Western Border Football Netball Budget - The Western - Round 15 2022

WESTERN BORDER FOOTBALL & NETBALL

The

F.L.

Western

2022 OFFICIAL PROGRAMME ROUND 15 - JULY 30

Re-unions

FINALS COME EARLY Casterton Sandford & North Gambier battle in season defining contest NORTH GAMBIER v CASTERTON SANDFORD SOUTH GAMBIER v WEST GAMBIER EAST GAMBIER v MILLICENT

GAME PREVIEW North Gambier v Casterton Sandford With two weeks to go and effectively one spot up for grabs, North Gambier and Casterton Sandford know their season could hinge on an hour and a half of football this Saturday.

After West Gambier’s win over East Gambier last weekend, it has effectively sealed one of the two remaining finals berths and fittingly the other two contenders will face off at Vansittart Park.

This time the Cats and Tigers must head in the right direction to take themselves to the promised land.

Currently both sides have 5-9 win loss records, but North occupies fourth spot due to its superior percentage.

This makes the road trip even more important for the Cats, who are still licking their wounds from a 90-point defeat to South Gambier whilst wearing their heritage guernseys.

The Victorians could not contain the Demons’ fast style and must be able to mount a fightback against a Tigers team with plenty of superstars of their own.

The midfield battle between Nick McInerney and Dylan Ayton will be one to watch, while the likes of Matt Killey, Tom Foster and recent debutant Elwood Geary will need to find a way to slow down the rampaging Sam Stafford.

Both teams can draw to previous one-on-one battles for inspiration, but this third and final battle of the home and away season carries so much more weight.

The Cats can turn to 2019 as inspiration when they just knocked out the Demons in a sudden-death clash with a big second half, while North only just avoided a similar fate last year.

THOMAS MILES - SE VOICE

Many greats of the Western Border world will be at the “Kennel” as the club celebrates the premiership reunions of its champion sides from the 1970’s and 80’s.

In 1983 East overcame Millicent the old Dogs will be watching the modern day Pups try to take the fight to an improving Saints side, boosted by the returns of Clint Gallio and Tom Hutchesson which will be no easy task.

A fortnight away from football did the Saints no harm as they resumed their form to completely outplay a hungry North Gambier team.

With only Frazer Bradley on SA Country duty, Millicent coach Clint Gallio said this week is all about not disrupting the team’s flow towards finals.

“We will just keep ticking along as a group and make sure we are right over the next few weeks,” he said.

“We want to give ourselves the best chance of having a full strength squad with the finals creeping up on us pretty quickly.”

Although the likes of Shaun Lock and Keenan Dwyer showed some spark last week, the challenge of slowing Millicent’s delivery to Dylan Bromley will loom large.

South Gambier v West Gambier The sides occupying first and third on the ladder will head to Blue Lake Sports Park keen to continue some strong patches of form.

For the Demons the equation is simple, keep doing what it has done for the last eight games which is fun teams ragged.

They were devastating last week at Island Park, leaving the Cats for dust to win by 90 points.

Although key forward Brodie Foster was held back by sickness, young gun Mitch Sims stepped up to the plate booting six goals to East Gambier v Millicent There is not as much on the line at McDonald ensure South always has scoring firepower.

Park when East Gambier takes on Millicent, With coach Brayden Kain and key halfback player Todd Reid both set to miss this but there will still be a good vibe.

F.L. weekend to represent SA Countr y at Adelaide Oval.

But with so much talent around the club, South should be able to fill their key positions and make life very difficult for their opponents.

Kain said a test awaits against a side playing strong football.

“West will be extremely challenging,” he said.

“Maintaining this momentum for us will be our expectation but we will certainly be prepared for them to show some fight.

“The pointy end of the year always brings added pressure to see which teams are the real deal and we are excited to get back to Blue Lake Sports Park and put on a good show.”

For the Roos, after wrapping up a tough scrap for a finals berth, they now have their sights set on causing some trouble with the big boys prior to September.

During patches West has given South some headaches and assistant coach Nathan Lewis wants to see a more sustained effort.

“Although we (West) lost both games by seven goals, a lot of their work was done in a short amount of time, so we have been pretty competitive against South,” he said.

“They have some firepower, but I think our backline is a lot more settled than the last times we have played them.

“Our goal is to challenge in the finals and we do not want to put in a stinker this week and we do not want to have that going into finals, so we have to plan well b e c a u s e i t ’s a n important game. “ N o e xc u s e s a n d hopefully we can be better for longer and take the fight across four quarters.”

ROUND RESULTS SENIORS West 4.5 6.5 8.8 12.15 (87) East 3.0 7.5 9.6 9.9 (63) Best - West: L. Lean, L. Bradley-Brown, T. Mcpartlan, A. Pfitzner, T. Redden, K. Giddings; East: S. Lock, J. Forster, J. Eldridge, J. Lawrence, K. Dwyer, M. Ferguson.

Goals - West: M. Minuzzo, L. Lean, J. Williams 2, T. Davis, J. Pfitzner, M. Cornolo, B. Papps 2, D. McElroy 3; East: G. Ha 2, S. Lock 2, J. Lawrence, S. Lock 2, M. Scanlon, R. Flamank.

Millicent 5.5 9.6 13.8 18.10 (118) North 2.3 3.4 6.7 9.9 (63) Best - Millicent: D. Bromley, H. Nitschke, K. Bradley, S. Willis, J. Werchon, K. Shanks; North: B. Adams, N. McInerney, S. Stafford, M. Kelton, B. Shepherdson, C. Buckley.

Goals - Millicent: H. Nitschke 2, J. Cushion 2, F. Bradley, C. McGrath, J. Todd, C. Williams, D. Bromley 9, J. Werchon; North: R. McLaughlin, S. Stafford 6, T. de Wit, N. Blachut.

Cast-Sand 1.2 4.4 5.5 7.7 (49) South 6.5 13.6 18.8 21.13 (139) Best - Casterton Sandford: T. Foster, M. Killey, J. Thompson, A. Mckinnon, H. Mccrae; South: M. Sims, T. Reid, B. Keding, M. Hein, J. Paprotny, J. Woodall.

Goals - Casterton Sandford: H. Mccrae 3, A. Mckinnon 2, D. Carlin, A. McCrae; South: J. Paprotny, B. Keding, B. Kain 5, M. Hein, E. Marks, C. Munro 2, E. Fisher 2, M. Sims 6, M. Harrold, N. Forbes.

F.L.

Goals - Millicent: Z. Bradley, S. Duldig 5, H. Willis, B. Tilley 4, H. Armfield, T. Dunn 3, E. Glass Reilly; North: M. Chapman 2, B. Allison.

West East West Gambier won on forfeit

(0) (0)

U/18's Millicent 1.4 3.5 7.8 7.8 (50) North 0.1 3.1 5.3 10.7 (67) Best - Millicent: A. Fuller, J. Dean, P. Jennings, J. Todd, A. Wesolowski, A. Lindner; North: T. Harris, J. Williamson, R. McLaughlin, J. Millard, Z. Clark, Z. Young.

Goals - Millicent: K. Shanks, J. Cushion 2, D. Lasle , A. Wesolowski 3; North: B. Anderson, Z. Clark, D. Ilsley, Z. Young 2, E. Williamson, O. Dempsey 2, T. Harris 2.

West 3.1 5.3 8.4 9.5 (59) East 3.1 4.4 5.7 8.10 (58) Best - West: A. Circelli, J. Judd, S. Nay Than, L. Lefever, R. Cowling; East: T. Bignell, A. Clarke, R. Flamank, S. Couldrey, K. McCracken, E. Telfer-Sco .

Goals - West: R. Cowling, L. Lefever 3, H. Case, S. Nay Than 2, B. Winterfield 2; East: A. Clarke, C. Smith, R. Flamank 4, W. Vaughan, S. Couldrey.

U/16's RESERVES Cast-Sand 1.1 0.0 0.0 1.1 (7) South 4.2 8.7 12.10 16.15 (111) Best - Casterton Sandford: J. Smith, J. WalkerGould, K. Forbes, S. Herbert, H. Carlin, J. Fitzgerald; South: L. Foran, B. Whicker, L. Pearce-Raisin, N. Seager, S. King, H. Snell.

Goals - Casterton Sandford: H. Carlin; South: D. Reid, K. Eagleson 8, A. Kuhl, L. Foran, M. Laube, N. Seager, H. Fisher 2, H. Snell.

Millicent 6.2 7.5 12.6 16.6 (102) North 0.1 2.3 3.3 3.4 (22) Best - Millicent: B. Tilley, H. Willis, S. Duldig, M. Reilly, jed haines, C. Reilly; North: I. Rosier, T. Young, D. Poyner, T. Fle , T. Burner.

Cast-Sand 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (0) South 4.3 8.4 72.7 16.10 (106) Best - Casterton Sandford: B. McKinnon, R. Makore, J. Jones, C. Rice, M. Parsons, C. Stephens; South: K. Bannon, J. Kuhl, A. Sims, L. Ray, S. Domaschenz.

Goals - Casterton Sandford: No goals; South: C. Watson 3, M. Goldsmith, L. Ray 2, J. Kuhl, A. Sims, M. Thomas 2, D. Harten 2, M. Whitehead 2, S. Domaschenz 2.

West 5.6 East 6.7 Best - No best players recorded.

Goals - No goal scorers recorded.

(36) (43)

U/14's West 2.0 4.1 5.2 6.3 (39) East 2.4 5.5 7.5 7.6 (48) Best - West: H. Croker, K. Gilbert, O. Pohlner, B. Noble, R. Barre ; East: L. Legray, J. Mee, R. Angelino, E. Clark, B. Versteegh, N. Spooner.

Goals - West: R. Pearson, H. Croker 2, B. Noble, H. Mobbs, J. Hewle ; East: R. Angelino 2, R. Lawrence, J. Picken 4.

Millicent 1.2 3.2 4.3 5.4 (34) North 1.0 1.0 2.1 3.1 (19) Best - Millicent: A. Pra , L. Cawood, T. Lawlor, W. Jennings, A. Robbins, B. Douglas; North: S. Baron, J. Driver, C. Lunnay, C. Harris, R. Hamilton.

Goals - Millicent: K. Kenny, L. Tunkin, B. Douglas, C. Hateley 2; North: S. Baron, S. Swiggs, S. Crispino.

Cast-Sand 1.1 2.4 2.4 3.4 (22) South 2.2 4.2 5.4 8.6 (54) Best - Casterton Sandford: B. Pra , C. Stephens, A. Lane, J. Geary, N. Longhurst, J. Rhook; South: L. Cameron, H. Hicks, O. McCracken, J. Walmsley, H. Ellis.

Goals - Casterton Sandford: C. Stephens 2, J. Rhook; South: L. Moss, M. Ropi ni 2, H. Hicks, O. McCracken 3, S. McBain.

Millicent 0.0 0.1 3.4 3.4 (22) North 5.1 9.5 12.5 18.9 (117) Best - Millicent: H. Gibbs, J. Dean, J. Bowden, B. Sims, B. Douglas, T. Lawlor; North: D. Ilsley, C. Turner, I. Phu , A. Bruce, B. Anderson.

Goals - Millicent: J. Bowden, H. Gibbs 2; North: A. Dally 3, B. Anderson 2, G. Joseph L. 2, D. Arthurson 3, B. Rogers, T. Stephens, D. Ilsley 3, S. Doody, C. McLaughlin 2.

Shop 1, 7 James Street Mount Gambier SA 5290 Phone: 08 87257582

LEADING GOAL KICKERS

F.L.

U/18's

Bendigo Bank Seniors Name Brayden Kain Sam Stafford Dylan Bromley Brodie Foster Garre Ha Mitchell Sims Jus n McConnell Jacob Carger Ma Scanlon Jordan Williams Alistair McCrae Adam McKinnon Daron McElroy

Club South Gambier North Gambier Millicent South Gambier East Gambier South Gambier North Gambier Millicent East Gambier West Gambier Cast/Sand Cast/Sand West Gambier

Rnd Total 5 53 6 52 9 44 0 28 2 22 6 19 0 19 0 17 1 17 2 17 1 15 2 15 3 14

Reserves Kym Eagleson Elio Fisher Steven Duldig Nick Seager Mitchell Reilly Ma hew Chapman Josh Schapel Zac Bradley Ma Kurzmann Riley Wilson

South Gambier South Gambier Millicent South Gambier Millicent North Gambier West Gambier Millicent Cast/Sand West Gambier

8 0 5 1 0 2 0 1 0 0

87 28 27 26 22 22 22 21 21 18

Name Liam Turley Alex Wesolowski Nelson Forbes Jaxon Cushion Harry Fisher Zach Clark Reece McLaughlin Brodie Allen Tallan Dunn Nicholas Adams

Club South Gambier Millicent South Gambier Millicent South Gambier North Gambier North Gambier North Gambier Millicent South Gambier

Jed Sims Jace Maxwell Sam Craig Harry Gibbs Kobe Gibson Jacob Salmon C Watson

South Gambier South Gambier Cast/Sand Millicent Millicent South Gambier South Gambier

Rnd Total 0 31 3 21 0 15 2 14 0 14 1 13 0 13 0 13 0 12 0 12

U/16's 0 0 0 2 0 0 3

21 20 18 16 15 15 15

4 0 1 2 2 0

34 25 23 21 20 16

U/14's Jaiden Picken Jedd Rhook Harry Hicks Harvey Croker Campbell Hateley Will A will

East Gambier Cast/Sand South Gambier West Gambier Millicent South Gambier

custom apparel specialists

XPRSAPPAREL.COM.AU

www.boonaroo.com.au

LADDERS

F.L.

BENDIGO BANK SENIORS South Millicent West North Cast. Sand.

East

W L D 13 1 0 11 2 1 6 7 1 5 9 0 5 9 0 1 13 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0

For Agst 1337 740 1018 685 772 892 958 963 811 1179 725 1162

Pts % 52 180.68 46 148.61 26 86.55 20 99.48 20 68.79 4 62.39

RESERVES South Millicent West North Cast. Sand.

East

W L D 14 0 0 10 4 0 8 6 0 5 9 0 4 10 0 1 12 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0

For Agst 1738 164 860 664 717 716 566 1056 518 948 370 1221

Pts % 56 1059.76 40 129.52 32 100.14 20 53.6 16 54.64 4 30.3

U/18's South North Millicent West East

W L D 11 0 0 8 4 0 6 5 0 3 8 0 0 11 0

B 3 2 3 3 3

For Agst 1003 271 783 546 784 474 523 802 164 1164

Pts % 44 370.11 32 143.41 24 165.4 12 65.21 0 14.09

U/16's South North Millicent Cast. Sand.

West East

W 14 7 6 6 4 4

L 0 7 7 8 9 9

D 0 0 0 0 1 1

South East Millicent Cast. Sand.

West North

W L D 13 1 0 9 4 1 8 6 0 6 7 1 5 9 0 0 14 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0

For Agst 1155 160 659 607 468 681 396 697 480 736 454 731

Pts % 56 721.88 28 108.57 24 68.72 24 56.81 18 65.22 18 62.11

U/14's B 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 747 649 422 530 426 211

Agst 233 463 404 528 515 842

Pts % 52 320.6 38 140.17 32 104.46 26 100.38 20 82.72 0 25.06

SATURDAY

8.00am - 10.00am

MONDAY

Daron McElroy - Phil Muhovics medalist for best on ground *Image courtesy Frank Monger Photography

MUHOVICS CUP - WEST GAMBIER

*Image courtesy Frank Monger Photography

2022 SA COUNTRY SQUAD NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

PLAYER Jack Kenny Ben Edwards Brayden Kain Shane Ballantyne Tom Whittlesea Flynn Pisani Matt Willson Jordan Clements Steve Jackson Giles Ellis Aseri Raikiwasa Todd Reid Sam Tharaldsen Zane Montgomerie Daniel Perks Mark Marriott Pat Davies Steve Burton Jed Woolford Frazer Bradley Murphy Short Matt Crettenden Jaxon Bennett

CLUB Eastern Ranges CMS Crows South Gambier Southern Flinders Bordertown South Gawler Naracoorte Marble Range Weeroona Bay Kadina Ports South Gambier Flagstaff Hill Elliston Districts Tailem Bend Hatherleigh Kalangadoo South Gawler Marble Range Millicent CMS Crows United Yeelanna Marble Range

ZONE Eyre Peninsula Central South East Northern South East Central South East Eyre Peninsula Northern Central Eyre Peninsula South East Southern Districts Eyre Peninsula Eastern South East South East Central Eyre Peninsula South East Central Eyre Peninsula Eyre Peninsula

Brayden Kain - South Gambier

Frazer Bradley - Millicent

Todd Reid - South Gambier

North Gambier Yellow & Black

Senior Coach: Ben Hardy Senior Assistant Coach: Jordan Holli & Kevin Bryan Reserves Coach: Tim Young

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

Declan Kenny Nick McInereny (c) Ethan Norman Dale Bachman Toby McAllistar Tim McInerney Bre Kennedy Ma hew Hensel Mitchell Kelton Joel Griffith Ma hew Chapman Cameron Ortlepp Izaak Rosier Aus n Kitschke Jay Turner Sam Shepherd Hamish Telford Jordan Holli Reece McLaughlin Tim Young Sam Stafford Brodie Allen Jordan Mansell Elijah Firth Jacob Athurson Nick Mark Iowani Coleman Mal Lewis Dylan Munn Will Thompson Patrick Wildonja Nick Brown

33 34 35 37 39 41 43 44 45 46 48 49 54 55 56 77 90

Jus n McConnell Sam Egan Jake Schutz Deacon Ilsley Danny Poyner Tim Scarth Tom Fle Adam Prosperi-Porta Toby DeWi Oscar Dempsey Angus Widdison Shaun Bu erfield Tyler Harris Bre Shepherdson Brayden Howard Ciaran Buckley Nick Blachu

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

V

Casterton-Sandford Blue, White & Red

Senior Coach: Kane Forbes Senior Assistant Coaches: Jus n Carlin, Rick Killey, Billy Galpin Reserves Coach: Joseph McArlein Assistant Coach: Zak Cleary 1 Ma Kerr 2 Jesse Walker-Gould 3S Billy Galpin 3R Jus n Beecher 4 Alister Bright 5 Hamish McCrae 6 Zac Nash 7 Adam McKinnon 8 Pete Hutchins 9 Diarmid Cleary (c) 10 Ma Thurkle 11 Mason Hunter 12 Tom Searle 13 Kane Forbes 14 Jarrad Smith 15 Joey McArlein 16S Dylan Ryan 16R Jimmy Boulton 18 Gabe Parsons 19 Shaun Gill 20 Damian Wombwell 21 Casey Jones 22 Sam Craig 23 Ma Killey 24 Hayden Smith 25 Hamish Carlin 26 Jack Thompson 27 Mick Jarrad 28 Jason Sco 29 Dylan Ayton (Pres) 30 Jus n Carlin 31 Edmund Pritchard 32 Charlie Jarrad

33 34 35 36 37 39 42 43 44 45 46 47 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 59 53 59 60 61 62 63 64 68 69 71 76 77 78

Jackson Fitzgerald Rick Killey Cale Zipple Jake Smith Sullivan Gibbs Nicholas Schembri Dominic Ahmed Ben Holmes Chris McKinnon Kyle Carlin Kaden Humphries Dillan Carlin Rhys Jolly Cory Wombwell Bevan Wombwell Jus n Beecher Jarvis Parsons Tom Brody Cody Ireland Josh Co er Connor Hill James Killey Fletcher Bright Nathan Faroe Darren Murrell Corey Hornibrook Fraser Kent Tom Foster Ma Thurkle Ranea King Ma Kurzmann Jake Balzan Albwoski Smeaton

CLICK TO VIEW HIGHLIGHTS

LEWISLEAN

North Gambier Yellow & Black Last week we ventured to Millicent, well those of us that weren’t in QLD or at a concert.

The Under 14’s had one of their closer games, going down by only 2 goals.

This team deserves a victory and we hope that can happen in the next few weeks. Awards were given to Sam Baron, Jackson Driver, Connor Lunnay, Cooper Harris & Reid Hamilton.

The Under 16’s had a terrific win albeit against an undermanned opponent.

Credit to Brett Shepherdson who as coach is getting this group gelling at the right time of the year. His side is even ly b alan ced . Best p layers included Deacon Ilsley with 3 goals, Cooper Turner, Intha Phutt, Alex Bruce and Brodie Anderson.

Coach Bryan was elated with his side’s performance kicking 5 goals to nothing in the last quarter to steal the win from Millicent in the Under 18’s game. This game was highly contested for 4 quarters and played in good spirits with both teams playing 16 aside due to player unavailability. Best players were Tyler Harris, Jamie Williamson, Reece McLaughlin, Jordan Millard, and Zayne Young.

The B Grade were really affected more than usual (if that’s possible?) with player availability and come up against a strong Millicent outfit. Tim managed to find 3 new players at late notice and must be thanked for putting their hands up to play. Better players Izaak Rosier, Tim Young, Danny

V

Poyner, Tom Flett and first gamer Toby Burner.

Congratulations to Darcy Arthurson who debuted in the Seniors. The game itself didn’t go to plan for Coach Hardy. Millicent was too slick with ball movement and delivery to their key forward. Better players were hard to find but mentions to Sam Stafford who is in a purple patch of form against numerous opponents many weeks with 6 goals. Bradley Adams, Nick McInerney, and Mitch Kelton.

This week we welcome back Casterton Sandford to Vansittart Park, we also welcome back all those involved in the 2012 Senior and Reserves Premiership sides for their 10-year reunion.

To d a y a l s o m a r k s M a t t h e w Chapman’s 400 senior club game. An amazing achievement for our highly decorated loyal servant of the club.

Chappy joins the illustrious club of now of 2 players to have played 400 senior club games. Chappy is still a fierce competitor and will always be remembered for tough hard approach to the game and his selflessness as teammate.

Just a heads up that we are hosting the grand final this year, so don’t make any plans for the 3rd of September 2022. Hopefully we both playing and cooking bbqs etc on the day.

Thanks to our major sponsors, Stuckey Electrical Contracts and KFC.

Casterton-Sandford

last trip away before the finals cat fans and we find ourselves at Vansittart park, the home of the tigers. Last week was a our 1990 premiership reunion weekend but unfortunately South Gambier spoiled the show in all grades of footy.

Blue, White & Red Carlin and Jackson Fitzgerald.

The Seniors looked great in the heritage jumper, but looks don't matter much when the contest is on, a 90 point loss was not the way reunion day was supposed to go.

Better players were Tom Foster, Matt Killey, Jack Thompson, Adam The under 14s put up a good show McKinnon and Hamish McCrae 3 against the ladder leaders but fell goals. behind in the second half to go down by 5 goals.

Today is a turning point for the Better players were Brody Pratt, club, we must win today if our Connor Stephens 2 goals, Archie senior teams are to play finals, so L a n e , J a g g e r G e a r y, N a t e grab your picnic rug and get out Longhurst and Jack Rhook. and cheer like you've never cheered before Cat fans, CARN The under 16s had a hard time CATS. hitting the scoreboard but would be very proud of their defensive Sunday is Market Day at Island efforts.

Park, 10 am til 3 pm, so get down and pick up a bargain, it sounds B e t t e r p l a y e r s w e r e B a y like a rip snorter.

McKinnon, Rufaro Makore, Joshua Jones, Coby Rice, Mavric Parsons Thank-you to all our valued and Connor Stephens in his sponsors including Boonaroo, second game for the day.

Nutrien Ag Solutions, Bendigo Bank, and Casterton Secondary The Reserves began well but College found the going tough against a well tuned opposition, 100 points Upcoming Event: up one week 100 points down a July 31st Sunday Market couple later.

August 6th – Live Music, Any Other Sunday Better players for the day were Jarrad Smith, Jesse Walker-Gould, Kane Forbes, Sid Herbert in his second game for the day, Hamish

Casterton Sandford celebrated their 1990 premiership reunion last weekend unveiling their heritage guernsey, which is a combination of the last Casterton and Sandford jumpers, while also paying respects to the sides gone by from the area that helped make us what we are today.

North Gambier Yellow & Black

Casterton-Sandford

V

Blue, White & Red

Under 18’s Coach: Kevin Bryan Assistant Coach: Kathy Allen 2 7 9 10 13 23 35 51 57 64 67 68 69 70 71

Jay Turner Zach Clark Connor Millhouse Joel Griffith Brad Braithwaite Zach Nulty Lenny Fox Zayne Young Jamie Williamson Brady Dethmore Shaun Richards Ethan Williamson Reece McLaughlin Ned Heywood Oscar Dempsey

83 85 87 90

Brodie Allen Henry Heywood Tyler Harris Jordan Millard

NO TEAM FIELDED IN THIS GRADE

Under 16’s Coach: Bre Shepherdson Assistant Coach: 2 11 12 13 15 16 21 22 23 25 36 45 47 48 50

Aaron Dally Jonty Collins Alexander Bruce Gavin Joseph Lapatha Cooper Turner Darcy Arthurson Bowen Rogers Iowani Coleman Je Davis Zadkiel Cordell Ben Braithwaite Vincent Dellorefice Sebas an Doody Hector Opie Drae Maple

Coach: Laurie Jones Assistant Coach: Jimmy Boulton 52 Chad McLaughlin Brodie Anderson Joshuah Glidden Trae Hamilton Deacon Ilsley Teangi Stephens

1 3 5 9 10 11 12 17 19 20 21 22 25 27 28

Josh Jones Sid Herbert Kaeden Talay Rick Kaliebe Mitchell Bright Herman Ferreira Rufaro Maroke Bay McKinnon Eli Hunter Sullivan Gibbs Coby Rice Sam Craig Ben Rafferty Dylan Munro Riley Hornibrook

31 52 62 84 92

Oliver Foster Mavric Parsons Jack Wombell Ellwood Geary Paul Ferreira

Under 14’s Coach: Jason Baron Assistant Coach: Sco Fle Cooper Harris Sam Baron Mitchell Chapman Penny Coleman Tyson Cooley Levi Creek Dean Crute Jackson Driver James Fle Reid Hamilton Ryder Lomas Connor Lunnay Aden Minge Eadie Mustart Harrison Pearce

Mason Rogers Luca Roulstone Samuel Swiggs Charlie Waters Hayden Wren Charlie Wurst

Coach: Ma Kurzman Assistant Coach: Billy Galpin 4 6 7 10 12 13 14 15 16 19 24 30 33 39 46

Reghan Parsons Archie Lane Jedd Rhook Nate Longhurst Alex Hill Connor Stephens Riley Hutchins Lachie Auld Jack Rhook Ayden Nolte Brody Pra Billy Rhook Blake Kurzman Samuel Pa on Je Lykke

67 72 79 85 86 88

Kirby Vise Jaggar Geary Kelem Blenkiron Krystal Collier Alaric Tibbe Takudzwa Makore

North Gambier Yellow & Black

Casterton-Sandford

V

Blue, White & Red

Under 12 A’s Coach: Adrian Flowers Assistant Coach: Ryan Creek 3 7 8 9 11 17 18 25

Ethan Fle Brock McEachern Kobe Roulstone Ethan Brook Eddie Kahorao Jake Cooley James Bryan Jenna Baron

32 54 61 63 72 83 86

Jacob Vinko Kane Harris Kobi Long Izobella Lorigan Lincoln Holtham Jack Dyson Banjo Stephens Tyrece Porter

Charlie Waters Hayden Wren

NO TEAM FIELDED IN THIS GRADE Under 12 B’s

Coach: John Stafford Team Manager: Sco Montgomery 2 3 4 6 7 13 16 18 19

Thomas Norman Mason Rogers Alex Bell Finnegan Brokensha Jobe Lynagh Jake Cary Hardie Stafford Harris Mustart Henry Montgomery

20 39 50 59 72 88 91 95

Ronnie Coleman Riley Chapman Jobe Creek Jacob Cox Tyler Norton Owen Flowers Kye Wren-Mitchell Edwin Buckland Levi Jenson

NO TEAM FIELDED IN THIS GRADE Under 12 C’s

Coach: Stacey Mullans Team Manager: Michael Durbridge 3 4 11 24 46 66 68 69

Moonshine Win Digby Stephens Jenny Bigirimana Will Mullens Mitchell Allen Cooper Stephen LakynCorcoran Banks Stephen

71 76 80 77 86 93

Abel McIntosh Jarrah Durbidge Levi Hunter Claire Fle Kobe Hamilton Jack Davison

Coach: Darren Carlin 5 11 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21

Bailey Carlin Mitchell Hulm Lachlan Hulm Harry Simson Dana Murphy Tristan Herring Zeb Beaton Ayden Nolte Brody Davis Tristan Herring

23 24 26 27 28 29 32 33 34 35

Phoebe Gray Rupert Dorahy Maggie Simson Oliver Kurzman Fletcher McKinnon Fraser Richardson Zavier Cates Lacey Thompson Alby Lane Darcy Gorman

36 37 39 40 41 43 45 47

Toby Auld Kyden Graham Max Stephens Riley Gorman Jacob Rochecouste George Edgar Tate Rice Nathan Robbins

Under 12 D’s Coaches: Danny Vinko Team Managers: Stephen Kamphius & Brad Lucas 4 27 38 49 57 72 89 93

Harry Lucas RyleyJudd Lukas Vinko Ned Kamphius David Kulimushi Will Gannon Ted Lucas Cohen Minter

96

Thomas Bryan Maison Roscow

NO TEAM FIELDED IN THIS GRADE Under 12 E’s

Coaches: Ciaran Buckley & Sam Whelan 7 14 22 44 52 55 58

Oliver Liddle Fergus Brokensha Ryan Davison Flynn Buckley Beau Whelan Taylor Morris Xavier Wurst

61 65 69 71 84 85

Eden Stephenson Richard Greco Morgan Renko Brax Edwards Jimmy Crozier Ryder Sealey Corey Phillips

Finn Roscow

NO TEAM FIELDED IN THIS GRADE

F.C.

NOR

R

AMBI G E TH

THE TIGERS SENIORS

2012 10 Year Reunion Seniors reserves

North 2.4 6.10 10.12 17.16 (118) South 3.1 4.2 8.3 9.5 (59) Goals - North: Jus n McConnell 4, Richard O’Grady, Sco Fle 3, Anthony Kilsby, Glenn Soper 2, Adam Kurzman, Nick Blachut, Patrick Perry South: Brodie Foster, Simon Berkefeld 3, Brent Howard, Bre Exelby, Leigh Capewell Best - North: Richard O’Grady, Adam Kurzman, Troy Hosking, Douglas Hudson, Jamie O’Neil, Josh Woodall South: Simon Berkefeld, Jed Mullen, Luke Foran, Jackson Primer, James Paprotny.

VCFL Medal - Richard O’Grady

RESERVES North 2.5 3.6 9.10 14.12 (96) East 2.4 6.6 8.6 10.6 (66) Goals - North: Steven McInerney 4, Nicholas Mark, Michael McRae, Garth Willoughby, Mark Vinko 2, Ma Hensel, Rocky Labbozze a East: Kevin Thomson 5, Todd Eldridge 2, Shaun Phillips, Raegan Clarke, Ben Creek Best - North: Garth Willoughby, Ma Hensel, Paul Griffiths, Nick McInerney, Sam Whelan, Steven McInerney East: Flynn Balshaw, Grady Janeway, Ma White, Ben Creek, Kevin Thomson, Peter Dwyer VCFL Medal - Garth Willoughby

Coach Justin McConnell and Captain Adam Kurzman

MOUNT GAMBIER

RSL BAR & BISTRO SUPPORTED BY MOUNT GAMBIER RSL

MARK OF THE ROUND

CLICK TO VIEW MARK

LAWRYBRADLEY-BROWN

South Gambier Red & White

Senior Coach: Brayden Kain Assistant Coaches: Mick Muhovics & Molly Patzel Reserves Coach: Nick Patzel Assistant Coach: Peter Harten 34 Colby Munro 1 James Paprotny 35 Mitchell Broome 2 Brody Virgo 36 Ethan Chuck 3 Hamish Stevens 37 Hugh Winterfield 4 Josh Woodall 38 Koby Chant 5 Bre O’Neil (c) a’s 40 Nick Patzel 7 Duncan Reid 41 Connor O’Reilly 8 Brodie Foster 42 Bryce Whicker 9 Sco Enderl 43 Taylor Laube 10 Brock Keding 44 Ryan Kuhl 11 Todd Reid (vc) a’s 45 Riley Sturges 12 Jake Tentye (vc) a’s 46 Chris Fallas 13 Kaleb Bowd 48 Harrison McBain 14 Chris Williams 49 Elliot Fisher 15 Pat Glynn 54 Branden Telford 16 Lloyd Pierce-Raison 55 Nick Seager (c) b’s 17 Kym Eagleson 56 Jackson Meyer 18 Brayden Kain 57 Riley Thomson 19 Adam Kuhl 58 Shaughn King 20 Luke Foran (c) b’s 59 Sebas an Marano 21 Alex Harkness 64 Mitchell Sims 22 Mitch Laube 65 Noah Sims 23 Oliver Thomson 80 Liam Delaney 24 Mason Hein 82 Luke Winterfield 25 Luke Gray 26 Jack Gazzard 27 Emmerson Marks 28 Jack Casey 29 Dane Handreck 30 Ben Milstead 31 Taylor Saffin 32 Sam McTaggart 33 Robert Hein

V

U21 PLAYER OF THE WEEK

West Gambier Blue & Red

Senior Coach: Daron McElroy Senior Assistant Coach: Nathan Lewis Reserves Coach: Nathan Lewis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33

Aden Pfitzner Will Crook Michael Minuzzo Taylor Redden Kyle Giddings Todd McPartlan Lewis Lean Ethan Giddings Jordan Williams Trey Davies Joe Judd Abdullah Kamara Nathan Lewis Brodie Parsons Nathan Taylor Jesse Pfitzner Dale Robbins Lawry Bradley-Brown (c) Jack Carson Riley Wilson Tom Cleveland Alex Pearson Reece Cowling Jordan Coombe James Waugh Mitch Cornolo Ben Papps Daron McElroy Bradyn Olds Trueman Schrader Cooper Sanderson Brady Cook

36 37 40 41 43 44 45 46 48 49 50 66

Joshua Schapel Callum Hein William McKinnon Sam Von Duve Max Crook Jessie Hewi Bailey Symonds Darren Smith Joel Bull Ben Loef Dylan Gillies Tom Dolan

CLICK TO VIEW HIGHLIGHTS

KEENANDWYER

South Gambier Red & White

West Gambier

V

Our last away game for the year and it was a special day for Casterton Sandford as they celebrated with a reunion of the 1990 premiership. It was fantastic to see so many people that we played against and e n j oye d s o c i a l i s i n g w i t h afterwards.

Our U16 team has as much talent as any I've seen at South Gambier and although the Casterton Sandford boys battled hard the final score was 106-0. Best players were Kobe Bannon, Jared Kuhl, Addison Sims, Lachlan Ray and Sam Domaschenz.

We weren't able to offer Casterton Sandford any joy on the field with 4 wins out of 4 for South Gambier. With 6 goals in the first quarter and 7 in the second South put the game to bed early. 139-49 final score was a comprehensive win. Son of 2 guns junior Mitchell Sims had a day out with 6 classy goals (Brayden Kain 5) with other best players Todd Reid, Brock Keding, Mason Hein, James Paprotny and Josh Woodall.

A close game for the U14 team 54-22, it never hurts to have to fight for it. Best players Lachlan Cameron, Harrison Hicks, Oliver McCracken, Jack Walmsley and Harrison Ellis.

This week we have West Gambier at BLSP. It is also our sponsors day which will be held in the brand new BBQ entertaining area on can hill.

Then later after dinner and awards we'll hold the Demon Auction to which everyone is invited with some great goods The ressies kicked 4 goals every and services on offer. quarter to finish 111-7 victors.

Kym Eagleson edged closer to the magical ton with 8 goals.

Best players were Luke Foran, Bryce Whicker, Lloyd PearceRaisin, Nick Seager, Shaughn King and Henry Snell.

Blue & Red

2 rounds to go!!! Last week saw us play East Gambier for the Muhovics Cup and after a tight 3 quarters we run away with the game to secure the win.

A special thanks must go out to all trainers who help with the injury on the day.

Quiz night was a great success and congratulation to the 2 With the coach leading from winners of the $500 dollars the front to take home the medal for best on ground.

This week we venture to BLSP to take on south which will be a challenging game for all teams.

Thursday night the boys raised a total of $7,000 for Squizzy to help while he recovers from his broken leg.

REMINDER Clubs are encouraged to submit ar cles regarding social events plus player and club milestone informa on for inclusion in the Western Border Football & Netball Budget. To assist the publisher please note that the preferred format for ar cles is as a Word document and any photographs should be supplied as a JPEG file to ensure the best quality reproduc on.

All ar cles are required by 12 noon each Monday and should be emailed to westernborder@xpressigns.com.au

South Gambier Red & White

West Gambier

V

Blue & Red

Under 18’s Coach: Duncan McGregor Team Manager: Darren Sims 2 14 19 59 60 61 62 64 65 66 67 69 71 72 73 74

74 75 76 77 78 79 80 82 84 85

Will Boston Lachlan Broome Lochlan Thiele Harry Mitchell Harry Fisher Hudson Keding Brydon Klingberg Mitchell Sims Noah Sims Conor Fielding James Snell Nick Wilke Joshua Chuck Ethan Sims (vc) Fletcher Lawson Nicholas Adams

Coach: Rowan Fox Assistant Coach: Robert Case Toby Stutley Landon Lefever Koby Stratman Bronson Boult Charlie Carson Anton Circelli Nate Davey Joel Day Brandon Horrigan Luke King Koan Vanderheyden Landon Lefever Thomas Smith Brooklyn Winterfield

Shem Wastell Mitchell Harrold Nelson Forbes Jordan Stephens (c) Samuel Sims Ethan Patzel Liam Delaney Luke Winterfield Liam Turley Jack Domaschenz (vc)

Under 16’s Coach: Michael Minuzzo Assistant Coach:

Coach: Ma Ray Assistant Coach: 3 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 20 21 21

Emerson Forbes Jakob Hann Cayde Watson Jake Richter Noah Maxwell Jed Sims Maurice Goldsmith Lachlan Ray Angus Urquhart Jared Kuhl Rex Jones Harry Wright Mason Bentley Archie Milich Finn O'Reilley

22 23 24 25 28 30 32 36 42 43 48 50

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16

Addison Sims Ma hew Thomas Jace Maxwell Dean Harten Maxan Whitehead Jacob Salmon Kobe Bannon Sam Domaschenz Joel Wayth Lewis Sigley Charlie Lockwood Isaak Bouchier

Brooklyn Winterfield 17 Finn Kenseley 19 Levi Loring 20 Will Johnston 21 Bryce Cowland 23 Rafael Rigopoulis 24 Henry James 25 Noah Pearce 27 Riley Ellis 28 Robbie Case 30 Shar Say Blake Overmaat-Pohlner Toby Stutley Keoni Curnow Seth Fraser

Talon Johnson Jess Thomas Brad Cowling Zac Pearce Tate Hammond Jayden Prior Kade Turnbull Will Pearson Koby Stratman Addison Noble

Under 14’s Coach: Jamie Croker Assistant Coach: Chris Milich

Coach: Heath Mitchell Assistant Coach: 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 21

William A will Henry Pedler Cooper Medhurst Archer Gri on Lachlan Cameron Kobi Maxwell Hunter Higgins Lachlan Moss Jay Burns Jordan Bartle Alex Nunn Wil Merchant Rhiley Miller Brody Fox Ella Guest

22 24 25 26 28 32 33 35 36 39 40 49 51 52 53

Ryan O'Donnell 55 Gabriel Jones James Vaughan 58 Sco McBain Finn Mitchell 60 Harrison Ellis Mason Ropi ni Josh Vause Kobi Svec Lee McTaggart Harrison Hicks Jobe Harten Merlin Hopgood Hudson Croser Scarlet Creek Oliver McCracken Jack Walmsley Bailey Broome

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18

Naite Fox Tyler Pigno Alex Cram Ryan Pearson Josh Witney Harry O'Loughlin Johee Joyce Liam Johnson Harvey Croker Brodie Szopory Logan Sco Jasper Sugden Kane Gilbert Deacon Gilbert Dexter O’Dine

19 20 21 22 24 26 54 57 59 69

Jacob Sim Bailey Noble Ethan McKenny Jack Milich Harry Mobbs Reece Barre Sam Pearce Bradlei Witney Ben Harful Jaxon Hewle

South Gambier Red & White

West Gambier

V

Blue & Red

Under 12 A’s Coach: James McGregor Team Manager: Terry Bailey 63 66 67 68 70 71 72 74 75

Samuel Ellis Henry Ken sh Fergus Tarr Kur s Bentley Louis Fritsche Je A will Patrick Sigley Ned Gazzard

76 77 78 80 81 82 83 84 86

87 Liam Cu ng Cruize McGregor 89 Henry Medhurst 90 Albert Peters Hugh Bailey Chase Kilpatrick Elijah de Breuk Anthony Whi aker Joshua Hagge

Coach: Ma hew Fox Isaac Salmon Mitchell McCracken Cooper Fear

Tage Curnow Lily Kradolfer Jack Flier William Judd Parker Pigno Zavier Ryan Rhys Thiele Leni Clifford

Oliver Fox Jasper Coe Tyler West-Jelleff Mitchell Day

Under 12 B’s Coach: Mark Phillips 3 5 9 10 11 13 16 17 18

Eli Pilven Reuben OTTA Henry Childs Logan Cook Joel Clayfield Oliver Cu ng Archie Sims Holly Phillips Cooper Howard

Coach: Shane Sugden, Damian Hudson & Ma Vivian 23 24 25 26 27 29

Dane Obrien Thor Svec Jack Odgers Jackson Baker Hudson Gray Remi Ropi ni Jesse Mitchell Bailey Timms

Chayce Van Vuuren Jack Fenton Nash Hammond Xavier Hunter Malik Schultze Toshiaki Owen Kade Rainey Ben Reichelt

Braxton Reid Kalan Schultze Tristyn Sugden Harry Taylor Logan Vivian William Shaughnessy Elijah Loef Bradley Hudson

Lincoln Beggs Cody Lardner Hunter Wya Dylan Aitchison Dylan Bowering Jacob Edwards

Under 12 C’s Coaches: Nat Anderson & Vanessa Maxwell 7 13 17 19 25 26 31

Thomas Pedler 34 Nate Wakefield 36 William Anderson 37 Sebas an Radlmair 41 Mitchell Dening 45 Paddy Bouchier 45 Jackson Janeway 46 47

Max Yeates Flynn Clarke Elijah Finnegan Alexander Hill Jackson Jones Ewan Ellis Blake Janeway Benjamin Ellis

Coach: Ben Clark &Luke Rainey 49 50 51 53 64 83 91

Kyan A will Oscar Benjamin Beau Maxwell Samuel Miller Liam Salmon Zachary Cu ng Harry Window

Blake Brooks Eddie Cram Ryan Eas ck Maximus Harris Mason Jackson Jayden Maloney Henry Milne Archie Murdoch Oliver Nemes

Kobe Rainey Oliver Flier Ayden Campbell Archa Fitzpatrick Riley Clark Brody Cooper Vivian Keenan Palmerino Timms Reilan Hancock

Under 12 D’s Coaches: Mark Winterfield & Chris Patzel Team Mangers: Joel & Tarsh Davis 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12

Alfie Merchant Jack Rees Hudson O'Connell Chase Noonan Fletcher Walker Casey Peterse Parker Davis Harry Sneath

13 14 16 17 19 33 38 95

Levi Tull 97 Tate Anderson Hudson Cook Jack Mitchinson Jordan Collins Lachie Crouch Rhe Wozniak Rowan Patzel

Charlie Winterfield

Coaches: Troy Noonan & Logan Gleed Arthur Badenoch Blake Boguta Brayden Eas ck Oliver Flier Bohdi Gleed Oakley Hammond Graham Henare Lucas Kenne

Jaxson Povey Kobe Rainey Andrew Williamson Rowan Cram

Under 12 E’s Coaches: Jono Kilsby & Shannon Wilson Team Managers: Joe Renko, Joe Liddle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Lauchlan Abbo Tate Ashby Archer Croser Beau Cu ng Essie Hill Oliver Howes Tyler Kilsby

8 9 10 11

Hunter Livingston Kobe Vivian Fletcher Wilson Lukas Yeates Jaidyn Menzies

Coaches: Noah Banks Rowan Cram Harry Gordon Zaid Kenny Jimmy McElroy Samuel Nemes Jack Perryman

Harry Phillips Grady Reid Jaxon Sims Jack Taylor Peter Bolte

UMPIRES SPONSOR

F.L.

99 Jubilee Highway West, Mount Gambier SA 5290 Phone: (08) 8721 3400

www.barrymaney.com.au

Sportswear, Casualwear, Workwear, Sports Equipment, Shoes, Trophies and So Much More

94 -96 Henty Street, Casterton

phone 0437 683 052

EAST GAMBIER FOOTBALL CLUB

Premiership ions Reun 72

73

75

76

82

SENIORS 72

73

73 SENIORS 83 SENIORS 74 colts

76 SENIORS

82 SENIORS

73 reserves

75 SENIORS

72 SENIORS

reserves

74

U/18's

83

FOOTY JENS HOTEL

WITH

It might be a tough season for the current East Gambier A Grade side, but the club will be saluting its glory days in a mega reunion at McDonald Park during this weekend’s home clash with Millicent.

Living legends from the premiership sides of 1972, 73, 75, 76, 82 and 83 will be reuniting at the “Kennel” and sharing many fascinating stories from a golden period of Western Border football.

One of the most famous figures from the Bulldogs’ most successful era is premiership winning playing coach Gary Lazarus and he cannot wait to make a rare, but special appearance at his former club.

“It has been a long time,” he said.

“When I come here to see family I see some of the boys, but those who have moved away have probably not seen each other for around 30 years.

“That will be the great part coming back as a club and it will be a good day.”

The WBFL was thriving in the seventies with many VFL and SANFL stars coming into the region including Lazarus himself.

Before he arrived at the “Kennel” the forward had become one of Fitzroy’s top players, being the struggling club’s leading goal kicker in four of his eight seasons with the highlight kicking four majors in the “Miracle Match” against Geelong in 1963.

Amazingly all this was achieved after Lazarus had overcome Polio, the infectious disease that paralyzed many kids during the middle of the 20th century.

Fortunately, he was able to recover from the disease and start playing football aged 13 and just four years later he found himself playing against the greats in the VFL. By 1971 East was looking for a leader and the club approached retired Fitzroy coach Bill Stevens, but he knocked it back for family reasons and suggested Lazarus instead.

Despite the then 25-year-old having never coached a side before he jumped at the chance.

“I had only ever played footy, so went in blindfolded, but I just had to trust my ability,” he said.

“When I did the interview East was a very professional club with good people which made me feel comfortable.

“My first wife and I decided we liked the country area and there were some changes coming at Fitzroy which was not stable, so I thought the time was right and took the chance.”

crushing grand final win over North Gambier and Lazarus said it was down to the club’s organic growth.

“I think we had finished sixth the year before (I arrived) and we lost around eight players, so I just backed the locals and young ones coming through,” he said.

“They fitted into senior football easily because they had good knowledge and I just had to implement what I wanted.

“We were runners-up in the first year which was pleasing and we were more driven in 1972 because of that.

“We played North Gambier who had lost five of their best players in the grand final, but they are always an unknown so they still put up a good fight.

“But we played to our plans and were too good and the win got the boys and the entire club really motivated to be successful.”

This win lit a fuse for the Bulldogs, who went on their most successful run ever winning four flags in five years.

A fast start pushed East to glory in a high-scoring 138-115 thriller against South Gambier in 1973, but this win was far from certain according to Lazarus.

“When you start off well sometimes a little bit of complacency comes,” he said.

“South started getting the ball out of the centre and we could not stop their run for a while.

“But we stepped up in the last quarter and everyone was on the same page to get the win.”

Back-to-back success followed in 1975 and 76, which cemented the club as a powerhouse.

“We were a hard team and had lots of height from full back to full forward,” Lazarus said.

“We started to attack from the half back line and through the centre where a lot of clubs used to sit back a bit.

“It was a big effort from everybody with Zig Golebiowski, Noel Doody, Peter Stringer, Tracy Braidwood and many others who gave us a great balance.”

After lifting four premiership cups, Lazarus gave up the coaching gig and continued on as a player until 1978.

He then spent two years as a playing coach for Millicent before hanging up the boots in 1980.

But the coaching bug bit him again just three years later as he returned to the top job at McDonald Park and enjoyed immediate success as a non-playing coach with the Bulldogs outscoring the Demons by 37 points after a 5goal bag from Kevin Harris.

Another flag followed a year later when East The Fitzroy star had an immediate impact on the edged out Lazarus’ former side the Saints then team, pushing the Bulldogs to the big dance in led by Richard Hill in a tight decider at Vansittart the first year, only to fall just short against West Park.

Gambier.

“The 1983 team was one of the easiest to coach But the loss inspired a determined East team to a

MILES because no one backed off and they all did the work,” Lazarus said.

“It was a local team that played a good brand of football and we were lucky to have Gorden Milosevic in the ruck, while Kevin Harris and Mick Wood were great rovers kicking 40 goals each.

“Them and other players like the Doody’s, Ransom’s and Dempsey’s all combined really well.”

Lazarus continued to coach for another two years before closing a historic chapter at East Gambier in 1985.

Despite Fitzroy trying to snatch him back at one point, the champion forward has nothing, but happy memories from his time in the WBFL, which he believed were the most productive of his career.

“I enjoyed my entire time there with every aspect of the club fantastic,” he said.

“At the end of 1976 Fitzroy asked me to come back to Melbourne and coach the reserves, but I did not go for family reasons which is the only regret I have in football because who knows where you could have ended up.

“But my first three years at East were the best three years of footy I played.”

The stories from the five premiership sides will start flowing tomorrow night from 6pm at the club before they reconvene at 12pm on Saturday for the round 14 clash between East and Millicent.

MILLICENT

East Gambier Red & Black

Senior Coach: Ma hew Scanlon & Jayden Eldridge Senior Assistant Coach: Reserves Coach: Col Hedwards 2 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 23 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

Ben Nash Garret Ha Shaun Lock Mark Rumbelow Connor Barry Nick Lock (c) Patrick Hatch Frazer Scanlon Ma Benne Sam Lock Caleb Casey Jesse Plunke Ma Scanlon Tully Balshaw James Byrne Riley Flamank Nick Walters Mark Kieselbach Nick Bowd (b’s) John Forster (c) Carl Slape Daniel Chris an Kaelan de Nys Keenan Dwyer Tayne Williamson Alistair Sco Jayden Eldridge Riley Janeway Will Ellis Mark Paech Ben Gaffney Darcy Hunt

37 39 40 41 43 44 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 71

Liam Hicks Mitchell Price Tyson Shepherd Jack Donahue Travis Gilbert Jasper Thomas Ma Ferguson Giancarlo Cooper Luke Johnston Tom McCourt Jackson Thomas Jacob Rigney Brent Collins Thomas Bignell Tom Graney Adam Todd Jayden Lines Connor Li le Sam Forster Greg Lines Rhys Allen

Millicent

V

Red, Black & White

Senior Coach: Clint Gallio Assistant Coaches: Tom Hutchesson, Tom Renzi, Peter Duncan Reserves Coach: Nat Robbins 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 24 25 26 27 28 29

Zac Bradley Kade Bradley Noah Lang Ty Lang Clint Gallio Lyndon Smith Steven Duldig Kade Varcoe Sam Willis Luke Ferguson Colby O’Connor Dylan Bromley Tom Renzi Jacob Carger (c) Mitchell Nitschke Hamish Nitschke Dylan Tincknell Mathew Withers Kade Varcoe Jaxon Cushion Craig Gysbers Frazer Bradley Callen McGrath Kalan Shanks Eli Redman Nathaniel Robbins Sam Waring Mitchell Reilly Jim Fleming Aidan Schultz Harry Willis Finn Grimes

30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 39 41 42 43 44 45 46 48 50 52 54 56

CalebWilliams Kynan Dunn Nick Ash Josh Werchon Hamish Reilly Jack Wilson Jack Davies Tom Hutchesson (vc) Todd Craig Clay Reilly Dylan Shanks Hugh Armfield Thomas Chant Jed Haines Brad Smith Zac McGuinness James Wa s Jordon Pra Angus Wa s Thomas Chant

MILLICENT

East Gambier Red & Black Well last week against west was a tough one with the A grade missing out on there 2nd win the win less U18s going down by a point but the hardest was forfeiting the B grade. Apologies to West Gambier for that, but we can only look forward now.

U14s got the job done against a much improved West side from last round best players were Lachlan Legray, Jarvi Mee, Ryan Angelino, Evan Clark, Brodie Versteegn and Noah Spooner.

U16s had a strong 1st half and looked like they were going to run away with it but West fought back in the 2nd half and we just held on best players were Ky McCracken, Angus Clarke, Angus McKinnon, Sam Couldrey, Trae Wilke and Jarvi Mee.

Millicent

V

for the going down by a point best players were Tom Bignell, Angus Clarke, Riley Flamank, Sam Couldrey, Ky McCracken and Ethan Telfer Scott.

Seniors was an up and down contest we went into 3 quarter time up and we couldn't keep up in the last quarter going down.

This week is our last home game of the year against Millicent and we are celebrating the 72,73,75,76 82 83 seniors 72 & 73 Reserves and 74 thirds premiership sides and everyone involved in those era's so hopefully see alot old faces from back in the day enjoy some story telling.

Red and black ball and auction night August 13th so we need everybody to get along for our major fundraiser for the year going to be a great night.

U18, I felt really bad for this group nearly got there first win

1965 40 year flag re-union in 2005, John Smith, Jack Pannenburg & Fred Hepner

Red, Black & White

Congratulations Frazer Bradley on making the SA State Country Team, great reward for a fantastic season so far. All the best for the match against WA at Adelaide Oval on Saturday afternoon.

The U14’s started the day off on the main oval with a win.

Campbell Hateley was the only multiple goal kicker with 2, while better players were Alannah Pratt, Liam Cawood and Teej Lawlor.

The Rezzies moved the ball against North with remarkable skill and precision. Players were working hard to create space, put pressure on ball carriers and push back defensively. Cohesion seems to be developing, with better awareness and understanding between the players, despite being undermanned. Digga and Tilley kicked 5 each. It was a great team effort, hopefully pleasing the 2002 Reserve Premiership players in attendance.

There was some great football played on the back oval across the morning. In the 12E’s Owen and Jax kicked 2 each and Frankie 1. Award winners were Tu l l y Ro b i n s o n ( M a c ca s ) , Hunter Hughes (Fasta Pasta), Kobe McGrath (Chocolate) and Richard (Bakers Delight).

Bomma, not to be upstaged, kicked 9 goals in the Seniors.

They came out and took control from start to the finish. The players' conviction and commitment to create space, push into it and transfer the passage of play with a high level of skill is a real spectacle for supporters. Their defensive efforts clogged up North’s space and hampered their game style. A solid four quarter effort.

The U18’s went down in a close one, North kicking away with the breeze in the final quarter.

Alex Wez kicked 3 goals and Jaxon Cushion 2. Better players were Austin Fuller, Jackson Dean and Patrick Jennings.

An undermanned U16 team suffered a big loss at the hands of North. Harry Gibbs kicked 2 goals to be named best while other better players were Jackson Dean and Jackson Bowden.

For the 12C’s Brax kicked 3 (plus 2 for North), Arlie 2 and singles to Colby, Raff, Max, Blayke and Tyler. Award winners were Tyler Ryan (Maccas), Blayke Koehne (Maccas) and Lacey Sunderland (Footy Cards). The kids loved having Bomma out doing the umpiring and I think they may have inspired his 9 g o a l p e r fo r m a n c e i n t h e Seniors.

The 12A’s had another good win with Ryder L and Pacey kicking 3 each and Levi 2. Award winners were Levi Robbins (Maccas), Ryder Lindner (Fasta Pasta) and Brax Thomas (Bakers Delight) with Pacey and Oakley the other better players.

Back to the club tonight for our major function of 2022, the Saints Ball. A handful of tickets still remaining if you are looking for a great night out.

ofthe FOOTBALLER YEAR WEST GAMBIER v EAST GAMBIER 5 4 3 2 1

Daron McElroy Lewis Lean Shaun Lock John Forster Lawry Bradley-Brown

West Gambier West Gambier East Gambier East Gambier West Gambier

MILLICENT v NORTH GAMBIER 5 4 3 2 1

Dylan Bromley Hamish Nitschke Nick McInerney Sam Stafford Kade Bradley

Millicent Millicent North Gambier North Gambier Millicent

CASTERTON SANDFORD v SOUTH GAMBIER 5 4 3 2 1

Mitchell Sims Todd Reid Brock Keding Tom Foster Mason Hein

South Gambier South Gambier South Gambier Cast-Sand South Gambier

MILLICENT

East Gambier Red & Black

Millicent

V

Red, Black & White

Under 18’s Coach: Jason Dunn Team Manager: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Paul Vanikio s Shar Ku Htoo Soe Nay Bell Lay Bae Htoo Darcy Hunt Will Ellis Saw Nai Charlie Smith Sam Lock Harlan Puhara Kobu Wagener Thomas Bignell Mitchell Price Kaelen Mee Riley Flamank Fionn Graney

Coach: Peter Duncan Team Manager: 17 Cody Willams 18 Keenan Dwyer

1 2 3 4 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 19 20 22

Kynan Dunn Tallan Dunn Je Werchon Ty Lang Isaac Veron Harrison Thwaites Kalan Shanks Kobe Gibson Jackson Bowden Dylan Sigston Jaxon Cushion Jacob Todd Ma Varcoe Eli Redman Ashton Lindner Harry Damhuis

23 24 26 35 36 40 43 49 50 51 53

Jack Hagge Charlie Damhuis Nicholas Joy Patrick Jennings Jackson Dean Saxon Snook Riley Redway Aus n Fuller Deegan Lasle William Wilson Jack Oleary

Under 16’s Coach: Sam McCracken Assistant Coach:

Coach: Finn Grimes Mannager: Ma hew Thwaites

7 9 12 14 15 17 18 19 20 23 24 25 27 28 30

1 2 3 7 10 11 12 13 15 16 18 19 20 23 24

Julio Teodoro 31 Elijah Stra ord Tex Tilley 33 Toby Grigg Noah Gollan Angus McKinnon Talan Dalton Charlie Clark Corey Smith Ky McCracken Kyan Chi leborough Campbell McLean Brock Dempsey Jack Lawrence Angus Clark Sam Coludry Nicholas Bignell

Cooper Todd 36 Jackson Dean Max Hunt 47 Adam Smith Je Werchon 58 Campbell Hateley Harrison Thwaites Jackson Bowden Kobe Gibson Max Rohrlach Harry Gibbs Dylan Sigston Sam Gronn Brodi Sims Zac Ash Beau Douglas William Wilson Ashton Lindner Jack Hagge Charlie Damhuis

Under 14’s Coaches: Kelvin Cook & Shane Grigg Assistant Coach:

Coach: Mark Gronn Team Manager: Brian Cawood

11 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 50 55 56 57 58

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 16 17 18

Jarvi Mee William Vincent Xavier Clark Jared Carey Jalen Allen Riley Lawrence Sco Brooks Noah Spooner Rhys Grigg Lachlan Legray Cruz McCracken Isaac Dwyer Jackson Saunders Henry Virgo Tate Cook

59 60 61 62 64 66 67 68 70

Brodie Versteegh Solomon Telford Andison Perryman Riley Mitchell William Rentsch Mason Anderson Jaiden Picken Evan Clark Banjo Sampson

Max Hunt Sienna Lasle Oakley Nicholls Henry Damhuis Klaye Kenny Lenny Tunkin Ryder Lindner Cur s Shanks Teej Lawlor Adam Smith Sam Gronn Louis Easterby Levi Robbins Naite Thomson Beau Douglas

20 21 23 24 46 47 55 57 58 59

Cash Kenny Cruz Gibson Noah Cebulski Bailey Levison Ari Robbins Liam Cawood Mitchell Tarrant Alannah Pra Cambell Hateley William Jennings

MILLICENT

East Gambier Red & Black

Millicent

V

Red, Black & White

Under 12 A’s Coach: Ma hew White 1 3 4 9 10 15 19 20

Taj Wilson Harry Lynn Chayse Gifford Xavier Farmilo Titan Dumigan Samuel Dickson EamonCook Posy Tilley

Coach: Nat Robbins 5 13 15 41

21 Angelo Ferraro 22 Emme Best 104 Alex Kanahs

Tye Kovacs Tyler Ryan Zavier Gurney Liam Millard Ari Robbins Dallas Zalme Mark Bohlin Ryder Lindner

Cruz Gibson Oakley Nicholls Ryder Stra ord Tait Grge c Levi Robbins Axel Joyce Mitchell Holyoak-Tarrant

Under 12 B’s Coach: Nick Bignell 2 5 13 14 18 30 31 33 34

Nicholas Clark Finn Gale Kade Hand Taj White Lucas Johnston Cooper Bignell Nash Neilson Braith Allison Lewis Anderson

35 36 37 45 54 70 71 72 73

William Clark 74 Hallam Davey 76 Max Greene 79 105 Je Beever 122 Tom Croser Vaughan Hunter Brayden Legray Mitchell O'Brien Aiden Perry

Lennox Telford Isaac Thami Hiram Webster-Lawson Xavier Pomery Walker Harley

NO TEAM FIELDED IN THIS GRADE

Under 12 C’s Coach: Mark Paech 6 7 8 11 26 28 32 38

Coach: Steve Duldig

40 Parker Lamont 41 Blake Cooper 42 Will Hosking 57 Zach Paech 58 Tyler Mariano Oliver Devlin 77 William Richardson 78 Elijah Dickson

Connor Lynn Chase Buckingham Noah Griffin Bentley Ward Louis Prosperi Porta William Leitch Tahj Pitkin

4 6 8 12 15 16 20 24

49 Pacey Duldig Raff Lawlor Arlie Sims Blayke Koehne Brax Thomas Archer Buchanan Lachlan Murphy Tully Robinson

Colby Watson Tait Cameron Judd Hales Dexter Ros Kobe McGrath Archer Wilson

Under 12 D’s Coaches: Nick Anderson 46 47 59 60 61 62 63 64

Hugh Clark Hudson Farmilo Asher Anderson Campbell Best Benji Carter Tyler Cox Judd Creek Baden Dihm

65 66 68 80 81 82 121 124

Na on Hedwards Blake Humphries Kade Jakutavicius Maxx Keenan Tayte McGrath Sebas an Grubb Tom Gale Harrison Cram

NO TEAM FIELDED IN THIS GRADE Under 12 E’s

Coaches: Cole Hedwards 83 84 87 88 89 90 91

Dominic Albanese Braxton Bowyer Nicholas Brooks Van Byron Jenson Davey Maton Finck Brayse Gifford

Coach: Craig Gysbers 92 93 94 86 95

Aarow Hedwards Ted Kerr Tyler McPherson Logan Murray Rayan Singh Braxton Morris

5 6 9 15 16 17 19

Frankie Robins Jax Reilly Jarvis Gurney Lincoln Robinson Oliver Sager Hamish Damhuis Tex Thomas

20 24 25 33 42

Lachlan Murphy Tully Robinson Fraser Fleming Owen Lloyd Jed Sunderland Jacob Gysbers Halle Stra ord

Summer Ross Hunter Hughes Reece Sharp Mark Rigney Kobe McGrath

littlerippabrewingco.com.au

GOAL

OF THE ROUND

Real Estate

CLICK TO VIEW HIGHLIGHTS MILLICENT

HAMISHNITSCHKE

MATCH OF THE ROUND V WHERE YOU

FOOTY JENS HOTEL

WITH A WITNESS TO THEIR LIVES Saluting the champions: GARY LAZARUS (part 1) Highly decorated WBFL player/coach EAST ‘GRAND SLAM’ RECORD IN 1972 AUTHOR’S NOTE: This weekend - Saturday, July 29 - East Gambier will hold a reunion to celebrate several East premierships including 1972 (50 years ago) and 1982 (40 years ago). As a lead-up to those celebrations I have put together a two-part series on East’s greatest coach Gary Lazarus.

IT says much about East Gambier captain-coach and all-round champion Gary Lazarus that he stayed and played more than 200 league games with the Bulldogs.

There is little doubt he was East Gambier’s most decorated player and coach and in the 1979 Western Border Football League season he achieved his 200th league game at the “Kennel”.

This in itself speaks volumes of Lazarus’ dedication to East Gambier because few other coaches who have come to the league have stayed to achieve such a feat.

His long service to the club was so highly regarded that to celebrate his 200th game East marked the occasion with a planned gala day, starting with a sponsor’s luncheon, then, fo l l o w i n g t h e a f t e r n o o n ’s g a m e , t h e celebrations were to continue that evening in the East clubrooms.

The fact Lazarus was able to achieve his 200th game in just nine seasons is quite remarkable and indicates his durability and the fact that in those nine seasons he missed just two matches with injury.

Of course during those nine seasons East were regulars in the finals and it is important to remember that the 1970s were perhaps the greatest era of the WBFL, with the evenness of the competition and the number of highly regarded VFL, SANFL and top regional players being enticed here to play. This, alongside some of the top young players coming up through club ranks, made it not just the greatest era but also the toughest.

Along the way Lazarus became one of the most decorated players and playing captain-coaches in WBFL history.

He came to East in 1971 as a 25-year-old from Fitzroy where he came up through the Thirds and went straight into the VFL league side and never played Reserves. He became one of the Lions “young guns” and played a number of

GREENWOOD

seasons as a forward. He played more than 100 league games with the Lions, topping the club’s leading Lazarus as captain-coach for the next two goal-kicking in 1963, 65, 66 and 67, kicking a seasons.

After that coaching stint Lazarus was back at career high 39 goals in 1966.

McDonald Park as chairman of selectors and virtually assistant coach to Ron Beattie and After signing with East Gambier and losing the helped East win the 1982 premiership. first grand final against West Gambier in 1971 he knew he had work to do, although he had Beattie left prematurely early into his second brought in several 18 and 19 year-olds in that term as coach and returned to Melbourne and first year but they benefited from the early Lazarus took over and coached East to a introduction to league ranks and some would remarkable 1983 premiership. play major roles in premierships during the next He stayed on to coach East for another few years before finally retiring at the end of 1985. decade for the Bulldogs.

In 1972 Lazarus etched his name in WBFL history when he helped East take out the “grand slam”.

The club was minor premiers, won the senior and reserves flags and Lazarus as captain-coach won the WBFL Medal and was the league’s leading goalkicker.

That “grand slam” had never been achieved before or since in the WBFL.

At the “Kennel” Lazarus remains an institution today in 2022, even though it is now more than 37 years since he was in charge.

His record is remarkable and ex-players still stay in contact with Lazarus who now lives in Queensland and speak highly of what he did for them, not just as players but the way he guided them in many facets of life.

In his first six years as captain-coach Lazarus took East to premierships in 1972, 73, 75, 76 and were runners-up in 71, 74. He later was nonplaying coach of East’s 1983 premiership win and runner-up in 1985.

He won the club’s best and fairest awards in 1972, 74 and 76 and runner-up in 1971.

He also excelled at inter-league level and was coach of the WBFL side in 1973, 74, 75, 77 and 78.

For me, he was a coach I loved to watch in action. It was never dull when he was in charge and he pulled some off the most amazing pregame and on-field changes which often turned a game, but it was his pre-match planning and tactics which put him at the highest level.

His record stands tall in WBFL history as one of the great champions of our time.

After defeating Imperials in the 1976 grand final, time was up for Lazarus as East playing coach and he stepped down.

South’s Jeff Arthur was appointed as captaincoach in 1977 but when a health issue forced Arthur to step down East appointed Les McKinnon as non-playing coach and Lazarus decided to continue as a player at McDonald Park.

After a spell as coach he continued as a player in 1977 and 78 but came back in 1979 to take charge once more as captain-coach.

At 33 years of age Lazarus prepared for his 200th game and the expectations were that he would coach again in 1980 and take the Bulldogs into the 80s.

Only trouble was, in one of the greatest coups in WBFL history, Millicent pounced when East decided – rather controversially - it wanted to go in a different direction and look for a younger coach, and the Saints swooped, and signed

ROUND RESULTS A GRADE West Gambier 57 (Z. Malseed, L. McGregor) d East Gambier 36 (S. Lock. E. Hunter) Millicent 62 (T. Sanderson, D. Verbena) drew with North Gambier 62 (C. Wakefield, A. Kalantarian) South Gambier 60 (T. McShane, M. Reid) d Casterton Sandford 43 (E. Jarrad, C. Rice) A RESERVE East Gambier 48 (B. Dempsey, K. Dempsey) d West Gambier 35 (A. Pearson, A. Bosco) Millicent 67 (A. Craig, D. Tunkin) d North Gambier 59 (R. Mitchell, A. Collins) Casterton Sandford 51 (M. Rice, C. Foster) d South Gambier 46 (G. Ryan, M. Burley) B GRADE West Gambier 39 (A. Egan, K. Dolan) d East Gambier 35 (N. Smith, E. Hudson) Millicent 49 (T. Verbena. N. Domaschenx) d North Gambier 40 (A. Ashby, B. Fuller) Casterton Sandford 46 (E. Grigg, R. Newell) drew with South Gambier 46 (K. McIntyre-Clark, L. Bruggemann) C GRADE East Gambier 46 (J. Clark, K. Gaffney) d West Gambier 23 (E. Sutherland, E. Pollock) Millicent 36 (K. Lindner, V. Duncan) d North Gambier 31 (G. Wehrmann, S. Merre ) South Gambier 54 (A. Kuhl, E. Egan) d Casterton Sandford 31 (J. Parsons, C. Johnson) 17 & UNDER West Gambier 53 (A. Pearson, S. Clayton) d East Gambier 32 (M. Lamb, L. Spooner) Millicent 76 (L. Parl, E. Easterby) d North Gambier 34 (Z. Jones, A. Norman) Casterton Sandford 51 (E. Jarrad, I. Lane) d South Gambier 30 (S. Wight, G. Dalton) 15 & UNDER A West Gambier 40 (E. Jolley, E. Xanthopoulos) d East Gambier 21 (E. Chi leborough, A. Lines) Millicent 37 (M. Gysbers, Edie Easterby) d North Gambier 30 (E. Adam, J. Young) Casterton Sandford 23 (M. Thomspon, I. Longhurst) d South Gambeir 22 (S. Bartle , G. Dalton) 15 & UNDER B West Gambier 56 (T. Linder, E. Jolley) d East Gambier 14 (L. McIntosh, S. Clark) North Gambier 38 (L. Brook, T. Jones) d Millicent 25 (P. Thorne, S. Sigston) South Gambier 38 (S. Grassi, R. Milich) d Casterton Sandford 20 (B. Carlin, M. Doyle) 13 & UNDER A West Gambier 42 (A. Anderson, S. Lindner) d East Gambier 10 (T. Kemp, M. Li le) Millicent 38 (B. Coghlan, J. Hibberd) d North Gambier 15 (R. Darimaani, M. Human) South Gambier 19 (G. Yates, Z. Cole) d Casterton Sandford 12 (R. Gorman, R. Rhook) 13 & UNDER B West Gambier 15 (I. Richards, S. Richards) d East Gambier 8 (S. McCracken, O. Hosking) Millicent 30 (O. Thorne, A. Thomson) d North Gambier 10 (M. Harrold, P. Lucas) Casterton Sandford 30 (M. Robbins, R. Forbes) d South Gambier 4 (E. Merchant, I. Fielding) 11 & UNDER West Gambier 31 (M. Jackway, M. Thomas) d East Gambier 7 (T. Olsen, H. Cook) Millicent 40 (C. David, B. Wilson) d North Gambier 0 (I. Brooks, P. Bilney) South Gambier 10 (E. McCracken, M. Raedel) d Casterton Sandford 8

2022 LADDERS 15 & UNDER A

A-GRADE Millicent West East South North Cast. Sand.

W 12 12 6 6 5 0

L 1 2 8 8 8 14

Millicent East North West Cast. Sand.

South

W 13 9 7 6 5 1

L 1 4 7 8 8 13

D 1 0 0 0 1 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 921 911 668 672 798 460

Agst PTS % 635 25 145.04 635 24 143.46 613 12 108.97 764 12 87.96 815 11 97.91 968 0 47.52

Millicent North West Cast. Sand.

East South

W 13 12 7 4 4 2

North Millicent West South East Cast. Sand.

W 13 10 8 4 3 3

A-RESERVE D 0 1 0 0 1 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 797 616 702 633 638 548

Millicent North South Cast. Sand.

East West

L 1 4 4 6 12 13

D 0 1 2 1 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 801 690 625 530 387 381

Agst PTS % 397 26 201.76 552 19 125 495 18 126.26 574 15 92.33 624 4 62.02 772 2 49.35

W 12 11 10 3 3 3

L 2 3 4 11 11 11

D 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 636 618 602 447 453 454

W 13 10 9 7 3 0

L 1 4 5 7 11 14

D 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 869 766 656 588 430 367

For 741 842 495 361 293 250

Agst PTS % 310 26 239.03 344 24 244.77 576 14 85.94 573 8 63 583 8 50.26 596 4 41.95

L 1 3 5 10 11 11

D 0 1 1 0 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 497 428 474 369 404 346

Agst PTS % 342 26 145.32 310 21 138.06 364 17 130.22 446 8 82.74 476 6 84.87 580 6 59.66

Millicent West North East South Cast. Sand.

W 14 10 9 4 3 2

L 0 4 5 10 11 12

D 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 789 528 517 202 193 132

Agst PTS % 128 28 616.41 301 20 175.42 252 18 205.16 539 8 37.48 533 6 36.21 608 4 21.71

13 & UNDER B Agst PTS % 378 24 168.25 447 22 138.26 496 20 121.37 585 6 76.41 632 6 71.68 672 6 67.56

Millicent Cast. Sand.

West North East South

W 14 11 8 5 3 1

L 0 3 6 9 11 13

D 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 457 307 261 251 157 81

Agst PTS % 168 28 272.02 172 22 178.49 236 16 110.59 297 10 84.51 270 6 58.15 371 2 21.83

NETBALL GAME TIMES

17 & UNDER Millicent South Cast. Sand.

North West East

B 0 0 0 0 0 0

13 & UNDER A

C-GRADE East Millicent South North West Cast. Sand.

D 0 0 0 0 0 0

15 & UNDER B Agst PTS % 643 26 123.95 536 19 114.93 727 14 96.56 649 12 97.53 697 11 91.54 682 2 80.35

B-GRADE W 13 9 8 7 2 1

L 1 2 7 10 10 12

Agst PTS % 494 26 175.91 519 20 147.59 619 18 105.98 640 14 91.88 675 6 63.7 729 0 50.34

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

MATCH REPORTS CASTERTON SANDFORD V SOUTH GAMBIER It all came down to a strong opening half that ensured South Gambier took the points against Casterton Sandford to keep their slim finals hopes alive.

On the back of significantly more supply, the Demons were able to build a 15 goal half me lead and that was enough with the second half a much more even affair.

The underrated South mid court had a huge influence on the contest as Megan Reid and Tully McShane drove hard through the centre third and hit the circle hard, delivering with precision.

Ruby Richter also made the defensive wing her own with some cri cal turnover ball that ensured Lara Munro and Alyssa Duncan were given plenty of scoring opportuni es.

The duo ne ed 33 from 42 in the opening half and were it not for the accuracy of the Cats shoo ng combina on of Ivy Lane and Madalene Cleary, who converted 18 from 21, the half me scoreline could have been much worse.

The Cats owned the third quarter and reduced the 15 goal half me deficit to only seven at the last change.

Coach Jodie Humphries rejigged the defensive line, moving Tessa Marra to goal defence, teaming with Ebany Jarrad in the circle, and moved Charlo e Rice out to the defensive wing.

The efforts of that back three saw the scoring opportuni es diminish for the Demons and as Makayla Hutchins and Phoebe Carlin started to find the circle’s edge more easily, the score started to flow.

Lane was the main target and she ne ed 13 from 14 to ensure the Cats were s ll in the hunt going into the last.

But the strong response from the home side seemed to spark the South defensive line into ac on and while the accuracy was s ll there from Lane and Cleary, they just didn’t get enough ball as Richter, Ellie Bouchier and Mykaela Thiele played with be er intensity and denied easy access to the Cats shooters.

Munro and Duncan also rewarded those efforts, conver ng 16 from 17 as South ended up with a 17 goal victory.

WEST GAMBIER V EAST GAMBIER East Gambier entered the weekend’s clash with West Gambier having found some strong form and having enjoyed having their preferred star ng seven at their disposal and the reigning premiers would have been keen to test t h e m s e l v e s a ga i n s t o n e o f t h e 2 0 2 2 compe on benchmarks.

But the Roos were ready and they put in a strong opening half to ensure East were all too aware that West was ready to break its premiership drought.

It was an 11 goal lead for West at the half and that blew out to 21 by the final whistle, with the third quarter arguably the most dominant as West won it 15-6 to put the result beyond doubt.

Jade Ri er and Amy Cram con nue to loom as a tough defensive combina on and to keep a side to six goals was impressive to say the least.

The story of the match was really supply – West Gambier generated 74 opportuni es and East only 53 and the accuracy ba le was won by the Roos as well.

Zoe Malseed had her best game for the season, making life tough for the East feeders, genera ng some important touches and also playing a role in transi on with her strong drives and accurate passing and the crea vity of Lisa McGregor out the front of Sarah Ri er was also cri cal in the comprehensive victory.

One of the match ups of the contest was West’s Tara Bryant and East’s Emily Hunter in the centre and it was intriguing as they ran hard, contested strongly and both played pivotal roles for their team.

Both sides would have been happy with their defensive efforts – it was one of the lower scoring contests for the season – but while West s ll found ways to score, while East has some work to do at the offensive end of the court and that will no doubt come as they keep their preferred combina on on court for the final two minor rounds and then the finals.

Sarah Lock played a similar crea ve role for East that McGregor did for West as she u lised her well med front cuts, strong baseline drives and accurate finishing to great effect, with Hunter as influen al as ever for the Bulldogs but there is some work to do to keep the premiership defence on track.

DENTON’S

MILLICENT V NORTH GAMBIER North Gambier has ba led player unavailability all season and at the weekend, showed their best is well and truly good enough with the Tigers’ preferred star ng seven hi ng the court for the first me in weeks.

The Tigers headed to McLaughlin Park to take on the Saints and returned home with a share of the points a er they rallied from a three quarter me deficit to force a draw.

North started strongly and led by two goals at the first break and it certainly sparked the Saints into ac on.

Lisa Duldig moved into the centre and Georgia Clarke to the defensive wing, and the slick ball movement of Millicent was on full show, with Tabatha Sanderson and Demi Verbena combining for 21 from 22 to turn that deficit into a three goal lead.

The shoo ng was just as outstanding from Caroline Wakefield and Macey Griffith who shot a perfect 16 straight.

The arm wrestle con nued in the third as both sides looked to move the ball quickly and safely into the hands of their respec ve accurate shoo ng combina ons and at the final change, the home side had a five goal buffer.

The Tigers weren’t done with, though, and from a defensive perspec ve it was their best quarter, denying easy ball movement and limi ng the scoring opportuni es for the Saints and while they con nue to get the ball into the hands of Wakefield and Griffith at the other end, North con nued to reduce the deficit and ended up with the 62-all draw.

There is no doubt the Tigers defensive combina on of Mel Renko and Zahra Crough will test opposi on shooters if North, as expected, forces its way back into the top four, while the connec on between Ash Kalantarian on the a acking wing and Wakefield and Griffith con nues to build and Kalantarian looms as a key piece of the North puzzle going forward.

Millicent’s shoo ng combina on of Sanderson and Verbena were again outstanding, while there was much to like about the defensive effort and if nothing else, the Saints will thrive on such a finals like contest to further test their systems and tac cs.

ROUND PREVIEWS SOUTH GAMBIER V WEST GAMBIER It is a mammoth task but with finals s ll mathema cally possible, South Gambier will need to bring their absolute best to challenge premiership favourite West Gambier at Blue Lake Sports Park this weekend.

An upset victory would keep the Demons inside the top four but given the Roos demoli on of the reigning premiers last round by 21 goals, it is hard to mount a case for the young South line-up to prevail.

Sarah Ri er and Lisa McGregor are a well oiled machine in the shoo ng circle and both are accurate finishers.

At the other end, Jade Ri er and Amy Cram shut down me and space on their opponents and are strong over the shot.

The young Roos mid court has been as dynamic as any mid court this season, led by Tara Bryant in the centre and well supported by Mikaela Horrigan on the a acking wing and Zoe Malseed, coming off a best on court round 14 performance, on the defensive wing.

The West trio has speed, smarts and skill and they have provided strong connec on between the defence and offence that is so experienced and se led for the Roos.

South’s shoo ng duo of Alyssa Duncan and Lara Munro will need to work over me to find good shoo ng posi on and will need to use their feeders to shi the defence and open up space for each other. Accurate finishing will also be crucial as Ri er and Cram will dominate the boards.

At the other end, Grace Edwards and Ellie Bouchier will need to be on song from the start with a ght checking game to deny Sarah Ri er and McGregor the chance to receive easy ball in range.

The South mid court is a good match form the Roos trio and is just as young and hard running with Ruby Richter coming off a strong game in round 13 and Tully McShane and Megan Reid both working hard on the circle’s edge to make good posi on and feed the ball accurately.

South has had its worst results of 2022 against West and West should make it three from three in fine style.

EAST GAMBIER V MILLICENT East Gambier had started to look like it was building towards playing its best netball as the

finals approached but the Bulldogs were never really in the contest against West last weekend and will be looking to iron out the wrinkles when they host Millicent this weekend.

The Saints enter the clash off the back of a draw with North Gambier and having had a tough tussle with East the last me the two met, will be well prepared.

Every match up will be intriguing.

East shooter Amryn Bosko and Saints defender Por a McRae are two of the most promising teenagers in the compe on and it will be one of the pivotal ba les of the day. Bosko will need to be at her mobile best to shake off the ght checking McRae, and accuracy will also be cri cal with McRae’s ability on the rebound.

Sarah Lock has started to find her mojo since returning from a calf injury and her ba le with Hannah Nitschke will also be cri cal as Lock is the architect of what happens in the shoo ng circle but she will be given no easy ball by Nitschke.

Tarsh McCallum is the epitome of speed and smarts and where Millicent gives the task to Lisa Duldig or Georgia Clarke, who have been sharing the wing defence and centre roles, they will be looking to deny the hard working east wing a ack easy access to the circle’s edge.

And whichever Saint isn’t looking to limit the influence of McCallum will have the equally difficult task of not le ng Emily Hunter run riot.

Hunter had a quiet start to 2022 by her lo y standards but she is hi ng her straps now and her influence at both ends of the court can be match shaping.

Another huge ba le in this clash will be East wing defender Tyne Bosko and Millicent wing a ack Paige Nitschke.

Both are unassuming players that fly under the radar but both rarely play a bad game, Bosko is relentless with pressuring her opponent and contests everything, while Nitschke is unflappable but gets the job done, hi ng the circle hard and delivering the ball without fuss but always with precision.

The East defensive combina on of Bo Creek and Morgan Amy have the toughest task in the compe on at the moment, limi ng the scoring opportuni es of Tabatha Sanderson and Demi Verbena, and that would well be the game.

Much if East’s success over the past few seasons has been built off the back of defensive pressure

right across the court and that will need to be the case this weekend or no ma er how well Amy and Creek read the play and love the aerial contest, the ball will come down too fast and too o en to precent Millicent pos ng a winning score and the Saints will bounce back to the winners’ list, narrowly.

NORTH GAMBIER V CASTERTON SANDFORD North Gambier would be looking to this match with Casterton Sandford as a chance to finetune ahead of finals with a win this weekend almost certainly set to catapult them back into the top four at the expense of South Gambier.

Coming off a come from behind, tense draw with top ranked Millicent, the Tigers had their preferred star ng seven out on court last round for the first me in weeks and it showed just how good North can be when it all comes together.

Caroline Wakefield has been the shining light all season and her combina on in the shoo ng circle with Macey Griffith has con nued to develop, while the connec on with Brianna Walters and Ash Kalantarian, who has been a welcome returnee for the Tigers in the past couple of ou ngs, is looking more seamless and less likely to create turnover ball.

When Mel Renko and Zahra Crough combine in the defensive circle, their experience and willingness to contest wreaks havoc and Libby Morgan is as tenacious as ever on the defensive wing.

Coming off the performance they had in round 13 and given what is on the line in terms of a finals berth, you cannot see the Tigers giving Casterton Sandford a look in at all.

The Cats showed some good signs last weekend, with Ivy Lane and Madalene Cleary, star ng to work well as a shoo ng combina on, while at the back end of the court, Tessa Marra, Charlo e Rice and Ebany Jarrad got some important touches and made life tough for the South frontline.

With Scarle Jarrad now sidelined with a knee injury, the young mid court of Makayla Hutchins and Phoebe Carlin, is hard running and smart with ball in hand but even if Caeleigh Humphries returns to the court for the Cats, it is hard to mount a case against a team that just has to win to keep their season alive.

14 George Street, Millicent Phone 8733 1725 Email in2tmw@bigpond.com

North Gambier Yellow & Black Under 11’s - North 0 vs Millicent 40 We started the game off with some very good defence work and we held Millicent to nil score for half the first quarter. However, we were unable to score on the turnovers and struggled to move the ball down the court due to Millicent strong defence game and court plays. Although we didn’t score, we kept the opposition to a score much less than our last game which I great. Only 2 more games for the season let’s work hard to keep improving.

Best players: Isla Brook (sponsored by Squashbrook) and Payton Bilney Under 13A’s - North 10 vs Millicent 30 Our team goal for the game against Millicent was "work hard for the full game and never give up", and that's what the girls did. It was a tough game against Millicent.

Our girls kept their composure and didn't panic. They came back strong in the 3rd quarter and played very competitive netball. However, Millicent responded and were just too strong in the end. We have to make less mistakes in throwing balls away.

Indeed, our goal going forward for future games.

Best players: Mackenzie Harrold and Tayah Jones Under 13B’s - North 15 vs Millicent 38 We started strong and our girls worked hard to implement the skills we had been wo r k i n g o n at t ra i n i n g . We h a d a competitive first half characterised by good court structure, enabling us to move the ball into our attack and our goalies capitalised.

Millicent then came back strong, and we lost momentum. However, a good game to build on going forward.

Best players: Raine Darimaani and Mischa Human Under 15 A’s - North 30 vs Millicent 37 North had a strong start, however, couldn’t maintain playing our natural game.

Millicent were dominant in defense and we needed to adjust quicker. The girls will be working hard to identify when to adjust their personal game and how to beat/be competitive against their opponent. We would like to thank Tora for sitting on our bench and taking the court with confidence this week. Ava Collins, Ruby Mitchell and Jayme Young had a very strong game in defense and Elodie Adam was accurate under the ring. We are looking forward to the next opportunity to come up against Millicent and show them a stronger team. A huge congratulations to Elodie Adam on your 50th game and Jayme Young on your 100th game, great achievement girls!

Best players: Ava Collins and Elodie Adam Under 15 B’s - North 38 vs Millicent 25 A great game girls. All played their part in this turn around victory from our last encounter. Some strong defence and tight checking from Penny and Milly with Tillie and Bella driving fantastically from WD. Lily and Tora worked hard through the middle under some difficult conditions and fed so well to Megan, Mia and Claire. Keep this momentum going through to finals and we will reap the rewards.

Best players: Penny Coleman and Megan Wells Under 17’s - North 34 vs Millicent 76 This week we were missing a few of our team members, but we were fortunate enough to add Ruby Mitchell and Elodie Adams to our group. Millicent are a very tight unit and we knew it was going to be a tough game. However, we didn’t have the start that we had planned, and it took us a bit of time to settle. Despite this the girls continued to play hard and work

V

collaboratively to achieve the goals we had put in place. Our second half was definitely st ro n ge r, a n d we l o o ke d fa r m o re competitive. Our defensive pressure was excellent, but our efforts we were not able to stop Millicent’s well-oiled attack line.

Regardless of the scoreboard, the girls played with passion and intent until the final whistle was blown. They stuck to our structures and remained positive. A big thank you to Ruby and Elodie, who both played outstanding games and added value to our team.

Best players: Alice Tentye and Zarly Jones (Sponsored by Chris and Greg Kennedy) C Grade - North 31 vs Millicent 36 An amazing game by the C grade team this week! We’ve had some big losses to Millicent this year, and this was our tightest game yet! The girls came out firing right from the beginning and for most of the game were able to keep the score within one or two goals. Our shooting accuracy was high, and we were able to pick up lots of loose balls and turnovers which we were able to score off of. Despite Millicent creeping away with the lead only in the last few minutes, this week’s game was one that the North girls should definitely be proud of.

Best players: Georgia Wehrmann and Bec Johnson B Grade - North 46 vs Millicent 49 It was always going to be a tough game against Millicent, but the girls were ready to take the top side on. It was a good tight match right up until the last quarter where Millicent where able to convert on a few of our mistakes. Our defensive pressure from Bri Lush, Hannah and Katie throughout the full 4 quarters was great making Millicent have to work hard to get the ball into their attack end. Amelia worked tirelessly in C alongside Georgia and Maddie all delivering the ball nicely into Ash and Bri. A good team effort girls.

Best players: Ash Ashby and Brianna Lush

South Gambier Red & White

Our day at Island Park was book ended by two good wins with the 11 & Under getting another win with the young players like Elsie, Coco, Ellie Scotland and Chloe showing great improvement, with the more experienced crew of Paegan, Zara, Ellie McCracken, Myla and Courtney showing great leadership, while the work of Lacey and Lara continues to make an impact with both girls having an impact whatever position they play.

holding down the wing attack role, a position she rarely plays, and showing great timing, a willing ness to learn and she showed great composure playing in a team she has not even trained with.

The 15 & under A girls had a tough narrow loss, while the 15 & Under B continued their late s ea s o n res u rgen ce wit h a fantastic win with Shana, Ruby and Charlie elading the way as this team pushes to hold into a The A Grade also got on the finals berth… winners list despite some of the team perhaps not as switched on Gabi and Zara led the 13 & under courtesy of their road trip in the A girls to a tough win, while the morning!!!! A strong start and a 13 & under B had a tough day dominant final quarter ensured out. the girls had another win.

Thanks to everyone who has The C Grade continue to rack up donated something for tonight’s strong wins, while the B Grade auction… seems fond of nailbiters and had their second draw of the season. We now have two home games to finish the home and away The 17 & under team thanks season and then we will have Gracie, Maddison and Bree for finals duties and medal counts to filling in for the festival goers and host so there will still be jobs… while Gracie and Maddison have shown what they can produced Ladies Day Thank You event will in previous games, while Bree be confirmed early this week. deserves special mention for

A Reserve - North 59 vs Millicent 67 Although we didn’t get the win yesterday what a fantastic team effort against the top team Millicent. Ava had an outstanding game in defence against a very tall, strong and accurate goalie however was able to get in the right position and create many turnovers. Attack line are continuing to work well together in different combinations and worked hard to feed the ball in to the goalies and Riley had a great game holding strong and converting on the scoreboard. Definitely a few areas to still work on, but a positive game moving in to the last 2 rounds.

Best players: Riley Mitchell and Ava Collins A grade - North 62 vs Millicent 62 A great game for our A grade girls yesterday.

We were able to create turnovers from pressure in our defence end and convert with accuracy. Macey played a huge part in this, with her movement and confidence in the goal circle. A very solid effort from each individual player on the court allowed us to stay within 5 going into the last quarter. We started the quarter slowly however through a whole team defensive approach, we were able to get three crucial turnovers in the last 7 minutes to level the scores. It was going goal for goal and time was nearly up. We were able to get a one goal lead in the last 45 seconds but could only hold down a draw. Millicent are the top side and we showed when we have a full team and everyone working hard, we can match it with these tops sides. Fantastic comeback and composure!

Best players: Macey Griffith (sponsored by NT Peck rural) and Zahra Crough

club games

50

AMITY SHEEDY

MILLICENT

Millicent Red, Black & White A Grade Millicent 62 drew with North 62 Best Players- Tabatha Sanderson & Demi Verbena After a slow start we found our rhythm in the second and third quarters and shot accurately to be up at three quarter time. We started the last quarter well before North forced us into errors and the game went goal for goal.

We couldn’t turn the ball back in the dying seconds and the match ended in a draw.

We look forward to finishing our season with some strong games before finals start. Thanks to Alannah & Keeley for helping us on the weekend.

V

15As Millicent 37 def North 30 Best Players - Mia Gysbers & Edie Easterby We started the game strongly and turned balls in defence creating many attacking opportunities.

We kept working hard to put on scoreboard pressure and worked our way to a good lead at 3/4 time. It was great to see the girls defending hard and always being an option in attack. A well deserved win and it was great to have a full team!

15Bs Millicent 25 lost to North 38 Best players- Poppy Thorne & Sarah Sigston

A Reserve Millicent 61 def North 13Bs Millicent 30 def North 10 59 Best Players- Olive Thorne & Best Players- Alana Craig & Daisy Amarlie Thomson Tunkin B Grade Millicent 49 def North 40 Best Players- Tiarna Verbena & Nicole Donaschenz C Grade Millicent 36 def North 31 Best Players - Keelie Lindner & Veronika Duncan Was great to have another win this week in a tough hard fought ga m e a ga i n st N o r t h . We struggled pulling a team together due to having 5 key players out. thankfully we had a few fill ins help us out, a big Thankyou to Michelle Gysbers and Vee Duncan who absolutely smashed it down the defensive end of the court. Down the other end of the court our goalies we had Kate Pattern and Keelie Linder which was a new combo, both of them worked very well together. Great work by the team, we have a hard game coming up against East and will be training hard during the week to hopefully end up with the win! Let’s do this girls.

The girls started strong with Amarlie and Indi combining well throughout the game. Olive did excellent in defence, and worked with Ella on some amazing plays and both ran hard all game!

Courtney’s vision was impactful, and Imogen’s running throughout the game was awesome! Isabelle, L a i n i e a n d A u d rey wo r ke d together to produce incredible turnovers and great transitions down the court when the goals were converted! Another great game, let’s win the next two games and finish strong!

13As Millicent 38 def North 15 Best Players - Bell Coghlan & Jeda Hibberd

11s Millicent 40 def North 0 Best players- Chloe David & Bella Wilson From the beginning the girls dominated the play and with great passing into their attack were able to put their mark on the scoreboard early! Great team 17s Millicent 76 def north 34 play continued throughout the Best Players - Lillie Paul & Ella game seeing them secure one of Easterby their biggest wins for the season! a very strong start to the game, with a high scoring 21 goals in the first quarter. the girls continued on their great efficiency in turning over balls and scoring from these. the transition of ball is something we have been working on and the girls did a fantastic job. a slow finish to the game, however we will work on this coming into finals!

West Gambier

A big Congratulations to our B grade team, getting a win and some points on the board!

Their perseverance has paid off and it finally went their way last weekend!

Congratulations also goes to Amity Sheedy clocking up her 50 game milestone.

Results against East were:

U11s - The girls got off to a great start on Saturday against East. Molly and Mackenna worked well in goals together with accurate shots. The mid court girls in Miah, Harper and Aggie set up plenty of great passages of play and applied great pressure throughout the game. Phoebe the little pocket rocket played great as well as Chaneil in defence pulling in several rebounds. Kenzie always gives 100% played a great game. Ruby impressed us in centre with some great drives into attack.

Thank you to East for playing the 6 quarters our girls appreciated it.

With only 2 games left for the 11s every week they show improvement and determination.

It amazing to see them grow as netballers.

Well done girls keep up the great work.

West defeated East 31 - 7. 1st Best Player: Miah Jackway 2nd Best Player: Molly Thomas.

U13B - Another nice little win against a hard hitting East team. Everyone put 100% in from attack to defence and everywhere in between. Isobel moving brilliantly across the court and added support in the goal circle.

Hannah’s clever work helping the defenders out and supporting throughout the mid court nicely. Even though it was a wet day we were still able to settle and turn small mistakes into shooting opportunities. Thanks to Molly for sitting bench again this week.

Well done 13Bs with only 2 games left of the minor round finals are almost here and we are more than ready and capable! Let’s go west!!

West defeated East 15 - 8. 1st Best Player: Isobel Richards 2nd Best Player: Sara Richards. Game Day Vouchers: Matilda Neale & Hannah Jackson.

U13A - After a week off, and with a couple of players out, it took us a little while to settle into our usual style of game. But we persevered and everyone continued to work hard for the full 12 minutes of each quarter which helped us come away with a convincing win. Well done Libby for fighting to get as many turnovers as possible and Lara for regaining confidence and continually providing options in attack. A special thank you to Claire who had an awesome game in GK and slotted into the team with ease.

West defeated East 42 - 10. 1st Best Player: Analeigh Anderson 2nd Best Player: Swaye Lindner. Game Day Voucher Awards: Libby Buck & Lara Murdoch.

U15B - This week saw the girls take to the court against East at home to finish off their school holidays. The team were down a couple of players so we were very thankful to both Tully Lindner and Ella Jolley for stepping in to give us a hand and enable our girls to have a breather when needed. The stand out this week was the mid court section which saw the girls showing second and third efforts resulting in numerous turn overs. It's great as coaches to see the girls laugh, smile, high five etc so much and really enjoy playing the game we all love. Our team are excited for the weeks leading up to finals, they have shown just how much they have grown as players over the season. All their hard work and determination is paying off.

West defeated East 56 - 14. 1st Best Player: Tully Lindner 2nd Best Player: Ella Jolley.

U15A - Really proud of how the girls played the game today. It started out goal for goal but the girls stuck to their guns and grinded out a really tight first half of netball. Immi and Ella worked beautifully together in the circle, and were well supported by Tully, Hayley and Alex.

Magz, Mikayla and Ellie in defence were solid, working hard to create turnovers! Well done

Blue & Red girls!

West defeated East 40 -21. 1st Best Player: Ella Jolley 2nd Best Player: Ellie Xanthopoulos. Game Day Vouchers: Maggy Dyson & Hayley Cowie Under 17’s - We started off a bit slow letting East get a 5 goal lead before we scored, but my girls bounced back to be 2 up at quarter time. Having Jordy and Halle away this weekend we slotted Hannah back into goals with the ever accurate Aleisha. After her initial lack of confidence Hannah worked well with Aleisha holding her player well and shooting with accuracy. The goalies were supported brilliantly with some awesome passes into the circle by Charlotte and Amity.

Charlotte’s work at C this weekend really had the East girls on the back foot.

Our defence players in Kirra, Stevi and Maddie kept up the pressure for the whole game making the East attacks work for everything they could get.

The under 17 girls ended up with a 21 goal lead (53-32) at the end of the game which was a brilliant effort by the team. A win is always a great reward for all the work they put into training. Well done girls.

West defeated East 53 -32. 1st Best Player: Aleisha Pearson 2nd Best Player: Stevi Clayton C Grade - A well fought game with the score unfortunately running away from us in the end. With 2 key players out we had 2 juniors fill in and fit in perfectly. Was great to see such a good fight all the way down the court and with strong defence we saw some lovely work in the goal circle between the goalies. With only 2 more games left for the season we look forward to a tough fight to finish the season right.

West defeated by East 23 - 46. 1st Best Player: Emily Sutherland 2nd Best Player: Emma Pollock.

B Grade - We broke the drought! Finally we were able to get some points on the board.

Such a great game from all the girls, everything was put in to practice and the positivity remained throughout the whole 60 minutes. Well done girls! Let’s keep it up West defeated East 39-35. 1st Best Player: Abby Egan 2nd Best Player: Kristy Dolan.

Game Day Vouchers: Bianca Jackway & Kirby Hunter.

A Reserve - Unfortunately the girls didn’t have their best game.. starting off a little flat footed and behind the ball…

The first half wasn’t our best.. coming into our second half the girls started to gel again which showed they can win against a strong east side…

A massive shout out to our juniors who took the court… Saturday and really held their own.

West defeated by East 48 – 35 1st Best Player: Aleisha Pearson 2nd Best Player: Anna Bosco A Grade - A really good win coming back from the break. We played patient netball when needed and kept the scoreboard ticking over.

Zoe had a blinder at WD getting her hands to many balls and being a strong option in attack. Amy and Jade put the pressure on all game and rebounded strongly. Our attack played a smart game and continued to work for each other. Tarz and Mik fed beautifully all game and Sars continued to be a strong option for us in attack. Keep on working hard girls!!

West defeated East 57-36. 1st Best Player: Zoe Malseed 2nd Best Player: Lisa McGregor This week we take on South at Blue Lake Sports park. Good luck to all our teams.

KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE RED AND THE BLUE. GO WEST!!

East Gambier Red & Black A GRADE - East 36 lost to West 57 We need to play to our strengths and work smarter. We need to find another gear and be hungrier for the ball if we want to put it up to Millicent this week.

We had some really good transitions down the court to our goalies and the girls work hard in attack. Good defensive pressure, but we need to work harder on our one on ones and shutting them down to slow down the play. It was tough slippery conditions, which didn’t bring out the best in us.

Best Players – Sarah Lock & Emily Hunter Awards – Tarsh McCallum (Creek Livestock) Sarah Lock (OK Pie Shop) A RES – East 48 defeated West 35 We worked really hard off the ball to set up some good space and direction. Also one of our better games creating and scoring off turn overs. Its nice to see all team work starting to come together.

You girls are finding the right form this end of the season, it's exciting.

Best Players – Brooke Hicks & Kate Dempsey Awards – Casey Horrigan (Nourish Nook) Alysia Geraghty (Fasta Pasta) B GRADE – East 35 lost to West 39 To have 5 players missing and only lose by 4 is an amazing effort. Big thank you to Keelie, Raine, Lilli and Tahlia for filling in, you all played with heart and determination. Let's train hard this week ready for a tough one v Millicent.

Best Players – Nicola Smith & Erin Hudsson Awards – Keelie Neilson (Jens Hotel) Tahlia Geragthy (San Piero) C GRADE – East 42 defeated West 23 Tr i a l l i n g s o m e f i n a l p o s i t i o n a l adjustments before finals saw a shaky start with the girls. A few out with sore heads and Covid with some coming back from Covid and illnesses made for a slow game. Half time changes made for a positive score line difference pulling through and increasing.

Communication was all the difference in slowing down the game and holding control.

Best Players – Jacinta Clark & Kate Gaffney Awards – Kate Gaffney (Gym Challenge Meals) Ruby Jacobs (Jens Hotel) 17’s – East 32 lost to West 53 A really good start to the game with everyone working hard. Even though the final score blew out, I was happy to see everyone work hard. Our passing and leads were good and overall work rate was great to see.

We must learn to use our bodies to position ourselves to safe guard the ball and place the ball using this as well.

Keelie, Indi and Lillie drove well through the mid court. We had good defence from Matilda and Tonique and they are teaming well together in the defensive circle. Raine and Jordy, fought hard all game finishing off with some great shooting. Keep at it guys

V

Best Players – Matilda Lamb & Lilli Spooner Awards – Lilli Spooner (Natural Born Grillers) Keelie Neilson (Hungry Jacks) 15A’s – East 21 lost to West 40 The girls had a strong start against a tough west side. Our midcourt worked hard to bring the ball down the court with the defenders getting their hand to lots of early ball. The ever improving goalie combination stood up and capitalised on lots of our gains.

Unfortunately our intensity just couldn't keep up with Wests vigorous players. A great effort girls.

Best Players – Ellie Chittleborough & Abby Lines A wa rd s – E l l i e C h i tt l e b o ro u g h (Kaboom) Abby Lines (Bakers Delight) 15B’s – East 14 lost to West 56 After a tough game in the A's, a lot of our girls stepped up and played through a second game. Unfortunately our intensity was not there from the start which resulted in a lot of turned over ball and little errors. Keep your heads up moving forward girls and believe in yourselves!

Best Players –Lily McIntosh & Sharni Clark Awards – Charlotte Crute (Scroll Queen) Ellie Chittleborough (Bakers Delight) 13A’s – East 10 lost to West 42 Always a tough game when we come up against West. Wet conditions left us playing "safe" netball. Having our full side for the first time in weeks gave us the ability to try new positions and new combinations, something we can build on in the coming weeks. Great effort today girls.

Best Players –Tahni Kemp & Mia Little Awards – Jolie O’Dea (OK Pie Shop) Indee Stratford (Hungry Jacks) 13B’s – East 8 lost to West 15 Great game today girls. Down in numbers again this week you gave it your all for a good solid 4 quarters of netball. Thank you to our 13 A girls for again filling in, it was a great game to watch. Well done.

Best Players –Sailor McCracken & Olivia Hosking Awards – Ava Olsen (Scroll Queen) Olivia Hosking (Copenhagen) 11’s – East 7 lost to West 31 Wet conditions made it for a even tougher game today. You all worked so hard each quarter. Keep putting in your best, well done girls.

Best Players –Havannah Coote & Tilly Olsen Awards – Havannah Coote (25 Acres) Tilly Olsen (Bakers Delight)

Casterton-Sandford Blue, White & Red

Round 14 saw the Casterton-Sandford Netball Sides taking on the South Gambier Demons at Island Park. We celebrated milestone games this week for Charlotte Rice and Marissa Jamieson. Both girls played their 100th games, congratulations!

JUNIORS: Georgia & Pinelopi led the Under 11’s into another close game last weekend.

With the ball going from either attacking end as the defensive players made turnover after turnover, the 8-10 score-line was an unlucky loss.

SENIORS: The A Grade side put up a tough fight but lost with a score line of 43-60.

Ebany, Charlotte & Phoebe provided excellent passages of play keeping the South girls on their feet.

The quick passages of play in the Under 15A’s made by Matilda, Indi, Hannah & Brydie allowed the team to sneak away with a one goal win 23-22.

Mikayla & Chloe’s accuracy in the goal ring, Claire & Sharna’s strength in defence & Lauren’s precision through the midcourt, led the A Reserve team to another victory for the season 5146.

B Grade Cats girls had spectators on the edges of their seats as they played in a close fought game to come away with a draw 46-46. Emma, Renae, Kerri & Annalee played critical roles in the team last week.

The losing score line 31-54 seen in the C Grade, didn’t reflect how determined the girls were to top South Gambier. Janine, Chantelle, Brittany & Caitlin demonstrated terrific sportsmanship alongside the rest of the team.

Ebany, Ivy, Madeline & Phoebe were strong presences on the court in the Under 17’s on Saturday morning. The girls came away with a convincing win 51-30.

Under 15B players in Brydie, Mia & Amelia kept the communication lines open and backed each teammate up to make the most of each possession.

They unfortunately couldn’t get the win and lost 20-38.

The Under 13A’s had a close game, but despite the ball skills displayed by Renae, Phoebe, Ella & Rachel, they went down to the South girls 12-19.

What a game was played by Marlee, Rachel & Makayla in the Under 13B’s to come away with a convincing win 30-4.

Goodluck to each team for our last away game this week, and we look forward to seeing everyone at Island Park next week for the final round game before finals!

See below images of our girls that achieved their milestone games last week!

The A Grade side had the privilege of playing in the club heritage dresses last week also!

club games

100

ieson m a J a s is r a e&m charlotte ric

SEASON FIXTURE

F.L.

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