AFL Outer-East: Seville ends its run of outs against Yarra Junction

After a string of lopsided results, Seville finally got the better of Yarra Junction for the first time in a while. But coach Kane Shore isn’t reading too much into the outcome of the AFL Outer-East clash.

Josh Fraser kicked four goals for Seville this week Picture: Hamish Blair

Despite ending a run of outs against its fiercest rival for the Division 2 flag, coach Kane Shore said Seville isn’t reading anything into Saturday’s breakthrough win against Yarra Junction.

Seville’s 69-point win at home ended a string of heavy defeats at the hands of last season’s premier. ​

Though the Blues won last year’s minor premiership, finishing four games clear of third-placed Yarra Junction, the Eagles executed a perfect post-season campaign, blitzing Seville by 31 points in the second semi-final and 96 points in the season-decider. ​

And, when Yarra Junction won the round five clash between the two by 88 points at Yarra Junction back in May, it appeared a hoodoo was developing. ​

Shore, however, said fielding a greatly changed line-up this season meant Seville placed little weight on last year’s results. ​

And a long injury list for the first meeting between the two this year had cruelled the Blues’ chances. ​

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Seville coach Kane Shore Picture: Hamish Blair

“They’ve given us a couple of touch ups lately, haven’t they,” Shore said. “(But) it was good to get some blokes back. We’ve had a tough (injury) run early in the year. Everyone gets them. ​ We’re a totally new side this season, we’ve got a lot of new players.”​

And spending too long looking at last season through the rearview mirror only sets a team up for colliding into whatever obstacle lies ahead. ​

“You’d be crazy to look just at Yarra Junction,” Shore said. “There’s Kinglake as well and even Yarra Glen. And on any day, any of them can beat you. ​

“It was fantastic, it was a good win but in the scheme of things it was just four points, just another win and I’m sure we’ll be playing them again in finals when it will be a whole new game.”​

Seville, Yarra Junction and Kinglake top the ladder (all on 48 points) with Yarra Glen three games further back in fourth. ​

Former Collingwood 200-gamer Josh Fraser kicked four goals in Seville’s win and Shore said, as he has done for a couple of seasons now, the former Magpies bigman would make himself available for his junior club when his duties as the Northern Blues VFL coach allowed. ​

“We’ll get him back in a few weeks time, when his schedule permits, and get him qualified for finals,” Shore said. ​ “But it’s not just about Josh coming in and kicking five goals. He likes to come back to his junior club and have a kick at grassroots level. That’s just great (for the club) isn’t it.”​

Yarra Junction has had Seville’s measure of late Picture: Bethany Hutchison

With four rounds of the regular season remaining, before Seville sets about atoning for last year’s disappointing finals campaign, Shore said the Blues are still a work in progress.

Though the steady return of injured players is helping, the footy Gods are a fickle bunch. ​

“At this stage, we’re slowly getting people back, but that can all change so quickly,” he said. “We just want everyone healthy and on the park. ​

“Timing is everything, timing is everything. And they don’t just hand flags out do they.”

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