By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
THE Dandenong Ranges junior football league held interleague matches this weekend, with top performances observed from players across the regions.
Representative teams from the DRJFL played host to teams from the Frankston and District Junior Football league at Seville Junior Football Ground on Sunday.
The teams were made up of players from clubs all over the Dandenong Ranges and Yarra Valley.
It was a particularly special day for Mount Evelyn under 12s player Declan Thiele, who got to play the game he loves on his birthday.
DRJFL interleague representative Ian Purdon said the interleague games were a great way to foster relations between leagues.
“The interleague matches are friendly matches, and are about creating a bond between neighbouring leagues,” he said.
“It gives the kids an opportunity to play a game against their peers that they may not have a chance to ordinarily play.”
The matches were put together by Frankston and District interleague representative Darren Price and Ian Purdon, who is also on the development squad for DRJFL.
There were memorials and minutes of silence held after the game for both the Emerald teenagers who lost their lives in a car crash last week and for AFL coach Phil Walsh.
