I went down for a look at the Roosters vs Woodsmen game.
Credit to the GM coach, he has a very well drilled unit under his tutelage there. Great ball movement, clear patterns of play and guys all stick to the task.
In terms of basic footballing ability, I don't think there was much between the two sides. However, the Roosters are just so well drilled, get numbers to contests and don't have any weak links. The Woodsmen boys have some seriously good players, but half a dozen or so that don't appear to have played much footy at all and it hurts them against good opposition.
The Woodsmen midfield dominated the contest, but the difference was up front and down back. Woodies had no decent defenders, and their forwards couldn't hit a barn door under a neon flashing light. No Tim Green makes a big difference to those blokes, he is a seriously good defender and they missed him.
Morro - #13 for the Woodsmen looked like Jimmy Rozynski was having a run again. He stood out because he is one of the best Division 1/ State League midfielders going around. Western Magpies should be on the phone to him immediately if he's playing again!