Yarrabah skipper says best is yet to come
JACOB GRAMS
“We’re having good communication on the field and doing high-fives for good tackles and our discipline is great, no backchatting the referees or anything like that.
“All this time playing for Yarrabah I’ve never seen us on top of the ladder.
“It’s a surprise for us. I think it’s a really big thing but but we’re trying not to let it get to our head.”
Mossman said the newfound professionalism of the squad was due to the influence of former Intrust Super Cup player Hezron Murgha, particularly on young players driven to improve themselves on and off the field.
He said the Seahawks were struggling with a few injuries but were blessed with depth.
Sam Bann is out for the next two months with a wrist injury but Yarrabah have the luxury of being able to bring Septimus Ambrym up from reserve grade to fill the void.
“We were looking like every other club for the first couple of months of preseason then we ended up with about 100 players signed up, which is great,” Mossman said.
Ivanhoes coach Ben Rauter said not knowing much about what to expect from the visitors wouldn’t faze his side, who had to worry about themselves first in a bid to earn back-toback wins either side of the bye.
“We had a good break. We only trained last Tuesday and had the week off but we’ve only played two games and we’ve got plenty to work on,” he said.
“Yarrabah is always an exciting game and they always play an exciting brand of football to watch.
“They’ve started the year well so far and it’s great for the competition.”