South Warrnambool's Oliver Smith speaks to The Standard after winning the Hampden league's Judd Cup for the best under 18.5 footballer in 2023.
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00:00 You're here with Ollie Smith, South Warrnambool. You've just taken out the Judd Cup, the best under 18.5 player. Ollie, how does it feel?
00:08 It feels great. Definitely a great achievement and having all the boys up here getting around me, it's certainly a pretty good feeling.
00:16 Can you tell me a little bit about your season? Did you feel that you did excel or improve in your game as well?
00:23 Yeah, definitely improved in my game. Come a long way. And having the senior boys, training with them, having them help us out.
00:32 And Dan Nicholson, who plays with seniors and helps coach us, definitely helps improve heaps.
00:39 Just coming out, giving us tips, showing us how to be better. Just, yeah, it's really good.
00:45 Obviously a lot of talent here at South Warrnambool as well. What's it like to play in the team that you're in?
00:52 It's great. All the boys coming out there, they love their footy. So it makes it so much easier to want to come out, get better, improve and strive to make the grand final and hopefully win.
01:04 So it's a good atmosphere to be around.
01:06 You said obviously into the grand final next week. Are you confident going in that you guys can get the job done?
01:13 Yeah, definitely. We're all super confident. We'll train hard, give our best and see what happens.
01:21 And obviously three football teams in to the grand final, a few netball teams. Are you expecting a bit of electricity this week, excitement in the lead up to the final?
01:31 Yeah, definitely. The last couple of weeks, even the electricity within the club has been crazy. Everyone's up and about. Energy's really high.
01:39 It's great. Great atmosphere to be in, especially leading up to next week. It really just helps.
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