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2021 OFFICIAL PROGRAMME ROUND 12 - JULY 3

Former Geelong stars to play for Casterton Sandford Former Geelong stars Max Rooke, Brad Ottens and Matthew Stokes will line up today at Island Park against Millicent.

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NORTH GAMBIER v EAST GAMBIER CASTERTON SANDFORD v MILLICENT SOUTH GAMBIER v WEST GAMBIER

GAME PREVIEW Casterton Sandford v Millicent The 2021 Bendigo Bank Western Border Football League has thrown everything at Casterton Sandford, but some good news will finally arrive in round 12 this Saturday.

The winless team has been bullied by its opposition and injuries each week, but Island Park is the place to be as the club welcomes back none other than favourite son Max Rooke.

Before Rooke became the cult figure at the Geelong Cats and winning the 2007 and 09 AFL premierships, he developed his game at Casterton as a junior.

At just 17 he made his A Grade WBFL debut and will resume his county football career with years in the AFL system and three grand finals behind him.

It will be an emotional moment for Rooke and the town when he runs onto Island Park again, but he will not be the only big name to lookout for.

He also managed to entice premiership team mates Matthew Stokes and Brad Ottens to come out of retirement and wear blue and white hoops of a different kind.

Just like Rooke, Ottens is a member of Geelong’s Hall of Fame and was the ruckman in 2007, while Stokes kicked more than 200 goals for the club.

Casterton Sandford coach Kane Forbes will welcome no less than 580 games of AFL experience with open arms and hopes the trio’s expertise can inspire his battling team to something special.

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Looking at the prospect of facing the likes of Rooke, Stokes and Ottens, Gallio said he is confident his team can win the battle with current gameplan.

“Around 580 AFL games and three premierships are pretty handy additions to your team, but it another challenge for our young side and we are looking forward to it,” he said.

“I have had the chance to play with some AFL players in Darwin and it is pretty cool.

“It will be a great spectacle and there is a buzz around the group, but we will prepare the same.”

F.L. North Gambier v East Gambier The home side hopes to make Vansittart Park an uncomfortable setting for visitors East Gambier as North Gambier has one last chance to topple its arch-rival in the 2021 minor-round season.

The Bulldogs have won the bragging rights in both encounters so far as Todd Lockwood, Jake Harrap and Shem Balwshaw have risen to the occasion.

Ominously for the Tigers, those same names Even if the Saints march over the Cats, the were pivotal in an uplifting performance for East occasion alone will give the club and region a against West Gambier last weekend where the much-needed boost. side led by Matt Willson and Jayden Eldridge found its groove.

South Gambier v West Gambier Both sides will be hunting for the premiership Although the Bulldogs hold the high ground in points for different reasons at Blue Lake Sports the battle of the sashes, North is higher placed Park. on the ladder with the only thing holding the club back from second spot being percentage.

Across the first nine matches of the season, South Gambier was untouchable with its clinical Inspirational playing coach Justin McConnell returned to form in a big way last weekend, while approach.

However, the golden run finished dramatically Henry Gould and Toby de Wit have blossomed under grey skies last weekend when Millicent beautifully since making their A Grade debuts. suffocated the Demons to a maiden defeat.

Mount Gambier Pioneers commitments may rule de Wit out, but the Tigers will be boosted by The usually free-flowing South had no room to the return of key-forward Sam Stafford, who has breathe and could not find an answer for the overcome his finger injury. brutal Saints.

With more wet weather on the way, West With the jockeying for preferred finals positions Gambier may implement a similar approach. heating up and North committed to denying East How the Demons respond to the setback will be a 2021 clean sweep, the rivals will throw the one of the biggest storylines of the season with kitchen sink at victory. the team on the back foot for the first time and rivals sensing a weakness.

On the field the Cats showcased some improvement last week with a promising first half against North Gambier before going down by 68 points.

But with Millicent becoming the first team to defeat South Gambier in 2021, Clint Gallio’s side The Roos must win for the more immediate will be an entirely different challenge. concern of keeping their finals aspirations alive.

The Saints’ unrelenting pressure in wet A pair of confidence-sapping defeats have conditions at McLaughlin Park forced the pushed West two wins away from the top four Demons into mistakes and the result was and in dire need of a turnaround. confronting with the hosts winning by 78 points.

With similar wet weather forecast, it could be Lawry Bradley-Brown continues to lead the team another tough afternoon for Casterton Sandford each week, but needs more assistance for a finals as Millicent’s young and old players aren’t afraid push.

RESULTS ROUND 11 SENIORS North Gambier 4.1 6.6 13.8 17.11 (113) Cast. Sandford 1.5 4.5 5.8 6.9 (45) GOALS, North: J. Mcconnell 5, B. Shepherdson 2, T. McLennan 2, H. Gould 2, W. Stafford 2, D. Munn 1, L. Powell 1, N. Blachut 1, T. de Wit 1 Cast. Sandford: R. Killey 2, H. McCrae 1, D. Carlin 1, J. Smith 1, J. Gibbs 1 BEST, North: B. Stafford, H. Gould, D. Munn, T. de Wit, W. Stafford, B. Shepherdson Cast.

Sandford: G. Parsons, D. Cleary, D. Ayton, J. Gibbs, H. McCrae, Z. Nash Millicent 7.3 9.5 13.6 16.10 (106) South Gambier1.0 2.0 3.2 4.4 (28) CASTERTON SANDFORD FOOTBALL CLUB GOALS, Millicent: G. Robinson 5, S. Willis 3, H. Tunkin 3, C. Williams 2, C. Gallio 1, N. Lang 1, F. Bradley 1 South: D. Handreck 1, O. Thomson 1, O. Adams 1, K. Eagleson 1 BEST, Millicent: F. Grimes, Z. Mcguinness, B. Shanks, K. Bradley, K. Shanks, S. Willis South: E. Chuck, D. Handreck, D. Stra ord, C. Williams, E. Marks, B. Keding East Gambier 6.3 10.4 13.7 15.9 (99) West Gambier 2.1 4.2 6.6 7.7 (49) GOALS, East: S. Lock 4, T. Lockwood 4, M. Willson 2, S. Agnew 1, J. Forster 1, P. Hatch 1, B. Nunan 1, N. Lock 1 West: B. Papps 2, G. Ha 1, D. Robbins 1, J. Schapel 1, R. Wilson 1, J. Williams 1 BEST, East: M. Willson, J. Harrap, T. Lockwood, J. Forster, R. Janeway, S. Lock West: L. BradleyBrown, A. Pfitzner, D. Robbins, J. Williams, T. Holmes

RESERVES North Gambier 2.2 3.9 8.10 10.15 (75) Cast. Sandford 1.1 2.2 3.3 4.3 (27) GOALS, North: L. Downs-Woolley 3, B. Howard 2, C. Baker 2, J. Mansell 1, Z. Clark 1, D. Jamieson 1 Cast. Sandford: P. Hutchins 3, J. Parsons 1 BEST, North: T. Fle , J. Mansell, L. DownsWoolley, D. Jamieson, B. Howard, B. Tremelling Cast. Sandford: C. Hornibrook, N. Richardson, P. Hutchins, F. Neeson, J. Fitzgerald, S. Craig

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Millicent 2.3 2.4 3.8 3.10 (28) South Gambier1.0 2.0 3.2 4.4 (28) GOALS, Millicent: Z. Bradley 3 South: C. Fisher 6, N. Seager 1, M. Broome 1, E. Ben 1, H. Capewell 1, C. Fallas 1

Millicent 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.4 (52) South Gambier0.0 0.0 0.0 4.5 (29) GOALS, Millicent: A. Wesolowski 3, K. Shanks 2, E. Redman 1, B. Sims 1, J. Werchon 1 South: L. Delaney 2, L. Ray 1, R. Jones 1

BEST, Millicent: M. Withers, H. Armfield, J. Walker, Z. Bradley, C. Gysbers, J. Wa s South: C. Fisher, L. Foran, H. Capewell, J. Patzel, E. Ben, C. Dennis Barret

BEST, Millicent: K. Shanks, H. Gibbs, E. Redman, T. Dunn, A. Wesolowski, B. Sims South: L. Thiele, L. Delaney, R. Jones, L. Ray, W. Boston, A. Urquhart

East Gambier 2.0 2.1 6.3 8.3 (51) West Gambier 2.2 6.5 8.6 10.6 (66) GOALS, East: T. Younghusband 3, R. Brewster 2, D. Howard 2, G. Ransom 1 West: J. Cornolo 2, J. Waugh 2, J. Aston 2, N. Lewis 1, K. Badman 1, T. Schrader 1

East Gambier 0.0 0.3 2.4 2.5 (17) West Gambier 2.2 3.3 6.5 7.9 (51) GOALS, East: R. Ellis 1, W. Ellis 1 1 West: J. Judd 2, H. James 2, N. Davey 2, L. Loring 1

BEST, East: M. Ferguson, L. Hicks, D. Howard, B. Humphries, B. Gaffney West: K. Badman, J. Waugh, A. Heron, J. Aston, J. Keatley

U/18's Millicent 0.0 1.2 1.4 1.5 (11) South Gambier6.3 10.7 14.13 20.17 (137) GOALS, Millicent: J. Todd 1 South: E. Fisher 5, M. Sims 3, E. Sims 2, O. Thomson 2, L. Delaney 2, R. Kuhl 1, L. Winterfield 1, L. Turley 1, H. McBain 1, J. Kuhl 1, A. Ridding 1 BEST, Millicent: M. Varcoe, B. Shanks, J. Todd, N. Joy South: J. Snell, E. Fisher, L. Winterfield, E. Sims, M. Sims, H. McBain East Gambier 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.5 (17) West Gambier 2.2 3.7 5.9 10.12 (72) GOALS, East: T. Lewis 1, C. Smith 11 West: J. Cornolo 5, B. Say 2, J. Carson 2, T. Morale 1 BEST, East: C. Barry, S. Lock, K. Dwyer, J. Plunke , P. Vanikio s, C. Smith West: B. Has ngs, L. Lefever, A. Ramsey, J. Cornolo, B. Boult, W. Crook

U/16's North Gambier 4.1 6.5 11.7 14.10 (94) Cast. Sandford 0.1 0.2 0.3 1.4 (10) GOALS, North: R. McLaughlin 3, J. Norman 2, S. Doody 2, B. Anderson 2, Z. Young 2, T. Hamilton 1, J. Collins 1, D. Ilsley 1 Cast.

Sandford: B. Cooper 1 BEST, North: R. McLaughlin, B. Anderson, D. Arthurson, M. Baron, J. Collins Cast. Sandford: N. Lambert, S. Craig, B. Cooper, R. Makore, M. Parsons

BEST, East: R. Ellis, K. Chi leborough, T. Howard, S. Nai, E. Stra ord, A. Lillecrapp West: T. Smith, H. James, B. Howard, J. Judd, B. Winterfield, B. Cowland

U/14's Millicent 2.3 4.3 4.5 7.8 (50) South Red 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 (2) GOALS, Millicent: K. Gibson 4, C. Hateley 3, J. Werchon 2, M. Hunt 1, c. kenny 1, W. Wilson 1 South Red : D. Harten 2, T. Radley 1, E. Geary 1, D. Ferguson 1, B. McKinnon 1 BEST, Millicent: K. Gibson, D. Sigston, C. Damhuis, J. Werchon, M. Hunt, H. Thwaites South Red : B. McKinnon, E. O'Donnell, D. Harten, O. Sneath, J. Walmsley East Gambier 2.1 2.1 5.3 6.4 (40) West Gambier 0.1 0.3 0.3 2.5 (17) GOALS, East: J. Mee 2, R. Ellis 1, B. Sampson 1, C. McCann 1, J. Picken 1 West: L. Johnson 1, H. Croker 1 BEST, East: A. Bruce, R. Lawrence, R. Ellis, N. Gollan, C. McCann, C. McCracken West: R. Case, T. Stutley, K. Stratman, L. Johnson North Gambier4.1 7.4 9.5 11.6 (72) Cast. Sandford 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 (6) GOALS, North: A. Dally 3, S. Crispino 2, K. Allen 2, C. McLaughlin 1, J. Driver 1, J. Fle 1, M. Rogers 1 Cast. Sandford: J. Jones 1 BEST, North: W. Norman, Z. Cordell, A. Dally, K. Allen, I. Coleman, C. Turner Cast.Sandford: J. Jones, T. Crawford, R. Parsons, O. Foster, D. Munro, P. Lykke

LEADING GOAL KICKERS Bendigo Bank Seniors Name Gene Robinson Jus n McConnell Sam Stafford Brayden Kain Kym Eagleson Todd Lockwood Garret Ha Colby Munro Mark Rumbelow Ricky Killey

Club Millicent North Gambier North Gambier South Gambier South Gambier East Gambier West Gambier South Gambier East Gambier Casterton Sandford

U/18's Rnd Total 5 69 5 37 0 28 0 28 1 27 4 19 1 17 0 16 0 15 2 14

Reserves Charlie Fisher Henri Capewell Riley Wilson Ma hew Kurzman Ma Ferguson Christopher Fallas Ma hew Chapman Joshua Smith Emerson Marks Zac Bradley

South Gambier South Gambier West Gambier North Gambier East Gambier South Gambier North Gambier South Gambier South Gambier Millicent

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36 26 25 20 18 18 13 13 12 10

Name Alex Ridding Joshua Cornolo Ellio Fisher Jaxon Cushion Liam Turley Luke Winterfield Oliver Thomson Jordan Stephens

Club South Gambier West Gambier South Gambier Millicent South Gambier South Gambier South Gambier South Gambier

Joel Bryant Liam Delaney Jacob Todd Harry Wright Billy Wiese Jed Sims Kalan Shanks Eli Redman

South Gambier South Gambier Millicent South Gambier West Gambier South Gambier Millicent Millicent

Kobe Gibson Aaron Dally Jacob Salmon Cambell Hateley Je Werchon

Millicent North Gambier South Gambier Millicent Millicent

Rnd Total 1 25 5 15 5 14 0 11 1 11 1 10 2 10 0 9

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For 940 915 842 703 671 413

Agst % 476 66.38 734 55.49 686 55.10 665 51.39 746 47.35 1177 25.97

Pts 18 12 12 10 6 0

For Agst % 1135 203 84.83 492 424 53.71 595 529 52.94 496 515 49.06 550 635 46.41 119 1081 9.92

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For 881 482 417 288 245 0

Agst 200 434 590 456 633 0

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Agst % 265 76.28 219 75.83 407 64.82 487 52.81 484 53.06 767 24.51 1109 8.87

Pts 24 16 14 14 8 4 0

Agst 235 291 282 340 505 629 532

Pts 22 22 14 12 6 4 2

U/16's South White South Red Millicent West Gambier North Gambier East Gambier Cast. Sandford

P W L 13 12 1 10 8 2 12 7 5 12 7 5 11 4 7 11 2 9 11 0 11

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 852 687 750 545 547 249 108

U/14's North Gambier South White Millicent East Gambier West Gambier Cast. Sandford South Red

P W L 12 11 1 13 11 2 12 7 5 11 6 5 12 3 9 11 2 9 11 1 10

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

For 696 580 566 395 229 163 185

% 74.76 66.59 66.75 53.74 31.20 20.58 25.80

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FOOTBALLERoftheYEAR EAST GAMBIER v WEST GAMBIER

NORTH GAMBIER v CASTERTON SANDFORD 5 4 3 2 1

Brad Stafford Henry Gould Gabe Parsons Toby De Wit Diarmid Cleary

North Gambier North Gambier Cast-Sandfor North Gambier Cast-Sandford

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Matt Willson Lawry Bradley-Brown Jake Harrap Todd Lockwood Jordan Williams

East Gambier West Gambier East Gambier East Gambier West Gambier

MILLICENT v SOUTH GAMBIER 5 4 3 2 1

Finn Grimes Zac McGuiness Kade Bradley Dane Handreck Ethan Chuck

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Senior Coach: Jus n McConnell Senior Assistant Coach: Luke Powell Reserves Coach: Ma hew Kurzman Assistant: Campbell Baker

Senior Coaches: Ma Willson & Jayden Eldridge Senior Assistant Coach: Derrek Ferguson Reserves Coach: Travis Younghusband

1 2 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

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

Will Stafford Nick McInerney Nick More Henry Gould Dean Hamilton Tom McLennan Ma hew Hensel Tim McInerney Joel Griffith Ma hew Chapman Ma hew Ikin Jake Schutz Dean Jamieson Jay Turner Sco Fle Hamish Telford Jordan Holli Declan Kenny Timohty Young Sam Stafford Tom Fle Jordan Mansel Toby Firth Ma hew Kurzman Nicholas Mark Bradley Stafford Laurie Persello

29 30 31 32 33 34 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 48 50 55 56 70 77 90

Dylan Munn Mitch Whan Patrick Wilondja Nick Brown Jus n McConnell Sam Egan Luke Powell Jack Walker Sam Dwyer Danny Poyner Joel Renko Ethan Norman Cambell Baker Hamish Ryan Adam Prosperi-Porta Toby deWit Edward New Tim Scarth Dean Jamieson Bre Shepherdson Brayden Howard Karl Spedding Ciaran Buckley Nick Blachut

Brad Rathjen Jake Harrap Shem Balshaw Shaun Lock Mark Rumbelow Ma hew McCallum Jesse Fry Nick Lock Patrick Hatch Blair Humphries Garth Ransom Brodie Clark Todd Lockwood Brayden Nunan Josh Whaites Robbie Brewster Jake Dempsey Tully Balshaw James Byrne Dylan Howard Nick Walters Mark Kieselbach John Forster (c) Raegan Clarke Daniel Chris an Beau Nunan Ma hew Willson

29 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 42 43 45 46 47 48 51 52 53 55 56 57 58 60 61

Jeremy Nunan Jayden Eldridge Riley Janeway Josh Weedon Nathan Humphries Ben Gaffney Liam Hicks Anthony Tos Keenan Dwyer Ben Nash Tyson Shepherd Jake Biggs Sco Agnew Ma Ferguson Giancarlo Cooper Grady Janeway Luke Johnston Jack Donehue Brent Collins Alex Dethmore Adam Todd Ryleigh Devlin Connor Li le Jamie Pannenburg Sam Peske Kaiya Gale

North Gambier Yellow & Black Today we welcome East Gambier and our sponsors for our Annual Sponsors day. We really appreciate our sponsors support over the years, particularly the last 18 months, and especially our Major Sponsors, Stuckey Electrical Contractors and KFC. Please enjoy our hospitality as a small way of us saying thanks.

Last week it was good to have the border open allowing Casterton Sandford over, who are building up for an exciting week this week with some handy inclusions of Rooke, Ottens and Stokes. Hope it all works out for you.

We had a good day in the cold, but with little rain.

The seniors had a convincing win in the end, but the score probably didn’t reflect how competitive the game was early and we are fortunate Casterton Sandford did not take all of their chances in the first quarter. We had stand out performers in Brad Stafford (who continues his outstanding form), Henry Gould (who played everywhere and is getting better every week). Other best players were, Justin McConnell (5 goals), Dylan Munn, Toby de Wit, Will Stafford and Bret Shepherdson.

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The U16s having been sticking together and had a big win.

Casterton Sandford worked hard during the week to put a side on the field and we thank them for same.

Best players were Reece McLaughlin, Brodie Anderson, Darcy Arthurson, Mackye Baron and Jonty Collins.

The U14s had a good day with some players playing for the opposition and others finding themselves in foreign positions throughout the game. Best players were Will Norman, Zac Cordell, Aaron Dally, Kade Allen, Iowani Coleman & Cooper Turner.

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Hello readers and what a week in footy. East hosted West on the weekend and there was not much joy on the football front on Saturday. With only 2 out of 5 grades getting the chocolates.

Please get yourself to the club.

Gary Abbbbblettt still is coming just waiting for a date, which is hard to pencil in with these uncertain covid times, but it’s looking to possibly be in late August sometime at this stage.

Thank you to the volunteers that did your bit for the club. With the Stay safe and see you all at the club moving forward we need as footy. much support going forward and that starts this week with the mouse cup/auction night at the kennel.

Save the following dates and see our social media for further information; 17/7/21 – Flight Night 31/1/21 – Junior Fluro night 6/8/21 (Friday) – Major Auction 7/8/21 – Tigers Ball Thanks to our major sponsors, Stuckey Electrical Contractors and KFC. Go Tigers.

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Other highlights was the first game of Tyler Harris, our 8th U18 debutant for the year and Justin coaching his 150th game, with our stats man advising he has a 75% winning record and he had led us through our most successful era.

The reserves returned to the winning table, pulling away after an even first half and giving them a sniff of a finals berth. Best players were Tom Flett (knocking on the door of the seniors, Jordan Mansell (getting fitter each week), Dean Jamieson, Brayden Howard and Ben Tremelling.

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Under 18’s Coach: Jason Dunn Assistant Coach:

Coach: Tim McInerney Assistant Coach: 3 5 10 15 36 41 46 52 54 57 59 66 67 68 69 70

Angus Widdison 71 Henry Gould 79 83 Joel Griffith Jay Turner 85 Brady Dethmore Ethan Norman Edward New Brody Allison Tyler Harris Brad Braithwaite Jack O'Connor Brodie Allen Adam Prosperi-Porta Zach Clark Jacob Sawley Seth McRae

Alex Stafford Jacob Arthurson Jamie Williamson Elijah Firth

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Keenan Dwyer Saw Nai Lay Bae Darcy Hunt Soe Nay Jess Plunke Charlie Smith Sam Lock Thomas Bignell Tom Lewis Riley Flamank Mitchell Price James Baggio Thomas Graney Eh Mwe Connor Barry

Under 16’s Coaches: Nick More & Bre Shepherdson Assistant Coach:

Coach: Ma Ellis Assistant Coach:

8 12 13 14 15 17 20 21 22 25 27 29 36 52 85 93

1 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 13 14 17 19 23 24 27

Reece McLaughlin Trae Hamilton Jayk Norman Angus Allen Darcy Arthurson Deacon Ilsley Jonty Collins Teangi Stephens Zayne Young Hector Opie Marley McDonald Mackye Baron Brodie Anderson Joshua Glidden Ethan Williamson Sebas an Doody

Ky McCracken 32 Angus Clarke 33 43 Will Ellis (c) Elijah Stra ord 60 Kyan Chi leborough 64 65 Fionn Graney Blake Overmaat-Pohlner Kaelan Mee Talan Dalton Jack Lawrence William Virgo Harlon Puhara Bae Nae Ha Jarvi Mee Soe Nai

Alex Lamb (vc) Bo Sampson Riley Lawrence Riley Ellis Nicholas Bignell Hayden Stewart

Under 14’s Coach: Craig Turner Assistant Coach: 2 3 4 7 8 10 13 14 16 19 22 23 24 26 39

Aaron Dally Cooper Turner Zane Norman Iowani Coleman Jackson Driver Bowen Rogers Ben Braithwaite James Fle Zac Cordell Je Davis Kade Allen Vincent Dellorefice Amani Walker Xan Stephens Eadie Mustart

Coach: Steve McCann Assistant Coach: 52 55 65 75 84

Sam Crispino Will Norman Zac Cordell Connor Lunnay Jasmyn Plew-Jones Aden Minge Luca Roulstone Penny Coleman Chad McLaughlin

2 6 14 20 24 26 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 46

Angus McKinnon Riley Mitchell Gav Lapatha Jaiden Picken Jarvi Mee Charlie Clark Tex Tilley Cruz McCracken Jarrod Carey Brock Dempsey Noah Gollan Brodie Versteegh Riley Lawrence Ethan Hunt Lachlan Legray

47 48 49 50 51 53 54 55 56 57 59 60 62 63 70

Solomon Telford Jamie Todd Isaac Dwyer William Rentsch Andison Perryman Vaughn Stra ord Mason Andersen Banjo Sampson Alexander Bruce Cooper McCann William Humphries Riley Ellis Corey Smith Toby Grigg Angus Work

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Under 12 A’s Coach: Jason Baron 1 4 7 10 14 19 22 27 32

Mitchell Chapman Cooper Harris Sam Baron Seth Carlyon Reid Hamilton Samuel Swiggs Charlie Wurst Max Proswe Charlie Waters

Coaches: Kelvin Cook & Grant Spooner 53 57 65 76 76 81 87

Fletcher Mobbs Aden Minge Levi Creek Laurence Te Wahi Ryder Lomas Mason Rogers Esaie Kulimushi

Jackson Saunders Rhys Grigg Sco Brooks Joshua Cameron Noah Spooner Zalia Will Vincent Xavier Clark Tate Cook

Archie Allen Flynn Gray Evan Clark Henry Virgo Troy Horbury Jalen Allen Connah Sims Amelia Ireland Blair Virgin

Under 12 B’s Coaches: Adrian Flowers & Danny Vinko 6 7 8 9 11 18 21 32 46

Lincoln Holtham Kobi Long Ethan Brook Ethan Fle Eddie Kahorao James Bryan Brock McEachern Jacob Vinko Nayte Cra er

47 54 61 62 79 83

Banjo Stephens Kane Harris Jayden Hunter Kobe Roulstone Jack Dyson Hayden Wren

Coach: Shane Grigg Taj Wilson Xavier Farmilo Ryan Hinchliffe Linx Hellyer Eamon Cook Chayse Gifford Alex Kanahs Flynn Chi leborough Samuel Dickson

Posy Tilley Harry Lynn Lachlan McCann James Driscoll Titan Dumigan Jack Humphries Emme Best Logan Forster

Under 12 C’s Coach: Ma White

Coach: John Stafford 2 3 4 6 13 15 16 19 36

Thomas Norman 39 49 Mason Rogers 50 Alex Bell Finnegan Brokensha 51 54 Jake Cary 72 Jacob Cox 88 Jobe Lynagh Henry Montgomery 98 Ronnie Coleman

Jobe Creek Riley Chapman Edwin Buckland Zayden Light Kye Wren-Mitchell Tyler Norton Owen Flowers John Hardie Stafford

Bodhi Ellis Nash Neilson Brayden Legray Mitchell O’Brien Tom Croser William Clark Liam Hinchliffe Lewis Anderson Lucas Johnston

Je Beever Braith Allison Kade Hand Cooper Bignell Max Greene Vaughan Hunter Taj White Mitchell

Under 12 D’s Coaches: Michael Durbidge & Stacy Mullens 7 9 22 24 25 25 49 55 57

Claire Fle Digby Stephens Jack Davison Will Mullens Cooper Stephen Salaar Habib Riley Chapman Jarrah Durbidge David Kulimushi

70 88 91 95 96

Jaxson Drew Kobe Hamilton Salaar Habib Mitchell Allen Banks Stephen

Coach: Bre Hosking Tyler Mariano William Leitch William Richardson Will Hosking Noah Griffin Chase Buckingham Elijah Dickson Na on Edwards Tahj Pitkin

Parker Lamont Oliver Devlin Zach Paech Jensen Duell Connor Lynn Jordan Soderlund Louis Prosperi-Porta Travis Seaman Blake Cooper

Under 12 E’s Coaches: Danny Vinko & Stephen Kamphius 9 38 44 52 57 58 69

Digby Stephens Lukas Vinko Ned Kamphius William Gannon David Kulimushi Cohen Minter Harry Lucas

71 Thomas Bryan 84 Harrison Cram 89 Ted Lucas

Coach: Nick Anderson & Richard Humphries Judd Creek Hugh Clark Tayte Mcgrath Blake Humphries Baden Dihm Samuel Andersen Sebas an Grubb

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Senior Coach: Kane Forbes Assistant Coaches: Jus n Carlin, Mick Jarrad &Tim Killey Reserves Coach: Joey McArlein 1 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 23 25 27 28 29 30 32 33 34 36 38 39

Issac Forbes Todd Clode Jarvis Parsons Hamish McCrae Jackson Gibbs Diarmid Cleary Sam Broomby Darren Murrell Kane Forbes Adam McKinnon Charlie Jarrad James Boulton Gabe Parsons Dylan Ryan Damian Wombwell Jock Cleary Ma Killey Hamish Carlin Mick Jarrad James Cameron Dylan Ayton Jus n Carlin James Killey Jarrad Smith Rick Killey Tom Foster Jake Tomkins Nick Schembri

44 Chris McKinnon 45 Kyle Carlin 46 Will Rowland 47 Dillon Carlin 47 Jason Sco 48 Zac Nash 50 Jackson Fitzgerald 51 Tommy Logan 53 Kaden Humphries 54 Bevan Wombwell 56 Ben Holmes 58 Joey McArlein 83 Casey Jones Albowski Smeaton Angus Dundon Billy Quinlivan Bryce Nash Craig McKinnon Fletcher Bright Hayden Munro Hayden Smith Jake Balzan Jus n Beecher Sam Craig Sam Diegmann Simon Wright

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Senior Coach: Clint Gallio Senior Assistant Coach: Tom Renzi Reserves Coach: Nat Robbins

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Zac Bradley Kade Bradley Chris Robinson Noah Lang Joe Walker Clint Gallio Lyndon Smith (vc) Steven Duldig Sam Willis Luke Ferguson Colby O’Connor Joe Pra Jacob Carger (c) Tom Renzi Hugh Armfield Mitchell Nitschke Dylan Tincknell Mathew Withers Kade Varcoe Craig Gysbers Frazer Bradley Callen McGrath Kalan Shanks Kynan Dunn Nathaniel Robbins Mitchell Reilly (vc) Adam Allen Aidan Schultz Sam Grey

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Finn Grimes Caleb Williams Harry Tunkin Gene Robinson Josh Werchon Hamish Reilly Conall Schultz Jack Davies Graham Fennell Todd Craig Craig Thomson Clay Reilly Nathan Stra ord Will O’Connor Jack Hateley McKenzie Varcoe Dylan Shanks Jack Oppelaar Zac McGuinness Andrew Curson James Wa s Jeremy Hales Jordon Pra Harry Willis Angus Wa s Nick Ash Eli Redman Jaxon Cushion

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We are very lucky to live and play in This week we play the Saints and all the town that we do, away from the going well we will have a favourite hustle and bustle, away from the Cat in Max Rooke running around worries that our city counterparts with a couple of his mates in have. We would like to have a few Matthew Stokes and Brad Ottens, more young people about and jobs these 3 blokes will be able to pass on to accommodate them but that is some of their Knowledge to our just how it is at the moment. young Cats and this will be an invaluable opportunity for those Last week we travelled to Vansittart who get to play and watch this trio in Park to play the Tigers, it wasn't a action. very successful trip but there were plenty of good signs from all grades So get behind the boys today Cat that we can build on. Contested ball Fans and cheer loud and proud, was one of the positives as our CARN the CATS!!! young Cats won plenty of it. Kane, Dylan and Co. have got the team Thank-you to all our valued sponsors building for the future and the team including Nutrien Ag Solutions, is listening.

Taylor Motors, Glenelg Inn, Bendigo Bank, Aston Newman Timbers, An aside to the footy though was at Casterton Secondary College and the BBQ at North, Millicent has been Foodworks. the home of the Super Snag for as long as I can remember but imagine my surprise when I attended the Vansittart Park BBQ and there advertised was a Super Snag, I was confused but at the same time curious, could there really be two Super Snags in the WBFL? We once had two Tigers, and almost two Bulldogs, (What is Impish about a Bulldog? Never understood that, Wimps I could have understood) But Two Super Snags, well I had to try it to find out. I was pleasently surprised by the North Super Snag but it was not as good as the Millicent version but still ok, perhaps the Tiger Snag or hunky dory Snag would be a better name and possibly save confusion or a possible lawsuit, unsure as to whether Millicent have a copyright or not.

Last weekend would’ve been one of the big weeks for our footy club, a me when Ash and the Ballarat boys make their annual trip to our home ground to celebrate the life of Ash’s daughter Millicent. In a sign of the current day to day, Ash and the lads were unable to get together as they have for the past 15 seasons and couldn’t make it over to us. The Millicent Falla “Most Courageous” award is one of the highest honours we have as a club and Cargs was a well-deserved recipient on the day when a fair few lads flew the flag high.

Ash and his mates involvement in the MFNC and the respect Millicent earned in her short me was s ll on show throughout the game. I believe the Ash and the boys would have really enjoyed and taken something away from the courage, endeavour and spirit we showed in the senior win.

Millicent Red, Black & White start in the first quarter Millicent Took a 3-point lead into quarter me. A er that South fitness and skill took over kicking 6 in the next quarter. Taking a handy 33-point lead into half me. Millicent ressies ba led hard in the 3rd and kicking a goal and holding South to a goal.

But South to strong in the End and won by 41 points. Take a bad 2nd quarter away and the ressies were very compe ve for 3 quarters. Lot to like the way Withers has responded coming back to the ressies side with a best on ground performance, Hugh also running all day and gathering heaps of the pill, Joey doing all the grunt work at the bo om of the packs next best followed by Narnie who kicked 3 goals and presented all day up forward, also Gizzy and James Wa s played well.

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Talking about winning, The A grade boys coming up against a undefeated South Gambier ou it came away with an impressive win.

Kicking with the aid of the breeze in the first quarter, the Saints boys piled on 7 goals to 1 in what was their best first quarter of footy all year.

Second quarter going into the wind they managed to keep South to 1 goal and kicked 2 goals themselves.

Taking a commanding 47-point lead into half me.

Third quarter was a ma er of me before South showed why they were undefeated and came out and kicked the first goal many believing this was going to be their comeback, but to Millicent’s credit they again gained control with Finn domina ng the ruck dual and Millicent on ballers Cargs, Gallio and Cream on top. And Zac, Billy, S a m G ray, Ka d e B ra d l e y a l l domina ng in defence.

Last quarter Millicent again outscored South into the breeze playing their best 4 quarters of footy for some me. So many players contributed and was a great team effort. Running out winners by 78 points Best players were Finn, Zac McGuiness, Billy Shanks, Kade Bradley, Kalan Shanks and Sam Willis.

5 goals to Gene, 3 to Harry Tunkin and Sam Willis. 2 to Chipper and singles to Lang, Frazer and Gallio Reserves come up against an unbeaten South and a er a good

The Under 18s had a pre y tough day at the office and from the start struggled to get out of the blocks and never really stemmed the flow of south goals all day. Toddy kicked the only major and be er players were Ma Varcoe, Birthday boy Shanksy, Toddy and Nick Joy. Under 16s on the other hand came out with a bit of fire in the belly from the first bounce and ran out solid winners by 23 points. Best on for the day was Kalan with Harry Gibbs rock solid down back all game, followed by Eli, Snowy, Wezza, Simsy and Harry Damhuis.

Goals to Wezza 3, Shanksy 2, Eli, Simsy and Je with 1 each.

Under 14 lads were solid winners also with Kobe kicking 4 and earning BOG. Others to go well were Dyl Sigston, Charlie D, Je , Maxy Hunt, Thwaitsey, Toddy, and Campbell Hateley. Goals to Kobe 4, Campbell 3, Je 2, Wilson, Hunt and Kenny 1 each.

12 A went down by 9 goals with be er players, Naite, Louis, Lenny, Cur s, Klaye, Henry and Cruz.

12 C, Goals to Brax 4, Arlie and Levi 1. Be er Players, Brax, Ryder, Levi, Dexter, Campbell M and Axel.

Under 8s, Be er players on the day were Dexter Ross, Kobe McGrath and Jed Sunderland with awards to Hunter Hughes, Mark Rigney and Oscar Dodd.

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Under 18’s Coach: Peter Duncan Assistant Coach: S & D Varcoe

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Josh Werchon Tyrone May Ty Lang Blake Werchon Ma Varcoe Kalan Shanks Jed Haines Aus n Fuller Jacob Todd Billy Shanks Nicholas Joy Kade Varcoe Jack O’Leary Kynan Dunn Jaxon Cushion Tallan Dunn Deegan Lasle

36 Riley Redway

Under 16’s Coach: Jimmy Boulton Assistant Coach: Dylan Ryan

Coach: Darren Dean Assistant Coach:

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Herman Ferreira Josh McPeake Mitchell Bright Adam Kaliebe Mav Parsons Rufaro Makore Trys n Gage Sully Gibbs Riley Hornibrook Sam Craig Fletcher Bright Gus Sweeney Sid Herbert Cory Wombwell Kais Parsons

43 Jack Hagge Je Werchon Kobe Gibson 50 Harry Mules Saxon Snook Blake Werchon Daniel Hateley Eli Redman Max Rohrlach Kalan Shanks Jackson Dean Tallan Dunn Brodi Sims Harry Gibbs Sam Hunt Jackson Bowden Jacob Todd Alex Wesolowski Riley Redway

Under 14’s Coach: Brian Rhook Assistant Coach: 2 3 4 6 8 9 13 15 16 17 18 19 24 25 33

Ricky Kaliebe Dylan Munro Sam Pa on Ben Rafferty Jack Rhook Coby Rice Josh Jones Jedd Rhook Archie Lane Riley Hutchins Blake Kurzman Phoenix Lykke Regan Parsons Kelem Blenkiron Oliver Foster

Coach: Jason Werchon Assistant Coach: 62 Jack Wombwell

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Je Werchon Adam Smith Max Hunt Kobe Gibson Dylan Sigston Harrison Thwaites Sam Gronn William Bohlin Cash Kenny Liam Cawood Beau Douglas Cambell Hateley Zac Ash Cooper Todd William Wilson

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Under 12 A’s Coaches: Craig Tunkin and Michael Gibson

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Cur s Shanks Ryder Lindner Ari Robbins Byron Sonnycresp Mark Bohlin Isabelle Lenny Tunkin Cylas Goodes

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Naite Thomson Oakley Nicholls Cruz Gibson Liam Millard Logan Douglas Klaye Kenny Mitchell Holyoak-Tarrant Dallas Zalme

Under 12 B’s Coach: Charlie Jarrad 11 13 20 22 24 30 37 39 43

Ayden Nolte Mitchell Hulm Takudzwa Makore Je Lykke Brody Davis Billy Rhook Nate Robbins Nate Longhurst Darcy Brown

47 George Edgar

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19 Tait Grge c 25 Colby Watson 29 Dextor Ross 33 Soney Cresp Ryder Stra ord Levi Robbins Pacey Duldig Axel Joyce Cambell McMullan

Tyler Ryan Tait Cameron Brax Thomas Arlie Sims Thomas Lowe Judd Hales

Under 12 D’s Coach: Darren Carlin 5 21 26 27 29 32 33 34 35

Bailey Carlin Phoebe Gray Alby Lane Maggie Simson Ollie Kurzman Darcy Gorman Riley Gorman Fletcher McKinnon Fraser Richardson

36 Lacy Thompson 40 Harry Simson 41 Zeb Beaton

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Fraiser Fleming Frankie Robins Owen Plloyd Summer Ros Tex Thomas Jax Reilly Jed Sunderland

42 Halle Stra ord 43 Jacob 45 Tully Robinson Kobe McGrath Lauchlan Murphy

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South Gambier Red & White

Senior Coach: Brayden Kain Senior Assistant Coaches: Brad Mitchell & Jus n Munro Reserves Coach: Nick Patzel 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

Henri Capewell Brent Howard Ellio Ben Bronson Saffin Bre O’Neil Dion Stra ord Duncan Reid Brodie Foster Sco Enderl Brock Keding Todd Reid Jake Tentye Kaleb Bowd Chris Williams Pat Glynn Lloyd Pierce-raisin Kym Eagleson Brayden Kain Ben Millar Ma Pra Alex Harkness Mitch Laube Joel Duncan Mason Hein Luke Gray Jack Gazzard Emmerson Marks Jack Casey

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Dane Handreck Josh Smith Taylor Saffin Corey Barre Robert Hein Colby Munro Mitchell Broome Ethan Chuck Hugh Winterfield Kobe Chant Kyle Jones Nick Patzel William Wright Jacob Wright Adam Kuhl Riley Sturges Chris Fallas Nick Steen Deegan Holland Charlie Fisher Jayden Green Branden Telford Nick Seager Luke Foran Ryan Harry Shannon Megaw Sebas an Marano Henri Capewell

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Senior Coach: Steven Wenman Senior Assistant Coach: Rowan Fox Reserves Coach: Nathan Lewis 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

Tom Holmes (vc) Brad Wilson Ricky Lindner Garret Ha Kyle Giddings Alex Jarnevic Todd Lewis Steve Wenman Jordan Williams Jaymie Dobie Aden Pfitzner Sam Robson Abdullah Kamara Nathan Lewis Aaron Herron Nathan Taylor Jesse Pfitzner Dale Robbins Lawrey Bradley Brown (c) Dwayne Phillips Riley Wilson Tom Cleveland Alex Pearson Rowan Fox Jordi Coombe

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James Waugh Ben Papps Brodie Parsons Bradyn Olds Dylan Walsh Cooper Sanderson Michael Minuzzo Trueman Shrauder Todd McPartlan Joshua Schapel Callum Hein James Waugh Brandon Kranz Jake Lamb Sam Von Duve Max Crook Jessie Hewi Bailey Symonds Darren Smith Joel Bull Ben Loef Dylan Gillies Will Egan Mitch Boyd Tom Dolan (c)

South Gambier Red & White Football is about challenges and t h at ’s w h at M c la u g lin Pa r k presented last Saturday. Full credit to President Joel Redman and coach Clint Gallio for their club’s improvement at all levels handling us our first loss at senior level this season – and as losses go this was a fair hiding. There was no room left for any of our players to hide so we’ll lick our wounds and hopefully learn some lessons.

On a tough day Ethan Chuck stood up manfully, Scott Enderl and Dane Handreck didn’t stop trying and the margin would have been e ve n g re ate r w i t h o u t D i o n Stratford and Chris Williams in the backline. On a brighter note congratulations to 4th generation player Noah Sims (son of Darren and Yvette, grand-son of Robert and Maureen) who played his first game and showed some real promise. Noah will play a lot of football at WBFL senior level and higher in future.

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margin. Charlie Fisher has been in superb form as shown by his 6 goals and BOG performance, Luke Foran has been immense for the group and Henri Capewell and Jimmy Patzel are very smart footballers.

Last week saw East bookend the day with solid wins against our Under 14’s and Seniors, however West took the bragging rights on the day with 3 solid wins in the Under 16’s Under 18’s and Reserves.

The biggest margin for the day was in the U18s and knowing Coach McGregor his foot won’t leave the accelerator any time soon. James Snell is talented and tough young player, Elliot Fisher kicked 5 goals, Luke Winterfield is flying, Ethan and Mitch Sims excelled and Hamish McBain was very good.

T h e U n d e r 1 6 ’s w e r e v e r y impressive with the fast run of Joe Judd and Brooklyn Winterfield through the midfield and Henry James up forward again playing some great football and Brad Cowland down back holding things together.

Both the U16 and U14 teams went down to Millicent. While the opposition earned their welldeserved wins, our club’s policy of putting participation before premierships and running with 2 teams in these grades is getting a lot of game time into a lot of lads which will hopefully improve them and our club in future years.

The Under 18’s were undermanned this week and had a few of the Under 16’s step up and contributed brilliantly to a solid win. Dozer down back was brilliant all game along with Aaron Ramsey in the ruck and Josh Cornolo clunking a few up forward it was a great team effort.

The B Grade have had some great tussles this season with East and finally our boys produced what they are capable of and took the

Blue & Red win. Coached well by Nathan Lewis with Couchie his eyes and ears on the bench. Lewie was great around the ground again for his team along with Speedy Waugh through the midfield, Jimmy Keatley down back and Badsie up forward being major contributors also.

Onto this week and we head to ladder leader South’s home ground for what will again be a challenge in every grade. We are hopeful we can start to get a few of our players back from injury and get into a settled routine heading towards September in all grades.

On a personal note the West Gambier Football Club would like to pass on our deepest sympathy to Michael Mourbey and his extended family on the passing of Michael’s wife Tanya, all at West are thinking of you during this difficult time.

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Under 18’s Coach: Joel Carter Assistant Coach: Garret Ha

Coach: Duncan McGregor Team Manager: Darren Sims 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 69 71 72 73 74 75 76 78

Ethan Habets (vc) 79 80 Shem Wastell 81 James Snell 82 Joshua Chuck 84 Max Lockwood 85 Noah Sims 87 Mitchell Sims Ellio Fisher Fergus Calderwood Oliver Thomson (vc) Ethan Sims Nick Wilke Liam Turley Josh McGregor (c) Blake Neshoda Alex Ridding

Aaron Ramsey Bana Say Ben Has ngs Brady Cook Bronson Boult Callum Thorne Connor Galpin Denzel Carter Drazic St John Ethan Giddings Ethan Gladman Harry Smith Jacob Rigney Joshua Cornolo Reece Cowling Shar Nay Than Will Crook

Ryan Kuhl Sam McTaggart Tyrone Rayner Jordan Stephens Oscar Adams Jack Domaschenz Harrison McBain

Under 16’s White Coach: Ma Bryant Assistant Coach: David Wright White 4 Joel Bryant 7 Will Vaughan 8 Mitch Harrold 15 Connor Fielding 33 Nick Adams 35 Ethan Patzel 36 Anton Circelli 38 Sam Sims 41 Harry Mitchell 42 Rani Mu on 43 Fletcher Lawson 44 Nick Yates 45 Harry Wright 46 Josh Younger

Red Coach: Darren Keding Manager: Michelle Kuhl

19 20 21 23 25 26 27 Red 29 8 Lachlan Broome 10 Hudson Keding 30 11 Maurice Goldsmith 32 36 13 Rex Jones 14 Harry Fisher 15 Will Boston 16 Jared Kuhl 18 Nelson Forbes 47 54 57 58 60

SamDomaschenz James Braun Jed Sims Cayde Watson Joel Wayth

Lochlan Thiele Liam Delaney Mickey Richardson Kobe Bannon Angus Urquhart Lachlan Ray Brydon Klingberg Max Whitehead Addison Sims Jakob Hann Ma hew Thomas

Coach: Michael Minuzzo Assistant Coach: Todd Lewis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16

Brooklyn Winterfield Talon Johnson Levi Carson Sam Medhurst Bryce Cowland Finn Kenseley Henry James Koan Vanderheyden Billy Weise Nate Davies Mitch Cornolo Jo Judd Tom Howard Max Byfieldt Jarred Edwards

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Marshall Hill Ethan Perryman-Cary Joel Day Brad Cowling Rayden Boer Charlie Carson Harry Opperman Tom Smith Kyle Johnson Addi Noble

Under 14’s White Coach: Adam Salmon Assistant Coach: White 3 Jace Maxwell 5 Archie Milich 6 Lewis Sigley 11 Brad Jennings 12 Cooper Medhurst 14 Mason Bentley 17 Cur s Page 18 Noah Maxwell 19 Jacob Salmon 20 Lachlan Cameron 21 Will A will 22 Gabe Jones 23 Max Lawson 24 Harry Ellis

Red Coach: Shaun Lockwood Assistant Coach:

26 Phoenix Holland 29 Isaak Bouchier 30 Harry Hicks Darcy Landon Henry Pedler Red Dean Harten Elwood Geary Jake Richter Ethan O’Donnell Charlie Lockwood Archie Morgan Finn O’Reilley Oscar Sneath

Hector Farrugia Brody Fox Jack Walmsley Daniel Ferguson Merlin Hopgood Ryan O’Donnell Archer Gri on Bailey Broome Max Clements Layla Sneath

Coach: Adam Pfitner Assistant Coach: Kyle Giddings 1 2 5 7 9 10 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 22 23

Brodie Szopory Jordan Heemskerk Harvey Croker Tyler Sco Silas Bowden Liam Johnson Jack Milich Reece Barre Robbie Case William Johnson Toby Stutley Logan Sco Seth Fraser William Pearson Harrison Mobbs

24 Tate Hammond 25 Deacon Gilbert

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Under 12 A’s Coach: Heath Mitchell 61 63 65 67 68 70 71 72

Jaggar Geary Lee McTaggart Alex Nunn Josh Vause Hunter Higgins Kobi Svec Banjo Morgan Hudson Croser

Coaches: Shane Sugden & Simon Richards 75 76 78 80 81 82 83 84

James Vaughan 86 88 Kobi Maxwell Rhiley Miller 89 Mason Ropi ni Wil Merchant Finn Mitchell Axel Page Oliver McCracken

Jobe Harten Cooper Clayfield Sco McBain

Lily Kradolfer Jordan Disher Thomas Richards Kane Gilbert Jasper Sugden Johee Joyce Jaxon Hewle Tyler West-Jelleff Jedsen Whitehead

Brody Stevenson Ben Harfull Naite Fox Ashley Ma hews Baiden Peterson Tyler Pigno I Zac Richards

Under 12 B’s Coach: James McGregor 1 2 3 4 5 7 8

Cooper Fear Patrick Sigley Ned Gazzard Josh Hagge Isaac Salmon Harrison Xanthopoulos Hugh Bailey

Coach: Ma Fox 9 12 13 14 16 17 18 20

Fergus Tarr Cruize McGregor Je A will Blake Schroder Louis Fritsche Chase Kilpatrick Elijah de Breuk Henry Medhurst

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Samuel Ellis Kur s Bentley Anthony Whi aker Albert Peters Henry Ken sh Liam Cu ng

Riley Brooks Jack Flier William Judd Deegan Jackway Oliver Fox Tage Curnow Sam Marcus Bailyn Hancock Parker Pigno Levi Carson Zavier Ryan Rhys Thiele Zavier Palmerino Timms

Under 12 C’s Coaches: Darren Smith & Ma Vivian

Coach: Kym Clayfield 1 8 13 14 15 16 25 31

Jesse Mitchell Remi Ropi ni Oliver Cu ng Holly Phillips Thor Svec Logan Cook Bella Mcros e Henry Childs

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Malik Schultze Kalan Schultze Nash Hammond Toshiaki Owen Tristyn Sugden Xavier Hunter Trey Smith Harry Taylor Logan Vivian

Dane Obrien Cooper Howard Archie Sims Bailey Timms Jackson Baker Seth Nilsson Jack Odgers

Kade Rainey Xavier Pomery Jacob Edwards Samuel Telford Chayce Van Vuuren Ben Reichelt Braxton Reid Lincoln Beggs Elijah Loef

Riley Clark Bradley Hudson Jack Fenton

Under 12 D’s Coaches: Nat Anderson & Vanessa Maxwell 4 5 6 7 8 9 17 25

Ewan Ellis Max Yeates Zachary Cu ng Kyan A will Mitchell Dening Liam Salmon William Anderson Elijah Finnegan

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Flynn Clarke Oscar Benjamin Jackson Janeway Thomas Pedler Beau Maxwell Harry Window Benjamin Ellis Alexander Hill

Coaches: Luke Rainey & Aaron Heron 94 95 97 99

Nate Wakefield Blake Janeway Paddy Bouchier Samuel Miller

Kobe Rainey Oliver Flier Mason Jackson Levi Secomb Oscar Hinchcliffe Jake Luus Eddie Cram Lucas Kenne Oliver Nemes

Reilan Hancock Archie Murdoch Ryan Eas ck Henry Milne Maximus Harris Blake Brooks Blake Heron Jayden Maloney Crawford Gilmore

Under 12 E’s Coaches: Mark Winterfield & Chris Patzel 103 106 107 108 109 110 112

Jack Rees Chase Noonan Fletcher Walker Lachie Crouch Hudson Cook Harry Sneath Jordan Collins

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Casey Peterse Charlie Winterfield Levi Tull Hudson O'Connell Rowan Patzel Parker Davis

Coaches: Ben Clark & Rob Povey Rowan Cram Cli on Joyce Brayden Eas ck Sam Nemes Jaxson Povey Arthur Badenoch Oakley Hammond

Bohdi Gleed Andrew Williamson Graham Henare Brody Cooper Vivian Grady Reid

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WITH Island Park will be sprinkled with some AFL greatness this weekend as Casterton Sandford welcomes Geelong premiership trio Max Rooke, Brad Ottens and Matthew Stokes into the A Grade team for this Saturday’s huge Bendigo Bank Western Border Football League battle with Millicent.

It will be something of a fairytale for Rooke in particular, who grew up as Casterton Cat many years before he became the cult figure at Kardinia Park.

Geelong recruited the utility player straight from Casterton 20 years ago and he went on to play 135 games at the highest level plus playing in three consecutive AFL Grand Finals.

Despite reaching the holy grail with the Cats twice in 2007 and 09, Rooke said his junior football club has always remained close to his heart and he wanted to lend a helping hand.

“Obviously it is where we I started my career and looks like where I am going to end it as well,” he said.

“I played one game for Casterton back in 2013, but I have always loved the town and the people, so after COVID and not being involved in the AFL system anymore, I have a bit more time up my sleeve.

“Earlier this year I went back and helped out and when I drove away I felt like I needed to help out even more, so hopefully we can create a bit of excitement back into the town.”

Rooke said he still strongly remembers his young years at Casterton which included fronting up in the 2000 Western Border grand final as a 17-year-old.

“I played my first Under 14’s game when I was 11

and worked my way through the grades,” he said.

“I had some great coaches and I looked up to a lot of those senior players of the time like Justin Munro and Darren Carlin.

“I had two years playing senior footy before I finished school and they looked after me as a young player and I loved playing with those guys.”

Although Rooke has coached at Geelong, Gold Coast and Melbourne since he hung up the boots in 2010, he managed to entice premiership team mates Stokes and Ottens to come out of retirement and wear blue and white hoops of a different kind.

South Australia played a part in Stokes’ journey to the big league when he starred for the WoodvilleWest Torrens SANFL side before being drafted as mature aged player in 2005.

His goalkicking prowess and roving skills meant he was formidable force kicking more than 200 majors alongside the likes of Gary Ablett Jr, Jimmy Bartel and Paul Chapman.

Just like Rooke, Ottens is a member of Geelong’s hall of fame and was a journeyman of the AFL. Ottens hailed from the Glenelg Football Club and played 129 games for Richmond between 1998 and 2004.

But he took his career to new heights as a ruckman and the 1000th player to wear the Cats jumper at Kardinia Park and played a key role in the 2007 flag which ended 58 years of pain.

Rooke said he was thrilled to hear the pair were keen to play alongside him again to support the Kane Forbes’ men.

“I am pretty lucky to be close with most of my team mates from the Geelong era, but I knew that if it was just me I would not

ROOKE change much,” he said.

“Obviously the club is battling a bit at the moment, so I just gave them a phone call and I wasn’t expecting them to say yes, but they both did straight away.

“Matthew played two years ago, but Brad and I haven’t played for around six years, so I hope everyone is not expecting us to set the world on fire.

“We are not going to be the AFL players we were that is for sure, but it is not about that for us, it is about doing what we can to help the club and country footy.

“The Western Border is not the same league as I what I remember growing up.

“I was probably one of the last to be drafted straight from the league without going through the TAC or SANFL, so I want the league to be as strong as it can be and hopefully young kids still have that opportunity.

“But more than anything we are there to help the players, share our knowledge and give them a bit of extra motivation for the rest of the season and beyond.”

The injection of 580 games of AFL experience will give any country football team a boost, but no club needs it more than Casterton Sandford.

The new-look side has suffered a horror 2021, losing every game whilst being ravaged by injuries.

However, Rooke’s support behind the club has only grown as the pain grew with the former AFL star presenting jumpers to juniors, working behind the scenes and even running a clinic focused on mental health.

“Dylan (Ayton) contacted me earlier in the year and since I have left the AFL system, I have put a lot of time into learning about mental health because I have gone through a few things myself,” he said.

“One of the similarities I see is just how much the club means to the town at Geelong and Casterton.

“So it got to the point I wanted to start helping other people in anyway I could, so did a five-hour workshop with the team about things I have learnt to open up their eyes to a few things.

“It was really positive and I have a had a fair few chats with Kane about the little things I have seen at training and games because I am keen to give back to the town that gave me so much.

“I looked up to the senior players of the time at Casterton and they helped me a lot, so I want to return the favour and pass it on to the next generation.”

THOMAS MILES - SE VOICE *Image courtesy Kristy McDonald, Casterton News

ROUND 11 RESULTS A GRADE Millicent 84 (T. Sanderson, D. Verbena) d South Gambier 49 (G. Edwards, E. Bouchier) East Gambier 57 (B. Creek, K. Dempsey) d West Gambier 50 (J. Ri er, S. Ri er) North Gambier 62 (C. Davey, N. McConnell) d Casterton Sandford 24 (S. Jarrad, T. Broomby) A RESERVE Millicent 85 (D. Tunkin, A. Janssen) d South Gambier 35 (M. Reid, T. Redemski) East Gambier 52 (C. Horrigan, S. McKinnon) d West Gambier 37 (M. Horrigan, Z. Malseed) North Gambier 55 (A. Bryan, J. Li le) d Casterton Sandford 34 (N. Rhook, H. Rhook) B GRADE South Gambier 38 (C. Riley, S. Auld) d Millicent 37 (J. Sunderland, M. Varcoe) East Gambier 50 (N. Smith, I. Whaites) d West Gambier 44 (H. Shield, J. Kipping) Casterton Sandford 57 (E. Murray, L. Cleary) d North Gambier 18 (E. Willghouby, G. Tarca) C GRADE Millicent 47 (K. Coghlan, S. Skeer) d South Gambier 33 (A. Kosch, B. Forster) East Gambier 48 (G. Quick, S. Drew) d West Gambier 39 (S. Clayton, L. Croker) North Gambier 47 (K. Dyson, A. Tentye) d Casterton Sandford 25 (M. Dennis, G. McPeake) 17 & UNDER Millicent 48 (K. Stuart, L. Denton) d South Gambier 47 (A. Duncan, M. Reid) West Gambier 73 (S. Ri er, T. Bryant) d East Gambier 48 (A. Bosko, K. Dempsey) North Gambier 36 (K. Winterfield, H. Fox) d Casterton Sandford 32 (E. Mu on, C. Humphries) 15 & UNDER A Millicent 66 (P. Venn, L. Ven Eeden) d South Gambier 19 (J. Jennings, S. Wight) West Gambier 41 (L. Simpson, L. Croker) d East Gambier 23 (T. Burford, T. Geraghty) North Gambier 65 (M. Griffiths, A. Collins) d Casterton Sandford 26 (P. Carlin, C. Hulm) 15 & UNDER B Millicent 26 (M. Alcock, M. Fauchelle) d South Gambier 14 (S. Wight, C. Tarr) East Gambier 37 (B. Facey, T. Burford) d West Gambier 34 (M. Pearson, I. McGregor) Casterton Sandford 49 (P. Carlin, M. Pa on) d North Gambier 31 (G. Maldri, S. Brown) 13 & UNDER A Millicent 57 (M. Lynch, B. Coghlan) d South Gambier 15 (G. Dalton, C. A will) North Gambier 57 (E. Adam, R. Mitchell) d Casterton Sandford 7 (R. Forbes, B. Carlin) East Gambier 37 (Sharni Clark; Ka e Kerr) d West Gambier 35 (Ella Jolley, Swaye Lindner) 13 & UNDER B Millicent 44 (A. Gysbers, K. Dunn) d South Gambier 11 (Z. Cole L. Milich) North Gambier 13 (P. Coleman, G. Nulty) d Casterton Sandford 8 (B. Carlin, A. Crawford) West Gambier 33 (Lara Murdoch & Analeigh Anderson-Humphries) d East Gambier 4 (Skye Wilson; Indee Stra ord) 11 & UNDER Millicent 31 (L. Van Eeden, Z, de Bruin) d South Gambier 2 (M. Harrold, L. Jones) West Gambier 14 (I. Richards, R. Lamb) d East Gambier 5 (Z. Gibson, L. Harris) Casterton Sandford 22 (C. Kurzman, I. Luers) d North Gambier 20 (T. Jones, S. Halloran)

LADDERS A-GRADE East Gambier Millicent North Gambier West Gambier South Gambier Cast. Sandford

P W 9 9 10 8 10 6 10 4 10 2 9 0

North Gambier Millicent East Gambier West Gambier Cast. Sandford South Gambier

P W 1 1 10 8 9 6 10 3 9 2 10 0

D 0 0 0 0 0 0

L 0 2 4 6 8 9

F 583 682 565 592 460 278

15 & UNDER A A PTS 342 18 497 16 467 12 559 8 637 4 658 0

% 63.02 57.84 54.74 51.43 41.93 29.70

Millicent North Gambier West Gambier East Gambier Cast. Sandford South Gambier

P W D 10 10 0 10 9 0 10 4 0 9 3 0 9 2 0 10 1 0

Cast. Sandford East Gambier Millicent West Gambier North Gambier South Gambier

P W 9 9 9 7 10 6 10 3 10 3 10 1

A-RESERVE D 0 1 0 0 1 0

L 0 1 3 7 6 10

F 59 619 459 457 392 320

P W 10 8 10 8 9 6 10 3 9 3 10 0

D 0 0 0 1 1 0

L 2 2 3 6 5 10

F 499 473 387 344 326 350

% 84.28 59.92 53.49 46.68 46.94 31.87

P W D 10 10 0 10 7 0 10 5 0 10 2 0 10 2 0 9 0 0

L 0 3 5 8 8 9

F 441 246 397 317 317 210

A PTS 324 16 389 16 306 12 409 7 409 7 542 0

% 60.63 54.87 55.84 45.68 44.35 39.23

P W 9 9 10 7 10 6 10 4 9 2 8 0

D 0 0 0 0 0 0

L 0 3 4 6 7 8

% 73.70 69.95 46.50 40.75 31.95 26.24

D 0 0 0 0 0 0

L 0 2 4 7 7 9

F 395 291 251 265 219 145

A PTS 201 18 233 14 243 12 276 6 344 6 269 2

% 66.27 55.53 50.80 48.98 38.89 35.02

Millicent North Gambier South Gambier West Gambier East Gambier Cast. Sandford

P W D 10 10 0 10 9 0 10 5 0 10 3 0 9 2 0 9 0 0

L 0 1 5 7 7 9

F 541 502 228 245 168 91

A PTS 155 20 111 18 357 10 339 6 382 4 441 0

% 77.72 81.89 38.97 41.95 31.11 17.10

13 & UNDER B A PTS 260 20 337 14 370 10 441 10 441 4 399 0

% 62.91 55.83 51.76 51.30 41.82 34.48

F A 629 374 1248 426 569 518 374 1220 312 450 318 462

North Gambier Millicent West Gambier Cast. Sandford East Gambier South Gambier

P W 10 9 10 9 10 7 9 3 9 1 10 0

D 0 0 0 0 0 0

L 1 1 3 6 8 10

F 267 271 224 136 109 81

A PTS 85 18 116 18 129 14 200 6 261 2 297 0

% 75.85 70.02 63.45 40.47 29.45 24.42

NETBALL GAME TIMES

17 & UNDER Millicent South Gambier West Gambier North Gambier Cast. Sandford East Gambier

A PTS 213 20 216 18 652 8 362 6 443 4 430 2

13 & UNDER A

C-GRADE Millicent North Gambier South Gambier East Gambier West Gambier Cast. Sandford

F 597 503 306 249 208 153

15 & UNDER B

A PTS 11 2.00 414 17 399 12 522 6 443 5 684 0

B-GRADE Millicent South Gambier Cast. Sandford North Gambier East Gambier West Gambier

L 0 1 6 6 7 9

PTS 18 14 12 8 4 0

% 62.71 74.55 52.34 23.46 40.94 40.76

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 NORTH GAMBEIR V CASTERTON SANDFORD The Cats welcomed back a former star at the weekend but it was not enough to get them over the line against an ever improving North Gambier that is building nicely towards the business end of the season.

Tayla Guthrie was on hand to shore up the Casterton Sandford defence line but she did have arguably one of the toughest jobs in the Western Border A Grade compe on – denying Caroline Davey easy ball and a plethora of scoring opportuni es.

And unfortunately for the Cats, Davey was a key factor with a best on court performance that saw her net 45 from 53 as the Tigers took control of the contest early and just built on their dominance to secure a 38 goal victory.

Despite the disrup on of two blood rule infringements that saw Lauran Norman take tot the court twice for North Gambier – once in the mid court and one in her more familiar role of goal a ack – the Tigers were unfazed with a consistent four quarter performance.

Noni McConnell was also influen al for the Tigers as her ght checking, willingness to contest and ability to read the play and hunt the intercept, ensured there was plenty of turnover ball for North with Mel Renko and Brianna Walters connec ng those defensive efforts with the shoo ng circle with Ellen Brown and Davey and the conversion rate ensured the scoreboard was always in the Tigers’ favour.

It was the experienced players for the Cats that led the way with coach Tori Broomby again being her side’s best alongside 300 gamer Scarle Jarrad.

Broomby con nues to be the general of the Casterton Sandford a ack line, while Jarrad is simply inspira onal with her work rate – her hard running both defensively and offensively to give her side the best chance of being compe ve has been exactly what has made her the respected player at her own club and in the compe on.

Despite the comfortable margin, the Cats would be pleased to have only conceded 62 goals to the powerhouse Tigers who have regularly scored around that mark against more fancied and experienced opposi on.

MILLICENT V SOUTH GAMBIER The clash at McLaughlin Park between Millicent and South Gambier started in a similar fashion to their round two clash with the Demons matching the reigning premiers and at quarter me the Saints held a slender three goal lead.

A perfect shoo ng performance from Lara Munro and the strong holding of shooter Grace Edwards, combined with some important defensive touches from Brandi Bouchier and Ellie Bouchier saw most of the quarter a goal for goal contest and were it not for some turnover ball created by young Saints keeper Por a McRae, the Demons might have been even closer.

Tabatha Sanderson was always going to be the biggest headache for the Demons And so it proved with the returning shooter ne ng 16 from 19 in the opening quarter, followed by 19 straight in the second as the Saints started to take control.

By half me the margin was 13 as the speed of ball from Lucy Denton, Demi Verbena and Paige Nitschke started to become difficult for the Demons defence line to control, while the defensive effort from the Saints also stepped up as they looked to shut down the Demons well before the ball reached the accurate Munro and strong holding Edwards.

The third quarter put the result beyond doubt as the ght checking pressure from Denton and Lisa Duldig started to see a high error rate from the Demons and with Sanderson and Nitschke finishing strongly from their high number of opportuni es, the three quarter me margin was 21 with the Saints looking to con nue to pressure South into mistakes and capitalise at the other end.

Sophie Ellis entered the clash at goal defence in the second half and she certainly made life tougher for Munro, while South also made changes in the last, moving Renee Pluckhahn from centre to her more familiar role of goal defence, with Hannah Witherow taking the centre bib and Ellie Bouchier moving from goal defence, where she had garnered some cri cal turnover ball, to the defensive wing.

But in the end, the Saints were just too good. The classy delivery from Denton, Verbena and Nitschke ensured Sanderson was an almost unstoppable scoring machine, scoring 70 of Millicent’s goals, while at the other end, despite missing Hannah Nitschke, who was sidelined through illness, the defensive end not only had great contribu ons from Duldig, McRae and Kimmi Tincknell but found a great back up in Ellis, as the reigning premiers con nue to finetune ahead of the 2021 finals series.

EAST GAMBIER V WEST GAMBIER The Bulldogs remain undefeated but the injury count is star ng to add to the challenge of a season

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that has East Gambier a s t h e c l e a r premiership favourite.

Already missing Tyne Bosko, s ll recovering from a f r i e n d l y fi re i n c i d e nt at t h e SA C o u nt r y Championships on the June Long Weekend, the Bulldogs now face poten ally a month without star mid courter Tarsh McCallum, a er she was forced from the court with an injury that has threatened to do exactly what is had now – sideline her for some much needed recovery me.

Despite losing McCallum early, forcing a reshuffle where youngster Kate Dempsey moved from the defensive wing to the a acking wing, and Chloe Perryman again promoted to the A Grade defensive wing, East managed to hold on for am eight goal victory.

Dempsey arguably looked even more at home on the a acking wing and that should come as no surprise, given she announced herself as a genuine contender for a permanent senior role in the 2019 finals series, while Perryman brings tenacity and physical presence to the defensive end in the absence of Bosko.

The opening quarter was an even affair ending with a ed scoreline of 14 apiece. It was second quarter where the damage was done, where turnover ball from Bo Creek, who celebrated her 250th appearance for East at the weekend, and a strong shoo ng performance from Tenille Gray and Amryn Bosko – the duo conver ng 16 from 20 to set up a six goal half me lead.

The second half was an arm wrestle but the Roos needed to be able to overcome the deficit and just couldn’t make the inroads required.

Jade Ri er certainly got some important touches at the defensive end and with sister Sarah con nuing to be a strong focal point at the other end of the court, West had their chances but just not enough.

Sarah Ri er started the match with 11 straight goals and then con nued to be cri cal, with her third quarter also outstanding, ne ng 11 from 13 but in the end, Creek did enough to curb the scoring, not just one on one with Ri er but also hun ng the intercep on throughout the goal third.

The Roos con nue to challenge the top sides and seem to build each week. Of course, judging the weekend’s performance given the key personnel missing is problema c but the ba le amongst the top four sides con nues to produce high quality, intriguing games and points to a stunning finals series.

ROUND 12 PREVIEWS SOUTH GAMBIER V WEST GAMBIER The first me South and West met, it was a ght contest with only 10 goals separa ng the two sides. The round two clash was nothing short of disastrous for the Demons and their worst performance for the season by some distance.

It means this weekend's clash is somewhat of an unknown but given West has just pushed top ranked East to the limit, the Demons will be facing a confident Roos ou it and will need to start well and out in a four quarter performance to avoid another lopsided scoreboard.

South defenders Brandi Bouchier and Ellie Bouchier had to try and deny tall Millicent shooter Tabatha Sanderson easy ball last weekend and now they take on rising star Sarah Ri er – another tall shooter and one who also doesn't mind the long range shots.

It is the case of another weekend, another huge c h a l l e n g e a n d t h e m o t h e r- d a u g h t e r combina on will again be hoping the mid court of Renee Pluckhahn and Hannah Witherow make life tough for the feeders because if Carlee Ransom and Tara Bryant and given easy access to the circle, the scoreboard will be extremely difficult to control.

At the other end, South has a tall shooter of its own in Grace Edwards and her strength on the hold and ability to pull in the difficult ball improves every week, so West defenders Jade Ri er and Amy Cram will need to be at their best and they can also not ignore Lara Munro who has been a revela on in her debut season with her long range accuracy and willingness to a ack the post.

One of the key ba les will be West wing defender Nikiesha Facey taking on Demon wing a acks Alyssa Duncan and Imogen Walker.

Duncan is a smart player who plays in goals and knows just where to place the ball, while Walker is strong in the air and hits the circle hard.

West clearly starts favourite with Sarah Ri er in outstanding shoo ng form and coach Lisa McGregor working so well with her young shoo ng partner and with Cram and Jade Ri er coming off a strong performance against the star East shoo ng combina on, the Roos should con nue to build towards finals with a strong victory.

Millicent had a tough opening quarter against South Gambier at the weekend but as they match wore on, so did the Saints dominance and that looms large for the Cats as they host the reigning premiers.

Paige Murrell, Tori Broomby and new addi on Zhane Crawford have started to form a hard working offensive set up but with Por a McRae, Hannah Nitschke, Kimmi Tinknell and Lisa Duldig patrolling the defensive third, finding easy ball in range will be a challenge.

Even when you add in 300 gamer Scarle Jarrad, who is a hard running mod courter, the Cats will s ll have a tough day to find avenues to goal.

The other end of the court was also impressive, as the speed of ball from Demi Verbena and Paige Nitschke made life tough for the South defenders and will also test the Cats defensive line.

They con nued to find Tabatha Sanderson in space and she is clearly fully recovered from her finger injury that kept her off court for weeks un l round 10.

The accurate delivery and her strong hold and strong hands will mean the likes of Ebany Jarrad, Claire Foster and Caeleigh Humphries will have to try and cut the ball off before it gets as far as Sanderson if they are hoping to keep the scoreboard under control.

Lucy Denton is about to head off for na onals as part of the SA 17 Under team so would be an unlikely starter this weekend but the Saints' depth will be able to cover that absence, despite the fact the young midcourter has been in great form and was agian influen al in Millicent's convincing round 11 win over South.

NORTH GAMBIER V EAST GAMBIER If ever there was a me to end East Gambier's undefeated run in 2021, this is the weekend so North Gambier is in prime posi on to be the first. With Tyne Bosko and Tarsh McCallum sidelined, the Bulldogs will field a makeshi mid court. Kate Dempsey is certainly up to the challenge and will probably take the wing a ack bib, while the wing defence posi on might be as li le more problema c as A Reserve player Chloe Perryman has filled that role, but it is ge ng to the point of the season where players cannot con nue to fill in the higher grade.

Of course playing coach Emily Hunter patrols the mid court and she is as dynamic as they come, working hard defensively and driving hard to the circle's edge in a ack. Her ba le with Mel Renko looms as one of the key ba les of the contest, with Renko arguably one of the most consistent performers in the compe on and always at a high level.

Both sides defensive plans revolve around two dominant shooters – East Gambier looking to deny tall Tigers hooter Caroline Davey too much ball and North's defensive set up looking to make life tough for athle c goal a ack Tenille Gray.

The quality shooters are certainly the key targets for their respec ve sides but both sides would be all too aware that their shoo ng partners cannot be le unchecked. East's Amryn Bosko has been sharing the shoo ng load with Gray and her ming on the lead and ability to hold strongly has her ranked equally as dangerous if le with too much space. North's Ellen Brown has pace to burn and not only does she deliver the ball with precision to Davey but she also is not afraid of the long shot.

To deny easy ball to Davey and Gray will take a full team effort. Bo Creek, who celebrated her 250th game last weekend, has had some wonderful ba les with Davey and her aerial strength will certainly be a factor, while the ability of Lisa Fyfe to take the spectacular intercep on and the pressure from Hunter will hopefully be enough to assist Creek in keeping Davey quiet.

At the other end, Maddie Whaites and Noni McConnell are building a strong combina on, with McConnell coming off her best game at goal defence for the season, and they will need to work together and rely on pressure from Renko, Tenielle Barry and Lauren Buddle outside the circle to force errors from the East feeders.

This looms as a goal for goal contest with East just sneaking over the line despite the challenges.

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North Gambier Yellow & Black A grade North 62 vs Casterton 24 Name: Mel Renko Position: Wherever my coach puts me: WD, C, GD Favourite netball milestone: The joy of winning grand finals with your teammates and playing A Grade with my mum. Having kids of my own and a daughter who has just started playing netball, I now realise how special this was and doesn’t happen that often.

Game day ritual/s: At my age…lots of stretching!

Favourite food: is coffee a food?

Anything breakfast, the most important meal of the day.

Favourite netball team/player: I u s e d t o l o v e w a tc h i n g N a t Medhurst play. Having gone to school with Nat and played alongside and against her, it was amazing to watch her career p ro g re s s a n d d o m i n ate fo r Australia. Now I enjoy watching all the SSN teams play. The speed at which they play is brilliant to watch.

A fun fact about yourself or a teammate: I used to play netball with Brianna’s mum and then go babysit Brianna, now I play netball with Brianna and she babysits my kids. It’s the circle of life.

What are you scared of? Umpiring

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so let’s keep training hard to work on it all and see that out on game days.

C grade North 47 vs Casterton 25 Under 17 North 36 vs Casterton 32 The girls came into this weekend’s game knowing it was a must win for us to hold our top 4 position.

After a slow start, the girls fought hard to make up the early deficit and the defensive end did an amazing job to create so many turnovers. So proud of the girls to hold on a win by 3 and to see so many wonderful passages of play into our goalies. Well done girls, and congratulations to Gianna on her 50th game!

Under 15A North 65 vs Casterton 26 Yet another awesome game girls.

Even with only the bare 7 (thanks Milly for sitting bench) and some positional changes we still were able to produce a 4 quarter performance. Defence were again amazing. Stella and Tenielle pulled in some great ball and it was taken down the court with ease by Tora, Coco and Ava to be converted by Mace and Cara. Let’s train hard girls and maintain this great Finish this sentence: If I wasn’t netball. playing netball on a Saturday, I Under 15B would be…on holidays in Thailand North 31 vs Casterton 49 o r B a l i ! N o i s s u e s w i t h my availability this year.

Under 13A North 57 vs Casterton 7 A Res Another great team effort with North 55 vs Casterton 34 everyone playing their role in the North had two players out of this win. Some spectacular aerial skills line up against Casterton this & balance in defence was the week. North scored the first four highlight. The transition at centre goals and was able to go into the passes is working successfully & q u a r t e r b r e a k 9 g o a l s u p . allows ample space for drives into Casterton made some changes our goal circle. and North continued to pull away through defensive pressure and converting errors. The third Under 13B quarter was a more even contest North 13 vs Casterton 8 and Casterton were able to score more easily and created turnovers Under 11 in defence. North had a strong last North 10 vs Casterton 22 quarter and despite it being a Wow what a great game. Much sometimes a physical contest, improved display of skills today both teams showed some good against Casterton to only be down passes of play in attack. by 2 instead of 20+ at the final whistle. This was a fantastic effort girls! Great teamwork shown by all B grade with Individual skill improvement North 18 vs Casterton 57 Not a great performance today all over the court. As always, our unfortunately. We definitely have three things to remember, getting some work to do at training. There in front, footwork and strong were some good patches of play in passing. defence and some great goals shot

A Grade - East 57 defeated West 50 Best Players - Bo Creek & Kate Dempsey Awards Winners - (Hue Colour)Bo Creek (Creek Livestock) Lisa Fyfe (San Porto) Kate Dempsey

East Gambier Red & Black no reason why we shouldn’t take home the win

15A’s - East 23 lost to West 41 Best Players - Tonique Buford & Tahlia Geraghty Award Winners - (OK Pie Shop) Indi West put the pressure on east right Dwyer (Red Rooster) Tonique from the start and continued to do Burford (Bakers Delight) Tahlia so all game, only allowing East to Geraghty secure a 7 goal win. East we’re still without Tyne and lost Tarsh to an 15B’s - East 37 defeated West 34 injury but credit to Kate Dempsey Best Players - Bridget Facey & and Chloe Perryman who stepped Tonique Burford up to fill these positions. East Award Winners - (Fasta Pasta) defenders, Bo Creek, Lisa Fyfe and Bridget Facey (Scroll Queen) Millie Kate Dempsey worked tirelessly all Button (Sth Eastern) game to keep East in front and we’re awarded 1st, 2nd and 3rd best for 13A’s - East 37 defeated West 35 their efforts.

Best Players - Sharni Clark & Katie Congratulations to Bo Creek who Kerr played her 250th game & what an Award Winners - (Kaboom) Ellie Chittleborough (Copenhagen) Skye outstanding game she had!

Wilson (Intersport) Lily McIntosh A Res - East 52 defeated West 36 Best Players - Casey Horrigan & Sharna McKinnon Award Winners - (Jens Hotel) Casey Horrigan (Lima & Co) Sharna McKinnon (F45) Tegan Gray B Grade - East 50 defeated West 44 Best Players - Nicola Smith & Issy Whaites Award Winners - (Athletes Foot) Nicola Smith (Beautie Studio) Zoee Cornolo (Dwyer ’s Boxing) Issy Whaites After last weeks loss the girls had a point to prove, which they did coming out hard and strong 17-9 in the first quarter.

In the second quarter we had Amy Feast go down with a severe ankle injury. Changes and the shock made the girls concerned.

But continued to be strong and push through the win the game by 6.

A perfect team game by all the girls, their driving down court, passing, pressure over the ball and backing each other up was the best we have seen all season. The defensive pressure from Katie, Skye and Lily F, resulted in turned over ball and timely intercepts, Indee and Lily Mc made a lot of space and drove well onto the circle feeding our goalies with pin point passing, and Ellie and Sharni played beautifully in the circle with strong driving, rebounding and passing into the space. Overall a fantastic team effort which deserved the win. Thank you to Jolie for sitting bench for us.

13B’s - East 4 lost to West 33 Best Players - Skye Wilson & Indee Stratford Award Winners - (Athletes Foot) Mia Little (Boost Juice) Jolie O’Dea (Scroll Queen) Chloe Little

continue to show improvements.

With three players out of the team they worked well together to fill in the positions that were missing. Well done to everyone who played out of position to benefit the team.

Everyone worked hard in defence to get turn overs all over the court. We had some nice passages of play when we timed our leads and 17s - East 48 lost to West 73 positioned ourselves well. Keep Best Players - Amryn Bosko & Kate working on the small things and the Dempsey rest will come.

Award Winners - (25 Acres) Amryn Bosko (Salts Of The Earth) Kate 11’s - East 5 lost to West 14 Dempsey (Club Tea) Issy Lamb Best Players - Zeva Gilson & Lily Harris A very consistent game, especially our first half, which keep us right Award Winners - (Fasta Pasta) Tilly with West on the scoreboard. Our Olsen (McDonalds) Zeva Gilson (KFC) attacking plays are starting to really Lily Harris C Grade - East 48 defeated West 39 Best Players - Georgia Quick & Sophie Drew Award Winners - (Gym Challenge Meals) Daniela Waters (Nourish Nook) Katie Gaffney (Natural Born Grillers) Jordy Davis

show and our confidence in each other and our links was excellent.

Taking that into next week, there is

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Casterton-Sandford Blue, White & Red Our A grade team, shown some good patches of play throughout the game, but went down to north 24-62.

A reserve unfortunately had a lost today against North, 34-55. The girls played a solid 4 quarters of Netball. Congratulations to Alyssa Humphries on achieving her 100 games. Best players Nat Rhook and Hayley Rhook

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passes let the girls down. They continue to put some great passages of play together but they need to do it for 4 quarters if they are to turn the results around.

15 and under B had a challenging game after losing shooter, Chelsea Hulm, to a possible broken finger, but put together a solid four quarters to hold the win. 49-31.

Best players were Pheobe Carlin and Madeline Patton.

B Grade played a solid 4 quarters of netball to bring home the win, The Cats 13a team came up 57-18. Best players Eilidh Murray against a very talented and tall North combination. The girls had and Lauren Cleary. some great passages of play and C grade went down to North 25- now need to work on their 47, but are continuing to show consistency for 4 quarters. improvement against. Best players The under 13 lined up against a Molly Dennis, Georgia McPeake. very skilled opposition and stuck 17&under, this week had Ebony with them for majority of the Mutch playing 100 games and game, just to fall short at the final siren. There many positives to take Sophie Hart 50 games.

The 17's started off with a bang from the game with the girls this week. All of them put in 100% improving each week. getting intercepts and chasing after loose balls where ever they Our under 11s, had another win could. The second quarter, North this weekend scoring 22-20. Well started to find their feet a bit more done girls! and our girls really had to turn it up a notch to hold their lead.

There were some great passages of play with the ball flowing well.

The defenders had fought hard all day with their intercepts and rebounds, the mid courters backed the defenders up really well picking up loose balls, feeding and intercepts at centre passes.

The goalers had 2 different combinations and all three of them shot with accuracy and worked the ring well together Overall, the girls tried their hardest and all know the areas they need to improve on to get a good solid four quarters together.

A good solid training again this week, regroup and bring on next week.

Cat Of The Week goes to Charlotte Rice.

Charlotte umpired, coached and managed to play out 2 games even though she hit the deck in the U17's grazing all up the side of her leg. Well done on your commitment to the club Charlotte and your continual determination on the court.

15 and under A, unfortunately went down to north’s polished A team 26-65. Unfortunately, errant

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A Grade Another strong win for the A grade girls with the girls combining well to move the ball into Tab at pace. Some good turnovers from defence allowed the girls to break away. Strong performances again from Tabatha and Demi.

Under 15 B’s Mackinlee and Bella rebounded strongly, and the girls worked together to apply lots of defensive pressure throughout the game. The team adjusted well to changes and maintained a great lead to win by 12 goals – well done.

Millicent def South 84 to 49 Best players: Tabatha & Demi

Millicent def South 26 to 14 Best players: Mackinlee & Matria

A Reserve A solid effort for the A reserve girls missing two team members. Good to see young players Daisy and Paige get game time and show their talent in senior netball. Annelise was again accurate at post, showing she can stand her ground in senior netball.

Under 13 A’s The Under 13A team played a great team game in wet conditions which slowed the girls down. Good to see lots of positive talk and teamwork from the girls – awesome effort.

Millicent def South 85 to 35 Best players: Daisy & Annelise B Grade A nail-biting loss for the B grade against a strong South team. Jackie again putting together four solid quarters, running hard for the team with Mia having another accurate game shooting.

Millicent lost to South 37 to 38 Best players: Jackie & Jacqui C Grade The C grade girls again continuing their great form this week with another win. Another strong performance from Krystal, creating lots of turnover ball for the girls. Well done also to Sophie, playing an awesome game.

Millicent def South 47 to 33 Best players: Krystal & Sophie Under 17s Another nail-biting game, with the Under 17s girls winning by 1 goal against South, who are sitting at second position on the ladder. Keeley provided lots of defensive intercepts and touches, while Lucy converted accurately at the other end of the court. A great game to watch.

Millicent def South 48 to 47 Best players: Keeley & Lucy

Under 15 A’s Another strong performance from the 15A girls who are continuing to work well as a team. Awesome effort

by Poppy and Lauren, giving them both a spot in the best. Great win girls.

Millicent def South 66 to 19 Best players: Poppy & Lauren

Millicent def South 57 to 15 Best players: Mylee & Belle Under 13 B’s Another great team game for the Under 13B’s with all players again adjusting to different positions. There are some great improvements in skill levels, which shows the girls hard work at training. The girls also tried different set plays – well done.

Millicent def South 57 to 15 Best players: Asha & Kalani Under 11s A great team effort this round again for the girls. Some good defence and great rebounds shown throughout the game. All girls got in front of their players this week and led towards the ball which is great to see. Awesome effort girls!

Millicent def South 31 to 2 Best players: Lindy & Zara

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The 17 & Under gals are getting run the centre strongly having an closer to the powerful Millicent impact at both the defensive and side with a great performance at offensive end of the court. the weekend.

The 15 & Under A girls put in a The Saints were missing shooter g o o d s h o w i n g a g a i n s t t h e Rylee Kenny so had to reshuffle a Millicent team that is arguably little but the girls put in a four premiership favourite, creating quarter performance which plenty of turnover ball but giving it should have been a shot in the arm straight back too often - cutting for their confidence and also a out the errors looms as a way for great preparation for another t h e g i r l s t o r e a l l y s e e a n t o u g h o u t i n g a ga i n s t We s t improvement on the scoreboard.

Gambier this weekend...

Chelsea continues to impact at Unfortunately Alannah injured her both ends of the court, Maddison ankle again so hopefully that is not has had a strong season in the mid too long a lay off for the defender court and Sophie deserves special but credit to Chelsea, Ellie, Tully mention for taking on the very tall and Ruby for making life tough for and very strong Annelise Janssen, the potent Saints attack and really who is also part of the Saints A slowing their scoring.

Reserve team, and making life tough for the Western Border SA The attack line was also must more Country Championships winning precise with ball in hand with player despite being outsized - she Alyssa leading the way as she then backed that up with a strong combined well with Megan, performance in the 15 & Under B Georgia and Lydia to work around team. the tough Saints defenders to score.

Mackenzie Harrold also rates a special mention this week. She hit It was a one goal loss and a the court at wing defence in the 13 blueprint to perfect going forward & Under B match (despite still being eligible for 11 & Under again for coach Felicity Walker. in 2022) and really held her own.

The B Grade also continued their She created some defensive rare vein of form and have no turnovers and also played a key beaten every team. They got off to role in transition, especially off the a flier against the strong Millicent c e n t r e p a s s . S u c h a t o u g h line up at the weekend before the competitor with great skills. home side made a huge run at the Demons in the last quarter with AK was also back on court this the girls holding on for a tight weekend in the C Grade and her long range accuracy was a feature victory. of what was unfortunately a loss.

It certainly was a chilly morning on Saturday when we headed to McDonald Park to take on East Gambier. The day started well with some great wins in the 11’s with Isobel and Ruby taking out the best players.

13B’s had a very convincing win, with Lara and Analeigh in the bests. In our 15 sides the 15A’s came away with the win 23 – 41 with Lucy and Leila leading the way and the 15B’s having a narrow loss, Macy and Imogen judge best for the game. The 13A’s also going down by 2 goals with Ava and Ella in the best.

Unfortunately not our day in the seniors against some strong East sides.

West Gambier Blue & Red Good luck to all players as we take on South Gambier at Blue Lake Sports Park. We hope to see you at the Commercial Hotel from 6pm for game day awards and a meal to support one of our major sponsors.

The Net Set Go participants had their final session this week. It was fantastic to see the improvement in their netball skills and most importantly the smiles on the girls faces. A huge thank you to A my, J o, Ta m e e k a a n d a l l t h e volunteers that helped throughout the sessions.

Thank you to our Round 11 game day sponsors; Kaboom Family Entertainment McDonalds Mount Gambier East Darryl and Megan Starick Matt and Tracey Cowie Fasta Pasta Mount Gambier Andrew Sealey Paradise Pizzas The Stihl Shop Skin PT & Massage Metro Bakery and Café Dwyers Boxing Club Beaurepaires Mount Gambier Body Shop – Leanne Little Lima & Co. The Nourish Nook Birdie Blue Vanity Make-Up Bar & Body Lounge

Charlene was outstanding in defence, while Shelby continues to

Tarsh McCallum & Tara Bryant

Lily Foster & Makayla Pearson

Holly Jackson & Ellie Chi leborough

*Images courtesy Frank Monger Photography

Sharni Clark & Lila Pearson

MILESTONES

BO CREEK Bo commenced playing at East Gambier back in 2003, playing in 17 & Under and filling in for senior teams.

children and start a business with her husband whilst continuing to support and volunteer as a Coach and Committee Member.

In 2004 she made her A Grade debut as a determined and agile defender.

During her 18 years at East Gambier we’ve seen her get m a r r i e d , h av e 3 b e a u t i f u l

I am very honoured to be able to present this award to someone who is not only and amazing netballer but an amazing woman too.

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tonique burford

Tonique mostly plays defence but can also be utilised in the goal circle.

She has a real ability at reading the play. She s e e m s q u i et b u t h e r determination and skills are evident every game.

Congratulations on 50 games

*Playing images courtesy Frank Monger Photography

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