Western Border Football Netball Budget - The Western - Round 9 2023

Matthew Chapman this weekend will run out for the 409th time in the yellow and black surpassing Garth Willoughby’s 408 game record which has stood since 2018

South

SENIORS

Cast-Sand 4.2 4.2 4.6 5.7 (37)

Best - South: M. Sims, H. Mitchell, O. Thomson, E. Marks, H. Wright; Casterton

Sandford: J. OBrien, D. Cleary, M. Krieger, D Ayton, A. McCrae, D. Wombwell.

Goals - South: M. Sims; Casterton Sandford: H. Mccrae, J. Coer, M. Krieger, C. Wombwell.

East 3.1 6.2 7.3 8.6 (54)

Best - West: T. Holmes, B. Virgo, J. Pfitzner, M. Cornolo, R. Cowling, J. Williams; East: N. Lock, J. Forster, L. Brooker, G. Cooper, J. Lawrence, S. Lock.

Goals - West: J. Williams 2, A. Pfitzner, M. Minuzzo, T. Lewis, R. Cowling, T. Holmes, M. Cornolo, B. Papps; East: L. Brooker 3, G. Cooper, N. Lock, J. Dowdy, C. Slape, N. Gollan.

Millicent 1.2 2.6 3.8 7.9 (51)

Best - Millicent: K. Varcoe, K. Bradley, F. Bradley, C. Williams, Z. McGuinness, C. Gallio; North: S. Stafford, N. McInerney, J. Schutz, B. Adams, T. McInerney, N. Blachut.

Goals - Millicent: M. Reilly 3, T. Renzi 2, K. Bradley, K. Varcoe; North: J. Holli, D. Ilsley

RESERVES

Cast-Sand 1.1 2.2 2.5 3.7 (25)

Best - South: T. Vassallo, J. Gazzard, C. OReilley, H. Snell, J. Harvey, C. Williams; Casterton Sandford: A. Von Lossberg, B. Gill, R. Makore, J. Smith, P. Player, J. Smith.

Goals - South: R. Sturges 3, H. Fisher, B. O’Neil, M. Broome, D. Holland; Casterton Sandford: M. Duerden, B. Gill.

Best - West: D. Phillips, J. Coombe, R. Rutkowski, D. Royals, B. Say, L. Lefever; East: S. Balshaw, B. Nash, T. Gilbert, D. Smith, B. Gaffney, A. Tos.

Goals - West: J. Schapel 5, J. Coombe 2, S. Nay T. 2, G. Ros-Smith, J. Carson, B. Cook, D Phillips; East: B. Rees.

UNDER 18'S

Best - Millicent: J. Bowden, J. Todd, T. Lawlor, A. Lindner, isaac Veron, T. Jazepczyk; North: Z. Young, A. Allen, A. Dally, T. Hamilton, D. Ilsley, R. Kinyabugma.

Goals - Millicent: J. Bowden; North: D. Ilsley, Z. Young, A. Dally, J. Hanne.

Best - South: M. Bentley, A. Milich, C. Lockwood, L. Sigley, F. O’Reilley, H. Hicks; Casterton Sandford: B. Mckinnon, J. Rhook, E. Geary, J. Rhook.

Goals - South: W. Awill 2, J. Maxwell, H. Hicks, S. McBain; Casterton Sandford: J Rhook, B. Mckinnon, S. Paon, E. Geary, D. Munro.

UNDER 14'S

Best - West: R. Hinchliffe, T. Curnow, J. Joyce, J Coe, J. Sugden; East: E. Clark, A. Ferraro, X. Farmilo, N. Spooner, S. Brooks, T. Dumigan.

Goals - West: J. Coe 2, T. Curnow, J. Witney, P. player

Best - West: B. Winterfield, J. Prior, C. Carson, T. Smith, A. Circelli, R. Burchell; East: T. Wilke, K. McCracken, C. McLean, E. Straord, T Dalton, N. Bignell.

Goals - West: N. Davey 3, H. James 2, C. Carson 2, F. Kenseley 2, S. Medhurst, R. Burchell, B. Winterfield, T. Johnson, J. Prior, A. Noble; East: K. Mee.

UNDER 16'S

Best - West: T. Stutley, H. Croker, K. Stratman, K. Harkness, S. Fraser; East: B. Versteegh, N. Gollan, A. Perryman, C. McCracken, R. Angelino.

Goals - West: T. Stutley 2, S. Fraser, H. Croker, O. Feetom; East: J. Picken 2, A. McKinnon, N. Gollan.

Best - Millicent: L. Tunkin, R. Lindner, O Nicholls, C. Shanks, I. wilson, L. Millard; North: E. Brook, S. Baron, C. Waters, C. Blanck, M. Rogers.

Goals - Millicent: O. Nicholls 4, W. Jennings 2, L. Tunkin, A. Robbins, N. Thomson, C. Gibson, M. Tarrant; North: J. Butler, M. Rogers.

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Best - South: M. Ropini, J. Harten, J. Awill, O. McCracken, J. Hagge, K. Bentley; Casterton Sandford: H. Buerworth, J. Lykke, T. Makore, B. Rhook.

Goals - South: O. McCracken 3, J. Hagge 3, J Vause 2, J. Burns 2, J. Awill 2, I. Salmon 2, J. Harten 2, M. Ropini, H. Higgins.

Best - Millicent: N. Robbins, M. Withers, T McGrath, M. Varcoe, T. Chant; North: T. Harris, D. Kenny, S. Shepherd, N. Mark, A. Curs, Z. Clark.

Goals - Millicent: T. Chant 3, T. McGrath, M. Withers, N. Robbins, H. Gibbs, N. Ash; North: A. Curs 2, D. Kenny, Z. Clark.

Best - Millicent: C. Hateley, A. Lindner, B. Douglas, H. Thwaites, M. Hunt, Z. Ash; North: A. Dally, C. Turner, K. Allen, B. Braithwaite, I. Coleman.

Goals - Millicent: C. Hateley 5, J. Werchon, M. Hunt, B. Douglas; North: A. Dally 2.

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MONDAY 8.00am - 10.00am

East Gambier pup Angus Clarke has made in senior debut this season and has a bright future

North Gambier North Gambier

record breaking day for chapman

Matthew Chapman this weekend willrunoutforthe409thtimeinthe yellow and black surpassing the Garth Willoughby’s 408 game recordwhichhasstoodsince2018.

There is an old saying that football doesn't build character, it just eliminates weak ones. This is why Chappy has reached this amazing feat. His fierce commitment, relentless effort, uncompromising approach, team first demeanour and discipline in all areas of his game are inspiring to his team and club. Not only does he shape the way his teammates play with his voice, attack on the ball and opponent, training intensity, weekly preparation, positive and caring attitude, underpinned by an

unequivocal pride in his own performance He will leave this legacy well beyond his own playing days. Loved by peers, respected by his opposition, and admired by his club he epitomises everything good aboutNorthGambier

Youmightnotfindhisnameonbest and fairest honour boards or on mark of the year highlight reels, but ask any player who has played alongside him - Who is your most trusted teammate? Who do you want beside you? Who do you love playing with? The answer would be MatthewChapman!

Congratulations Chappy on this unbelievableachievement

North Gambier North Gambier Yellow & Black

Well, we have done one of our Millicenttrips,sothatisapositive, as was the warm fire in the shed the fat snags as usual A few couldn't come up after Wobbles 60 celebrations Friday night, but for those that got there, given the conditions, many chose to play andgethometothewarmth.

Our only win came in the U18s, with Kevs boys getting off to a great start before the ball got slippery Best players were regulars in Zayne Young, Angus Allen, Aaron Dally, Trae Hamilton, Deacon Ilsley and Richie Kinyabugma.

The U14s got Millicent stirred up, having arrived at the oval before they did. Unfortunately, that just spurred the fast improving young saints on to a convincing win Awards were given to Ethan Brook, Sam Baron, Charels Waters, Cody Blanck and Mason Rogers.

Our U16s didn't handle the wet track, and while they toiled away all day, their inconsistent season continued Best players were Aaron Dally, Cooper Turner, Kade Allen, Ben Braithwaite and Iowani Coleman. With such players we arehopingforbetterresultsasthe seasongoeson.

The reserves game was very entertaining, particularly for those following the South Easts bestressiesreporter,AidanCurtis, who put on a real show, including 2 goals – perhaps he has been playing out of position? We left too much too late, but the boys willbehuntingforawininthenext couple of weeks Best players were named Tyler Harris, Declan

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Kenny, Sam Shepherd, Nick Mark, AidanandZachClark.

With one of the umpires dominating early, the seniors was a dour close affair until ¾ time. The strength of Millicents list/players was telling in the end, but again we showed we are not too far off the top sides. In the absence of other options on the day, Sam Stafford dominated in the ruck to be named best. Other mudlarks to get in the best players wereJakeSchutz,BradAdamsand Tim McInerney Nick Blachut was alsonameinthebest,maybeashe successfully walked across the oval before the game in his white sneakers and then proceeded not to get any mud on his person duringthegame!

This week we play East and have Matthew Chapman playing in his 409th senior game, a club record. One of the great clubmen, you mightnotfindhisnameontheB& F,butheisaclubfavouriteandany player who has played alongside him will tell you they would go to w a r w i t h C h a p p y Congratulations, but may be time todropthehawks..

Please support the social functions and the coming events, asfollows;

Saturday 22nd July 2023 –ReunionWeekend

Saturday 29 July 2023 – Sponsors day

Friday 4th August 2023 – Goods & servicesauction

Thank you to our major sponsors in Stuckey Electrical Contractors andKFC.

Last week we headed to Malseed Park in what was a verycoldandwetday,asthe day went on the conditions made it harder to tell the twoteamsapart.

Congratulations to west on there new BBQ shed it was agreatatmosphere.

U14 had a hard day at the officeonlyscoring2points. Best players E clark, A Ferraro, X Farmilo, N Spooner, S Brooks and T Dumigan.

U16s played well for 3 quarters but got over run not scoring in the last quartertogodownby8.

Best players B Versteegh, N Gollan, A Perryman, C McCrackenandRAngelino.

U18s undermanned fought h a r d a l l d a y i n t h e conditions.

Best players T Wilke, K McCracken, C McClean, E Stratford, T Dalton and N Bignell.

Reserves were severely undermanned again so thankyoutotheringinswho put there hands up to fill in

Red & Black

togetsidetogether.

Best players S Balshaw, B Nash, T Gilbert, D Smith, B GaffneyandAToss.

Seniors played a great 1st h a l f i n t h e m u d d y conditions and were 3 goals upbutwestcameoutofhalf time more switched on and ended up winning in a close hardfoughtmatch.Theguys arenotfarawayiftheykeep bringingthatintensity

Best players N Lock, J Forster,LBrooker,GCooper, JLawrenceandSLock.

This week we play away a ga i n a ga i n st N o r t h followed that night with our annual mouse cup whichisnearlybookedout.

Best of luck to our teams thisweek.

East Gambier Interleague Representaves Reece Lillecrapp (Runner), Nick Lock, Mark Rumbelow, Shaun Lock, Frazer Scanlon (Assistant Coach)

North Gambier North Gambier

Yellow & Black

Under 18’s Under 18’s

Coach: Kevin Bryan

Team Manager: Kenneth Goodes

East Gambier East Gambier Red & Black

Coach: Jason Dunn

Team Manager:

5 Darcy Bryan

6 Ben Allsopp

7 Reece McLaughlin

8 Jonty Collins

9 Mackye Baron

47 Darcy Arthurson

51 Zayne Young

85 Henry Haywood

90 Jordan Millard

1 Cody Williams

3 Dom McDonald

4 Talan Daltan

21 Trae Wilke

22 Ethan Humphies

5 Kyan Chileborough

6 Elijah Straord

8 Ky McCracken

9 Angus Clarke

10 Sam Couldrey

23 Zach Nulty

13 Angus Allen 14 Trae Hamilton 28 Deacon Illsley

4 Hector Opie 29 Seb Doody

35 Richard Kinybugma

39 Josh Glidden

41 Jack Spark

43 Maurice Goldsmith 46 Teangi Stephens

Coach: Sam Zeitz

James Fle

11 Kobe Wagener

12 Kaelen Mee

14 Fionn Graney

15 Campbell McLean

17 Nick Bignell

19 Will Ellis

20 Vinnie Kele

Under 16’s Under 16’s

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

Under 14’s Under 14’s

Coach: Ryan Roulstone Assistant Coach: Sco Fle Team Manager: Jess Roulstone

86 Banjo Stephens

99 Mason Rogers

Coach: Grant Spooner

Team Manager:

Emme Best

Sco Brooks

Flynn Chileborough

Eamon Cook

Samuel Dickson

Xavier Farmilo

Angelo Ferraro

Chayse Gifford

Rhys Grigg

Ryan Hayden

Alex Kanahs

Joel Rentsch

Jackson Saunders

Noah Spooner

William Vincent

William Rentsch

Banjo Sampson

Corey Smith

Solomon Telford

Tex Tilley

Brodie Versteegh

Skye Virtanen

Taj Wilson

North Gambier North Gambier

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

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

Baden Dihm

Hudson Farmilo Thomas

Sebasan

Naon

Memphis

Kade

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

Flynn Turner

Logan White

Ryder Wilson

Millicent Millicent

Red, Black & White

Today we welcome the Cats in a twilight match, coinciding with Ladies Day. The best place to be will be Tin Shed for some quality BBQandgeneralbanter

Good wins in both grades in coldandheavyconditions.

In the Seniors, the North outfit came out with a plan and style a play that restricted and stifled free movementandrunformost of the first half. Some innovative and unorthodox positional changes in the second half and a battening down of the hatches resultedinacomfortable30 point win. Best players were Gidda, Boxy, Frazer, Chipper, Ginny and Clint. Dredgie finished with three goals, Truck’s second half cameo snared two goals, Gidda scored one and Boxy ceremoniously snuck forward to kick one too. A good win in front of our home crowd on a subAntarcticday.

Millicent Millicent

Red, Black & White

In the Rezzies, it was also an armwrestlethatleadtoa25 point win. The usual suspects featured in the best, but particularly dominant were Nat and Smithers. Pidge continued his good form as did Matt Varcoe. Thomas Chant provided a clinic on how forwards should play in cold and slippery conditions to finish with three goals Singles to Pidge, Smithers, Nat,HarryGibbsandNash.

VALE: Brian Duldig. Life Member and Absolute Gentlemen. Condolences to Tracie, Steve & Lisa, Matt andJaneandtheirfamilies.

Casterton-Sandford Casterton-Sandford

Blue, White & Red

Round 9 Cat Fans and here we are eating super snags at McLaughlin ParkinMillicent!It'snotoftensunny when we watch the seniors here at East Southend but today we return tothetwilightgame,“Waitaminute Doc, are you telling me you built a time machine out of a DeLorean?” NoCatFanswehaven'tgonebackto the 90's but we are under lights again.

Last weekend was a real mixed bag in the footy, the seniors got away to a great start and held that lead for the entire game, the Under 16's almostgotovertheundefeatedlittle devils and the Ressies and Under 14'shadacrackbutwerejustoffthe mark.

TheUnder14Cats werebestserved by Harry Butterworth, Jett Lykke, TakudzwaMakoreandBillyRhook.

The Under 16's made the most of the early good weather and ground conditions, moving the ball well and matching South in every position and were unlucky to go down by a point, the young Cats are improving witheverygameundertheguidance of Coach Fidler and will be a force to bereckonedwithcomefinals.Better players were Bay McKinnon, Jedd Rhook, Elwood Geary and Jack Rhook.

The Reserves ripped up the park, literally, the heavens opened and the ground soon became slippery, South came off the better team but there were plenty of positives in the

way Justin Carlins Reserves played. Better players were Brad Gill, Rufaro Makore, Jarrad Smith and Jake Smith.

TheSeniorsgotofftoaflyerintrying conditionsandheldSouthtojustthe one goal for the game, I should have known the Cats backline was going to be on song as before the game Matt Killey was following me everywhere, getting some practice inforthegameIguess.

Better players were Jarrod O'Brien, Diarmid Cleary, Michael Krieger, Dylan”the Prez” Ayton, Alastair McCraeandDamianWombwell.

Well Cat Fans time to tuck into another Super Snag and make like a tree and get out of here, CARN CATS!!!

Thank-youtoallourvaluedsponsors including Boonaroo, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Bendigo Bank, and CastertonSecondaryCollege

UpcomingEvents:

1st of July Comedy night by the one and only Evan Hocking, he gives goodbanter,andsomeBLOKEcalled Chris Franklin a former sailor who nowlivesonbeerandpies.

29th of July CSFNC BALL at BOONAROO with the incomparable MUD MADEX, singing all the hits, he'salegendintheSouthWest!

Red,

Under 18’s Under 18’s

Under 16’s Under 16’s

Under 14’s Under 14’s

Coach: Brad Tilley

Zavier Gurney

Ryder Straord

Axel Joyce

Levi Robbins

Tyler Ryan

Brax Thomas

Arli Sims

Colby Watson

Millicent Millicent

Red, Black & White

Under 12 A’s Under 12 A’s

Blayke Koehne

David Berzel

Pacey Duldig

NO TEAM FIELDED IN THIS GRADE

Coach: Team Manager:

Archer Wilson

Coach:

Raff Lawlor

Hughes Hunter Owen Lloyd

Oliver Sager

Frankie Robbins

Kobe McGrath

Hamish Damhuis

Jed Sunderland

Jax Reilly

Lauchlan Murphy

Tex Thomas

Fraser Fleming Jarvis Gurney

Tully Robinson 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

Under 12 E’s Under 12 E’s

Mark Rigney

THIS GRADE

South Gambier South Gambier Red

West Gambier West Gambier

ALLSENIOR GAME REPLAY’SAREAVAILABLE ON THE WESTERN BORDERYOUTUBE CHANNEL

South Gambier South Gambier

Well, that was fun last week. 2 goalskickedintheseniorgame after quarter time with very ordinary conditions. Casterton made use of the first 20 minutes while the ball was ok and after that it was an absolute slog Best players were Mitch Sims who also kicked a goal, Harry Mtichell in his debut played a ripper, Oli Thompson, Elmo Marks who continues his good season and HarryWright

The Ressies got up by 26 points In the awards were Tommy Vassallo, Jack Gazzard, Connor OReilly, Henry Snell, Josh Harvey and Chris Williams, Riley Sturges bagged three on a tough day for forwards.

The 16's snuck in by a point against a really solid Casterton outfit. A couple of goals to Will Attiwill and awards to Bentley, Milich, Lockwood, Sigley, O'ReillyandHarryHicks

The 14's bounced back after a loss the previous week. Three goals to Oli McCracken and

West Gambier West Gambier

Red & White Blue & Red

Josh Haggett and multiples to Salmon, Harten, Vause, Burns, Attiwill Best players Mason Ropitini and Jobe Harten, Atiilwill, McCracken, Haggett andBentley

It was great to see a good group of our past players and officials in the club for the show last week it was certainly thebestplacetobe.

Just a reminder last week to puttogetheratablefortheRed & Rump night with North Adelaide & Crows legend and now media personality Andrew Jarman as our special guest on July 1. Follow the link on the FB page catch up with Katelyn or see Shaun behind thebar.

Thanks to our major sponsors MG Plasterers, Mick Ryan Painting, Lennons on Lake Terrace, Dycer Constructions andAustralianGasNetworks.

VHi All, well what a wet cold day we had last week. We had a good day on the field throughout and look forward to playing at South. Winne told us to bring sneakers only this week so look forward to playing on south's good dry deck. So we can leave our flippers and snorkels home and get ourFootballbootsonagain.

Special mention to under 18s from both sides on Saturday playing football and both displaying what the game is about Well done to a few of our boys whoplayedforEastaswell.

Great effort by Foxy and Dunny in working out what's right for football

SpecialmentiontoFinnwho our thoughts are with this week. The tough little bugger took a fair hit in football and ended up in hospital with cracked ribs and collapsed lung. Make

surewegetaroundFinnand his family and show our west support. With that nothing better to make you feel better then the President Pie award. Get the best pies in town into you Finn and see you aroundtheclubagain.

Last week was a true indicator of our league With the ladder positions you would not be expecting to see that score line. Credit to East and the quality of k i d s t h a t p l aye d o n Saturday Made us fight all the way to steal the win and a great game from some of ourplayers.

This week we face a fast young running south side who every week are getting better, so the challenge continueswitheveryweeka toughnewchallenge.

Seeyouatthefootball.

Fridge

seniorDEBUT

harry MITCHELL harr

Harry pictured with his dad Clint

West Gambier got the victory on the weekend over East Gambier in trying conditions

Coach: James McGregor

South Gambier South Gambier

Red & White

Under 18’s Under 18’s

Coach: Rowan Fox

West Gambier West Gambier

Brodie Jennings

Lee McTaggart

Henry Medhurst

Lachlan Moss

Patrick Sigley

Josh Vause

Under 16’s Under 16’s

Xanthopoulos

Coach: Andrew Pearson

1 Brodie Szopory

2 Rhys Newton

3 Cameron Murray

5 William

31 Tom Smith

34 Talon Johnson

37 Mee Ree Htoo

43 Koan Vanderheyden

51 Jayden Prior

58 Soe Nay Bell

69 Joel Day

70 Addison Noble

24 Tate Hammond (vc)

25 Oliver Pohlner

26 Koby Stratman (c) 27 William Pearson

Team Manager: 13 Bailey Noble

11 Harvey Croker 23 Owen Feetom

12 Silas Bowden

Ethan McKenny

Under 14’s Under 14’s

Coach:

Coach: Nat Anderson

William Anderson

Kyan Awill

Oscar Benjamin

Paddy Bouchier

Flynn Clarke

Zachary Cung

Benjamin Ellis

Coaches:

Kobi Hay

Hadley

Desney Bums

South Gambier South Gambier

Elijah Finnegan

Alexander Hill

Imogen Hopes

Blake Janeway

Jackson Janeway

Jackson Jones

Samuel Miller

Sebasan Radlmair

Connor Ruwoldt

Liam Salmon Beau Vivian

Nate Wakefield

West Gambier West Gambier

Jack Rees

Harry Sneath

Fletcher Walker

Last month Geelong celebrated the 60th anniversary of its 1963 VFL premiership victory

In that team was former West Gambier ruckman John Yeates who captained Geelong the previous two seasons in 1961 and62.

There are at least six former SANFL or VFL/AFL captains or captain-coaches who played and coached here in Mount Gambier, Penola or Millicent either after their league careers or on their way to play league.

The six league captains (that I can remember) were West Gambier’s John Yeates (Geelong), North Gambier’s Frank Davis (Melbourne), Penola’s Graham Robbins (Richmond and South Adelaide), Millicent’s Barry Goodingham (North and South Melbourne and Woodville) and North and West Gambier’s Johnnie Taylor (West Adelaide and Glenelg). The sixth and perhaps the exception was East Gambier’s Ralph Rogerson who played and coached the Bulldogs after arriving from North Adelaide in 1959 and then went to East Perth before moving to Fitzroy where was captainin1965and1966.HewontheSEBFL MailMedalin1960.

Johnnie Taylor was skipper of West Adelaide when they won the 1947 SANFL premiership and would later captain-coach WestAdelaidefortwoseasonsbeforebeing playing coach of Glenelg in the early 1950s. He then accepted a playing coaching role withNorthGambierinabout1954.

Later, in 1957 he would become West Gambier’sfirstpremiershipcoach.

He is one of only two SANFL or VFL playing coaches to become a captain-coach with a local SEBFL or WBFL team (Barry Goodingham was the other) and he was oneofsixVFLorSANFLcaptainswhowould playhereinthelocalleague.

Yeates left Mount Gambier as a teenager after playing in West Gambier’s first premiership in the South East and Border football League in 1957. After his stint at Geelong he returned to West Gambier to play in their 1971 WBFL premiership and

wouldlatercoachtheteam intheearly1970s.

Frank Davis was a tough, close-checking, hard-at-the-ball half back for Melbourne. He moved into A grade or league ranks in 1964 and after six games played in Melbourne’s 1964 VFL premiership He later rose to become captain of the club from 1970 until 1973, winning the club’s best and fairest in 1970 and playing 168 leaguegames.

After a stellar VFL career Davis took up the North Gambier captain-coach role in 1974 replacingKenGladmanwhohadcomefrom Geelong in 1971. Davis returned to Melbournein1976andwasassistantcoach of Melbourne in 1979 and was acting nonplaying coach for one game when playing coachCarlDitterichwassuspended.

GrahamRobbinsarrivedatRichmondinthe VFL in 1969 and across three seasons played 13 league games before enjoying a stint with VFA club Oakleigh and then moved to South Adelaide He won the club’s goal kicking in 1975 and was captain in 1977 before being appointed captain coach of Penola in 1979 after being transferred in employment to Mount Gambier

NorthandSouthMelbourneruckmanBarry Goodingham played 188 VFL games with those two clubs (158 with North). He was on the bench in North’s first AFL/VFL premiership in 1975 He switched to Woodville in 1978 and became captaincoach in 1979 and 80. He took Woodville into the finals in 1979 but were wooden spoonersin1980.Hewaslaterappointedas captain-coachofMillicentinthe1980s.

Yeates, Davis, Robbins, Goodingham and Taylor are the only five players I can recall who came here (or returned) to Mount Gambier, Penola and Millicent to continue theircareersaftertheycaptainedaVFL/AFL or SANFL side. In this case all five became playing coaches of local clubs at some point. As stated, Ralph Rogerson was the exceptionandwentontocaptainaVFLside after playing and coaching in Mount

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Gambier While John Yeates did much the same, but was a Mount Gambier boy and returnedtoplayandcoachWestGambier. Itisaratheruniquerecordandifanyreader can add to the list please do so in the commentssection.

AUTHOR’S NOTE: This story is really about creatingareactionandcommentfromlocal footy buffs to discover whether anyone can add to the list above. My football recollections range from the early 1950s until the mid 1980s, so there may be other VFL/AFL or SANFL league captains/coaches who played locally in Mount Gambier outside of those years. Of course there also maybesomeoneIhavemissed.Ifso,please addyourcomments.

PHOTO: WEST GAMBIER AND GEELONG GREATJOHNYEATES.

RESULTS

A GRADE

South Gambier 41 (E. Bouchier, R. Richter) d Casterton Sandford 32 (C. Humphries, M. Paon)

West Gambier 58 (S. Rier, T. Bryant) d East Gambier 37 (R. Henke, E. Cole)

Millicent 57 (D. Verbna, L. Van Eeden) d North Gambier 42 (M. Renko, G. Pos)

A RESERVE

South Gambier 51 (C. Muller & G. Ryan) d Casterton Sandford 46 (I. Longhurst, P. Murrell)

West Gambier 59 (C. Tremelling, L. Simpson) d East Gambier 35 (B. Hicks, T. Gray)

Millicent 66 (D. Denton, A. Craig) d North Gambier 51 (A. Bryan, N. Fox)

B GRADE

Casterton Sandford 55 (S. Nolte, E. Grigg) d South Gambier 45 (H. Witherow; K. McIntyre-Clarke)

West Gambier 39 (K. Dolan, C. Carraill) d East Gambier 38 (S. James, B. Grosser)

Millicent 36 (V. Duncan, A. Byrne) d North Gambier 27 (A. Redman, Z. Jones)

C GRADE

South Gambier 49 (M. Dalton, A. Clayton) d Casterton Sandford 22 (J. Parsons, B. Spratling)

East Gambier 31 (G. Ferguson, Z. Creek) d West Gambier 29 (A. Koch, E. Phillips)

North Gambier 36 (M. Allen, B. Johnson) d Millicent 31 (R. Millowick, L. McCallum)

17 & UNDER

Casterton Sandford 53 (I. Lane, C. Hulm) d South Gambier 36 (S. Wight; S. Bartle)

West Gambier 49 (C. Sco, M. Pearson) d East Gambier 48 (A. Beveridge, M. Lamb)

Millicent 39 (P. Venn, E. Easterby) d North Gambier 31 (S. Mobbs, A. Collins)

15 & UNDER A

South Gambier 70 (G. Dalton, R. Milich) d Casterton Sandford 21 (C. Gorman; R. Forbes)

West Gambier 38 (L. Pearson, L. Murdoch) d East Gambier 14 (T. Kemp, I. Straord)

Millicent 34 (E. Denton, P. Paul) d North Gambier 26 (K. Anderson, R. Darimaani)

15 & UNDER B

South Gambier 16 (L. Sneath, M. Bowering) d Casterton Sandford 13 (K. Vise; R. Forbes)

North Gambier 32 (G. Nulty, P. Coleman) d Millicent 19 (J. Hibberd, E. Crowe)

13 & UNDER A

Casterton Sandford 38 (Y. Grigg, A. Murphy) d South Gambier 20 (Z. Cole; H. Bowering)

East Gambier 25 (I. Mee, A. Hosking) d West Gambier 22 (S. Forbes, M. Neale)

Millicent 28 (L. Crowe, A. Thomson) d North Gambier 17 (J. Baron, L. Hunter)

13 & UNDER B

Casterton Sandford 31 (G. Bailey, C. Kurzman) d South Gambier 10 (E. McCracken, M. Fullerton)

East Gambier 24 (A. Olsen, T. Olsen) d West Gambier 16 (S. Riddoch, H. Jackson)

North Gambier 32 (G. Nulty, P. Coleman) d Millicent 21 (L. Sunderland, P. Johnson)

11 & UNDER

Casterton Sandford 10 (R. James, H. Davis) d South Gambier 8 (L. Hitchon; E. Awill)

East Gambier 16 (R. Cook, L. Bowyer) d West Gambier 1 (L. McKinnon, G. Tremelling)

Millicent 11 (K. Madden,E. Millard) d North Gambier 6 (I. Clark, D. Garbielli)

MATCH REPORTS

WESTGAMBIERVEASTGAMBIER

Reigningpremiers West Gambiermake a habit of starng strongly and the weekend was no excepon when their 18-8 opening quarter set a tone for the RoosclashwithEastGambier

And the task for the Bulldogs wasn’t made any easier without star defender BoCreekavailable.

That saw Morgan Amy move out to goal defence and Sharna McKinnon tale the goal keeper bib as the new look duo looked to stem one of the most prolific s c o r i n g c o m b i n a o n s i n t h e compeon.

WestshooterSarahRier,freshfromher s e l e c o n i n t h e S A C o u n t r y Championships Top 10, need 15 from 17 in a stunning opening quarter performance and she backed that up with 16 from 19 in the second and 12 from 14 in the third, before the tough condions made for more difficult conversioninthefinalstanza.

It wasn’t just the opening quarter that the Roos dominated, with the half me advantage sing at 20 and the three quarter me buffer extending to 28 but East did salvage something with a final quarter win to trim the final margin to 21.

Of course it wasn’t just the dominant shoong performance of Rier courtesy of some outstanding delivery from Lisa McGregor,itwasalsothehardrunningof Tara Bryant, who dominated the mid court with her sweeping drives and accuratefeeding,aswellasthedefensive pressure for which the reigning champs havemadeatrademark.

East basically had way fewer scoring opportunies than the Roos as Bryant and Zoe Malseed pressured the East feeders and Amy Cram and Jade Rier denied East goalers Renee Henke and CaseyHorrigananyeasyball.

Both East goalers made the most of their limited opportunies but when team generates 75 opportunies and their opponentsonly54,themarginisgoingto behey.

Henke had a perfect opening quarter with seven from seven, while Horrigan came into her own in the final quarter as she found space and need nine from 12.

Eliza Cole, a new face in the East line-up for 2023, has started to make the wing defence role her own and she was again inEast’sbest.

MILLICENTVNORTHGAMBIER

Last me Millicent and North Gambier faced off, the Tigers held on for a two goal victory but at the weekend, Millicent had done their homework and reversed that result to secure a 57-42 homecourtwin.

Theopeninghalfwasanarmwrestleand even at three quarter me, the seven goal deficit for the Tigers was not necessarily insurmountable but the Saints dominated the final quarter to turn that seven goal lead into a 15 goal finalmargin.

Despite the tough condions, both sides got value for money from their shoong combinaons – Millicent’s Tabatha Sanderson and Demi Verbena neng 57 from 68 and North’s Macey Griffith and GracePosconverng42from52.

Everymatchupwasworththeentryfee.

Saints shooter Tabatha Sanderson was again prolific under the post but young defender Stella Mobbs certainly didn’t letthepremiershipgoalerhavethingsall herownway Demi Verbena, who was arguably best on court with her accurate finishing, pinpoint passing to Sanderson and ability to find space thanks to her speed andming,sllearnteveryballthanksto theghtcheckingofNoniMcConnell.

Two of the compeon’s rising talents –Millicent’s Daisy Tunkin and North’s Lauran Norman baled hard all day while, experienced Tiger Mel Renko and young gun Lillie Paul both had an influencefortheirrespecvesides.

The other mid court bale between Saints superstar Lisa Duldig and reigning Shirley Underwood Medallist Brianna Walters was intriguing as both played cricalrolesfortheirteams.

Macey Griffith (North) and Lauren van Eeden were team mates at the recent SA Country Championships, represenng Western Border in the 17 & under compeon, but the young duo were fierce opponents on the weekend as Griffith played her usual role of feeding GracePosandVanEedenplayedoneof herbestgamesinthetopgrade,creang plentyofturnoverball.

PosandherclashwithSaintsyounggun PoraMcRaewasalsopivotal,withPos again finishing accurately but McRae doing just enough to limit the scoring opportunies.

SOUTH GAMBIER V C A S T E R T O N SANDFORD

SouthGambiersecureditssecondwinof the season when it hosted Casterton Sandford in less than ideal condions for qualitynetball.

The win was set up in the opening quarter when the Demons flew out of the blocks, seng up an eight goal lead and in the end, while the remainder of the match was an arm wrestle, the cats just couldn’t make inroads and succumbed41-32.

Gracie Dalton was the focal point in the opening quarter and need 11 from 14 as the teenager stood up under the pressure from Cats defenders Ebany JarradandCaeleighHumphries.

At the other end, the defensive pressure from Tully McShane, Ellie Bouchier and Sophie Wight limited the scoring opportuniesforIvyLaneandMadalene Cleary and were it not for Lane’s perfect five from five, the scoreline may well have been more damaging at that first change.

Dalton was again prominent in the second but as the condions deteriorated so did the shoong accuracy and all four goalers struggled in thetoughwindandrain.

Itwasaninegoalgameatthemainbreak and South looked to change thing sup withRubyRichtermovingtogoalkeeper, Wight into the centre and Megan Reid to theaackingwing.

The changes neither unseled the Demons or made a huge change to the ebbs and flow of the match and at the finalchangeitwasa10goalgame.

On the back of some strong finishing from Cleary and Lane, the cats won the final quarter by one but the first quarter damage remained and South took the pointswithaninegoalwin.

Bouchier, who moved from her usual defensive post into the centre for the final quarter, was the Demons’ best, while Richter had an impact both on the aackingwingandingoalkeeper Humphries and her ability to create turnover ball saw her named the Cats best, while Madeline Paon backed up a strong performance in the 17 & under match with another hard running and error-free effort in A Grade to also be in theCats’best.

ROUNDPREVIEWS

SOUTH GAMBIER V CASTERTON SANDFORD

One of the keys to this match will be how the four South Gambier players who represented Western Border at the weekend's SA Country Championships have pulled up aer the gruelling weekend.

Casterton Sandford also has two players inthatboat.

Southarguablyhasamoreseledline-up with Gracie Dalton and Alyssa Duncan starng to form a strong combinaon in goals, while the Cats have sll been experimennginthatspace,althoughIvy Lane and Chelsey Galpin look set to perhapsgetalongruninthoseroles.

Defensively, South relies on the athlec duo of Sophie Wight and Ellie Bouchier and they will be looking to create plenty of turnover ball and deny the young Cats shoongcombinaonmeandspace.

Of course the Cats defenders, Ebany Jarrad and Caeleigh Humphries, will be looking to do the same to Duncan and Dalton, with Madalene Cleary also an oponinthatdefensivecircleifrequired.

Cleary willnodoubtstartinthemidcourt to control the game for the Cats and her bale with Megan Reid will be a pivotal, and in the end it will be the team that looks aer the ball and limits its errors in transionthatwilltakethepoints.

Southwonthefirstencounterandshould be able to replicate that victory on the Demonshomecourt.

MILLICENTVNORTHGAMBIER

North Gambier announced its new look 2023 line-up when last the Tigers took on Millicentandgrabbedanarrowvictory

It sees this rematch as the clear match of the round and every match up looms large.

Mikaila Pi will no doubt get first crack and liming the influence of Saints shooter Tabatha Sanderson, relying somewhat on the pressure on delivery out in front of her, and North has the luxury of Stella Mobbs in the wings if requiredwithhersuperiorheight.

Arguablyevenmoreimportantwillbethe bale between Tigers defender Noni McConnell and Saints goal aack Demi Verbena.

VerbenaistheSaintsplaymakeranddoes plenty of scoreboard damage but she will earn every possession against the ght checking McConnell and the final result willrestheavilyonthismatchup.

The mid courts for both sides have a blend of experience and youth and both will be looking to move the ball quickly to take advantage of their respecve tall shooters.

Mel Renko leads the Tigers mid court wit the class of Brianna Walters and her speed onto the circle, with Lauran Norman bringing the athlecism and abilitytocreateturnoverball.

Lisa Duldig is the leader of the Saints mid court,workingintandematthedefensive end with Kimmi Tincknell, who could also earn a snt in the defensive circle, with Lillie Paul and Daisy Tunkin bringing the speedandqualitydelivery

North recruit Grace Pos has had a stunning start to her me as a Tiger and her combinaon with young gun Macey Griffith is already looking solid but the Tigesshooterswillhavetoworkoverme to get any easy ball in space with Pora McRae, Lauren Van Eeden and Tincknell strong ght checking defenders who contesteverything.

Millicent will have analysed the round three loss and will reverse the result in anotherghtbale.

WEST GAMBIER V EASTGAMBIER

West Gambier has three players coming off SA Country Championships duty, with East also having one representave, but the Roos will start well and truly favourite,

That being said, East is starng to build butselingthenewlookline-uphasbeen hamperedbyplayedunavailability.

The reigning premiers have looked polishedandin-syncin2023butnodoubt are looking to develop and build and bring increased pressure to their opposion.

The defensive end of West so oen sets up their dominant wins with Amy Cram and Jade Rier making it hard for opposion goalers to find space in range and Zoe Malseed and Tara Bryant placing relentless pressure on the feeders to hopefullydrawerrorsindelivery

At the other end, the Roos are clinical in their ball movement wit Lisa McGregor controllingtheaackingendofthecourt, working in tandem with Bryant and Mikaela Horrigan to find their star shooter Sarah Rier, who has named in theSACountryChampionshipsTop10.

East has a smaller moving goal circle with Renee Henke and Casey Horrigan, and working the angles with Tarsh McCallum and Chloe Perryman, will be the key to their success and McCallum's pace and smarts and Perryman's strength in the air will be crical in finding good circle posiontodelivertothegoalers.

At the other end of the court, Bo Creek and Morgan Amy are an experience defensive duo and they will need the mid court to slow the Roos ball movement to give them a chance to limit the scoring opportuniesforMcGregorandRier

TheRoosshouldwincomfortably

North Gambier North Gambier Yellow & Black

Under11’s:North6defbyMillicent

It was a very wet, cold winter morning in Millicent. The game was always going to be tricky, but the girls displayed immense courageandstrengthtotakethecourt.They listened well and had some fantastic passages of play We will continue to work on leading for the ball, utilising the space and using our voices. Best player awards go to Isla Clark and Demi Gabrielli. Both girls are proving to be incredibly versatile players, demonstrating strength in both attack and defence positions VanCino encouragement awards go to Stella Yeates and Ivy Levine.Stella is provingto be a quick thinking defender and after being unwell throughout the week, Ivy showed immense resilience and courage. Even with the loss, it was a fantastic result by the girls against an undefeatedteam.

Awards: Isla Clark & Demi Gabrielli both girlssponsoredbyHalloranDiesel

Under13B’s:North4defbyMillicent21

The poor 13Bs timeslot got the worst of the horrible, wet weather. Very tough conditions and our biggest challenge was just staying out on the court. So proud of all the girls for giving their all! Even with the heavy rain, we were able to get some good linking passages of play Awards to Mackenzie for her defensive efforts resulting in many intercepts and Indi who keptrunningandpresentingallgame.

Awards:MackenzieHarrold&IndiRenko

Under13A’s:North17defbyMillicent28

Congratulations to Ava who played an awesome game for her 50th game milestone The girls displayed terrific resilience in horrendous challenging weather I was super proud of their efforts. They all played a great first half keeping the score line to within three goals at half time. This has given the girls confidence and has demonstrated how much they have improved as a team since their first round clash.

Awards: Jenna Baron & Ava Halloran sponsoredbyHalloranDiesel

Under15B’s:North32defMillicent19

Losingby5toMillicentearlierintheseason, we knew it was going to be a tough game, especially in the wet conditions. It was a tight contest in the first quarter, with both teamshavingtoadjusttheirgametosuitthe weather,andatthebreak,weweredownby 2. The girls showed great belief and came outfiringinthesecondquarter Zoeputalot ofpressureonthepassintothecircle,which created the opportunity for Bella and Penny togetmanytouchesandintercepts.Miaand Claire worked well together in the goal circle, creating many passing options for Lily and Georgia, who showed great patience with their feeding. This resulted in Millicent scoring4goalstoour12forthequarter The girls continued to dig deep and consistently had fantastic passages of play in the second half,whichresultedina13goalwin(32-19).

Awards:BellaStafford&PennyColeman

Under15A’s:North26defbyMillicent34

The girls had a tough game in even tougher conditions against Millicent, both teams did well to play through. The girls had strong turnoversdefensivelythroughoutthegame, but unfortunately couldn’t convert these so scores down our end Our first half in particular had so many positives to take and the girls need to keep their head high and holdthebeliefthattheycandoit.Kelsiehad an amazing game in goal keeper, finishing thegamewithmanystops,andshewaswell supportedbyRubyandRainedefensively

Awards:KelsieAnderson&RubyMitchell

Under17’s:North31defbyMillicent39

We knew Millicent were going to be tough, especially considering we had managed the win in a close battle last time we met. We started the game with the goal of being composed and focused on the basics. Given the horrendous weather conditions, we knew we had to play a controlled game in order to be successful. Each quarter was comprisedofsomesmoothpassagesofplay and some uncharacteristic errors. Despite some outstanding defensive performances, we struggled to transition the ball down the court and capitalise on the opportunities. We lacked consistency and unfortunately we were able to match the efforts of the Millicent team. Despite the outcome, we still celebrated 50 junior games for Coco Mackereth and Luca Roulstone. Excellent achievement girls. Best players for round eight are Ava Collins and Luca Roulstone. Both girls were outstanding in defence, creatingnumerousturnovers.

Awards:AvaCollins&LucaRoulstone

Cgrade:North36defMillicent31

A great team effort by our girls in tough conditions.Westartedstrong,runningaway on the scoreboard in the first. Our second quarters continue to challenge us, letting Millicent back into the game. Sarah Brown entered the game in the third quarter, her speedandaccuracyinGAenabledustotake backcontrol.Itwasatoughbattletotheend but we came out victorious, winning 36-31. Wehadsomegreatpassagesofplayandour ball movement down court continues to improveeachweek

Awards:TaraFleming&KeeleyQuinn

Bgrade:North27defbyMillicent36

With the game starting off slowly we were even going into the quarter break, unfortunately this is where Millicent got the jump on us. We had to play catch up netball from there With some great defensive pressure and timely rebounds from Justine, Bri, Zarly and Amelia. We did bridge the gap inthethirdbutwereunabletomaintainthat going into the last. Let’s keep working and building on those connections through attackanda4qtrgamewilleventuate.

Awards:JustineForrest&AmeliaRedman

Ares:North51defbyMillicent66

Although we didn't get a win this round it was a much improved style of play than what we have been doing over the past few weeks. Alisha was a tower of strength in the attack line, controlling and setting the play andshootingwithahighdegreeofaccuracy iIt was also good to see Amanda through mid court take on feedback and implement change during the game this week ensuring a smoother transition through court. Down theotherendofthecourtitwasgreattosee Nat finally back, and it was pleasing watching the whole defensive line of her Jessie and Reilly start to implement some of the plays we have been working on at training getting some great interceptions and I can't wait to see how this grows week byweek.

Awards: Alisha Bryan sponsored by Neale andNulty&AmandaO'Shaughnessy

Agrade:North42defbyMillicent57

We wanted to start strongly and put defensive pressure to create turnovers. The first quarter was a tight tousle. And it was relatively even. Our best quarter was our second, and we were able to get it back to 4 down at half time We made some uncharacteristic errors in wet conditions and found it hard to penetrate the zone defence that Millicent put on Our last quarter was disappointing, and we will reflect on this at training, and lift our standard going into the last full round of the season.

Awards: Mel Renko & Brianna Walters sponsoredbyD&MWaltersConstruction

Under11East16wonWest1

Another great win for the girls today You took in everything you learnedattrainingandapplieditto the game. Great to see. Well done girls.Keepupit,fantasticeffort.

BestPlayers:R.Cook,L.Bowyer

Awards Winners: R.Cook (Fasta Pasta),L.Bowyer(OkPieShop)

Under13BEast24wonWest16

Inverywetweatherwestartedout strong and played really well in all areas. Our shooters were working the circle well. Mid court was driving hard and hitting the circle delivering the ball well. Defence alsoputplentyofpressureontheir opponents which caused turnovers. Our last quarter with some changes made, wasn’t our best and we didn’t adjust to the positional changes, allowing West tocomebackintothegame.

We did however hold onto our lead and came away with the points. I was pleasedto seeallour aspectsoftrainingcomingintoour games and the continual improvement is great. well done girls. keepupthegoodwork.

BestPlayers:A.Olsen,T.Olsen

Awards Winners: A. Olsen ( Arena Sports),L.Dickson(25Acres)

Under13AEast25WonWest22

Congratulations on your first win girls. We came out strong in the first quarter and played well as a whole team. The shooters worked well in the circle with passing between themselves Defense played well with getting lots of turn overs and bringing down into the attacking line well. Everyone should be so proud of how they played.Congratulationsgirls.

BestPlayers:I.Mee,A Hosking

Awards Winners: I. Cook (Zambrero’s),A.Hosking(KFC)

Under15AEast14LostWest38

Bad luck girls everyone tried their best in wet conditions, defence playedwellgettinggreatturnovers but with some mistakes we couldn’t score off them. Thanks Ava and Isana for filling in as we were3girlsshort.

BestPlayers:T.Kemp,I.Stratford

Awards Winners: T. Kemp (McDonalds), L. Hannaford ( 25 Acres)

Under17’sEast48LostWest49 Another nail biter for the girls today We had really good passengers of play during the game. Was a tough game in the

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wet conditions. Keep up the good workgirls.

Best Players: A Beveridge, M Lamb

Awards Winners: I. Dwyer (Zambrero’s), A Beveridge (KiraleeJade)

CGradeEast31WonWest29

WowwhatagameagainstWest,all of the 9 players should be very proud of how they played and finishedthegame.

It was tough conditions being very wet, making the ball heavy and slippery.

The girls kept fighting right to the end whistle winning by 2 goals to keepourtopposition.

Best Players: G. Fergusson ( sponsored by TRAC (Total Result atConsulting,Z.Creek

Awards Winners: G. Fergusson ( Zambrero’s), M. Wilson ( OK Pie Shop)

BGradeEast38LostWest39

Don't let the score deceive you, our girls kicked butt! A slow start put the girls in catch up mode but once they put their foot on the pedal, West were grateful for their 1 goal win Their frustrations clearly evident as we kept it clean and fought as a unit, keep striving girls!

BestPlayers:S.James,B.Grosser

AwardsWinners:S.James(Foxies Deli),O.Plunkett(NourishNook)

AResEast35Lost59

Was a tough game in the wet conditions We had fantastic passengers of play The shooters workedtheballaroundwell. Keep working hard the next win is just aroundthecorner

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

Awards Winners: S McLean ( Birdie Blue), T. Waters ( Fasta Pasta)

AGradeEast37LostWest58

Good fight girls in the wet conditions We had great passengers of play and created many turn overs Let’s keep working on our right passing options and find space down the court Overall everyone worked reallyhard

BestPlayers:R.Henke,E.Cole

AwardsWinners:R.Henke(Globe Hotel),E.Cole(SanPiero)

South Gambier South Gambier

We haven’t had a day like last weekend for some time but safe to say we were all in no doubt netball is a winter sport.

The 11s continue to show good development, the 13 & Under A team had a solid hit out against the second ranked Cats, while the 13 & Under B team had a tough day out with Casterton Sandford sitting top in that grade.

The 15 & Under B had a good win in a tight one, with Layla Sneath proving to be a great addition to our club in 2023, as is Annalie Peucker, while Lily Milich continues to lead throughthemidcourt.Macie Bowering played her best game for the season and was key in helping secure the toughthreegoalwin.

The 17 & Under team didn’t endupwiththewinbutitwas far and away their best performance for the season, matching it with the top four Catsforthreequartersbefore fadinglate.

Chelsea Ryan and Sienna Bartlett, who played her 100th game for the club, look to be a strong shooting combination going forward and they worked well in tandem, making space for each other and finishing accurately.

At the other end of the court, Millacontinuestoshowgreat promise as a circle defender and Shana Grassi was also outstanding creating a lot of turnover ball against an opponent who plays A Grade fortheclubaswell.

Sophie ran the middle strongly and had an impact defensively and in attack, while Charlotte really made life tough for her opponent on the defensive wing and Sofieworkedovertimeonthe

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attacking wing, hitting the circle hard and feeding accurately.

West Gambier West Gambier V

In our cold and very wet conditions saw us host the doggies at home. Overall we had a verysuccessfuldayonthebestcourtsgoing around. Hopefully we don’t have to play in conditions like that for the rest of the season. Good luck to all the teams against SouthGambier,goRoos!

The C Grade had another good win on the back of a strongperformancefromElla Egan, who still smiled all g a m e d e s p i t e t h e horrendous weather and the damage to her usually perfectponytail!!!

The B Grade had a rare loss but will have learnt plenty and Leyna and Ange will have gone back to the drawing board to look at ways to combat the Cats tight defendersandtallshooter.

The A Reserve and A Grade flew the flag well at the weekend – both collecting wins.

ItwasatightcontestfortheA Reserve but thanks to some strong work from Caitlyn in the mid court and good finishing from Georgia they securedthefivegoalwin.

Jaymee and Maddie were also critical in attack with their strong leads and accurate delivery into Georgia, while defensively Charlene and Mykaela applied just enough pressure to create turnover ball and ensurethescoreboardended upinourfavour.

Ruby and Ellie led the way for theAGradeandRubythrived o n h er retu rn to th e defensive circlein the second half It was thanks to a strong start that the girls secured thewin.

This weekend we are fundraising for the Breast Cancer Network Australia so pop some money in a donation tin and/or buy one of our pink themed sweet snack packs to help raise moneyforthecause.

Thank you to the following Game Day Sponsors for last week’s Awards for the girls.OKPieShop,AwatunaPtyLtd,Daryl& Megan Starick, Boost Juice Mount Gambier, Kaboom Family Entertainment, ScRoll Queen, Sorrentos CAFÉ, MGS Tilt Tray and Towing, Makeup by Kirralie Jade, Wash Day Laundry, The Haven - Cafe & Takeaway, Intersport Mount Gambier, Birdie Blue, Natalie Pearson - Finance Broker - Mount Gambier, A Wave From It All,Lima&Co.

sheslottedingettingafewinterceptionsas well.EllieandMacy’shadahardgamewith the East goalies playing a great game, they didn’t give up and as usual were instrumental in keeping us in the game. TullyatWDandHalleafterhalftimekeptus

the pressure as well making it challenging for the East attack to get it into the goal circle. It was an entire effort from each of myplayerstoday,theychasedup every ball andtheirfitnesswaswhatgaveustheslight edge by the last whistle. Keep up the good workgirls.1stbest–LucySimpson2ndbest –ImogenMcGregor

U11s - The 11’s tried hard all game in wet and freezing conditions We had some amazing passages of play but just couldn’t convert into the goal circle for the reward. I was pleased with our defensive game for thelast3quarters.Weneedtoworkonour passes still. Our improvement so far has been amazing and I am really proud of how the girls have progressed. Good luck today girlsandIknowwecandoit.

U13B’s-TheWest13Bteamhadacoupleof last minute withdrawals due to illness and were down to the bare 7. Thank fully Ella McKenny and Isla Lynch from 13A's sat bench for game Isobel Richards and Hannah Jackson shoot accurately however the midcourt were not able to supply many balls to convert. Aggie Thomas, Ruby Lamb and Chaneil Cowland worked hard in defence. At half time Hannah moved to defence and Ella came on at GA. This did stem the flow of goals scored against the westies. Unfortunately, during this quarter Mackenzie Fisher at WA injured her knee and was forced off the court at 3/4 quarter time. Isla took the court at GD and Hannah movedbacktoGAandEllawenttoWA.The girls went on to win the final quarter by 3 goals but were unable to close the gap losing by 8 goals. Best on Court Savannah RiddochandHannahJackson

C Grade - A tough loss on the weekend for the girlsgoing downto East by2.A big fight the whole game with the score not reflecting on the team effort Great defensive pressure by the whole team working for the turnovers, and then some brilliant attacking efforts from our goalies who worked hard all day along with solid efforts from our mid court moving the ball down the court We look forward to building on this to take on another challenging game this weekend. Game day awards: Emily Phillips and Lisa Boyd. Best Players:AlanaKochandEmilyPhillips.

B Grade - It was a wet and windy winters day we always knew it was going to be a challenge as we haven’t yet faced this weather Thegirlsplayedaveryhardfought gameagainsteastbuttheystartedoutvery strong as they were determined to get a win. Caitlin and Kristy worked extremely hard in goals all game. Brooke and Daena put pressure on the goalies all game and got some great interceptions. All the mid court players contributed well throughout the game and made it hard for east to get the ball downtheir end. In what was a tight finishbutitwasgreattocomeawaywitha1 goal win over east 39-38, best players and game day vouchers went to Kristy and Caitlin.

A-Reserve - This ended up being a strong win for us in trying conditions It was pleasing to see we could run out the game andbackeachotherupallday!Chelseaand Maddi were outstanding in defence, chasing so many balls down and creating turnovers.

Lucy was a strong option in the circle and played an impressive game. A great effort byeveryone.Let'skeepitupandworkhard attrainingthisweek.

U15A’s-Ourdefensiveeffortsandpressure was spot on today for 4 quarters. It is so pleasing to see what we are teaching in trainings is being put out on court. Swaye was in absolutely everything today, having her best game for the season. Maggy was solid at WD, creating many turnovers and attacking hard. It was a great team game with every player doing their thing. Enjoy yourholidayMagz!!

U17’s - A very even game today from start to finish. The weather gods seem to be upset, it rained for the entire game, the best part was the courts were amazing to play on even though they were drenched. Sonicetohavequalitycourtsthisyear Lucy at GA and Imogen at GS played a fantastic game together, their vision for each other and work around the circle with Alex and Charlotte was great. All the attack girls are working so well together Aleisha came on at half time at WA and gave us fresh legs,

AGrade- Wow- I hope that is the worst we haveitthisyear,notagreatdayfornetball!! It was nice to have our normal 7 on court today and I thought we played a solid 3 quartersofnetball.Stillwantingtoworkon our consistency over 4 quarters but I’m sure that will come. Sarah owned the goal circle and Mik and Tarz took some strong balls and fed with precision. Zoe, Amy and Jade were able to create plenty of turnovers. Keep working hard at trainingwenowenterthe2ndhalfoftheseason.

U13A’s - The 13a’s had a great game sadly not coming out of it with a win but played their hardest. Even though the weather was cold and wet they still made the most out of it. From losing but 8 or so in the first quarterandendingthegameonlylosingby 3 is a good come back. Thank you to our sponsors for our best players. Miah with the first best and Claudia with the second best Country Championships - Congrats to our West Contingent - Sarah Ritter, Jade Ritter, Tara Bryant, Mikaela Horrigan, Cara & Lila Pearson, Ella McKenny, Claire Hunter, Sara Richards and Analeigh Anderson & Eva Povey as emergencies - Super proud of you all for trying out and making the teams. Games cannot happen without umpiring and Scorers- Big thanks to Kelly Anderson andTaniaHorriganforputtingyourhandup to help out. Massive Congratulations to Cara & Lila Pearson and the girls on taking out the 13'S Championship Grand Final. HUGE Congratulations to Sarah Ritter who made the Senior Top 10 Players of the Championships.

Doug&DiHarding-EncouragementAward awardedtoIsobelRichardsU13B’s

It was great to see majority of our teams get a win against North after coming back fromthelongweekend.Thisweekweplay Casterton at home with the football games being pushed back to later times and Ladies Night will be on for all ladies from Millicent and Casterton to support BreastCancerRoundwithatouchofpink.

U11s-11to6

Asuperbraveeffortbyallthegirlstodayin very cold wet conditions! They kept to a short passing game to maintain possession. The girls played a very strong defensive game, and with some great passing through the mid court and into the attacking circle they secured another good win! Best players were Kirra Madden (Baker’s Delight & Fasta Pasta) and Emily Millard (Denton’s Sports Power &McDonald’s).

U13As-28to17

In horrible conditions, the girls started off slowlywith it being equal at quarter time. Changes were made with Indi feeling unwell and Sophie was put on at WD The defensive end worked hard all game to gain back balls that weren’t executed in attack.Lotsofsillypassesanderrorswere made with the wet and slippery conditions. Our second half was much better with the ball transition being steadier down the court. Lots of things to work on to reduce the silly errors. Awards this week went to Lola (Dentons), Olive (Zambreros)andAudrey(JMIncentive).

U13Bs-21to4

Greatworktodaygirls.Throughthetough wet conditions, you were all able to push through and play your hardest The transition coming out of defence worked well with everyone clearing out and creating space and then coming back to the ball. Down in the attack the goalies were able to work with each other creating space in the goal circle to allow each other to come out for the ball and get a good shot. Awards went to Audrey (Java Café), Sophie (Chook House) and Lacey(JMIncentive).

U15As-34to26

Well today was not the conditions that anyone likes to play netball in. We started the game going goal for goal with both teams scoring off their centre pass. The second saw some great drive through the centre and timely interceptions from Piper earning her the Dentons Sportspower award We managed to break away slightly by half time but then the rain came down, both teams struggling to keep possession in slippery conditions.Inthelastquarterwechanged our game up, Emily worked hard to get somegreatinterceptions,winningherthe Boost and Shearer’s Cook award, which the goalies capitalized on. It was a great team game with everyone playing their part.

U15Bs-19to32

In very tricky netball conditions, we went down to North We adapted to the conditionswellatthestartandhadasolid 1st quarter with lots of attacking options on offers As the game went on, we struggled with the conditions and to maintain focus and possession Jeda Hibberd battled hard all game in GD as North’sgoalieshadastrongimpactonthe game. Awards went to Lainie Rainsford (Duckys Surf), Fasta Pasta (Ella Matthews),andJeda(JMIncentive).

U17s-39to31

In very wet wintery conditions, the girls came out firing against a tough North side. Our pressure was amazing, and we jumped on any loose balls. Our transition into attack was much better with many options for each pass Our defensive pressure across the court was great and we backed each other up picking up any touches Let’s keep working hard and come out firing this week. Awards this week went to Jaimie (Dentons Sportspower),Edie(PierinasHair)andour IncentivewenttoLauren(ChookHouse).

CGrade-31to36

A great 4 quarters of netball from this groupofgirls.Theyhavecomesuchalong way as a team and are still improving. Despite the cold wet weather conditions these girls continue to work hard the whole game and unfortunately let North slip away with the win in the last few minutes. Another great game from Bek Millowick (Pierinas Award), Eva Bonde and Hailey McGrath. Bella Polifrone also received the Laura & Vicky’s award. Let’s fight hard for a well-deserved win next week!

BGrade-36to27

Wet and miserable conditions today but the girls game out focused, and we had some brilliant passages of play, our transitionfromdefencetoattacklookeda lot better today We worked hard across thecourtforfourquarters,andwegotthe results we wanted. A well-played team game saw us come away with the win. Let’s keep working hard at training this week Awards went to Kalli Brown (Somerset) and Michelle Fleming (Foodland).

AReserve-66to51

A great win in very damp conditions! We started strongly working hard as a team defensively to give our attack end lots of scoring opportunities. Great to have Alice backondeckwithKeish&Keeleyworking together to stop Norths drive into attack and shut down opportunities. Jac and Alana worked hard to gain circle edge delivery and played their role defensively Donna and Rylee worked well to finish accurately Another great team effort to gainthewin.Pleasingtoseethingsweare working on at training transferring to our game.

Best players were Donna & Alana and awards went to Rylee (Laura & Vicky) and Alice(AlternateLife).

AGrade-57to42

In challenging conditions, we adjusted well to a short patient style of play which was finished accurately by Dem & Tab to give us a 6-goal buffer at the first break. A lapse in intensity at times during the second saw North seize the opportunity to bridge the gap to 4 at half time. The second half saw us produce some outstandingdefensivefullcourt pressure. Lillie, Lisa, Lauren & Portia jumped on any loose passes and forced errors giving us opportunities to set up a 31/20 second half Thehighlightofthewinwasthenonstop teamwork in defence and perfect finishingbyTabathaandDemi.

Best players and awards went to Demi (Sassi)andLauren(McCourts).

VAfter a big weekend in Casterton for the Kelpie Festival, the girls took to South Gambier’s courts withsomefreshlegsforRound8.

AGrade: Resultsunavailable.

AReserve:

Final Score; 46-51. Best Players; IndiLonghurstandPaigeMurrell. Voucher Winners; Tori Broomby andClaireFoster.

BGrade:

Final Score; 55-45. Best Players; Shelby Nolte and Emma Grigg. Voucher Winners; Emma Grigg andAmberBalzan.

CGrade: The C grade girls went out strong against a very talented South Michelle Mutch GS and Ebony MutchGAstartedthereshooting offfantastically,gettingthefirst2 goals for the game. Their attacking co-partners of Amber Spratling in C and Katie Gill-Killey in WA, fed into the girls with some great passes. They finished the first quarter 7-11 South's way

No changes were made at quarter time meaning the same girlswentouttoputthepressure over the ball down the court, trying to slow down the South channels.Thereweresomegreat hands to balls by Jamie George WD and Tania Mutch GD The girls went into the half time breakwithascoreline12-24.

The team made a few changes in defence, putting some height into the ring, bringing on Amy Crauford to GK, Jamie into GD and Janine Parsons into WD along with some fresh legs in the C with Brianna Spratling. Putting an extra bit of pressure on in the centre court had the girls sending a few turnovers down to the attack end to no avail with the south defence managing to pick off a few balls and return it to their goalies. This led to a 1738 score line at the end of the thirdquarter

The final quarter saw Michelle back in goals with Ebony They worked the ring well but were unable to get the ball in cleanly forashot.Downthedefenceend

Tania came back on into GK, working with Jamie in GD and Janine in WD. Putting hands over the ball as much as possible and rebounding strongly under the ring helped slow down the South goalies The Cats' passages of play down the court in such wet weatherwerefantastic.

Final score; 22-49. Best Players; Janine Parsons and Brianna Spratling Voucher Winners; Jamie George and Janine Parsons.

Under17’s:

Final Score; 52-36. Best Players; Ivy Lane and Chelsea Hulm. Voucher Winners; Chelsea Hulm, Indi Longhurst and Phoebe Carlin.

Under15A’s:

Final Score; 21-70. Best Players; Caitlyn Gorman and Amelia Luers. Voucher Winners; Brydie CarlinandRachelForbes.

Under15B’s:

Final Score; 13-16. Best Players; Kirby Vise and Caitlyn Gorman. Voucher Winners; Amelia Bailey, Sophia Corrigan and Sophie Haythorn.

Under13B’s:

Final Score; 33-20. Best Players; Ylana Grigg and Adele Murphy. Voucher Winners; Chloe KurzmanandReneeGorman.

Under13B’s:

Final Score; 31-10. Best Players; Georgia Bailey and Chloe Kurzman Voucher Winners; Georgia Bailey and Stacey Edwards.

Under11’s: Final Score; 10-8 Voucher Winners; Ruby James, Hannah Davis, Brydie Dorahy and Aubree Mutch.

As always, a huge thankyou to all our sponsors who contribute vouchers to the club each week torewardourplayersfornotonly their performance, but their effortsandsportsmanship! GoodluckagainstMillicenttoday girls!

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

East Gambier

South Gambier

North Gambier