F.L.The The Western Western WESTERNBORDERFOOTBALL&NETBALL 2022 SATURDAY20thAUGUST 2ndSEMIFINAL@EASTGAMBIER AGRADEFOOTBALL AGRADENETBALL VV MILLICENT MILLICENT
South carries the minor premiership into the semi-final, just like it did 12 months ago when a last-quarter blitz sent the side straight to the deciderIfthese
AGrade–SouthGambiervMillicent
Theprize.unconquered Demons are the favoured side to book a ticket to ride into the big dance in the Under16’squalifierwithNorthGambier
The most recent occasion was just one fortnight ago when the Saints made a statement by marchingovertheDemonsby45points.
“Millicent’s execution and work rate really stood out and highlighted some accountability on our behalf,butwearestillconfident.
Although they ar underdogs, the red black can spring a surpriseandtheywillbe backing Jaiden Picken to have another big day in front of the big sticks after kicking 22 more goals than any other Under 14’s player inJ2022.aceMaxwell and Jed Sims have been the consistentforcesforSouthandwillbedetermined tokeepbuildingtheirmomentum.
THOMASMILES-SEVOICE F.L.
The Demons may have had some hiccups against Millicent and West Gambier, but they remain a force Harrison Hicks and W Attiwillleadingthecharg
“South is a quality side and always throw everything at us, so the win was pleasing and it doesgiveussomemomentumheadingintofinals, butthatisonlyonephaseoftheseasondone.
The same sides will face off in the Reserves arena where the question is can the Demons be Southconquered?hasnotskippedabeatallyearwinningall16 games and collecting the unreal percentage of 1013.09%.
Nowthedoorwaytothedeciderhasarrivedandit istimetogetserious.
BGrade–SouthGambiervMillicent
With Millicent not getting close in any of the previous clashes, a miracle is required to stop the Demons from cruising into thedecider
names do return, the Demons will be able to unlock their signature, attacking style which proved so damaging when they last played at McLaughlinParkwhereKainkickedsixbigones.
The near inevitable sight of South Gambier and Millicent squaring off for a spot in the big one in the qualifying semi-final will become a reality at McDonaldParkthisSaturday.
“Wereallybackourselveswhenwehavethefooty inandknewifwecoulddothatwegiveourselvesa chancetocontrolthegame,”hesaid. But this was also achieved with key players Tom Renzi and Finn Grimes on the sidelines and Gallio hopes they will be good to go after a steady build uptothebiggame.
“It was a big bonus to build some really good patches and control the footy to get the ball forward. Kain is confident a full-strength side will return and believes the result could be decided by who snatchestheearlymomentum. “Over the last six weeks we have seen some players get injured or managed, but full of confidence we will be at full strength going in whichisapositionweneedtobein. “Itwillbeanincredibleday”
The Demons had been blazing into the sunset since knocking over the Saints by 57 points in round 11, but the last round defeat took some windoutoftheirsails.
The Under 14’s squad is the only junior South side not to wrap up the minor premiership with an undefeated campaign, but this will not stop them frombeingtheoverwhelmingfavouritetosealthe big
“Wehavenothadtoomanyclosegamesthisyear, so if you can get on top early, you can get the job doneinthesecondhalf Both teams are awfully familiar with each other having faced off four times this year and splitting thegamesevenly.
For Saints’ coach Clint Gallio it was an important moment to build some confidence against their archrival ahead of finals, but knows it will not countformuchwhenfinalsarrive. South coach Brayden Kain put that down to the Saints’ skill and some missing names with Hamish Stevens, Josh Woodall, Dale Handreck and Brett O’Neiljustsomeout.
Under16–SouthGambiervNorthGambier North Gambier hopes another undefeated South Gambier side may crack under the pressure of finalsthisweekend.
Some believed the Demons and Saints would play inthesecondsemi-finalofthe2022BendigoBank Western Border Football League even before round 1 arrived and this materialized quickly throughout the year as they established themselvesastheclasssidesofthecompetition.
“We have known for a while we were going to finishinthetoptwosohavebeenlookingforward tothisforawhile,”hesaid. “Now it is actually here we have got to make sure we capitalise on the opportunity we have given ourselves.”
Since South won the round 11 top of the table battle,Millicenthasflownintofinalswithbigwins over Casterton Sandford, North Gambier and East Gambierleadinguptothelastround. At the height of the dominance has been Kym Eagleson booting 103 goals and the Saints defenders will be scratching their heads about howtostophim.
Under14-SouthGambiervEastGambier Under18–SouthGambiervNorthGambier
The Tigers will be out to prove they have come a long way since losing 93-6 in their first head-toheadof2022.
Despite the Tigers finishing second, the Demons have been a cut above with Liam Turley, Nelson ForbesandHarryFisherintopform. Zach Clark and Reece McLaughlin have been consistentforcesfortheTigers,butwillneedtobe at their best to do something which has not been donebeforethisyear.
Althoughtheminorpremiershipwasoutorreach, Millicent was determined to lay a marker and did sointhesecondtermbykickingsixgoalstoone.
During that time big guns Clint Gallio and Tom Hutchesson have returned to the fold, while the connection between the quick midfield and the forward line spearheaded by the dominant Dylan Bromley is as strong as ever with the latter kicking seveninhislastclashagainsttheDemons.
GAME PREVIEWS
Best - Millicent: H. Gibbs, J. Bowden, M. Varcoe, T. Lang, J. Todd, T. Dunn; West: L. Lefever, F. Kenseley, B. Winterfield, N. Davey, B. Boult.
U/16's
Goals - North: D. Bachmann 2, S. Stafford 2, H. Telford, N. More , J. McConnell, T. de Wit, C. Buckley; West: J. Williams 2, T. Davis, B. Papps, D. McElroy. Millicent 3.6 6.7 8.8 13.9 (87)North 5.1 5.2 7.6 9.7 (61) U/18's Best - North: H. Telford, M. Kelton, J McConnell, D. Munn, B. Adams, N. McInerney; West: D. Robbins, T. Redden, K. Giddings, J Pfitzner, E. Giddings. Cast-Sand 3.1 4.2 7.3 7.3 (45)
Millicent 3.1 4.5 7.11 8.14 (62) Cast-Sand 0.0 1.1 1.1 2.4 (16) Best - Millicent: H. Gibbs, A. Lindner, K. Gibson, J. Werchon, C. Damhuis; Casterton Sandford: B. McKinnon, J. Jones, S. Gibbs, K. Talay, S. Craig. Goals - Millicent: H. Gibbs 3, K. Gibson 2, J Werchon, B. Douglas, J. Hagge ; Casterton Sandford: R. Makore, S. Craig.
Goals - Millicent: H. Gibbs 10, A. Wesolowski 2, J. Cushion; West: L. Lefever 2. RESERVES SENIORS Best - West: N. Lewis, C. Wagstaffe, E. Bowden, R. Wilson, S. Von Duve; Casterton Sandford: D Carlin, M. Jarrad, H. Carlin, J. Walker-Gould, B. Wombwell, J. Sco . West 2.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 (37) West 1.1 2.5 4.7 7.7 (49) Goals - West: R. Wilson 3, J. Schapel 2, N. Lewis, C. Wagstaffe; Casterton Sandford: C. Zippel 2, M. Kurzman 2, J. Walker-Gould, P Hutchins, J. Smith. West 1.2 1.5 1.5 2.7 (19) U/14's Millicent 0.1 1.2 2.4 2.4 (16)
Goals - Millicent: M. Hunt, C. Kenny; West: H. Croker 4, L. Johnson 2, H. Mobbs, R. Barre .
Mount
Shop
Phone: 08 87257582 F.L.
Best - Millicent: L. Tunkin, T. Lawlor, S. Gronn, L. Cawood, C. Hateley, M. Hunt; West: H. Croker, K. Gilbert, R. Barre , J. Sim, L. Johnson. West 1.1 3.3 5.3 7.4 (46) 1, 7 James Street Gambier SA 5290
ROUNDRESULTS
XPRSAPPAREL.COM.AU custom apparel specialists www.boonaroo.com.au LEADING GOALKICKERS F.L. Josh Schapel West Gambier 7 29 Ma Kurzman Cast/Sand 4 29 Hamish McCrae Cast/Sand 4 18 Nick Seager South Gambier 0 28 Elio Fisher South Gambier 0 28 Zac Bradley Millicent 0 24 Sam Stafford North Gambier 1 57 Mitchell Sims South Gambier 1 24 Name Club Rnd Total Reserves Colby Munro South Gambier 0 18 Kym Eagleson South Gambier 9 103 Mitchell Reilly Millicent 0 26 Dylan Bromley Millicent 7 54 Garre Ha East Gambier 2 24 Jus n McConnell North Gambier 0 21 Steven Duldig Millicent 0 33 Daron McElroy West Gambier 0 17 BendigoBankSeniors Jacob Carger Millicent 1 18 Brayden Kain South Gambier 1 59 Ma Scanlon East Gambier 2 21 Jordan Williams West Gambier 1 19 Brodie Foster South Gambier 1 34 Adam McKinnon Cast/Sand 3 19 Ma hew Chapman North Gambier 0 22 Name Club Rnd Total Liam Turley South Gambier 3 39 U/18's Nick Adams South Gambier 1 13 Jace Maxwell South Gambier 2 25 Sam Craig Cast/Sand 4 24 Cayde Watson South Gambier 0 17 U/16's U/14's Jarvi Mee East Gambier 0 19 Alex Wesolowski Millicent 2 23 Jaiden Picken East Gambier 4 48 Harry Hicks South Gambier 2 25 Harry Gibbs Millicent 3 21 Harvey Croker West Gambier 3 19 Jedd Rhook Cast/Sand 1 26 Jaxon Cushion Millicent 0 14 Reece McLaughlin North Gambier 0 14 Jed Sims South Gambier 0 23 Brodie Anderson North Gambier 1 15 Nelson Forbes South Gambier 1 18 Aaron Dally North Gambier 1 15 Zach Clark North Gambier 1 14 Harry Fisher South Gambier 1 15 Campbell Hateley Millicent 0 20
SATURDAY MONDAY 8.00am - 10.00am F.L. North Gambier advance to the Preliminary finals next weekend at Casterton LADDERS BENDIGOBANKSENIORS West 6 9 1 0 880 1034 26 85.11 W L D B For Agst Pts % South 16 0 0 0 1935 191 64 1013.09 W L D B For Agst Pts % West 9 7 0 0 837 852 36 98.24 Cast. Sand. 6 10 0 0 664 975 24 68.1 North 5 11 0 0 630 1203 20 52.37 East 1 15 0 0 859 1342 4 64.01 Millicent 11 5 0 0 1014 776 44 130.67 East 1 14 0 0 384 1467 4 26.18 South 14 2 0 0 1465 881 56 166.29 North 7 9 0 0 11271077 28 104.64 Millicent 13 2 1 0 1197 795 54 150.57 Cast. Sand. 6 10 0 0 959 1358 24 70.62 RESERVES North 9 4 0 3 848 567 36 149.56 East 1 11 0 4 219 1212 4 18.07 U/16's South 16 0 0 0 1300 201 64 646.77 East 11 4 1 0 776 499 46 155.51 Cast. Sand. 6 9 1 0 575 645 26 89.15 North 1 15 0 0 303 920 4 32.93 East 4 11 1 0 504 837 18 60.22 Cast. Sand. 7 9 0 0 477 787 28 60.61 W L D B For Agst Pts % Millicent 7 8 0 0 560 743 28 75.37 South 14 2 0 0 826 294 56 280.95 Millicent 8 8 0 0 436 533 32 81.8 West 4 11 1 0 519 904 18 57.41 W L D B For Agst Pts % West 3 10 0 3 559 931 12 60.04 West 7 9 0 0 542 567 28 95.59 South 13 0 0 3 1147 307 52 373.62 U/14's W L D B For Agst Pts % North 9 7 0 0 784 672 36 116.67 Millicent 6 7 0 3 853 609 24 140.07 U/18's
Sportswear, Casualwear, Workwear, Sports Equipment, Shoes, Trophies and So Much More 94 -96 Henty Street, Casterton phone 0437 683 052
PLAYER TOBE ANNOUNCED ATLEAGUE PRESENTATIONS OFTHEYEAR F.L.SENIORS PM2.302ndSEMI FINAL South GambierSouth Gambier Red & White Senior Coach: Brayden Kain Assistant Coaches: Mick Muhovics & Molly Patzel Reserves Coach: Nick Patzel Assistant Coach: Peter Harten 1 James Paprotny 2 Brody Virgo 3 Hamish Stevens 4 Josh Woodall 21 Alex Harkness 22 Mitch Laube 24 Mason Hein 11 Todd Reid (vc) a’s 8 Brodie Foster 19 Adam Kuhl 27 Emmerson Marks 32 Sam McTaggart 33 Robert Hein 36 Ethan Chuck 9 Sco Enderl 10 Brock Keding 13 Kaleb Bowd 35 Mitchell Broome 23 Oliver Thomson 7 Duncan Reid 25 Luke Gray 26 Jack Gazzard 12 Jake Tentye (vc) a’s 28 Jack Casey 30 Ben Milstead 31 Taylor Saffin 5 Bre O’Neil (c) a’s 17 Kym Eagleson 18 Brayden Kain 20 Luke Foran (c) b’s 29 Dane Handreck 34 Colby Munro 14 Chris Williams 37 Hugh Winterfield 15 Pat Glynn 16 Lloyd Pierce-Raison 59 Sebas an Marano 48 Harrison McBain 54 Branden Telford 55 Nick Seager (c) b’s 41 Connor O’Reilly 57 Riley Thomson 45 Riley Sturges 40 Nick Patzel 49 Elliot Fisher 42 Bryce Whicker 58 Shaughn King 44 Ryan Kuhl 82 Luke Winterfield 43 Taylor Laube 46 Chris Fallas 56 Jackson Meyer 38 Koby Chant 80 Liam Delaney 65 Noah Sims 64 Mitchell Sims MILLICENT Millicent Millicent Red, Black & White Senior Coach: Clint Gallio Assistant Coaches: Tom Hutchesson, Tom Renzi, Peter Duncan Reserves Coach: Nat Robbins 7 Steven Duldig 1 Zac Bradley 3 Noah Lang 4 Ty Lang 5 Clint Gallio 6 Lyndon Smith 7 Kade Varcoe 2 Kade Bradley 34 Hamish Reilly 17 Kade Varcoe 36 Jack Davies 37 Tom Hutchesson (vc) 13 Jacob Carger (c) 14 Mitchell Nitschke 27 Aidan Schultz 35 Jack Wilson 12 Tom Renzi 18 Jaxon Cushion 16 Mathew Withers 20 Frazer Bradley 22 Kalan Shanks 26 Jim Fleming 21 Callen McGrath 24 Sam Waring 8 Sam Willis 28 Harry Willis 19 Craig Gysbers 9 Luke Ferguson 24 Nathaniel Robbins 30 CalebWilliams 31 Kynan Dunn 29 Finn Grimes 10 Colby O’Connor 15 Dylan Tincknell 23 Eli Redman 32 Nick Ash 14 Hamish Nitschke 11 Dylan Bromley 25 Mitchell Reilly 33 Josh Werchon 46 Brad Smith 56 Thomas Chant 41 Clay Reilly 50 James Wa s 42 Dylan Shanks 54 Angus Wa s 52 Jordon Pra 48 Zac McGuinness 43 Hugh Armfield 39 Todd Craig 45 Jed Haines 44 Thomas Chant V
F.L.RESERVES PM12.40 U21PLAYER OFTHEYEAR South GambierSouth Gambier Red & White Senior Coach: Brayden Kain Assistant Coaches: Mick Muhovics & Molly Patzel Reserves Coach: Nick Patzel Assistant Coach: Peter Harten 10 Brock Keding 12 Jake Tentye (vc) a’s 3 Hamish Stevens 13 Kaleb Bowd 8 Brodie Foster 11 Todd Reid (vc) a’s 14 Chris Williams 7 Duncan Reid 1 James Paprotny 2 Brody Virgo 4 Josh Woodall 5 Bre O’Neil (c) a’s 9 Sco Enderl 20 Luke Foran (c) b’s 31 Taylor Saffin 36 Ethan Chuck 18 Brayden Kain 23 Oliver Thomson 32 Sam McTaggart 37 Hugh Winterfield 34 Colby Munro 29 Dane Handreck 17 Kym Eagleson 24 Mason Hein 25 Luke Gray 27 Emmerson Marks 30 Ben Milstead 38 Koby Chant 26 Jack Gazzard 28 Jack Casey 35 Mitchell Broome 40 Nick Patzel 41 Connor O’Reilly 42 Bryce Whicker 15 Pat Glynn 21 Alex Harkness 22 Mitch Laube 43 Taylor Laube 33 Robert Hein 19 Adam Kuhl 44 Ryan Kuhl 45 Riley Sturges 46 Chris Fallas 48 Harrison McBain 16 Lloyd Pierce-Raison 55 Nick Seager (c) b’s 57 Riley Thomson 59 Sebas an Marano 64 Mitchell Sims 65 Noah Sims 80 Liam Delaney 58 Shaughn King 82 Luke Winterfield 56 Jackson Meyer 49 Elliot Fisher 54 Branden Telford MILLICENT Millicent Millicent Red, Black & White Senior Coach: Clint Gallio Assistant Coaches: Tom Hutchesson, Tom Renzi, Peter Duncan Reserves Coach: Nat Robbins 10 Colby O’Connor 26 Jim Fleming 27 Aidan Schultz 8 Sam Willis 7 Kade Varcoe 13 Jacob Carger (c) 3 Noah Lang 7 Steven Duldig 14 Hamish Nitschke 15 Dylan Tincknell 14 Mitchell Nitschke 16 Mathew Withers 5 Clint Gallio 6 Lyndon Smith 12 Tom Renzi 19 Craig Gysbers 2 Kade Bradley 20 Frazer Bradley 21 Callen McGrath 9 Luke Ferguson 4 Ty Lang 22 Kalan Shanks 1 Zac Bradley 17 Kade Varcoe 11 Dylan Bromley 25 Mitchell Reilly 24 Nathaniel Robbins 24 Sam Waring 18 Jaxon Cushion 23 Eli Redman 54 Angus Wa s 41 Clay Reilly 34 Hamish Reilly 43 Hugh Armfield 35 Jack Wilson 46 Brad Smith 31 Kynan Dunn 28 Harry Willis 36 Jack Davies 29 Finn Grimes 50 James Wa s 52 Jordon Pra 30 CalebWilliams 32 Nick Ash 39 Todd Craig 42 Dylan Shanks 37 Tom Hutchesson (vc) 48 Zac McGuinness 44 Thomas Chant 33 Josh Werchon 45 Jed Haines 56 Thomas Chant V TOBE ANNOUNCED ATLEAGUE PRESENTATIONS 2ndSEMI FINAL
F.L.U/18'S AM11.10 9 Connor Millhouse 13 Brad Braithwaite 10 Joel Griffith 69 Reece McLaughlin 71 Oscar Dempsey 73 Bradley Braithwaite 83 Brodie Allen 85 Henry Heywood 51 Zayne Young 23 Zach Nulty 70 Ned Heywood 24 Teangi Stephens 35 Lenny Fox 29 Intha Phu 3 Brodie Anderson 22 Iowani Coleman 41 Deacon Ilsley 7 Zach Clark 55 Aaron Dally 57 Jamie Williamson 64 Brady Dethmore 67 Shaun Richards 2 Jay Turner 68 Ethan Williamson 87 Tyler Harris 90 Jordan Millard 19 Lochlan Thiele 60 Harry Fisher 14 Lachlan Broome 61 Hudson Keding 62 Brydon Klingberg 2 Will Boston 59 Harry Mitchell 64 Mitchell Sims 65 Noah Sims 85 Jack Domaschenz (vc) 69 Nick Wilke 71 Joshua Chuck 72 Ethan Sims (vc) 66 Conor Fielding 73 Fletcher Lawson 74 Nicholas Adams 74 Shem Wastell 77 Jordan Stephens (c) 80 Liam Delaney 84 Liam Turley 75 Mitchell Harrold 78 Samuel Sims 82 Luke Winterfield 79 Ethan Patzel 67 James Snell 76 Nelson Forbes MOUNTGAMBIER RSL BAR&BISTRO SUPPORTEDBYMOUNTGAMBIERRSL MARK OFTHEYEAR Coach: Duncan McGregor Team Manager: Darren Sims South GambierSouth Gambier Red & White North GambierNorth Gambier Yellow & BlackVCoach: Kevin Bryan Assistant Coach: Kathy Allen TOBE ANNOUNCED ATLEAGUE PRESENTATIONS 2ndSEMI FINAL
F.L.U/16'S AM9.50 21 Finn O'Reilley 17 Rex Jones 22 Addison Sims 30 Jacob Salmon 10 Jed Sims 16 Jared Kuhl 32 Kobe Bannon 3 Emerson Forbes 5 Jakob Hann 9 Noah Maxwell 25 Dean Harten 28 Maxan Whitehead 36 Sam Domaschenz 42 Joel Wayth 11 Maurice Goldsmith 18 Harry Wright 43 Lewis Sigley 23 Ma hew Thomas 48 Charlie Lockwood 15 Angus Urquhart 24 Jace Maxwell 7 Cayde Watson 20 Mason Bentley 12 Lachlan Ray 21 Archie Milich 8 Jake Richter 50 Isaak Bouchier 50 Drae Maple Brodie Anderson Deacon Ilsley Trae Hamilton 52 Chad JoshuahMcLaughlinGliddenTeangiStephens21 Bowen Rogers 45 Vincent Dellorefice 11 Jonty Collins 15 Cooper Turner 2 Aaron Dally 12 Alexander Bruce 16 Darcy Arthurson 22 Iowani Coleman 25 Zadkiel Cordell 36 Ben Braithwaite 23 Je Davis 13 Gavin Joseph Lapatha 48 Hector Opie 47 Sebas an Doody South GambierSouth Gambier Red & White North GambierNorth Gambier Yellow & BlackVCoach: Bre Shepherdson Assistant Coach: Coach: Ma Ray Assistant Coach: 2ndSEMI FINAL
F.L.U/14'S AM8.30 60 Solomon Telford 62 Riley Mitchell 58 Tate Cook 44 Noah Spooner 64 William Rentsch 11 Jarvi Mee 38 William Vincent 70 Banjo Sampson 59 Brodie Versteegh 66 Mason Anderson 50 Cruz McCracken 55 Isaac Dwyer 57 Henry Virgo 61 Andison Perryman 68 Evan Clark 56 Jackson Saunders 41 Jalen Allen 42 Riley Lawrence 67 Jaiden Picken 40 Jared Carey 45 Rhys Grigg 43 Sco Brooks 46 Lachlan Legray 39 Xavier Clark 5 Henry Pedler 8 Lachlan Cameron 21 Ella Guest 24 James Vaughan 26 Mason Ropi ni 32 Kobi Svec 11 Lachlan Moss 3 William A will 33 Lee McTaggart 28 Josh Vause 22 Ryan O'Donnell 19 Brody Fox 7 Archer Gri on 36 Jobe Harten 39 Merlin Hopgood 40 Hudson Croser 13 Jordan Bartle 18 Rhiley Miller 6 Cooper Medhurst 17 Wil Merchant 25 Finn Mitchell 35 Harrison Hicks 10 Hunter Higgins 49 Scarlet Creek 9 Kobi Maxwell 12 Jay Burns 14 Alex Nunn 58 Sco McBain 55 Gabriel Jones 52 Jack Walmsley 51 Oliver McCracken 60 Harrison Ellis 53 Bailey Broome South GambierSouth Gambier Red & White East GambierEast Gambier Red & BlackVCoach: Heath Mitchell Assistant Coach: Coaches: Kelvin Cook & Shane Grigg Assistant Coach: 2ndSEMI FINAL
UMPIRES SPONSOR F.L. 99 Jubilee Highway West, Mount Gambier SA 5290 Phone: (08) 8721 3400 www.barrymaney.com.au
GOAL OFTHEYEAR littlerippabrewingco.com.au Real Estate WHERE YOU MATCH OFTHEROUND V MILLICENT TOBE ANNOUNCED ATLEAGUE PRESENTATIONS
1955SouthEastandBorderFootballLeague
Eric Roughana was North’s vice captain under captain coach Johnny Taylor and played through from 1946 (at EastGambierfortwoyearsatfirstbecauseofthezoning lawswhichdictatedthatyouplayedintheareazonedto each Mount Gambier club. The four “zones” were on each side of the dividing streets of Commercial Street east and west, Bay Road and Penola Road) to the early 1960sasaconsistentandattackinghalfbackflankerand alsoplayedatcentrehalfbackandhadsomegreatduels with former Port Adelaide star and Penola coach Wally Dittmar
Centre: Wally Spehr (cttee), Joe Waters, Terry O’Donnell, N Lafsky, J Fitzgerald, Harvey Stafford, Ray Thompson, L Ward, R Clemow (ctte)
Front: E Smallacombe, Peter Young, Les Hanel, Ern Bruhn (pres), John Taylor (capt coach), Eric Roughana (vc), Trevor Probert, J McDowell, John Hanel.
PHOTO: NORTH 1955: Back: Rex Copeland, Ben Bruhn (ctte), R Kitto (trainer), W Radley, G Kuhl, Barry Bruhn, Milton Arthurson, John Neale (trainer), H Blackall (ctte).
A young Harvey Stafford had started to show what he coulddoaroundthegroundandintheruckduels. Stafford would have help in ruck from high leaping young gun Barry Bruhn who had starred in junior footy with the Tigers. Powerfully built with strong shoulders Bruhn had an amazing leap and could hold his own againsttallerruckmen. Another who played with Taylor and Beaton at West Adelaide was West Gambier stalwart and playing coach oftheearly1950sHarryDennes.Tayloralsoplayedstate footy and was the first SANFL to play 250 league games. He was the coach that transformed the Tigers into a future premiership winning outfit which later bore results in the early 1960s He never achieved premiershipsuccessatNorthbutbecameaheroatWest Gambier when he coached the club to its first premiershipin1957.
Front: Cec Hunter (treasurer), E Telford (sprigger) K Eberhart, Bill Hanel, John Beard.
FROMTHEARCHIVES AWITNESSTOTHEIRLIVES
NORTHGAMBIER
By 1955 Arthurson, a talented half back, was the only oneofthattrioleftstillplaying.
Terry O’Donnell was a tough but skilful ruck rover who was often among the goals. He was also a Barber Shield cricketwicketkeeper-batsmanandplayedinNorth’sfirst cricketpremiershipinthemid1950s.
Powerfully built, he was a top class rover of his day He was a regular in the SEBFL’s inter-league team and with Penola’s Mickey Davidson formed a great duo on the ball. The following year, in 1956 he played one season withPenolaalongsideDavidson,inwhatwasDavidson’s final season as injury started to take its toll on the veteran who won the Mail Medal in the first year of the SEBFLin1946.
In defence, North had long kicking full back Ray Thompson, said to be one the best kicks from the goal square in the league and consistently landed the ball in the centre of the ground. He was tall but also had amazingpaceforabigmananduseditregularlytodash downthegroundwithhislongclearingkicks.
BY 1955 North Gambier was searching to recapture the glory days of the late 1940s when the Tigers won three SEBFLflagsin1946,47and48. Later he was a coach of senior colts and chairman of selectors in North’s 1979 WBFL premiership. Waters passed away several years ago in his early 90s yet even today, his work as a junior coach is still talked about at Tigerland. But they had some young stars coming of age and soon theTigerswouldmakeanimpact. Taylor had arrived from West Adelaide where he played and was captain of the 1947 premiership side. He was also coached of West and Glenelg before moving to North One of his West Adelaide premiership teammates was South Gambier wingmanandcoachintheearly50sDougBeaton.
Among them was a champion in the making in a centremannamedTrevorProbertwhowouldlatermake a name for himself at Tigerland. He was typical stay-at home centreman and whenever the North defence was underpressurethebackmenknewexactlywheretokick theballtogetoutoftroublebecauseProbertwasalways there on his own. Suddenly this turned defence into attack and it was a ploy used very well much later by coachesRitchieGreenandBillCocks. At full forward, veteran Joe Waters, who was a ruckman in his earlier years and had played that position since returning from the war, would go on to be a stalwart of theNorthclub.
NorthhadplentyoftalentandthreeMailMedalwinners (Milton Arthurson, Glen Evans, Ian Adams) in their lineup during the early 1950s when surprisingly they found it difficult to either get into the top four or make much impactonthefinals. Bill Hanel had a standout year that season and was one of the Tigers best players during the finals series. He later would become an influential committee member andstalwartoftheKongorongFootballClub. Abrillianttapruckman,Staffordwasastaratjuniorlevel and was ready for senior level the moment he left school. He would go on to play league football at South Adelaide and Geelong and be a part of North’s famous 1964WBFLpremiershipteam. In1955Northpickedastarrecruitinex-Kalangadoostar and Mail Medal winner Peter Young and he was the first roverforNorth. The Hanel boys - Les, John and Bill all played during that erawithLesbeingthesecondrover,Billwasonthewing andJohnwasatoughnuggettybackpocket.
FOOTY JENS HOTEL WITH G GRREEEENNWWOOOOD D
He was awarded Club Life Membershipin1993. DerekFerguson was recently inducted into East Gambier's H a l l o f Fa m e w i t h a ceremony at East Gambier with supporters & a large co n n ge nt o f fa m i l y members. D e r e k ' s r e c o r d i s outstanding with 253 Senior games from 1982 – 1996. He p l a y e d i n 3 A g r a d e premierships & 3 B Grade Premierships & coached the B Grade to a premiership in 1996. He was A Grade leading A Grade goalkicker in 1993 & B gradebest&Fairestin1996. HecoachedtheBGradefor2 seasons & the A Grade for 2 seasonsthroughthelate90's followed by Assistant Coachingrolesforafurther3 seasonsfrom2017-2019. Above club president Peter Dwyer with Hall of Fame inductee Derek Ferguson. EAST GAMBIER HALL OF FAMEEAST GAMBIER HALL OF FAME DEREK FERGUSONDEREK FERGUSON F.L.CLUB NOTES NORTH GAMBIER TIGERSNORTH GAMBIER TIGERS YELLOW & BLACKYELLOW & BLACK Our only multiple goal scorers were Sam Stafford and Dale Bachmann, with 2 each, with Dale showing in the last 2 weeks that despite his surname, he s h o u l d n o t b e pigeonholed. Hamish Telford had his best game for the year to be named best, Justin McConnell got leather poisoning again, with others named including MitchKelton,DylanMunn, Brad Adams and Nick McInerney
Hosting the grand final is a huge task, with lots of volunteers required for whateffectivelywillbeour major fund raiser for the year Pleaseputyourhand up to help out, hopefully while watching some of our football and netball teamschasepremierships. Gotigers. Thanks to our major s p o n s o r s , S t u c k e y Electrical Contracts and KFC. The seniors earn a rest this week while waiting to play the loser of this weeks 2nd semi. Both our U16s & U18s play South in the 2nd semi this week, and while both S o u t h t e a m s a r e undefeated, that counts fornothingnow. Theprize for these games is to go straight through the grand final at Vansittart Parkgoodluckboys.
After some late changes, we kicked with the breeze inthefirstquartertotakea 16 point lead, only to give that up by half time. We got to work in the 2nd half, with our backline only giving up a single scoring shot, to run out 24 point winners.
Only one game for us to worry about last week, which was a bit of deja vu for the seniors vs West at Malseed Park, in what was a re-run of the week prior, albeit on an oval rated a heavy 10, curtains for the loser and a Preliminary Finalberthforthewinner.
Sandford members voting to leave the WBFL and join the MSE. A courageous decisionbytheCats,which is hopefully the first step towards major change in the South East (and WesternVictoria)–overto youSANFL.
Byfarthebiggestnewsthis w e e k i s C a s t e r t o n
F.L.PHOTO GALLERY
13 & UNDER A A GRADE East Gambier 33 (A. Lines, E. Chi leborough) d West Gambier 22 (M. Pearson, H. Jackson) North Gambier 50 (G. Nulty, M. Human) d East Gambier 7 (T. Kemp, I. Stra ord) 17 & UNDER C GRADE North Gambier 41 (L. Norman, A. Coon) d Casterton Sandford 40 (E. Jarrad, M. Hutchins) 15 & UNDER A West Gambier 35 (L. Simpson, A. Hudson) d Casterton Sandford 30 (I. Longhurst, C, Hulm) 15 & UNDER B 13 & UNDER B West Gambier 24 (M. Neale, S. Richards) d North Gambier 21 (A. Halloran, M. Harrold) DENTON’S
B GRADE South Gambier 50 (L. Bruggemann, G. Dalton) d Casterton Sandford 34 (E. Mutch, E. Grigg) South Gambier 54 (J. McGregor, M. Kuhl) d North Gambier 27 (Z. Jones, C. Mackereth) East Gambier 48 (M. Amy, E. Hunter) d North Gambier 36 (B. Walters, M. Renko)
A RESERVE West Gambier 46 (C. Hunter, J. Davey) d North Gambier 43 (C. Nulty, A. Pitson)
ROUND RESULTS
2022LADDERS NETBALLGAMETIMES 9am & 8.45am - 13 & Under A & 11 & Under 10.15am - 15 & Under A & 13 & Under B 11.30am -17 & Under & 15 & Under B 1.00pm - A Reserve & C Grade 2.30pm - A Grade & B Grade *All mes are in South Australian me zones W L D B For Agst PTS % Cast. Sand. 5 10 1 0 716 793 11 90.29 South 2 14 0 0 634 774 4 81.1 West 14 2 0 0 1070 728 28 146.98 West 8 8 0 0 736 721 16 102.08 B-GRADE A-GRADE Millicent 14 1 1 0 1031 734 29 140.46 East 7 9 0 0 760 687 14 110.63 Cast. Sand. 0 16 0 0 509 1087 0 46.83 W L D B For Agst PTS % North 8 8 0 0 789 825 16 95.64 North 11 4 1 0 814 613 23 132.79 Cast. Sand. 8 7 1 0 619 654 17 94.65 Millicent 13 3 0 0 863 732 26 117.9 North 6 9 1 0 924 923 13 100.11 East 11 4 1 0 700 593 23 118.04 Millicent 15 1 0 0 905 466 30 194.21 East 2 14 0 0 442 737 4 59.97 West 1 15 0 0 434 903 2 48.06 South 9 5 2 0 726 567 20 128.04 A-RESERVE W L D B For Agst PTS % South 6 10 0 0 765 900 12 85 North 8 8 0 0 675 719 16 93.88 East 0 16 0 0 408 888 0 45.95 Cast. Sand. 2 14 0 0 465 795 4 58.49 North 4 12 0 0 530 643 8 82.43 West 3 13 0 0 489 816 6 59.93 C-GRADE W L D B For Agst PTS % 17&UNDER East 13 2 1 0 725 427 27 169.79 W L D B For Agst PTS % Millicent 14 2 0 0 1000 577 28 173.31 Millicent 12 3 1 0 699 525 25 133.14 South 12 4 0 0 914 591 24 154.65 Cast. Sand. 11 5 0 0 776 671 22 115.65 West 4 12 0 0 516 724 8 71.27 South 12 4 0 0 723 544 24 132.9 West 9 6 1 0 314 265 19 118.49 Millicent 11 4 1 0 479 359 23 133.43 North 5 10 1 0 301 356 11 84.55 Cast. Sand. 4 11 1 0 414 661 9 62.63 South 2 14 0 0 281 704 4 39.91 West 10 5 1 0 548 420 21 130.48 13&UNDERA South 4 12 0 0 416 510 8 81.57 West 8 8 0 0 558 656 16 85.06 Millicent 15 1 0 0 867 328 30 264.33 W L D B For Agst PTS % Millicent 16 0 0 0 899 146 32 615.75 West 12 4 0 0 614 334 24 183.83 South 3 13 0 0 207 639 6 32.39 13&UNDERB North 14 2 0 0 566 417 28 135.73 Cast. Sand. 3 13 0 0 404 660 6 61.21 Cast. Sand. 3 13 0 0 163 683 6 23.87 East 4 11 1 0 330 664 9 49.7 North 14 2 0 0 960 397 28 241.81 15&UNDERB East 5 11 0 0 473 520 10 90.96 North 10 6 0 0 609 286 20 212.94 East 4 12 0 0 222 626 8 35.46 Millicent 16 0 0 0 526 179 32 293.85 Cast. Sand. 13 3 0 0 375 208 26 180.29 W L D B For Agst PTS % W L D B For Agst PTS % East 3 13 0 0 174 332 6 52.41 South 1 15 0 0 90 440 2 20.45 15&UNDERA W L D B For Agst PTS %
match started evenly with both teams showing nerves early before West se led through Lucy Simpson at GA Casterton’s Indi Longhurst was giving her all through the mid court trying to control the ball and pace of the game. West went into the quarter me break 3 goalsinfront. West se led quickly in the second, conver ng their turnovers and applying scoreboard pressure. Ellie Xauthopulas took some mely intercepts at GK and was well supported by Mikaela Pearson. West went into the half me break9goalsinfront.
BestPlayersforEastwereAbbeyLinesandEllie Chi leboroughandforMacyPearsonandHolly
NorthGambier41dCastertonSandford40
The final quarter started evenly and went goal for goal early before Ella Jolley picked up her work rate and found space in a ack, combing well with Simpson. Longhurst con nued to dominate for Casterton, and they again won the quarter by 1 goal, however West’s early lead secured them the win and the right to play in the pre liminaryfinal. North got the be er of the start with Coco Mackereth starring in the first quarter as she drove hard to the circle and connected well with her goaling combina on of Ava Norman and Lauran Norman, who ne ed 12 for the quarterasNorthbuiltathreegoalquarter me
Lauran Norman was dominant in a ack, while Coon rebounded strongly and earned some importantintercep onsforNorth,whileJarrad andHutchinsworkedhardfortheCats. In the end Lauran Norman converted an under the post penalty rebound and me ran out for theCats.
There was never more than four goals separa ng these two well matched teams and in the end, North Gambier was able to score justbeforethefinalwhistletosnareatense1st semi final win over Casterton Sandford and advancetothe17&underpreliminaryfinal. Best Players for West were Alex Hudson & Lucy Simpson and for Casterton Sandford Indi Longhurst&ChelseaHulm.
15&UNDERB
North50dEast7
East’s GA, Ellie Chi leborough finished off the good work of the defenders, shoo ng accurately East went into the quarter me break8goalsinfront.
East33defeatedWest22
Thelead.Cats were always going to respond and not only did they start to create turnover ball, they also found be er rhythm in a ack as Makayla Hutchins and Phoebe Carlin started to find be er posi on on the circle and fed accurately toChloeFosterandIvyLane. It was a one goal margin at the main break and while North swung the changes, with Tentye moving to the shoo ng circle, Gianna Morello entering the clash at centre and circle defenders Ka e Dyson and Alysha Coon swapping roles, with Coon moving out to goal defence,thegameremainedanarmwrestle. Lane was dominant for the Cats in this quarter, conver ng 10 from 11 and she used her strong holding and perfect ming to great effect and Ebany Jarrad started to find more turnover ball togivetheCatsmoreopportuni es. But the fresh legs of Morello and her willingness to release the ball to Lauran Norman,aswellasCoonfindingsometurnover ball higher up the court, saw North once again worktoathreegoalthreequarter melead. West35defeatedCastertonSandford30
15&UNDERA
North s ll looked solid, with Mackereth con nuing to dominate and Alice Tentye also working over me in centre, while Lauran Norman con nued to be a strong target and finishingwell.
CasJacksonterton Sandford fought back in the third quarter, applying ghter defensive pressure through Sarah Richardson and Amy Crawford and limi ng West’s scoring opportuni es. Casterton won the quarter by 3 goals to close the gap to 6 goals at the three-quarter me break. That lead evaporated quickly in the early going of the last, though, with Jarrad again proving influen al and passing errors creeping into the Tigers game and as the goal for goal ba le ensued, neither team could gain an advantage, despite both having opportuni es to secure a smallbuffer Millie Bu on came onto the court at GA for East, with Chi leborough moving to WA. Abbey Lines con nued to run hard for East at centre and Bu on and Sharni Clark shot accurately, only missing one for the quarter to extendtheleadto12atthefinalchange. West kept trying hard to bridge the gap and went goal for goal in the last quarter, however East remained in control and finished the quarter well taking out a convincing 11 goal
North regrouped at the main break and challenged West in the third quarter through some great shoo ng by North’s Carey Grivell. West se led late in the quarter through Goalies, Sarah Richards and Eva Pavey. They finished off under the post to maintain the three-goallead. West changed their midcourt and Isla Lynch combined well with Samantha Foster crea ng morescoringopportuni esandWestextended theirleadtobethreegoalsinfrontathalf me.
17&UNDER
MATCHREPORTS-1stSEMIFINAL
West24defeatedNorth21
The height of North goal a ack Misha Human was causing the east defence all sorts of issues and in the first half, the rising talent ne ed a perfect18from18asNorthworkeditswaytoa 20-4half mescore.
Best Players for West were Ma lda Neale and Sara Richards and for North they were best servedbyAvaHalloranandMackenzieHarrold. It was a tough day for the young Bulldogs as North Gambier dominated every area of the court to advance to the 2022 13 & under A preliminaryfinal. The star duo took clean intercep ons, produced some de deflec ons, rebounded stronglyandevenrejectedshota empts. Human was well served by the feeding from MiaGriffith,whileattheotherendofthecourt, the defensive combina on of Raine Darimaani and Georgia Nulty refused to allow East any easyball. Tigers wing defender Grace Collins was also part of the defensive pressure and she was an important link player as North turned defence into Humana ack.had a dominant final quarter as well, ne ng 17 from 18 as the Tigers powered to victory, their cause helped by the fresh legs of Janna Baron who was injected into the mid courta erhalf me. IndeeStra ordranhardalldayfortheBulldogs in centre and she had an impact not just at the offensive end of the court but with some crucial intercep ons and deflec ons, while Tahni Kemp ba led hard as well at goal a ack forEast.
Thewin.
East started strongly again West in the 15Bs, with ght defensive pressure all over the court beingahighlight,forcingWestintoearlyerrors.
Jolie O’Dea was given the task of limi ng the influence of Human and despite being undersized, she competed hard and managed some touches against the odds in a really determinedperformance.
The final quarter was intense as the match con nued to go goal for goal and Grivell con nuing her good form in goals to keep her side in the contest. West maintained control and the three goal lead to defeat a vastly improved North Gambier who would have beenpleasedwiththeirfinishtotheseason. Kemp worked high up court to help bring the ball down court and she was the key target in the shoo ng circle, shoo ng all of the Bulldogs goalsincludingsomelovelylongrangefinishes.
13&UNDERA
13&UNDERB West started strongly applying ght defensive pressure helping them to gain first possession of the ball. Ma lda Neale & Claire Hunter combined well in the defensive circle to limit thescoringopportuni esofNorth.WhileWest had double the scoring opportuni es of North, they only went into the break one goal in front, with North’s Jenna Barron being the most accurategoalieforthequarter
Thesecondquarterwasmoreevenlycontested with West’s Demi Jennings coming off the bench and providing plenty of drive through the midcourt. Macy Pearson got some vital touches for West and helped her side to outscore East by 1 goal to be 7 goals down at thehalf mebreak.
Norman re-entered the clash at wing a ack a er the main break for North and the revamped frontline did start to find more spaceandusetheballbe erandaninefrom nine shoo ng performance from Caroline Wakefield certainly helped the state of the scoreboard.
Thematchcon nuedtogogoalforgoalwith neither team able to get on top and ght ba les all over the court. West combined well in a ack with Bosco con nuing to run hard and combine well with Aleisha Person to provide opportuni es for Davey’s and Hunter Cara Nulty combined well with Mitchell, who con nued to shoot accurately for North but was starved of opportuni es asWesttooktheleadby1atthefinalbreak. The last quarter was ghtly contested and Collins con nued to take mely intercepts for North, however West li ed and showed greatcomposureina acktooutscoreNorth by2totakethematchby3goals. Casterton stepped up all over the court in the second quarter, applying defensive pressure to cause turnovers and with Phoebe Carlin entering the game and combining well with Newell in goals to outscore South by 5 goals to be only three goalsdownatthehalf mebreak.
EastGambier48dNorthGambier36
The A Reserve match between West and North was easily the match of the day with bothteamsgivingtheirallgoinggoalforgoal for most of the match before West Gambier took control late in the match to win by 3 goals.
North regrouped at the break and came out more determined in the second with Zarly Jones working hard at GA for North and shoo ng accurately to help her side to get back into the contest. South went into the half mebreak15goalsinfront.
thelastquarter,restric ng North’s movement and con nuing to shoot accurately through Winterfield. They won the quarter by 11 goals to take the contest 54-27.
West46defeatedNorth43 ARESERVE
BGrade South50defeatedCastertonSandford34
Casterton con nued to fight hard with Emma Grigg taking some mely intercepts at GD to keep her side in the contest, however South were too experienced all over the court and Leyna Bruggermann finishedoffthegoodworkatGS.Southagain outscored the Cats to take the match by 16 goals to advance to the pre-liminary final in twoweek’s me. Best for South were Bruggermann and Dalton and for Casterton Sandford it was MutchandGrigg. North started strongly in the first quarter, applying good defensive pressure through the midcourt to deny West any easy scoring opportuni es. North’s Riley Mitchell held strong for North and finished off the good work of Alycia Pitson and Amanda O’Shaunghnessy West’s Clare Hunter shot at 100% but it was North who took the early leadtobe5goalsupatthefirstbreak. West ghtened up their defensive pressure in the second quarter with Anna Bosco having a good contest with O’Shaunghessy in the midcourt and Rachael Langford ghtening up her pressure on Mitchell to help West outscore North by 4 goals Jasmine Davey made the most of her opportuni es having her best quarter for West to help her side to be 1 goal down at half me.
CGrade South Gambier started strongly in the B Grade contest scoring the first four goals before Casterton Sandford responded through Renae Newell. South con nued to dominate the quarter with Kim McIntyre and Sophie Wight working hard to limit the Cats opportuni es. At the other end Gracie Dalton showed maturity in goals scoring 7 goals for the quarter South led at the first changeby8goals.
MATCHREPORTS-1stSEMIFINAL
On the flip side it was East’s least produc ve quarter as the intensity dropped and North found some defensive mojo with Zahra Crough and Mel Renko ge ng some important touches and also earning some rebounding opportuni es as East’s radar was off and it did see North win the quarter andreducethedeficitto13. It was a similar story in the second as East con nued to assert their authority with the same level of defensive intensity and the precise and pa ent movement of the ball, with Amryn Bosko domina ng the shoo ng circle with her strong posi oning and well med leads, conver ng 13 from 17 as East movedtoa16goalhalf melead. Emily Hunter and Tarsh McCallum were unstoppable in the a acking third, hi ng the circle’s edge hard and finding Amryn Bosko and Sarah Lock in good shoo ng posi on and the duo didn’t disappoint, ne ng 15 from 17 in what was a clinical openingquarterfromEast. The Tigers also won the last but the damage had been done and in the end it was a 12 goal loss that ended their season and sees East in a preliminary final, wai ng for the loseroftheMillicentandWestGambierfinal thisweekend. North did reshuffle at the quarter me break, bringing Cara Nulty into the goal a ack role and she found her range straight away but the Tigers had no answer to East’s pressuregame. The defensive intent from East was all over the court and Morgan Amy and Bo Creek completely shut down the North shoo ng circle, resul ng in a 15 6 quarter me scoreline.Thehardrunning
AGRADE IntheenditcamedowntothestartandEast Gambier came out of the blocks firing, determined to keep their premiership defenceontrack. Missing goal a ack Macey Griffith due to COVID protocols, North had Lauran Norman in the role, fresh from her match winning performance in the 17 & Under 1st semi final, while Ashlee Kalantarian was playing under duress with a kneeniggle.
South came our firing in the C Grade match against North, shoo ng accurately and limi ng North to just four goals for the quarter. Jess MacGregor and Mel Kuhl combined well in the defensive circle for South and rebounded any missed goals to provide opportuni es for their side. Brooke Winterfield and Ella Egan shared the shoo ng load and helped their side take a match winning 12 goal lead at the first Southchange.dominated
of Brianna Walters was a feature for the Tigers, as was Nulty’s composure at goal a ack and Renko’s tenacityindefence,whileHunterwasaforce for East, with Amy domina ng the air with some stunning intercep ons and Amryn Bosko was as comoposed and dangerous as everintheshoo ngcircle.The Bulldogs were relentless with their pressure and willingness to contest and it resultedinplentyofturnoverballanderrors f r o m N o r t h Gambier.
Best players for West were Hunter and Davey and for North they were best served byNultyandPitson.
Best players for South were MacGregor and KuhlandforNorthJonesandMackereth. South swung the changes at the break with Shelby Auld moving to C and Charlie A will entering the game at WD They combined well with Wight and McIntyre to restrict the scoring opportuni es of the Cats and with Dalton having her best quarter shoo ng 11/12, South extended their lead to be 12 goalsinfrontatthelastchange.
South54defeatedNorth27
The third quarter was the most evenly contested for the match with some great matchups all over the court. Ash Kuhl was restedforSouthandAngeQuealeenteredat Centre giving South fresh legs Jones con nued to shoot well for North and combined well with Coco Mackereth. Mac Gregor con nued to control the defensive end for South, and they increased their lead by1tobe16goalsupatthreequarter me.
It means Lillie Paul, who has beengivenplentyofexposure to A Grade action this season, will take on a mid court role and her speed, defensive talentsandcreativitywithball in hand will see the Saints still rightinthefight. The challenge for the 2021 runners up will be limiting the scoring opportunities for S a ra h R i tte r a n d L i s a McGregor and that will be a wholeteamdefensiveeffort.
They have been the two teams that have had the least i n j u r y a n d p e rs o n n e l absentee interruptions over the course of the 2022 season but in round 16 against South Gambier, Georgia Clarke suffered a serious knee injury, sidelining the wing defender, who has also had her time in centre.
Sanderson is strong under the post and Verbena is so creative and deadly from long range, while Paige Nitschke is unassuming but never wastes a possession and uses her smarts to find good position onthecircle’sedge.
A-GRADE 2.30PM COURT 1
All three clashes between Millicent and West Gambier have been tight, with Millicent claiming the win the first time they met by three goals, West taking the second clash by two and Millicent securing a 10 goal win the final time they met in the minorround. It sets the stage for a tense 2nd semi final as both sides look to take the easy route to thegrandfinal.
Demi Verbena 2ndSEMI FINAL
West,ofcourse,haveasimilar challenge to Millicent – they need to limit supply to Tabatha Sanderson and Demi Verbena.
West GambierWest Gambier MILLICENT MillicentMillicent Red, Black & WhiteV Sarah
Paul and Lisa Duldig will also need to be at the top of their defensive game, denying Mikaela Horrigan and Tara Bryant easy access to the Thecircle.Bryant-Duldig battle will be one of the other key match ups on the day Bryant has been outstanding this season and her hard running ensures she impacts both ends of the court but they don’t come much better than Duldig in the mid court and she has always prided herself on her hardwork.
Blue &
Itisamatchthatreallyisatoss of the coin but Millicent to prevailinatightencounter The Roos defensive duo are also strong rebounders so accuracy will be a key for the Saints. Red Ri er
Portia McRae will take responsibility for Ritter and thatwillbeabattlethatgoesa long way to deciding the result, while Hannah Nitschke will need to go step for step with McGregor, who is the architect of the West attack play and feeds the ball with precisiontoRitter.
ZoeMalseedwillneedtowear PaigeNitschkelikeagloveand work together with Bryant to pressure the feed so Jade Ritter and Amy Cram can look to pounce on poor feeds or inaccuratedelivery
A-RESERVE 1.00PM COURT 1
2ndSEMI FINAL
TheJanssen.Saints mid court is smart and blessed with s p e e d w i t h J a c k i e S u n d e r l a n d , D a i sy Tunkin, Kayleigh Taylor and Alana Craig and they will need to be patient with ball in hand to avoid the East defensive line gettingtouches. The East mid court is also classy with Brooke Hicks and Tegan Gray leading the way with their hard running and creativity with ball in hand and their connection with Renee Henke, Casey Horrigan and Alysia Geraghty is so often seamless. McKinnon contests everything and her work over the shot will be pivotalaswell. Thebottomlineiswhileit looms as a tight contest, Janssen will not get any shortermeaningthepath to scoring will be easier for the Saints and they will advance to the grand final.
The A Reserve 2nd semi final will be a tense physical encounter as Millicent and East Gambiergoheadtohead. East Gambier will have one mission in mind –denying tall shooter Annelise Janssen the ball and that will not be an easy task given the State representative is tough under the post and accurateonthefinish. Janssen will combine withKateWalkerwhowill be looking to use quick release to dish off to her shootingpartnerbutthey will need to be safe with ball in hand given the ability of East defenders Chloe Perryman and Sharna McKinnon to read theplay. Anditwillneedtobewith the likes of captain Alice Pratt,JoWilsonandKeely Stuart patrolling the defensive third and denying time and space totheBulldogsfrontline. Perryman is not just a tight checking defender who contests everything, she also loves leaving her opponent to hunt for the interception and the Millicent mid court will be in her sights as she looks to turn theballover well before it gets in the s a m e p o s t c o d e a s
V
East GambierEast Gambier
Red & BlackRed, Black & White Sharna McKinnonJo Wilson
MILLICENT MillicentMillicent
North Gambier
All three players have good speed and great vision into the circle and North will need to play tight defence on them to step the slick ball movement the Saints lovetouse. Millicent has had the edge in all three clashes with North Gambier and while North is a super talented line-up there is no reason to think
Ofcourse,theTigershave a s t r o n g s c o r i n g combination of their own with Ashleigh Ashby and Bri Fuller Ashby uses her timing on the move, controlling the base, while Fuller uses her speed and great split to find herself in good range andbothareaccurate.
Domaschenz being able to fill that role as she did in Round 16 with good Andeffect.whenyouhaveamid court with players like Tiarna Verbena, Layla Baker and Caitlyn Shanks, your goalies end up with plentyofqualitysupply.
Millicent won’t get the jobdoneforafourthtime and earn the first place in thegrandfinal. At the other end, Nat Fox is the leader of the defensive line and also a keyplayerintransition.
B-GRADE2.30PM COURT 2
BriannaLush,KatieDyson and Hannah Fox to apply the pressure in the three defensive posts, while Maddy Pegler gives the Tigers versatility with her abilitytoplayeitherend. Red, Black & White Gambier Yellow & Black Georgia McInerneyKrystal Coghlan
Domaschenz will team with the athletic Krystal Coghlan at the defensive end with good support from Kodi Lucas, who is a versatile defensive minded player who can take on any role on court ifrequired. North is not without its chances but the Saints should take that first spot inthegrandfinal. Amelia Redman and GeorgiaMcInerneyareall class in the mid court and both make good position on the circle’s edge and feedwithgoodaccuracy. Fox will team with
North
V
MILLICENT MillicentMillicent
2ndSEMI FINAL
Jemma Hayward is a classy goaler who has impeccable timing and stunning accuracy from any range and whether she combines with Mia Varcoe or coach Jacqui Matthews, the Saints generally have no trouble scoring and they even havetheluxuryofskipper and goal keeper Nicole
V 2ndSEMI FINAL 2ndSEMI FINAL
in2tmw@bigpond.comEmail
&
C-GRADE 1.00PM COURT 2 ShehasteamedwellwithKate Patten and Lily Gray provides the pressure out front at wing defence, ensuring the feeders have to earn every possession as they look to deliver the ball intotheshootingcircle. This match looms as one of the tightest of the day as East Gambier and Millicent battle it out for the first spot in the 2022CGradegrandfinal.
Millicenteasilywontheround one clash between these two teams, followed by two narrow wins for Millicent, before South turned the tables in a game where Millicent was missing key shooterAnneliseJanssen. It sets up a quality contest in this 2nd semi final as both sides look to earn that first grandfinalposition. 11.30 South Gambier RedRed, Black White
T h e S a i n t s s h o o t i n g combination of Sapphire Sims and Claudia Pratt has been one of the best in the 2022 competition, using well timed moves and slick passing between the two to unsettle defensive lines and find good shootingposition. At the other end of the court, the Saints defensive line-up is led by Kalli Brown, who is the general of the backline while also playing her trademark tightcheckingdefence. They will have to work their way through the tenacious defence of Lucy Davis, Eryn Caruso and Shannon James, while coach Alex Quick can throw experienced goaler Dani Waters down the defensiveendifrequired. East Gambier had the better of the Saints in the first two encounter but the last time the two met it was a draw, suggesting a tight battle this weekend.
And it is in the mid court that the game could be won and lost, with Jacinta Clark dominating in centre for East, with good support from Tamara Janeway and Ruby Jacobs.Theywill be matched against the Saints young guns in Sophie Skeer and Alannah Pratt and the experience of captain Nicola Batten, who will have a great battle with Clark in a match up that will certainly help decide the final outcome. Keelie Lindner adds versatility to the line-up and she is a hard worker in whateverrolesheishanded. Millicent are the reigning premiersandaredesperateto successfullydefendthattitle. And the pressure on the feeders will be critical given the form of tall shooter Katie Gaffney, who is coming off a strong month of home and away netball, teaming with the experienced Megan Wilson and young gun Jordy Davis,whoalsocantakearole inthemidcourt. This looms as a goal for goal contest with the Bulldogs just getting the better of the reigningchamps–thistime. Black & White East Black George Street, Millicent Phone 8733 1725
Defensively, they are also a strong line up with Portia M c R a e a n c h o r i n g t h e defensive line, with Lauren VanEeden, who is tight checking and contests every ball, taking plenty of impressive interceptions, Sophie O’Connor always denyingtimeandspacetoher opponents and Maya Tarrant, who can take on all three defensive posts and get the jobdone. Millicent will just have the edge in this contest and book thatfirstgrandfinalspot.
& White MILLICENT MillicentMillicent
V 14
MILLICENT MillicentMillicent Red,
GambierEast Gambier Red &
Janssen looms large for the Saints with her height making life difficult for any defensive line and the delivery from Abby Denton, who is also a good long range finisher, Ella Easterby, who can play in the shooting circle or use her speed in the mid court, Daisy Tunkin, who is hard working andsmart,LilliePaul,whocan take on any of the mid court roles and have an impact, and Saige Gibson, who hits the circle hard and feeds accurately, also makes it difficult for defensive combinations to secure turnoverball.
17 & UNDER
AM COURT 1 South Gambier
V 15
T h e S a i n t s s h o o t i n g combination moves well, works together and finishes accurately.
North GambierNorth Gambier Yellow & Black MILLICENT MillicentMillicent Red, Black & White
MILLICENT
Both sides are packed with talent and it will be a high pressure,highqualitygame. It will be a tense battle with the Saints advancing to the grandfinalinatightone. At the other end of the court, the defensive line for theTigersisalsoqualitywith AvaCollnsandRubyMitchell working the front position well, strong in the air, pressure the shot and rebound strongly so the pressurewillbeontheSaints frontline to be patient and smartwithballinhand.
Macecircle.yGriffthwillbebackon c o u r t a n d s h e i s a s composedandsmartasthey come in goals, combining well with Elodie Adam, who uses her speed to great effect and never shies away from the long range shots, with Cara Nulty also able to have an impact in the shooting circle, as well as anywhereelseonthecourt. GambierNorth Gambier Yellow & Black MillicentMillicent Red, Black & White & UNDER B 11.30AM COURT 2
15 & UNDER A 10.15AM COURT 1
V 2ndSEMI FINAL 2ndSEMI FINAL
North Gambier enters this 2nd semi final with a 2 1 w i n n i n g re co rd ove r Millicent but the Saints will take some confidence in knowing they have defeated this strong Tigers outfit at leastonce. The Tigers are blessed with height in the shooting circle with Megan Wells and Milly Allen both strong on the hold and accurate on the finish.Allencanalsotakeher skills to the other end of the court and have an impact in Miadefence.Dyson teams with the tall timber with her front cuts and speed on the drive into the circle and when she is not passing accurately to her shooting partner she is takingtheshotherself. Claire Mitchell is another strong shooting option for coachJordanaAllenand,like Allen she can also have an impact at the defensive end if Perequired.nnyColeman and Bella Stafford are the other defensive options with Coleman dominating at goal defence and both players havingthe abilityto read the play and create turnover ball. Eva Crowe and Bella Gysbers are two key players for the Saintsandtheircombination in defence will make life tough for the Tigers. They are undersized against North’s tall timber but they are a tenacious duo and will competeforeverything. North, especially with its tall options at either end should book that first spot in the grandfinal.
North
The 15 & Under A 2nd semi final looms as one of the tightest contests of the weekend as Millicent takes on North Gambier for a spot inthegrandfinal.
Lexi Nichols will also play a role with her work over the ball, making life tough for theTigersfeeders.
Chloe Gysbers and Poppy Thorne will control the mid court,whileBreeWatsonisa versatile performer that can impactateitherend. Millie Matthews is also a leader in the mid court, havingmadethewingattack bib her own, while Sarah Sigston and Zoe Ryan will be looking to get good supply fromthatmidcourt. The Tigers mid court sees Summer Mackereth working hard in the wing defence role, Tillie McEachern taking onanyofthethreeroles,Lily Brook bringing great speed and accurate passing to her role and skipper Tora Jones leadingthewayincentre.
Millicent has Mylee Lynch and Molly Cushion in goals, providing the challenge of a smooth moving goal circle, whereslickballmovementis the key and both are accuratefinishers. ThemidcourtisledbyPoppy Venn and Piper Paul, who are smart players blessed with speed and toughness, while Mia Gysbers brings a steady head and good work ethic and Jamie Lucas is as tenacious as they come and often picks up those importantturnovers. And they will need to be at their best as the Tigers have greatshootingoptions. The defensive line is blessed w i t h t h r e e a t h l e t i c defenders who are as strong on the ground as they are in the air with Mackinlee Alcock, Matti Fauchelle and Edie Easterby, who can also head into the mid court, all capable of making life very toughfortheTigersshooting
The saints have won two of the three encounters in season 2022, losing by 10 the first time round, and thenbouncingbackforthree andsevengoalvictories. Jayme Young, Sarah Brown and Maggie Collins inject plenty of speed and tenacity into the mid court and they will run hard all day to keep providing an outlet for their team mates as they look to work the ball into the shootingcircle.
Brydee Starick, Swaye Lindner, Libby Buck and Kara Murray all bring pace and smarts to their roles in the mid court and they all work harddefensivelyaswell. Murraycanalsoheadintothe defensive circle if required where Analeigh Anderson a n d A l i c e A l l e n a l s o dominate Both are tight checking defenders who are strong over the shot, rebound well and love taking interceptions. The Millicent mid court is headlined by Sebella Coghlan,whonotonlydoesa stack of damage with ball in hand but she is a hard working defensive mid courterwhocreatesplentyof turnoverball. Coghlan is well supported by Lucy Crowe and Scarlett Zalme–botharereliablewith ball in hand, they run hard all day and they have a great c o m m i t m e n t t o t h e defensivesideofthegame. Their opponents this weekend, West Gambier, are chock full of talent but Millicent appears a class above,havingeasilydefeated the Roos on all three occasionsthisseason. The Saints enter this 2nd semi final sitting pretty, undefeated on top of the 13 & Under A and seemingly Lilaunbeatable.Pearson is a key for the Roos, using her height to great effect under the post and she teams well with Lara Murdoch, who uses her speed and well timed moves toopenupspace. Murdoch’s passing is also precise as is the Roos mid court’s work with ball in
Phoebe Rhook anchors the shooting circle for Casterton Sandford with her strong holds and accurate finishing, while her partners in crime, Adele Murphy and Renee Gorman will provide the strong drives into the circle andbotharehappytoattack thepost. The margins were three, 10 and eight goals in low scoring defensive contests andthereisnoreasonnotto think this final will also be a tight scoreline and a tense contest. At the other end of the court, Ylana Grigg and Rachel Forbes are the tight checking defenders who will be relied upon to limit scoring and create enough turnoverballtogivetheCats ashotatvictory Both are strong in the air, rebound well and contest everything and they get great support from Ella McKinnon and Chloe
MILLICENT
MillicentMillicent Red, Black & White Casterton-SandfordCasterton-Sandford Blue, White & Red
V V 2ndSEMI FINAL 2ndSEMI FINAL
MILLICENT
Kurzman.Marlee Ro b b i n s a n d Makayla Rees bring speed to the mid court and a strong work ethic, while Nicole Cornish has made wing defence her own with her pressureovertheball.Millicent has won all three contests this season but it has not been convincing and the Cats will enter this clash knowing they can defeat the Saints. Millicent will be relying on captain Ella Matthews to lead the way as she takes on one of the mid court roles, while Amarlie Thomson will be the focal point in the shooting circle with her strong holds and accurate Ifinishing.ndiCoghlan and Olivia Thorne are both goal/wing attacks who feed the ball withgreataccuracyandthey are both confident on the shotaswell.
13 & UNDER B 10.15AM COURT 2
MillicentMillicent Red, Black & White Blue & Red West GambierWest Gambier A 9.00AM COURT 1 At the other end of the court, Emily Denton will anchor the defensivelinewithherability to read the play and Sheathleticism.formsa great defensive combination with Jeda Hibberd, who is a tight checking, clever defender, who contests every ball and there is plenty of other defensive support with Asha Gysbers, who also does damageinthemidcourt.
Buthand.itwill be a hard ask given Millicent is stacked with talent.KalaniDunn and AshleeDean are a strong shooting combination – Dunn with her strong holds and Dean with her clever movement – and Tahnee Grosser can also fill a role in the shooting circle with her pace, strong drives and accurate finishing and she also does damage in the midcourt. It is difficult to see a way where West can upset the saints, who will advance in style to the 2022 13 & Under Agrandfinal.
Courtney Sigston, Lindy VanEeden and Imogen Hales will team with Matthews in the mid court to transition the ball with speed, while the defensive duties will fall to Audrey Galambos, Lainie Rainsford and Isabelle Wilson and their ability to create turn over ball with their strong aerial skills will prove the difference and see the Saints advance to the grandfinal.
13 & UNDER
GATE TIMES: U/12's - Various Times - U/14 - 8.30am - U/16 - 9.50am - U/18 - 11.10am - Reserves - 12.40pm - Seniors - 2.30pm Adults $10 - Concession $5 (Pension Card Only) - U18 - Free U/12 - $5 per adult - Kids Free SEASON FIXTURE F.L. 1st Semi Final - West Gambier - 13th August 2022 2nd Semi Final - East Gambier - 20th August 2022 Preliminary Final - Casterton-Sandford - 27th August 2022 Grand Final - North Gambier - 3rd September 2022