THE Southern Stingrays kicked off their 2010 TAC Cup season at Morwell Recreation Reserve against local rival Gippsland Power and emerged with a confidence-building 82-point win.
The Stingrays' six starting forwards had just 11 TAC Cup games experience among them, but tall targets Todd Elton (two goals in his first game), Arryn Sippos (three in his first) and Jerred Savage (two in his second) made the most of plentiful supply from their midfield.
Andrew McInnes played one of the best first halves of TAC Cup football seen at centre half-back and was ably supported by hard-running small defenders Lachie Wallace, Jarryd Amalfi and Jake Batchelor.
South Africa-bound AIS AFL Academy players Adam Treloar and Luke Parker got some bench time in the last quarter as the Rays banged home seven goals to run out convincing winners, 20.16 (136) to 8.6 (54).
The Stingrays take on their 2009 grand final conquerors the Calder Cannons at Shepley Oval on Saturday from 11am.
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