Senior goal: Tylar aims to make his mark

THIS time last year Tylar Atkinson was a big part of Imperials’ push to an under-14 Sunraysia Junior Football League flag.

Now the 15-year-old can call himself a senior SFNL footballer after debuting in the Green and Whites’ 28-point upset of reigning premiers Ouyen United at Blackburn Park on Saturday.

Atkinson, who didn’t turn 15 until after round 3 this year, said he was nervous in the lead-up to the game but quickly found his feet playing at either end and on the wing.

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