The Byron Magpies have flown to the top of the ladder after a convincing win in their top-of-the-table clash with the Coffs Breakers (14.17.101–5.8.38).
Both teams were undefeated going into the match, the fifth round of the North Coast competition.
Playing at home the Magpies got off to a slow start and the visitors were matching them goal for goal, according to captain Daniel Giffin.
For the rest of the game it was all Magpies.
‘I think we played with more heart and we went harder at the footy. We just really started to string it all together,’ he said.
‘Some of the new guys to the team this year really started to show that they had found their place. All round it was just really accountable footy’.
Despite the dominance to date the team ‘will not be resting on their laurels, we have work to do’ he said.
‘This will not be our best game, we have more to give’.
Standout players on the day included: Jackson Coppin, Blayne Hull, Gus Staley and Dave Cox..
The Byron Bay women also had a great game beating Coffs Harbour (6.10.46–3.4.22).
It was the team’s second win for the season.
‘The team was absolutely dominant across the paddock. They made short work of Coffs,’ Daniel said.
‘There were some really good player displays across the game, but Lillian Hutchins was a standout with three goals,’ he said.
The women Magpies now sit in fourth place on the ladder behind Northern Beaches (but equal on points), Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour.
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