By Alex Woods
Round 14 vs Alexandra:
Cold winter morning with a bit of rain throughout the day. Wet weather netball and footy for this round, which made for some cracking matches. 2 big milestones were had as dynamic duo Scott Muir celebrated his 250 game, awarding him Life Membership, and Bianca Daniels played her 200th A Grade Game. Well done to them both.
17 and Under netball started off the morning against Alexandra. A close match throughout the 4 quarters, but unfortunately Alex took it home by 2 goals in the end. Tayah Humphrey shot 12 goals, whilst Tahlia Thornton put up 3. Lucas Rush, Layla Ata and Amarli Weir were best on for this match. Final scores were 15-17.
Under 18’s footy took to the field first in a tight match against Alexandra. Only being in front by 4 points at quarter time, they were able to keep Alexandra scoreless in the last quarter, securing a 22-point win. Jack Freedman kicked 2 goals, whilst Angus McDonald, Blake Muir, Hudson Semple, Dylan Walker and Liam Westlake all kicked 1 each. Daniel Wills, Aspen O’Neill, Luke Anderson, Tarkyn Nicolandos, Liam Westlake and Ziggy Kneebone were all top performers for the match. The final scores were 7.13-55 to Alexandra 4.9-33.
C Grade was up next and secured a comfortable win of 50-8. A great all-around team effort with Mel Hancock shooting 20 and Emily Hay with 21. Brooke de Pedro also shot 9 goals. Top performers for this match were Emily Hay, Ellie Stahl and Melanie Hancock.
Another big win for the Reserves boys and even better for Scott Muir’s 250th Senior game! The ilestone gamer managed to put away 7 goals himself, securing a win of 17.15-117 to Alexandra 3.2-20. Keeping Alexandra scoreless for the last 3 quarters of the match, it was a great effort from Scott Muir, Brayden Ferguson, Lee Weir, Joshua Read, Marcel Kocher and Daniel Schlueter, who were all named top performers for this game. Lee Weir also managed to secure 3 goals to his name, 2 goals each to Marcel Kocher, Josh Read and Matt Sidari. Daniel Schlueter also secured 1 goal in the win.
B Grade also secured another win to Alexandra 41-33. A close game throughout the first 3 quarters, but the girls managed to slip away in the last term creating an 8-goal lead by the end of the final siren. Alexandra Woods shot 17 goals, Jordana Butcher with 16 and Ella Meerkotter with 8. Kelly Lewis, Katelin Borondy and Sally McIntosh were all bests for this game.
A Grade took the court next and also secured a comfortable win by 16 goals. 58-42 was the final score and Shae Gee managed to put up 30. Bianca Daniels also contributed 28 goals in her 200th A Grade game. Shae Gee, Gabrielle Woods and Chelsea Barnard were awarded best on.
Seniors finished off the round in a great game of footy. With wet weather conditions with bits of rain here and there, the boys managed to get away with a 15.15-105 to 8.11-59 win to Alexandra.
Placing themselves now 3rd on the ladder, the club couldn’t be more proud of the boys securing 5 wins in a row. 5 goals to Trent Elliott who has now kicked 30 goals so far for the season in 11 games. Mitch Bonuda kicked 3 goals and Brady Mitchell managed to slot 2. Nelson Aldridge, Jack Farrugia, Marcus Hottes, Tom Marr and Josh Sharp all managed to secure 1 goal each to the win. The best players were Jack Lee, Shawn Andueza, Bailey Humphrey, Patrick Huynh, Marcus Hottes and Trent Elliott.
Home again next week as Warburton-Millgrove take on Yarra Junction. Don’t forget to mark July 23rd in your diaries for the Indigenous Round against Powelltown.
