Absence disturbs South's intensity

Ralph Giuliani's squad of Shepparton South women seems to have lost its edge this season.

In between thrashings of Cobram and Benalla, the once rampaging southerners have drawn with Cobram Victory and Numurkah _ teams it defeated 6-0 and 5-0, respectively, in the first round of matches _ and lost, again, to Shepparton United.

But Giuliani denies the results are a matter of form.

``I wouldn't say it's a form slump, it's more of an availability slump. We don't have a big squad of players and we've struggled a bit with injuries, and it has put us under the pump,'' Giuliani said....

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