Western Border Football Netball Budget - The Western - Round 10 2023

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Tough East Gambier defender Nick Lock celebrates 150 games this weekend against South Gambier

SENIORS

North 3.1 6.3 8.4 9.5 (59)

East 1.3 1.7 7.8 7.14 (56)

Best - North: N. McInerney, J. Schutz, J. Jenner, S. Stafford, S. Egan, T. Christophersen; East: S. Lock, S. Lock, J. Lawrence, A. Clarke, N. Lock, J Forster.

Goals - North: S. Stafford 4, N. McInerney, H. Telford, N. brown, T. de W., D. Arthurson; East: N. Lock 2, L. Brooker, J. Dowdy, R. Flamank, A. Clarke, N. Gollan.

4.4 6.5 9.7 11.8 (74) South 2.4 5.5 7.5 10.10 (70)

Best - South: M. Sims, E. Marks, E. Chuck, R. Kuhl, A. Harknesss, O. Thomson; West: L. Lean, T. Holmes, L. Lefever, B. Virgo, K. Giddings, J.

Pfitzner

Goals - South: M. Sims 2, E. Chuck 2, B. Kain, E. Fisher, R. Kuhl, K. Jones, R. Jones, H. Wright; West: B. Virgo 3, J. Williams 2, T. Holmes 2, A. Pfitzner, M. Minuzzo, K. Giddings, T. Lewis.

Millicent 2.2 7.4 8.7 10.13 (73)

Cast-Sand 0.3 1.3 2.5 2.6 (18)

Best - Millicent: H. McRae, H. Tunkin, J Verbena, J. Carger, S. Waring, F. Grimes; Casterton Sandford: M. Krieger, D. Wombwell, N. Schembri, D. Ayton, D. Cleary

Goals - Millicent: F. Bradley 2, M. Reilly 2, J Carger 2, K. Varcoe, J. Cushion, E. Redman, K. Gibson; Casterton Sandford: A. McCrae, D Ayton.

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Best - South: B. O’Neil, C. OReilley, T. Vassallo, C. Williams, L. Gray, H. Fisher; West: R. Rutkowski, A. Kamara, G. Ros-Smith, J Coombe, P. Rudd, N. Lewis.

Goals - South: S. King, R. Sturges; West: R. Rutkowski 3, G. Ros-Smith 2, J. Coombe 2, L. Winterfield, N. Lewis.

Shepherd, N. Mark; East: M. Scanlon 2, S. Balshaw 2, C. Barry, T. Bignell.

Stutley, H. Robert Smith, R. Barre, W Pearson, T. Hammond.

Goals - South: W. Awill 3, J. Maxwell 2, M. Bentley, B. Fox, O. Sneath, C. Lockwood, J. Bartle, H. Hicks; West: H. Robert S. 2, K. Harkness, O. Feetom.

Best - Millicent: T. McGrath, N. Robbins, A. Fuller, A. Was, B. Tilley, T. Chant; Casterton Sandford: R. Jolly, H. Carlin, T. Searle, K. Humphries, B. Millard, F. Bright.

Goals - Millicent: M. Duldig 4, S. Duldig 3, A. Fuller, M. Nitschke, M. Withers, T. Dunn, W Oconnor, A. Wesolowski; Casterton Sandford: B. Millard, J. Carlin, K. Humphries.

UNDER 18'S

Best - North: R. McLaughlin, T. Hamilton, K. Allen, D. Ilsley, R. Kinyabugma, S. Doody; East: C. McLean, T. Dalton, T. Wilke, N. Bignell, W Ellis, K. McCracken.

Goals - North: S. Doody 4, R. McLaughlin 3, D Ilsley 3, R. Kinyabugma 3, Z. Young 2, A. Bruce 2, T. Hamilton, J. Glidden, A. Dally; East: E. Straord, K. Wagener

Best - Millicent: A. Lindner, C. Todd, C. Damhuis, J. Werchon, B. Douglas, T. Lawlor; Casterton Sandford: O. Foster, J. Jones, B. Mckinnon, E. Geary, J. Rhook, C. Rice.

Goals - Millicent: K. Gibson, C. Hateley, Z. Ash, A. Lindner; Casterton Sandford: E. Geary 2, O Foster

UNDER 14'S

Best - North: R. Hamilton, C. Harris, S. Baron, M. Chapman, E. Fle; East: E. Clark, J Saunders, A. Ferraro, R. Grigg, X. Farmilo, F Chileborough.

Goals - North: C. Blanck 3, E. Kulimushi 2, F Mobbs, M. Rogers; East: R. Grigg, E. Best.

Best - South: M. Whitehead, K. Bannon, S. Sims, N. Forbes, A. Urquhart; West: Z. Hopgood, J. Day, A. Circelli, A. Noble, T Johnson.

Goals - South: A. Urquhart 3, W. Awill 2, N. Forbes 2, H. Fisher, J. Salmon, M. Whitehead, S. Sims, L. Ray; West: Z. Hopgood, L. Loring.

UNDER 16'S

Best - North: I. Phu, A. Bruce, A. Dally, K. Allen, C. Turner; East: R. Lawrence, R. Angelino, A. McKinnon, C. McCracken, B. Versteegh, T. Grigg.

Goals - North: A. Dally 5, I. Phu 2, B. Rogers 2, J. Heemskerk, Tate S.; East: J. Picken 3, B. Versteegh 3, A. McKinnon, R. Angelino.

Best - South: J. Vause, J. Hagge, J. Harten, O McCracken, I. Salmon, L. Moss; West: J Sugden, H. Aitchison, R. Pearson, J. Burchell, J Joyce.

Goals - South: J. Hagge 3, O. McCracken 2, C. McGregor, J. Harten; West: T. Porter

Best - Millicent: L. Tunkin, R. Lindner, A. Robbins, O. Nicholls, T. Kovacs, M. Tarrant; Casterton Sandford: B. Rhook, A. Nolte, B. Davis, T. Auld, N. Robbins.

Goals - Millicent: O. Nicholls 5, C. Gibson 3, L. Tunkin 2, T. Kovacs 2, W. Jennings, H. Damhuis, A. Robbins, N. Thomson, M. Tarrant; Casterton Sandford: M. Huret, J. Lykke.

Best - North: W. Brown, J. Turner, R. Rolph, S. Shepherd, T. Harris, L. Patcel; East: B. Nash, A. Walker, C. Barry, L. Hicks, M. Scanlon, C. Lile. Goals - North: M. Chapman 2, T. Young 2, S.

Best - South: C. Lockwood, N. Maxwell, W Awill, B. Fox, H. Hicks, J. Salmon; West: T.

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North Gambier North Gambier

Coach:

Casterton-Sandford Casterton-Sandford

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Casterton Sandford U/12's

Casterton-Sandford Casterton-Sandford

Blue, White & Red

Back home today to Island Park Cat Fans, back in the sunlight and back onto the winners list hopefully after a less than successful weekend at Millicent, at least the BBQwasgoodtous.

The Under 14 Cats were able to get a couple of goals on the board in a strong third quarter but couldn't quite get over the home team Better players were Billy Rhook, Ayden Nolte, Brody Davis, Toby AuldandNathanRobbins.

The Under 16's came storming home in the last quarter but fell a goal short of the Saints Better players were Oliver Foster, Joshua Jones, Bay McKinnon, Elwood Geary,JeddRhookandCobyRice.

The Reserves welcomed back Senior premiership player Darren Carlin for a game with his boys, Justin, Hamish and Dillan and all were able to walk off the ground, thats the Millicent players I'm talking about. Boof took it easy on the Saints deciding not to break them like he did their fathers, Uncles,oldersiblings.

Better players were Rhys Jolly, Hamish Carlin, Thomas Searle, Kayden Humphries, Brad Millard, FraserBright.

The Seniors got another game under lights but were unable to replicate the previous win, still the

Cats kept trying against a very classySaintsattack.

Better players were Michael Krieger, Damian Wombwell, Nick Schembri, Dylan Ayton and DiarmidCleary

Today we welcome North Gambier in the battle of the felines, lets make our furry friends from vansittart welcome, they are a game in front of us on the senior ladder so a win today is very important Tonight we have a couple of funny BLOKES coming to entertain us, so hang around for that, there is sure to be some good banter,CARNCATS!

Thank-you to all our valued sponsors including Boonaroo, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Bendigo Bank, and Casterton Secondary College

UpcomingEvents:

1stofJulyComedynightbytheone and only Evan Hocking, he gives good banter, and some BLOKE calledChrisFranklinaformersailor who has swapped his white navy uniform for a flannie and a blue shearerssinglet..

29th of July CSFNC BALL at B O O N A R O O w i t h t h e incomparable MUD MADEX, singing all the hits, he's a legend in theSouthWest!

North Gambier North Gambier Yellow & Black

VVansittart Park had our first really wet weekend of footy for 2023 and while we were relatively lucky with therainonSaturday,bythetimethe U12s finished on Sunday, the oval is now comparable with others in the league. Fortunately for the ovals recovery,wearenotbackhomefora month.

Last week it was all about Matthew Chapman playing in his club record 409th senior game. The reserves, led by Chappy who kicked the first 2 goals, got off to a hot start and after a fiercely contested game, the best by far for the ressies for the year, they fell short in a nail biter by 4 points Best players were Will Brown, Jay Turner, Riley Rolph, Sam Shepherd, Tyler Harris and Lacklan Patcel.

Ryans U14s weren’t troubled on the day, having a handy win. Awards weregiventoReidHamilton,Cooper Harris, Sam Baron, Mitchell ChapmanandEthanFlett.

It was a must win game for the U16s to have any chance making the finals. It was a tight contest all day, with Aaron Dallys 5 goals proving the difference. Others to be named in the best were Intha Putt, Alexander Bruce, Kade Allen and Cooper Turner The boys have an 8 point game this week v the Cats and wearehopingtheirformcontinues.

CoachBryanhadanearfulllistinthe U18sthisweekanditshowedonthe park. Goals and best players were

shared, with awards given to Reece McLaughlin, Trae Hamilton, Kade Allen, Deacon Ilsley, Richard KinyabugmaandSebDoody

The seniors was a ding dong battle all day and I am sure the easties consider themselves stiff to lose After a comfortable ½ time lead, we leteastkick6goalsinthe3rdtoonly hold a 2 point lead at ¾ time. Our 1.1 in the last quarter to 0.6 proved to be the difference, and hopefully shocked the boys into not taking their foot of the pedal in the next few weeks. Award winners were Nick McInerney, Jake Schutz, Josh Jenner, Sam Stafford, Sam Egan and TysonChristopherson.

This we venture to Casterton Sandford, with many taking up the bus ride option. Let’s make sure we have wins to celebrate on the way home, which will make for a better trip and allow us to enjoy the upcomingbye.

Please support the social functions andthecomingevents,asfollows;

Saturday 22nd July 2023 – Reunion Weekend

Saturday 29 July 2023 – Sponsors day

Friday 4th August 2023 – Goods & servicesauction

Thank you to our major sponsors in Stuckey Electrical Contractors and KFC.

Casterton-Sandford Casterton-Sandford

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Under 18’s Under 18’s

North Gambier North Gambier

Under 16’s Under 16’s

Under 14’s Under 14’s

Casterton-Sandford Casterton-Sandford

East Gambier East Gambier

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South Gambier South Gambier

Last week we travelled across town to Vansittart Park in what was a cold winters day but fortunate to beat the wind and rainthatcameinthatnight.

U14shadanothertoughdayatthe office there's a core of some really good players coming through this side but they're a couple short to compete 4 quarters against the goodsides.

Best players E Clark, J Saunders, A Ferraro, R Grigg, X Farmilo and F Chittleborough.

U16s were close all day against a bigger stronger north side but the boys just couldn't bridge a 3 goal early gap. There doesn't seem to be alot of smiles and positivity in this group at the moment, something the coach and players will have to address or they will keep coming up with same sort of results.

Best players R Lawrence, R Angelino, A McKinnon, C McCracken, B Versteegh and T Grigg.

U18swereoutmatchedalldaybya sidethatjustbatsalotdeeperthan us unlike 16s there seems to be alotmorepositivityandsmilesstill and there seems to be alot of improvement in a core of players that seem to be getting in the best eachweek.

BestplayersCMcClean,TDalton,T Wilke, N Bignell, W Ellis and K McCracken.

East Gambier East Gambier

Red & Black

B grade got jumped in the first quarter3goalstonilbyasidefired up to win for Matt Chapman who broke north's games record with 409 club games and our boys looking a little too far down the road (finals) and needed to just focus on the job at hand. After quarter time the game was very even til the last quarter in which we kicked 3 goals nil ourselves to winby2points.

Best players B Nash, A Walker, C Barry, L Hicks, M Scanlon and C Little

A grade in what was young gun

Shaun Locks 50th senior game kicked 1 goal 13 in 3 quarters of football and 6 goals 1 in the 3rd to go down by 3points very frustrating to be honest we had our chances but just couldn't convert.

Best players Sam Lock, Shaun Lock,JackLawrence,AngusClarke, NicholasLockandJohnForster

This week we host South Gambier, I heard a whisper that Crows champion Andrew Jarman maybe playing a quarter or 2 in the RessiesforSouthandwillbeabout during the day before his Sportsmen's night back at south that night so don't be shy in saying g'day

Also it will be hard nut Nick Locks 150th senior game for the club so getaroundhimandhopefullygeta win.

Godogswoofwoof

South Gambier South Gambier

Last week we welcomed Fridge and the West boys to South for what was a crackingclosegameoffooty that West got over the line by four points. The football has been entertaining and the crowds have been good this year so if you're looking for something to do get out to the footy on a Saturday foralook.

Bets players in the Seniors were Mitch Sims who is putting together a really good season after missing a month early with injury, Elmo Marks, Ethan Chuck, Ryan Kuhl, Harky and Oli Thompson while multiple goal scorers were Mitch SimsandEthanChuck

The Ressies went down by 20 points and are starting to getplayersbackfrominjury. Club legend Brett O'Neil snagged four majors and was named best player while other bests were Connor O'Reilly, Tommy Vassallo, Chris Williams, Luke Gray and Harry Fisher doing a great job playing in the ruck in the 18's and Ressies.

The18'scontinueonplaying good footy, three goals to Gus Urquhart and two each to William Attiwill and Nelson Forbes. Best players to Max Whitehead, Kobe Bannon, Sam Sims, Forbesy andGusUrquhart

The16'swerepushedallthe way by the West lads and only kicked away in the last quarter playing some exciting footy to kick seven goals Bets players were Charlie Lockwood, Noah Maxwell, William Attiwill, Brody Fox, Harry Hicks and Jacob Salmon. Three goals to William Attiwill and two

to Jace Maxwell with the restbeingsingles.

The 14's is a great comp this year with 3 teams currently onsevenwins.Theboyshad a solid win against West and best players were Josh Vause, Josh Haggett, Jobe Harten, Oli McCracken, Isaac Salmon and Lachie Moss. Josh Haggett kicked three and Oli McCracken kickedacouple.

This week we have Andrew Jarman at the Red and Rumpnighthewillalsobeat Eastthroughthedaydoinga bit of coaching in the 18's andmayevenpulltheboots onforahalfintheRessiesso getalongandhavealook,

In a couple of weeks we welcome our 1993 Under 18's and the 1998 Senior's for their reunions which will be held in conjunction with thePresidentslunch,details on FB through the week That night will see the Bucking Bull turn up for the Western night again details on FB through the coming week.

Thanks to our major sponsors MG Plasterers, Mick Ryan Paintin g , Lennons on Lake Terrace, Dycer Constructions and AustralianGasNetworks.

Red & White

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East Gambier East Gambier

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Under 18’s Under 18’s

South Gambier South Gambier

Red & White

Under 16’s Under 16’s

Coach:

Coach:

Under 14’s Under 14’s

Coach:

Henry

Lachlan

Patrick

Josh

Coach: Mahew White

Braith Allison

Je Beever

Cooper Bignell

Nicholas Clark

William Clark

Tom Croser

Hallam Davey

Finn Gale

East Gambier East Gambier

Red & Black

Under 12 A’s Under 12 A’s

Coach:

Max Greene

Noah Griffin

Kade Hand

Vaughan Hunter

Brayden Legray

Nash Neilson

Mitchell O'Brien

Lennox Telfird

Coach: Bre Hosking

Zach Angelino

Chase Buckingham

Blake Cooper

Elijah Dickson

Will Hosking

Parker Lamont

william leitch

Connor Lynn

Coach: Nick Anderson

Samuel Andersen

Asher Anderson

Campbell Best

Hugh Clark

Oliver Clarke

Tyler Cox

Harrison Cram

Judd Creek

Tyler Mariano

Hamish Mckenzie

Tahj Pitkin

Louis Prosperi-Porta

William Richardson

Bentley Ward

Isaac Thami

Harley Walker

Taj White

Coach: Nat Anderson

William Anderson

Kyan Awill

Oscar Benjamin

Paddy Bouchier

Flynn Clarke

Zachary Cung

Mitchell Dening

Benjamin Ellis

Elijah Finnegan

Alexander Hill

Imogen Hopes

Blake Janeway

Jackson Janeway

Jackson Jones

Beau Maxwell

Samuel Miller

Coaches: Chris Patzel & Mark Winterfield

Thomas Pedler

Sebasan Radlmair

Connor Ruwoldt

Liam Salmon Beau Vivian

Nate Wakefield

Baden Dihm

Hudson Farmilo

Thomas Gale

Sebasan Grubb

Naon Hedwards

Maxx Keenan

Nate Stafford

Memphis Howard-Love

Blake Humphries

Kade Jakutavicius

Coach: Andrew Angelino

Dominic Albanese

Storm Altschwager

Billy Angelino

Braxton Bowyer

Nicholas Brooks

Van Byron

Archie Cook

Lenny Cooper

Coach: Marco Lucchini

Nathan Barnes

Zade Kurzman

Nate Lucchini

Oliver Mckelvie

Nash Moelder

Lucas Murray

Jax Sargeant

Jenson Davey

Oscar Ferguson

Maton Finck

Brayse Gifford

Taj Jensen

Ted Kerr

Tyler McPherson

Nate Moloney

Logan Murray

Cody O'Brien

Rayan Singh

Kobi Hay

Hadley Bryant Tate

Harty Blackwell

Desney Bums

Summer Burns

Hudson Cook

Parker Davis

Essie Hill

Jack Mitchinson

Chase Noonan

Hudson O'Connell

Rowan Patzel

Casey Peterse

Jack Rees

Harry Sneath

Levi Tull

Fletcher Walker

Riley Watson

Charlie Winterfield

Flynn Turner

Logan White

Ryder Wilson

Senior Coach: Daron McElroy

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Assistant Coaches: Nathan Lewis

Reserves Coach: Nathan

Another week done and dusted and Round 9 is complete.

We had a great start to our ever improving under 14s who are growing and playing better and better each week. We never got the win but the growth in t h i s s i d e h a s b e e n excellent, its great to see the kids improving every week. Our under 16s and 18s came across the bench mark and learnt a few valuable lessons but are remaining positive and have belief. The reserves are continuing on with a hard fought win and never really could put south away and the seniors was the same and it’s a credit to south who have faith in the kids. We are building

West Gambier West Gambier

nicely and have another huge test again with playing Top side Millicent this week. Lets hope the rain stays away and the ovalholdsup.

This week we also have past players day up in he club from 12pm and then down in the beer shed, Be some stories exaggerated no doubt and plenty of laughs. Great to see some old Westies at the club reminiscing from the good oledays.

Seeyouallatthefootball.

VWell the swell of pink and vibrancy from Ladies' Day brightened up the arctic and gloomy weather conditions last week. From all reports a stellar time was had by all including the CastertonSandford Ladies who joined the festivities in the Millie Room.

Considering the slippery and heavyconditions,theSeniors had a comfortable 55 point win Bolstered with the return of Harry Tunkin and Eili Redman from Glenelg, the young Saints displayed a confidence in the wintry conditions to create space, overlap and freed up players to share the ball around and converge this hard work into scoring opportunities. Cargs was in brilliant touch and rarely wastes a possession to finish with 2 goals. Frazer chimed in with 2 and Dredgie keeps his tally ticking along with 2 also. Jaxon, Eli, Gidda and Kobe each finished with singles.

Hamish McRae was named best player in his best game for the club; Tunks was dangerous (not as dangerous as Trev on a Saturday night though); Jack Verbena was verycraftywithhisreadingof the play while Fish and Bill had a good day out sharing the ruck duties in a day that

Millicent Millicent Red, Black & White

really suited ducks Ginny was good across half back and many players chimed in with exactly what the team expectsfromthem.

The Magoos had a 65 point win and moved the ball with astonishing poise given the conditions. Pidge continued his very good form and was namedbest,NoSurprisesNat second best, Aussie Fuller next, then Wattsy with his dash from half back , then Brad Tilley Thomas Chant showed his versatility and moved up the ground to sneak into the best players. Watch for his prowess tomorrow on long neck day as Head Chef Thomas in charge of the Rotisserie. Smithers and Muzz were goodalso.

Arguably, the big door prize f o r t h e d a y w a s t h e Stevenandmattduldig Show in the forward line. Matt finished with 4 goals (there's still debate whether a couple of 'passes' were actually misplaced shots on goal) and Digga with 3. We send our respect and gratitude to the Duldig family on Brian's passing and acknowledge his valuable contributions and presencearoundourClub.

Coach: Rowan Fox

2 Finn Kennesley

West Gambier West Gambier

Under 18’s Under 18’s

Red, Black & White

5 Rafael Rigopoulis

Sam Medhurst 14 Nate Davey

3 Charlie Stephenson 4 Max Byfieldt 13 Charlie Carson 15 Rylan Burchell

12 Joe Judd 17 Brooklyn Winterfield

18 Zac Hopgood

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Under 16’s Under 16’s

Under 14’s Under 14’s

West Gambier West Gambier

Coach: Brad Tilley

Zavier Gurney

Ryder Straord

Axel Joyce

Levi Robbins

Tyler Ryan

Brax Thomas

Arli Sims

Colby Watson

Millicent

Blayke Koehne

David Berzel

Pacey Duldig

Coach: Team Manager:

Archer Wilson

Raff Lawlor

Hughes Hunter

Oliver Sager

Frankie Robbins

Kobe McGrath

Hamish Damhuis

Tully Robinson

Fraser Fleming

Coach: Craig Gysbers

Jagger Gibson

Sunny Coughlan

Levinson Clyde

Parker Millowick

Mariah Lloyd

Jacob Gysbers

Jed Sunderland

Jax Reilly

Lauchlan Murphy

Tex Thomas

Owen Lloyd Jarvis Gurney

Ziggy Galambos

Mark Rigney

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FROMTHEARCHIVES

TIGERWITHA$3050PRICETAG

PrideofplaceatNorthGambier

“YELLOW and black, were from Tigerland” –andsothefamousfootysonggoes.

But in reality the AFL football club which boasts the Tiger as its mascot - Richmondbears the colours of predominantly black andyellowsash,notyellowandblack–orat leastmostofthetime.

Now this might seem like nit-picking and it probably is but as legend has it, Richmond based its Tiger mascot on the Bengal Tiger whichislargelyyellowwithblackstripes.

With all this AFL rubbish about forcing visiting teams to wear non-clash colours, many here in Mount Gambier could never understand why Richmond took so long to adopt North Gambier’s colours of a yellow jumperwithablacksashasa“clashjumper” when playing away from home. That would havebeentheidea“clash”colours.

Of course, it is now history that when Richmond won their 2017 premiership againstAdelaidetheydidsowiththe“clash” colours of yes you guessed it, yellow jumper andblacksash.

Some Richmond die-hards were appalled with the jumper and even suggested when the premiership photo was taken they revert back to the normal black jumper with yellow sash, but the players would not have it and the yellow and black jumper was preferredandusedforthephoto.

But going back to the Bengal Tiger there is a great story that emanated back in about 1976 when several North Gambier footy officials visited Tigerland in Melbourne and were impressed – let’s say very impressedwith two Bengal Tiger skins which hung famously in the club’s headquarters at Punt Road.

Then North Gambier club manager Bob Potter (who died recently in his 90s) led the expressions of envy and was keen to get a TigerskinjustlikeRichmond’s.

The North officials were later walking down Bourke Street and came across Shopper’s

Paradise store which sold various animal skins – just whattheofficialswerelookingfor

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The store was fresh out of a Tiger skin but promised they could deliver one in the comingweeks.

Theymentionedapricetagof$1500.

Back home in Mount Gambier supporters weresoondiggingdeepintotheirpocketsto donatetoafundtobuytheTigerskin.

A few weeks later news arrived that the Melbourne store had a Tiger skin, however there was also additional news - there had beenapriceadjustmentof$1000!

The reason for this was the Tiger skin came with a full blown body which had been stuffed. It also had its mouth wide open, teeth well and truly showing, appearing to giveoffthefamousTigerroar

After verification of its authenticity North members dug deeper into their pockets for more cash and the Tiger was collected and placedinaglasscaseforsafe-keepingduring travel.

The Tiger was then placed in the clubrooms, pride of place, in its case and the all-up cost, thatisTigerandglasscase,totalled$3050.

But the Tiger soon got tongues wagging and for years has become an attraction for visitingpatronsandfootysupporters.

One thing that is certain – the Bengal Tiger shows more of North Gambier’s colours than it does when Richmond are playing at home and also North Gambier has the “real thing”–RichmondonlyhastwoTigerskins!

AUTHOR’S NOTE: When I wrote a story for The Border Watch after North announced the Tiger had been purchased back in 1976 and installed in the clubrooms, much of this detailed story above was unknown, especially what North paid for the Tiger Thanks to Maureen Aston, wife of former West Gambier 1959 premiership rover Trevor Aston, she found a “Sun Pictorial” newspaper clipping (Herald Sun today) and much of this article and additional information came from Geoffrey Wright in hisweekly“TheWrightRoad”series.

• PHOTO: The stuffed Bengal Tiger which arrivedatNorthGambierin1976.

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50club games libby buck

Libby joined the West Family in 2020 as part of our Under 11’s team, then the 13B’s in 2021 and as part of the successful 13A team who made it to the Grand Final in 2022. 2023 sees her taking her place in the 15B team under the guidance of Barb and Jo.

What an amazing mid courter this young lady is becoming. SincejoiningtheU15Bsquadthis

y e a r L i b b y h a s s h o w n determination and great understanding of what we have asked of her to do throughout her game week in and week out. She has taken on the mid court roll like a boss and we’re very proud of her for always striving todoherbest.

Congratulations on your 50th game for WGNC Libby, keep kickinggoals.

50games

amy, Ylana, Chloe, Renee&marlee

RESULTS

A GRADE

West Gambier 64 (S. Rier, T. Bryant) d South Gambier 46 (G. Dalton, A. Duncan)

North Gambier 40 (M. Renko, M. Griffith) d East Gambier 30 (M. Amy, R. Henke)

Millicent 78 (L. Duldig, T. Sanderson) d Casterton Sandford 33 (C. Humphries, M. Cleary)

A RESERVE

West Gambier 47 (C. Ransom, M. Milich) d South Gambier 36 (G. Ryan, C. Muller)

North Gambier 48 (A. O’Shaughnessy, N. Fox) d East Gambier 31 (T. Gray, B. Hicks)

Millicent 67 (J. Sunderland, K. Stuart) d Casterton Sandford 41 (S. Fidler, T, Broomby)

B GRADE

South Gambier 49 (K. McIntyre-Clarke, M. Glynn) d West Gambier 37 (K. Heaver, C. Carraill)

North Gambier 33 (K. Dyson, A. Redman) d East Gambier 23 (S. James, J. Clark)

Millicent 40 (V. Duncan, K. Brown) d Casterton Sandford 36 (A. Balzan, K. Harvey)

C GRADE

South Gambier 39 (C. Dunn, J. Jennings) d West Gambier 29 (E. Sutherland, A. Judd)

East Gambier 33 (E. Caruso, T. Jackway) d North Gambier 31 (M. Allen, K. Quinn)

Millicent 35 (E. Bonde, K. Lindner) d Casterton Sandford 31 (A. Spratling, K. Gill-Killey)

17 & UNDER

West Gambier 60 (A. Pearson, T. Lindner) d South Gambier 39 (S. Wight, M. Walmsley)

North Gambier 50 (A. Collins, T. Jones) d east Gambier 21 (A. Beveridge, A. Lines)

Millicent 54 (E. Easterby, L. Paul) d Casterton Sandford 29 (I. Longhurst, M. Paon)

15 & UNDER A

West Gambier 49 (S. Lindner, L. Pearson) d South Gambier 46 (K. Sims, G. Dalton)

North Gambier 70 (K. Anderson, R. Darimaani) d East Gambier 11 (T. Kemp, L. Hannaford)

Millicent 74 (T. Grosser, M. Gysbers) d Casterton Sandford 9 (O. Nolte, A. Crawford)

15 & UNDER B

West Gambier 50 (M. Lynch, M. Vivian) d South Gambier 8 (G. Peucker, T. Allen)

Millicent 50 (E. Crowe, E. Mahews) d Casterton Sandford 4 (C. Corman, K. Vise)

13 & UNDER A

West Gambier 27 (C. Hunter, S. Richards) d South Gambier 16 (L. Jones, S. Ryan)

North Gambier 50 (L. Hunter, C. Grivell) d East Gambier 23 (I. Mee, I. Cook)

Millicent 26 (L. Crowe, I. Coghlan) d Casterton Sandford 14 (Y. Grigg, M. Robbins)

13 & UNDER B

West Gambier 19 (H. Lindner, H. Jackson) d South Gambier 9 (M. Fullerton, A. Green)

East Gambier 38 (I. Cook, S. McCracken) d North Gambier 9 (P. Lucas, A. Schloithe)

Millicent 43 (S. Walker, P. Johnson)

11 & UNDER

West Gambier 13 (P. Bonney-Dawson) d South Gambier 10 (C. Sims, E. Scotland)

North Gambier 20 (I. Levine, P. Mulraney) d East Gambier 18 (S. Creek, C. Hosking)

Millicent 14 (L. Joyce, H. Straord) d Casterton Sandford 3 (B. Green, M. Carter)

SOUTHGAMBIERVWESTGAMBIER

Sarah Rier has again had a dominant opening half to set up an 18 goal victory for the reigning premiers over South Gambier atBlueLakeSportsParkattheweekend.

The star shooter need 32 from 38 in the opening half, seng up a 14 goal half me lead and while the Demons turned the match into an arm wrestle in the second half in a vastly improved performance, they wereunabletomakeinroads.

Given they were taken on the 2022 premiership line-up, the young South lineup is definitely making strides and will connue to work towards greater consistency and securing more scoring opportunies for Gracie Dalton and Alyssa Duncan, who again made the most of their opportuniesintheshoongcircle.

But in the end, West Gambier was just too strong with clinical ball movement in aack and a relentless defensive line-up that consistently create turnover ball and make the opposion front line work overme for everypossession.

The connecon between Lisa McGregor and Rier, as well as the hard running and pinpoint delivery of Tara Bryant, made life tough for the South defensive line although Sophie Wight and Ellie Bouchier did sll disrupttheflowfrommetome.

Megan Reid had a good bale with Bryant and was a key link player for the Demons, while the accurate finishing of the Demons goalers ensured the Demons stayed in touch, converng 46 from 58, but the misses were generally turnovers with Jade Rier and Amy Cram dominang the air in the rebounding duels and any cross court aerialapproachesfromSouth.

NORTHGAMBIERVEASTGAMBIER

It was a ght opening quarter at Vansiart Park and at the first break it was the underdogBulldogswithaonegoallead.

Thecondionsmadeforhardworkforboth teams with ball in hand, with neither team

able to establish any flowand the defensive line-upsensuringtherewasnoeasyball.

Missing star shooter Grace Pos, North gave the goal shooter bib to swingman StellaMobbs,whohasalsohadanimpactin the defensive circle this season, and it took alilewhilefortheNorthfrontlinetosele intothenewline-up.

With her more experienced shoong partner missing, teenager goaler Macey Griffith had to step up and she did it with ease, taking more shoong responsibilies andworkinghardoutthefrontofMobbs.

Arguably best on court, Griffith upped her work rate aer quarter me, missing only onegoalforthematchandneng17ofthe Tigers 40 goals – a much larger percentage than her usual output when Pos is on court.

At the other end, Renee Henke was also on song, missing only two goals for the match, as both sides struggled to create scoring opportunies courtesy of some impressive full court defensive pressure from both sides.

There was only a three goal difference at half me, with the Tigers having wrestled backthelead,butitwasinthethirdthatthe match was won and done in a 14-6 quarter that set up an 11 goal three quarter me lead.

It was all about supply in that quarter as North converted 14 from 16 and East could manageonlyeightscoringopportunies.

The final quarter saw the Bulldogs back in the contest but the damage was done and while they won the quarter by one, they weretoofarback.

Morgan Amy was outstanding in defence for East, while Henke connues to be a consistent performer for East while Griffith andMelRenkowerebestforNorth.

M I L L I C E N T V CASTERTONSANDFORD

The 78-33 scoreline is no doubt comprehensive as Millicent got the job done against Casterton Sandford at the weekend but for the Cats is was a marked improvement – keeping the Saints to16 less goals than last me they met and also scoringmoreprolificallythemselves.

While the condions played a role, adding some more experience to the line-up seemed to pay dividends for Casterton Sandford with the shoong combinaon of Tori Broomby and Paige Murrell looking dangerous but suffering from some inaccuracy, while the defensive line also addedaveteranwithSharnaFidlertakingto thecourt.

Butasisalwaysthecasewhentakingonthe Saints, Millicent just creates so many scoring opportunies, built on clinical ball movement in aack and relentless defensive pressure through the mid court andgoalthird.

Tabatha Sanderson proved unstoppable at the post, neng 66 of Millicent’s 78 goals, including 16 straight in the second quarter, while Lisa Duldig was outstanding on the defensive wing, shung down the dangerous Madeline Paon, who was coming off two outstanding performances, and marshalling the defensive third for the saints to ensure the cats struggled to find a waythrough.

MissinggoaldefenceLaurenVanEeden,the Saints teamed up Kimmi Tincknell and PoraMcRaeinthedefensivecircleandthe newlookduodidn’tmissabeat–suchisthe versalityoftheMillicentdefensiveline.

Duldig was also crical in transion, as she linked with Lillie Paul, Daisy Tunkin and Demi Verbena, who all fed Sanderson with precision.

Madalene Cleary played the first half in centre and then moved to goal aack for the second for the Cats and, along with reless defender Caeleigh Humphries, was againtheCats’best.

ROUNDPREVIEWS

EASTGAMBIERVSOUTHGAMBIER

South Gambier put in a much improved performance last round in its 16 goal loss – matching it with reigning premier WestGambierinthesecondhalf–butit won’t mean much if the young Demons can’t push for victory this weekend againsttheBulldogs.

ThesameappliesforEastGambiermind you, given the Bulldogs only put in one poor quarter against third ranked North Gambiertolosebyonly10.

Reducing errors with ball in hand, accurate shoong and consistent defensive pressure across four quarters will be the key in this contest, with both sides, given their new look 2023 lineups,strugglingforconsistency

Each match up looms large in the final washup.

Promising young goaler Gracie Dalton will need to bring a good level of aggression and commit to standing her ground as she takes on tenacious East defender Morgan Amy – who is coming offastrongperformanceinRound9.

At the other end, Sophie Wight will need to be at her ght checking best to limit the opportunies for East shooter Renee Henke. Wight can dominate the air and her speed onto the ball makes her a good match up for Henke, who is one of the rare moving shooters in the compeon and her long range accuracyisdangerous.

Tarsh McCallum looms large for the Demons as she is such a key link player for East so Tully McShane will need to focus on denying the star wing aack easy access to the circle’s edge and she will also need to pressure every feed int the hope of producing a rare error from thereliablepremiershipmidcourter.

South defender Ellie Bouchier has the ability to take this game by the throat and she will need to find the perfect balance between denying Casey Horrigan easy ball, given Horrigan is so accurate on the feed, but also ensure she dominates the rebounding duels andalsousesherabilitytoreadtheplay tocreatesometurnoverballforSouth.

The other goal aack-goal defence bale is probably one of the most important baled on the court with South playmaker Alyssa Duncan taking on East coach Bo Creek, who has been a

model of consistency over the past decadeandisasadeptonthegroundas sheisintheair.

Southwilldowelltokeeptheballoutof the air and avoid crosscourt balls if they don’t want Creek and Amy to take the gameawayfromthem.

The centre bale sees two completely different style players going head to head.

East’s Chloe Perryman is strong in air, physical in the contest and a defensive star, while Megan Reid is hard working and simply runs all day, an understated playerwhorarelymakesamistake.

If South harbours any thoughts of finals in 2023, they simply have to win this contest but either way it will be a ght one.

WESTGAMBIERVMILLICENT

It is a top of the table clash that looms largeasthe2022grandfinalistsgohead toheadagain.

Premiers West Gambier took the round five clash by two goals and the Saints will have been working on ways to combat their 2022 nemesis so it should beamatchfortheages.

West was basically untroubled but not dominant against South Gambier but theRoosareanexperiencedline-upand know how to flick the switch and take thingsupagearwhenrequired.

AmyCramandJadeRierwillhavebeen working on the best way to shut down Saints shooter Tabatha Sanderson and also limit the influence of Millicent goal aack Demi Verbena, who feeds Sanderson perfectly and is also a long rangeshoongspecialist.

Sanderson is arguably having her best season yet and has been finishing accurately so the Roos know they need tolimitherpossessions.

Thatalsoappliestotheotherendofthe court where Sarah Rier is a damaging player who has height but also the ability to shoot from anywhere in the circle And Rier also has a quality shoong partner with Lisa McGregor having a great connecon with her young team mate while also capable of also hing the scoreboard when required.

Millicent has a few defensive opons and may well try a few opons with Pora McRae, Lauren Van Eeden and Kimmi Tincknell all capable of holding downadefensivepostinthecircle.

The mid courts also loom large with Zoe Malseed, Mikaela Horrigan and Tara BryanttakingonLilliePaul,DaisyTunkin andLisaDuldig,whoiscomingoffabest oncourtperformanceinRound9.

It really is too close to call when these teams meet but Rier’s long range conversion would well prove the difference.

CASTERTON SANDFORD V NORTH GAMBIER

CastertonSandfordhostNorthGambier his weekend, coming off an improved performance against Millicent, but knowing things get no easier taking on theTigers.

The Island Park clash sees the Cats facing a similar challenge as they did in Round 9 – a tall shooter with a classy shoong partner – so it will again test the likes of Caeleigh Humphries and Ebany Jarrad, who will also be looking for the mid court to apply pressure to theNorthfeeders.

Whether the Tigers have Grace Pos or Stella Mobbs in goals, height is the issue,whileatgoalaackMaceyGriffith is coming off her best game for 2023, showing she is more than happy to take moreshotsifrequired.

The mid court of Brianna Walters and MelRenkoisofthehighestqualityandif they earn too much possession, the scoreboard will definitely fall comfortably in the Tigers favour as they rarelymakeamistakewithballinhand.

Madalene Cleary and Madeline Paon have been playing well in the Cats mid court and they will need to be at their best again – having an impact defensively as well as working hard in theaackingthirdtofindtheirshooters inspace.

Northhasaghtcheckingdefensiveline withNoniMcConnellandMikailaPiso whether it is Ivy Lane, Chloe Foster, Chelsey Galpin, Cleary, or one of the experienced campaigners that filled the roles last week, finding space in range willbeachallenge.

And with Lauran Norman using her height and athlec ability on the defensive wing, pressure will be on the incomingball.

The Tigers will be looking to finetune aer the close clash with East and shouldtakethepointscomfortably.

Casterton-Sandford Casterton-Sandford

Blue, White & Red

The Cats girls travelled over to Millicent to brave some cold and windy weather lastweekend.

SENIORS:

The A grade despite playing exceptionally well, lost 3378 Players of the match were Caeleigh, Madalene andPaige.

The A Reserve girls were on fire, however despite Sharna, Tori and Gaby’s speed and work ethic across the court, they weren’tabletofinishwitha win,goingdown41-67.

Amber, Kerri and Emma led B Grade team into a toughfought game that put their skills to the test. Showing some great passages of play, but not quite able to e x e c u t e , t h e g i r l s unfortunately came away withacloseloss36-40.

Our C Grade team were out of luck this week going down in an extremely close game 31-35. Amber, Katie and Jamie had lots of positive encouragement to sharewiththeirteammates throughout the game along with some terrific passages ofplay.

The Under 17’s put on a displaytocomeawaywitha convincing win 52-36. Indi, Madeline, Isobel and Phoebe utilized each other to move the ball effectively down the court from defence to attack after everyturnover.

JUNIORS:

The determination seen in the Under 15A’s & B’s was amazing, as each girl set out to fulfill their rolls assignedbycoaches.Olivia, Amy, Brydie and Makayla

brought the best of our juniors’ skills in the A’s, h o w e v e r t h e y unfortunately couldn’t match the Millicent side, losing 9-73. The B’s were unsuccessful in the finishing score line 4-50, however the turnovers made by Caitlyn, Kirby, Amelia and Ella should definitelybetakenhomeas smallwins.

YlanaandMarleewerevital players in holding Millicent to as minimal goals as possibleintheUnder13A’s, but unable to stop their quick additions to the scoreboard, they lost 1426.

We saw some quick goals added to our side of the scoreboard in the Under 13B’s last week. Finishing with a score line of 43-9, Stacey, Adele, Isabella and Brooklyn battled for every ball and made efficient use of each possession to stretch the team’s leading margin as much as possible bythefinalwhistle.

Under 11 players Bailey, Mia, Pinelopi and Cleo demonstrated what real courage is in their game today Despite coming second best to Millicent 314,allthegirlsplayedtothe bestoftheirabilities

Under11’s:North20defEast18

North Gambier North Gambier Yellow & Black

Well done to the girls today, a very deserving win. It was fantastic to watch the immenseimprovement each girlhas had over the season. The girls linked the ball down the court and used their voices, making some seamless passages of play Our defensive pressure was strong, and the girls all worked hard to get the win. Best player awards go to Ivy Levine and Piper Mulraney. Ivy shone in the midcourt, moving the ball with confidence Piper is flourishing this season, demonstrating her quick movement in the goal circle. VanCino encouragement award goes to Sophie Halloran for her courage and determination. Another fantastic game ofnetballandaveryproudcoach!

Awards:IvyLevineandPiperMulraney, bothsponsoredbyHalloranDiesel

Under13B’s:North9defbyEast38

The girls are starting to make some better connections with each other moving the ball down the court. We need to continue on from this with making prelim movements to lose our players and provide angle leads to help our teammates Each player applied defensive pressure over the pass that allowed us to create some turnovers. Goodworkgirls.

Awards: Piper Lucas and Addison Schoithe and Encouragement award wenttoEmily

Under13A’s:North40defEast23

Terrific intensity from everyone right from the first whistle. Slippery & windy conditions created a lot of loose balls and chances for turnovers Players focussed on strong defence over every pass and being first to deflections Improved shooting percentage and good vision into the goalers was a highlight.

Awards: Mackenzie Harrold and Carey Grivell,sponsoredby3MP

Under15B’s:nogame

Under15A’s:North72defEast11

The girls managed some changes to our usual positions and structures this week really well. Kelsie went from one end to the other, slotting perfectly into goal shooter, shooting accurately, holding andreboundingstrongandworkingwell with Elodie who moved beautifully as she always does The girls defensive pressure all over the court was strong all game, and saw Raine and Ruby take many wonderful intercepts The girls were smart with their decision making andtransitionoutofdefence,twothings we have been working on. Well done to Ruby Mitchell on 50 games, an amazing player, very excited to see where your next50gamestakesyou.

Awards:MaggieCollinsandRaineDari

Under17’s:North56defEast21

The girls started strongly against East with a point to prove. Following the loss against Millicent they were keen to rebuild and regain their momentum The whole team worked hard to implement the skills we have been working on, resulting in some smooth passages of play and great transition from defence to attack. Our defensive pressure was again excellent, creating

many scoring opportunities that were converted confidently A great team effort resulting in a solid win Best playersforroundnineareCaraNultyand Tora Jones. Both girls played a strong game in the attack line with excellent defensivepressureaswell.

Awards:ToraJonesandCaraNulty

CGrade:North31defbyEast33

After going down by 22 goals in round 4 to East, we were determined to redeem ourselves We started strong with awesome defensive pressure by Bec Johnson and Sarah Nieuwenhuizen along with our goalies Milly Allen and Hannah Fox converting on the score board. It was always going to be a tough battle, we stayed focused and maintained control of the ball when we had possession. We made some great plays down the court, these initiated by ourmids.Weledateverybreakbutwere unable to finish the game, going down 31-33. We continue to improve each weekandthelasttwogameshaveseena greatcontributionfromeveryplayer

Awards:MillyAllenandHannahFox

Bgrade:North33defEast23

We put another win on the board for season 2023, with all 9 players contributing to a full 4 quarter performance. We capitalised on missed shots from the opposition with some amazing rebounds from Katie, Bri & Justine. Our mids were able to move the ball down with patience and with Georgia, Ava and Zarly all getting scores on the board. There were some bloody ripper passages of play with Maddy, Ameila & Coco feeding the goalies with precision. Full court contribution found it hard to determine our award winners, but Katie and Ava were very much deserving Let’s keep this confidence andpositivityupmovingforward!!

Awards:KatieDysonandAvaNorman

Ares:North48defEast31

A bit of a slow start this week while we took some time to settle into the game. Our defence line was super strong and kept us in it early with Jessie getting some great hands to ball and Nat providing some really strong drive, talk and direction down the court The secondhalfsaweveryoneliftandusplay somereallygreatnetball,ourtimingwas on point right down the court, we were making some great feeding decisions and shooting with a high degree of accuracy Let's make sure we start this week how we finish and try and get our gamesmoreconsistent.

Awards:NatFoxandJessieLittle

AGrade:North40defEast30

It was a slow start and we needed to adjust to the absence of Grace in the GS position. Stella played her first game in our front line. At half time, we finally found our groove in what was a physical battle in wet, slippery conditions. We played through the disconnect that was presentattimes,tocomeawaywitha10 goal win. Our defence end was able to turn ball over and put pressure on in their attack. Macey Griffith shot with confidence and Mel Renko ran through themiddlewithstrengthallgame.

Awards:MaceyGriffithandMelRenko

East Gambier East Gambier

Red & Black

Under11East18LostNorth20

Not the outcome we were hoping for Was a tight and a close during the whole game. It’s really good to see the skills that we have been practicing at training be used throughout the game Keep working hard at training girls. So proudofyou.

BestPlayers:S.Creek,C.Hosking

Award Winners: S Creek ( 25 Acres),C.Hosking(Boost)

Under13BEast38WonNorth9

I’m proud that you all stuck to the task that we gave ourselves. we reached our score and placed pressure on our opponents to createtheturnovers.

everyone played really well, and all could have had best player awards. Tilly done a great job out at GD coming out of her comfort zone and Liana relished the change to have a quarter at WA. Izzy had anothergreatgameintheshooting circle.

Let’s all keep working hard at trainingsandkeeplearning.

BestPlayers:I.Cook,S.McCracken

A wa rd W in n ers : T O ls en (Kaboom),I.Cook(KFC)

Under13AEast23LostNorth50

It was a tough game against a very good North side. We had fantastic passages of play during the game. We set little goals each quarter which the goals achieved. Chloe and Izzy worked really well and moved the ball beautifully within the circle. Isana and Ava worked well together in defence. Let’s re group and keep working hard a training. So proud of the whole squad.

BestPlayers:I.Mee,I.Cook

Award Winners: I. Mee (Kaboom), A.Olsen(ArenaSports)

Under15AEast11LostNorth56

Was a tough game against North. There was really good passages of play during the game The movement and passing within the circle with Tani and Sharni was great. The Defence has a tough job on very accurate shoots the girls go t m a ny t u r n ove rs b u t unfortunately, we couldn’t convert them into goals. Big thank you to Isana for playing for us Keep working hard a training the wins arejustaroundthecorner

BestPlayers:T.Kemp,L.Hannaford

Award Winners: L Hannaford (Wendy’s), I Stratford (OK Pie Shop)

Under17’sEast21LostNorth56

Was a tough game against north.

We have great passages of play. Our defence gave us some great opportunitiesbutsomeofourown errors let us down. Keep training hard girls and the next win is just aroundthecorner

BestPlayers:A.Lines,A.Beveridge Award Winners: A Lines (Jens Hotel),K.Neilson(SanPiero)

CGradeEast33WonNorth31

Another tough game for the girls, with a few players unwell We managed to keep a level head throughout the game, winning by 2.WeseenDanielajointheteamat GS which she just slotted in with ease.

Well done girls, keep training hard andwewillkeepbeingconsistent.

Best Players: E. Caruso, T Janeway (SponsoredbyJanewayCarpentry)

Award Winners: T Janeway (25 Aces),K.Gaffney(FastaPasta)

BGradeEast23LostNorth33

Not training last week really showed on the court plus a lacklustre energy meant we couldn’t keep up with North. Some good passages in the 2nd half of each quarter but we need consistency to compete with the topsides.

BestPlayers:S.James,J Clark

Award Winners: O Plunkett ( Kiralee Jade), A. Geraghty ( OK Pie Shop)

AResEast31LostNorth46

A tough battle against north. We had some fantastic passages of play Our defence turned ball over well but with our own errors we couldn’t convert to goal. The ball movement between the shooters was really good. Keep up the hard workgirls.

Best Players: B. Hicks (sponsored by Hicks Auto & Engineering), T Gray (Sponsored by John Podgorski)

Award Winners: B. Hicks (Globe Hotel),T Gray(Zambrero’s)

AGradeEast30LostNorth40

Was a tough battle against North. Our shooters moved well in the circle. Our defenders hard a tough job but managed to get turn over ball, but with some of our own errors we couldn’t convert them into goals. Our midcourt fed the shooters well. Keep up the hard workgirls.

Best Players: M. Amy (Sponsored by S o u l P hys i o t h e ra py & Movement)R.Henke

Award Winners: M. Amy (Nourish Nook),R.Henke(BirdieBlue)

South

Gambier South Gambier Red & White

VLast weekend was all about raising money for the Breast Cancer Network Australia and thanks to the efforts of Mel Milich and Ashlee Scotland we have raised more than $1000 andcounting…

From the 11 & under girls and their pink lady tattoos to the pink arm bands and pink ribbons to the pink balls for match play – it was all about breast cancer on Saturday and the soup kitchen and bake sale ensured plenty of money was raised before we eve started countingthedonationtins.

Thanks to everyone who put their best Masterchef foot forward to whip up the delicious sweet treats and for Ruby, Lily, Ellie and helpers for running the makeshift cake stall and, of course, the generous customers who were happy to part with their hard earned cash for such a good cause.

Thanks also to some of our junior players who rattled the donation tins around the football oval to drum up more cashfortheworthycause.

On the court, the B and C Grade girls again got the job done as they continue to enjoy a successful season – credit to Leyna, Ange and Larnka, while the A Grade also deserves a special mention, going toe to toe with the reigning premiers and putting in a strong performance given they took on the premiership seven and we have had changes in personnel from 2022. To only go down by 16 and to lose th second half by only two goals was testament to the work these girls are putting in under the guidance of Tanya, Brandi, Flick and Toni over the course oftheseason.

TonightisRump&RedNightso it is time for everyone to glam up Thanks to the junior players who are helping out withtheirwaitressingskills.

Milla Fullerton and Ellie McCracken travelled to Adelaide this week to represent the Lower South East at SAPSASA netball

Round9weheadedouttotakeonSouthatBlue Lakes Sports Park We had another very successful day on the courts. Congratulations to the 11s who claimed their first win of the season. Big Thanks to our local Business's and Members for providing the Game Day Awards for our Girls during the season. This week we sayThankyoutothefollowing;TheAry-Mount Gambier Community RSL, Krispy Kreme Mount Gambier, Awatuna Pty Ltd, Paradise PIZZA, ScRoll Queen, Natalie Pearson - Finance Broker -MountGambier,Lima&Co.,SorrentosCAFE

Di&Dougencouragementaward–awardedto EvaPovey–13A’s.

Under 11's: South defeated by West 10-13. 1st

Best Player: Phoebe Bonney-Dowson. 2nd Best PlayerIslaStuckey

A win! Hooray! These girls definitely deserved it. An absolute ripper of a game for the little Roo’s.Wehadafantasticstarttothegamewith Phoebe and Sophie C moving the ball around thegoalcircleandnailingsomanygoals.Kelsey and Ayla feeding the ball into the goalies with some great passes The defensive duo of Mackenna and Eliza was again excellent. They were supported well by Emily who was holding well on the circle. Changes made in the third quarter saw Gracie into WD and Zoe into WA who both improve every week. Isla came on into centre and used her speed to get the ball moving quick. Sophie S into goals provided a great target for her team mates and also provided excellent defensive pressure. Thanks to South for a great game. Lets keep up the goodworkgirls.

Under 13A's: South defeated by West 16-27.

1st Best Player: Claire Hunter 2nd Best Player: SaraRichards.GameDayAwards:SaraRichards &MatildaNeale.

The 13as came out fighting hard with a slightly different change and allowing Claire in goal attack for the first quarter, she was able to move the ball extremely well with her fellow teammemberssupportingher

Everyone worked extremely hard to keep us in front and up for the whole game running away with the win 27-16. Steady hard work with the midcourtgirlsallowedtheballtomoveintothe goalies, strong defence allowed lots of turnovers which kept us moving in the right direction.Absolutelyamazingworkfromall.

Under 13B's: South defeated by West 9-19. 1st

Best Player: Harper Linder 2nd Best Player: Hannah Jackson. Game Day Awards: Chaneil Cowland&HarperLinder

On Saturday, the 13B girls took on South Gambier at South with the challenge of a cold and persistent wind Hannah Jackson and Isabelle Richards worked hard to score in the first half, with Savannah Riddoch and Harper Linder providing them the ball. At halftime, Savannah and Aggie Thomas (GD) came to the bench,whileMackenzieFisherwenttoWAand RubyLambwenttoGD MollyThomas(GK)and Ruby combined well to keep the pressure on the South’s goalies, with Chaniel Cowland defendingatthefrontinWD Goingintothelast quarter, West was leading by three goals. After a recent illness, Harper came off the court, and Savannah came back on, resuming her position at C. The girls kept the pressure going, finishing off with a win by ten goals. For this round, the best on court went to Chaniel Cowland and HarperLinder

Under 15A's: South defeated by West 46-49.

1st Best Player: Swaye Linder 2nd Best Player: Lila Pearson. Game Day Awards: Lila Pearson & AliceAllen.

Asolid4quartersplayedtodaygirlsconsidering the weather we had. The game was close for the whole game but you held on having the win! Both attackers and defenders played their part with Lila shooting well in goals and Alice playing well in defence. Lara also played well in mid court. Mikayla played an excellent 4th quarterinterceptingmanyballs!

Under15B's:SouthdefeatedbyWest8-50.1st

BestPlayer:MayaLynch.2ndBestPlayer:Miley Vivian.

Ourunder15Bgirlsplayedasolidfourquarters and came away with the win against South, 850 The girls showed great commitment with

West Gambier West GambierV

interceptsand passages of play throughout the game

First best on court went to Maya Lynch and second best went to Miley Vivian We would also like to congratulate our very own Libby Buck on her 50 game milestone for west gambiernetballclubsuchagreatachievement.

Under 17s: South defeated by West 39-60. 1st Best Player: Aleisha Pearson. 2nd Best Player: Tully Lindner Game Day Awards: Tully Lindner &HalleBoult.

These girls are playing together better and bettereachweek.ItisawholeteameffortandI couldn’t ask for more from them. From the defence to the attack line they encourage and support each other all over the court. If there was a medal for this my team would win it hands down. Lucy in GS this week gave us a solid lead going into the goal circle supported byAleishainthefirsthalfofthegame.Bothgirls worked well together with Alex and WA and CharlotteatC.Themovementaroundthegoals was fantastic. Imogen coming on in the GA position after half time worked with Lucy to extendourlead.ThedefencelineupofMacyat GK and Tully at GD played and exceptional gametogether,Tullypullingoffsomeawesome interceptionsreading the ball well. Halle at WD gave the girls the added extra support getting that ball back down to our attack girls. Macy having a well earnt rest brought Ellie onto GD andTullymovingbackintotheGKpositionafter half time worked just as well. We came away with a solid win against South. Keep up the goodworkgirls.

C Grade: South defeated West 39-29. 1st Best Player: Emily Sutherland 2nd Best Player: Anabel Judd Game Day Awards: Emily Sutherland&LisaBoyd.

Anothertoughgameforthegirlsgoingdownby 10goalstosouth.Giventheconditionsthegirls gave it their all and didn’t give up. Amazing work to all our defenders earning themselves some great turnovers. Shoutout to our goalies who pushed through the windy conditions resulting in some great goals Some great feeding by our mid-court getting the ball into our goalies and working defensively to move the ball down the court. Game day vouchers to Emily Sutherland and Lisa Boyd and best playerstoEmilySutherlandandAnnabelJudd.

B Grade: South defeated West 49-37. 1st Best

Player: Kylie Heaver 2nd Best Player: Caitlin Carraill. Game Day Awards: Caitlin Carraill & MaeleeDalton.

Today saw us take on the ladder leaders South. We came out really strong as we were determined to make it a tough game for them. With our new defensive duo of Maelee and Kylie applying extreme pressure to make sure their goalies have to fight for the ball. Our mid courtpassedtheballaroundwellandhadsome great patience with passing into our goalies. Our goalieshad great movement into the circle and used the mid court well to get better positioning. Even though we went down by 12 atthefinalwhistlethegirlsplayedanextremely strong match and should be proud of their efforts.

A Reserve: South defeated by West 36 - 47. 1st Best Player: Carlee Ransom. 2nd Best Player: MadelynMilich.

We did win and win well in the end exciting to know that we can still win and are yet to reach our full potential. Our 2nd and 3rd efforts were impressive and vital in attack. Defensively we were able bring things into the game we have been working on at training which was great to see. Congratulations to Sally and her under 11s ontheirfirstwinveryexcitingforyouall!!

A Grade: South defeated by West 46 - 64. 1st

Best Player: Sarah Ritter 2nd Best Player: Tara Bryant.

Another freezing and wet day means netball day Thanks to Anna and Tahlia for benching for us. It was good to have our full team again this weekandworkonadifferentcomboinattackin the second half. Our defence created plenty of turnovers and we had some nice patient passages in attack. Work hard at training this weekreadyforatoughgame.

Last week was a very successful Ladies Day which was organised by our social committee Well done to everyone involved in supporting Breast Cancer round. This week we play West away with being able to play on their new courtsforthefirsttimethisyear!

A little slow off the mark this morning. The girls took a couple of quarters to settle and find some flow down the court! They improved in the second half with some great defence and with a few turnovers we were able to increase the lead into the final stages of the game! Some accurate shooting in very difficult windy conditions gave the girls a strong win Best players were Lia Joyce (SportsPower & Wendy’s) and Halle Stratford(ToyKingdom).

U13As-26to14

Windy conditions made it a difficult start, taking a while for players to adjust to the conditions. A steady game, with strong defensive pressure from both sides. Amarlie and Indi had to adjust to the windy conditions and tall defenders. Olive and Scarlett slowed down the game with shorter passing and Lucy applied strong defensive pressure all game. Lola and Audrey read the ball well, creating many turnovers. Awards to Amarlie Thomson for her leadership on court, Scarlett Zalme for listening to coaching advice and adjusting her game in the windy conditions. JM incentive award to Indi Coghlan for her quick movementinthegoalring,findingspace againstaverytallopponent.

U13Bs-8to43

Bad luck today girls you all fought hard through the windy conditions. You were able to work the ball down the court with shorter passes and coming in front. Although they were a fair bit taller, you were able to use your speed to come forward and get around them. They just beat us in the goal circle with their long arms. Awards went to Clara (Dentons SportsPower)andOlivia(Ducky’s).

U15As-73to9

We started the match strongly, against a young Casterton Sandford team and in very cold conditions. Tahnee and Kalani combined well in goals and at the other end, Matti & Emily were shutting down the attackers to limit their scoring. Bell, Piper and Mia played strongly through the midcourt. Mylee entered the game at quarter time and combined beautifullywithMattiingoalsasweshot 24 for the quarter We continued to show our versatility in the second half and recorded a big win. Best Players were Mia Gysbers (Dentons) and Mylee (ChookHouse/Wendy’s).

U15Bs-50to4

We had the girls play out of their normal positions for a change up this week. Triallingdifferentcombinations,thegirls continued to work well as a team. We had strong leads in attack and a solid full court defence. Best players were Eva Crowe and Ella Matthews. Awards went to Laine (Zambreros) and Asha (Boost/BakersDelight).

U17s-54to29

In windy conditions the girls settled to the conditions and created turnovers with high intensity pressure all over the court Our transition into attack was much improved with all our work at trainingontimingcomingintothegame. Wishing Poppy, a super speedy recovery and that you are back out there very soon. Awards this week went to Lillie (Since56)&Abby(PierinasHair).

CGrade-35to31

A slow start to our game in the wet and windy conditions. After slowing building through the game, we continued to stay intheleadthewholegame.Wewillneed to keep working as a team and working hardwhencomingintothepointyendof the season Awards went to Naomi (Chook House/Java) and Keelie (Dentons).

BGrade-40to36

A fast start for us with an early lead, but we knew Casterton would keep pushing usandthattheydidbyhalftimeitwasall even Our team stayed consistent to what we have been working on and our defensive pressure across the whole court was excellent. Our goalies worked hardunderpressureandstoodtallwhen we needed! Very happy with our efforts and the four-goal win! Super game girls. AwardswenttoKalliBrown(Heavenona Hanger) and Nicole Domaschenz (AlternateLife).

AReserve-67to41

In very windy and cold conditions the match went goal for goal for the first quarter with both teams applying pressure and the wind causing some passes to go out of court. We went into the break three goals in front and the second quarter started well with us leadingbyupto9goalsbeforeCasterton tightened up and reduced the margin to 5 at the break. Alice & Keish swapped rolesathalftimeandcombinedwellwith Keel’s and Jac to gain important touches in defence. We were able to score more freely with Rylee shooting some nice long bombs. Abby & Jackie combined well in the midcourt, gaining circle edge to feed their goalies under the post. Piper (first senior game) and Edie entered the game at the three-quarter time break and showed their talent and skill as they helped us to record a good win Another great team effort by everyone Best Players Keeley (McCourts)Abby(Pierina’s).

AGrade-78to33

Despite the hallowing wind and freezing co n d i t i o n s , we h a d a st ro n g performance to take the win Nice finishing from Tabatha and Demi who executed from close range to produce a nice totally Lillie and Daisy used their speedandskillswellbyofferingplentyof optionsoncircleedge.Portia,Kimmiand Lisa worked hard all day with relentless pressure in defence and control in transition.

Thanks to Keish and Keeley for supporting on bench. Best went to Lisa and Tab and awards went to Lisa (Somerset) and Kimmi (Laura & Vickis). Specialmentionalsotosupportersinthe “shed”whobravedtheelements.

U11s-14to3

SEASON FIXTURE F.L.

ROUND 1 - 22nd April 2023

West Gambier

East Gambier

Casterton-Sandford

Millicent

Anzac Day - 25th April 2023

South Gambier

North Gambier

ROUND 2 - 29th April 2023

Casterton-Sandford

Millicent

North Gambier

East Gambier

South Gambier

West Gambier

ROUND 3 - 6th May 2023

East Gambier

West Gambier

North Gambier

West Gambier

Casterton-Sandford

Millicent

ROUND 4 - 13th May 2023

East Gambier

West Gambier

Casterton-Sandford

North Gambier

South Gambier

Millicent

ROUND 5 - 20th May 2023

South Gambier

Millicent

North Gambier

East Gambier

West Gambier

Casterton-Sandford

ROUND 6 - 27th May 2023

North Gambier

Casterton-Sanfford

Millicent

South Gambier

West Gambier

East Gambier

ROUND 7 - 3rd June 2023

South Gambier

East Gambier

West Gambier

Millicent

Casterton-Sandford

North Gambier

BYE Interleague - 10th June 2023

ROUND 8 - 17th June 2023

West Gambier

Casterton-Sandford

Millicent

East Gambier

South Gambier

North Gambier

ROUND 9 - 24th June 2023

South Gambier

North Gambier

Millicent

West Gambier

East Gambier

Casterton-Sandford

ROUND 10 - 1st July 2023

West Gambier

East Gambier

Casterton-Sandford

Millicent

South Gambier

North Gambier

BYE State Country Championships - 8th July 2023

ROUND 11 - 15th July 2023

South Gambier

West Gambier

East Gambier

North Gambier

Casterton-Sandford

Millicent

ROUND 12 - 22nd July 2023

Casterton-Sandford

North Gambier

Millicent

East Gambier

West Gambier

South Gambier

ROUND 13 - 29th July 2023

East Gambier

South Gambier

North Gambier

West Gambier

Casterton-Sandford

Millicent

ROUND 14 - 5th August 2023

Casterton-Sanfford

East Gambier

West Gambier

Millicent

North Gambier

South Gambier

ROUND 15 - 12th August 2023

Millicent

South Gambier

North Gambier

West Gambier

East Gambier

Casterton-Sandford

ROUND 16 - 19th August 2023

West Gambier

Casterton-Sandford

Millicent

1st Semi Final - North Gambier - 26th August 2023

2nd Semi Final - Millicent - 2nd September 2023

Preliminary Final - East Gambier - 9th September 2023

Grand Final - South Gambier - 16th September 2023

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South Gambier

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