Juniors better their game

IT was a crisp start to Round 7 for the Under 9 and Under 12 girls who took on Mount Evelyn.
The Under 9s continue to show improvement in their ball movement and scoring opportunities.
The Under 12 girls had a tougher assignment against the taller Mount Evelyn girls.
Their tackle count improved this week, and the team continues to improve each week.
The Under 10s started a little slowly this week, but got on top of Mount Evelyn as the game progressed.
Some slick ball movement and some disciplined forward play allowed them to kick 10 goals, and the Under 10s were thrilled to be singing the song again.
After the crisp start to the day, the Under 12s were met with sunshine and a dry ground, great conditions.
It was always going to be a hard-fought contest against Mount Evelyn, and the first quarter was evidence of that.
There were plenty of numbers at every contest and hard tackling, right from the outset.
The Under 12s responded in a pleasing fashion, repeating their efforts at every opportunity.
Despite being a little wasteful in the forward-line, the Under 12s put together another impressive performance of attacking football.
The defensive end of the ground should be proud, as plenty of forward thrusts started from deep in the back-line.
The Under 11s took on Upwey once again this week, hoping to improve from the previous week.
While they increased their scoring opportunities and movement in the forward line, they were still not able to come away with a win.
It is finally back to Queens Park this week for Round 8 when Healesville takes on Gembrook-Cockatoo, with a top-of-the-table clash for the Under 12s.
Under 16s
Mount Evelyn 26.12 (168) d Healesville 4.4 (28)
Goals: D. Senior 2, M. Walker, C. Keenan
Under 14s
Mount Evelyn 7.7 (49) d Healesville 2.8 (20)
Goals: M. Donegan 2
Under 12s
Healesville 12.11 (83) d Mount Evelyn 3.3 (21)
Goals: H. O’Brien, S. Gebert 3, J. Howie, W. deZylva 2, W. Bowen, R. Oude-Meilink
Awards: K. Simnett, W. Bowen, N. Hamill, W. Cooney
Under 12 Girls
Mount Evelyn 11.14 (80) d Healesville 1.1 (7)
Goals: O. Oude-Meilink 1
Awards: S. Ebbels, J. Scragg
Under 11s
Upwey Tecoma 6.7 (43) d Healesville 1.3 (9)
Goals: D. Ebbels
Awards: B. Oliver, C. Brown, L. McHaffie, B. Scragg, C. Long
Under 10s
Goals: C. Anderson 3, L. Hetherton 2, X. Goodwin, H. Baxter, R. Rosser, J. Johnson, C. Nyko
Awards: B. Athanas, C. Anderson, B. Hall