In six years of senior football, Killoran had played in five premiership teams with Maffra in the West Gippsland Latrobe Football League, finishing runner-up in the club best and fairest three times.

So coming to the 2007 BFL wooden spooner was always going to be something of an eye opener. And after four rounds without experiencing a win the 24-year-old could have been forgiven for wanting to

head back home.

But the hard-at-it onballer took a different view and, as the wheel begins to turn at Maddingley Park with four wins from the club's past five outings, ``Killer'' is now talking about being at the ``Snake

Pit'' for the long-term.

``I think I'd played in just nine losing games in my past five years of senior football, including one losing grand final, so (losing) wasn't something I was used to,'' Killoran admits.

``The whole time I was aware there were so many new blokes on the list that it was going to take some time for it to come together. So I was confident it would begin to turn around eventually.

``At Maffra, we won those five flags after being down for a long time. Before that it had been 40-odd years since the seniors had won the flag.''

Killoran was lured to Maddingley Park by Bacchus Marsh coach Dion Miles, whose previous coaching job was in the West Gippsland Latrobe league, ironically enough at a rival club.

While Miles went out of his way to bring the former Maffra assistant coach across, Killoran said his current coach did not sugar-coat the situation at Maddingley Park. It was a hard sell, especially given

Killoran is just six matches games short of playing his 100th at Maffra.

``I came up here for work at the end of the footy season last year. Dion was keen for me to play so popped around for a couple of beers,'' Killoran explains.

```Diesel' was a bit of sweet talker but he admitted the club had been down and was doing a bit of rebuilding. He told me they'd won just a couple of games over the past couple of years.

``It's a totally different club compared with Maffra. It is a really tight group and they've made me feel very much at home. The environment is such that I think I could easily play out the rest of my

career there.''

Killoran's impact at the Marsh cannot just be measured in terms of goals kicked and possessions racked up. Having another ball-winner in the mix has helped the likes of Tyson Shea, Tobi Bray and David

Hall lift their games to a new level as well.

After the Cobras take on top-three team East Point today at Maddingley Park, ``Killer'' faces an even more daunting task, however.

The Marsh are holding a ``reverse wedding'' as a club fundraiser, where all of the guys will don dresses as the netballers suit up in strides and jackets. And the former Maffra player will be in the thick

of it.

``It is the first time I've been a Matron of Honour,'' he admits.

``Apparently Diesel has a dress lined up for me to wear. He assures me I won't look too shabby in it.''

BFL DRAW

TODAY

Bacchus Marsh v East Point at Maddingley Park, Bacchus Marsh

Lake Wendouree v Ballarat at Dahsens Park, Alfredton

North City v Melton at City Oval

Melton South v Redan at Melton Recreation Reserve

TOMORROW

Sebastopol v Sunbury at Marty Busch Reserve