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Bombers make history with dominant debut
She-llacking: Frankston Bombers women’s side had a 169-point debut victory over Morwell East.
By Ben Triandafillou THE Frankston Bombers made history on Sunday 7 May, triumphing in all eight of their football and netball matches over the weekend, including the women’s football side’s dominant debut victory. Joining the AFL South Eastern women’s development league, the Frankston Bombers (24.26.170) recorded their first victory with a 169-point win over Morwell East (0.1.1) at Morwell’s home ground. “It was the women’s team’s first game, first win and first year playing
in the women’s league,” Frankston Bomber’s club secretary Cheryl Cameron said. “Cassie Vandervalk kicked the first two goals which will go down in history.” “Sarah Astone and Jasmine Hunt were also women who stood out but everyone really made an impact in the game.” “It was a pretty good crowd and we also had Alex (Nation) from The Bachelor in the side.” “She hadn’t played football before and was able to kick a goal.”
The women’s side was registered late last year and has grown to a full list with about 30 women. “Half of our team hadn’t played before but some of them are actually some of our better players,” Cameron said. The victory over Morwell East tipped off a perfect weekend for the Bombers with the seven football and netball sides picking up wins on Saturday 6 May at Rye. “We’ve had a total of seven teams win over a weekend but have never had eight, which is amazing,” Cameron said.
Mordialloc midfielders join Southern netballers By Ben Triandafillou MORDIALLOC netballers, Lucy McKeown and Alana Harris, joined the Southern netball inter-league side for a testing match against Central Highlands last Saturday 13 May. The Mordialloc midfielders played their first match for the inter-league side with McKeown also getting the opportunity to co-captain the side with St Kilda City goal attack, Jessica Jones. The debutants combined with familiar faces from the Southern netball league to face the determined Highlands side at Marriott Waters Reserve, Lyndhurst.
Southern came out firing in the first quarter scoring the first two goals until the Highlands side kicked into gear to lead 17-9 at quarter time. Southern kept coming out strong in each quarter but it seemed to only fuel the Highlands as they fought back to lead 32-20 at half-time. It was a tight third-quarter with both teams returning serve but the Highlands put together a late string of goals to end the third term 47-29. It went downhill for Southern after three-quarter time as the Highlands quickly pulled away, putting another four consecutive goals on the board at the start of the final quarter. To make matters worse, McKeown
was forced to come off after a solid performance at wing defense due to a calf-injury. “She’ll be out for several weeks which isn’t good - her team will miss her,” Southern netball coach Melanie Starr said. Highlands finished the match out strongly defeating a gallant Southern side 71-39. “Both (Harris and McKeown) played brilliantly,” Starr said. “The team played really well, I couldn’t fault them as they tried hard all game.” “We were just beaten by a stronger team on the day.”
Giving back: Cancer Council representative Kirrily Guinan with RCC general manager Danny McGrath.
Rosebud Country Club raise funds for research ROSEBUD Country Club’s 45th Annual Cancer Research Charity Golf Day was held on Friday 5 May and was well supported by members, visitors and sponsors. Over four decades the event at Rosebud Country Club has raised nearly $420,000 for Cancer Council Victoria’s work in research, prevention programs and support services. This year Rosebud Country Club raised a total of $9,200 and general
manager Danny McGrath proudly presented the cheque to the Cancer Council’s Community Representative Kirrily Guinan. Guinan thanked the RCC for the generous fundraising activities from their management, staff and members. RCC also thanked the Lions Club Volunteers and their sponsors for contributing donations towards prizes, raffles and silent auction items.
MMGC RAFFLE DRAW: Mount Martha Golf Club president Graeme Burton (left) with state MP David Morris (right) drawing the winning ticket at Mount Martha Golf Club’s Raffle a Riviera fundraising event.
Who is Tom?
HASTINGS Football Club historian, Vic Jeremiah, is hoping to identify a Hastings local by the name of “Tom” about a recent post in the Herald Sun’s 50/50 column. The post on 12 May was about legendary footballer, John Coleman, who the Coleman Medal is now named after and who also started out playing in Hastings. Tom wrote about the ‘spectacular’ mark which is now a statue on High
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St, Hastings and Coleman’s impressive debut in the VFL kicking 12 goals, setting the ‘standard for a mighty career’. With little information to go on, Jeremiah would be grateful to hear from anyone who can help identify ‘Tom’. Contact Vic Jeremiah on 59 792720 if you have any information that could help identify this mysterious man.