Young Brookers fight it out

GEMBROOK-Cockatoo Junior Football Club’s under-16 team fought hard against tough opposition in Wandin, going down by 73 points at the weekend.
Scores: Wandin 16.12.108 d Gembrook-Cockatoo 5.5.35.
Goals: Nathan Wheldon 2, Jake Mawson, Ryan Crowley, Andrew Moore.
Best: Jake Morris, Nick Hendrikx, Brayden Hamilton, James Failla, Aaron Turner.

@BT Sport Sub Mail:UNDER 14

It was an excellent team effort against an undermanned Wandin side.
All the things the Brookers did wrong against Wesburn the previous week were corrected and it showed on the scoreboard. Eleven straight wins.
Scores: Gembrook-Cockatoo 33.21.219 d Wandin 0.0.0.
Goals: Robbie Cracknell 5, Daniel Welsh, Chris Osmond 4, Jack McMahon, Taylor Strathdee, Teague Hutchinson, Danyon Wight, Trystan Quirk, Cael Hannah, Lachie West 2, Ben Turner, Tyiler Swamy, Jakob Berry, Jarrod Jensen.
Best: Chris Osmond, Danyon Wight, Robbie Cracknell, Daniel Welsh, Callum Sawyer, Jack McMahon.

@BT Sport Sub Mail:UNDER 13

Gembrook improved its intensity to really take the game up to Mount Evelyn, but failed to come away with the win.
Scores: Mt. Evelyn 15.6.96 d Gembrook-Cockatoo 7.3.45.
Goals: Stephen Lopez 2, Clinton Walden, Jake Mitchell, Tyiler Swamy, Kody Hawkins.
Best – Gembrook: Zac Epstein, Tom Peachey, Steven Lopez, Kody Hawkins, Bradley Moore, Riley Wood, Clinton Walden, Tyiler Swamy.

@BT Sport Sub Mail:UNDER 12

Gembrook finally broke the drought with a great winning team effort.
Scores: Gembrook-Cockatoo 9.12.66 d Wandin 3.4.22.
Goals: Clinton Walden 3, Kody Hawkins, Rhys Par, Liam O’Brien, Jason Breakwell, Jacob Kostovski.
Best: Kody Hawkins, Sam Dalgleish, Clinton Walden, Jason Breakwell, Rhys Parlevliet, Liam O’Brien, Dylan Asling, Jake Cutting, Riley Wood, Jacob Kostovski, Zack Rozenboom.

@BT Sport Sub Mail:UNDER 11

Gembrook played a great game despite the cold and fog and got off to a fast start.
The players kept the ball moving well and linked up well all over the ground and kept the opposition under pressure up forward.
The game was played in memory of Kathy McKenzie.
Scores: Gembrook-Cockatoo 12.8.80 d Wandin 0.0.0.
Goals: Aden Quirk, Luke Frazzetto, Curtis Sweeney, Liam McKenzie, Curtis Sweeney.
Best: Scott Hilder, Liam McKenzie, Curtis Sweeney, Liam O’Brien, Peter Jeffree, Brodey Reid, Aden Quirk, Jesse Volta, Matthew Templeton, Braden Wood.

@BT Sport Sub Mail:UNDER 10

The Brookers were taught a lesson in how to play football this week. It was obvious from the first bounce that the team wasn’t up for the challenge.
Best – Gembrook: Patrick Westneat, Ryan Granieri, Alex Popovich, Braden Wood, Brock Oldham, Sarah Templeton, Llaiton Cliff-Hook, Connor Moore.