JOEY McArlein is again in charge this year and with his eloquence and experience will lead this Reserves team in the right direction; with a good mix of youth and experience, a little more time on the Park together will bear fruit.

The first quarter saw the Cats with the majority of the play as big ruck, Nathan Faroe, dominated the air and the old guard of Peter Hutchins, Michael Jarrad, Kane Forbes and Ben Holmes kept the ball in Casterton-Sandford’s half.