The Kennel was once again in perfect condition for a day of community sport as Wandin welcomed Woori Yallock.
Firstly, the Unders teams for each side played off against other opponents.
The Woori Under 18s played Olinda away early in the day and came away with the win, the boys have started the year very well with great numbers and buying into coach Scott’s game plan.
Best players for Woori were Archie Spencer, Lucien Primavera, Jake Dare, Roy Ray, Ronan Taylor and Noah Dare with goals coming from Max Rees, Taylor and Spencer each with 2 and one apiece from Jack Freedman, Mason O’Neill and Ray.
Wandin’s U19s had a tougher task in welcoming Pakenham, going down 7.9, 51 to 22.9, 151. Best players for Wandin were Joshua Atkins, Jack Van Dreumel, Bailey Yelland, Luca Van Dreumel and Benson Dunn with goals to Atkins 3 and one each from Riley Borthwick, Tristan Morris and Yelland.
The Women’s footy played out a thrilling 4.4, 28 draw, with Woori retaining their undefeated status as a result.
The Top Dogs on the Day were Lauren Sullivan, Maddison Gray, Chloe Waterhouse, Alysha Henskens, Hailee Stokes and Georgia Krueger with goals from H Stokes 2 and one each from Madeline Stokes and Stella Beyer.
Top Tigers were Emily Spicer, Piper Crymble, Sky Wilson, India James, Sienna Mills and Catrina D’Couto with goals from Michelle Brown, Holly Gray, James and Spicer.
The Reserves was a great contest, as Woori kept hanging around until a late surge from Wandin sealed the deal 11.16, 82 to 8.5, 53. Woori was nonetheless encouraged by the great improvement within their group in terms of training standards and buying in the coach’s vision.
Wandin’s best were Harry Mitchell, Mitchell Dall, Joshua Dymond, Aaron Mandl, Alistair Gra and Max Nazzari with goalkickers being Mitchell and Mandl with 3, Gray 2 and one each from Jarrod Hartman, Tom Page and Nazzari.
Woori’s best were Jack Collette, Caleb Lee, Hamish Gemmill, Tom Kear and Luke Cottier while the goalkickers were Thomas Rogers and Ronan Taylor 2 and one each from Aaron Cakuls and Mathew Cotton.
The netball across the day was a typical Wandin-Woori rivalry, with the girls competing hard and building over the first month.
17 and Under: Wandin 46 defeated Woori 12. Wandin’s best were Claudia Semos, Libby Earney and Sophie Papadopoulos while Woori’s best were Charlotte Hubbard, Ella Wood and Oliver Stenhouse.
D Grade: Wandin 33 defeated Woori 26. Wandin’s best were Kealey Earney, Kiara Semos and Erin Foot while Woori had no best players selected.
C Grade: Wandin 51 defeated Woori 16. Wandin’s best were Corinne Bogle, Marlee Smart and Bianca Zoric while Woori’s top performers were Tahlia Thornton, Kasie Pitts and Melanie-Rose Jakobs.
B Grade: Wandin 62 defeated Woori 58. Wandin’s best were Ella Tweedale, Ava Upton and Kate Campbell while Woori had not selected their best players.
A Grade: Wandin 65 defeated Woori 58. Wandin’s best Kyah Kimpton, Zoe Tweedale and Maddy George while Woori’s best players had not been selected.
The Senior Men’s footy was always shaping as a heavyweight contest and certainly proved to be with a strong Woori Yallock side coming to Wandin looking for a scalp.
Before play, the players came together in an act of solidarity opposing violence against women, with Wandin Senior Coach Nick Adam taking the microphone to deliver an address on the issue.
Wandin hit the scoreboard early though Woori was able to wrestle back the midfield play and went about earning a healthy lead at halftime.
Woori Yallock’s first half probably proved to be the difference, though it was no surprise that Wandin responded in third quarter and got themselves in a strong position with key playmakers Patty Bruzzese and Aaron Mullett hurting Woori around the contest.
Three-quarter time saw not much separating the teams with Wandin having the slight upper hand for the most part though the Tigers held a 1-point lead.
Enter Kane Thompson who kicked 2 Nick Daicos-like goals in the dying minutes to put Woori in front and record a tough win at the Kennel, finals scores reading 12.16, 88 to 14.15, 99 and the Tigers unbeaten run continuing.
Top Dogs on the day were Cody Hirst, Patty Bruzzese, Aaron Mullett, Clinton Johnson, Sam Mutsaers and Samuel Hodgett with goals scored by Patrick Hodgett and Mullett each 3, Charlie Wood 2 and one apiece from Harrison Byrne, Cody Hirst, Harrison Van Duuren and Johnson.
Top Tigers were Taylor Gibson, Kane Thompson, Blake Muir, Angus Smith, Oscar Simpson, Bradd Arnold with goals kicked by Gibson 4, Kynan French, Alex Marsh, Joshua Neal and Thompson 2 and one each from Christian Cameron and Harvey Smith.
This week Woori hosts an improving Emerald who are sure to bring their best contested footy while Wandin heads across to Gembrook-Cockatoo.
