By Alex Woods
Cold and windy conditions on game day were not ideal but makes for some interesting games.
Warburton-Millgrove hosted Yarra Junction after being at their venue twice this season, with four netball games and three football games with some Auskick in between.
TAC Road Safety Round this weekend and it was amazing to see all our teams wearing blue armbands for the #TACBandTogether movement, promoting safer roads.
The morning started off with D Grade netball, with Warburton-Millgrove finally having a game after a few weeks off. Warburton-Millgrove didn’t miss a beat, taking home a 40-14 win. Cam Holland shot 23 goals and Cam Partel with 15.
Maddi McConachy also made an appearance in the GS position, contributing a stellar 2 goals to the win.
The best performers for Warburton-Millgrove’s 26-goal win were Cam Holland, Nicole Cervasio and Courtney Godenzi. Warburton-Millgrove D Grade currently sits 2nd on the ladder behind Powelltown.
Yarra Junction’s best were Beverley Tranter and Kriston Saunders while Amber Thomson shot all of their 14 goals. They sit third on the ladder.
Warburton-Millgrove’s Under 18s took the field first in what was set to be a tough match. 1v2 on the ladder, with Kinglake sitting on top. This was the last Home and Away game to the Unders before hitting into finals.
Congratulations to the Warburton-Millgrove boys on finishing 2nd on the ladder with only 3 losses for the year. Coach Dave Swankie and the team should be proud, with 26 on the list and a heap of talent, we are
excited to see where this group goes and the future of the Burras is looking extremely bright. The boys hosted Kinglake and put up a fight all game, Being 7 points down at three-0quarter time, unfortunately
Kinglake got away in the last few minutes and took home a 5.7-37 to 9.6-70 win. 2 goals from Dylan Walker and 1 each for Bailey Humphrey, Blake Muir and Liam Westlake. Well done on the season boys, and Warburton-Millgrove will update everyone on the Finals Fixture as soon as we are notified.
C Grade took the court next in another convincing win for Warburton-Millgrove. 65-13 was the final score and Mel Hancock shot 39 goals, Emily Hay with 17 and Brooke de Pedro with 9.
The best players for Warburton-Millgrove were Melanie Hancock, Bianca Fraser and Courtney Irwin. Warburton-Millgrove’s C Grade girls currently are 3 wins clear on top of the ladder and are undefeated.
Yarra Junction’s best were Caitlin Conway, Amber Thomson and Alyssa Cole, with 7 goals for Conway, 4 for Thomson and 2 for Renee Beaumont and sit seventh on the ladder.
B Grade was up next and it was another solid win for Warburton-Millgrove. They are also sitting second on the ladder with only 2 losses against the top of the ladder Powelltown.
The Warburton-Millgrove girls had a good win of 35-18 with Jordana Butcher putting up 16 goals, Alex Woods with 12 and Ella Meerkotter with 7. Top performers for the Burras were Chelsea Barnard, Katelin Borondy and Jordana Butcher.
Bron Foott, Jodi Chandler and Charlee Robinson were the best in the loss for Yarra Junction, and they also sit seventh on the ladder.
Warburton-Millgrove’s Reserves continued to show how strong they are with another big win of 14.25-109 to Yarra Junction 1.1-7.
With a range of goal kickers, Damien Egan contributed 3 goals to the win, Noah Erickson, Matt Sidari, Ash Taylor, Nic Toy and Lee Weir all had 2 each and Jackson Blake had 1. The Warburton Millgrove Reserves boys also sit 3 wins clear on top of the ladder with no loss yet this year. Warburton-Millgrove’s top performers for this match were Shannon Noonan, Noah Erickson, David Bedggood, Damien Egan and Brayden Ferguson.
Yarra Junction’s top performers were Kyle Ousley, Paul Young, Wayne Robertson, Andre Dos Santos, Damien Thomson and Arlen Magill, with Daniel Chapman kicking the solitary goal in the loss for the fifth-placed Eagles.
A Grade finished off the netball with Warburton-Millgrove completing a clean sweep throughout.
The Burras are another team currently 4 wins clear on top of the ladder and remaining undefeated after a few close calls.
It was an amazing combined shooting effort from Warburton-Millgrove’s goalers with Shae Gee putting up 22, Kirralee Luiyf with 20 and Bianca Daniels with 14.
With a convincing win of 56-29, the top performers for the Burras were Shae Gee, Morgan Wyatt and Ally Langdon.
Jessica Ellwood, Claire Spicer and Stacey Davis were Yarra Junction’s best players with Ellwood and Spicer finishing with 20 and 9 goals respectively. They are currently fifth on the ladder.
Seniors finished off the day in a match that didn’t result in the way Warburton-Millgrove would’ve liked. Their win streak came to an end with a 6.5-41 to 15.10-100 loss. Ugly weather conditions didn’t make for great footy and Yarra Junction used it to their advantage to take away a big win.
With it being ‘one of those days’ the fourth-placed Burras boys will work hard this week and take on what is set to be a big day with an even bigger match against Powelltown as we host the first Indigenous Round between the two sides.
Warburton-Millgrove’s goalkickers for this game were Brady Mitchell with 3, Trent Elliot with 2 and Matt Wappett with 1 and the best players on the day were Aiden Westlake, Joel Coombs, Shawn Andueza, Liam Barnard, Timothy McKail and Shannon Noonan.
Yarra Junction’s best in their big win were Cooper Holmes, Michael Brown, Brayden Mead, Ewan Wadsworth, Josh Hammen and Luke Spaulding. Goalkickers were David Johnson with 3, Christian Cameron, Allan Chandler and Joshua Wall with two each, and one apiece for Mackenzie Bail, Michael Brown, Jared Derksen, Trent Fennell, Kyle Ousley and Jordan Maloney. The Eagles are third on the ladder.
Big weekend coming up for Warburton-Millgrove as they host their First Nations Indigenous Round. Make sure to head down to ‘The Nest’ on a filled day of Football, Netball, Wesburn Juniors, performances, guest
speakers, Special Guest/Sponsors Lunch and Nic Toy’s 250th Game! Check out the Warburton_Millgrove Football Netball ClubFacebook page for more information.
