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The steamrolling Stonecats PENINSULA LEAGUE
By Toe Punt THE Frankston YCW freight train continued to steamroll anything in its path on Saturday at Frankston Park, belting Mornington by 89 points in the Peninsula Division qualifying final. After resting up to eight players last week in the final home and away game of the season, the Stonecats came out firing from the first bounce on Saturday and eventually humiliated the team that almost snatched a premiership from them at the same venue last year. I have been saying it for months and have been accused of being disrespectful to the other teams in the competition, however I reiterate again, this is the most powerful side that I have seen on the peninsula in more than a decade. It’s going to take a special performance from a very good footy team to prevent YCW from tasting the ultimate success. The Stonecats do not have a weak link. They have bigger, stronger bodies than any other team, they have a wonderful blend of experience and young, raw, talent and they have outside midfielders who are well over 6.3’. Frankston YCW booted 10 goals in the opening half and 13 in the second. More impressively though was the fact that they restricted the opposition to just nine goals for the match. The 23.13 (151) to 9.8 (62) final
score was nothing more than embarrassing for Mornington. The Dogs are supposed to be among the top three teams in the competition. They certainly didn’t play like they were. Mornington kicked the first goal of the match and led but the moment of excitement was short lived for Doggies’ supporters. Mornington was that disappointed in the efforts of their team that they didn’t even register their goal kickers or best players after the game. From a club perspective, that was a poor reflection of the leadership of the club. The Frankston YCW team manager Kevin Mulvogue on the other hand got cramps in his fingers given the even spread of performances from his team. Anthony Bruhn is at home at Frankston Park and he booted seven goals for the winners on Saturday, while David Bodley and Lew Roberts booted three each. A further seven players contributed on the scoreboard. Craig Nankervis is one of the most unheralded players in the competition, however, rarely does he put in a bad game and he always gives his coach Scott Mathers everything he has in the tank. Jessie Coghlan and Ryan Santon were dominant and Ash Eames succeeded in his efforts to make a point that he believed he was the best big man in the competition. The Stonecats will go into this Saturday’s preliminary final against Mt Eliza full of confidence after belting
the Redlegs the last time they played. Edithvale-Aspendale led all day in the elimination final to knock Pines out of the 2015 season. The Eagles went into the game without key players in Aaron Pawel in the ruck and Matt Kremmer up forward. However, despite the structural effects, Mick Meehan booted four goals and Jarrod Garth three for the Eagles while Todd Woodbridge dominated on the wing. Woodbridge had three opponents for the afternoon and was given enormous body pressure from the persistent Luke Holdcroft, however, withstood the attention and racked-up the possessions. Brett O’Hanlon helped Edithvale set up the victory in the third quarter after leading by just four points at three quarter time. With the aid of the breeze, the Eagles booted 4.9 to 3.1 in the third quarter to set-up a 24 point lead. Pines had 19 inside 50m entries in the last quarter and got within 13 points, however Darcy Warke booted his third goal on the siren to hand the Eagles a 14.12 (96) to 10.17 (77) victory. Guy Hendry booted five goals for the Pythons, while Aaron Edwards worked tirelessly at both ends of the ground. Skipper Beau Hendry was also very good for the red and green in the back half. The Eagles will play Mornington in the First Semi Final next week.
Doggies muzzled: Mornington faced a 89 belting by Frankston YCW. They will now face Edithvale-Aspendale next week. Picture: Gary Bradshaw
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By Toe Punt THE Peninsula and Nepean Teams of the Year will be announced at MPNFL presentation dinners over the next couple of weeks. Coaches were asked to provide ‘their’ team of the year, based on the matches they had seen in season 2015. Media commentators Brent Clinnick and yours truly, Toe Punt, also put together a team based on the enormous amount of footy we have seen this season. In Peninsula, there were a total of 66 players nominated in the squad. In Nepean, there were 60 players nominated. It was then my responsibility to put the teams together. This was done based on the number of ‘votes’ that players received from coaches. Players with the most number of votes automatically made the team. Where there were players with an equal number of votes, I looked at whether their own coach nominated them. This was used mainly for the interchange players, as the large majority of the starting 18 in both teams picked themselves, based on the number of votes they received. As always, the selected team is sure to raise plenty of discussion.
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However, here are the squads…… PENINSULA Bonbeach: Mark Tyrrell, Dylan Jones, Gary Carpenter Chelsea: Todd Gardiner Edi-Asp: Brad Tagg, Brett O’Hanlon, Tim Mannix, Matthew Clark, Matt Kremmer, Steve Mannix Frankston YCW: Byron Barry, Paul Minchington, Anthony Bruhn, David Bodley, Kyle Hutchison, Ryan Santon, Ash Eames, Kevin Lylak, Scott Macleod, Brenton Credlin, Anthony Barry, Lachlan Wallace Karingal: Luke Van Raay, Michael Burke Langwarrin: Rikki Johnston, Gerard Brown, Sean Herdman, Scott Sienkiewicz, Blake Harkness Mornington: Warwick Miller, Adam Symes, Joel Miller, James Cameron, Ben Wells, Michael Gay, Dale Nolan, Jackson Calder, Mt Eliza: Sam Gill, Justin Van Unen, David Barton, Rohan Heasley, Darren Booth, Ben Landry, Matt Lillie, Karl Lombardozzi, Bean Lean, Scott Lockwood Pines: Shaun White, Guy Hendry, Aaron Edwards, Luke Potts Seaford: Dean Williamson, Ben Crowe, Chris Fortnam, Aaron Walton
NEPEAN Crib Point: Dean Warry, Luke Herrington, Brad Arnold Dromana: Sam Fowler, Christian Ongarello, Jack Fowler, Terry Wheeler Devon Meadows: Pat Harmes, Glenn Michie, Jesse Dehey, Jayden Sullivan Frankston: Sam Drake, James Degenhardt, Jason Kingsbury Hastings: Paul Rogasch, Luke Clark, Josh Mulheron, Matthew Clifford, Shaun Foster, Luke Hewitt, Dale Alanis, Taylor Stratton Pearcedale: Lachlan Marshall Red Hill: Paul Wintle, Harry Larwill, Jake Mitchell, Ben Maguinness, Jake Mold Rosebud: Rob Forrest, Jason Bristow, Ryan Spooner, Tom Baker, Chris Zurek, Ben Dwyer, Rhys Bancroft, Nick Boswell, Greg Bentley Rye: Adam Kirkwood, Nathan Henley, Kris Bardon, Ryan Mullett, Andrew Dean, Brady Egan, Jai Lloyd, Adrian Gileno Somerville: Todd Farrelly, Tim McGenniss, Justin Farrelly, Scott Simpson, Ben Sedgewick, Kane McKenzie, Rowan Hogenbirk, Adrian Speedy, Justin Allsop Sorrento: Tyrren Head, Leigh Poholke, Myles Pitt, James Hallahan, Leigh Treeby, Luke Tapscott, Jon Croad Tyabb: N/A