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GRAND FINAL DAY 2018

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INSIDE THE EFL JUNIORS 2018 Junior Girls Grand Finals On behalf of AFL Yarra Ranges Region General Manager Aaron Bailey and myself, welcome to Grand Final Day for the Eastern Region Girls Competition. This year saw a record 110 teams split across 15 competitions, with 83 teams Phil Murton coming from EFL clubs and 27 EFL Chief Executive Officer from AFL Yarra Ranges clubs. With a full suite of age levels now on offer and multiple divisions in every age group, there is somewhere for everyone to play. The pathway for girls is growing every year with the Eastern Region Women’s Competition expanding this season to 18 clubs across two divisions. With lots of clubs with top age under 18 teams and plenty of interest in establishing new senior women’s teams, we expect to have over 30 team’s in 2019, so the competition will likely expand to three or even four divisions. It’s amazing to think how far female footy in the East has come in such a short time. The talent programs continue to grow with our interleague girls performing very well, with 56 girls selected to represent the ERGFL in Division 1 and Division 2 of the Metro Championships. Our Division 1 side won all 4 games played, including the Grand Final, while our Division 2 side won 2 out of 3 games played. Our regions TAC Cup Girls teams, the Eastern Ranges and Oakleigh Chargers, both had terrific seasons, with Emerson Woods, Charlotte Wilson, Sarah Kendall, Mikala Cann and Georgia Macpherson, having the opportunity of playing for Victoria and a chance of being drafted into the AFLW. As has been the case with the boys, we are confident the East & Ranges will prove a strong breeding ground for future AFLW stars. Apart from those on the field, there has been a huge contribution from coaches, team managers and club officials, along with the mums, dads and carers that support their children. As a parent of young boys this year coaching an under 9 team myself, I understand all too well the time and effort given by parents

everywhere to help their kids be involved in sport. To all involved we say a big thank you and trust your experience in local AFL Yarra Ranges and EFL footy this year has been a positive one. Along with the players, it’s also an important day for the umpires who will be involved in the game. They train, attend lectures and are a part of structured programs that encourages them to be the best that they can be. They too have reached a goal of their own and for that we offer them our congratulations on their achievements and hope they continue with their umpiring into the future. As you watch the games this weekend, remember these are young men and women who, like your kids that are playing, are learning their craft also. Thank you also to the host clubs of our junior finals series. Hosting finals at independent venues is an important part of any competition and with a competition of our size, it is a difficult task that could not be completed without the help and support of both EFL and AFL YR clubs. The hospitality shown by host clubs this year has been excellent. In closing I would like to acknowledge the work of the Junior Committees of both AFL YR and the EFL. AFL Yarra Ranges Junior Committee has been wonderfully led by Junior Coordinator Andy Gibbons, who this year made the transition from the AFL Yarra Ranges Commission to the staff. He has been admirably supported by Russell English, Maxine Armstrong, Nan Cleven, Ray Fellows and Mal Darke. The EFL Junior Committee is led by Chairman Leon Bailey and is made up of Ian Singleton, Mark Pascoe, Phil Hermann and Bernard Fewster. They give wonderful service to the league, attending junior games every Sunday, liaising with clubs and ensuring the standards we are all so proud of continue to be upheld. A big thank you also to our Female Competitions Coordinator Jessie Mulholland, who has done a great job managing the competition, ably supported by EFL Junior Manager Dyson Baker and AFL YR Operations Manager Cameron Hutchison. Good luck to all teams today and remember, whether a player, official or supporter, barrack hard and loud but and make sure you represent your club in a manner which does everyone proud.

THE EASTERN FOOTBALLER THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE August 25, 2018 Price: $2.00 (inc. GST) Grand Final Edition All material and photographs prepared by the Eastern Football League Media Manager, including original articles and those of contributors, published in the Eastern Footballer, are subject to copyright laws and cannot be reproduced without the permission of the EFL. Some photos provided by Cyan Sporting Images and Fairfax Journal. Address all correspondence to: Eastern Football League, 256 Scoresby Road, Boronia 3155. Telephone: 9762 5766, Fax: 9761 1315. Chairman: Graham Halbish. Chief Executive Officer: Phil Murton. Printed by Mystique. Telephone: 9757 9000.

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UNDER 12 YARRA RANGES

PRELIMINARY

Belgrave v Healesville Home Rooms Away Rooms

11:15AM

Seville Football Ground

12:20PM

Seville Football Ground

Healesville v Upwery Tecoma Home Rooms Away Rooms

1:55PM

Seville Football Ground

Knox v Ferntree Gully Home Rooms Away Rooms

10:30AM

Batterham Reserve, The Basin

Heathmont v Bayswater Home Rooms Away Rooms

9:00AM

Batterham Reserve, The Basin

Mount Evelyn v South Belgrave/ Lysterfield Home Rooms Away Rooms

10:00AM

Belgrave Football Ground, Belgrave

The Basin v Mitcham Home Rooms Away Rooms

10:00AM

Seebeck Oval, Rowville

East Ringwood v Lilydale Home Rooms Away Rooms

12:00PM

Batterham Reserve, The Basin

UNDER 14 YARRA RANGES

PRELIMINARY

Worawa v Monbulk Home Rooms Away Rooms

UNDER 16 YARRA RANGES

PRELIMINARY

UNDER 12 DIVISION 1

GRAND FINAL

UNDER 12 DIVISION 2

GRAND FINAL

UNDER 14 - PREMIER

GRAND FINAL

UNDER 14 - DIVISION 1

GRAND FINAL

UNDER 14 - DIVISION 2

GRAND FINAL

UNDER 16 PREMIER

GRAND FINAL

Blackburn v Montrose Home Rooms

11:30AM

Belgrave Football Ground, Belgrave

11:30AM

Seebeck Oval, Rowville

1:40PM

Batterham Reserve, The Basin

1:30PM

Belgrave Football Ground, Belgrave

1:30PM

Seebeck Oval, Rowville

Away Rooms

UNDER 16 - DIVISION 1

GRAND FINAL

East Ringwood v Vermont Home Rooms Away Rooms

UNDER 16 - DIVISION 2

GRAND FINAL

Upper Ferntree Gully v Glen Waverley Rovers Away Rooms Home Rooms

UNDER 18 - PREMIER

GRAND FINAL

Donvale v Mount Evelyn Home Rooms

Away Rooms

UNDER 18 - DIVISION 1

GRAND FINAL

Vermont v The Basin Home Rooms Away Rooms

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EASTERN REGION GIRLS JUNIOR GRAND FINALS INFORMATION ADMISSION PRICES

Price of admission to all junior finals games is $5.00 per adult. Children under 17 years are admitted free of charge.

Encourage players to participate, do not force them.

Please communicate this to all interested parties to avoid arguments at entrance gates.

Focus on the players’ efforts – never ridicule or yell at a player for making a mistake or losing the game.

Remember that players learn best from example.

Admission price is for one venue only – if you attend another ground on the same day, you will need to pay another admission cost.

Applaud good play by both teams.

Encourage players to always participate according to the rules and respect official’s decisions.

Recognise the value and importance of volunteer coaches and officials.

An umpire’s job is a difficult one – put yourself in their position – how would you like to be treated?

If you disagree with an official, raise the issue through the appropriate channels rather than questioning the official’s judgement and honesty in public.

Demonstrate appropriate social behaviour by not harassing or using foul language to umpires, players, coaches, or other spectators.

Condemn the use of violence in any form, be it by spectators, coaches, officials or players.

Respect the rights and dignity of every player regardless of their gender, ability, cultural background or religion.

If the game is still drawn after the second five (5) minute period, play is to continue and the siren will sound after the first score.

Discuss the Codes of Conduct with your son/ daughter so that you are both are aware of your obligations.

Actively promote the Codes of Conduct at all times.

At no stage during extra time will coaches be permitted to address players

EXPECTATIONS OF PLAYERS

NO DOGS OR ALCOHOL Dogs are banned at all EFL games including finals and alcohol is not permitted to be brought into any finals venue. It would be appreciated if all clubs would stress these points to their supporters.

DRAWN MATCHES In the event of a drawn game in any of the finals (including grand finals) the following conditions will apply: ·

Goal umpires will confirm the scores.

Players will not change ends after full time, but will kick to the same end as they were in the fourth quarter.

Field umpires will re-commence the game for the duration of five (5) minutes. The siren will sound, the teams will change ends and a further five (5) minutes is played.

EFL CODE OF CONDUCT The EFL’s Code of Conduct is designed to help improve the environment for players and supporters. It’s important that everyone involved on match days is familiar with what is considered to be ‘reasonable behaviour’.

EXPECTATIONS OF PARENTS/ GUARDIANS AND SPECTATORS ·

Remember that children play football for fun – they are not playing for your entertainment, nor are they miniature professionals.

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Always play by the rules.

Control your temper – treat others as you would like to be treated – bullying will not be tolerated.

Verbal abuse to umpires, officials or other players is not acceptable.

Never argue with an umpire or official. If you disagree, discuss the matter with your coach.

Co-operate, support and encourage your teammates – your team’s performance will benefit, so will you.

Respect the rights and dignity of all players regardless of their gender, ability, cultural background or religion.

Play for the “fun of it” – it’s just a game! 3

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DEVILS DELIGHT By: Jessie Hare Twitter: @JessieHaree

HE Wantirna South Junior Club was awarded with the EFL’s best conducted junior club award in 2017 at the presentation evening after a tough year off the field. At the beginning of this season they introduced their junior girls football program, and welcomed an under-12 girls’ team with Rhonda McMillian as coach. The junior club president, Kevin Van Grondelle, has been pleased with the way the Wantirna South community has welcomed the girls and Rhonda. “It’s been really good. The biggest thing that I’ve seen is where there are girls who have got brothers playing at the club, therefore now it’s been able to give the whole family an experience,” he said. “The dads, some of our coaches have all been able to get involved, help out and give their knowledge. Everybody has really embraced having the girls’ team and it just gives us a different dimension.” “It makes everyone think about football from a different lens, which is really good.” As the junior club is somewhat separate from the senior club, Van Grondelle is looking forward to eventually being able to create that pathway for his junior girls to move on to play senior women’s. “We do have a strategy about growing our junior club numbers first. We have to get the structure right,” he said. “It’s no different between the girls and the boys, our whole strategy and philosophy is about creating pathways so that kids keep playing football as they get older.” “We’ve done a lot of work with the senior club for the boy’s level and as we grow our girls’ teams then definitely we would expect the same things to happen for the girl’s level. You know, we want to give the girls opportunities to be able to go on and play senior football.” “We’ve had preliminary conversations of what it might like look, but you know we’re a little www.efl.org.au

bit short of getting there yet but I’d like to think in ex number of years’ time we will be able to do it.” With the appointment of their girls’ team coach in Rhonda McMillan, it made sense as to why Wantirna South brought her into the club. She had previously been involved with the girls AusKick program. McMillan is a physical education teacher so her natural ability to teach has proved a strong asset with her coaching role. “Anybody who takes on coaching to start with is taking on a responsibility and in her world, she is starting from scratch with girls, and at that point in time I don’t think we had any girls who have played football at all,” Van Grondelle said. “Her ability to get 22 girls from varied backgrounds, different shapes and side and stuff to be able to get onto the field and understand what they’ve got to do and then by the end of the season, being competitive and winning games of football.” “I don’t think there would be too many other coaches around that would be able to do that.” The club implements its own coaching program so like anyone else, McMillan went through the process which has helped her settle into her coaching role with Wantirna South Junior. Club. “For a start we’ve got a coaching program in place regardless, for all our coaches no matter what team they coach whether it’s under 8’s, under 17’s or girls. So, Rhonda was brought into that program and that awarded her with all the relevant coaching stuff,” Van Grondelle said. “She’s just really structured and organised. She certainly hasn’t over complicated things which is quite good for the girls because they’re new and learning but she’s very smart and articulate and on top of that, she wants to learn.” 5

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COACH OF THE MONTH – JULY Auskick Coach – Daniel Jordanov (Ringwood Auskick) Daniel is the coach of the all-girls group at Ringwood. He is a current senior player who has committed to the development of the juniors at the club. He is a fantastic coach which has been evident in the massive improvement of the girls over the season. One of Daniel’s strengths is his ability to recognise each girl’s level of skill, select appropriate activities to allow fun and at times challenge them improve their skills Daniel demonstrates excellent preparation and communicates well with all parent helpers. Daniel has had a massive impact on Ringwood Auskick this year. With over 30 girls registered this season, it is a significant improvement on 2017. The Ringwood Football Club is extremely lucky to a senior player commit to a full season of Auskick. The parents are full of praise and continue to comment on the way Daniel has looked after the girls this year. As for our girls, it is obvious the girls enjoy his coaching.

Junior Coach – Brad Crossland (Croydon) Under-10 While Brad has a lifetime of football experience after several decades playing suburban football (he’s still playing super rules today), he has perfectly targeted the right mix of skill development, discipline and fun befitting under-10 level kids. Brad provides simple, clear, calm and consistent messages, and also gets the kids input (asks questions about the right/wrong way to go about things). This approach gets ‘buy in’ from the kids, and enabled them to quickly develop their skills and understanding of the game football without confusion from mixed messages. I don’t think he knows how to raise his voice. Brad regularly uses different activities and games that make skill development fun - this approach, which makes kids more engaged, has fast tracked the development of the simple skills such as tackling, shepherding, sharing the footy with teammates (regardless of ability).

Youth Coach – Kevin Tymensen (Norwood) Under-9 Kevin’s strong knowledge of the game and the rules within the game have enabled him to coach the children for now, and for the future. Kevin is very clear and I believe he shows respect for the players in the way he communicates with them. Rather than talk to them like children, he talks to them like footballers and they have developed a great understanding of the game under his coaching. He is consistent with his message and reinforces this through positive reinforcement, training and some repetition until the players have got the message. www.efl.org.au

Kevin is very focused on the skill development at training and focuses on key skill areas at training, and then supports the players to implement those skills during the game. This has been incredibly effective with all players developing well throughout the year.

Junior Coach – Rhonda McMillan (Wantirna South JFC) Under-12 Girls Rhonda was previously involved in the girls Auskick program and assisted the girls transition from Auskick to junior football and took on the under-12 girls team. Rhonda did a fantastic job to keep the team together when they only were getting two or three players to training. Instilled a belief in the girls that the team would get there and on the eve of round one they picked up the six to eight players needed to get a team up. Rhonda has drawn her excellent communication skills from her teaching background and has built good relationships with the girls.

Senior Coach – Brett Rowe (Ringwood) Brett has a distinguished playing career, drafted to Fitzroy and played majority of his football at Box Hill. He has had success as an assistant coach in a senior premiership for Ringwood in 2005. In 2018 in his role at Ringwood he has demonstrated a strong understanding of the game and has been able to mix his past experiences with modern day techniques. Brett’s communication is first class and he delivers his messages as more of a teacher than a coach. He has an open-door policy with everyone at the club and is extremely approachable. Brett has made our club mantra ‘the little things’. He is a big believer in doing the little things well and I think it’s a big part of why Ringwood are undefeated. He teaches skills through repetition and challenges the players to put themselves under pressure at training, so they are prepared for game days. Brett is universally loved at the club, from the players to the committee and everyone in between. He has made a strong focus on being ‘one club’ and shows everyone the same amount of respect which is why he gains so much back.

Senior Coach – John Hayhurst (The Basin) Women’s John has been involved in coaching for over 20 years and has successfully implemented modern coaching techniques as well as some traditional methods. John took on a playing group that only a handful of players having played before. John has excellent communication skills and has the strong ability to break down football and alter the message to best suit a player whether she is new to the game or an experienced player. Training has been excellent with each player showing improvement on their technique and skills. John is well-respected by all players, officials and opponents. 7

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GRAND FINAL PREVIEW – UNDER-12 UNDER-12 DIVISION 1 It’s the first-placed Ferntree Gully Eagles taking on second-placed Knox, as the pair renew acquaintances after playing out a thrilling three-point thriller in the second semi-final, with Knox taking the honours and winning through to today’s grand final. Head to head this season, Knox holds a 2-1 advantage over Ferntree Gully, having met three times. Look out for the Falcons’ Jasmine Stocks and Tahlesha Kulle, each named in the best players six times this season, while the Eagles’ Lisa Peacock has 12 goals from 10 matches. The stage is set for the fourth and final bout as Ferntree Gully today look to square the ledger.

UNDER-12 DIVISION 2 Just nine points separated Heathmont and Bayswater a fortnight ago in the second semifinal as the Jets flew straight into today’s decider. Bayswater finished minor premiers on the ladder at the end of the home and away season, while Heathmont finished in second. Head to head this season, the Jets and Waters have met twice for one win each; the latter winning the pair’s Round 12 clash by just five points. Heathmont’s Taya Coghlan has 14 majors this season, topping her club’s goal-kicking, along with Jasmine Coney on 11, while Bayswater’s Josephine Bamford and Mia Plumridge have each booted 14 for the year.

UNDER-12 YARRA RANGES – PRELIMINARY FINAL Belgrave and Healesville meet for the fourth time this season today in the most important clash of all. Overall, Belgrave holds a 2-1 advantage over Healesville heading into today’s clash, with Belgrave finishing third on the ladder and Healesville fifth. Look out for Belgrave’s Lauren Sultana who leads her side’s goalkicking with seven for the year, while Healesville’s Mia Erickson has 15 majors to her name.

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LAST TIME THEY MET

UNDER-12 DIVISION 1 SEMI-FINAL 2: Knox 2.7 (19) def. Ferntree Gully 1.10 (16)

UNDER-12 DIVISION 2 SEMI-FINAL 2: Heathmont 1.3 (9) def. Bayswater 0.0 (0)

UNDER-12 YARRA RANGES Qualifying Final: Round 11: Belgrave 2.4 (16) def. Healesville 1.0 (6)

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UNDER 12 - DIVISION 1 10:30am - Sunday 26 August, 2018 Batterham Reserve, The Basin

KNOX

FTG EAGLES WHITE

Coach: Andrew Capsalis Assistant Coach: Gordon McCafferty Team Manager: Natalie Dunn Trainer: Nikki Chessell Runner: Shane Britten

Coach: John Smith Team Manager: Michelle Perry & Lisa Bito Trainer: Simone Giulieri & Jacqui Jeffery Runner: Greame Creaton

No. NAME 2

Jade McCoy

Charlie Byrne

Charlee McCafferty

Sian Capsalis

Sienna Alexander

Antonia Fidow

Kyla Britten

McCoy Remy

Zara Byrne

Montana Cook

Ellise Fisher

Jasmine Stocks

Stella Wiseman

Chelsea Puls

Tahlesha Kulle

Zoe Shanahan

Caitlyn McFadden

Elizabeth Dunn

Niamh Zulian

Olivia Sithibourne

Dyllan Marget

TEAM

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1st

No. 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26

2nd

NAME Mikaela Giulieri Kaitlyn Hubbard Stephanie Condon Zarah Smith Maya Forster Sonia Curson Isabelle Creaton Olivia Curson Sarah Hassing Amy Jeffery Zara Feltham Alicia Urban Bridget Ellinger Lola Allian Lisa Peacock Breanna Carter Paige Wemyss Mikayla Blias Ivy Thorneycroft Adelina Bloomfield

3rd

4th

Final

UNDER 12 - DIVISION 2 9:00am - Sunday 26 August, 2018 Batterham Reserve, The Basin

HEATHMONT JETS

BAYSWATER Coach: Michael Hughson Assistant Coach: Jon Bamford Team Manager: Kylie Cameron Trainer: Dragana Hindson Runner: Tom Cameron

No. NAME

Lily Williams

Grace Maniscalchi

Maggie de Voil

Charlie Robertson

Jordyn Allen

Matilda Hindson

Lucienna Watson

Kendall Rogers

Taya Coghlan

Rhani Wootton

Millah Wright

Summer Soderman

Jasmine Coney

Hailey Carter

Bridie Neale

Maddie Cameron

Abbey Scotto

Georgie Marsden

Bianca Dumais

Josephine Bamford

Amelie Watson

Cassie Hughson

Charlie Telford

Taylah Malone

Dakota Pears

Emily Maniscalchi

Olivia George

Mia Plumridge

Amy Williams

Nikita Thompson

Anna Carrigg

Sky Soderman

Asha Buttery

Rhianna Harrison

Ogilvie Mia

Dakota Steele

TEAM

1st

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2nd

3rd

4th

Final

UNDER 12 - YARRA RANGES PRELIMINARY FINAL 11:15am - Sunday 19 August, 2018 Vermont Recreational Reserve, Vermont

BELGRAVE

HEALESVILLE

Coach: Leon Hauler Assistant Coach: Jason Harvey Team Manager: Faith McKay-Major Trainer: Toni Brockliss Runner: Kolby Keighran

Coach: John O’Brien Team Manager: Chree Dickinson Trainer: Michelle Harrison Runner: Geoff Stock

No. NAME

Shelby Hauler

Paisley Stock

Phoebe May

Kiah Rutley

Tiana Wadsworth

Neve O’Brien

Emily Cooke

Jade Dickinson

Amali Keighran

Sarah Frazzetto

Emily Harvey

Tanisha Mullens

Bonnie Jacob

Emily Anderson-Hunter

Matilda Oleskowski (V-Capt)

Jemma Gough

Charlotte Sard

Lilah Potter

Charlotte Crabtree

Poppy Harrison

Charlotte Bush

Sienna Crossman

Maddi Lewis

Amelia English

Shelby Green

Sakura Nicholls

Amali Harrison

Ishka-belle Stock

Jacinta Kiker

Mia Erickson

Lauren Sultana (C)

Lara Warner

Carys McKay-Major

Isabelle Burchmore

Maya Hunter

Ina Hume

Stella Gerrard

Tia McLellan

Calista Jensen

Emily Thomas

Olivia Cichorski

Lucia Seeber

Sabine Russell

Audrey Brockliss

TEAM

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1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Final

UNDER 12 - YARRA RANGES GRAND FINAL Sunday 2 September, 2018

OLINDA FERNY CREEK Coach: Tom Belloni Team Manager: Sue Fraser Trainer: Alicia Christie Runner: Danny Leonard

No. NAME

TEAM

Sarah Miton

Sophie Reitsma

Elsa Leonard

Ivy Tucker

Celia Clarke

Ebony-Rose Edwards

Lola Gardiner

Jewel McDermott

Bridie McDermott

Kyah Barry

Tobi Monkhorst

Kaesha Christie

Grace Belloni

Fleur Jaunay

India Christie

Ginger Ladds

Bridget Piening

Tahlia Edwards

Rianne Fraser

1st

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3rd

4th

Final

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CLASS OF 2018 By: Daniel Cencic Twitter: @DC_EFL

EET the Eastern Ranges TAC Cup Girls class of 2018.

In the coming months, any one of the girls may have their dreams realised as they look ahead to this year’s AFLW National Draft. As it stands, Emerson Woods, Charlotte Wilson and Mikayla Cann are headed for the national draft combine, where they will be put through their paces ahead of October’s draft. The following Eastern Ranges TAC Cup girls represented Vic Metro in the AFL Women’s Under-18 Championships this year. Eastern Ranges TAC Cup Girls and Vic Metro coach Tom Humphrey gives us a glimpse of each prospect ahead of this year’s combine and draft. EMERSON WOODS – CLUB: Mount Evelyn; HEIGHT: 171cm; DOB: 12/7/2000 Tom Humphrey: An outside running player, highly skilled. Plays wing/half-forward. A goalkicker, she’s a great kid and a massive chance to be drafted – she’s an AFL Academy player, played all four games for Vic Metro this year and five at Box Hill. MIKALA CANN – CLUB: Blackburn; 173cm; 4/11/2000 TH: Mikala comes from a basketball background and played her first year of competitive football this year. She still hasn’t played a club game of footy so she played all nine games at Eastern Ranges and three games for Vic Metro; she was injured in one of them and has played three at Box Hill. Mikayla’s an inside mid, super hard, and a tackling machine. GEORGIA MCPHERSON – CLUB: Chirnside Park; 173cm; 21/2/2000 TH: Georgia plays across half-back and is probably the best intercept mark in the TAC competition. A high chance to be drafted. She’s a Chirnside Park girl and as the AFL is, there’s not too many players that’s got what she’s got with the intercept marking. Clearly the best in the competition at reading the ball off the boot. LAURA MCLELLAND – CLUB: Ferntree Gully; 175cm; 3/7/2001 TH: Laura’s still got another year with us; again, I know it’s a bit biased coming from her Eastern coach but she’ll probably be in the top five next year in the draft. Her competitive instincts are unbelievable – she’s just ferocious. Her contested marking is probably second-to-none in the comp; there’s probably only a couple of other girls that take marks like her. Very much in the mould of Izzy Huntington who went number-one for the Western Bulldogs – a very similar player. SARAH KENDALL – CLUB: Knox; 178cm; 8/1/2000 TH: Sarah played in the ruck for us at Eastern and at Vic Metro – she had an outstanding year. She’d go close to being in the team of the year for the TAC Cup and so would Emeron Woods, Georgia McPherson, Mikayla Cann and Laura McLelland all in that boat. Sarah’s work-rate and effort are outstanding; she’s got room for improvement but her effort around the ground and her coachability is outstanding.

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CLASS OF 2018 CHARLOTTE WILSON – CLUB: Ferntree Gully; 177cm; 29/12/2000 TH: Charlotte is our co-captain with Emerson Woods. Charlotte’s one of my favourites; she brings probably as a defender she gives absolutely everything she’s got and she was one of the captains at Vic Metro as well. She’s playing at St.Kilda in the VFL at the moment. When people talk about recruiting and you ask them what they look for they always mention character; I’ve been coaching for 30 years and she’s one of the best in that regard that I’ve ever coached. GABBI DE ANGELIS – CLUB: Whitehorse Colts; 155cm; 17/11/2000 TH: Gabbi is a small forward/inside midfielder and half-forward. She’s playing for the Southern Saints and has played six games down there; has also played Vic Metro and is a great little player that’s a chance to be drafted but I think her massive chance will be next year when the other teams enter the AFLW. Gabbi is just a great player – she does everything right as a small forward and sometimes that’s the hardest position to play. LAUREN SZIGETI – CLUB: Diamond Creek; 162cm; 28/2/2000 TH: Lauren won our best and fairest this year. She plays across half-back and possibly one of the best kicks in the competition; she’s just got a cannon for a leg. Her ability to pick the right options and pick the best one is uncanny, and had a really good metro carnival and played all four games. Lauren is playing at Darebin in the VWFL and she’s going really well; draftable next year maybe but she’s got a lot of attributes that’ll get her drafted. PHOTO CREDIT: Valeriu Campan

FINAL WORD Tom Humphrey: This is my third year with the girls at Eastern and I was with the boys for four years. I’ve been lucky to be involved in adults being drafted via the EFL as well – that is the best thing about the Eastern program – it’s purely development. Wins and losses don’t matter overly – you just want the players to be in the best possible position to be drafted. That’s the best feeling when you see Tom Boyd or Mitch Honeychurch and Daniel McStay running around when you’ve had a lot to do with in their junior careers. To see them play AFL is, it gives you a great buzz. www.efl.org.au

KNOX FOOTBALL CLUB Applications are invited for the following Coaching positions for The 2019 EFL season

Senior Assistant Coaches Development Squad Coach Under 19 Coach The Knox Football Club is seeking applications from suitable candidates that are interested in working with and further developing the potential of our young playing group. Our coaching staff are assisted by our innovative Strength & Conditioning coaching staff and extremely experienced Trainers. Successful candidates will be required to work closely with our highly experienced Senior Coach â&#x20AC;&#x201C; David Madigan The Knox Football Club is a strong community based family club. Expressions of interest will be treated in confidence and can be directed by email to the President Jane Barbanti at janebarbanti@gmail.com For further information call the Director of Football Joe Aiello ph: 0411 373 703

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GRAND FINAL PREVIEW – UNDER-14 UNDER-14 PREMIER Minor premier Mount Evelyn takes on fourth-placed South Belgrave/Lysterfield after the pair turned on classics in Round 5 and 12 of the home and away season, with a combined total of just five points separating the sides at the final siren – Mount Evelyn’s way. It has been a remarkable run for South Belgrave/Lysterfield into the big dance, coming from fourth with five wins for the season, surviving an elimination and semi-final before defeating Blackburn by nine points last weekend in the preliminary final. Conversely, Mount Evelyn won straight through to the grand final with a 23-point win over Blackburn in the second semi-final.

UNDER-14 DIVISION 1 Second-placed The Basin caused an upset for the ages two weeks ago when it defeated minor premier Mitcham in the second semi-final by 20 points. Today will be the fourth time the two sides meet this year, with Mitcham winning two of them in the home and away season before The Basin turned the tables to win through to today’s decider. The Tigers however bounced back last week in the preliminary final, defeating Donvale by 28 points last week. Time will tell whether or not the week off has been of benefit to the Bears, in stark contrast to the Tigers playing three finals in a row.

UNDER-14 DIVISION 2 Finishing two games clear atop of the ladder, East Ringwood heads into today’s grand final as favourite against Lilydale, whom finished in second on 10 wins. The pair last met in the second semi-final where it was the Roos prevailing by 17 points to progress through to the decider, while Lilydale held on by four points against the Glen Waverley Rovers in last week’s preliminary final. Head to head this season, the Roos and Falcons have played three times this season with the Roos winning two of the encounters. Remarkably, both sides enjoyed respective victories over each other by just two points during the home and away season, setting the stage for a cracking grand final today.

UNDER-14 YARRA RANGES – PRELIMINARY FINAL A spot in the grand final against Yarra Glen awaits the winner of today’s preliminary final between Worawa and Monbulk. These sides last met in Round 12 of the home and away season, where it was Worawa in a canter by 38 points. Worawa finished third on the ladder at the conclusion of the home and away season, while Monbulk finished in second position. Head to head this season, it’s one apiece with both sides tasting victory over each other during the season.

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LAST TIME THEY MET UNDER-14 PREMIER Round 12: Mount Evelyn 3.1 (19) def. South Belgrave/Lysterfield 2.5 (17)

UNDER-14 DIVISION 1 Semi-Final 2: The Basin 3.5 (23) def. Mitcham 0.3 (3)

UNDER-14 DIVISION 2 Semi-Final 2: East Ringwood 4.8 (32) def. Lilydale 2.3 (15)

UNDER-14 YARRA RANGES Round 12: Monbulk 3.2 (20) def. by Worawa 8.10 (58)

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UNDER 14 - PREMIER 10:00am - Sunday 26 August, 2018 Belgrave Football Ground, Belgrave

MOUNT EVELYN

S BELGRAVE/LYSTERFIELD

Coach: Bryce Edwards Team Manager: Carolyn Hoskin Trainer: Brad Richardson Runner: Mark Bowden

Coach: Julian Cosgrave Team Manager: Darren Watson Trainer: Karen Sharp & Gerry Eberhardt Runner: Shay Cosgrave

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Paige Adams

Tayla Dozzi

Sky Wilson

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Caitlin Hoskin

Xylia Baker

Jessica Hoskin

Hayley Smith

Indigo Bowden

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Olivia Edwards

Zoe Ryan

Amy Allen

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Bridie Burton

Krysanthi Kounelis

Casey Mc Conchie

Taneal Wakker

Amelie Moore

Ebony Walters

Ally Smart

Madison Zapanta

Tayla Plausinatis

Alyssa Sharp

Billie Heard

Ayla Cosgrave

Bianca Richardson

Laura Stone

Jessica Syswerda

Jaz Koski

Jamillah White-Ryder

Sarah McDonald

Alana Zappia

Sunny Stephenson

Holly Gray

Ellie Haynes

Tori Wilson

Ashley Marshall

Danielle Johnston

Georgia Taylor

Anastasia Slattery

Brooke Watson

Sherice Oliver

Shanyce Eberhardt

Jenna Nicholls

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Hayley Evans

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Amy Watson

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MITCHAM

Coach: Adam Watt Assistant Coach: David Bourke Team Manager: Kim Burin Trainer: Jenny Critchlow, Damien Crowe, Adam Searby Runner: Chris Jeffrey

Coach: Michael McCormack Assistant Coach: Phil Ongaro Team Manager: Simon Serong Trainer: Shane Ogden-Carr Runner: Brett Simpson

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Darci Watt

Lily Carroll

Eva McNamara

Alli Forbes

Ava Dreher

Caitlan Whyte

Alana Clemow

Charlotte Docking

Paige Burrows

Jazmyn Murphy

Alana Whiting

Maggie Browne

Brittany Bourke

Olivia Skerry

Kaitlyn Mayfield

Marisa Hagihara

Jamieson Westerman

Hannah Linnett

Jessica O’Neill

Phoebe Sutherland

Taylah Tillotson

Kiara Alizzi

Catherine La Ponder

Alannah Fry

Isabella Garbuio

Grace Simpson

Emily Burin

Jade McCormack

Olivia Oldaker

Lucy Ongaro

Jennifer Ridd

Meg Serong

Lucy McFarland

Keyani Schneider

Lilly Jeffrey

Stephanie Makao

Clare Prendergast

Jessica Toch

Lily Murrell

Megan Fogarty

Sharna Armstrong

Lucy D’Amico

Haylee Brebner

Sienna Clarke

Matilda Smith

Daisy Ogden-Carr

Felicity Hart

Amelia Lees

Ella Crowe

Lainey Whiting-Phillips

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UNDER 14 - DIVISION 2 12:00pm - Sunday 26 August, 2018 Batterham Reserve, The Basin

EAST RINGWOOD

LILYDALE Coach: Ben Allen Assistant Coach: Lee Fuss Team Manager: Rachelle Credlin Trainer: Izabela Barker Runner: Darren Borg

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Isabelle Foster

Alexandra Sheedy

Safia Gill

Sarah Collier

Gemma Hargrave

Eva Hodgkins

Darcy Allen

Summer Doyle

Charlee Borg

Ashlyn Ritchie

Tahlia Edwards

Phoebe McNamara

Bethany Goodall

Amber Hart

Emma Gutbrod

Chloe Woodward

Lanii Warren

Hayley Butler

Ella Stephenson-Fuss

Olivia Mooney

Danielle Fletcher

Tiah Peterson

Jessica Bateman

Arden Thomas

Summer Edyvane

Sophie Miller

Chelsea Clinch

Monique Eastwood

Charli Grasby

Charlotte Levy

Keira Toohey

Mackenzie Phelan

Iyla Carswell

Brooke Reichart

Indianna Lambourne

Nyaziel Monyjiek

Millie Barker

Jessica Begg

Brooke Stephenson-Fuss

Zoe Armstrong

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UNDER 14 - YARRA RANGES PRELIMINARY FINAL 12:00pm - Sunday 26 August, 2018 Seville Football Ground

MONBULK JFC

WORAWA

Coach: Jo Rutherford, Assistant Coach: Brent Linde Team Manager: Kirsten Beecroft Trainer: Marty Koolstra Runner: Kai Linde

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Rihanna Kelly

Magdeline (Emily) Dickson

Grace Silvester

Aliyah Gumbula

Ruby Ross

Jamaica Strangeways

Madeline Laven

Dinga Beckett

Ariel Theeboom

Miranda Rose

Molly Hooper

Jemma Matthew

Anna Hughson

ShaiCody Gregory

Indigo Linde

Martika Ferguson

Alexia Ratcliffe

Geraldine Melpi

Jade Farmer

Deandra Golder

Caitlin Utting

Kyanna Mcintosh

Madison Roodenburg

Latavia Yakultja

Charlie Bakker

Milena Mosquito

Amalija Kostich Angerson

Justalina Price

Brielle Tipping

Marita Noble

Matilda McDermott

Winonah Gore

Samantha Beecroft

Cheyenne Tunmuck

Yanessa Hancok-Wolfe

Jessica Cook

Jasmine Woodgate

Shakaya Blacksmith

Hannah Koolstra

Rochelle Gaiyurnbi

Zackiyah Nelson

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UNDER 14 - YARRA RANGES GRAND FINAL Sunday 2 September, 2018

YARRA GLEN Coach: Stuart Byron Assistant Coach: Darren Steele Team Manager: Tracey Batty Trainer: Erin Oldfield Runner: Roland Harbinson

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Makenzee Harbinson

Katelyn Kollosche

Phoebe Ryan

Sophie Morris

Eleanor Meyer

Hayley Burgess

Kathleen Rhodes

Dakota Lewis

Perry Byron

Jorja Batty

Tahn Innes-Mason

Cayla Payne

Paige Coleman

Caitlin Bateman-Hirst

Samara Hull

Jessica Burgess

Jessica Dixon

Sasha Chandler

Olivia Shaw

Jordan Leslie

Paris Saunders

Jessica Beraud

Zoey Travis

Shante Gooren

Orla Murray

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INTERLEAGUE By: Jessie Mulholland

he 2018 Metro Junior Championships is an interleague representative competition which give U15 Youth Girls players the opportunity to represent their League in a monthlong Championships. This year the Eastern Region Girls entered two squads in the Division 1 and Division 2, respectively. Preparation started back in September when our first trails were held. 80+ players from both the Eastern Football League and AFL Yarra Ranges were invited to trial and showcase their skills prior to the list being finalised with 56 on the lists in March. This season, to make the most of the limited time we had available, the league invested into a 2-day training camp held at Rowville Sports Academy. The camp was a chance for coaches to get to know players and furthermore start to develop a range of skills that will assist them in not only preparing at interleague level but also in their club football as well. Engaging sessions with both tackling coach Mal Bangs as well as the team from RISE high performance set the tone early on day one. Coaches were given ample time with players to begin to run through both theory and practical game plans and tactics as well as skills sessions. Round 1 of the Metro Champs had both teams play at Upwey Tecoma Football Club in the rain against South Metro. Our Division 2 side came out with the win by 45 points with Bethany Fielding kicking 3 goals. Our Division 1 side also showed our strong our League is with a 48-point win with 6 www.efl.org.au

different goal scorers. Estelle Peterson and Tess Flintoff were awarded our Best on Grounds. Round 2 saw the teams separated as our Div 1 side played Yarra Junior Football League and our Div 2 side played against Essendon District. Division 1 again proved to be too strong to win by 12 points, whereas our Div 2 team played against an extremely talented opponent and lost by 119 points. Shanelle Roderick and Jade McCormack were awarded our Best on Grounds. Our final Round saw both teams play the Northern Football League at East Ringwood where our Div 2 side finished with a hard fought win by 11 points and our Div 1 side also winning by 31 points with Claire Bould and Bridget Deed kicking two goals each, taking us into the Grand Final. Bethany Fielding and Ruby Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Dwyer were awarded our Best on Grounds. On the 23rd June the Eastern Region Girls Football League played against the Northern Football League in the Grand Final. By Half Time the scores recorded: ERGFL 5.5 35 V NFL 0.0 0 Keeping our opposition almost scoreless, the end result was 5.14 44 def. 0.3 3 Tess Flintoff was awarded our Best on Ground on the day. Our 2018 Interleague Program was a huge success, proving that the Eastern Region Girls Football League is full of young talent. Thank you to all staff, players and parents who were apart of this Program. 27

GRAND FINAL PREVIEW – UNDER-16 UNDER-16 PREMIER Minor premier Blackburn is looking to complete the perfect season today as it lines up against Montrose, who finished in third position at the conclusion of the home and away season. The two sides last met in the second semi-final as the Panthers won by 36 points. Meanwhile, Montrose survived a scare from Ferntree Gully last weekend in the preliminary final, winning by two points. Renee Tierney has booted 26 goals for Blackburn this season, while Montrose’s Eliza Bentley has been prolific up forward. Blackburn has won both clashes between the two this season.

UNDER-16 DIVISION 1 The two best sides of their respective division go head to head again today for the ultimate prize, with East Ringwood Blue taking on Vermont. The pair last met in the second semifinal where it was East Ringwood Blue taking the honours by 24 points to win straight through to today’s decider. The loss for Vermont set up a date with Yarra Glen in the preliminary final, which the Eagles won comfortably by 24 points. Head to head this season, the Roos have won two of the three matches played against the Eagles.

UNDER-16 DIVISION 2 Just four points separated Upper Ferntree Gully and the Glen Waverley Rovers a fortnight ago in the second semi-final, with the Kings winning straight through to today’s grand final. The Rovers finished a game clear in first position at the end of the home and away season, while the Kings finished in second. Look out for the Rovers’ Charlotte Durbridge who has booted 31 goals for the season, along with Upper Ferntree Gully’s Charlotte Baird has 21. Upper Ferntree Gully has won two of the three matches played against Glen Waverley Rovers this year.

UNDER-16 YARRA RANGES – PRELIMINARY FINAL A spot in the grand final is up for grabs today as Healesville takes on Upwey Tecoma in the preliminary final. It is the first match-up between the two since Round 12 of the home and away season, where Healesville won by 35 points. Last week, Upwey Tecoma defeated Worawa by 29 points in the second semi-final while Healesville lost by 43 points to Seville, who awaits today’s winner in next week’s grand final.

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LAST TIME THEY MET UNDER-16 PREMIER Semi-Final 2: Blackburn 5.8 (38) def. Montrose 0.2 (2)

UNDER-16 DIVISION 1 Semi-Final 2: East Ringwood Blue 6.3 (39) def. Vermont 2.3 (15)

UNDER-16 DIVISION 2 Semi-Final 2: Upper Ferntree Gully 2.6 (18) def. Glen Waverley Rovers 1.8 (14)

UNDER-16 YARRA RANGES Round 12: Upwey Tecoma 1.3 (9) def. by Healesville 6.8 (44)

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UNDER 16 - PREMIER 11:30am - Sunday 26 August, 2018 Belgrave Football Ground, Belgrave

BLACKBURN

MONTROSE

Coach: Gary Woodford Assistant Coach: Scott Chamberlain Team Manager: Rob Hodgson Trainer: Kylie Morton/Sue Power Runner: Scott Chamberlain

Coach: Shilette Baker Assistant Coach: Kristen Flett Team Manager: Donna Carroll Trainer: Stewart Crymble Runner: Kate Burke

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Lara Hoskin

Matilda Wilson

Renee Tierney

Mia Haywood

Taylor Kelly

Kristy Bright

Ivy Luo

Jaimee Strachan

Makayla Glare

Piper Crymble

Taylah Morton

Mia Heinen

Kate Hodgson

Sara Perrotta

Ella Craven

Courtney Davis

Charlie Gowers

Hayley Cardamone (C)

Brooke Vickers

Ella Rhodes

Holly Hibbins

Emily Mitchell

Ruby Power

Natalee Marchese (C)

Jasmine Szymakowski

Jasmine Leggo

Amelia Inston

Shanelle Roderick

Erin Woodford

Katie Cameron (C)

Hannah Jacobs

Paige Chuah

Bethany Fielding

Eliza Bentley

Kate Follett

Brittney Wilkinson

Samantha Paoli

Chloe Francis

Leah Charalambous

Natasha Dekker

Mia Kendall

Alice Fern

Alana Lawson

Eleanor Carroll

Emma Chamberlain

Alexia Habenschuss

Amy-Jo Olley

Kayli McOwan

Hailey Morris

Kara Oakley-Smith

Mia Chadwick

Kaitlyn Crymble

Willow Budd

Kenya Smith

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UNDER 16 - DIVISION 1 11:30am - Sunday 26 August, 2018 Seebeck Oval, Rowville

EAST RINGWOOD

VERMONT

Coach: Zoe Double Assistant Coach: Darren Robinson Team Manager: Michelle Sali Runner: Tori Matthews

Coach: Damien Ryan Assistant Coach: John Nannes Team Manager: Adam Kenny Trainer: Mark Guerra Runner: Steve White

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Annaliese Foster

Lauren Guerra

Mahlia Blueming

Brooke Martin

Gillian Mckenna

Hannah White

Char-Lee Beavis

Ellie Ryan

Bethany Manders

Morgan Pay

Erica Krslin-Collier

Kasey Phillips

Kiara Jackson

Madeline Richardson

Alanah Robinson

Georgia Wilson

Alex Petropoulos

Claire Knight

Hannah Sali

Jessica Lalanne

Emily Couch

Saskia Nannes

Shayla Moss

Matilda Neate

Nyawech Monyjiek

Amelia Kenny

Erin Peluso

Hailey Ferris

Zara Matthews

Claudia Kowalski

Alicia Murdoch

Madeline Campbell Watson

Zoe Colledge

Amy Vukic

Jade Hotker

Alysia Pulvirenti

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Isabella Kilbride

Sarah Port

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UNDER 16 - DIVISION 2 1:40pm - Sunday 26 August, 2018 Batterham Reserve, The Basin

UPPER FERNTREE GULLY

GLEN WAV ROVERS

Coach: Andrew McLean Assistant Coach: Adam Young Team Manager: Nicole Baird Trainer: Tammy Young & Leanne Banfield Runner: Hayden Masterson

Coach: Nathan Bower Assistant Coach: Matt Chilver Team Manager: Chelsea Bower Trainer: Melissa Chesterfield & Phil Burns Runner: Shane Barr

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Charlotte Baird

Tara Barr

Ruby Southam

Abby Bower

Alicia Masterson

Ruby Burns

Gemma Masterson

Casey Chesterfield

Chloe Banfield

Mackenzie Chesterfield

Natasha Nichols

Lily Chilver

Bridie Harrold

Georgia Clarkson

Emma McLean

Gemma Domingo

Taya Young

Charlotte Durbridge

Jessica Walker

Emily Harvey

Reanna Corrigan

Annaka Janssen

Kristen Ratcliffe

Holly Morgan-Bain

Emma Kohne

Chelsea Hepburn

Chelsea Leach

Katelin Bradley

Cadence Mack

Georgia Solomon

Mia Mehmet

Hayley Mafrici

Christina Missos

Olivia Meagher

Ashleigh Powell

Olivia Koch

Lauren Ward

Lani Ingram

Ella Whitfield

Brooke Rutter

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UNDER 16 - YARRA RANGES PRELIMINARY FINAL 1:55pm - Sunday 26 August, 2018 Seville Football Ground

HEALESVILLE

UPWEY TECOMA

Coach: Anne-Marie Ebbels Coach: Bart Frazzetto Team Manager: Melissa Frazzetto Trainer: Jo Voce Runner: Jason van den Broek

Coach: Glenn Stephenson Assistant Cocah: Steve O’Halloran Team Manager: Sandy O’Halloran Trainer: Megan Porteous & Mick Webb Runner: Adam Redgewell

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Indigo Wraith-Tenson

Mia Ward

Scarlett Potter

Kasey Doran

Alannah van den Broek

Mikayla Porteous

Brooke Erickson

Bailey Caldow

Teghan Voce

Sheridan Glover

Maddy Sikorski

Mia Peeters

Erin Gommers

Ciara Stephenson

Eden Minney

Estella Huijbregts

Amy Frazzetto

Phoebe Dixon

Aysha Nikcevich

Francesca Nowell

Milla Potter

Ashlynn O’Halloran

Kaela Willemsen

Freya Taffe

May Flamsteed

Penelope Dousset

Maddi Andueza

Georgia O’Halloran

Paula Pavic

Katilyn Gibbons

Nikita Mullens

Bridget Moran

Dominika Kaczmarek

Laura Drakeford

Monique Willemsen

Summer Stouppa

Sarah Ebbels

Tahlia Sheehan

Darcy Blazely

Cadhla Schmidli

Melanie Hope

Sarah Payne

Breeanna Brookes

Zoe Cheslett

Ella Hentschel

Zahra Ryan

Amber Luchow

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Sophie Redgewell

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UNDER 16 - YARRA VALLEY GRAND FINAL Sunday 2 September, 2018

SEVILLE Coach: Geordie Scott Assistant Coach: Erin Stokes Team Manager: Fiona Deed Trainer: Trudy Young Runner: Sonny Soniga

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Ella James

Courtney Scott

Kayla Weir

Maddison van Veen

Madeline Stokes

Chloe Neate

Stacey Mecuri

Amy Spargo

Chloe Stokes

Perrin Graham

Charlotte Sims

Tali Butler

Kaylah Young

Bridget Deed

Ella Garret

Darcee McCallum

Niamh Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill-Archibald

Tahlia Pyke

Chloe Holland

Renata Saniga

Jade Radford

Matilda Carrol

Jessica Hook

Jazmin Radford

Alana Armstrong

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EASTERN RANGES TAC CUP GIRLS 2018 SEASON REVIEW By: Jessie Mulholland

he Eastern Ranges TAC Cup Girls Program started in November with 70 girls invited into Pre-Christmas Training where we finished the year with a Christmas-themed training session. Post-Christmas, 50 girls returned which consisted of both our Futures and TAC Cup Girls Squads. Leading into Round 1 we played two practice matches against Calder Cannons and Oakleigh Chargers. Our Season started on March 3rd against GWV Rebels in Beaconsfield for a Triple Header where we had our first win by 19 points. Round 2 saw another win against Dandenong Stingrays by 39 points. We played Oakleigh Chargers in Round 3, where Laura McClelland showed her goal kicking abilities, kicking 4 of our 6 goals for our third win of the year. The Round 4 Easter break saw us heading to Bendigo to play the Pioneers in a double header with both our Futures and TAC Cup Squads. The Futures squad displayed incredible young talent winning by 103 points. The Futures side inspired our TAC Cup squad to win by 17 points. Round 5 saw our first loss against Williamstown where after a hard-fought game, we lost by 5 points. Round 6 against Geelong was another Futures and TAC double header where our Futures won by 40 points and our TAC Squad lost by 31 points. A home game in Round 7 saw us at Healesville against Gippsland Power for another win by 9 points. In Round 8 we played Murray Bushrangers in Oakleigh in our best team effort for the year where we had all 7 goals kicked by different players for a 46-point win. Our last Round saw our third loss for the season in heavy rain against the Calder Cannons by 24 points. Following our season, 12 Graduating Eastern Ranges players have either been listed or played with VFLW Clubs including; Hawthorn, St Kilda Saints, Darebin Falcons, Richmond. Tarni Brown, Jess Grace, Mietta Kendall and Olivia Meagher were named in the U16 Vic Metro Squad who travelled to Horsham to play against South Australia and to Geelong where they played Vic Country. Mikala Cann, Gabriella DeAngelis, Sarah Kendall, Georgia Macpherson, Laura McClelland, Jenna Richardson, Lauren Szigeti, Charlotte Wilson and Emerson Woods were selected in the U18 Vic Metro Squad who played in Geelong against Vic Country. Tom Humphrey was also selected to Coach the squad. They also travelled to the Gold Coast for the U18 AFLW National Championships. At the conclusion of the Championships, Mikala Cann, Georgia Macpherson and Emerson Woods were named in the All Australian Squad who will be playing in Adelaide on the 31st August. Mikala, Emerson and Charlotte Wilson were also invited to participate in the AFLW Combine to be held in October. www.efl.org.au

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GRAND FINAL PREVIEW – UNDER-18 UNDER-18 PREMIER Donvale finished on top of the 18 Premier ladder comfortably by two games, having lost just one match for the season. Meanwhile, Mount Evelyn finished in second position with nine wins, two losses and a draw. The two sides meet for the second time in a fortnight after Donvale won by 26 points in the second semi-final. Head to head this season, Donvale and Mount Evelyn have met three times, with the Magpies taking a 2-1 advantage into today’s decider – Mount Evelyn’s only victory over today’s opponent came in Round 3 when just six points separated the two at the final siren. Donvale’s Jasmine D’Amato will be looking to continue her blistering form today, having kicked 32 goals for the season so far, while teammate Caitlin Humm has kicked 26. Meanwhile, Mount Evelyn’s Lilly Kelly has booted 10 majors for the season and has been named in the best on three occasions, followed by Holly Wells with seven goals to her name in 2018. The stage is set for the two best sides of 2018.

UNDER-18 DIVISION 1 Vermont and The Basin match-up for the first time since Round 14 of the home and away season; on that day it was The Basin recording a comfortable 26-point win. Vermont finished second on the ladder at the conclusion of the home and away season, while The Basin finished fourth; with just one win separating the pair. Vermont has enjoyed the week off after defeating Norwood by 21 points in the semi-final to progress through to the grand final, while The Basin has had to play an extra week; overcoming Norwood by 24 points in the preliminary final last weekend. Overall, the duo has met twice this season with Vermont winning both clashes, including a 19-point victory in Round 7. Leading the charge this year for the Eagles has been Gemma Martucci, slotting 32 majors, while The Basin’s Shae Collard has been prolific up forward with 20 goals to date.

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LAST TIME THEY MET UNDER-18 PREMIER Semi-Final 2: Donvale 5.10 (40) def. Mount Evelyn 2.2 (14)

UNDER-18 DIVISION 1 Round 14: Vermont 1.5 (11) def. by The Basin 5.7 (37)

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UNDER 18 - PREMIER 1:30pm - Sunday 26 August, 2018 Belgrave Football Ground, Belgrave

DONVALE

MOUNT EVELYN

Coach: Warren Thomas Assistant Coach: Adrian McNamara & Dave Mooney Team Manager: Donna Richardson Trainer: Rebecca Harrison Runner: Peter Mackie No. NAME

Coach: Steve Varley Team Manager: Krista Bowden Trainer: Andrew Horkins & Neil Wells Runner: Andrew Clark

No. NAME

Caitlin de Boer

Grace Bedford

Jade Thomas

Savannah Bowden

Arisa Sparks

Zoe Bull

Jasmine Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Amato

Sienna Clark

Courtney Jones-Hughes

Elysia Coupland

Caitlin Sharp

Clare Cromie

Amelia van Oosterwijck

Brittany Cubitt

Bree Silver

Jessica Dalgleish

Emily Irwin

Chelsea Delbridge

Jenna Richardson

Brianna Hale

Marina Taverna

Lilly Kelly

Kate Richardson

Ruby Macdonald

Kathryn Mackie

Georgia Paffenholz

Karli Banks

Tamara Pappin

Caitlin Humm

Jessica Ploegsma

Lauren Larsen

Chelsea Rogers

Genevieve Callahan

Olivia Rogers

Felicity Neligan

Kiara Simons

Chloe McNamara

Chloe Sneddon

Monica Ciampa

Hayley Tucker

Brittany Wolf

Kayla Tucker

Cara Pettolino

Hayley Turner

Ella Mooney

Marlee Wandin

Alice Smith

Holly Wells

Alana Mcildowney

Charlotte Westbury

Emily Stoneham

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UNDER 18 - DIVISION 1 1:30pm - Sunday 26 August, 2018 Seebeck Oval, Rowville

VERMONT

THE BASIN

Coach: Tim da Silveira Assistant Coach: Brett Cullen Team Manager: Josie Pane Trainer: Rebecca Muir, Alicia Carroll Runner: Dean O’Neill

Coach: Con Halamoutis Assistant Coach: Les Dalton Team Manager: Kim Troake Trainer: Dianne Rousch, Paul Rousch, Runner: Paul Waayers

No. NAME

Mollie Muir

Holly Cullen

Monique Caulfield

Kellie Ainsworth

Chloe Seagrave

Molly O’Neill

Alleah Murrell

Georgia Drake

Nicole Cormack

Gemma Martucci

Maisey Waayers

Leah Doling

Emma Allman

Emmerson Buckland

Tayah Kelly

Madeleine Ferris

Rhiannon Campbell

Stephanie Pinolo

Leisl Halamoutis

Vanessa Lukan

Samara Ross

Catherine Chamberlain

Ella Collard

Hannah King

Holly Dalton

Maddison da Silveira

Alana Prendergast

Sophie Richards

Molly Bright

Sarah Gartland

Emma Nixon

Darcy Williams

Rhiannon Ockwell

Elise Tibballs

Hayley Ryan

Amy Whitington

Jessica Rousch

Jasmine McNair

Molly Morrison

Danielle Jenkins

Hayley Troake

Ella Hartman

Shae Collard

Tamyka Borg

TEAM

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Kayla Nealy

Caitlyn Wynne

2nd

3rd

4th

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SENIOR WOMEN RESULTS Deakin Uni Senior Women’s 2018 Division 1

Deakin Uni Senior Women’s 2018 Division 2

WAVERLEY BLUES V HEATHMONT Round 15 - 18/08/2018 Waverley Blues 3.1-19 8.6-54 9.8-62 10.11-71 Heathmont 0.1-1 0.1-1 0.2-2 0.2-2 Waverley Blues Goal Kickers: S. Bone 5, S. Kuo 3, A. Cant 2 Best Players: S. Kuo, H. Campbell, S. Bone, L. Edwards, C. Jackson, A. Cant Heathmont Best Players: J. Major, E. Gosbell, T. Robins, E. Eversteyn, L. Strachan, A. Hopkins

BORONIA V BLACKBURN Round 15 - 18/08/2018 Boronia 0.0 0.1-1 0.1-1 1.1-7 Blackburn 5.2-32 6.5-41 12.7-79 13.10-88 Boronia Goal Kickers: K. Buzinskas Best Players: S. Ponton , J. Buzinskas, E. Stanios, A. Davidson, B. Forrer-Lacey, D. Thomas Blackburn Goal Kickers: K. Lo 4, E. Cleland 3, E. Parratt 3, K. Morton, F. Langton, A. Williams

CHIRNSIDE PARK V THE BASIN Round 15 - 18/08/2018 Chirnside Park 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.5-23 The Basin 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.5-23 Chirnside Park Best Players: E. Wilkins, G. Thomas, H. Scott, M. Stephens, J. Provan, I. Currie The Basin Goal Kickers: D. Phillips, J. Baker, M. Brown Best Players: E. Reus, E. Dalton, B. Priest, K. Stoffels, S. Bascombe , R. Watt

YARRA JUNCTION V EAST RINGWOOD Round 15 - 18/08/2018 Yarra Junction 0.0 0.0 0.1-1 0.2-2 East Ringwood 4.4-28 10.6-66 16.8-104 17.8-110 Yarra Junction East Ringwood Goal Kickers: R. MacLeod 4, S. Farmer 4, K. Shanahan 4, E. Moore 3, K. Bevan 2 Best Players: K. Bevan, K. Shanahan, S. Farmer, R. Gallaher, R. MacLeod, C. Taylor DONVALE V SOUTH CROYDON

NORWOOD V VERMONT Round 15 - 18/08/2018 Norwood 1.1-7 1.1-7 3.3-21 3.3-21 Vermont 1.4-10 1.9-15 2.14-26 3.14-32 Norwood Goal Kickers: C. Wilson, J. Bassetto, M. Cartwright Vermont Goal Kickers: T. Nash, J. Elder, A. Carroll Best Players: H. Barry-Murphy, A. Carroll, N. Junginger, K. Brien, T. Nash MOUNT EVELYN V KNOX Round 15 - 18/08/2018 Mount Evelyn 2.5-17 4.12-36 8.13-61 8.13-61 Knox 0.1-1 0.1-1 0.2-2 0.2-2 Mount Evelyn Goal Kickers: I. Rennick 3, I. Urquhart 2, S. Clark, D. Welsh, N. Kingi Best Players: Y. Price, I. Rennick, N. Akers, S. Johnston, T. Bebarfald, J. Anderson Knox Best Players: M. Rowland, M. Redenbach, E. Vine, T. Kane, R. Dabb, L. Walshe

ROUND 15 - 18/08/2018 Donvale 0.1-1 1.1-7 1.3-9 2.4-16 South Croydon 1.0-6 1.0-6 1.3-9 1.5-11 Donvale Goal Kickers: J. Crundall, E. Hoole South Croydon Goal Kickers: T. Ingram Best Players: E. Vanderheym, T. Ingram, K. McKellar, R. Kelly, T. Martin, S. O’’Toole UPWEY TECOMA FNC V THORNTON-EILDON Round 15 - 18/08/2018 Upwey Tecoma FNC 3.2-20 6.3-39 8.6-54 8.8-56 Thornton-Eildon 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1-7 Upwey Tecoma Football and Netball Club Goal Kickers: S. Stapleton 2, E. Koster 2, A. Bantock , M. Rainey , A. Crymble, D. Gisler Best Players: D. Gisler, J. Kirkmoe, E. Koster, M. Rainey , L. Cleeman, E. Mclees Thornton-Eildon

BAYSWATER V UPPER FERNTREE GULLY Round 15 - 18/08/2018 Bayswater 2.3-15 4.6-30 5.8-38 5.9-39 Upper Ferntree Gully 0.0 2.1-13 3.1-19 5.3-33 Bayswater Goal Kickers: M. Cook 2, C. Wilson, E. Bowden, H. McMillan Upper Ferntree Gully Goal Kickers: E. Ballard 2, C. Kerr, M. Stokes, S. De Bono Temopoulos Best Players: A. Fage , S. Stephen, S. Hannah, K. Sommers, E. Ballard, C. Kerr

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DEAKIN JUNIOR GIRLS LADDERS Deakin Uni Under 18 - Premier - 2018

Deakin Uni Under 16 - Premier - 2018

TEAM

%Won

TEAM

Donvale

91.67

%Won

WWWWW

Blackburn

100.00 WWWWW

Mount Evelyn

79.17

WLWWW

Knox

71.43

Gembrook Cockatoo

53.85

LLWLL

Montrose

55.00

LWLLW

Blackburn

50.00

WWLWW

Donvale

42.86

WLLWL

WWWLW

Monbulk

27.27

WWLLL

Ferntree Gully

39.29

LLWWL

Chirnside Park

25.00

LLLWL

Rowville Knights

0.00

LLLLL

Ferntree Gully Rovers

20.83

LLLLL

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Deakin Uni Under 18 - Division 1 - 2018 TEAM

%Won

TEAM

%Won

Norwood

83.33

WLWWW

East Ringwood Blue

88.89

WWWWW

Vermont

75.00

LWWWL

Vermont U16s

85.71

WWWWL

Knox/Rowville Knights

75.00

WLWWW

Mount Evelyn U16s

55.56

WWLLW

The Basin

66.67

WWLWW

Yarra Glen U16s

55.56

LWLWW

North Ringwood

25.00

LLWLL

Mooroolbark U16s

46.15

LLLWL

Lilydale

25.00

WLLLL

Heathmont U16s

41.67

LWLWL

Kilsyth

0.00

LLLLL

Forest Hill U16s

16.67

LLLLL

Deakin Uni Under 16 - Division 2 - 2018 TEAM

%Won

Glen Waverley Rovers

83.33

WWWLW

Upper Ferntree Gully

75.00

WWWWW

Kilsyth

57.14

LLLWW

The Basin

41.67

WLWWL

East Ringwood 2

33.33

LWLLL

Mitcham

22.22

LWWLL

Bayswater

0.00

LLLLL

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TEAM

%Won

Seville

92.86

WWWWW

Upwey Tecoma

61.54

WWLLL

Healesville

57.14

WWWWL

Worawa

46.15

LLWWW

Yea

30.77

LLLLW

Belgrave

0.00

LLLLL

EASTERN REGION GIRLS LADDERS Under 14 - Premier - 2018

Under 12 - Division 1 - 2018

TEAM

%Won

TEAM

Mount Evelyn

83.33

%Won

WLWWW

Ferntree Gully

90.00

WWWWW

Blackburn

75.00

LWWLW

Knox

83.33

WWWWL

Montrose Blue

70.83

WWWWW

Lilydale

70.00

LWWWL

Sth Belgrave/Lysterfield

62.50

WWWLL

Sth Belgrave/Lysterfield

65.00

LLWWW

Rowville Knights

33.33

LLWLL

Mooroolbark

60.00

WWWLL

Vermont Purple

25.00

LLLWL

The Basin

44.44

LWLWW

Ferntree Gully

20.83

LLLLL

East Ringwood

40.00

WLLLL

Mitcham

30.00

LLLLW

Rowville Hawks

20.00

LWLLW

North Ringwood

0.00

LLLLL

Under 14 - Division 1 - 2018 TEAM

%Won

Mitcham

91.67

WWWWW

The Basin

75.00

WLWLW

Donvale

54.17

LWWLW

Upper Ferntree Gully

46.15

WLLLL

TEAM

%Won

Norwood

41.67

LLLWW

Bayswater

90.00

WWWLW

Mooroolbark

33.33

LWLWL

Heathmont

90.00

WWLWW

Knox

6.25

LLLLL

Vermont

75.00

WLWWW

Rowville Knights

75.00

WWDLW

Montrose

70.00

WLWWW

Kilsyth

60.00

WWWLL

Blackburn

55.00

LWDWL

Under 14 - Division 2 - 2018

Under 12 - Division 2 - 2018

TEAM

%Won

Wantirna South

40.00

LLLWW

East Ringwood

85.71

WLWWW

South Croydon

35.00

LLWWL

Lilydale

76.92

WWWWL

Forest Hill

10.00

LWLLL

Montrose Red

60.00

WWLWW

Upper Ferntree Gully

0.00

LLLLL

Glen Waverley Rovers

57.14

WWWWL

Norwood

0.00

LLLLL

Vermont Gold

30.77

LLLLW

Rowville Hawks

30.00

LLLLL

Waverley Blues

28.57

LWWLW

Bayswater

15.38

LLLLL

Under 12 - Yarra Ranges - 2018 TEAM

Under 14 - Yarra Ranges - 2018 L5

%Won

Olinda Ferny Creek White 13

88.46

WWWWW

Yarra Glen

71.43

LWWWW

Belgrave

53.57

WWWLL

TEAM

%Won

Yarra Glen

100.00 WWWWW

Mount Evelyn

42.31

WLLLW

Monbulk

61.54

WWLLL

Healesville

35.71

LLLWL

Worawa

50.00

WWWLL

Olinda Ferny Creek Red

10.71

LLLLL

Gembrook Cockatoo

38.46

LLWLW WLLLW

Emerald

37.50

Olinda Ferny

30.77

LWLWL

Belgrave

25.00

WLWLW

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