

“We had some blokes play some really good games of footy who had been out of form so hopefully they can continue that in the coming weeks.”

Centrals host Geelong West Giants tomorrow (Saturday, May 17) in round 6.

Prismall said Centurions saw themselves as a top-four side this season and he hopes they can keep the momentum rolling.

Star forward Kur Kur is about a month away from returning after breaking his leg in round 1 while vice-captain Harley Kilby is likely another three weeks off after injuring his ankle a fortnight ago.

Full-back Josh Sutton is also out with a broken finger and is probably another month away, according to the coach.