This weekend was Round 6 and the season is already flying by. Warburton-Millgrove hosted Yea for Men’s Footy and Netball and Emerald for Women’s Footy. Chilly day with a slight breeze, but the sun was out
and was lovely.
D Grade started off the morning against Yea. They had a strong start, keeping Yea to 3 goals in the first half, while shooting 13 for themselves. They continued on right to the end and had a final score of 26-8. Holly Cole put up 14 goals, Sienna Muir with 6 and Brooke de Pedro with 6. Tamin Crunden, Emily Kay and Sienna Muir were the best players in the game.
Women’s Footy started off the matches on the field, taking on Emerald. They started strong, kicking 4.3 to Emerald 0. The second quarter was a bit more quiet, with only Emerald only scoring a goal.
Half time came for a much-needed reset. Burras scored 1.2 in the third and Emerald added another 2 goals to their total. The last quarter was a lot more to Emerald’s wishes they slowly approached the Burras score, but they managed to grab a much-needed goal to have a secure win. The final score was 7.6-48 to 5.1-31. The goal kickers were Madi Ward, Maddi Andueza, Jade Mewburn, Hollie Eckhardt, Nicole Ruehmer, Charleen Gray and Emerson Woods. Top Performers were Nicole Ruehmer, Kylie Ockwell, Sally McIntosh, Emerson Woods and Lilian Pagels.
C Grade took the court next. Another strong start by the Burra girls, having a 24-6 half time lead. They continued on strongly and had a final score of 47 to 12. Mel Hancock shot 26 goals, Ashlyn Hermansen with 13 and Cam Partel with 8. Casey Hare, Mel Hancock and Nicole Winzer were the top performers of the game.
A grade was on next, again, their first half was strong shooting 31 goals to 9. They carried on throughout the game and took home a win of 69 to 15. Bianca Daniels had another big one shooting 37 goals, Ashlyn Elliott with 12 and Karly Wappett with 19. Top performers were Ashlyn Elliott, Indiana Pinnock and Taylah Moschetti.
Reserves were next on the field, they kept Yea scoreless in the first quarter and kicking 2.4 for themselves. They secured another 4 goals in the second and allowed Yea to grab 2.1. The second half was stronger for the Burras. They managed to keep Yea to 5 points in the second half and grabbed another 10 goals and 3 behinds for themselves. The final score was 16.7-103 to 2.6-18. David Lever had another big day kicking 5 goals, Brett Winzer, Chad Currey and Ashley Taylor all had 2 each Caelan Flynn, Tyler Bert, Matt Sidari, Brayden Ferguson and Jai Leermakers all secured 1. Top performers were David Lever, Brayden Ferguson, Mitch Gordon, Jason De Graaf, Chad Currey and Ricky Andueza.
B Grade finished off the netball for the day. They had a nice halftime score of 30-13 and continued their momentum right until the end. 53-42 was the final score and they secured another win. Alex Woods put up 22 goals, Tayla Ferguson with 19 and Jordy Butcher with 12. Alex Woods, Ruby Kelly and Monique Lee were the top performers of the game.
Senior Footy finished off the round, it started out being a close game, with a quarter-time score of 25 to 24. In the second term, the Burras managed to secure some extra goals to get a nice lead heading into the halftime break. The second half was much more to the Burras way with them securing 9 goals and 9 behinds to Yea 3 goals 7 behinds. The final score was 16.21-117 to Yea 9- 8.62. Trent Elliott kicked 4 goals, Jack Farrugia with 3, Tom Barr, Bailey Humphrey both had 2 each and Hudson Semple, Nelson Aldridge, Lachlan Hewitt, Tarkyn Nicolandos and Jack Lee all kicked 1 each. Star players for the match were Ben Pretty, Dylan Walker, Jack Lee, Jake Byrush, Tom Barr and Jack Farrugia.
Another clean sweep for the Burras. Well done all.
