By Alex Woods
On the weekend, WMFNC completed their home and away season for 2023.
They also hosted Alexandra for their First Nations Traffic Management Indigenous Round.
What an amazing and packed day!
All 5 games of netball, Wesburn Junior Footy had a showcase match and 2 football games.
Early morning start at 8am and Yarra Junction were able to get involved and take on our D Grade (Alexandra don’t have a D Grade side).
A Great start to the team as they went into quarter time 11-0.
It was cold and the court was slippery, but they managed to keep the ball in their possession and went into the second half 24-0.
The defenders worked amazingly, keeping the oppositions for only 1 goal in the last quarter for the who game, and finished off with 43 to themselves.
D Grade finished off the season undefeated with 11 wins.
Cam Partel, Tayah Humphrey and Nikita Aldridge were all named top performers with Tayah Humphery putting up 24 goals and Cam Partel with 19.
D Grade take Powelltown, Saturday for a spot in the Grand Final.
Well done girls!
The 17 & Under team took on Alexandra.
A solid start by the Burras with a half time score of 10-2.
They continued the on scoring another 7 in the 3rd quarter to Alexandra.
The defenders kept the opposition to only 1 goal in the last and getting another 4 for themselves. The team has gone through 2023 undefeated, winning all 12 of they games.
Lucas Rush, Grace Cole and Tayah Humphrey were all stars of the match, with Tayah shooting 18 goals, Lexi Cole with 2 and Amarli Weir with 1.
The team take on Alexandra again for a spot in the grand final.
C Grade took the court next. They had a great start having a half time score of 25-8.
They kept the momentum going into the second half and shot another 11 goals in the 3rd quarter to Alexandra’s 6.
Last quarter was again a bit one.
The defenders worked tirelessly keeping the opposition to only 1 goal scored in the last and Burras secured another 13 for themselves.
Ruby Kelly, Grace Robinson and Nicole Winzer were top performers.
Mel Hancock scored 32 goals and Cam Holland had 17.
The C Grade girls finished 2nd on the ladder and will take on Yarra Glen for the first spot in the Grand Final on Saturday.
Well done team.
Reserves took the field after the Wesburn Junior Footy showcase matches.
They got off to a strong start kicking 4.3 to Alexandra’s 0.2 in the first quarter.
They continued into the second quarter kicking the exact same and kept Alex to only 1.3.
They went into half time with a 43 point lead.
Second half they kept the pace going and secured another 6 goals & 8 behinds.
Alex secured a few more goals but the win was for the Burras. 14.14-98 to 6.6-42.
Another undefeated season for the boys and fighting for the first grade final position on Saturday against Powelltown.
Caelan Flynn, Jamie Nelson, Damien Egan, Tyler Bert, Jackson Jones and Matthew Sidari were all top performers with Damien Egan having another mega game with 7 goals.
Tyler Bert, Caelan Flynn, Marcel Kocher, Cody Ladewig, Jed Tapsall, Mick Walker and Brett Winzer all secured 1 each.
Well done boys.
B Grade were up next for a fight to get a percentage boost for 2nd spot.
A good start of 19-4, the burras went into the game with good pace and momentum.
The second quarter, the defenders worked hard to keep Alexandra to only 1 goal scored, and the Burras secured 20 for themselves.
Second half was just as big as the first, 21 goals in the thirds quarter and 16 in the fourth.
While keeping the opposition to 7 for the second half.
A good game by the girls to finish off the season, with a final score of 76-12.
The second spot on the ladder was theirs and will take on Broadford next weekend for the first Grand Final spot. Alexandra Woods, Chelsea Barnard and Kelly Lewis were the top performers, with Alex shooting 41 goals, Jordy Butcher with 30 and Emily Hay secured 5.
Well done team.
A Grade finished the netball off just after midday.
Strong start from both sides with a 19-14 quarter time break score line.
Burras picked up the pace in the second quarter and shot 16 to 4.
They continued onto the second half and grew the scoreline out more and more.
The final score was 66-34 and they finished the season off with a high.
Top spot on the ladder for A Grade and they take on Broadford for a grand final spot on Saturday.
Ally Langdon, Karly Wappett and Ashlee Guerra were top performers with Karly Wappett shooting 45 goals and Bianca Daniels with 21.
Senior finished off the day. It started with a ceremony, MC’d by Matt Godenzi.
Rob Bamblett played an amazing didgeridoo piece and Aunty Julie Coombs spoke a touching Welcome to Country.
A gift exchange occurred and a coin toss by Daniel Rioli (a massive thank you to Rob, Aunty Julie and Daniel for coming down for our special day).
Then it was time for the bounce. Alexandra took control of the first quarter, 2.1-13 to 4.3-27 was the quarter time score.
Unfortunately, Alexandra continued that into the second quarter and went into half time with a 20 point lead.
A half time reset, but Alexandra still continued with their pace and aggression.
They wanted the game in their control and that is what they had, it wasn’t the Burras day but we will continue onto next weekend to secure that Grand Final position.
6.5-41 to 12.12-84 was the final score.
Josh Sharp, Thomas Marr, Nelson Aldridge, Dylan Walker, Tyson Henry and Blake Muir were all top performers for the Burras. Nelson Aldridge and Brady Mitchell both kicked 2 goals each, Tom Barr and Blake Muir both had 1 goal each for the game.
The Burras finished on top of the ladder and will play Alexandra again on Saturday.
Well done boys.
7 massive games on Saturday, all fighting for the first grand final position.
