By Alex Woods
The morning started off with the Under 17s at Morrison Reserve. Conditions weren’t ideal, wet and wasn’t fun if you took a tumble. It started with a 3-4 score at the quarter time break the Burras’ way. Coming into the last quarter the 17’s had a leave of 6-11, but during Powelltown did secure themselves a few goals to slowly creep towards the Burras. They held on to the end and secured a 10-13 victory. Tahlia Thornton, Layla Ata and Hannah Darwall were all named top performers, Tayah Humphrey put up 9 goals, Tahlia Thornton with 3 and Hannah Darwall entering the circle and shot 1. The team remains undefeated and on top.
D Grade was next, it had been a few weeks since this team last played, so it was good to get another run in. A good start to the match having a 4-10 lead at the first break. At three-quarter time the lead was extended to a 13-22 game. The D Graders carried on till the end claiming another victory on 15-24. Nicole Cervasio, Tamin Crunden and Cam Partel were all named in the bests with Cam Holland shooting 12, Cam Partel with 9 and Tayah Humphrey with 3. D Grade also sits on top undefeated.
C Grade was next, in a bid to claim a victory against Powelltown. C Grade went down by 2 goals the last time they met and they were out to try and reclaim the win. They started strong but unfortunately were down 8-6 at quarter time. It was a closer game throughout, down by 1 at halftime and then even by the last break. Big last quarter to be had, but unfortunately it wasn’t Warburton-Millgrove’s day. The girls were only 3 goals short but put in a great effort. Melanie Hancock, Ruby Kelly and Bianca Fraser were all named top performers for the match. Mel Hancock put up 16 goals and teammate Ella Meerkotter with 14. Well done girls.
Reserves started off the morning at Eastern Ranges in Kilsyth. A nice 0-28 start for the boys against rivals Powelltown. By halftime, the score was 1.1-7 to 6.7-43. Both teams contributed 1 goal each in the 3rd quarter. Powelltown put away 4 goals in the last quarter to Burras’ 2, but they were able to hold on to the lead right until the final siren to secure another win. Caelan Flynn, Ben Gray, Joshua Read, Aaron Pye, Tarkyn Nicolandos and Marcel Kocher were all named in the bests for the match. Josh Read contributed 4 goals, Damien Egan and Cody Ladewig both had 2 and Marcel Kocher and Matt Sidari both had 1 each. They also sit undefeated on top of the ladder.
B Grade was up next in another fight for a victory against Powelltown. They started strong and had an even score at the first break 9-all. Powelltown had a stronger 2nd quarter shooting 15 goals to Burras’ 8. The halftime score was 17-24, the 3rd quarter was strong with the girls coming back to be 2 goals own at the last break. They took control into the fourth quarter and gained a lead but unfortunately, a few errors cost them as Powelltown regain possession of the game and secured a 4-goal victory. 45-41 was the final score with Chelsea Barnard, Alexandra Woods and Jordana Butcher all named top performers. Alex Woods also put up 20 goals, Jordana Butcher with 15 and Emily Hay with 6.
A Grade finished off the netball for the day. A closer start this time with a score of 13-16 at the first break. By halftime, the Burras had a 6-goal lead but still could be anyone’s game, Powelltown slowly got closer, only being behind by 4 goals at the last break. The Burras took control of the final quarter shooting 13 to Powelltown’s 7. The final score was 54-44 with Bianca Daniels putting up 27 goals, Karly Wappett with 18 and Shae Gee with 9. Ashlyn Elliott, Ally Langdon and Selina Fotia were all stars of the match for A Grade’s win.
The Seniors finished off the day with a tough battle. Burras claimed the win last match but it was still going to be a tough fight to continue the run. The boys started strong having a 16 to 33 lead at quarter time. They held onto a 20-point lead at halftime. After the main break, it was all Burras from there. Defensive pressure was on and the boys converted their possessions into goals. The boys kicked 5.4 in the 3rd quarter to Powelltown’s 1.2. The last quarter was just as big with Burras keeping Powelltown to only 1 goal while kicking another 2.4. The final score was 7.6-48 to Burras 15.14-104, Ben Pretty, Shawn Andueza, Bailey Humphrey, Jack Farrugia, Liam Westlake, Patrick Huynh were all named best on, Bailey Humphrey kicked 5 goals. Jack Farrugia and Liam Westlake both had 3 goals and Tom Barr with 2. Trent Elliott and James Iacono both had 1 goal each.
