High profile Cygnet recruit to make long awaited SFL debut against two time reigning premiers
Thor Boscott’s introduction to SFL football was slightly different to what he imagined when he decided to take a step back from the State League, but he is ready to make his mark this weekend
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LIFE as an SFL footballer hasn’t been as Thor Boscott envisaged when he signed with Cygnet but the midfield bull is itching to finally play his first match for the club.
The truncated season delayed Boscott’s debut by three months — the opening round bye only added to the wait — but the Port will open their 2020 campaign against reigning premier Lindisfarne at Anzac Park on Saturday.
After a decade in the TSL — where he made his senior debut as a 15-year-old for Lauderdale — Boscott made the decision to take a break from the rigours of playing at the highest level.
He joined Cygnet as an assistant coach and following a punctated year due to COVID-19 he will begin his new journey against the competition’s yardstick of the past two seasons, who are coming off a shock round one defeat to Hobart.
It will be his first competitive match since last April, where he suffered a nasty knee injury against Clarence which cost him the remainder of the season.
“I don’t really like watching much football, I do get the itchy feet and get a bit frustrated at times … the other clubs got a start last week but I’m sure we will hit the game running,” Boscott said.
“It’s been a weird start to the year, but everyone is in the same boat.
“It has been a long time playing at Lauderdale and there is no disrespect for Lauderdale, I will always love the club for the rest of my life.
“I just needed a bit of a change and the time was right.
“Cygnet were a club I had never really thought about it and it was a bit foreign but it was an easy transition, the boys are awesome and I get along with everyone down there.”
While his prowess on the field as a tough inside midfielder and elusive forward will help the Port as they look to improve on last year’s semi final exit, Boscott is confident the knowledge he has gained in the State League system can assist just as much off it.
“I have had a fair bit of football knowledge punched into me having Darren Winter as a coach, Clint Brown as an assistant and then I’ve played under Mathew Armstrong as well, I’ve had the works.
“I think I have a grasp on how to see the game and how to deliver my messages to different people.
“But it is just trying to make football fun as well, some people can miss that these days, everyone takes it a bit more serious.
“You still have to have a bit of fun.”
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