Western Border Football Netball Budget - The Western - Round 12 2022

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2022 OFFICIAL PROGRAMME ROUND 12 - JULY 2

Blachut celebrates in style North Gambier’s Nick Blachut celebrated his 250th game against East Gambier last weekend

NORTH GAMBIER v WEST GAMBIER CASTERTON SANDFORD v MILLICENT SOUTH GAMBIER v EAST GAMBIER

GAME PREVIEW North Gambier v West Gambier Only one game separates North Gambier, West Gambier and Casterton Sandford in the fight for finals and the events of this Saturday could have a huge say on the end result.

The big game of the 12th round of the 2022 Bendigo Western Border Football League will be at Vansittart Park where the Tigers and Roos face off.

Both teams are currently in the finals and are beaming after important wins last weekend, but need to keep up the momentum going forward.

The two clashes earlier this year suggest fans could be in for another enthralling contest with the bragging rights currently split.

A return to Vansittart Park for West rekindles memories of Daron McElroy’s and Mitch Cornolo’s heroics from round 2 where they pulled an unlikely win out of the fire.

But the Tigers also have reasons to be confident having just disposed of East quite comfortably and outmatched the Roos away from home by 21 points in round 7.

Their big trump card is Sam Stafford, who is the form player of the competition at the moment having kicked 16 goals in his last two games and another big haul will bring him on the cusp of the 250-goal milestone.

West Gambier assistant Coach Nathan Lewis said slowing Stafford will not be easy, but feels his team has what it takes to push for the premiership points.

“We should be full strength and we feel like we match up well,” he said.

“They have a few guys who kick goals like Sam Stafford and we have few players who could be capable of playing him like Lewis Lane and Todd Mcpartlan who have been great for us down there.

“They are always a hard to beat.”

For North Gambier it is also a big game to send a message to its rivals that third spot is only theirs and coach Ben Hardy believes the next block of games is a big period in the season.

“We will be coming up against contested ball

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winnings sides over the next three weeks,” he said.

“We do not stand for getting bullied around the ball like what happened last week (against Casterton Sandford) and we have changed those things.

“So hopefully we can match it on the inside because that is where the game will be won I think.

“If we can do that for long enough we know that our forward line can take care it and I rate our back six as the best in the competition.”

Casterton Sandford v Millicent After losing to two of their respective nearest rivals, Casterton Sandford and Millicent feel it will be important to sing the team song again at Island Park.

The Saints in particular will be determined to regain some pedigree after receiving a touchup by South Gambier in the top of the table battle at home.

Despite the big defeat, Kade Bradley, Dylan Bromley and Eli Redman had big games and will be turned to as Millicent aims to rally back to life.

That result makes this road trip all the more important, but the visitors cannot take it lightly after the Cats came within four points of snatching victory in the previous contest.

Casterton Sandford would have been disappointed with letting last week slip against West Gambier.

The Cats were up at half time, but a poor third erm allowed the Roos to jump free and skip to an unassailable lead.

Jack Thompson and Hamish McCrae have shown good form, while Adam McKinnon provided run in the middle.

If the Victorians can hurt the young Saints side early and make it a contested battle across the four quarters, this could be another intriguing contest.

F.L. South Gambier v East Gambier East Gambier – a team winless for nine weeks – faces the dauting task of taking on South Gambier on home turf at full flight.

The Demons have only lost one game and appear to be nearing top gear with big names starting to comeback and helping the whole team play super aggressive football.

With sunny skies forecast for Saturday it could be perfect conditions for South to go on another charge and setup another big win after winning the previous two clashes by 44 and 65 points respectively.

Despite East not presenting the strongest case to challenge the Demons, coach Brayden Kain said it is an important fixture for his team to continue building its devastating brand.

“The job is not done, so that is the challenge we will have over the next few weeks,” he said.

“We expect Millicent to be our most competitive opposition but the rest of the year will not take care of itself and we need to keep continuing to make these statements and put sides away to maintain this momentum.

“At times last year and early this year we would get some momentum kicking a few goals we would just think ‘it is just another win because we expected to beat these teams’.

“But over the last few weeks we stripped it right back to basics and have been focused on brining that energy and enthusiasm back.

“This is where the excitement has come from and that is our nonnegotiable barometer and the start of each game and these kids are not afraid to make a mistake and we are playing risk free footy.

“It is very exciting to see the football we are playing at the moment, so I am really looking forward to what the rest of the season has in store.”

ROUND RESULTS SENIORS Millicent 2.1 2.1 5.3 7.7 (49) South 5.2 5.6 12.8 16.10 (106) Best - Millicent: K. Bradley, D. Bromley, E. Redman, D. Tincknell, C. Williams; South: H. Stevens, E. Marks, T. Reid, J. Woodall, J. Paprotny, C. Munro.

Goals - Millicent: S. Willis, D. Bromley 3, J. Carger 2, K. Varcoe; South: J. Paprotny, B. Foster 3, B. Kain 6, C. Munro 4, M. Sims, L. Delaney.

West 0.3 2.6 7.10 8.11 (59) Cast-Sand 0.1 3.2 4.3 6.5 (41) Best - West: K. Giddings, M. Cornolo, T. Mcpartlan, L. Lean, L. Bradley-Brown, M. Minuzzo; Casterton Sandford: J. Thompson, H. Mccrae, D. Carlin, T. Foster, D. Cleary, N. Schembri.

Goals - West: A. Pfitzner, M. Minuzzo 2, K. Giddings, J. Williams, M. Cornolo 2, B. Papps; Casterton Sandford: H. Mccrae, D. Cleary, G. Parsons, C. Jarrad, R. Killey, A. McCrae.

East 0.3 0.5 2.6 5.9 (39) North 4.1 7.3 13.5 16.7 (103) Best - East: J. Eldridge, S. Lock, N. Lock, K. Dwyer, L. Johnston, J. Forster; North: S. Stafford, N. McInerney, B. Shepherdson, J. McConnell, J. Schutz, H. Telford.

Goals - East: G. Ha, S. Lock 2, J. Lawrence, R. Flamank; North: S. Stafford 9, N. McInerney 3, C. Ortlepp, J. Arthurson, J. McConnell, T. Harris.

RESERVES West 8.14 (61) Cast-Sand 5.4 (34) Best - No best players have been recorded.

Goals - No goals scorers recorded.

East 3.3 6.5 8.9 8.14 (62) North 3.1 6.5 6.5 7.7 (49) Best - East: H. Mansell, A. Todd, C. Barry, T. Gilbert, D. Howard, B. Gaffney; North: W. Thompson, B. Braithwaite, D. Poyner, B. Howard, A. Widdison, B. Allen.

Goals - East: M. Benne , C. Hedwards 2, J. Lines, G. Lines 3, R. Allen; North: E. Norman, M. Chapman, T. Fle , Z. Young, B. Allen 2, B. Allison.

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Millicent 1.0 2.1 3.2 2.4 (16) South 3.5 4.11 8.15 9.15 (69) Best - Millicent: H. Willis, J. Pra , B. Tilley, N. Robbins, H. Reilly; South: E. Chuck, C. OReilley, E. Fisher, B. Milstead, C. Williams, L. Foran.

Goals - Millicent: H. Willis 2; South: K. Eagleson 3, R. Hein, E. Chuck, E. Fisher 2, R. Sturges, S. Mctaggart.

C. Turner, D. Ilsley, S. Doody, C. McLaughlin, I. Phu .

West 1.1 2.3 3.7 4.8 (32) Cast-Sand 0.0 0.1 1.1 1.4 (10) Best - West: R. Rigopoulis, B. Cowland, S. Fraser, T. Johnson, B. Winterfield, J. Prior; Casterton Sandford: K. Talay, R. Makore, E. Geary, D. Munro, R. Southern.

Goals - West: R. Rigopoulis 2, S. Fraser, A. Noble; Casterton Sandford: E. Geary.

U/18's Millicent 1.3 1.3 4.4 4.5 (29) South 1.0 3.2 5.2 8.5 (53) Best - Millicent: T. Lang, K. Shanks, J. Todd, K. Dunn, C. Damhuis, J. Dean; South: L. Thiele, E. Sims, N. Forbes, W. Boston, S. Sims, H. Mitchell.

Goals - Millicent: No goal scorers recorded; South: No goal scorers recorded.

East 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 (1) North 5.5 8.9 13.11 16.14 (110) Best - East: H. Puhara, E. Mwee Htoo, S. Nai, A. Clarke, M. Price, W. Ellis; North: B. Braithwaite, R. McLaughlin, B. Allen, D. Arthurson, B. Dethmore, N. Haywood.

Goals - East: F. Graney; North: No goals, B. Anderson, D. Arthurson 2, Z. Young, R. McLaughlin 4, B. Braithwaite 4, B. Allen 2, H. Haywood, T. Harris.

U/16's Millicent 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 (7) South 0.1 3.5 6.9 9.11 (65) Best - Millicent: J. Dean, J. Werchon, D. Sigston, J. Hagge , A. Lindner, C. Damhuis; South: D. Harten, C. Lockwood, L. Sigley, J. Sims, A. Urquhart.

Goals - Millicent: T. Stats; South: J. Sims 2, A. Urquhart, H. Wright, J. Maxwell 2, M. Whitehead 3.

U/14's Millicent 0.0 2.1 2.1 3.4 (22) South 4.2 4.3 7.5 7.7 (49) Best - Millicent: C. Shanks, T. Lawlor, M. Hunt, K. Kenny, L. Tunkin, R. Lindner; South: H. Hicks, J. Bartle , W. A will, L. Cameron, M. Ropi ni, E. Guest.

Goals - Millicent: C. Kenny, C. Hateley 2; South: W. A will 2, L. Cameron, J. Vause, H. Hicks 3.

East 4.2 5.6 8.7 10.9 (69) North 1.0 4.0 5.0 5.2 (32) Best - East: R. Angelino, B. Versteegh, J. Picken, J. Mee, J. Carey, R. Lawrence; North: L. Creek, E. Buckland, E. Mustart, P. Coleman.

Goals - East: J. Mee, W. Vincent, R. Angelino, R. Lawrence, C. McCracken; North: J. Picken 6, C. Lunnay, J. Fle , E. Kulimushi, S. Baron, J. Driver, E. Fle .

West 1.1 2.1 2.1 3.3 (21) Cast-Sand 1.0 2.3 3.5 5.6 (36) Best - West: L. Johnson, H. Croker, K. Gilbert, B. Noble, B. Szopory; Casterton Sandford: B. Pra , A. Lane, B. Rhook, J. Rhook, S. Pa on.

Goals - West: L. Johnson 2, H. Croker; Casterton Sandford: A. Lane, J. Rhook 2, R. Dorahy, B. Kurzman.

East 1.0 2.0 2.1 4.2 (26) North 6.1 6.5 7.6 10.6 (66) Best - East: A. Clarke, K. Chi leborough, S. Couldrey, N. Bignell, N. Gollan, T. Dalton; North: A. Dally, S. Doody, V. Dellorefice, J. Leishman, A. Bruce.

Goals - East: A. Clarke 3, L. Richards 1; North: B. Anderson 2, J. Collins, A. Bruce, T. Hamilton,

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Bendigo Bank Seniors Name Brayden Kain Sam Stafford Dylan Bromley Brodie Foster Garre Ha Jus n McConnell Jacob Carger Jordan Williams Mitchell Sims Colby Munro Ma Scanlon Liam Delaney Daron McElroy Hamish McCrae Adam McKinnon

Club South Gambier North Gambier Millicent South Gambier East Gambier North Gambier Millicent West Gambier South Gambier South Gambier East Gambier South Gambier West Gambier Cast/Sand Cast/Sand

U/18's Rnd Total 6 45 9 38 3 27 3 22 1 17 1 17 2 16 1 12 1 11 4 11 0 11 1 10 0 10 1 10 0 10

Name Liam Turley Harry Fisher Nelson Forbes Alex Wesolowski Reece McLaughlin Zach Clark Brodie Allen

Club South Gambier South Gambier South Gambier Millicent North Gambier North Gambier North Gambier

Jace Maxwell Jed Sims Kobe Gibson Jacob Salmon Elijah Stra ord Sam Craig

South Gambier South Gambier Millicent South Gambier East Gambier Cast/Sand

Jaiden Picken Jedd Rhook Harry Hicks Campbell Hateley Jarvi Mee Will A will Cash Kenny

East Gambier Cast/Sand South Gambier Millicent East Gambier South Gambier Millicent

U/16's

Reserves Kym Eagleson Nick Seager Steven Duldig Elio Fisher Mitchell Reilly Ma hew Chapman Zac Bradley Riley Sturges Ma hew Kurzmann

South Gambier South Gambier Millicent South Gambier Millicent North Gambier Millicent South Gambier Cast/Sand

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Rnd Total 0 26 0 14 3 13 0 12 4 12 0 11 2 11

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20 16 15 15 13 13

6 0 3 2 2 1 1

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B 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 988 795 785 597 644 558

Agst 604 590 675 777 860 861

Pts % 40 163.58 36 134.75 20 116.3 16 76.83 16 74.88 4 64.81

For Agst 1346 142 634 554 550 610 495 714 361 763 348 951

Pts % 44 947.89 28 114.44 24 90.16 20 69.33 12 47.31 4 36.59

RESERVES South Millicent West North Cast. Sand.

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W L D 11 0 0 7 4 0 6 5 0 5 6 0 3 8 0 1 10 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0

U/18's South North Millicent West East

W 9 6 5 2 0

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For 832 613 644 402 89

Agst 228 395 370 577 1010

Pts % 36 364.91 24 155.19 20 174.05 8 69.67 0 8.81

Agst 135 442 506 523 593 592

Pts % 44 689.63 24 81.22 20 91.7 16 57.55 14 64.42 14 59.8

Agst 189 313 366 349 431 695

Pts % 40 279.37 30 162.62 26 129.78 20 91.4 16 75.41 0 26.91

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L 0 4 6 7 7 7

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Millicent West North

W L D 10 1 0 7 3 1 6 4 1 5 6 0 4 7 0 0 11 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 931 359 464 301 382 354

U/14's B 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 528 509 475 319 325 187

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Saturday was a big day at the “Kennel” where all the Bulldogs saluted their pack leader Jayden Eldridge, who achieved the rare milestone of playing his A Grade 200th game.

The current co-coach known as “Shog” was chaired off the ground in emo onal scenes in front of friends and family at the club he loves East Gambier.

Despite the scoreboard not being quite as memorable with archrival North Gambier comple ng a comfortable 64-point win, Eldridge said it will be a day will be replayed in his mind forever with the milestone being the latest on a long list of achievements by his family at McDonald Park.

“The result was disappoin ng, but on a personal note to play 200 games is something that I will hold pre y close to my heart,” he said.

“My parents and grandparents have been at East for a long me, so to run through the banner and look out around the ground seeing so much support was amazing.

“Then to be chaired off was extra special.”

Eldridge’s A Grade journey started back in 2010 when he was s ll a junior footballer.

A er the going down to the Demons in the 2009 WBFL Grand Final, the Bulldogs went through a similar transi on period to the one they are walking through at the moment and a number of youngsters were blooded.

“Shog” was one of the most impressive debutantes and quickly became a regular fixture in the top side playing 15 games in his maiden season.

“A er the 2009 grand final the club had a massive walkout and lost a lot of people so many of us juniors had to come up and fill those spots,” Eldridge said.

“It was a home game against South and we ended up winning my first game.

“We got thrown in the deep end and got the odd touch up, but it benefited our younger genera on and fast track yourself as a 16-year-old playing on some pre y good players.

“It helped me a lot in my career watching and learning from what the opposi on used to do.”

It did not take long for the young pup to become one of the top dogs playing week in week out and established himself as one of the premier players off the hal ack line in the region.

Just four years a er his raw debut he won the red jacket as East Gambier’s best player in 2014 for the first me.

Eldridge also took his career beyond the Limestone Coast playing in the sapping heat of Darwin in the high-level NTFL and represen ng the SA Country team at Perth Stadium in 2019.

But the highlight will forever be the breakthrough 2017 WBFL premiership where East overcame North Gambier on an unforge able day at Island Park.

The Bulldogs also con nued their purple patch and returned to the big stage 12 months later, but lost to Millicent this me at McDonald Park.

“Probably through those years I was at my peak,” he said.

“I went to Darwin to try and be er myself up there, but I will never forget those years playing in grand finals because that is what it is all about.

“It a long me coming and was a special moment I will look back on for the rest of my career.”

Currently Eldridge has never been busier on and off the football field being the cocoach of the A Grade team alongside Ma Scanlon.

But at age 29, “Shog” s ll believes he has a lot to give in the future.

“I have been doing a bit more work in the midfield than just the hal ack flank and I take my hat off to everyone who is a playing coach because it is a tough gig,” he said.

“This year has been a li le bit disappoin ng, but we will never give up.

“We are looking at the future which looks bright and I have a good support group around me on the bench.

“I want to thank the club for giving me an opportunity to coach and they have always supported me in doing what I want to do, “My family and parents have been my backbone in helping me get to where I am today.”

This Saturday will see South Gambier's stalwart Chris Williams play his 300th club game when they take on East Gambier at Blue Lake Sports Park.

Images courtesy Frank Monger Photography

Willow came to the Demons in 2005 under Coach Mick Ryan.

The following year saw Chris collect his first reserves best and fairest award. His first few years with the club found Chris in and out of the senior side but his hard work earned him a spot in the senior premiership team under coach Jon Copping in 2009. 2010 saw Chris have another year in and out of the senior side but came away with his second reserves best and fairest and Premiership under Coach Daniel Stra ord. From 2011 to 2021 Chris was a permanent member of the senior side and collected another senior flag in 2015 under coach Bre Exelby.

Chris's team first a tude and strong work ethic on the field and his dedica on to the club off the field led him to be a part of the senior leadership group before being named vice captain in 2013. In 2018 a er celebra ng his 200th A grade game, Chris was rewarded life membership at South Gambier.

Willow can be described as a loyal, hard- working South Gambier demon through and through. His consistency and never say die a tude is what makes Chris a highly respected team mate and club person.

Chris celebrates this huge Milestone game with his family by his side, wife Alex, daughter Savannah and son Luca as his biggest fans!

On behalf of the South Gambier Football Club members and supporters, We congratulate Chris Williams on this massive effort with this highly regarded club achievement.

Images courtesy Thomas Miles - SE Voice

North Gambier Yellow & Black

Senior Coach: Ben Hardy Senior Assistant Coach: Jordan Holli & Kevin Bryan Reserves Coach: Tim Young

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Declan Kenny Nick McInereny (c) Ethan Norman Dale Bachman Toby McAllistar Tim McInerney Bre Kennedy Ma hew Hensel Mitchell Kelton Joel Griffith Ma hew Chapman Cameron Ortlepp Izaak Rosier Aus n Kitschke Jay Turner Sam Shepherd Hamish Telford Jordan Holli Reece McLaughlin Tim Young Sam Stafford Brodie Allen Jordan Mansell Elijah Firth Jacob Athurson Nick Mark Iowani Coleman Mal Lewis Dylan Munn Will Thompson Patrick Wildonja Nick Brown

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Jus n McConnell Sam Egan Jake Schutz Deacon Ilsley Danny Poyner Tim Scarth Tom Fle Adam Prosperi-Porta Toby DeWi Oscar Dempsey Angus Widdison Shaun Bu erfield Tyler Harris Bre Shepherdson Brayden Howard Ciaran Buckley Nick Blachu

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Senior Coach: Daron McElroy Senior Assistant Coach: Nathan Lewis Reserves Coach: Nathan Lewis 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 36

Aden Pfitzner Will Crook Michael Minnuzzo taylor redden Kyle Giddings Todd Mac Ethan Giddings Jordan Williams Trey Davies Joe Judd Abdullah Kamara Nathan Lewis Brodie Parsons Nathan Taylor Jesse Pfitzner Dale Robbins Lawrey Bradley Brown Jack Carsons Riley Wilson Tom Cleveland Alex Pearson Reece Cowling Jordi Coombe James Waugh Mitch Cornollo Ben Papps Roo McElroy Bradyn Olds Trueman Schrader Cooper Sanderson Brady Cook Joshua Schapel

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Callum Hein William Mckinnon Sam Von Duve Max Crook Jessie Hewi Bailey Symonds Darren Smith Joel Bull Ben Loef Dylan Gillies Tom Dolan

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Seems like a long time since we played at Vansittart Park, but we are back this week for our annual sponsors day. We are very lucky and the envy of other clubs with our loyal sponsors, so let’s put in a good performance for them.

Some reward for effort last week in most grades v East, making the beer in the remodelled kennel club taste just that bit better.

The A grade learnt from last week and after again getting off to hot start, continued on with it. Sam Stafford led the way with 9 goals, with other best players being Nick McInerney, Brett Shepherdson, Justin McConnell, Jake Schutz and Hamish Telford. Some big games coming up which will have a big bearing on the finals!

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Braithwaite and Reece McLaughlin both kicked 4 to be named the best players. They were joined by Brodie Allen, Darcy Arthurson, Brady Dethmore and Ned Haywood.

The u16s are on a bit of a roll, this week accounting for East which should go a long way to ensuring they play finals.

Aaron Dally is having a huge year and was again named best, along with Seb Doody, Vince Dellorefice, Jack Leishman and Alex Bruce.

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This week we venture to the Mecca of football to take on the tigers... last round saw us take on the cats and the boys come away with the spoils of victory. Saturday night saw the Malseed cup run and won and a good night was had by all.

Coming up is quiz night and a M N D f u n d r a i s e r. . . p l u s sponsors dinner...stay tuned for dates

Coach Baron was reasonably pleased with the u14s after ¼ time, when it was pretty even.

Just got to get 4 even quarters to get the elusive win. Awards were given to Levi Creek, Elmer Buckland, Eadie Mustart and Penny Coleman. Great to see the girls getting in the best!

The quiz night was a great night for all that participated last After a good week last week, week. Thanks to the netball the reserves fell back into committee for organising. some bad habits and paid for it, giving East their first win for Please put the following dates the year. Congratulations to in your calendar as we need them as I know they have your support on and off the struggled to get a team on the field. park some weeks. Awards were given to Will Thomson, Upcoming Events B ra d B ra it hwa ite, D a n ny Poyner, Brayden Howard, 2 July – Sponsors Day Angus Widdison and Brodie 9 July – Kids Movie night Allen. I think coach Young 23 July – Ladies bus trip (to should get the rule book out Millicent) this week after our backmen 30 July – Past Players and watched a ball roll past them Officials Reunion weekend a n d t h ro u g h fo r a p o i nt (including 2012 A & B grade) (fortunately) after the ½ time siren.

Thanks to our major sponsors, Stuckey Electrical Contracts The u18s had a big win with a and KFC. good side on the park. Brad

Michael Minuzzo has been in great form for the Roo’s this season

Best on ground Kyle Giddings

ofthe FOOTBALLER YEAR MILLICENT v SOUTH GAMBIER 5 4 3 2 1

Hamish Stevens Todd Reid Kade Bradley Emerson Marks Brayden Kain

South Gambier South Gambier Millicent South Gambier South Gambier

CASTERTON SANDFORD v WEST GAMBIER 5 4 3 2 1

Kyle Giddings Jack Thompson Mitchell Cornolo Hamish McCrae Michael Minuzzo

West Gambier Cast-Sandford West Gambier Cast-Sandford West Gambier

NORTH GAMBIER v EAST GAMBIER 5 4 3 2 1

Sam Stafford Nick McInerney Jayden Eldridge Brett Shepherson Jake Schutz

North Gambier North Gambier East Gambier North Gambier North Gambier

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West Gambier

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Under 18’s Coach: Rowan Fox Assistant Coach:

Coach: Kevin Bryan Assistant Coach: Kathy Allen 2 7 9 10 13 23 35 51 57 64 67 68 69 70 71

Jay Turner Zach Clark Connor Millhouse Joel Griffith Brad Braithwaite Zach Nulty Lenny Fox Zayne Young Jamie Williamson Brady Dethmore Shaun Richards Ethan Williamson Reece McLaughlin Ned Heywood Oscar Dempsey

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Brodie Allen Henry Heywood Tyler Harris Jordan Millard

Robert Case Toby Stutley Landon Lefever Koby Stratman Bronson Boult Charlie Carson Anton Circelli Nate Davey Joel Day Brandon Horrigan Luke King Koan Vanderheyden Landon Lefever Thomas Smith Brooklyn Winterfield

Under 16’s Coach: Michael Minuzzo Assistant Coach:

Coach: Bre Shepherdson Assistant Coach: 2 11 12 13 15 16 21 22 23 25 36 45 47 48 50

Aaron Dally Jonty Collins Alexander Bruce Gavin Joseph Lapatha Cooper Turner Darcy Arthurson Bowen Rogers Iowani Coleman Je Davis Zadkiel Cordell Ben Braithwaite Vincent Dellorefice Sebas an Doody Hector Opie Drae Maple

52 Chad McLaughlin Brodie Anderson Joshuah Glidden Trae Hamilton Deacon Ilsley Teangi Stephens

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Brooklyn Winterfield 17 Finn Kenseley 19 Levi Loring 20 Will Johnston 21 Bryce Cowland 23 Rafael Rigopoulis 24 Henry James 25 Noah Pearce 27 Riley Ellis 28 Robbie Case 30 Shar Say Blake Overmaat-Pohlner Toby Stutley Keoni Curnow Seth Fraser

Talon Johnson Jess Thomas Brad Cowling Zac Pearce Tate Hammond Jayden Prior Kade Turnbull Will Pearson Koby Stratman Addison Noble

Under 14’s Coach: Jason Baron Assistant Coach: Sco Fle

Coach: Jamie Croker Assistant Coach: Chris Milich

Cooper Harris Sam Baron Mitchell Chapman Penny Coleman Tyson Cooley Levi Creek Dean Crute Jackson Driver James Fle Reid Hamilton Ryder Lomas Connor Lunnay Aden Minge Eadie Mustart Harrison Pearce

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Mason Rogers Luca Roulstone Samuel Swiggs Charlie Waters Hayden Wren Charlie Wurst

Naite Fox Tyler Pigno Alex Cram Ryan Pearson Josh Witney Harry O'Loughlin Johee Joyce Liam Johnson Harvey Croker Brodie Szopory Logan Sco Jasper Sugden Kane Gilbert Deacon Gilbert Dexter O’Dine

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Jacob Sim Bailey Noble Ethan McKenny Jack Milich Harry Mobbs Reece Barre Sam Pearce Bradlei Witney Ben Harful Jaxon Hewle

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West Gambier

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Under 12 A’s Coach: Adrian Flowers Assistant Coach: Ryan Creek 3 7 8 9 11 17 18 25

Ethan Fle Brock McEachern Kobe Roulstone Ethan Brook Eddie Kahorao Jake Cooley James Bryan Jenna Baron

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Jacob Vinko Kane Harris Kobi Long Izobella Lorigan Lincoln Holtham Jack Dyson Banjo Stephens Tyrece Porter

Coach: Ma hew Fox Charlie Waters Hayden Wren

Tage Curnow Lily Kradolfer Jack Flier William Judd Parker Pigno Zavier Ryan Rhys Thiele Leni Clifford

Oliver Fox Jasper Coe Tyler West-Jelleff Mitchell Day

Under 12 B’s Coach: John Stafford Team Manager: Sco Montgomery 2 3 4 6 7 13 16 18 19

Thomas Norman Mason Rogers Alex Bell Finnegan Brokensha Jobe Lynagh Jake Cary Hardie Stafford Harris Mustart Henry Montgomery

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Ronnie Coleman Riley Chapman Jobe Creek Jacob Cox Tyler Norton Owen Flowers Kye Wren-Mitchell Edwin Buckland Levi Jenson

Coach: Shane Sugden, Damian Hudson & Ma Vivian Chayce Van Vuuren Jack Fenton Nash Hammond Xavier Hunter Malik Schultze Toshiaki Owen Kade Rainey Ben Reichelt

Braxton Reid Kalan Schultze Tristyn Sugden Harry Taylor Logan Vivian William Shaughnessy Elijah Loef Bradley Hudson

Lincoln Beggs Cody Lardner Hunter Wya Dylan Aitchison Dylan Bowering Jacob Edwards

Under 12 C’s Coach: Stacey Mullans Team Manager: Michael Durbridge 3 4 11 24 46 66 68 69

Moonshine Win Digby Stephens Jenny Bigirimana Will Mullens Mitchell Allen Cooper Stephen LakynCorcoran Banks Stephen

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Abel McIntosh Jarrah Durbidge Levi Hunter Claire Fle Kobe Hamilton Jack Davison

Coach: Ben Clark &Luke Rainey Blake Brooks Eddie Cram Ryan Eas ck Maximus Harris Mason Jackson Jayden Maloney Henry Milne Archie Murdoch Oliver Nemes

Kobe Rainey Oliver Flier Ayden Campbell Archa Fitzpatrick Riley Clark Brody Cooper Vivian Keenan Palmerino Timms Reilan Hancock

Under 12 D’s Coaches: Danny Vinko Team Managers: Stephen Kamphius & Brad Lucas 4 27 38 49 57 72 89 93

Harry Lucas RyleyJudd Lukas Vinko Ned Kamphius David Kulimushi Will Gannon Ted Lucas Cohen Minter

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Coaches: Troy Noonan & Logan Gleed Arthur Badenoch Blake Boguta Brayden Eas ck Oliver Flier Bohdi Gleed Oakley Hammond Graham Henare Lucas Kenne

Jaxson Povey Kobe Rainey Andrew Williamson Rowan Cram

Under 12 E’s Coaches: Ciaran Buckley & Sam Whelan 7 14 22 44 52 55 58

Oliver Liddle Fergus Brokensha Ryan Davison Flynn Buckley Beau Whelan Taylor Morris Xavier Wurst

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Eden Stephenson Richard Greco Morgan Renko Brax Edwards Jimmy Crozier Ryder Sealey Corey Phillips

Coaches: Finn Roscow

Noah Banks Rowan Cram Harry Gordon Zaid Kenny Jimmy McElroy Samuel Nemes Jack Perryman

Harry Phillips Grady Reid Jaxon Sims Jack Taylor Peter Bolte

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Senior Coach: Kane Forbes Senior Assistant Coaches: Jus n Carlin, Rick Killey, Billy Galpin Reserves Coach: Joseph McArlein Assistant Coach: Zak Cleary 1 Ma Kerr 2 Jesse Walker-Gould 3S Billy Galpin 3R Jus n Beecher 4 Alister Bright 5 Hamish McCrae 6 Zac Nash 7 Adam McKinnon 8 Pete Hutchins 9 Diarmid Cleary (c) 10 Ma Thurkle 11 Mason Hunter 12 Tom Searle 13 Kane Forbes 14 Jarrad Smith 15 Joey McArlein 16S Dylan Ryan 16R Jimmy Boulton 18 Gabe Parsons 19 Shaun Gill 20 Damian Wombwell 21 Casey Jones 22 Sam Craig 23 Ma Killey 24 Hayden Smith 25 Hamish Carlin 26 Jack Thompson 27 Mick Jarrad 28 Jason Sco 29 Dylan Ayton (Pres) 30 Jus n Carlin 31 Edmund Pritchard 32 Charlie Jarrad

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Jackson Fitzgerald Rick Killey Cale Zipple Jake Smith Sullivan Gibbs Nicholas Schembri Dominic Ahmed Ben Holmes Chris McKinnon Kyle Carlin Kaden Humphries Dillan Carlin Rhys Jolly Cory Wombwell Bevan Wombwell Jus n Beecher Jarvis Parsons Tom Brody Cody Ireland Josh Co er Connor Hill James Killey Fletcher Bright Nathan Faroe Darren Murrell Corey Hornibrook Fraser Kent Tom Foster Ma Thurkle Ranea King Ma Kurzmann Jake Balzan Albwoski Smeaton

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Senior Coach: Clint Gallio Assistant Coaches: Tom Hutchesson, Tom Renzi, Peter Duncan Reserves Coach: Nat Robbins 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 24 25 26 27 28 29

Zac Bradley Kade Bradley Noah Lang Ty Lang Clint Gallio Lyndon Smith Steven Duldig Kade Varcoe Sam Willis Luke Ferguson Colby O’Connor Dylan Bromley Tom Renzi Jacob Carger (c) Mitchell Nitschke Hamish Nitschke Dylan Tincknell Mathew Withers Kade Varcoe Jaxon Cushion Craig Gysbers Frazer Bradley Callen McGrath Kalan Shanks Eli Redman Nathaniel Robbins Sam Waring Mitchell Reilly Jim Fleming Aidan Schultz Harry Willis Finn Grimes

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CalebWilliams Kynan Dunn Nick Ash Josh Werchon Hamish Reilly Jack Wilson Jack Davies Tom Hutchesson (vc) Todd Craig Clay Reilly Dylan Shanks Hugh Armfield Thomas Chant Jed Haines Brad Smith Zac McGuinness James Wa s Jordon Pra Angus Wa s Thomas Chant

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Casterton-Sandford Blue, White & Red Malseed Park and the West Gambier faithful certainly put on a good show, we enjoyed all that was provided for us but it was a shame we couldn't come away with a few more wins.

The Under 14s got us off to a good start with a 15 point win over the Roos, B.O.G. Was the Dominator from Dartmoor Brody Pratt, Jack Rhook was our multiple goal kicker abd others to be named among the better players were Archie Lane, Billy Rhook, Jedd Rhook and Samuel Patton.

The under 16s had a red hot go but couldn't quite match the Roos on the scoreboard, going down by 22 points. Better players on the day were Kaeden Talay, Rufaro Makore, Elwood Geary, Dylan Munro and Rhys Southern.

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Today we welcome Millicent to Island Park, if we can get all the Cats firing we should see some Super Snags going through the big sticks, after the game we have presentations, meals and then an Ipod shuffle night, including the wearing of Undesirable Shirts, where you can win $50 for the most undesirable shirt. You can buy a song for $10 and there will be prizes throughout the night, including $250 for the last song, see Billy or Diarmid with your song choice and Ca$h. CARN CATS! Thank-you to all our valued sponsors including Boonaroo, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Bendigo Bank, and Casterton Secondary College

T h e Re s s i e s p u t p l e n t y o f pressure on the Roos, forcing Upcoming Events: them wide, but still fell short by July 2nd - iPod Shuffle night almost 5 goals, better luck next July 23rd – Premiership Reunion week Cats.

July 31st – Sunday Market August 6th – Live Music The Seniors were in the box seat at half time but found the going a bit difficult in the second half, going down by 3 goals. Better players were Jack Thompson, Hamish McCrae, Dillan Carlin,

A shade of yellow fell over McLaughlin Park during the Senior game, and although it didn’t impact the result it certainly diminished the spectacle for most of those in attendance. South were far too good when it mattered, but the see sawing nature of results between these two teams over the past few seasons sets up some further enthralling encounters later in the year. Bomma was again a beacon of light down forward with 3 goals and our fearless skipper in Cargs managed 2.

Our backline, led by Box Head and Tinks, battled hard all day, Eli Redman played another eye catching game and it was great to see Chipper finally hit the park and show the value he will be to the team in the run home.

The Ressies fought hard all day against the powerhouse South outfit and managed to keep the final margin to the smallest it had been between the two sides this year, so a small win for our boys. Harry Willis was our only goal kicker

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with 2 and also our best player, while Pratty gave the league leading goalkicker a hard time all day and a couple of the old heads in Nat and Brad continued their good form.

To continue a disappointing day for the home club, our under 18’s, 16’s and 14’s also went down.

To put a positive spin on the day, it was a great opportunity for all grades to see where they were at against the top team and they now know what it is going to take if we want to turn the tables next time we meet.

On the back oval our 12A’s managed to buck the trend and get football’s only win for the day.

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Under 18’s Coach: Peter Duncan Team Manager:

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Kynan Dunn Tallan Dunn Je Werchon Ty Lang Isaac Veron Harrison Thwaites Kalan Shanks Kobe Gibson Jackson Bowden Dylan Sigston Jaxon Cushion Jacob Todd Ma Varcoe Eli Redman Ashton Lindner Harry Damhuis

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Jack Hagge Charlie Damhuis Nicholas Joy Patrick Jennings Jackson Dean Saxon Snook Riley Redway Aus n Fuller Deegan Lasle William Wilson Jack Oleary

Under 16’s Coach: Laurie Jones Assistant Coach: Jimmy Boulton 1 3 5 7 9 10 11 12 17 20 21 22 25 27 28

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Josh Jones Sid Herbert Kaeden Talay Eli Hunter Rick Kaliebe Mitchell Bright Herman Ferreira Rufaro Maroke Bay McKinnon Sullivan Gibbs Coby Rice Sam Craig Ben Rafferty Dylan Munro Riley Hornibrook

Oliver Foster Mavric Parsons Gus Sweeney Ellwood Geary Jack Wombell Kais Parsons Paul Ferreira

Coach: Finn Grimes Mannager: Ma hew Thwaites 1 2 3 7 10 11 12 13 15 16 18 19 20 23 24

36 Jackson Dean Cooper Todd 47 Adam Smith Max Hunt 58 Campbell Hateley Je Werchon Jackson Bowden Harrison Thwaites Max Rohrlach Kobe Gibson Harry Gibbs Dylan Sigston Sam Gronn Brodi Sims Zac Ash Beau Douglas William Wilson Ashton Lindner Jack Hagge Charlie Damhuis

Under 14’s Coach: Ma Kurzman Assistant Coach: Billy Galpin

Coach: Mark Gronn Team Manager: Brian Cawood

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Reghan Parsons Archie Lane Jedd Rhook Nate Longhurst Alex Hill Connor Stephens Riley Hutchins Lachie Auld Jack Rhook Ayden Nolte Brody Pra Billy Rhook Blake Kurzman Samuel Pa on Je Lykke

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Kirby Vise Jaggar Geary Kelem Blenkiron Krystal Collier Alaric Tibbe Takudzwa Makore

Max Hunt Sienna Lasle Oakley Nicholls Henry Damhuis Klaye Kenny Lenny Tunkin Ryder Lindner Cur s Shanks Teej Lawlor Adam Smith Sam Gronn Louis Easterby Levi Robbins Naite Thomson Beau Douglas

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Cash Kenny Cruz Gibson Noah Cebulski Bailey Levison Ari Robbins Liam Cawood Mitchell Tarrant Alannah Pra Cambell Hateley William Jennings

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Under 12 A’s Coach: Nat Robbins

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Tye Kovacs Tyler Ryan Zavier Gurney Liam Millard Ari Robbins Dallas Zalme Mark Bohlin Ryder Lindner

Cruz Gibson Oakley Nicholls Ryder Stra ord Tait Grge c Levi Robbins Axel Joyce Mitchell Holyoak-Tarrant

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NO TEAM FIELDED IN THIS GRADE Under 12 C’s Coach: Darren Carlin 5 11 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21

Bailey Carlin Mitchell Hulm Lachlan Hulm Harry Simson Dana Murphy Tristan Herring Zeb Beaton Ayden Nolte Brody Davis Tristan Herring

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Phoebe Gray Rupert Dorahy Maggie Simson Oliver Kurzman Fletcher McKinnon Fraser Richardson Zavier Cates Lacey Thompson Alby Lane Darcy Gorman

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Toby Auld Kyden Graham Max Stephens Riley Gorman Jacob Rochecouste George Edgar Tate Rice Nathan Robbins

Coach: Steve Duldig 4 6 8 12 15 16 20 24

Pacey Duldig 49 Raff Lawlor Arlie Sims Blayke Koehne Brax Thomas Archer Buchanan Lachlan Murphy Tully Robinson

Colby Watson Tait Cameron Judd Hales Dexter Ros Kobe McGrath Archer Wilson

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Coach: Craig Gysbers

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Frankie Robins Jax Reilly Jarvis Gurney Lincoln Robinson Oliver Sager Hamish Damhuis Tex Thomas

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Lachlan Murphy Tully Robinson Fraser Fleming Owen Lloyd Jed Sunderland Jacob Gysbers Halle Stra ord

Summer Ross Hunter Hughes Reece Sharp Mark Rigney Kobe McGrath

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Senior Coach: Brayden Kain Assistant Coaches: Mick Muhovics & Molly Patzel Reserves Coach: Nick Patzel Assistant Coach: Peter Harten 34 Colby Munro 1 James Paprotny 2 Brody Virgo 35 Mitchell Broome 3 Hamish Stevens 36 Ethan Chuck 37 Hugh Winterfield 4 Josh Woodall 38 Koby Chant 5 Bre O’Neil (c) a’s 40 Nick Patzel 7 Duncan Reid 8 Brodie Foster 41 Connor O’Reilly 42 Bryce Whicker 9 Sco Enderl 10 Brock Keding 43 Taylor Laube 11 Todd Reid (vc) a’s 44 Ryan Kuhl 45 Riley Sturges 12 Jake Tentye (vc) a’s 46 Chris Fallas 13 Kaleb Bowd 48 Harrison McBain 14 Chris Williams 49 Elliot Fisher 15 Pat Glynn 54 Branden Telford 16 Lloyd Pierce-Raison 55 Nick Seager (c) b’s 17 Kym Eagleson 56 Jackson Meyer 18 Brayden Kain 57 Riley Thomson 19 Adam Kuhl 20 Luke Foran (c) b’s 58 Shaughn King 59 Sebas an Marano 21 Alex Harkness 64 Mitchell Sims 22 Mitch Laube 65 Noah Sims 23 Oliver Thomson 80 Liam Delaney 24 Mason Hein 25 Luke Gray 82 Luke Winterfield 26 Jack Gazzard 27 Emmerson Marks 28 Jack Casey 29 Dane Handreck 30 Ben Milstead 31 Taylor Saffin 32 Sam McTaggart 33 Robert Hein

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Senior Coach: Ma hew Scanlon & Jayden Eldridge Senior Assistant Coach: Reserves Coach: Col Hedwards 2 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 23 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

Ben Nash Garret Ha Shaun Lock Mark Rumbelow Connor Barry Nick Lock (c) Patrick Hatch Frazer Scanlon Ma Benne Sam Lock Caleb Casey Jesse Plunke Ma Scanlon Tully Balshaw James Byrne Riley Flamank Nick Walters Mark Kieselbach Nick Bowd (b’s) John Forster (c) Carl Slape Daniel Chris an Kaelan de Nys Keenan Dwyer Tayne Williamson Alistair Sco Jayden Eldridge Riley Janeway Will Ellis Mark Paech Ben Gaffney Darcy Hunt

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Liam Hicks Mitchell Price Tyson Shepherd Jack Donahue Travis Gilbert Jasper Thomas Ma Ferguson Giancarlo Cooper Luke Johnston Tom McCourt Jackson Thomas Jacob Rigney Brent Collins Thomas Bignell Tom Graney Adam Todd Jayden Lines Connor Li le Sam Forster Greg Lines Rhys Allen

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As I said last week games against Millicent have become something of a grudge match for us especially after that club had the better of us in the 2021 senior grand final. When our clubs are top 2 on the ladder from seniors to U16 grade it adds an extra edge to each game. On this occasion we were good enough and fortunate enough to get a win in every grade but there's a still a long way to go in 2022.

The seniors started with the benefit of a strong breeze and capitalised to be 19 points ahead at quarter time then managed to stop Millicent scoring a major in the second quarter. 7 goals to 3 in the third term meant the game was well in our keeping and the players kept the pressure on in the last to run out 57 point winners.

Coach Brayden Kain maintained his lead on the league goalkicking ladder with 6 goals, Colby Munro kicked 4 and Brodie Foster 3. Hamish Stevens was dominant on his wing and clearly best player, Emerson Marks' development has been crucial in the m i d f i e l d , To d d Re i d wa s impassable at CHB, Joshua Woodall is running into form and fitness, James Paprotny has had a stellar season and Colby Munro has improved our forward line with his football smarts. With a couple of the league's best players to return to the Millicent team in coming weeks they will be tougher to beat next time.

The reserves had one of their closer games for the season winning 69-16. Ethan Chuck is giving the senior selectors something to think about, o t h e r b e st p l aye rs we re Connor O'Reilley, Elliott Fisher, Ben Milstead, Christopher Williams and Luke Foran.

After being really challenged in the third term the U18s gradually took control to draw away 53-29 winners. Liam Turley and Nelson Forbes kicked 3 goals each and best players were Lochie Thiele, Ethan Sims, Nelson Forbes, Will Boston, Sam Sims and Harry Mitchell.

Scores were tight at quarter time in the U16 game, from there the South lads kicked away to win 65-7. Best players were Dean Harten, Charlie Lockwood, Lewis Sigley, Jed Sims and Angus Urquhart.

To start the day South won the U14 game 49-22 with best players Harrison Hicks, Jordan Bartlett, Will Attiwill, Lachlan Cameron, Mason Ropitini and Ella Guest.

This week sees the old enemy East Gambier journey to BLSP and we hope to give them a tough day. After the game we h ave d i n n e r a n d awa rd s followed by the annual Shuffle Night and the treacherous Long Neck Day on Sunday starting 11am.

Best of luck to all Demons.

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A huge day at the kennel last week with the Bob and Joy Lawson memorial day and Jayden Eldridge playing his 200th senior game for the club.

The day started well with the u14's having a good win with best on ground going to new p l ay e r a t t h e c l u b R y a n Angelino followed by Lawson medallist Brodie Versteegn then Jaiden Picken, Jarvi Mee , Jarrod Carey and Riley Lawrence.

U16's started badly and gave North a 6 goal start at quarter time and that was the margin at the final siren best players Angus Clarke, Kyan Chittleborough, Lawson m e d a l l i st S a m C o u l d re y, Nicholas Bignell, Noah Gollan and Talon Dalton.

U18's were out matched on the day but the lads had a crack b e s t p l ay e r a n d L a w s o n medallist was Harlon Puhara followed by Eh Mwee Htoo, Soe Nai, Angus Clarke, Mitchell Price and Will Wllis.

Reserves finally broke the drought with there first win for

East Gambier Red & Black the year best player and Lawson medallist was Hunter Mansell then Adam Todd, Connor Barry, Travis Gilbert, Dylan Howard and Ben Gaffney.

Seniors was not a great game score wise but 200 gamer Jayden Eldridge put on a display and led from the front in his milestone game earning best on and Lawson medallist well done shog followed by Shaun Lock, Nick Lock, Keenan Dwyer, Luke Johnston and John Forster.

Special thanks to Bob Shepherd for organising the Bob and Joy Lawson memorial day unfortunately Bob couldn't be their due to covid but it was great to see alot of old faces and Bob and Joy's family.

Remember July 9th Presidents lunch with WARWICK CAPPER get in contact with the club to book your spot everyone welcome.

See you out at South

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Under 18’s Coach: Duncan McGregor Team Manager: Darren Sims 2 14 19 59 60 61 62 64 65 66 67 69 71 72 73 74

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Will Boston Lachlan Broome Lochlan Thiele Harry Mitchell Harry Fisher Hudson Keding Brydon Klingberg Mitchell Sims Noah Sims Conor Fielding James Snell Nick Wilke Joshua Chuck Ethan Sims (vc) Fletcher Lawson Nicholas Adams

Coach: Jason Dunn Team Manager: Shem Wastell Mitchell Harrold Nelson Forbes Jordan Stephens (c) Samuel Sims Ethan Patzel Liam Delaney Luke Winterfield Liam Turley Jack Domaschenz (vc)

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Paul Vanikio s Shar Ku Htoo Soe Nay Bell Lay Bae Htoo Darcy Hunt Will Ellis Saw Nai Charlie Smith Sam Lock Harlan Puhara Kobu Wagener Thomas Bignell Mitchell Price Kaelen Mee Riley Flamank Fionn Graney

17 Cody Willams 18 Keenan Dwyer

Under 16’s Coach: Sam McCracken Assistant Coach:

Coach: Ma Ray Assistant Coach: 3 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 20 21 21

Emerson Forbes Jakob Hann Cayde Watson Jake Richter Noah Maxwell Jed Sims Maurice Goldsmith Lachlan Ray Angus Urquhart Jared Kuhl Rex Jones Harry Wright Mason Bentley Archie Milich Finn O'Reilley

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Addison Sims Ma hew Thomas Jace Maxwell Dean Harten Maxan Whitehead Jacob Salmon Kobe Bannon Sam Domaschenz Joel Wayth Lewis Sigley Charlie Lockwood Isaak Bouchier

Julio Teodoro 31 Elijah Stra ord Tex Tilley 33 Toby Grigg Noah Gollan Angus McKinnon Talan Dalton Charlie Clark Corey Smith Ky McCracken Kyan Chi leborough Campbell McLean Brock Dempsey Jack Lawrence Angus Clark Sam Coludry Nicholas Bignell

Under 14’s Coaches: Kelvin Cook & Shane Grigg Assistant Coach:

Coach: Heath Mitchell Assistant Coach: 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 21

William A will Henry Pedler Cooper Medhurst Archer Gri on Lachlan Cameron Kobi Maxwell Hunter Higgins Lachlan Moss Jay Burns Jordan Bartle Alex Nunn Wil Merchant Rhiley Miller Brody Fox Ella Guest

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Ryan O'Donnell 55 Gabriel Jones James Vaughan 58 Sco McBain 60 Harrison Ellis Finn Mitchell Mason Ropi ni Josh Vause Kobi Svec Lee McTaggart Harrison Hicks Jobe Harten Merlin Hopgood Hudson Croser Scarlet Creek Oliver McCracken Jack Walmsley Bailey Broome

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Jarvi Mee William Vincent Xavier Clark Jared Carey Jalen Allen Riley Lawrence Sco Brooks Noah Spooner Rhys Grigg Lachlan Legray Cruz McCracken Isaac Dwyer Jackson Saunders Henry Virgo Tate Cook

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Brodie Versteegh Solomon Telford Andison Perryman Riley Mitchell William Rentsch Mason Anderson Jaiden Picken Evan Clark Banjo Sampson

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Under 12 A’s Coach: James McGregor Team Manager: Terry Bailey 63 66 67 68 70 71 72 74 75

Samuel Ellis Henry Ken sh Fergus Tarr Kur s Bentley Louis Fritsche Je A will Patrick Sigley Ned Gazzard

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87 Liam Cu ng Cruize McGregor 89 Henry Medhurst 90 Albert Peters Hugh Bailey Chase Kilpatrick Elijah de Breuk Anthony Whi aker Joshua Hagge

Coach: Ma hew White Isaac Salmon Mitchell McCracken Cooper Fear

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21 Angelo Ferraro 22 Emme Best 104 Alex Kanahs

Taj Wilson Harry Lynn Chayse Gifford Xavier Farmilo Titan Dumigan Samuel Dickson EamonCook Posy Tilley

Under 12 B’s Coach: Mark Phillips 3 5 9 10 11 13 16 17 18

Eli Pilven Reuben OTTA Henry Childs Logan Cook Joel Clayfield Oliver Cu ng Archie Sims Holly Phillips Cooper Howard

Coach: Nick Bignell 23 24 25 26 27 29

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Dane Obrien Thor Svec Jack Odgers Jackson Baker Hudson Gray Remi Ropi ni Jesse Mitchell Bailey Timms

Nicholas Clark Finn Gale Kade Hand Taj White Lucas Johnston Cooper Bignell Nash Neilson Braith Allison Lewis Anderson

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William Clark 74 Hallam Davey 76 79 Max Greene Je Beever 105 122 Tom Croser Vaughan Hunter Brayden Legray Mitchell O'Brien Aiden Perry

Under 12 C’s Coaches: Nat Anderson & Vanessa Maxwell 7 13 17 19 25 26 31

34 Thomas Pedler Nate Wakefield 36 William Anderson 37 Sebas an Radlmair 41 Mitchell Dening 45 45 Paddy Bouchier Jackson Janeway 46 47

Max Yeates Flynn Clarke Elijah Finnegan Alexander Hill Jackson Jones Ewan Ellis Blake Janeway Benjamin Ellis

Coach: Mark Paech 49 50 51 53 64 83 91

Kyan A will Oscar Benjamin Beau Maxwell Samuel Miller Liam Salmon Zachary Cu ng Harry Window

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40 Parker Lamont 41 Blake Cooper 42 Will Hosking 57 Zach Paech 58 Tyler Mariano 77 Oliver Devlin William Richardson 78 Elijah Dickson

Connor Lynn Chase Buckingham Noah Griffin Bentley Ward Louis Prosperi Porta William Leitch Tahj Pitkin

Under 12 D’s Coaches: Mark Winterfield & Chris Patzel Team Mangers: Joel & Tarsh Davis

Coaches: Nick Anderson

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Alfie Merchant Jack Rees Hudson O'Connell Chase Noonan Fletcher Walker Casey Peterse Parker Davis Harry Sneath

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Levi Tull 97 Tate Anderson Hudson Cook Jack Mitchinson Jordan Collins Lachie Crouch Rhe Wozniak Rowan Patzel

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Hugh Clark Hudson Farmilo Asher Anderson Campbell Best Benji Carter Tyler Cox Judd Creek Baden Dihm

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Na on Hedwards Blake Humphries Kade Jakutavicius Maxx Keenan Tayte McGrath Sebas an Grubb Tom Gale Harrison Cram

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Aarow Hedwards Ted Kerr Tyler McPherson Logan Murray Rayan Singh Braxton Morris

Under 12 E’s Coaches: Jono Kilsby & Shannon Wilson Team Managers: Joe Renko, Joe Liddle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Lauchlan Abbo Tate Ashby Archer Croser Beau Cu ng Essie Hill Oliver Howes Tyler Kilsby

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Hunter Livingston Kobe Vivian Fletcher Wilson Lukas Yeates Jaidyn Menzies

Coaches: Cole Hedwards 83 84 87 88 89 90 91

Dominic Albanese Braxton Bowyer Nicholas Brooks Van Byron Jenson Davey Maton Finck Brayse Gifford

Lennox Telford Isaac Thami Hiram Webster-Lawson Xavier Pomery Walker Harley

FOOTY JENS HOTEL

WITH FROM THE ARCHIVES A WITNESS TO THEIR LIVES 1955 South East and Border League team A CHAMPION TEAM IN 1955 the former South East and Border Football League produced one of its best ever inter-league teams.

It was a star-studded line-up which, even by today’s standards, the players were extremely fit, well muscled, athletic in their build and ability.

Football was tough back then, and the old fashioned shirt-front was a weapon well executed by those who had the strength to impose it and this team had several who fitted the bill.

But they were also talented, skilled and many either came from SANFL or VFL backgrounds or were simply the best local players of their era.

To go through this team is like a who’s-who of local football during the 1950s and some went on to become league players, premiership team members and some even won the Mail Medal for being the league’s best and fairest player.

In this team there were players who had won at least eight Mail Medals: Mickey Davidson (Penola 1946), Ernie Stanke (West 1952), Peter Marrett (East 1955), Wally Dittmar (Penola 1956, 1958), Johnny Miller (Penola 1959 and Keith in the early 60s), Peter Young (Kalangadoo in the early 1950s).

When you look at this photograph, notice the muscle tone and build of some of the players, but in particularly Wally Dittmar at the back left.

He looks like he would have worked in a manual job, yet was employed in a bank but was built with a magnificent psychic.

Johnny Taylor, back row, extreme right was similar and his arm and shoulder muscles were extraordinary, remembering this was all achieved without the use of gyms and weights but simply through hard training. He came to North in 1953 after a 256 SANFL game career, playing and coaching both West Adelaide and Glenelg.

Mickey Davidson, front row, fourth from left was also well built and so was Peter Young next to him.

Mickey Davidson was said to be the most feared player of his era, not because of any unfair play, because he was always a ball player, but it was just his fierce attack in the ball which unsettled opponents.

If an opponent was between Davidson and the ball, he never went around and the player would probably regret the bone-crunching bump which he executed so well.

He was a master of winning the hard ball, yet had all the skills to do something with it after he won possession.

He was an icon at Penola (and still is, as people who lived through that era still talk about him).

Sadly, this would be Davidson’s second last season. A serious back injury ended his career of more than 300 league games with Penola in 1956.

When Peter Young (who was the father of cricketers Peter and Michael Young) went from Kalangadoo to North Gambier and he already had a Mail Medal “tucked in his belt”.

He and Mickey Davidson were the best two rovers cum ruck rovers in the league during 1955.

Young would be North’s first rover in their battle against Penola for the 1955 premiership and interestingly Young

would be lining up against Mickey Davidson.

Young played at Penola with Davidson in 1956. Mickey retired at the end of that season.

Wally Dittmar came to Penola from Port Adelaide and would win the 1956 and 1958 Mail Medals and the goal kicking award in the SEBFL in 1957 and 58 with his high flying marking and accurate kicking. He played state football and won the SANFL goal kicking and state selection again after he went back to Port Adelaide in the early 1960s before being transferred to Millicent where also played and coached.

Johnnie Smith started with East from the late 1940s as a young teenager and with his twists and turns and a great left foot kick he was a master at playing a kick behind the play as a ruck rover or centreman.

He won the SEBFL B grade best and fairest Medal when he went to West to coach the Reserves for one season in 1958.

He was member of East’s first premiership in 1965, after playing more than 15 seasons with only two previous grand final appearances in 1952 and 1954 which the Bulldogs lost to Penola both times.

At one point he was East’s record games holder with more than 250 league appearances. (That was later eclipsed by David Clark).

Ken Stafford hailed from West Gambier and was able to play either centre half forward or centre half back.

He played in West’s great premiership years from 1957 to 1959 and would later play league footy with South Adelaide before returning to West in the early 1960s and coach the A grade in about 1965 after former Glenelg centreman Bill Heron finished his coaching stint there.

Colin Neale was a top full back and occasional ruckman with East during the 1950s and 60s while defender and Mail Medal winner Ernie Stanke was a member of West’s premiership sides of the late 50s and Tony Hodgens (Millicent) played league football in Adelaide and was a great mate of future South coach Brian Wright.

He played centre half forward in Millicent’s 1955 and 56 premierships (kicked eight goals in that grand final) and was a long serving player with the club into the early 1960s.

Barney Seager (South) was a handy utility player who could play key defence or attack.

GREENWOOD Peter Marrett arrived in 1955 from Port Adelaide and coached East that year, won the Mail Medal and later would be a league goal kicking winner in 1960. He played more than 120 league games with Port and was a multi premiership winning player with the club.

Pat Munn from North was full back and a member of North’s four winning premierships from 1960 to 1964.

He played full forward in Penola’s premiership team in 1954.

Johnny Miller was a Penola ruckman and forward in early years but later was a tear-away centre half back. He was tough, ruthless, yet skilful and brilliant, which you had to be to win two Mail Medals.

Laurie Taylor, brother to Johnny, like his brother, played for West Adelaide and came to Mount Gambier to coach West. Johnny coached North but switched to West to coach their first premiership in 1957 before returning to North as a player.

Laurie was said to be the brains behind West’s flag win and was recognised as a brilliant tactician.

Ian Malcolm hailed from Penola had plenty of pace and could play anywhere between half forward, centreline or half back.

Micky Boneham was another Penola star centreline player and after a great career with the Eagles was Tarpeena’s premiership coach in 1974.

Con “Bubba” Stevens was a talented half forward or rover with Millicent while South’s Doug Naismith was said to be the “prince of full backs” locally at least, according to Penola footballer and administrator Wilf Sprengel.

Millicent’s Tom Walker was said to be among the best rovers in the early 1950s era and he played on long enough to be part of Millicent’s premiership in 1955 while Ned Johns was an East Gambier wingman who possessed great pace and his passing into attack was always accurate.

PHOTO: The 1955 SEBFL inter-league teams: Back: Wally Dittmar, John Smith, Ken Stafford, Colin Neal, Ernie Stanke, Tony Hodgens, Barney Seager, Peter Marrett (vc), Pat Munn, John Miller, John Taylor (capt coach). Front: Ian Malcolm Tom Walker, Ned Johns, Mickey Davidson, Peter Young, Mickey Boneham, Con Stevens Doug Naismith.

ROUND RESULTS A GRADE East Gambier 55 (E. Hunter, T. Bosko) d North Gambier 47 (M. Griffith, M. Renko) West Gambier 81 (S. Ri er, J. Ri er) d Casterton Sandford 32 (M. Hutchins, S. Jarrad) Millicent 57 (D. Verbena, G. Clark) d South Gambier 45 (L. Munro, I. Walker) A RESERVE East Gambier 40 (C. Horrigan, A. Geraghty) d North Gambier 28 (R. Mitchell, C. Nulty) Casterton Sandford 43 (C. Foster, M. Rice) d West Gambier 42 (C. Hunter, R. Langford) Millicent 41 (K. Walker, J. Wilson) d South Gambier 34 (M. Thiele, J. O’Neil) B GRADE North Gambier 48 (H. Fox, A. Redman) d East Gambier 28 (M. Richardson, A. Feast) Casterton Sandford 49 (K. Harvey, E. Grigg) d West Gambier 27 (M. Milich, A. Egan) Millicent 50 (J, Ma hews, T. Verbena) d South Gambier 25 (N. Aston, S. Wight) C GRADE East Gambier 39 (M. Wilson, L. Davis) d North Gambier 32 (Z. Jones G. Wehrmann) West Gambier 47 (A. Campbell, L. Boyd) d Casterton Sandford 42 (K. Hutchins, Z. Hill) Millicent 45 (C. Pra , K. Brown) d South Gambier 38 (B. Winterfield, M. Dalton) 17 & UNDER North Gambier 56 (A. Coon, G. Morello) d East Gambier 25 (M. Lamb, K. Nelson) Casterton Sandford 53 (M. Hutchins, E. Jarrad) d West Gambier 30 (A. Pearson, S. Clayton) Millicent 67 (A. Janssen, P. McRae) d South Gambier 65 (E. Bouchier, A. Duncan) 15 & UNDER A North Gambier 74 (M. Griffith, M. Collins) d East Gambier 11 (L. McIntosh, M. Bu on) West Gambier 38 (L. Simpson, E. Xanthopoulos) d Casterton Sandford 29 (I. Longhurst, C. Hulm) Millicent 45 (M. Lynch, M. Fauchelle) d South Gambier 10 (G. Dalton, C. A will) 15 & UNDER B North Gambier 33 (T. Jones, B. Strafford) d East Gambier 28 (M. Bu on, T. Geraghty) West Gambier 46 (A. Judd, M. Pearson) d Casterton Sandford 16 (I. Longhurst, C. Hulm) South Gambier 24 (R. Milich, C. A will) d Millicent 22 (Z. Ryan, P. Thorne) 13 & UNDER A North Gambier 47 (R. Darimaaani, M. Human) d East Gambier 11 (I Cook, M. Li le) West Gambier 55 (S. Richards, L. Pearson) d Casterton Sandford 3 (R. Forbes, P. Rhook) Millicent 58 (B. Coghlan, L. Crowe) d South Gambier 9 (K. Cole, S. Ryan) 13 & UNDER B East Gambier 25 (I. Mee, I. Cook) d North Gambier 19 (J. Baron, M. Harrold) Casterton Sandford 24 (M. Robbins, R. Forbes) d West Gambier 19 (S. Richards, C. Hunter) Millicent 31 (I. Coghlan, L. Van Eeden) d South Gambier 5 (L. Noonan, M. Clarke) 11 & UNDER East Gambier 14 (L. Bowyer, I. Neilson) d North Gambier 2 (S. Halloran, F. Wakefield) Casterton Sandford 23 (C. Longhurst, B. Mutch) d West Gambier 14 (J. Disher, R. Lamb) Millicent 15 (L. Sutherland, B. Madden) d South Gambier 2 (L. Howard, E. McCracken)

2022 LADDERS A-GRADE West Millicent North East South Cast. Sand.

W 10 10 5 4 4 0

L 1 1 6 7 7 11

Millicent East North West Cast. Sand.

South

W 11 7 6 4 3 1

L 0 3 5 7 7 10

D 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 717 718 614 513 505 354

15 & UNDER A Agst PTS % 472 20 151.91 477 20 150.52 604 10 101.66 494 8 103.85 603 8 83.75 771 0 45.91

North Millicent West Cast. Sand.

East South

W 10 10 6 3 2 2

North Millicent West Cast. Sand.

East South

W 10 8 7 3 2 2

A-RESERVE D 0 1 0 0 1 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 625 480 537 487 484 417

W 10 8 7 6 2 0

L 1 3 4 5 9 11

D 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 616 532 485 406 312 279

East Millicent South West North Cast. Sand.

L 1 3 3 8 9 9

D 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 495 470 474 359 346 363

Agst PTS % 295 20 208.81 414 16 128.5 377 14 128.65 451 12 90.02 501 4 62.28 592 0 47.13

W 11 8 6 6 2 0

L 0 3 5 5 9 11

D 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 687 631 509 477 317 261

For 692 580 399 293 209 188

Agst PTS % 259 20 267.18 233 20 248.93 419 12 95.23 468 6 62.61 497 4 42.05 485 4 38.76

L 1 2 3 8 9 9

D 0 1 1 0 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 395 320 364 291 324 275

Agst PTS % 264 20 149.62 241 17 132.78 288 15 126.39 441 6 65.99 362 4 89.5 373 4 73.73

Millicent North West East Cast. Sand.

South

W 11 8 8 3 2 1

L 0 3 3 8 9 10

D 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 632 433 434 146 103 136

Agst PTS % 95 22 665.26 174 16 248.85 222 16 195.5 449 6 32.52 493 4 20.89 451 2 30.16

13 & UNDER B Agst PTS % 298 20 166.11 363 16 129.48 377 16 125.73 492 6 72.97 454 4 76.21 523 4 69.41

Millicent Cast. Sand.

West North East South

W 11 9 6 4 2 1

L 0 2 5 7 9 10

D 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 369 238 202 181 118 58

Agst PTS % 129 22 286.05 128 18 185.94 180 12 112.22 223 8 81.17 226 4 52.21 280 2 20.71

NETBALL GAME TIMES

17 & UNDER Millicent South Cast. Sand.

North West East

B 0 0 0 0 0 0

13 & UNDER A

C-GRADE W 10 8 8 3 2 2

D 0 0 0 0 0 0

15 & UNDER B Agst PTS % 475 22 131.58 422 15 113.74 549 12 97.81 523 8 93.12 537 7 90.13 524 2 79.58

B-GRADE Millicent North South Cast. Sand.

East West

L 1 1 5 8 9 9

Agst PTS % 385 22 178.44 412 16 153.16 501 12 101.6 476 12 100.21 530 4 59.81 578 0 45.16

9am & 8.45am - 13 & Under A & 11 & Under 10.15am - 15 & Under A & 13 & Under B 11.30am -17 & Under & 15 & Under B 1.00pm - A Reserve & C Grade 2.30pm - A Grade & B Grade *All mes are in South Australian me zones

MATCH REPORTS MILLICENT V SOUTH GAMBIER Giving Millicent a head start is never a good idea and that is what South Gambier did at the weekend. Trailing by nine at quarter me and 16 at the half, they rallied nicely in the second half and showed they are on the improve, winning the final 30 minutes to reduce the scoreboard damage to a 12 goal margin.

Missing Tabatha Sanderson, the Saints were able to subs tute one tall shooter for another with State player Annelise Janssen taking the goal shooter bib.

The teenager was strong under the post in her ba le with South’s Grace Edwards while Demi Verbena stepped up her game, taking on more shoo ng responsibility and using her speed and crea ve genius to great effect.

In the opening half, the defensive unit of Georgia Clark, Hannah Nitschke and Port McRae were crea ng turnover ball by forcing the South frontline into errors, with too many rebounding opportuni es also presented to the Saints circle defenders.

Looking a er the ball and accurate finishing were a hallmark of the second half but the damage was done, and with Janssen and Verbena conver ng 27 from 30 in the second half, the comfortable lead was never really in danger.

Lara Munro had a strong second half at shooter for South and her connec on with Imogen Walker on the a acking wing and Alyssa Duncan at goal a ack was strong, but Lisa Duldig and Paige NItschke were equally safe with ball in hands ge ng the ball to Verbena and Janssen.

Clark con nues to be important for the Saints on the defensive wing as she makes delivery into the circle tough, while Verbena showed true leadership in the absence of her usual shoo ng partner.

WEST GAMBIER V CASTERTON SANDFORD It was a tough sister act at the weekend for the Cats to try and overcome and it proved too difficult as West defender Jade Ri er dominated the back of the court, crea ng turnovers at will and sister Sarah dominated

the shoo ng circle for the Roos, especially the second half where she converted 30 from 34.

It saw the top ranked Roos record a huge win and con nue to stamp their creden als as premiership favourite.

There was no weakness in their game with Lisa McGregor combining well with Sarah Ri er in the shoo ng circle and Amy Cram and Jade Ri er proving tough to pass in the defensive circle, while the hard running, young mid court of Zoe Malseed, Tara Bryant and Mikaela Horrigan looked a er the ball and used speed and strong driving to turn defence quickly into polished offence.

The Cats did employ in form defender Tessa Marra to cover Sarah Ri er but the ball came down too o en and too quickly for the circle defence to stop the scoring.

Genera ng scoring opportuni es was tough for the Cats despite the relentless hard running from mid court partners Scarle Jarrad and Mayakla Hutchins, who never stopped presen ng, with Jarrad also her usual tenacious best defensively.

West has been a scoring machine in recent weeks, scoring 70-plus the previous against South Gambier and hi ng the 80 mark at the weekend as they look to con nue to finetune ahead of the 2022 finals series.

EAST GAMBIER V NORTH GAMBIER East Gambier has resurrected its premiership defence in style, ge ng the be er of ling me rival North Gambier with an eight goal victory.

Pu ng their preferred star ng seven out on court for the first me this season, the Bulldogs did the scoreboard damage in the second and third quarters, with the first and last being goal for goal contests.

Much of the credit must go to Emily Hunter and Tyne Bosko for the work the duo did making life hard for the North feeders and restric ng the amount of ball that ended up in the hands of Caroline Wakefield and while the North shooter was s ll as accurate as ever, the opportuni es were more limited and the scoreboard reflected that.

That being said, it was a stunning performance from youngster Macey Griffith,

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who stepped up her usual shoo ng output and her 22 from 29 showed composure and work rate beyond her years and ensured North remained in touch.

It was level at quarter me, before East secured a four goal half me lead, extending it to eight by three quarter me before the even final quarter.

Bo Creek and Morgan Amy took advantage of the work from Tyne Bosko and Hunter to limit the Tigers scoring opportuni es but it was at the other end, where East started to resemble a final contender for the first me in 2022 as Hunter and Tarsh McCallum worked hard to the circle’s edge to find Sarah Lock and Amryn Bosko in good shoo ng posi on.

Based on the amount of scoring opportuni es the East shoo ng duo were afforded, the scoreline arguably could have been slightly more comfortable with some easy misses in the opening half, but they found their radar in the second half, ne ng 26 from 32 to ensure the lead remained in their favour.

Griffith was clearly the Tigers best, while defender Mel Renko was also cri cal with her ability to create turnover ball and her strong driving through the mid court to be a key player in transi on.

The Tigers lost Zahra Crough early and had to reshuffle the line-up moving Lauran Norman to keeper and Ash Kalantarian into wing a ack and then early in the second half, Brianna Walters was forced from the court with Libby Morgan taking the centre bib and Alice Tentye making her A Grade debut on the defensive wing.

East’s win has seen the Bulldogs sneak back into the top four with the next two weeks set to shape the top four as the three teams in conten on – East, North and South play each other.

ROUND PREVIEWS CASTERTON SANDFORD V MILLICENT The draw has not been kind to Casterton Sandford, forcing them to play the two best teas in the compe on back to back.

A er taking on the top ranked Roos last weekend, the Cats now host the Saints in what will be another tough day at the office.

Makayla Hutchins and Scarle Jarrad were the pick of the Cats last weekend, working hard through the mid court and they will need to be at their best to take on the in form Georgia Clark, experienced Lisa Duldig, who recently clocked up 350 senior games and Paige Nitschke, who is a crea ve and smart player.

As it was last weekend, finding a way to limit supply to a tall shooter will be the key task of the Cats as they look to limit the influence of Tabatha Sanderson by pressuring the ball further up the court.

Tessa Marra, who has moved from the defensive wing to goal keeper in recent ou ngs, looks set to have that task and while she is ght checking and tenacious, she will need her team mates to apply pressure on the feed.

Ebany Jarrad, Caeleigh Humphries and Charlo e Rice could also be thrown a defensive role and not only do they need to shut down Sanderson, they also need to stop Demi Verbena, who is coming off a best on court performance against South.

Rice, Ivy Lane and Madalene Cleary have shared the shoo ng du es and they will have to work over me to find good shoo ng posi on against the relentless defensive pressure of Hannah Nitschke and Por a McRae. The Saints will come home with the win.

SOUTH GAMBIER V EAST GAMBIER The Blue Lake Sports Park clash between South Gambier and East Gambier looms as the most crucial match of the season for both clubs as they ba le it out for a top four

finish.

East’s win over North at the weekend displaced the Demons from the top four and South will need to throw everything at the reigning premiers to pick up a victory and a place back in finals conten on.

The Bulldogs put their preferred star ng seven out on court for the first me this season at the weekend in their eight goal victory over North but South, first quarter aside, was impressive at the weekend and if they bring their best netball for four quarter they could rack up another victory over the tleholders.

Lara Munro and Alyssa Duncan are a tough shoo ng combina on and will need to be pa ent with ball in hand as Bo Creek and Morgan Amy are coming off a match where they impressed with their ability to limit the influence of Caroline Wakefield.

They will also need to work the front space and not rely on the usual aerial delivery to Munro with Creek and Amy loving the ball in the air.

Looking a er the ball will also fall to the likes of Imogen Walker, Megan Reid, Ruby Richter and Tully McShane and they will also need to be relentless with their defensive pressure because of Tyne Bosko, Emily Hunter and Tarsh McCallum are given free rein the scoreboard will definitely end up favouring the visitors.

Sarah Lock and Amryn Bosko also loom large as a smart shoo ng combina on that share the workload and Grace Edwards and Ellie Bouchier, as they did in the previous round’s win over the Bulldogs, will need to be ght checking and also dominate the air, especially on the rebounding opportuni es.

This is tantamount to a final for both sides with the Bulldogs just ge ng the job done in a ght one.

NORTH GAMBIER V WEST GAMBIER The Tigers are the walking wounded and you don’t want to be anything but full strength and figh ng fit to taker on the top ranked Roos.

A cloud hands over mid court star Brianna Walters and defender Zahra Crough a er they were forced from the court with injury in last weekend’s loss to East and while North has been able to u lise junior talent to fill the void throughout 2022, when you are taking on the compe on benchmark, having your best line-up is paramount.

Caroline Wakefield had a quiet game, by her lo y standards, and her ba le with Jade Ri er will be one of the pivotal on court in determining the final outcome.

Macey Griffith was outstanding at goal a ack for the Tigers last weekend and she will need to reproduce that level against Amy Cram, who is one of the smartest, toughest defenders going around.

Mel Renko’s ba le with Roos coach Lisa McGregor also looms large, with both being key on court leaders for their respec ve teams – Renko leading the defence line for North and McGregor being the general of West’s frontline.

West has not shown any mercy to the opposi on in recent rounds and will be se ng themselves for a comfortable victory, while North rarely have two quiet games in a row and will be looking to bounce back from last weekend’s loss.

Slowing West’s slick ball movement will be a huge focus of the Tigers, with the likes of Lauran Norman, Libby Morgan and hopefully Walters having to play strong defensive roles through the mid court to not allow Mikaela Horrigan, Tara Bryant and Zoe Malseed to dominate in transi on.

If North bring be er method to finding Wakefield in space, they will be in the hunt but the Roos should take the points.

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North Gambier Yellow & Black Under 11’s North 2 vs East 14 Today we started the last round for the season, and everyone played really well.

We saw some good passages of play throughout each quarter with everybody contributing as a team. We still struggled to score but we were very competitive at both ends of the court so well-done girls.

Best players: Sophie Halloran (sponsored

by Halloran Diesel) and Frankie Wakefield (sponsored by Lennons) Under 13A’s North 47 vs East 11 We played a decent game of netball today.

We set our own goals for each quarter and achieved them. We were strong on attack and moved the ball well through the centre court. Our defence was solid, and we managed to utilise and score from the turn overs. However, we need to play with more intensity and stronger drive when we face tougher opponents later in this round.

Best players: Mischa Human and Georgia Nulty Under 13B’s North 19 vs East 25 It was like dejavu for us! Just like last Saturday against Casterton, the score at the end of the 3rd quarter (but this time against East) was almost equal, and it appeared as if the girls were pleasantly surprised by their own performance. In the 4th quarter, they lost some focus. They missed crucial shots and made few unnecessary mistakes. East capitalised and got ahead. Although we lost the game, it was a very hard-fought effort. We learned that when the girls get tired, they start throwing longer and loopier passes which East easily intercepted. Indeed, a game to be proud of considering that the majority of East players also played in their 13Ateam.

Best players: Carey Grivell (sponsored by 3MP) and Lacey Hunter Under 15 A’s North 74 vs East 11 The girls knew they needed to get back to their best and this week showed after a hard training session. The girls worked collectively to shut down Easts goalers and stop their natural game. Macey Griffith and Cara Nulty were brilliant in the goal circle and down the other end Ruby Mitchell and Ava Collins played their roles. We had opportunities to rotate our midcourt, we were able to see other combinations out on court which was pleasing to see.

Best players: Macey Griffith (sponsored

by Lee & Graham Pech) and Ava Collins Under 15 B’s North 33 vs East 28 With some new combinations on trial, we were able to capitalise on some good opportunities. Our defence work the whole way down court is improving and so is our transition into attack. A win notched up against a strong East side, well done girls.

Best players: Bella Stafford (sponsored by Stafford Construction) and Mia Dyson Under 17’s North 55 vs East 25 A slow start meant we didn’t have the lead we were aiming for at the end of the first quarter. However, the girls reset for the second and came out strong, resulting in numerous turnovers that were successfully converted. Their positive on court presence continued in the third

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quarter helping them to secure a strong lead. The girls finished the game well, achieving the goals they had put in place. It was a good win, which not only helped to boost their confidence, but was also a great way to celebrate Katie Dyson’s 100th junior game. Great result girls and congratulations Katie.

Best players: Ava Norman and Katie Dyson

C Grade North 32 vs East 39 A great game by the C grade team this week. Everyone gave 100% and maintained this for the whole game. The first half was very even, largely being goal for goal in both quarters. The attacking end worked very cleanly, making good leads to feed into the goal circle. The defensive end also worked incredibly well today, putting a consistently high level of pressure on the East attack which resulted in a high number of turnovers. East crept away with a bit of the lead in the third quarter, but North didn’t let them get away with an easy fight.

While we weren’t able to pull off the win this time, the team should be super proud of their efforts today!

Best players: Bec Johnson and Zarly Jones (sponsored by Greg & Christine Kennedy) B Grade North 48 vs East 28 We had a new combination in goals this week with Hannah and Ash, it didn’t take long before the girls found their groove and started working well together. Amelia and George worked tirelessly around the circle to get the ball into the goalies, their hard work paid off. Katie, Bri and Nat worked hard in defence getting the turn overs we needed to gain the lead on East. Once again it was an excellent team effort. Thank you to Ava for stepping up on short notice and hitting the court when we needed her.

Best players: Nat Fox (sponsored by San Piero Coffee) and Ash Ashby A Reserve North 38 vs East 40 Our girls got off to a slow start this week and we down by quite a margin at quarter time which made it challenging to get ourselves back into the game. Credit to us to only go down by 12 in the end. We were missing the hard running through centre from Amanda this week however some strong driving out of defence from Elyse and Ava allowed the ball to flow down to our attacking end with Cara and Riley continuing to work well together in the goal circle.

Best players: Riley Mitchell and Ava Collins A Grade North 47 vs East 55 A very disrupted game with lots of quick positional changes due to Zahra and Bri being unable to continue with injury. Well done to all for adapting to this and not giving up all game. Unfortunately, it was our own passing choices throughout that let us down. Thank you to Alice for stepping onto the court very suddenly, playing her 1st A grade game and getting some good touches. Macey presented strongly in attack especially in the circle and proud of Lauran adjusting so quickly from attack to defense. Wishing the girls, a speedy recovery and let's regroup for a strong game next week.

Best players: Macey Griffith (sponsored

by Lee & Graham Pech) and Lauran Norman

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Ro u n d 1 1 S aw u s h o st C a ste r to n .

Congratulations goes to Lila Pearson and Swaye Lindner who reached their 50 game milestone in under 13s last weekend. We would also like to congratulate Eva, Isla, Sara, Claire and Ella who were selected in SAPSASSA, great effort girls!!

Results for the last round were: U/11 - The 11s had a great game against a strong Casterton side. Was fantastic to see some great defensive pressure applied all over the court for the whole game. Girls had some really good passages of play from one end of the court to the other and were finished off with some wonderful goals.

Well done girls.

West 14 – Casterton 23 Best players Jorja Disher and Ruby Lamb U/13B - Bam and here we go!! What an outstanding game everyone put in from attack to defence, mid court and all.

Matching Casterton score right through the game and only coming away with a very small loss. Outstanding work from Matilda to hold her goalie to only 4 goals for the whole game, and super strong work from Hannah and Claire in defence.

From last time we played it was a massive turn around in score and game spirit. A happy, enthusiastic, passionate driven team was there and settled extremely well into their set positions.

They held their heads high all game and even though a narrow margin at the final break showed how much growth all the girls had shown and showed how hard they can hit against the stronger teams. Let’s go west!

Additional congratulations goes to Claire Hunter, Isla Lynch, Sara Richards, Eva Povey and Ella Mckenny for competing in SAPSASA. Well done girls!!

West 19 – Casterton 24 Best players Sara Richards and Claire Hunter Game day awards Claire Hunter and Hannah Jackson U/13A - Congratulations to Swaye and Lila on reaching their 50 games milestone.

Both girls have had a great season so far and provide a strong combination in our attack end. Brydee, Alice, Libby and Analeigh each performed their roles well and continue to work on their individual goals as well as support each other as a team. A special mention to Sara and Islay for their efforts and slotting into the team with ease.

West 55 – Casterton 3 Best players Sara Richards and Lila Pearson Game day awards Lila Pearson and Alice Allen U/15B - Saturday saw the girls take on Casterton/Sandford in a drizzly sloppy match where our girls came away with a convincing win. With over half our team out sick during the week, the girls had a week off training to rest up for our game today. We were lucky enough to have Ella and Maggy step in once again in order to help rest our girls as they fatigued. A big special shout out to Maya Lynch who worked our mid court like a champ and tirelessly opened up spaces and pushed to give an option. Our girls worked hard on backing each other up as second and third options which worked in our favour with turning the ball over often.

Best players today were Annabel who was fantastic through the mid court continuously being an option and being a voice in the court and also Macy who was relentless with her defence gaining multiple turn overs. Well done Westies!

West49 – Casterton 16

Blue & Red Best players Annabel Judd and Macy Pearson U/15A - The Casterton girls came out confident and took advantage of our unforced errors and saw our girls 6 goals down at the first quarter break. With the Coach doing a bit of a tweak in positions, the girls were able to come back firing and settling into their roles.

Great shooting in the ring from Lucy and Ella brought the score back and with some great turnovers in defence from Ellie, Mikayla and Maggy. With some great transitions through the mid court from Alex and Hayley in the first half and Tully and Imogen in the second half, we were able to see a change to the scoreboard and end with a great win.

West 38 – Casterton 29 Best players Lucy Simpson and Ellie Xanthopoulos Game day awards Ella Jolley and Tully Lindner U/17s - We started the game against Casterton/Sandford well with all players putting in great efforts all across the court.

The defence girls as always had a challenge to keep the Casterton goalies under pressure. Hannah Seidel once again played a brilliant game at GD, her direction down the court is always a great help to her team.

Kirra McKenny never gives up for the whole game. Maddie Milich stepped into GD after half time and as usual put the pressure on straight away. Stevi Clayton shone at WD today, her efforts to intercept the ball are always great to see.

Our attack end had their work cut out for them, Amity Sheedy played a great game at WA supported by Charlotte Scott at C. Jordy Hereper and Aleisha Pearson worked the ball well with their attack supports and shot accurately. Halle stepped in to GS after half time and played well in goals, she is a great back up to our goalie squad. The game got away on us in the end. Hopefully we can peg them back in the last game of the year. I would also like to make a special mention of the ladies that umpired our game. It was consistent and fair for both teams. So thank you Emily Jolley and the Casterton umpire, I’m not sure what her name was.

West 30 – Casterton 53 Best players Aleisha Pearson and Stevi Clayton Game day vouchers Stevi Clayton and Amity Sheedy C Grade - West 47 – Casterton 42 Best players Alyssa Campbell and Lisa Boyd B Grade - West 27 – Casterton 59 Best players Maddie Milich and Abby Egan A Reserve - West 42 – Casterton 43 Best players Claire Hunter and Racheal Langford A Grade - It was nice to have our full side back out on court after a few weeks of playing different combinations. Everyone had a solid game which showed on the score board. We were back to our defensive best and found beautiful space in attack.

We set some goals at the start of the game which we were able to achieve. One very happy coach!!

West 81 – Casterton 32 Best players Sarah Ritter and Jade Ritter This week we meet North at Vansittart Park. Good luck to all our teams.

KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE RED AND THE BLUE! GO WEST!!

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Casterton-Sandford Blue, White & Red

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JUNIORS: The Under 11 team played brilliantly finishing the game on top 23-14. Cleo & Brooklyn were key players in passages of play down the court.

SENIORS: Under 17 players Ebony, Zoe, Ivy & Makayla fought hard alongside teammates to bring home the first seniors win of the day 53-30, triumphing over the West girls.

The C Grade Cats girls had to dig deep, seeing Kim, Zoe, Tania & Michelle play critical roles throughout the game. However despite their efforts, they weren’t able to come away with the win losing 42-47.

A terrific game was seen played by the Under 13B team, with a great bit of teamwork from the girls to win 24-19. Marlee & Rachel played outstandingly.

B Grade ran away with the win 49-27. The passages of play were fantastic & what a way to finish off the game with plays from Emma, Tammy, Kerri & Ebony.

We saw many of these players step up into the Under 13A’s but despite their strong presence on the court in the B’s, the West G a m b i e r g i r l s p re c i s i o n & accuracy down the court was unbeatable for our girls and they unfortunately lost 3-55. Rachel, Phoebe & Renae forced many errors in West’s game with their strong defensive pressure.

The girls had spectators on their seats in a nail-biting game as it flicked backwards and forwards between the leading team in the A Reserves. Chloe, Mikayla, Gaby & Lauren worked incredibly well together in attack, to leave the girls triumphing over West 4342.

The Cats girls, back at West Gambier for the second time this season, pulled on their shoes for a big day of netball as they played West for the last time this season in the round games.

A Grade once again went up against the experienced and We saw the incredible skill of our highly skilled west ladies, but unfortunately couldn’t finish on juniors in the Under 15 A’s & B’s. top losing 32-81. Makayla, B’s made great plays throughout Scarlett, Tessa & Ebany brought the entire game and fought hard strength to the team this week. to the end, but unfortunately couldn’t take home the win, Goodluck to all the teams next losing 16-49. Shoutout to Indi, weekend on home courts at Chelsea, Caitlyn & Charlotte for Island Park! refusing to give up despite the score-line.

A’s had key players in Indi, Chelsea & Brydie rise to the pressure of the West girls and had a well-played & tough fought game, but couldn’t grasp the win this week, losing 29-38.

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11s Millicent 15 def South 2 In slippery conditions the girls took a bit longer to find a rhythm this week.

They formed a solid defence, keeping south scoreless for much of the first half! In the second half they were able to create some good movement in attack and come away with the win!

13Bs Millicent 31 def South 5 In wet conditions, the girls came out with a great attitude to play some amazing netball! Amarlie finished strong under the post and Olive and Indi were dynamic in goal attack, and both creating some excellent transitions in wing attack and wing defence. Isabel and Lainie had a strong game in defence, with some awesome intercepts and takes. Imogen and Lindy were versatile across the court and played very well! A shoutout to Ella, as even though she couldn’t play a full game, she found the strength to come back on the last quarter and shoot an amazing goal. Well done girls !

13As Millicent 57 def South 9 Another strong display of skills and passages of play against South last week. Great team effort all round as the girls get out of their comfort zones and play in different positions. With tall players being put in the mid court and our mid-courtiers thrown in the goal circle it was great to see how they had to adjust. All the girls have a great work ethic which contributes to our score line.

15Bs Millicent 22 def by South 24 a tough game this week and although it was disappointing to go down by 2, I believe that this was a good lesson.

To win these tight contests, we need to maintain control of the game and communicate, communicate, communicate. We bang on about this weekly but it really does help on the court, not only for direction but also support. It is coming down to business end of the season and we need to continue to build to secure these wins.

Take on board the advice and we will progress further. Great game by Lexi at GK, took some great intercepts and is gaining in confidence each week. Well done.

15As Millicent 45 def South 9 The girls started slowly in the first half and South played well to stop our normal smooth transition. After half time we moved the ball better and finished off in goals to come away with a good win. Mia and Matti were our award winners.

17s Millicent 67 def South 65 Great start by the girls, all adapting themselves well to all the changes made. Was a tough game with very strong opponents. Great attacking

Millicent Red, Black & White game, scoring off all the turnovers and intercepts we got. Was a close finish with plenty more to work on heading into the later half of the season.

C Grade Millicent 45 def South 38 After a rough loss last weekend against East It great to come back and have a good win against South. A stand out game from all players. We started off slow in the first half but came together as a team and worked hard in the second half. Second efforts from all players is what got us across the line.

Kate Pattern had an amazing game in GK working very had along with Alannah Pratt who ran hard in centre and who is constantly working hard and backing herself up, well done all.

B Grade Millicent 50 def South 25 Definitely not our prettiest game this season but a solid win none the less.

Our unforced errors caused by basic mistakes will need to reduce in order to maintain our presence on top. We made the habit of not coming at the ball in front and expected passes over to succeed with a taller opposition.

When we come up against quality sides, we really need to increase our work rate and gain possession by being in front.

We d i d h ave s o m e s o l i d p l ays throughout the game but really need to focus on our consistency as a whole team.

Keep striving girls!

A Res Millicent 41 def South 34 After a last minute change it was great to see Kayleigh step up to fill the shooters role. It was great to see all her teammates be very supportive and offer encouragement from the first whistle.

Once again the overall team contribution was awesome with some really solid connections from all areas of the court to pressure for turnovers.

Well done Kate for a strong game. You really did grow in confidence from start to finish.

Thanks again to Ella for supporting us at late notice.

A Grade Millicent 57 def South 45 With Tab away and Paige rested we were able to give more opportunities to our young Saints in Annelise Janssen, Lillie Paul and Daisy Tunkin. All three girls fitted in with ease and played their role in our win. Demi and Lisa led the team in attack with their experience and smarts. Our defensive trio of Georgia, Hannah & Portia combined well creating turnovers and working well as a unit. Well done girls!

With only a few games to go, let’s all get around each other as a club and continue to come out and support our netball teams as we make our way into finals!

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Always a tough day at the office in The C Grade paid the price for one Millicent but some of our teams bad quarter, while the B Grade was missing key players. did a great job.

The 15 & Under B were the only winners on the day, fighting hard in a tight contest as Michaela continues to develop this team and see some real scoreboard rewards.

The A Grade put in a huge effort after a sluggish start and only went down y 12 goals which is the closest margin with the competition benchmark by our top side for the best part of a decade and then some.

This young side, working with Tanya Hood, Brandi Bouchier and Felicity Walker in recent weeks continue to develop and their best is definitely good enough and now they are working overtime on consistency and that will be critical this weekend in a must-win against East Gambier.

The 17 & Under have challenged the undefeated Saints twice now and again fought back hard in the last quarter to almost pinch it – the leadership from Alyssa, the sharp shooting of Lara, the versatility and athleticism of Ellie, the tenacity of Jade, the smarts of Milla, the tight checking of Alannah, the work rate of Chelsea Ryan, the determination and aerial skills of Sophie and the willingness of Chelsea Dunn to compete with her tall State team opponent has shown the girls are right in the hunt this season.

We had a contingent of netballers at SAPSASA this week with Scarlet, Tegan, the two Zaras and Elsie flying the flag for South, along with supercoach Tracy McShane. It is great to see our young talent extending itself…

The A Reserve also continues to be super competitive with Jaymee O’Neil and Mykaela Thiele leading the way at either end of the court.

A GRADE - East 55 defeated North 47 This is exactly what we needed today. It’s so nice to have everyone back. We played a terrif ic team game, with go o d composure and patience. We are continuing to build some beautiful passage of play in attack and our feeding into our goalies was great today with really good communication. Awesome pressure all over the court we were able to turn over the ball numerous times and capitalise them with goals. Let’s keep this momentum going.

Best Players – Emily Hunter & Tyne Bosko Awards – Emily Hunter (Jens Hotel) Sarah Lock (San Piero)

A RES – East 40 defeated North 28 Another great team game, we all played our roles in each position which allowed us to hold a nice lead all day. Continue to trust yourselves and each other, work hard and finish the minor rounds strong.

Best Players – Casey Horrigan & Alysia Geraghty Awards – Casey Horrigan (Gym C h a l l e n g e M e a l s ) Te a g a n G r a y (Zambrero’s) B GRADE – East 28 lost to North 48 Great game girls, great connection, and communication. Well done for bringing what we have worked on each quarter and not dropping your heads. Amazing defensive pressure across the whole court, you should be proud.

Best Players – Michelle Richardson & Amy Feast Awards – Sophie Mclean (C reek Livestock) Michelle Richardson (Natural Born Grillers) C GRADE – East 39 defeated North 39 With what was a slow start to our game North took an advantage staying at the pace. Our defenders placed immense pressure to allow our attack end some crucial time to regain possession. Half time changes made for a slightly different pace, Lucy went for her first slip and slide of the day (her second being in the late hours of Saturday night) during the third.

With the girl coming back to our game in the final we pulled away by 7 goals. We wish Lucy all the best in her recovery!

Best Players – Megan Wilson & Lucy Davis Awards – Lucy Davis (Nourish Nook) Daniela Waters (Fasta Pasta)

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17’s – East 25 lost to North 56 A Good first quarter which saw us go goal for goal with North. We had great defensive work with Matilda and Tonique working hard in the defensive circle.

Patient feeding gave our goalies good opportunity to score and they finished off well. A drop of intensity in the 3rd quarter saw up fall behind and our bad passing crept back into our game. We regrouped some in the last quarter and lifted our work rate back, which was good to see.

Keep working hard at trainings and putting this into our games on Saturday.

Best Players – Matilda Lamb & Keelie Neilson Awards – Matilda Lamb (Jens Hotel) Keelie Neilson (Bakers Delight)

East Gambier Red & Black 15A’s – East 11 lost to North 74 Once again, with people being sick, injured or away, we had to make some changes to our normal line up, but yet again, all players showed their strength and determination in whatever position they were put into. Thank you to all girls for having a run in what was a very challenging game. I am so proud of you all. A quick thank you to all parents for their help and support throughout this season, you have no idea how amazing it is to have so many there watching their kids! Lastly, the biggest thank you to Alysia and Chloe for their unbelievable help and support this season, there would be no game if it wasn't for you both x Best Players – Lily McIntosh & Millie Button Awards – Sharni Clark (Fasta Pasta) Skye Wilson (Copenhagen) 15B’s – East 28 lost to North 33 As always, a competitive game against a strong north side. The girls got off to a flying start in the first quarter providing defence down the court and creating turnovers. Heading into the remaining 3 quarters we lost a bit of confidence and unfortunately for us north got a run on.

We’ll put this week’s game behind us and come out firing next week. We believe in the girls abilities to achieve a win week in week out and I hope they can see how proud we are of all they have achieved so far.

Best Players –Millie Button & Tahalia Geraghty Awards – Tahlia Geraghty (Kaboom) Ellie Chittleborough (McDonalds) 13A’s – East 11 lost to North 47 Fantastic game today girls. Regardless of the score, you girls put in and it showed.

You all played so well individually and as a team. We had new combinations, but you made it work. So proud of you today. Well done Best Players –Izzy Cook & Mia Little Awards – Indee Stratford (25 Acres) Lily Foster (McDonalds) 13B’s – East 25 defeated North 19 We had a win!!! Fantastic game today girls. You all had a tough day today playing 2 games but it didn’t phase you in the slightest. You backed it up and gave it your all. We couldn’t be prouder of you girls today. Great effort.

Best Players –Isana Mee & Izzy Cook Awards – Izzy Cook (Boost Juice) Mia Little (Hungry Jacks) 11’s – East 14 defeated North 2 The girls had a strong start with north putting the pressure on the court in their defence side today. We moved the ball well through the centre leading the ball into the goals and our shooters took some amazing shots setting us up for the win. It was great to see some of the drills we have been working on at trainings come into play on the court as well. Great work girls keep it up.

Best Players –Izabelle Neilson & Lara Bowyer Awards – Izabelle Neilson (OK Pie Shop) Lara Bowyer (Bakers Delight)

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