THE Healesville Juniors hosted Wesburn in the wet and cold this week, while the Under 11s travelled to Mount Evelyn.
The Under 10s ground out a hard-fought victory.
Although their opponents had quite a few forward entries, the Under 10s defended well and were able to generate 13 scoring shots in their forward line.
The Under 11s struggled against the stronger Mount Evelyn side.
The players continue to work hard and improve each week.
The Under 12 Girls played Wesburn and secured their first win of the season.
The girls moved the ball well from end to end and continued to tackle well and keep the pressure on their opposition.
A heavy ground and persistent rain meant the contest against third-placed Wesburn was always going to be a slog for the Under 12s.
It required a high level of effort across all four quarters and the team delivered, despite the cold.
At times, they squandered forward opportunities but the sheer weight of numbers and efforts around the ball allowed the group to keep the scoreboard ticking over.
A really difficult day for football.
The way the team got the job done against a resilient opponent was fantastic.
The Under 14s game was a tight contest with no goals scored in the first half by either team.
Then Healesville piled on four unanswered goals in the third quarter to go into the final quarter with a 23-point lead, which proved insurmountable in the wet and muddy conditions.
The Under 16s were the final game of the day on what was now a very muddy ground.
Healesville started strongly which proved the difference in the game as the ball got heavier.
Dale Senior kicked six of the eight Healesville goals in a very low-scoring affair.
The win all but guarantees the Under 16s a place in the finals.
Under 16s
Healesville 8.7 (55) d Wesburn 2.7 (19)
Goals: D. Senior 6, S. Gommers, M. Minney
Under 14s
Healesville 4.3 (27) d Wesburn 1.5 (11)
Goals: J. Collings 2, M. Donegan, J. Simnett
Under 12s
Healesville 16.7 (103) d Monbulk 2.7 (19)
Goals: H. O’Brien 4, W. deZylva 2. F. Lever, R. Oude-Meilink
Awards: A. Amarant, J. Swaney, K. Creek
Under 12s Girls
Healesville 3.9 (27) d Wesburn 1.4 (10)
Goals: J. Scragg, O. Oude-Meilink, G. Bateman
Awards: B. Nebuaer, M. Tarr-Hatherall, C. Bateman-Hirst
Under 11s
Mount Evelyn 9.7 (61) d Healesville 0.0 (0)
Goals: No goal scorers
Awards: S. McDonald, J. Whitelaw, C. Brown, J. Drummond, R. Dash
Under 10s
Goals: C. Anderson 3, C. Nyko
Awards: C. Anderson , C. Nyko, L. Hetherton, B. Hall
