A Coast resident who was one of the region’s first confirmed Covid cases has opened up on how the virus impacted his health and the effects he still suffers from.
Coach Chaperon said he imagined Kawana would bring worthy competition. They re a young team, young legs, and they come out firing pretty quickly in games…but I think they have issues seeing the game out, he said. The new coach said the biggest challenge would be having to adjust mid-match, as he was unaware of Kawana s game plan and new signings. For me, I need to analyse on the go. It ll be a case of getting out there on the pitch, identifying their strengths, their weaknesses, looking for areas to exploit and areas to be mindful of, he said. If we play to the best of our ability, I believe we can challenge any team in our division.
Operating on a shoestring budget, the incoming signings came predominantly from within Sunshine Coast Football circles.
New additions included Caloundraâs Ethan Galbraith and the returning Wanderer Josh Forshey, Noosaâs Mitch Bridge and the Jancevski brothers Chris and Andre, and Nambour Yandina Unitedâs Jacob Fulluck and Bailey Salisbury.
Key cog Danny Cuttler turned down a more lucrative move in Cardiff to remain on the Coast.
âThatâs what I tried to build here, with the local players,â coach Paul Arnison said.
âWe donât have the biggest budget compared to some other guys, so itâs important having local guys who really want to play for us.