Harry Pollock: Striker elevates his game at South United

The 21-year-old striker scored a hat-trick as in-form Souths defeated his former club 4-1 last round.

It was Northies who blooded Pollock in the Premier Division, with the milestone occurring in 2017 when he was 16.

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But it is at Souths where he believes he has taken his game to another level, after leaving Northies following the 2019 season.

He said: "There was a lot of club drama at Northies with that final year I had with them, and I wasn't enjoying myself playing any more.

"I was just over it; I needed a change. I wanted to play and just enjoy myself and play in a different position."

The born and bred Gunnedah local was pulled towards Souths in order to play with mates. He described the move as "a great decision".

His eight goals this season is third best in the comp.

The second-year apprentice carpenter, who works for his father's Gunnedah-based business Tony Pollock Building, is a goal-orientated player.

It is that mindset that has resulted in him moving between Gunnedah FC, North Companions and South United in his pursuit of a higher performance plane.

"I just wanna have a bit of a plan and follow that," said the Carinya Christian School alumnus. "And not have goals that are out of reach, but little ones that I can achieve and keep progressing."

A goal on the horizon is to play at a higher standard, perhaps in Newcastle.

As for third-placed Souths, he said the side were "finally starting to get our groove on a bit".

Souths coach Darrel Mole said Pollock was "a skilful striker who is scoring great goals on the end of good build-up work by the team".

Mole added: "He is growing in confidence and putting pressure on other teams' defences every week."

Souths have the bye this weekend.

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