MOYSTON-Willaura coach Aiden Lee is no stranger to the odd \u201cdark year\u201d on the field.<\/p>\n
Despite being a part of a dynasty of success at Navarre prior to his appointment as Pumas coach, a brief stint with a struggling Great Western in 2017 gave Lee an insight into the other side of the coin.<\/p>\n
One which would prepare him for his first year in charge at Moyston-Willaura, where winning games has taken a secondary role on the list of priorities.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a weird feeling, but you try and find the positives in a dark year as best as you can,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe results haven\u2019t been in our favour at all and people always look at the results but at the moment we look at the positives with how well we\u2019ve played in patches and how far we\u2019ve come.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe took away the focus on winning and got back to enjoying things and you get real enjoyment out of seeing how much you\u2019ve improved.\u201d<\/p>\n
This first season of transition, which has seen significant player turnover, is nearly at its end for Moyston-Willaura, which will head into its final two matches of the Mininera season looking for its first win.<\/p>\n
But despite results not going their way, Lee believes his side has shown plenty of positives and found lots of enjoyment out of improving every week.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve had a fair few players come and go but the ones who have stuck around have really enjoyed themselves and they\u2019ve said the exact same thing that, while we\u2019re not winning, they\u2019re enjoying it more than previous years and at other clubs,\u201d Lee said.<\/p>\n
After narrowly going down to Great Western earlier in the season, Moyston-Willaura will get its shot at redemption when the two sides meet this weekend.<\/p>\n
Great Western sits in tenth place with only two wins this season and looms as a chance for the Pumas to pick up their first win of 2022, particularly with up to six players potentially set to return.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were up at half-time last time we played them and inaccurate kicking let us down in the second half. We were so good in the first half, but it was a different story after that. We can take it right up to them if we want to, but it\u2019ll come down to who turns up on the day,\u201d Lee said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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