Some good weather, Sponsors Day festivities and the smell of September greeted the Wandin faithful on Saturday afternoon. But although it was a fast start it was also an inaccurate one from the Bulldogs meaning that a quarter dominated wasn’t reflected on the scoreboard.
And it was the second quarter where an energised Gembrook side looked to challenge the most, clearance specialist Damian Volta instrumental at stoppage meaning that field position all of a sudden was owned by Gembrook and the scoreboard stopped ticking over for the home side.
But after halftime, it was almost all Wandin. Todd Garner shifting on ball seemed to compose the midfield, Jaworski to a wing brought him into the game and a shift of the side’s best runner in Van Duuren to half-back meant more drive from defensive 50.
A 10-goal to 5 last quarter was only dampened by crowd favourite John Ladner not capitalising on getting a shift forward with isolation in the goal square. Whilst he presented like a full forward of a bygone era he was unable to put the finishing touches on his work much to the Wandin crowd’s disappointment.
Final scores Wandin 20.19, 139 defeated Gembrook-Cockatoo 10.12, 72. Top Dogs on the day were Todd Garner, Charlie Wood, Clinton Johnson, Chayce Black, Max Le Fevre and Harrison van Duuren.
Other results:
U19s: Wandin 6.6, 42 defeated by Gembrook-Cockatoo 12.14, 82. Top Dogs on the day were Luca Van Dreumel, Joel Clifton, Bailey Yelland, Benson Dunn, Jack Van Dreumel and Thimas Watts.
Reserves: Wandin 7.10, 52 defeated Gembrook-Cockatoo 7.6, 48. No best players selected.
A Grade netball: Wandin 99 defeated Gembrook-Cockatoo 40. Top Dogs on the day were Jackie Cutting, Kyah Kimpton and Lauren Spinks.
B Grade: Wandin 55 defeated Gembrook-Cockatoo 33. Top Dogs on the day were Kate Campbell, Annie Brown and Ella Tweedale.
C Grade: Wandin 45 defeated Gembrook-Cockatoo 26. Top Dogs on the day were Aimee Mackenzie, Corinne Bogle and Cassidy Iedema.
D Grade: Wandin 32 defeated Gembrook-Cockatoo 14. Top Dogs on the day were Kealey Earney, Rebecca Van den Boom and Grace Leggett.
