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But availability continues to be the side’s Achilles heel. Improvement from the Tigers’ division two side \u2013 which sits third on its ladder \u2013 has helped.<\/p>\n
“For the last couple of years, we’ve had to change the team each week,” Worpel said.<\/p>\n
“But what’s been really great about this year is the gap between our division one and division two side is closing.<\/p>\n
“By giving girls who are working really hard and proving themselves in division two opportunities, playing up is a proper reward and playing down is not a punishment.”<\/p>\n
Looking ahead, Worpel hopes the Tigers can make a deep finals run in a tightly contested competition.<\/p>\n
With just seven teams in the division, she said the tough games keep coming, forcing the Tigers to earn their place in the premiership race.<\/p>\n
Worpel said the constant challenges would make any success all the sweeter.<\/p>\n
“It does feel like those hard games come around really fast and it doesn’t feel like you get that much of a break, but that is what you want as a premier division,” she said.<\/p>\n
“You want to be playing the best footy that you can, and you want to be putting yourself against the best opposition. It only makes you better.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A FRESH-faced Grovedale side has handed Geelong Amateur their first loss of the season with a one-point upset in round 10. The result flipped the script on the Tigers’ one-point loss to the Ammos in round 5. After a disrupted start to the season due to a round 1 bye and round 4 forfeit, captain […]<\/p>\n