Western Border Football Netball Budget - The Western - Round 4 2023

Western Border Interleague Squad Announced

After a season away from representative football Western Border return to take on the KNTFLJune 10th

SENIORS

East 1.0 3.3 6.4 9.5 (59)

West 6.2 11.4 16.8 21.9 (135)

Best - East: R. Lillecrapp, N. Lock, J. Plunke, N. Gollan, C. Slape, J. Mee; West: L. BradleyBrown, K. Giddings, A. Stone, J. Pfitzner, B. Newton, M. Minuzzo.

Goals - East: M. Rumbelow 3, R. Flamank 3, A. Jones, S. Lock, N. Walters; West: D. McElroy 9, K. Giddings 3, M. Minuzzo 2, A. Stone, Z. Hopgood, L. Bradley-Brown, B. Papps, B. Newton, C. Wagstaffe, B. Ousey

North 0.4 4.7 5.12 6.14 (50)

Millicent 3.4 9.5 13.8 15.10 (100)

Best - North: B. Adams, J. Schutz, S. Egan, N. McInerney, S. Stafford, D. Bachmann; Millicent: C. Gallio, S. Willis, H. Nitschke, C. Williams, F. Grimes, J. Carger

Goals - North: J. Collins 2, S. Stafford 2, B. Adams, D. Bachmann; Millicent: J. Carger 6, S. Willis 4, N. Lang 2, H. McRae, M. Withers, F Bradley

Cast-Sand 6.0 9.5 10.11 12.12 (84)

South 1.4 3.7 6.7 7.7 (49)

Best - Casterton Sandford: H. Mccrae, D. Cleary, A. McKinnon, J. OBrien, D. Ayton, E. Geary; South: T. Saffin, N. Forbes, R. Sturges, O. Thomson, B. Saffin, C. Fallas.

Goals - Casterton Sandford: H. Mccrae 4, A. McKinnon 2, M. Krieger 2, A. McCrae 2, D Cleary, J. Carlin; South: B. Kain 2, N. Forbes 2, M. Harrold, O. Thomson, B. Saffin.

RESERVES

East 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 (1)

West 3.1 6.3 8.6 15.11 (101)

Best - East: C. Barry, B. Nash, B. Gaffney, T. Balshaw, R. Clarke, A. Dethmore; West: P Rudd, R. Cowling, A. Kamara, J. Coombe, T Cleveland, L. Lefever.

Goals - East: No goal scorers recorded; West: R. Cowling 3, P. Rudd 3, R. Wilson 2, J. Schapel 2, T. Morale, T. Cleveland, J. Coombe, D Royals.

Best - North: D. Poyner, Z. Clark, T. Fle, M. Chapman, A. Curs, T. Young; Millicent: C. Gysbers, A. Fuller, L. Ferguson, J. Peters, H. Reilly, A. Schultz.

Goals - North: No goal scorers recorded; Millicent: J. Peters 6, S. Duldig 5, H. Reilly 3, M. Reilly 2, A. Fuller, L. Ferguson, M. Nitschke, N. Robbins, A. Schultz, C. Reilly, T. Chant.

Best - North: K. Allen, C. Turner, A. Bruce, B. Braithwaite, J. Driver; Millicent: C. Damhuis, D Sigston, A. Smith, J. Werchon, C. Todd, W. Wilson.

Best - Casterton Sandford: J. Bunnik, T. Searle, M. Duerden, A. Russell, P. Milich, M. Kerr; South: H. Fisher, T. Vassallo, S. King, J. Sims, S. Wastell, F. Calderwood.

Goals - Casterton Sandford: M. Kurzman 2; South: H. Keding 3, H. Fisher, J. Sneath, S. Wastell, L. Gray, L. Pearce-Raisin, D. Holland, H. Snell, H. Mitchell.

UNDER 18'S

Best - East: W. Ellis, K. McCracken, T. Wilke, D McDonald, E. Humphris, K. Mee; West: N. Davey, C. Carson, P. player, T. Smith, B. Cowling, A. Noble.

Goals - East: E. Straord, F. Graney, T. Wilke; West: N. Davey 4, F. Kenseley, R. Rigopoulis, C. Carson, B. Winterfield, Z. Hopgood, A. Circelli, B. Overmaat-Pohlner

Best - North: T. Hamilton, S. Doody, R. McLaughlin, D. Ilsley, A. Allen, Z. Young; Millicent: D. Hateley, C. Damhuis, D. Sigston, J Werchon, B. Werchon, C. Hateley.

Goals - North: S. Doody 4, R. McLaughlin 3, T. Hamilton, C. McLaughlin, D. Ilsley, Z. Young, N. Haywood; Millicent: A. Wesolowski 2, P Jennings, J. Werchon, T. Dunn.

Best - Casterton Sandford: J. Rhook, A. Lane, B. McKinnon, O. Foster, R. Hutchins, R. Parsons; South: M. Bentley, N. Maxwell, C. Lockwood, M. Hopgood, J. Richter, D Kinyamba.

Goals - Casterton Sandford: A. Lane, C. Rice, J Jones, R. Parsons; South: W. Awill 8, N. Maxwell, O. Sneath.

UNDER 14'S

Best - East: CJ Ligairi, A. Kanahs, E. Clark, T White, R. Grigg, J. Saunders; West: A. Cram, D Jackway, P. Pigno, J. Sugden.

Goals - East: R. Grigg 3, T. White 3, CJ Ligairi 2, A. Kanahs 2, J. Saunders.

Best - East: C. McCracken, A. Perryman, I. Dwyer, B. Dempsey, B. Versteegh, J. Carey; West: B. Noble, J. Sim, H. Croker, T. Stutley, T Hammond.

Goals - East: No goal scorers recorded; West: S. Fraser 2, H. Croker 2, H. Robert S..

Goals - North: K. Allen 4, C. McLaughlin 2, A. Bruce 2, I. Coleman, S. Crispino; Millicent: J Werchon, C. Hateley, W. Wilson, B. Douglas. UNDER

Goals - North: S. Baron 3, M. Rogers 3, E. Fle, C. Harris, K. Long, E. Kulimushi, F. Mobbs; Millicent: L. Tunkin 2, A. Robbins.

Best - North: S. Baron, E. Brook, E. Fle, L. Holtham, C. Harris; Millicent: L. Tunkin, L. Easterby, R. Lindner, S. Coghlan, I. Wilson, K. Kenny Cast-Sand 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (0)

Best - Casterton Sandford: B. Rhook, J. Lykke, K. Vise, T. Auld, A. Nolte; South: J. Hagge, A. Nunn, J. Burns, B. Jennings, J. Harten, H. Higgins.

Goals - Casterton Sandford: No goal scorers recorded; South: J. Hagge 6, O. McCracken 4, A. Nunn 2, J. Burns, L. Fritsche, J. Harten, H. Higgins, H. Kensh, K. Maxwell, L. Cung.

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MONDAY 8.00am - 10.00am

Casterton Sandford on-baller Diarmid Cleary has been rewarded for his early season form with selecon in the Western Border interleague squad

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Senior Coaches: Jake Dowdy & Keith Ransom

Assistant Coach: Reserves Coach: Mal Lockwood 22

TIGER JUNIOR NOTES TIGER JUNIOR NOTES

U12E

A great game by the North Under E's this week, once again we had kids playing for the opposition & giving it their best. There was lots of teamwork, great attitudesdespitethecoldaswellasthekidsshowingthattheyhavebeentaking onboardeverythingwe'vebeenworkingonattraining.GoalkickerswereMax(1 for Millicent, 1 for North) & Kurtis (1), well one to all players & thanks to all parentsthathelpedout&toumpireJasonBaronforagreatfirsthomegame!

Congratulations to best players Cooper, Max, Kade, Layken & Harrison, well played!

FionaYoung-TeamManager

U12C

The U12C had an early start this week due to the twilight game, the 8.30 game didn'tdetertheboysfromplayinganexcitinggameoffootball.Theweatheralso trieditsbesttobringtheskillsofthegamedown,buttheladsroseabovethisas well. We had one stand out player these weeks who has improved out of sight over the summer break, the motivation of footy cards for every goal was a success this week and Mum and Dad may need to take a bank loan to buy the 8 packs that are needed this week. Congratulations Ned Kamphuis. Other best players for this week were Lincoln Sawley, Lukas Vinko, Tom Wright and Will Gannon

Thanks to Millicent for the game and making for an exciting contest, it was a greatgametowatchwithalltheskillsondisplayfrombothteams.

KeepupthegoodworkTigersandwewillseeyouallagainonSaturdaywhenwe takeonEast.

DannyVinko-Coach

U12A

Round 3 for the U12A's was approached which much anticipation. This current group, due to the Junior league set-up and available player numbers had not

come up against a Millicent side for a couple of seasons. The stage was set, our teamwascomingoffthebackofahugeandmuchimprovedeffortagainstWest, it was a Saturday morning game day, the predicted wet weather was holding off and we had almost a full team to select from. The only hiccup before we could get into it was with five minutes to go no Millicent coach and some doubt about howmanyplayerstheyhad!!

Once all that was sorted, they presented with a squad of 15. As our numbers were good and in the spirit of fairness and inclusiveness so all players had time on the field our players helped out Millicent. These players were Henry Montgomery, Levi Jensen, Moonshine Win and Eliza Harvey As recognition of Moonshine and Eliza's contribution playing a half each for Millicent they receivedawardsfromthecoach.

The run of play for the game was very even for pretty much three quarters with neither side having many shots on goal. The defence of both sides was strong with Jake Cary displaying a rock solid full back contribution for the Tigers. In the final quarter he was moved to the forward line with instant results too. We had determination and hard work on display from many players but Kye WrenMitchell and Riley Chapman stood out, making sure the ball continued to be cleared out of the middle and delivered into the forward half Overall the team had multiple contributors with decisions around award allocation being very difficult for the coaches, so in lieu of 18 awards a big congrats by the coach and the first singing of 'We're from Tigerland' by the group seemed like a good substitute.

A great hit out by all players with some really good signs of growth and developmentfortheupcominggamesandseasonahead.

Award winners for round – Jake Cary, Riley Chapman, Kye Wren-Mitchell, Eliza Harvey&MoonshineWin.

AdrianFlowers-AssistantCoach/TeamManager

Last week on a fresh autumn day we hosted West Gambier and the day started well with our u14s withabigwin.

Best players C Ligairi , A Kanahs, E Clark, T White, R Grigg,JSaunders

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A grade with a ver y undermanned side put up a solid effort against a very strong west side with the young pups showing some realpromise.

Best players R Lillicrap, N Lock, J Plunkett, N Gollan, C SlapeandJMee.

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VSaturday was proof that in the unlikely event of a drought in the South East, all that will be required is for us to turn the lights on at VansittartPark.

U16s are improving each week U18s played a solid game in thisfieryencounter

Best players C McCracken, A Perryman, I Dwyer, B Dempsey, B Versteegh, J Carey

Best players W Ellis, K McCracken, T Wilke, T McDonald, E Humphries andKMee.

B Grade was a very one sided affair back line was underthepumpallday

BestplayersCBarry, BNash ,B Gaffney, T Balshaw, R ClarkeandADethmore.

Congratulations to clubman Riley Janeway on 100 senior games. This week we host rivals North Gambier and our club sponsors with our first Presidents luncheon guestspeakerisSimonFeast a great way to thank our sponsors who help our club stayfinancial.

At night is our first social function Survivor night see youthere

It was a long day and the weather and results seem to getworseasthedaywenton. Thanks to all the volunteers and I hope everyone from both teams enjoyed their Sundayoff.

The U14s kicked the dew off thegroundbeforegettingthe better of Millicent Sam Baron has had a huge start the year and was again named best players, with o t h er awa rd w in n ers including Ethan Brook, Ethan Flett, Lincoln Holtham and CooperHarris.

Coach Zeitz has got the U16s playing well. They pulled away, with Kade Allen is returning to his best after having a year off with a knee, being named best after 4 goals Other named best players included Cooper Turner, Alexander Bruce, Ben Braithwaite and Jackson Driver.

TraeHamiltonledtheU18sto a convincing win, supported bySebDoody(4goals),Reece McLaughlin, Deacon Ilsely (in his first game for the year after injury), Angus Allen and Zayne Young. Coach Bryan has the boys humming and I am sure some will be getting a look in the A grade in comingweeks.

So that's the end of the good results Unfortunately, the reserves best work was done on the dance floor Saturday night after not troubling the scorers during the afternoon. Hopefully a few more at training will see some i m p r o v e m e n t a n d competitive games coming

up. Best players were still found in Danny Poyner, Zach Clark, Tom Flett, Matthew Chapman, Aidan Curtis and coach Young who is doing everythinghecan. Pleaseget aroundhimandthankstoour guest umpire this week in Simon“razor”Engel.

The seniors didn't make the most of their early chances a n d a b i t m o r e communication could have had TMc running into an open goal. Like the weather, the footy deteriorated as the game wore on, with the reigning premiers too good on the day. We had another couple of debutants in Tyson Christophersen and Jonty Collins, both of whom we h o p e h a v e l o n g a n d successful careers at NGFC. Possibly the highlight of the day was the performance of Jonty and his 2 goals nearly singlehandedly keeping us in the game at ½ time, which was extraordinary for a kid playing his first game Awards were given to Brad Adams, Jake Schutz, Sam Egan, Nick McInerney, Sam StaffordandDaleBackmann.

The Hot Dub Tige Machine wentoffatreat,thankstothe organising committee and everyonethatattended.

This week we are at East and we will enjoy them looking afterus!

Rosters are now out. Please make sure you check and fulfilyourresponsibilities.

Memberships can still be purchased. Please reach out to Mardi or Andrew Whan or head to Team App and purchase from the NGFC Store.

Thank you to our major sponsors for season 2023, S t u c k e y E l e c t r i c a l ContractorsandKFC.

Coach: Jason Dunn Team

East Gambier East Gambier

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Under 18’s Under 18’s

North Gambier North Gambier

8 Ky McCracken

3 Dom McDonald 15 Campbell McLean

17 Nick Bignell

19 Will Ellis

Coach: Kevin Schutz

Team Manager:

Mason Andersen

Ryan Angelino

Jarrod Carey

Charlie Clark

Brock Dempsey

Isaac Dwyer

Noah Gollan

Toby Grigg

Riley Lawrence

Lachlan Legray

Cruz McCracken

Angus McKinnon

Jarvi Mee

Riley Mitchell

Andison Penyman

Jaiden Picken

Coach: Grant Spooner Team Manager:

Emme Best

Sco Brooks

Flynn Chileborough

Samuel Dickson

Angelo Ferraro

Chayse

Rhys Grigg

Under 16’s Under 16’s

William Rentsch

Banjo Sampson

Corey Smith

Solomon Telford

Tex Tilley

Brodie Versteegh

Under 14’s Under 14’s

East Gambier East Gambier

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Under 12 A’s Under 12 A’s

Gambier North Gambier Yellow & Black

Coach: Mahew White

Braith Allison

Je Beever

Cooper Bignell

William Clark

Tom Croser

Hallam Davey

Max Greene

Noah Griffin

Coach: Nick Bignell

Zach Angelino

Chase Buckingham

Blake Cooper

Elijah Dickson

Will Hosking

Parker Lamont

William leitch

Connor Lynn

Coach: Mark Paech

Samuel Andersen

Asher Anderson

Campbell Best

Oliver Clarke

Tyler Cox

Harrison Cram

Judd Creek

Baden Dihm

Coach: Nick Anderson

Dominic Albanese

Storm Altschwager

Billy Angelina

Braxton Bowyer

Nicholas Brooks

Van Byron

Archie Cook

Jenson Davey

Coach: Cole Hedwards

Nathan Barnes

Zade Kurzman

Nate Lucchini

Nash Moelder

Lucas Murray

Turner

Vaughan Hunter

Brayden Legray

Nash Neilson

Mitchell O'Brien

Lennox Telfird

Isaac Thami

Harley Walker

Taj White

Tyler Mariano

Tahj Pitkin

Louis Prosperi-Porta

William Richardson

Bentley Ward

Sebasan Grubb

Naon Hedwards

Memphis Howard-Love

Blake Humphries

Kade Jakutavicius

Manx Keenan

Oscar Ferguson

Maton Finck

Brayse Gifford

Taj Jensen

Ted Kerr

Nate Moloney

Logan Murray

Rayan

Ryder Wilson

Logan White 9 Harris Mustart 7 Jobe Creek 14 Levi Jensen 8 Jacob Cox 2 Thomas Norman 4 Henry Montgomery 6 Jobe Lyngah 12 Edwin Buckland 15 Owen Flowers 18 Eliza Harvey 19 Alex Bell 20 Jake Cary 21 Finn Brokensha 25 Ronnie Coleman 16 Hardie Stafford 38 Riley Chapman 83 Jenny Bigirimana 88 Kye Wren-Mitchell 121 Kane Harris 89 Addison Schloithe Coach: John Stafford Team Manager: Adrian Flowers 50 Harry Window 6 Mitchell Allen 7 Claire Fle 13 Maison Roscow 14 Abel McIntosh 19 Lakyn Corcoran 29 Jarrah Durbidge 21 Levi Hunter 24 Banks Stephen 11 Mason Bradshaw 3 Will Mullens 16 Cooper Stephen 32 Jack Davison 86 Digby Stephens 98 Saxon Gabrielli Coaches:MichaelDurbidge&StacyMullensTeamManager:AnthonyDavison 9 Ted Lucas 4 Thomas Bryan 95 Ned Kamphius 22 Tom Wright 70 Lincoln Sawley 17 William Harvey 55 Ryder Sealey 65 Lukas Vinko 69 Cohen Minter 93 Harry Lucas 93 Harry Lucas 14 Will Gannon 19 Ryley Judd 42 Spencer Badger Coach: Danny Vinko Team Managers: Stephen Kamphius & Brad Lucas 16 Oliver Liddle 49 Flynn Buckley 99 Hudson Rogers 71 Beau Whelan 22 Corey Phillips 66 Xavier Wurst 69 Morgan Renko 72 Ryan Davison 96 Finn Roscow 76 Taylor Morris 4 Fergus Brokensha 77 Brax Edwards 85 Mitchell Lovekin 61 Eden Stephenson 58 Jimmy Crozier Coaches: Joe Renko & Ciaran Buckley Team Manager: Shaun Lovekin 44 Max Young 7 Nate Johnson 11 Sam Copping 24 Wya Sawley 27 Flynn Moyle 41 Cruz Bilney 52 Cooper Williams 53 Kade Lynagh 54 Sterling Badger 57 Harrison Leek 74 Layken Kenny 82 Evie Roulstone 71 Layla Mullens 79 Kurs Lorigan Coach: Ben Johnson

West Gambier West Gambier

South Gambier South Gambier Red & White

Round 3 done and good day fortheRoos!

Itwasfreezingearlyandour 14s had to start early. We metaverytalleastsidewho had some quality players in the team. Our young fellas ke p t t r y i n g a n d a re improving with some great individual efforts that will slowly build into solid team work Cant not mention Crammy at full back smother and follow up play to drive the ball to the wing. It was impressive to see and the players celebrating the little wins like that was just aspleasing.Greateffortand straighter Kicking this week can get us putting more pressureonsouth.

16s & 18s boys are building nicely with some great football at times and every week we are improving whichispleasing.Gettheon field discipline into the 18s andtheywillbeagoodside.

B o t h s e n i o r g r a d e s continued on with some greatindividualfootballand some quality team football.

West Gambier West Gambier

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Again we are getting better everyweek.

I was on the dance floor Saturday night cutting the moves looking around and only seen Jessie and Pappsy on the dance floor while trey was pulling up dads pants all night Loz and knackers in the corner telling each other how good they are made anyone want to stay on the dance floor. Was great night with the Junior Groovin followed by the senior Groovin in the Roo.

Get up for tea at the club tonight and say hi to Bianca and try the great food she is cooking.

Seeyouinthere

CLUBDEBUT

VThanks to Casterton for switching games with us, it was great conditions for the game under Casterton's new lights. The Cats got the jump early in the Seniors and although we made a few runs through the game couldn't sustain it. A great game again from captain TaylorSaffin,NelsonForbes, Riley Sturges played a great game in his debut in the Seniors, Oli Thompson, Bronson Saffin and Chris Fallas also in the best players. Two goals each to Brayden Kain and Nelson Forbes. Congrats to our two debutantes last week in Riley Sturges and Sam McTaggart who both played well.

A good effort from the Ressies to get the win, Huddy Keding had another good outing kicking three withtherestsharedaround. Harry Fisher played a great game in the ruck and Tommy Vassallo, captain Shaughn King, Jed Sims, Shem Wastell and Gus Calderwood were other betterplayers.

The16'shadagoodfirsthalf and really had to tough it out against the Cats in the second half. William Attiwill continues his good season with eight goals. Best players were Bentley, Noah Maxwell, Lockwood, Hopgood, Richter and Kinyamba.

The 14's are playing some really good football at the moment and came away with a good win Josh Hag get with six, Oli McCracken with four and Alex Nunn with two were the multiple goal scorers Best Players to Hagget, Nunn, Burns, Jennings, HartenandHiggens

CongratstoChrisFallas,Jack GazzardandShaugnKingfor reaching their 50th game fortheclubthisweek

A big challenge this week against the Roos who have had a great start to the season

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South Gambier South Gambier

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& c Sam M Taggart Riley Sturges

Both Demons made their A Grade debuts in round 3 against Casterton Sandford

West Gambier West Gambier

Under 18’s Under 18’s

South Gambier South Gambier Red

Under 16’s Under 16’s

Under 14’s Under 14’s

West Gambier West Gambier

Coach: Mark Phillips

39 Henry Childs 25 Joel Clayfield 45 Hudson Gray 49 Logan Cook

51 Archie Sims

53 Reuben Oa

78 Dane O’Brien

81 Cooper Howard

Coach: Nat Anderson

William Anderson

Kyan Awill

Oscar Benjamin

Paddy Bouchier

Flynn Clarke

Zachary Cung

Mitchell Dening

Benjamin Ellis

South Gambier South Gambier Red

84 Oliver Cung 86 Holly Phillips

87 Thor Svec

90 Jesse Mitchell Jackson Baker

Elijah Finnegan

Alexander Hill

Imogen Hopes

Blake Janeway

Jackson Janeway

Jackson Jones

Beau Maxwell

Samuel Miller

Coaches: Chris Patzel & Mark Winterfield

Kobi Hay

Hadley Bryant

Tate Anderson

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

Thomas Pedler

Sebasan Radlmair

Connor Ruwoldt

Liam Salmon

Beau Vivian

Nate Wakefield

Levi Tull

Fletcher Walker

Riley Watson

Charlie Winterfield

MILLICENT

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Millicent Millicent

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Casterton-Sandford Casterton-Sandford

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Three games in a row at home Cat fans, we sure have been spoilt, and the Seniors havegivenus2winsathome, again making Island Park a fortress. What a great night was had last week, football under lights again, that will be making any old Saints fans shudderatthethoughtasthe Cats dominated the night games in the 90's, the lights were a little less reliable back in those days and may have gone off once or twice, but gee the Cats, and the Cat Fans, were a force to be reckonedwith.

South Gambier came to play and gave a good account but they certainly could not find an answer for the McCrae and Schembri brothers, thoseladsarenotgettingany shorter Captain Diarmid Cleary led the Cats well, as did El Presidente Dylan Ayton, the two of them would have had to get the Epsom Salts out Sunday morning, they didn't stop all night.

We have some great young talent at the club and Adam McKinnon and Elwood Geary werebothdeservedlynamed in the better players for their runandcarryefforts.

The two new blokes in Jarrod O'Brien and Michael Krieger have slotted in to the team perfectly, adding that extra bit of something, its not salt, its not pepper, but mmmmm it'stasty

TheRessieshadafaircrackat a very good Demons magoos but were a few goals short in the end. Four of the Cats that ran out for the twos were Darren Murrell, Josh Searle, Matthew Kurzman and Andrew Russell, these mates had not had a kick together for 10 years so it was great to see them on the Park, Kurzo got a couple of goals, Sticks was flying and punching the

sherrin clear out of defence, Dags didn't lose a ruck contest and had sore feet at the end of the game from all the kicks he got and Searlo ranasbesthecould.

I was really impressed with the way the Under 16 Cats played, Coach Fidler will see his lads playing finals this year Two of the Cats, Elwood Geary and Bay McKinnon, also played seniors and earned many applauds during that night match. It was a great team effort but somewhowerepraisedwere Blake Kurzman, Jedd Rhook, Archie Lane, Oliver Foster, Riley Hutchins and Reghan Parsons.

The Under 14's are going to be a few players short each week but you can guarentee theonesontheparkwillhave a crack, better players were Billy Rhook, Jett Lykke, Kirby Vise, Toby Auld and Ayden Nolte.

This week we welcome the Millicent Saints to Island Park, they love coming to Casterton so they can get a feed similar to what they are used to at McLaughlin Park butwithabetterview

So lets help our friends from Millicent enjoy the rolling hills, Cows, sheep and greener than green grass while our Cats give their lads a proper shellacking, Carn theCats!

Thank-you to all our valued s p o n s o r s i n c l u d i n g Boonaroo, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Bendigo Bank, and CastertonSecondaryCollege

Upcoming Events : 1st of July Comedy night bythe one and only Ethan Hocking, he gives good banter but his brother playedforEssendon.

VThe Rezzies posted a magnificent scoreline to celebrate Clay's 150th, with the man of the moment even venturingintotheforward50 toclaimhisownsausageroll.

Aussie Fuller tapped to advantage allowing the ball to be shared fairly cleanly (given the conditions) to players like Gizzy, Ferg, Reills (Hamish variety) and Shooter Josh Peters finished with 6 majors, Digga 5, Hamish Reilly with 3 and MitchReillywith2.

The Seniors played in the t w i l i g h t fe a t u r e a n d benefited from North being unable to convert their forward 50 entries into goals, due partly to inaccurate kicking and partly to sound defence. The back six were supported and assisted by the mids pushing back to get the numbers in the right spaces to move the ball fairly freelythroughhalfforwardin cold and often slippery conditions.

The goal kicking sensation, Gene version 2.0 (the footballer formerly known as Cargs), finished with another 6 snags, Cream with 4 (and got a bit of it up the ground too)andNoahwith2.

Clint got plenty of it in close and found it in space too, thriving in the conditions Big Bill found some touch in the ruck in his first game for

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the season. Plenty of players contributed and played their role in what was a good four quarterteameffort.

With the Senior twilight fixture,itwasgreattohaveall of the junior football played on the main oval. The U12's can sometimes get forgotten about on the back ovals, so it was a great experience for them to show their skills in frontofabiggercrowd.

MFNC Sports Day coming up on the 3rd of June, message Nicola or Kade Bradley to be allocatedtoateam.

Finally,theclubisproudtobe a part of the Red Cross Lifeblood blood donation drive, aimed at football and netball clubs. Jump on the club's socials to find more information about how to join the MFNC team and book in to make a donation. Every drop counts and together we can make a real difference.

Millicent Millicent

Casterton-Sandford Casterton-Sandford

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Under 18’s Under 18’s

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Under 16’s Under 16’s

Under 14’s Under 14’s

Coach:

Casterton-Sandford Casterton-Sandford

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NO TEAM FIELDED IN THIS GRADE

Coach: Brad Tilley

Zavier Gurney

Ryder Straord

Axel Joyce

Levi Robbins

Tyler Ryan

Brax Thomas

Arli Sims

Colby Watson

NO TEAM FIELDED IN THIS GRADE

NO TEAM FIELDED IN THIS GRADE

Blayke Koehne

David Berzel

Pacey Duldig

NO TEAM FIELDED IN THIS GRADE

Coach: Team Manager:

Archer Wilson

Raff Lawlor

Hughes Hunter

Oliver Sager

Frankie Robbins

Kobe McGrath

Hamish Damhuis

Tully Robinson

NO TEAM FIELDED IN THIS GRADE

Fraser Fleming

Owen Lloyd

Jed Sunderland

Jax Reilly

Lauchlan Murphy

Tex Thomas

Jarvis Gurney

Ziggy Galambos

NO TEAM FIELDED IN THIS GRADE

Coach: Craig Gysbers

Jagger Gibson

Sunny Coughlan

Levinson Clyde

Parker Millowick

Degan Rigney

Mariah Lloyd

Jacob Gysbers

Mark Rigney

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FROMTHEARCHIVES

AWALKDOWNMEMORYLANE FOOTY:THEEARLYYEARS:SEBFL1954

NORTHTURFSOUTMILLICENT

Tigerswintightgameinfirstsemi

NORTH Gambier won a narrow five-point victory in the 1954 South East and Border Football League first semi final against Millicent, played at Penola’sbigground.

It pushed the Magpies out of the finals series and the Tigers would then move into the preliminary final.

The oval was at near capacity as the two teams came onto the field with Johnnie Taylor leading Northandhewonthetoss.

North were immediately into attack and Terry O’Donnellwasfreedrightinfrontandgoaled. Bowman for Millicent had opened strongly but his long kick fell short and North defence rushed theballoutofdanger

As soon as the North centreline, led by youngster TrevorProbert,startedtopushforwardtheywere met by the brilliance of Millicent centre half back NeilMcDonald.

His athleticism was amazing as he was either taking strong pack marks or gathering the ball on the run, dodging opponents and sending the Magpiesbackintoattack.

With Ray Thompson on top at full back and Eric Roughana during well at centre half back for Northitbecameabattleofthehalfbacklinesand neither side were able to make a dent on the scoreboard.

Probert was damaging in the centre but his long kick registered a behind as the wind and the weatherelementsstartedtoplayabigroleinhow thegamewouldpanout.

Peter Thompson then took a great mark up forward and put the Tigers two goals clear with a beautifulpuntkick.

The long striding, long kicking full back Ray Thompson raced down field to intercept with great judgement and then banged the ball 60 metres to the forward line where Peter Thompson rose above the pack to pull in a top mark and then goaled for his second in as many minutes.

John Hanel in the back pocket was giving Ray Thompson plenty of support and they denied Millicentamajorinthatfirstterm.

Firstquarter:North3.3,Millicent0.3

In the second quarter the early part was dominated by the respective full backs – Ray Thompson (North) and Darkie Stevens

(Millicent).

They both took several saving marks on the last line of defence as neither attackscouldpenetratethedefences.

Attiwill was finding plenty of the ball across centre and he drilled a pass to coach Fred Bolton at full forward and put a drop kick through for Millicent’sfirstmajoroftheafternoon.

Across half back Pearce and Roughana were combining well to halt the Magpie attacks but Neil McDonald was doing much the same at the otherendoftheground.

Stevens charged down the ground, taking two bounces and then banged the ball into the half forwardlinewhereGouldsnappedupthecrumbs andpassedtoBoltonwhoagainmadenomistake for Millicent and suddenly North had a game on theirhands.

It was all Millicent as they charged forward time and again but Ray Thompson was in great touch atfullback.

Curyer who was now on top in the centre gathered and got the ball to Downes who kicked long over the pack and while it fell short it bounced and bounced and finally dribbled through for a major for the Magpies to allow themtohitthefrontforthefirsttimeinthegame.

Bolton took a mark on the siren and from 60 metreshiskickjustfellshorttogiveMillicenta13 pointleadathalftime.

Millicent5.5(35),North3.4(22)

In the third term Millicent were gaining plenty of advantage around the packs where Clive “Bub” Stevens and Attiwill were creative plus Curyer was now a dominant player, not only at the clearances but around the ground and his ability to hit teammates with his passes made him the bigdangerplayerforNorth.

Then through good work from Taylor, he got the ball to Peter Thompson and he kicked his third to narrowthegap.

BubStevens’pacewasworryingtheTigersandhe continually raced down the open spaces on the Penolaflankstopushtheballforward. Then, Roberts gathered at centre wing, got the balltoTaylor,whoturnedbrilliantlyoutoftrouble topasstoJoeWaterswhomadenomistake,then in a mini burst of brilliance Roberts again broke free and goaled on the run and North were back infront.

It was during the midway point of the third quarter that the weather became terrible and heavyhailandgaleforcewindshittheground.

It rained heavily for the remainder of the quarter and players started to play in ankle deep water in

somepartsaroundtheground.

Threequartertime:North6.8,Millicent5.5

With heavy rain falling play became congested as both teams used their defence to hold the score line.

In the final term neither side kicked a goal. North didnotscorewhileMillicentaddedthreebehinds tonarrowthegaptofivepointsatthefinalsiren.

Adding to the problem for Millicent was their top ball winner Bub Stevens was injured into the final term and had to leave the ground and from there Millicentstruggledtoshowthesamedashthathe provided.

Peter Thompson finished with three goals while FredBoltondidthesamealthoughhehadlimited opportunities.

Ray Thompson was close to best man on the ground at full back and his height and baulk was handy in the many packs that were created, particularly when the rain came but he his aerial workwasfirstrate.

Captain coach Johnnie Taylor was everywhere and his disposal, even in the wet was excellent while Eric Roughana’s bullocking body work and dash from half back kept Millicent out time and again.

Curyer was Millicent’s best and his drive from the midfield really tore North’s talented centreline apart.

Healsohelpedoutindefenceasalooseman.

Attitiwill, Bub Stevens (until injured) and Neil McDonaldwereotherstocontroltheirpositions.

in1955

• PHOTO: North captain-coach Johnnie Taylor (pictured on the right) was among the Tigers’ best. The photo was taken of the 1955 SEBFL inter-leagueteamandnexttoJohnnieTaylorishis brother Laurie who was coaching West Gambier

A GRADE

North Gambier 60 (G. Pos, M. Renko) d Millicent 50 (D. Verbena, T. Sanderson)

West Gambier 59 (S. Rier, J. Rier) d East Gambier 39 (R. Henke, T. McCallum)

South Gambier 48 (E. Bouchier, A. Duncan) d Casterton Sandford 31 (M. Cleary, C. Humphries)

A RESERVE

Millicent 64 (J. Sunderland, D. Denton) d North Gambier 47 (A. Pitson, J. Lile)

West Gambier 68 (T. Earl, C. Tremelling) d East Gambier 31 (T. Gray, B. Hicks)

Casterton Sandford 58 (E. Jarrad, G. Tomkins) d South Gambier 34 (C. Riley, C. Muller)

B GRADE

Millicent 31 (A. Hay, V. Duncan) d North Gambier 22 (A. Redman, K. Dyson)

West Gambier 43 (E. Gillies, D. Wombwell) d East Gambier 37 (J. Clark, S. James)

South Gambier 54 (H. Witherow, A. Pearce-Raisin) d Casterton Sandford 33 (E. Grigg, T. Cleary)

C GRADE

North Gambier 46 (K. Egan, R. Kathryn) d Millicent 36 (E. Bonde, R. Millowick)

West Gambier 38 (E. Pollock, E. Sutherland) d East Gambier 35 (B. Jean, M. Wilson)

South Gambier 41 (E. Egan, J. McGregor) d Casterton Sandford 17 (J. Parsons, K. Gill-Killey)

17 & UNDER

North Gambier 39 (S. Mobbs, C. Mackereth) d Millicent 33 (L. Paul, L. VanEeden)

West Gambier 46 (I. McGregor, L. Simpson) d East Gambier 44 (J. Altschwager, M. Lamb)

Casterton Sandford 49 (S. Richardson, I. Lane) d South Gambier 30 (C. Ryan, S. Grassi)

15 & UNDER A

Millicent 40 (B. Coghlan, K. Dunn) d North Gambier 30 (M. Human, R. Mitchell)

West Gambier 41 (L. Pearson, E. Jolley) d East Gambier 24 (S. Clark, E. Chileborough)

South Gambier 41 (G. Dalton, S. Grassi) d Casterton Sandford 15 (R. Forbes, C. Gorman)

15 & UNDER B

Millicent 19 (J. Hibberd, T. Grosser) d North Gambier 14 (P. Coleman, C. Mitchell)

South Gambier 47 (L. Milich, L. Sneath) d Casterton Sandford 9 (C. Gorman, A. Bailey)

13 & UNDER A

Millicent 56 (L. Crowe, A. Thomson) d North Gambier 14 (G. Collins, A. Halloran)

West Gambier 24 (E. Povey, M. Neale) d East Gambier 15 (S. McCracken, M. Lile)

Casterton Sandford 27 (Y. Grigg, A. Murphy) d South Gambier 14 (Z. Cole, L. Jones)

13 & UNDER B

Millicent 28 (L. VanEeden, P. Johnson) d North Gambier 17 (A. Kamphius, A. Halloran)

East Gambier 19 (I. Mee, O. Hosking) d West Gambier 4 (R. Lamb, M. Thomas)

Casterton Sandford 44 (A. Murphy, M. Robbins) d South Gambier 10 (A. Green, M. Fullerton)

11 & UNDER

Millicent 16 (B. Douglas, R. Johnson) d North Gambier 10 (I. Levine, P. Mulraney)

East Gambier 24 (R. Cook, H. Coote) d West Gambier 5 (S. Carruthers, G. Tremelling)

South Gambier 12 (C. Sims, M. Raedel) d Casterton Sandford 3

CASTERTONSANDFORDVSOUTHGAMBIER

South Gambier seemed to be in control for much of their round three clash with Casterton Sandfordbutitwasalastquartershoongclinic from teenager Gracie Dalton that ensured the Demonshadacomfortablevictory

The young shooter nailed 15 from 18 in a dominant final quarter performance that saw Southpowertoa17goalvictory

The margin was seven at quarter me aer a late flurry from the Demons and by half me it wasa12goalmargin.

The Cats got the beer of the third quarter and haditbacktoaneightgoalgamebeforethelast quartereffortfromDalton.

Casterton Sandford reacted to their opening quarter deficit by swinging the changes, which saw coach Dani Russell and Libby Altorfer switching roles on the wings, with Altorfer moving to the aacking end of the court, while circledefendersCaeleighHumphriesandEbany Jarrad also swapped roles with Humphries moving back onto Dalton aer her opening quarter of nine from 12, alongside Alyssa Duncan’sperfectsixfromsix.

Over the next two quarters, the changes seemed to have an impact but an injury to Jarrad that forced her from the court, saw the Cats line-up again forced to shuffle, with Madalene Cleary moving from the centre to goaldefenceandIvyLane,whousuallypliesher tradeasagoaler,takingthecentrebib.

In a good sign for Casterton Sandford, the shoong combinaon of Chloe Foster and Chelsey Galpin looked to be finding some good chemistry and they did generate more scoring opportuniesthantheprevioustworounds.

FortheDemons,SophieWightwasoutstanding through the centre, running hard and having an impact at both ends, while Ellie Bouchier was the queen of the turnover, using her height and reach to great effect in disrupng the cats forwardsetup.

Duncanalsoconnuestobetheoncourtleader and she did a mountain of work as a key link player and out the front of Dalton to ensure South always remained ahead on the scoreboard.

EASTGAMBIERVWESTGAMBIER

The reigning premiers appeared in control of theirMcDonald ParkcontestwithEastGambier but it was only in the final quarter that West Gambier put the result beyond doubt, winning hequarterby12topowertoa20goalvictory

That final quarter was the Sarah Rier show as she converted 17 from 18, building on her first quarterdominancethatsawhernail12from13 inanotherstunningbestoncourtperformance.

JadeRier’sreturntothecourtatthedefensive end was certainly a boost for the Roos as her combinaon with Amy Cram made scoring difficultfortheBulldogs.

East would be thrilled how hard they pushed the reigning premiers for three quarters, with Tarsh McCallum’s hard running and accurate feeding, as well as Renee Henke’s ming on the move and accurate finishing key factors as well as the injecon, due to injury, of Madison Tone at goal aack to try something new in the shoongcircle.

And with a solid defensive combinaon of Bo Creek and Morgan Amy, the Bulldogs can only hope to connue to improve as their completely new look line-up tried to develop somesynergy

West would have been thrilled with its fist and last quarters but also happy to stay in the contest when challenged more strongly in the second and third and as a complete defensive unit they are keeping sides to low scores and minimal scoring opportunies, knowing they havesuchscoringpowerinSarahRierandLisa McGregor.

Itwasbilledthematchoftheroundanditdidn’t disappoint as North Gambier and Millicent wenttoetotoeatVansiartParkwiththeTigers gengthejobdoneontheirhometurf

Despite missing key defender Mikaila Pi, North was able to place rising teenage star Stella Mobbs in the goal keeper role for her A Gradedebut.

Millicent, as they so oen do, got off to a flier andledbysixatthefirstbreak..

Inaccuracy in the North shoong circle played a role in the deficit, while the Saints were nailing mostoftheiropportunies.

In the second quarter the story was supply, with North generang 19 scoring shoots and finishing accurately, while Millicent had more trouble in finding their goalers and only 12 scoring opportunies were onoffer

The Saints reacted to that quarter, with scores ed at the main break at 24-all, by changing up the mid court, moving Lillie Paul to wing aack, Lisa Duldig into centre and freed up Kimmi Tincknell to the defensive wing with the injecon of Lauren VanEeden into the goal defencerole.

Again, North was able to just get the edge in scoring opportunies and Grace Pos and Macey Griffith were also finishing accurately, with the Tigers enjoyinga six goal three quarter melead.

That ended up being 10 by the final whistle as Pos and Griffith combined for 19 from 20 to puttheresultbeyonddoubt.

ThevictorywouldfilltheTigerswithconfidence astheyseemtohaveseledonastarngseven that is gelling as a combinaon in every area of thecourt.

Mel Renko’s move to centre has seen her control the court for North, while freeing up BriannaWalterstouseherspeedoffthemarkat wing aack, while Lauran Norman will only improveasshenailsdownthedefensivewing.

Noni McConnell has been the general of the defensiveendandwillbehangingformoreme todevelopanunderstandingwithPiwhenshe returnstotheline-up.

Saints goalers Tabatha Sanderson and Demi Verbena were the best of the Saints but there is work to be done in the connecon with the mid court.

AnditisclearMillicentisslllookingtoseleon a preferred line-up, not just making those changes at the main break but moving VanEeden to the defensive wing for the final quarter and adding Nikeisha Facey to the goal defencerole.

While Verbena and Duldig add plenty of experience and leadership to the Saints line-up itisayounger,moreinexperiencedline-upthan overthepastdecade.

NORTHGAMBIERVMILLICENT

ROUNDPREVIEWS

EASTGAMBIERVNORTHGAMBIER

East Gambier certainly challenged reigning premiers West Gambier for three quarters last weekend so despite the loss will be growing in confidence in its new look lineup as it takes on North Gambier – another new look team that certainly found its feet in round three with a strong victory over Millicent.

East will be hampered by a long term knee injury to goal aack Casey Horrigan –forcing another change to the already significantly restructured Bulldogs line-up, but with the Likes of Morgan Amy and Bo Creek patrolling the defensive end, Tarsh McCallum bringing her leadership and speed to the mid court and Renee Henke showing good composure and accuracy in the shoong circle, the Bulldogs will sll be inthemixin2023.

EastalsohastheXfactorofChloePerryman, who can impact in all three areas of the court and her tenacity and willingness to contesteveryballalwaysloomsascricalto theBulldogs’fortunes.

Northalsohasplentyofnewfacesinitslineup but the Tigers have the advantage of having been able to basically play the same combinaon, with the excepon of the defensive circle, for the past two oungs andtheylooktobeselingnicely Grace Pos has dominated the shoong circle as North looked to life without rered starshooterCarolineWakefieldwithMacey Griffith combining just as well with her new shoongpartnerasshedidWakefield.

At the other end, Noni McConnell has been super consistent at goal defence, whether teaming with Mikaila Pi or teenager Stella Mobbs, and the ght checking North defensive circle will challenge the East frontline.

North’s mid court has the class and experience of Brianna Walters and Mel Renko, as well as the athlecism and raw talent of Lauran Norman and at this early stage in the season, the more seledTigersshouldsecurethewin.

WESTGAMBIERVSOUTHGAMBIER

South Gambier secured its first victory of 2023 last weekend but will get a real taste of the work they sll have to do whentheyheadtoMalseedParktotake on the reigning premiers on their new courts.

The unchanged Roos are undefeated in 2023, while the new look Demons have just been working on seling some new combinaons.

Denying Sarah Rier too much ball will be priority number one for South and that will rely on full court defensive pressure and cannot be le to Mykaela Thiele, who has been showing good forminthegoalkeeperbib.

Rier has been prolific and accurate in the opening three rounds and if she gets her usual number of scoring opportunies, the Demonsarenochance.

Tully McShane and Sophie Wight will need to work overme in the mid court to pressure the feeds from Mikaela Horrigan and Tara Bryant, while Ellie Bouchier will also need to try and create turnover ball before it gets to Rier and also deny her direct opponent Lisa McGregor too much ball as she is the key link player for the Roos and also the most prolific deliverer of the balltoherstarshooter

The Roos defensive line of Zoe Malseed, Amy Cram and Jade Rier is as tough as any in the compeon and will mean Alyssa Duncan will need to take charge of the aacking end of the court, as she has done already this season, and help work the ball with paence through the Roos relentless defensivepressure.

Teenager Gracie Dalton is finding her feet in her debut A Grade season for South and Megan Reid looks to be loving life at wing aackandshewillneedtoworkovermeto helphershootersfindspaceingoodrange.

West will remain undefeated but it will be a good audit for South ahead of a final first roundclashwithEastGambier.

CASTERTONSANDFORDVMILLICENT

Casterton Sandford is set to host Millicent this weekend and while that is a tough task at any me, it will be even tougher this weekend given the Saints are coming off a rareloss.

The 2022 runners up went down by 10 to North Gambier in round three as they look

to sele on their best combinaonfor2023.

The shoong circle seems set with the height of Tabatha Sanderson and the speed and smarts of Demi Verbena out the front and with the Cats having lost reliable circle defender Ebany Jarrad to injury last weekend that only adds to the challenge and much will rest on the shoulders of Caeleigh Humphries to use her athlecism and probably means ulity Madalene Cleary will be called on to play at the defensiveend.

At the other end of the court, Cats shoong combinaon of Chloe Foster and Chelsey Galpin have now had a couple of weeks to start developing some chemistry and their ability to separate the Saints defenders and find gaps in the Millicent backline will be crical.

Pora McRae, Kimmi Tincknell and Lauren VanEeden have the height to worry their smaller opponents and the Saints defensive trio is also well supported by pressure on thefeedbyLisaDuldigandLilliePaul.

The mid court is where both sides are sll experimenng with what is the best combinaon with Duldig, Paul, Daisy Tunkin, as well as Nikeisha Facey, Tincknell and VanEeden in the mix for the Saints, while Dani Russell, Libby Altorfer and youngstersIndiLonghurstandIvyLanehave allspentmetheirfortheCats.

Millicent will bounce back with a win but the Cats look to be improving with every oung.

*All

13&UNDERB

Under11-East24wonWest5

Everyone played so well, it was such a team performance. Everyone played like superstars. Keep up the greatwork.

Bestplayers:R.Cook,H.Coote

Award Winners: R Cook (Fasta Pasta), H. Coote (Zambrero’s), S. Dwyer(Kaboom)

East Gambier East Gambier

Red & Black

well and the rest will all come together

Best Players: J.Altschwager, M.Lamb

Award Winners:I.Dwyer(ArenaSurf & Sports), M Lamb (Fasta Pasta), TGeraghty(KFC)

CGradeEast-35LostWest-38

North Gambier North Gambier

Yellow & Black

VUnder11’s-North10vsMillicent16

progressed. At the other end of the court our defensive in and around the ring was tight all game long, however in the last quarter when it was really needed Stella stepped it up another gear ensuing the defence line continued to turn the ball over which lifted the whole team and enabled us to outscore Millicent by 9 and walkawaywiththepoints.

Best players: Stella Mobbs and Sarah Brown

Under13BEast19wonWest4

We had a tough game against West, whichwasgoodforthegirlstocome up against after having two easy wins. We allowed West to take the ball on numerous occasions with bad passing. we need to push the pass out in front and continue to meet theballontherun.

However a good game overall with some nice shooting, excellent defenseandgoodpressure.

Issy Cook had a great game on the wing and fed the goalies well. Bob had her first game in the shooting circle and found her feet to have a greatgameaswell.

Liana was put on the defensive wing and she put in a great game making her player earn the ball. Sailor had another good game in the middle, connectingdefensetoattack.

Keep working hard and stay focused onourtaskgirls,theimprovementis certainlythere.

Bestplayers:I.Mee,O.Hosking

Award Winners: L.Dickson (Ok Pie Shop), S McCracken (Wendy’s), I.Cook(Kaboom)

Under13AEast-15LostWest-24

Thegirlshadafantasticfirstquarter, our passing and moving across the court was great. The defence from tilly and Ava was amazing. The last three quarters our passing let us down. But we will have a good training this week and reset and comeoutstrongagainstNorth.

BestPlayers:S.McCracken,M.Little

Award Winners: A Olsen ( McDonalds), M.Little (Club Tea), T.Olsen(BakersDelight)

Under15AEast-24lostWest-41

Great effort girls. The defence played well to get the turnovers and brought it down court to the mid court that feed the goalies well What we learn at training we need to bring that to game day so let’s train well and we will eventually get thewin.

B e s t p l a y e r s S . C l a r k , E.Chittleborough

Award winners E.Chittleborough (zambrero’s) T Kemp (McDonalds) I.Stratford(Boost)

Under17’sEast-44LostWest-46

Anothernailbiterforthegirlstoday

Our first game with a full team. We had a slow start with a great second halfwitheveryoneplayingtheirpart and adjusting to changes quickly Remember to keep doing the basics

A g a i n B r o o k l y n w a s j u s t outstanding, pulling in intercepts withtwohandseverytime.Brooklyn waspairedwithErynwhoplayedher first game of the season, a pair to watchoutfor

Due to our mistakes and poor choices cost us the game, we have thingstosharpenupattraining.

It was a wet, cold start to our Saturday morning but that didn't stop the smiles. The court was slippery, and the ball was tricky to grasp but the girls displayed their absolute best efforts to support each other We had lots of seamless passages of play that demonstrated our teams emerging strengths. Best players were Ivy Levine and Piper Mulraney Ivy is showing huge improvement every week, she is eager to learn and always smiling. Piper continues to show her versatility, she is an energetic and enthusiastic team member Well done girls, you should all be very proud.

Best players: Ivy Levine and Piper Mulraney

Under13B’s-North17vsMillicent28

We are starting to build some connections and had some really good passages of play when we chose the right passing option. Addi K and Ava got their hands to lots of ball in defense. Awards this week went to Zoe and Isla, who both implemented advice given and kept trying hard. Let's keepbuildingonoverallteamworkmoving forward. Good effort by all girls in wet conditions.

Bestplayers:ZoeBoydandIslaBrook

Award Winners: M Wilson (Jens Hotel), B Jean (Nourish Nook)

E.Caruso(FastaPasta)

BGradeEast-37LostWest-43

Best Players: B.Jean (sponsored by Confession), M Wilson(sponsored by Adam Wilson Plastering & Niche Homes) Even though we got off to a slow start, finding our feet and giving West a strong lead, we played an epic match. The girls fought hard, focussing on smaller targets that would eventually impact the score. Their tireless efforts reduced the gap to only 6 goals at the final whistle.

BestPlayers:J Clark,S.James

Award Winners: O.Plunkett (Kiralee Jade), N Smith( Ok Pie Shop), B Grosser(SanPiero)

AResEast31LostWest68 Really happy with our performance, the score line didn’t reflect the intensity of the game. With that levelofimprovementasateameach weekthewinsaren’tfaraway

Best Players TGray ( sponsored by John Podgorski), B.Hicks (Sponsored byHicksAuto&Engineering)

A w a r d W i n n e r s : T. G r a y (Zambrero’s), B.Hicks ( San Piero), A.Beveridge(ClubTea)

AGradeEast39LostWest59

We played a terrific game. Really proudofallourefforts.ToloseCasey in the 2nd quarter and continue playing with such patience was exactlywhatweneeded.Weneedto find more consistency across all 4 quartersandfinishstrong.

Best Players: R.Henke, T.McCallum (Sponsored by East Gambier Netball Club)

Award Winners: R.Henke ( Birdie Blue), T McCallum (Globe Hotel), C.Perryman(Zambrero’s)

Under13A’s-North14vsMillicent56

Playing against the skilled top team who contest strongly & move the ball quickly was a great learning experience This match highlighted the areas to keep developing both individually & as a team.

and sportsmanship displayed by everyone throughoutthematch.

Best players: Ava Halloran and Grace Collins

Under15B’s-North14vsMillicent19

A tough game this week for the girls after having a really strong start to the season, going down 14-19. Our team’s defence, Penny, Isabella, Lacey and Zoe, put on an outstanding performance by creating many turnovers throughout the game They displayed great anticipation and positioning skills which forced Millicent to make mistakes and lose possession of the ball. Our attackers drove hard all game, and although they were unable to convert all these opportunities into goals, their persistent efforts helped maintain pressure and keep the game closely contested. Overall, it was a great team effort with everyone playing a crucial role inthegame.

Best players: Penny Coleman and Claire Mitchell

Under15A’s-North30vsMillicent40

The girls had a tough game this week againstMillicent,butdespitethelossthere were many positives to take from the game.Thegirlsworkedharddefensivelyall over the court which lead to a number of turn overs. Our connections in attack are only becoming stronger each week and Mischa and Elodie finished well in goals. The girls kept their heads up throughout the game and it was only our second quarterthatletusdownintheend.

Best players: Raine Darimaani and Elodie Adam

Under17’s-North39vsMillicent33

A really solid team effort by all 8 players saw us come away with a great win. We started out strong with Macey taking control of the attack line ensuring Sarah was able to find her feet in the ring and really grow with confidence as the game

After a really good training session during the week, we finally saw the results on the scoreboardwithourfirstwinoftheseason 46-36.Ourdefenceheldstrongalldaywith another consistent effort from Rebecca Johnson, Sarah Nieuwenhuizen and Kahlia Egan. These girls applied pressure down the court and forced countless turnovers. Our goalies had their strongest performance yet and converted on scoreboard We look to continue developing areas of our game, although Saturday highlighted how far we have come with our ball movement and transition down the court We look forwardtothenextchallengeahead.

Best players: Keeley Quinn and Rebecca Johnson

BGrade-North22vsMillicent31

Still not the win but a much better display of netball today Our pressure has lifted, and our connections are starting to form. With Justine out to injury we were able to utilise U15 Ruby Mitchell for her first run onaseniorcourt,whichalsogaveusalittle extra height in defence Again, our defenders were superb and never stopped with their pressure Our midcourt are getting there with the transition down courttoourgoalies.Withsomemorework on our passing selections, we will be a strongteam.

Best players: Maddy Pregler and Ruby Mitchell

AReserve-North47vsMillicent64

A huge congratulations to Alycia for playing her 100th game for the club, unfortunately we didn’t come away with a win for the occasion however there were some positives to take from the game and it was great to see the seniors on court support the juniors around them. Riley while still finding her feet in the defensive circle combined well with Jessie with the two of them ensuring their goalies worked hard for every ball, while at the other end of the court Alycia had another very consistent game shooting with accuracy Also, a big thanks to Coco, Jayme, Sarah andToraforfillingin,yougirlslistenedwell and did everything asked of you on court whichwaspleasingtosee.

Best players: Riley Mitchell and Jessie Little

AGrade-North60vsMillicent50

What a game from these girls yesterday!

OurfirstwinagainstMillicentinaverylong time Our first quarter was a little unsettled and we made some errors in attack,howeverfromthenon,ourfeedsto our goalies and transition from defence to attack was smoother and more accurate. Great shooting from Grace and Maceyand withMikailaaway,StellamobsfilledtheGK position.StellaandNoniwereabletogeta hands to the ball Amazing game by everyone- exciting to watch our combinations come together and put out somegreatnetball.

Best players: Noni McConnell and Macey Griffith

CGrade-North46vsMillicent36

Round 3 saw us head to East to take on theDoggies.Averysuccessfuldayatthe courtsforuswesties.Massivethankyou to the organisers of our Junior Groovin in The Roo. All the kids had a fantastic time. Thank you to our Roo families for supportingthisevent.

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This weeks Encouragement Award: Doug&DiHardingwasawardedtoMiah Jackwayfromthe13A's.

11's

Onceagainthegoaliesplayedafantastic game, watching them improve each week is just what a coach wants. Lucy and Aleisha played with skill and accuracysupportedaroundthecircleby Halle and Charlotte. The defence team of Macy and Ellie, backed by Tully at WD kept the pressure up all game. Those girls are learning from each other and becoming a great combination. At half time Imogen came on at GA and slotted in with Lucy in the goals. Alex joined the attack at WA. I am very lucky to have girls coming off the bench that can slot into the game so easily At ¾ time I put CharlottebackonatCandElliebackinto GD to give us some fresh legs to finish the game off We came away with a 2 goal win. Once again well done to my girls for their first win of the season. We candothis.Gamedayawards1stbest–Lucy Simpson 2nd best – Ellie Xanthopoulos

CGrade

The weekend at Casterton Sandford was certainly a mixed bag…

Firstly thanks to everyone who accommodated the change in time (especially those who forgot and were at island park a little early!!!)

The day started strongly with our precious little 11 & under girls securing their first time for the season…

Everyone played so well and it is a testament to the work the girls have been doing given how young the side is – even the 'veteran' players!!!!

In the 15Bs Layla is showing great promise as a goalie, while Lily was important through the mid court and Amber has proved to be a real find with her strength and accuracyintheshootingcircle…

TheCGradehadanothergoodwin as they remain undefeated –Alannah dominating the first half in defence; Ella showing her usual timing on the move and accurate finishing in goals; Brooke was outstanding on the attacking wing and in goals and Jess just kept cratingturnovers.

Another great game against a strong East side. Amazing strength shown by ourattackers,standingtallonsomevery strong defenders Once again, our defenders were key contributors to our turn overs, always watching ball and putting forward second efforts. Our mid court were brilliant feeders, applying pressurewhereneededatcentrepasses and around the goal circle. We look forward to this week's home game versing South. West defeated East 3835 Best Players: Emma Pollock and Emily Sutherland. Game Day Awards: OliviaJamesandLisaBoyd.

13A's

Well done 13As Hayley and myself are extremely proud of the work you put intotrainingthenthegame,finishingon top for the game. Brilliant team work, tight defence, hardworking mid court to e x t r e m e l y n e a t s h o o t i n g

Congratulations to the whole team this week!! 1st best: Eva Povey 2nd best: Matilda Neale Game day awards: Matilda Neale and Isla Lynch. Amazing workagaingirlsLet'sgowest

13B's

The 13b West girls had a tough game against East. The girls in black and red jumpedoutofthegateandneverlooked back. The young west team struggled to keep up with the older and taller East girls. However they never dropped their heads. Fighting until the last whistle. Best on court went to Ruby Lamb and MollyThomas.

15A's

Another great win girls against East this week! Fabulous defence efforts awarding us with many turnovers. Our mid court efforts were strong and feeding into our shooters was on point. Award winners this week were our defenders Alice and Mikayla. Well done girls you worked well together! Keep up thegoodworkgirls

The little Roo's got off to a great start in freezing conditions at East Gambier Therewerelotsofgoodpassagesofplay which involved the whole team. Our defensive pressure in particular in the goal circle was fantastic. Even though the game didn't go in our favour there is plenty for us to work on and improve on attrainingsandgameswilleventuallygo in our way So lets work hard and focus attrainings.BestplayerswenttoSophie CarruthersandGracieTremelling. 17's

We got our first win today in a very hard tight game.To say I am proud of howmy girls handled themselves is an understatement. They didn't drop their heads when things didn't go our way You should be all proud of yourselves.

BGrade

The girls had a really strong start against East this week. They got some good interceptionswithgreatgoalconversion with being up by 10 goals at ¼ time. The 2nd quarter saw the girls struggle in the first half but then pick themselves up and had a great second half and were still ahead by 11 at half time. The 3rd quarter they battled through but after some silly errors we let them back into the game but brought it back and still managed to be up at ¾ time. The final quarter we had some tired bodies but the girls never gave up and ended up withtheirsecond winof theseason by6 goals. As we only had 7 players we want to thank all the U/17s that sat on our bench.

A-Reserve

This was an impressive team win. Tahlia and Lucy worked tirelessly together all day displaying some great moves Carlee was everywhere and her experience was key for us. Maddi and Chelsea created many turnovers in defence all day Everyone worked hard and we were able to put together 4 strongquarters.

AGrade

Another grind for the first 3 quarters with the last quarter opening up for us. Happytohavefinishedthegamelikewe did. Sarah was on fire today and was unstoppable with ball in hand Our defence built throughout the game and the pressure we were able to apply was rewarded particularly in that last quarter Hope Casey has a speedy recoveryandtheinjuryisn'tserious

Courtney and Myla led the way with four strong quarters of netball,whileLaceyandLarawere alsoimpressive…

Elsie Sims and Coco showed how fartheyhavecomebysecuringthe match day awards – both are basically smiling assassins they look sweet and they can be but on court they are becoming tough competitors…

Elsie had great timing on her lead in goal shooter and Coco just kept getting her hands on the ball and createdturnoversatgoalkeeper…

Chloe was also a great performer, playing her favoured position of wingdefence…

For Ebony, Lily, Mia & Willow it was their first win as Demons and they all contributed – Ebony is a dynamic mid courter who makes great decisions with ball in hand, Lily was our captain and looks to be showing great defensive skills, Mia made great space in the shooting circle and finished well and Willow plays with gusto and was important at both ends of the court.

The15&underAand15&underB had great wins which was reward for effort, especially for coaches BrandiandMisty

Gracie was a standout in the 15A victory,whileRubyjustranhardall day and showed her court smarts to great effect, while Kasey showed real promise as a circle defender and Tyga is really finding herfeetintheshootingcircle…

Chelsea had an impact in goal shooter and goal keeper, while Jadecontinuestoimpresswithher ability to win back the ball and Misty was her usual reliable self –just getting the job done with no fussorfanfare.

The B Grade also had a great win but it came at a cost with the lovely Alyce rupturing her Achilles after having arguably the best three game return to the court of anyone–ever!!!!

ThebestnewsofthedaywastheA Grade working their way to their first win Alyssa and Ellie were outstanding, Sophie impressed, especially given the close physical attention she had to combat, while Mykaela continues to show she is not out of place in the A Grade defensive circle, Tully is making her mark back on the defensive wing and Megan looks the perfect fir=t for the wing attackrole.

Gracie is also arguably the best news of the round – she is more than holding her own in A Grade andherlastquarterwasoutofthe box and shows she will be critical inthe2023season…

Casterton-Sandford Casterton-Sandford

Blue, White & Red

JUNIORS

Under 11's went down 3-12. Hannah, Bailey,Kate&Sylvieplayedsomegreat netball.

The Under 13B's started the first quarter against South Gambier exceptionally strong Some great movement through the centre court allowed for Marlee and Renee to feed quickly to the goalies, Adele and Brooklyn The defensive players in Ylana, Chloe and Zoya kept consistent pressure on South's attack all game. With a few well-timed intercepts the girls were able to finish Round 3 undefeated,beatingsouth44-10.

Adele, Ylana, Renee & Brooklyn stepped up in the Under 13A's this weektoseethemoffwithawin27-14.

It was a tough game for Caitlyn, Amelia, Miley & Sophie in the Under 15B's on Saturday Fighting for every ball they couldn't quite put a stop to theSouthgirls,finishingthegamewith aloss9-47.

Some great plays from Rachel, Caitlyn, Olivia & Makayla unfortunately couldn't get the Cats girls over the line leaving them to finish up the game with a score-line of 15-41 in the Under 15A's.

SENIORS

Under 17 players Ivy, Sarah & Indi stepped onto the court with only one goalinmind,andtheymadeithappen. The girls finished with a 19-goal win 49-30.

ThewetballintheCGradegamedidn't make for easy catching, but Janine, Katie & Michelle made sure to back up every pass and got some great loose balls.Thegirlslost17-41.

The first half of the game saw the B Grade side stay within arm's reach of South's lead but as the game progressed, South slowly widened the margin to leave the Cats girls with a loss 33-54. Special mentions to Emma, Trictia&Amber

A Reserves had another killer week taking out the win 58-34. Ebany, Gaby &Toriwerecrucialplayersinthewin.

Madalene, Caeleigh & Chelsey kept the talk up in the A Grade, but despite the efforts from all the girls, they lost 31-48.

VToday we go over the border to take on Casterton/Sandford. We are hoping to have a strong day and come away with somesolidwins.

U11s

In wet slippery conditions the girls had to adjust their game to short, accurate passing to maintain possession. In a strong defensive effort, they were able to get multiple turnovers to stop North from scoring! With a strong attacking gameinthesecondhalfandmovingthe ball effectively through the mid court they were rewarded with some accurate shooting which saw the girls come away with their third win for the season Best players were Bridie Douglas and Raven Johnson with Bridie Douglas also receiving the Baker's DelightIncentiveaward.

U13As

Another awesome win last week girls! Although the courts were wet, the girls were still able to attack and transition the ball down the court with speed and minimal stepping calls. Our defensive pressure all over the court was great to see with different and random combinations being made on the day Although it is only round three, I am looking forward to seeing what the rest of the season has in store for us. Special mention to Olive Thorne who received the Jacqui Matthews Incentive Award for her improvement on footwork and patiencewhenfeedingintothegoalies.

U13Bs

Awesome win today girls, everyone played super well. The girls come out strong with getting many turnovers in the defence and then were able to converttheminourattack.Wasgreatto see what we have been working on at training being implemented into their game. Award went to Lindy Van Eeden (JacquiMatthewsIncentive).

U15As

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having to be patient in offense to score. A slow first quarter with many poor errors in passing caused us to be down at the quarter break. Our second and third quarter was the best with full court defensive pressure allowing us to l e a d at t h re e q u a r te r t i m e Unfortunately, we were unable to finish off a 4-quarter effort Zambreros IncentiveAwardwenttoLilliePaul.

CGrade

Another tough game for us today We started off with a slow start finding it hard to find our feet in the wet conditions With a few different changes that were made at half time this really slowed the play down and madeus takeour timeand scoreoff our centre passes. Everyone's confidence grew and we worked well as a team throughout the game Eva Bonde played an unreal game in the GD position and Lisa Goodfellow ran out the rest of her game in C and did an awesome job! We're working hard towardsagoodwin.Goodworkgirls.

BGrade

Today we welcomed back Nicole into our line-up after an injury Our new combination in goals worked well with thegirlsworkingwelltogethertocreate scoringopportunities. Themidcourters had to work hard all day with the slippery conditions and they were excellent with lots of drives providing easier opportunities Our defensive efforts across the court won us many intercepts and deflections and, in the circle, we worked hard to get every rebound. Great efforts by everyone to comeawaywiththewin.

AReserve

A good win in wet weather girls! We started slowly but once we adjusted to the conditions and were patient in our attacking approach, we were able to break away. Our full court defence approach was impressive, and Bell took sometimelyinterceptsthroughthemid court and Kalani finished off well under the post to be named in the best players. The Jacqui Matthews Incentive award went to Kalani for her long-range shooting!

U15Bs

Ourfirsttasteofwetweathernetballfor theseasonandthegirlsadjustedwell.It was a good four quarter battle against North, with the margin always close. Thegirlsplayedagreatdefensivegame, driven by Jeda Hibberd at GK who took numerous intercepts throughout the game. In attack, Asha Gysbers and Ella Matthews provided lots of options for Tahnee Groser & Emily Walker in the circle Jacqui Matthews Incentive AwardwenttoJeddaHibberd.

U17s

Goingintolastweek'sgame,weknewit was going to be a tight contest with

Another strong team effort girls. Our full court defensive pressure forced turnoversandourpatiencewiththeball inattackresultedinastrongwinagainst North. Keish and Alice positioned well to snap up any rebounds and Keel's and Jac provided plenty of drive out of defence. Poppy used her speed on the wing to feed goalies with precision Jackie controlled the centre both in attack and defence. Donna used her hold well to set up Rylee and Abbey in goals.Let'skeepbuilding!

AGrade

We got off to a good start with our full court pressure giving us opportunities to lead by 6 at the first break. The second quarter we really had to battle hard for possession. North lifted their intensitytoturnthegameandbringthe score to even at half time. During the second half we experimented with some new combinations. Lauren using herspeedwelltocombinewithPortiain circle defence. Lisa moved into centre withLillieatWAandKimmiswitchingto WD

Keisha entered the game in the final quarter working tirelessly to limit scoring options Dem & Tab were namedourbestfortheircombinationin goals. Although we didn't take the win, we learnt lots from this match. Let's continue to work hard on our new combinationsalloverthecourt.

Millicent Millicent Red, Black & White

SEASON FIXTURE F.L.

ROUND 1 - 22nd April 2023

West Gambier

East Gambier

Casterton-Sanfford

Millicent

Anzac Day - 25th April 2023

South Gambier

North Gambier

ROUND 2 - 29th April 2023

Casterton-Sanfford

Millicent

North Gambier

East Gambier

South Gambier

West Gambier

ROUND 3 - 6th May 2023

East Gambier

West Gambier

North Gambier

West Gambier

Casterton-Sanfford

Millicent

ROUND 4 - 13th May 2023

East Gambier

West Gambier

North Gambier

North Gambier

South Gambier

Millicent

ROUND 5 - 20th May 2023

South Gambier

Millicent

North Gambier

East Gambier

West Gambier

Casterton-Sanfford

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-Sanfford

North Gambier

BYE Interleague - 10th June 2023

ROUND 8 - 17th June 2023

West Gambier

Casterton-Sanfford

Millicent

East Gambier

South Gambier

North Gambier

ROUND 9 - 24th June 2023

South Gambier

North Gambier

Millicent

West Gambier

East Gambier

Casterton-Sanfford

ROUND 10 - 1st July 2023

West Gambier

East Gambier

Casterton-Sanfford

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-Sanfford

Millicent

ROUND 12 - 22nd July 2023

Casterton-Sanfford

North Gambier

Millicent

East Gambier

West Gambier

South Gambier

ROUND 13 - 29th July 2023

East Gambier

South Gambier

North Gambier

West Gambier

Casterton-Sanfford

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-Sanfford

ROUND 16 - 19th August 2023

West Gambier

Casterton-Sanfford

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

East Gambier

South Gambier

North Gambier