By Alexandra Woods
Warburton-Millgrove made the road trip over to Broadford on the weekend for four Netball games and two Football games.
Under 18s made the trip over to Alexandra. Cold conditions with little rain, which made for some great games.
Under 17s netball started off the morning. In a tight match through all four quarters, the end result finished in a draw. Considering the last time the two sides met the final score was 5-22 Broadford way,
to say the team has improved is an understatement. This team has worked hard since pre-season and it is showing in their gameplay on the court. The girls managed to keep a 1-goal lead for the last 2 breaks but unfortunately, could not hold it which resulted in a 20-20 all-game.
Bests for this game were Grace Cole, Tegan Butcher and Ashlee Freedman, with Tayah Humphrey putting up 14 goals and Tahlia Thornton with 6.
Under 18’s Football took on Alexandra and their home ground. A closer margin than last time but still managed to secure a convincing win. 6.12-48 to 10.14-74 was the final score, with Luke Anderson, Blake Muir, Kobi Rostron and Hudson Semple all securing 2 goals each. Elken Croydon and Angus McDonald both managed a goal each also. Blake Muir, Luke Anderson, Hudson Semple, Kobi Rostron, Tyler Bert and Ziggy Kneebone were all bests for this match.
C Grade took the court next and secured another win for the day. 26-38 was the final result for this match with Emily Hay scoring 22 goals and Mel Hancock putting at 16 also. Emily Hay, Bianca Fraser and Melanie Hancock were all the top performers for this game.
Reserves were up next and secured another big win over Broadford, a 1.3-9 to 13.13-91 end result. Stuart Irwin secured 3 goals, Matt Sidari and Christian Toy both got 2 and Marcel Kocher, Matt Lewis, Josh Plunkett, Josh Read, Coryn Reifel and Lee Weir all got 1 goal each. Bests for this match were Matthew Godenzi, Joshua Read, Jackson Blake, Nicholas Toy and Aidan Norfolk.
B Grade was next up for the day, and in another tough-fought match, resulted in another draw with 30-30 being the end result. With close margins throughout the whole day and despite being up in the last break, it, unfortunately, resulted in a draw coming the final siren. Alex Woods secured 12 goals, whilst Ella Meerkotter and Jordana Butcher both got 9 each. Chelsea Barnard, Sally McIntosh and Alexandra Woods were all bests for this game.
A Grade had another hard-fought and physical match against Broadford, and definitely put a test to their physicality and fitness come final term. But nonetheless, the girls managed to secure the 4 points towards the ladder and took home a 1 goal win. The A Grade girls managed to keep their calm and took control of the game, which lead to their win by the end. Bianca Daniels shot 29 goals, whilst Kirralee Luiyf put up 10. With amazing team effort across the court, Gabby Woods, Bianca Daniels and Morgan Wyatt were awarded top performers for this round.
The Senior boys finished off the round with another convincing win against Broadford/Yea. Dale Morris and a couple of young guns in Kyton Handy and Josh Sharp come up to help the boys, as well as new recruits Marcus Hottes and Matt Wappett, welcome to the Burras, boys! The Seniors secured a 5.4-34 to 19.12-126 win, with Brady Mitchell having a great contribution to the goal kicking, securing 5 goals to his name. Great all-around efforts as a team, Trent Elliott kicked 3, Mitch Bonuda, Jack Farrugia and Patty Huynh all secured 2 goals. While Brayden Ferguson, Tom Marr, Shaun Marusic, Brayden Woolridge and Josh Sharp all kicked 1. Brady Mitchell, Bailey Humphrey, Jack Farrugia, Harry Rothwell, Marcus Hottes and Trent Elliott were all top performers for this match.
Only D Grade and Under 18’s have matches next week, with the rest of the club having a bye.
Rooster’s Raffle will be hosted in our Social Rooms this day.
