What a great weekend for the Thunder and finally we are looking like the Thunder we love! We managed to get a Q & A session with Coach Stan Scott after the game … so let’s go.
Q: Ok, so a 6 point weekend coming of a great win in Melbourne against the Mustangs, how do you feel?
A: “Pretty tired actually. It has been a big few weeks with travel and training and getting the boys on the same page.”
Q: Well they seem to be on the same page what have you changed to turn this around?
A: “I am a big fan of possession hockey and we were not playing that style, we have some fast danglers out there, I like to watch them play like that and I think the fans do too, it is more our style.”
Q: 13 goals on the weekend against the Adrenaline … have you been working on scoring goals?
A: “We have been working on winning the small battles, keeping possession and creating good quality scoring opportunities. There have always been scorers in this team they just needed to get in the right positions, now they seem to be doing that … they just need to have the confidence to show some composure in front of net. Coxy showed on Saturday that our local boys are very capable of scoring goals, his line had a great weekend.”
Q: Fox and Stefan looked really good together along with the Mo … how did you see it?
A: “It is a good line, Fox and Stefan are two of the most credentialed signings in the league I expect good things from them. Tonight they were on another level to anyone else on the rink. But you shouldn’t miss the fact Toy was very solid with Woody at the back and the Mo worked very hard, but you would give Fox man of the match tonight with three very pretty goals and all just at the right time. In saying that Dougie made some great saves at the right time too, I think Dougie had an outstanding weekend in net for us.”
Q: Our Power-play looked devastating … is it a new play?
A: “A little different than last season, but in this league you need a good PP. We have been working on it to the point of being tedious, but I think the results really showed. We went 80% at the weekend and that is very good in any league. A lot of people miss the fact when you are working on your PP you are also working on your PK and over all zone defence. Our first PK line this weekend did really well … we shouldn’t overlook the fact that as Cox and Kyros did a great job.”
Q: That is a three game streak … can you keep it going and make the finals?
A: “Finals are a longggg way off, all we can do from our position is keep winning as many games as we can and keep developing as a team and then see where that leads us, but this team and staff want to play finals and our fans deserve that. We have the best fans in the country and we will do whatever we can to make sure we get back in the finals hunt.”
Well that’s certainly a bundle of positive words from the Coach and he certainly has turned things around so far. So let’s all stay focused and believing and chanting – Here we go Thunder here we go!!!