Western Border Football Netball Budget - The Western - Round 11 2023

SENIORS

East 4.4 4.6 7.10 8.13 (61)

South 0.5 3.9 4.12 8.15 (63)

Best - East: N. Lock, S. Lock, R. Lillecrapp, M. Scanlon, L. Johnston, J. Forster; South: H. Winterfield, M. Sims, B. O’Neil, R. Jones, E. Marks.

Goals - East: N. Lock 2, R. Flamank 2, M. Rumbelow, L. Brooker, M. Scanlon, J. Mee; South: B. O’Neil 4, B. Kain 2, H. Mitchell, E. Marks.

West 5.2 5.3 7.6 9.9 (63)

Millicent 2.0 3.1 5.1 7.3 (45)

Best - West: A. Stone, J. Williams, K. Giddings, E. Giddings, J. Pfitzner, B. Newton; Millicent: C. Gallio, Z. McGuinness, K. Bradley, H. Tunkin, K. Varcoe, M. Rupcic.

Goals - West: J. Williams 4, B. Virgo 2, W Crook, R. Cowling, T. Holmes; Millicent: K. Varcoe 2, M. Rupcic 2, H. Tunkin, H. Gibbs, J. Werchon.

Cast-Sand 2.2 3.3 6.4 6.4 (40)

North 2.0 5.6 6.7 10.13 (73)

Best - Casterton Sandford: M. Krieger, A. McCrae, G. Parsons, J. Carlin, P. Milich, Z. Nash; North: T. Christophersen, T. McInerney, N. McInerney, C. Ortlepp, D. Ilsley, D. Arthurson.

Goals - Casterton Sandford: A. McKinnon 4, H. Mccrae, Z. Nash; North: S. Stafford 2, N. Blachut 2, N. McInerney, D. Bachmann, J Jenner, R. McLaughlin, J. Mcconnell, T Horrigan.

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Best - East: R. Clarke, D. Smith, T. Mccourt, J. Thomas, E. Straord, J. Donehue; South: J Gazzard, L. Gray, S. King, D. Holland, C. OReilley, N. Seager.

Goals - East: E. Straord 2, J. Thomas 2, R. Clarke; South: N. Seager 3, S. King 3, J. Sneath 2, M. Broome, T. Vassallo, A. Jarman.

2.4 2.6 (18)

Best - Casterton Sandford: J. Smith, J. Bunnik, R. Killey, K. Forbes, P. player, J. Fitzgerald; North: T. Harris, B. Braithwaite, S. Shepherd, N. Mark, B. Nole-Jusce, B. Allison.

Goals - Casterton Sandford: R. Killey 5, B. Gill

3, S. Broomby 2, B. Millard; North: Z. Young, B. Allison.

Best - West: R. Rutkowski, J. Carson, S. Nay Than, M. Kipping, A. Kamara, J. Coombe; Millicent: N. Robbins, A. Was, B. Tilley, T McGrath, T. Chant, S. Duldig.

Goals - West: L. Winterfield 2, R. Rutkowski 2, J. Schapel, C. Wagstaffe, B. Boult, J. Thomas; Millicent: N. Robbins, T. Chant.

UNDER 18'S

Best - East: No best players have been selected; South: No best players have been selected.

Goals - East: No goal scorers recorded; South: No goal scorers recorded.

Best - Casterton Sandford: O. Foster, B. Mckinnon, E. Geary, J. Rhook, K. Sneddon, J Jones; North: A. Bruce, K. Allen, C. McLaughlin, J. Driver, Tate Smith.

Goals - Casterton Sandford: O. Foster 3, J Rhook, J. Jones, R. Hutchins, E. Geary, R. Parsons; North: C. McLaughlin 3, A. Bruce 3, K. Marn.

UNDER 14'S

Best - East: R. Grigg, CJ Ligairi, E. Clark, A. Kanahs, T. Wilson, S. Dickson; South: M. Ropini, S. McBain, C. McGregor, H. Medhurst, L. Cung, B. Jennings.

Goals - East: T. Wilson, S. Dickson, W. Vincent; South: No goal scorers recorded.

Best - West: No best players have been selected; Millicent: C. Damhuis, H. Gibbs, B. Werchon, S. Snook, D. Hateley

Goals - West: B. Winterfield 4, N. Davey 2, T Johnson, MeeReh H.; Millicent: No goal scorers recorded.

UNDER 16'S

Best - East: R. Angelino, C. McCracken, J. Mee, T. Tilley, A. Perryman, A. McKinnon; South: N. Maxwell, M. Hopgood, J. Maxwell, J. Bartle, O. Sneath, H. Ellis.

Goals - East: R. Angelino 3; South: J. Maxwell 6, N. Maxwell 3, W. Awill, I. Bouchier, L. Sigley, J. Bartle, H. Hicks.

Best - West: H. Aitchison, J. Burchell, D Jackway, J. Joyce, B. Reichelt, Joshua Witney; Millicent: H. Damhuis, S. Coghlan, W. Jennings, L. Tunkin, R. Lindner, K. Kenny.

Goals - West: T. Porter; Millicent: C. Gibson 3, W. Jennings 2, R. Lindner 2, A. Robbins, L. Tunkin, O. Nicholls, C. Shanks.

Best - Casterton Sandford: J. Geary, N. Longhurst, B. Rhook, H. Buerworth, N. Robbins; North: S. Baron, E. Kulimushi, J Butler, R. Hamilton, M. Rogers. Goals - Casterton Sandford: No goal scorers recorded; North: No goal scorers recorded.

Best - West: B. Noble, R. Newton, H. Croker, T. Stutley, L. Johnson; Millicent: B. Douglas, H. Thwaites, D. Sigston, W. Jennings, L. Tunkin, T Lawlor.

Goals - West: L. Johnson; Millicent: J. Werchon, B. Douglas.

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SATURDAY

MONDAY 8.00am - 10.00am

Former Crows and SANFL Legend Andrew Jarman turned back the clock and pulled on the boots for South Gambier in the reserves last round

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North Gambier North Gambier

South Gambier South Gambier

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First of all this week congratstoElmoMarkswho plays his 50th Senior game, the classy left footer has been a mainstay in the last few seasons and has been a fantastic bloke around the club.

A couple of weeks back at East we had a great day sneaking home in the Seniors with a big last quarter, it was great to see Bretto up and about again kicking four including three in the last. We had Jars for our Red & Rump night and hewaskeentohaveakickin the Ressies while he was down and it was great to have his experience and knowledge that he passed ontotheboysintheRessies and 18’s. The Juniors all had good wins and are playing some really good footy with a few more boys putting their hands up for a game in theSeniors.

This week we have a few reunions with the 1998 SeniorswhodefeatedNorth by 41 points in the Grand Final after they were undefeated all season and the 1998 Ressies also taking out the Flag We also welcome members of the 1993Under18’scoachedby IanWeberwhowonthefirst oftwoinarow.

We have the mechanical bull at the club on Saturday night, Sean has cooked up an American Buffet so come in and have a feed and have acrackattheBull.

Thanks to our major sponsors MG Plasterers, Mick Ryan Paintin g , Lennons on Lake Terrace, Dycer Constructions and AustralianGasNetworks.

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VRound 10 saw us venture to Casterton Sandford, who put on a nice day for us and given the wet winter, a better track than we expected.

Withlimitednumbersinthe U14s our players were shared across the game Congratulations to the Cats for fronting up each week anditwasgreattoseethem celebrating the 2 goals they scored in the last ¼ Our best were named Sam Baron, Esaie Kulimushi, James Butler, Reid Hamilton andMasonRogers.

The U16s was a great game, with the Cats proving too strong in the end. Awards were given to Alexander Bruce (3 goals), Kade Allen, Chad McLaughlin (3 goals), Jackson Driver and Tate Smith.

A week is a long time in footy, with a lot of changes in the reserves from the week before, when we actually had too many to pick from. Unfortunately, this week the result didn’t change with the boys still desperately looking for a win. BestplayerswereTyler H a r r i s ( a g a i n ) , B e n Braithwaite, Sam Shepherd, Nick Mark, Bradley NottleJusticeandBrodyAllison.

The seniors did what they hadtodotogetthewin,but not without a huge struggle being only 3 points up at ¾ time. Big tick to the backline who held the Cats scoreless in the last quarter Goals were evenly spread and our bestincludedTyson

Christophersen, Tim McInerney,NickMcInerney, Cam Ortlepp, Deacon Ilsley andDarcyArthurson.

Sounds like the bus ride

home was enjoyed by all, and may become a regular featureofCastertontrips?

The country champs have b e e n a n d g o n e a n d congratulations to both the m e n s a n d w o m e n s participants, and coaches etc Unfortunately, it appears the format/draw didn’t help us making the major final in the mens, but I am sure everyone had a goodtrip.

This week we are at South, withbothclubscomingoffa bye, all teams will be fresh and looking for wins. Given the byes and draws we h a v e n ’ t h a d m u c h opportunity of late to gatherattheclub,solet’sall getbackfortheawards.

Next week we have our football reunion weekend, which promises to be huge, w i t h t h e f o l l o w i n g p r e m i e r s h i p s t o b e celebrated; 1963Reserves

1978Reserves

1993Reserves

2003U18s

2013A,B&U17s

Please support the social functions and the coming events,asfollows;

Saturday 29 July 2023 –Sponsorsday

September (tba) 2023 –Goods&servicesauction

Thank you to our major sponsors in Stuckey Electrical Contractors and KFC.

Congratulaons and Good Luck to Will Awill who is represenng the State in the Under 15’s in Ballarat next week! Well done Will, South Gambier is very proud of you

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Under 18’s Under 18’s

Coach: Ma Ray

Team Manager:

North Gambier North Gambier

61 Max Whitehead

Jed Sims

75 Jared Kuhl

Nelson Forbes

Lochie Ray 84 Lochie Broome

Hudson Keding

Coach: Luke Bentley

Team Manager:

1 Rheyn Paterson

3 Mason Bentley

4 Jake Richter

8 William Awill 9 Archie Milich

Under 16’s Under 16’s

44 Desire Kinyamba

45 Harry Hicks

12 Merlin Hopgood

15 Noah Maxwell

Brody Fox 21 lsaak Bouchier

Lewis Sigley

Charlie Lockwood

Harrison Ellis

Jace Maxwell

Jordan Bartle

Cooper Medhurst

Finn O'Reilley

Coach: James McGregor

Team Manager:

3 Truman Bryant

7 Oliver McCracken

11 Cruize McGregor

13 Ned Gazzard

19 Isaac Salmon

21 Cooper Fear

31 Jay Burns

37 Kurs Bentley

41 Hugh Bailey

43 Mitchell McCracken

62 Jobe Harten

63 Joshua Hagge

65 Hunter Higgins 68 Henry Kensh 69 Kobi Maxwell

43 Lachlan Cameron Jacob Salmon

Emerson Forbes Jack Walmsley

Max Lawson

Under 14’s Under 14’s

70 Je Awill

71 Liam Cung

88 Sco McBain

Louis Fritsche

Brodie Jennings

Chase Kilpatrick

Lee McTaggart

Henry Medhurst

Lachlan Moss

Alex Nunn

Patrick Sigley

Josh Vause

Harrison Xanthopoulos

Coach: Nat Anderson

South Gambier South Gambier

Coaches: Chris Patzel & Mark Winterfield

Kobi Hay

Hadley Bryant

Tate Anderson

Essie Hill

Jack Mitchinson

Chase Noonan

Harty Blackwell Hudson O'Connell

Desney Bums Rowan Patzel

Summer Burns

Hudson Cook

Casey Peterse

Jack Rees

Harry Sneath

Sebasan Radlmair

Liam Salmon

Nate Wakefield

Levi Tull

Fletcher Walker

Riley Watson

Charlie Winterfield

East Gambier East Gambier

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East Gambier East Gambier

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Hopeeveryonehadagoodrest last weekend to recharge for the final stretch of the season. Last round we hosted south whichwasaneventfuldaywith sa afl champion Andrew Jarmen playing in the reserves forSouthbutthebigeventwas club hardman Nick Lock playinghis150thseniorgame.

U14s were injury riddled against a strong south side but nevergaveupallday

Best players R Grigg, C ligairi, A Kanahs,TWilsonandSDickson

U16s were under sized across the board to their credit they still fought on and had some goodpassagesofplay.

Best players R Angelino, C McCracken, J Mee, T Tilley, A PerrymanandAMcKinnon.

U18s with a few 16s playing 2 games to fill the side had a crack but were outmatched against the top side well done on Ryan Angelino on getting best on in the 16s and getting inthebestin18'splayingsome reallygoodfooty

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Best players T Wilke, N Bignell, K McCracken, D McDonald, E TelferScottandRAngelino.

Reserves got to play against Andrew Jarmen and in the wet he still kicked a couple of nice goalsathisage.Theboyshada crack but just weren't able to matchsouth

Best players R Clarke, D Smith, T McCourt, J Thomas, E StratfordandJDonehue.

Seniors well big event for the day getting to see Nick run out with his kids was great Unfortunately we couldn't get the win with a 2 point loss. The guys started really well in the first quarter but a goaless 2nd wiped out that great start they rallied in the 3rd to be 3 goals upat3rdquartertimebutwith a broken collar bone to Jack Lawrence and a couple more minor injuries the guys couldn'tholdon.

Best players Nick Lock, Shaun Lock, Reece Lillicrap, Matt Scanlon, Luke Johnston and JohnForster

A lot happens in one week, let alone two weeks, during footy season.

At our last game two weeks ago at Malseed Park, our hosts West Gambier showcased their new Tin Shed. It truly is a credit to those involved. They had plenty of past players on handtofillitupandcheertheir two senior teams to wins over our lads. Tough conditions and tough contests. Our coaching staff will be able to analyse the performances to turn these efforts around as we draw closer to the business end of theseason.

Congratulations to Kalli Brown and Kelsie Wilkinson who made the zone women's team for Country Championships in the Barossa last weekend. They won one and lost one round game and missed out in playingfinals.

Congratulations to Clint Gallio, Kade Bradley and Kade Varcoe who made the zone men's t e a m f o r C o u n t r y Championships They won both of their round games and

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missed out on playing in the Grand Final by a percentage of about2goals.Clintwasnamed asPlayeroftheCarnivalforour zone and named as Centre for the Team of the Carnival. Clint and Kade Varcoe have also been selected in the SA Country squad to play WA Country at Optus Stadium in Perthnextweekend,whichwill beagreatexperienceforboth.

This week against East, Dylan "Scruff" Shanks plays his 50th so he'll be looking to loosen up a n d p u t i n a s t e l l a r performance.

Presentations at Jens Hotel after we play East this week. Would be nice to get a good g r o u p o f p l a y e r s a n d supporters there to support a generoussponsor.

Also, make sure you get your tickets and table bookings organised for our Rump and Rednighton29thJuly

Nick Lock celebrang his 150th game running out with his children

Congratulaons to our 3 senior footballers Kade Varcoe, Kade Bradley and Clint Gallio who represented the South East this weekend in the Country Football Championships.

Clint & Varcs will also represent SA in Perth next week when they play against WA.

Coach: Jason Dunn Team Manager:

East Gambier East Gambier

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Under 18’s Under 18’s

Coach: Kevin Schutz

Team Manager:

Mason Andersen

Ryan Angelino

Jarrod Carey

Charlie Clark

Brock Dempsey

Dwyer

Noah Gollan

Toby Grigg

Riley Lawrence

Lachlan Legray

Cruz McCracken

Angus McKinnon

Jarvi Mee

Riley Mitchell

Andison Penyman

Jaiden Picken

Coach: Grant Spooner

Team Manager:

Emme Best

Sco Brooks

Flynn Chileborough

Eamon Cook

Samuel Dickson

Xavier Farmilo

Angelo Ferraro

Chayse Gifford

Rhys Grigg

Ryan Hayden

Alex Kanahs

Joel Rentsch

Jackson Saunders

Noah Spooner

21 Trae Wilke

22 Ethan Humphies

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Under 16’s Under 16’s

Banjo Sampson

1

Solomon Telford

Tex Tilley

Corey Smith Brodie Versteegh

Under 14’s Under 14’s

Skye Virtanen 26 Jacob Todd 28 Harry Gibbs 37 Marshall Clark 43 Saxon Snook

Taj Wilson

3

East Gambier East Gambier

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Coach: Mahew White

Braith Allison

Je Beever

Cooper Bignell

Nicholas Clark

William Clark

Tom Croser

Hallam Davey

Finn Gale

Coach: Bre Hosking

Zach Angelino

Chase Buckingham

Blake Cooper

Elijah Dickson

Will Hosking

Parker Lamont

william leitch

Connor Lynn

Coach: Nick Anderson

Samuel Andersen

Asher Anderson

Campbell Best

Hugh Clark

Oliver Clarke

Tyler Cox

Harrison Cram

Judd Creek

Max Greene

Noah Griffin

Kade Hand

Vaughan Hunter

Brayden Legray

Nash Neilson

Mitchell O'Brien

Lennox Telfird

Isaac Thami

Harley Walker

Taj White

Coach: Brad Tilley

Zavier Gurney

Ryder Straord

Axel Joyce

Levi Robbins

Tyler Ryan

Brax Thomas

Arli Sims

Colby Watson

Blayke Koehne

David Berzel

Pacey Duldig

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Tyler Mariano

Hamish Mckenzie

Tahj Pitkin

Louis Prosperi-Porta

William Richardson

Bentley Ward

NO TEAM FIELDED IN THIS GRADE

Coach: Team Manager:

Baden Dihm

Hudson Farmilo

Thomas Gale

Sebasan Grubb

Naon Hedwards

Maxx Keenan

Nate Stafford

Memphis Howard-Love

Blake Humphries

Kade Jakutavicius

Coach: Andrew Angelino

Dominic Albanese

Storm Altschwager

Billy Angelino

Braxton Bowyer

Nicholas Brooks

Van Byron

Archie Cook

Lenny Cooper

Coach: Marco Lucchini

Nathan Barnes

Zade Kurzman

Nate Lucchini

Oliver Mckelvie

Nash Moelder

Lucas Murray

Jax Sargeant

Jenson Davey

Oscar Ferguson

Maton Finck

Brayse Gifford

Taj Jensen

Ted Kerr

Tyler McPherson

Nate Moloney

Logan Murray

Cody O'Brien

Rayan Singh

Archer Wilson

Raff Lawlor

Hughes Hunter

Oliver Sager

Frankie Robbins

Kobe McGrath

Hamish Damhuis

Tully Robinson

Fraser Fleming

Owen Lloyd

Jed Sunderland

Jax Reilly

Lauchlan Murphy

Tex Thomas

Jarvis Gurney

Ziggy Galambos

NO TEAM FIELDED IN THIS GRADE

Coach: Craig Gysbers

Flynn Turner

Ryder Wilson Logan White

Jagger Gibson

Sunny Coughlan

Levinson Clyde

Parker Millowick

Degan Rigney

Mariah Lloyd

Jacob Gysbers

Mark Rigney

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Casterton-Sandford Casterton-Sandford

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What a sloppy day at Malseed park again. The oval is just holding on and is hoping for some R & R with the week of and time for a needed recovery session before we host theCats!

The Junior committee working tirelessly last week to get the raffle happening for the under 12s to head to an AFL game soon. They have done a fantastic effort and thanks to Reidy and Reid Logging for supplying such a big load of wood, so make sure we all support another wonderful sponsor and thank them for the tremendous contribution.

It was a big turn out for the past players day and heard some great tales of the ‘Good Ole days’ Great to see the second best football Croker behind Harvey return to the clubforthefirsttimeinyears,along with many more past players. The beer shed was very loud and vocal frombothsidesoveradaywasbest suited to sitting in near the fires. The juniors are doing great and improving weekly and that’s very evident with our 16s being pipped with7secondstogowithacracking goal in the slippery conditions That’s football and we will rebound and get better for this. The 18s and Reserves played some great football with players in both grades putting pressure on the senior

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playersweeklytokeepworkingand improving.

Theseniorsfirstquarterwasnotfor the faint hearted and got the juices fired up again, Like the past players day the first quarter reminded me of the good ole days when I was sniping people because I couldn’t beat my man, second to the ball or just thought I was tough! But thankfully that was short lived and football won in the end, as them daysarebestlefttoglorifiedstories andmemories.

Wild Westies was a big night and great to see so many at the club. Cant beat a bit of line dancing and bootscootingtoseethenightin.

Congratulations to the two 100 game boys ‘Bluey” Aden Pfitzner and ‘Knackers’ Kyle Giddings. Seen them come through together and coaching them for a long time I know how much that means to them. Both played great and led fromthefrontsogreateffortboys.

ThisweekwetakeontheCasterton in another great game and good to see the Aus-kickers from both sides playingtodaysomakesurethebeer shed gets up and about for the futureofbothclubs.

Fridge

VWell Cat Fans hasn't time flown, it doesn't seem that long ago that we were at Malseed Park to play West andhereweareagain,Fridgeandthe crew go from strength to strength with their hosting duties, enjoy the under cover area and all that it brings!

After a break for the SA country championships we are back to celebrate a milestone match for our President, resident Thylacine, former Coach, league medallist, employer, mentor, up for a chat, great bloke, humble, protective and, most importantly, a family man, Dylan Ayton, who plays his 150th Senior gamefortheCats.

A fortnite ago we had North come to IslandPark,theywereniceenoughto loanusafewplayersintheUnder14's and the game was enjoyed by players and spectators alike, better players were, Jagger Geary, Nate Longhurst, Billy Rhook, Harry Butterworth and NathanRobbins.

The Under 16's were also a bit short of players but were able to put 18 togetherwiththehelpofsomeUnder 14's playing a second game and were able to get the win in a very close contest, better players were Oliver Foster, Bay McKinnon, Elwood Geary, Jedd Rhook, Kaleb Sneddon and JoshuaJones.

TheReserveshadtopullafewplayers out of retirement due to the seniors

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havingsixoutfromthepreviousweek due to injuries, but when its a quality product it doesn't matter to much if it's been sitting for a bit, the Cats winning by over 10 goals Better players were Jarrad Smith, Jake Bunnik, Rick Killey, Kane Forbes, Thomas Searle and Jackson Fitzgerald.

The Senior Cats held on to the Tigers tailforaslongastheycouldbutinthe end North were the better team on the day, better players were Michael Krieger, Alastair McCrae, Gabe Parsons, Justin Carlin, Pat Milich and ZacNash.

Enjoy the day Cat Fans, keep warm, fed and hydrated, we are in the back end of the home and away season now and we don't meet the Roos again until the finals, so leave them with ringing ears as we roar CARN CATS!

Thank-you to all our valued sponsors including Boonaroo, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Bendigo Bank, and CastertonSecondaryCollege

UpcomingEvents

29th of July CSFNC BALL at BOONAROO with the incomparable MUDMADEX,singingallthehits,he's alegendintheSouthWest!

5th of August Bucking Bull at the clubrooms and with a bit of luck we will see former PBR champions Brian andTimRhookchuckthechapsonfor onelastride.

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FROMTHEARCHIVES

1970s:WBFL’SGREATESTERA

RECRUITSWHOMADEWBFL‘ROCK’

Part2of5

BY the early 1970s all SA clubs in the Western Border Football League had clever and substantial recruiting divisionsandrecruiterslookedfarandwideinabidtowin apremiership.

While VFL, SANFL and major Victorian leagues were at the top of their shopping list, so too were youngsters from nearby leagues – Kowree Naracoorte, Wimmera andMidSELeagues.

Young guns such as Phil Scanlon, Perce Badenoch, Melville Childs (Glencoe), Leon Kruger (Naracoorte), Peter Sharp (Hampden), Joe Pudney (Kongorong via Central Districts) Darryl and Colin Black (Kongorong via Port Adelaide), Keith and Neil Baker (Mount Burr), Peter Schutz (Tantanoola), Dennis Mansell (Tarpeena), Kevin Harris (Wimmera) and many others were recruited to makelocalclubsverycompetitiveduringtheearly1970s.

North Gambier picked up a beauty when they enticed HampdenLeagueyoungstarruckmanPaulKeasttomove to Tigerland. The giant left footer would be the mainstay of the North rucking division over the next decade. His impactatNorthandtheWBFLwasimmediateandhewas runner-up in the 1970 WBFL Medal and played interleague in his first two seasons. Keast was an important member of North’s 1979 premiership. The Tigers also landed former Tailem Bend ruckman/forward Gorden Milosevic who won that league’s goal kicking when just 18. He would play his best footy at Penola and then East wherehewontwopremiershipsinthe1980s.

Geelong wingman Ken Gladman was snapped up as captain-coachin1971andthenMelbournecaptainFrank Davis was brought in as coach in 1974, along with Mail Medal winner and champion rover David Robbie and ex West Torrens ruck rover Brian Clark. Gladman played on with the Tigers and finally won a flag in 1979 and then retired.

In the meantime, North like other clubs were also recruiting several top players from other leagues Victorian inter-league rover Neville Watts arrived in about 1972 and made an immediate impact Keith Atchison, a no-nonsense and talented left footed centre half forward came across from the Hampden League and wasabighitwiththeTigers.

Youngster Peter Mulraney was dominating at centre half back or in the ruck but would soon be snapped up by Norwood where he played at centre half back before returningtoNorthlateinthe1970s.

Perhaps other than Keast, the three best recruits North signedduringtheearlytomid1970swereTasmaniastate player and centre half back Doug Norton-Smith, former West Adelaide centre half forward Greg Curnow and ex GeelongforwardandfollowerRobertAdams. Adams virtually walked into the club in early 1970s and asked for a game. He was a prized recruit and played his heartoutfortheTigersformorethanadecade,including the1979premiership.

A Tasmanian state player at 19, Norton-Smith is still remembered at Tigerland as one of the all-time champions of the club and played with distinction at

centre half back during the 1970s and played centre half forward in the Tigers’ 1979 premiership victory

Curnow struggled with the tough, aggressive and fierce WBFL style in his first season and at centre half forward thehighflyerwasoutofsortsuntilhewasswitchedtofull back.

Hedominatedtheairwavesfromthereonandbecamean inter-league full back, winning the WBFL Medal in 1977 –thefirstfullbacktowintheaward.HelefttheTigersearly in their 1979 premiership year and missed out on a flag but he, like Norton-Smith and later Tasmanian Lindsay Bell,lefttheirmarkontheclub.

Later North recruited ex Norwood ruck rover John Menz as coach and SA leading goal kicker from Norwood Mike ColiganbeforeexFitzroystarBarryPadleyarrivedin1979 and took North to a premiership and into the 1980 grand final. Padley also was captain of the 1979 WBFL interleaguesideandcoachin1980.

In 1979 North also signed ex South Adelaide wingman Craig Cock who was among the Tigers’ best in the premiership victory Then, of course there was the amazingroverLindsayBellwhodominatedin1979.

Across town, West built a new ground and clubrooms at MalseedParkandsaidgoodbyetosharingVansittartPark withNorthin1974.

In 1970 West had been active in recruiting one of the greats of that era, Bill Bennett who played centre half forwardinCarlton’s1968VFLpremiership. Bennettwasasuperstarandoneofthebestrecruitedby the Roos and he and another top recruit, Bill James from Melbourne were two players around which the club built its1971premiership.

Ken Bellinger had switched from the Mid SE, as had Dean Thomas and Melville Childs while former young champion ruckman John Yeates had returned from Geelong after being captain of the Cats and a member of their 1963 VFL premiership team. Barry Ward was also anotherrecruitwhohadlefthismarkattheclub.

By this time many of West’s young guns such and Barrie Hudson, John Beaton, Peter Fallas and John Madden were already playing key roles for the Roos and were influentialinhelpingWestwinthe1971flag.

The Roos weren’t idle in recruiting and attracted ex West Torrens centre half forward Paul Cummins and ex Fitzroy ruckman Dennis Dare as well as Port Adelaide star wingman Pat Taylor to the club, along with former South Melbourne player Grant McArthur who took over as captain-coach in 1974. A tough nut follower he changed the way West played and they suddenly became a tough assignment at Malseed Park and elsewhere, but a flag eludedMcArthurandWestlaterinthe70s.

Greg Cramey was a talented centreman and had played with Sturt when he was signed by West and he played a big role through the 1970s. He along with rover John McIlroy who hailed from the Hampden League and ex Glenelg forward David Maczkowiack were stand outs for theRoos.

Maczkowiack was a dangerous, long kicking half forward whowouldlaterplayintwopremiershipswithPortlandin

the mid 1980s. Maczkowiack’s battles with East Gambier champion half back Zig Golebiowski were legendary in the WBFL. West also recruited ruckman Murray Gilmour fromVictoria.

At Millicent ex West Adelaide player David Bertelsmier coached the Saints in the early 1970s before they recruitedexFitzroytoughmanandruckmanRussell“The Muscle” Crowe Later they picked up Port Adelaide premiership centre half back Bob Clayton as captaincoachand“toughnut”MikeNixon.

Another tough ruckman recruited in the early 1970s was bigBobMurrayfromVictoria.Hewasperfectlybalanced, tall,athletic,couldroostafootylongdistancesandplayin ruck or at either end of the ground. Ask anyone down Millicentwayandtheyall“rated”BobMurray

A coup for the Saints was signing star centreman Mark Whittington. A tall player for centre he won the 1976 WBFLMedal.

Penola relied heavily on its local players and had its best years in the mid 1970s under former South premiership player Barry Smith and recruited Gorden Milosevic and Geoff Wilson from North and both grabbed the opportunity to play major roles for the Eagles during this period.

However, it did pick up some gems in former Port Adelaide players Rod Davies and Michael Dittmar Dittmarwasabrillianthighleaping,highmarkingforward and when Davies arrived at McCorquindale Park from Port Adelaide he was in his prime and played in a couple of losing grand finals with Port. A follower or centre half backhefittedinwellatPenola,asdidDittmar

Penola had plenty of young talent including Gary Skeer who played inter league when only a teenager and his brother Steve who was later a champion inter league full forwardandwontheWBFLgoalkicking.

At the other end of the ground, high leaping and dashing full back Robbie Clayfield was impressive and would later playinter-leagueforWBFL.

While all this recruiting was happening, on the SA side of the border there were rumblings on the Victorian side as clubs there started to claim of an imbalance with the “haves and have nots” with liquor licences giving SA’s clubsafinancialadvantageinrecruitingplayers.

SomeofVictorianclubswerestrugglingandnothappy

In 1971 the Roos picked up highly rated ex North coach andexCarltonpremiershiproverTerryBoard.

• PHOTO: Former Tasmanian state player Doug NortonSmith receives treatment from North Gambier head trainerPerceDunnforabrokenthumb.

Sharna is one of our strongest defensive players that has been at the clubsince2017,startingin17&Under and quickly making her way into seniors playing in A Grade & A Reserve inhersecondyear

She's always there to have a fun time with the team but is amazing at switching onto the game when it's time. She is definitely someone the juniors look up to and we are looking forward to having her at the club for a longtime.

Sailor dominates in the mid court, a smart centre player who feeds her goal is with precision and defensively causesdisruptionsalloverthecourt.

She recently represented East at the W e s t e r n B o r d e r C o u n t r y Championships, a part of the winning 13andUnderchampionshipteam.

Isanaisaquietdefenderthatputsalot of pressure on her opposition and givesheralleachandeverygame.

Issy is becoming a very smart goalie who positions well and is confident at thepost.

Ava is tenacious in defence, she limits the goalies movements and rebounds strongly.

Chloe can play goals or in mid court, driving strong to the ball and is confidentatthepost.

Mia is smart in defence, shadows her playerwellandreboundsstrongly

Pictured with mum Andree and dad Adrian

Pictured with brother Ky, mum Jess anddadSam

Pictured with dad Tony and mum Brooke

PicturedwithmumLeah

PicturedwithmumMelandsisterTilly

PicturedwithmumCourtney

RACHAEL WILSON 300club games

Saturday July 1st West

Gambier Netball Club celebrated a very special milestone, it is a milestone thatisachievedbyfewanda massive achievement to play 300 Games for the one club.

Racheal started her Netball

Career playing with Vicki’s with the Mount Gambier Netball Association before she came across to West Gambier Netball Club in the year 2000 as part of the A Reserve Team and it proved to be the right move seeing Rachealfinishingtheseason with equal votes for the Western Border Netball AssociationtotakeouttheA Reserve Best and Fairest medalwithFionaRoach.

During her career Racheal hasplayedpredominatelyin the top two teams and has been selected to play in the Western Border Netball Association Championships which saw her take to the courtinthe17&under,15& Under Developmental Team andtheWBVCFSquad.

In 2006 (joint winner with Tracy Douglas) , 2007 & 2008 Racheal toped the votes at West Gambier to take out the A Reserve Best & Fairest and after taking a ye a r o f i n 2 0 1 1 a n d returning in 2012 to be part of the successful 2012 A Reserve Team who claimed theGrandFinalWin.

Aftertakingabreakforafew years at the end of the 2014 Season Racheal returned to the courts in 2022 as part of theAReservesideanditwas like she hadn’t left, finishing the season as part of our Grand Final Teams for A Res and benching for the A GradeGirls.

2023 has Racheal taking on the Coaching /Playing role forourAReserveGirlsandis doing an awesome job, We love your encouraging, never give up attitude that canbeseenandheardevery game and you give 110% everytimeyouhitthecourt.

Congratulations Racheal on reaching your 300 Game Milestone with West GambierNetballClub.

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A GRADE

North Gambier 79 (B. Walters, G. Pos) d Casterton Sandford 23 (M. Cleary, C. Galpin)

West Gambier 60 (S. Rier, A. Cram) d Millicent 59 (T. Sanderson, D. Verbena)

East Gambier 40 (R. Henke, C. Horrigan) d South Gambier 33 (M. Reid, S. Wight)

A RESERVE

North Gambier 58 (A. Bryan, A. O’Shaughnessy) d Casterton Sandford 55 (G. Tomkins, P. Murrell)

West Gambier 60 (C. Tremelling, T. Earl) d Millicent 51 (J. Sunderland, A. Denton)

South Gambier 48 (C. Muller, J. O’Neil) d East Gambier 26 (T. Gray, S. McKinnon)

B GRADE

Casterton Sandford 60 (T. Cleary, A. Whillas) d North Gambier 34 (A. Redman, M. Pegler)

Millicent 47 (M. Fleming, V. Duncan) d West Gambier 33 (K. Hunter, D. Wombwell)

South Gambier 38 (M. Glynn, S. Raedel) d East Gambier 25 (J. Clark, S. James)

C GRADE

North Gambier 38 (K. Egan, M. Allen) d Casterton Sandford 22 (J. Parsons, A. Pratling)

West Gambier 38 (E. Pollock. T. Brauer) d Millicent 31 (L. Goodfellow, H. McGrath)

South Gambier 43 (J. Jennings, E. Egan) d East Gambier 37 (B. Jean, M. Wilson)

17 & UNDER

North Gambier 66 (S. Mobbs, M. Griffith) d Casterton Sandford 30 (I. Longhurst, I. Lane)

Millicent 52 (L. Ven Eeden, M. Lynch) d West Gambier 28 (I. McGregor, M. Pearson)

East Gambier 50 (J. Altschwager, I. Dwyer) d South Gambier 28 (S. Wight, S. Grassi)

15 & UNDER A

North Gambier 77 (E. Adam, R. Mitchell) d Casterton Sandford 8 (A. Crauford, Y. Grigg)

Millicent 48 (K. Dunn, B. Coghlan) d West Gambier 31 (L. Pearson, M. Pearson)

South Gambier 40 (C. Awill, S. Grassi) d East Gambier 31 (S. Wilson, L. Hannaford)

15 & UNDER B

North Gambier 62 (C. Mitchell, G. Nulty) d Casterton Sandford 7 (K. Vise, M. Ireland)

Millicent 31 (J. Hibberd, E. Mahews) d West Gambier 18 (L. Pearson, L. Murdoch)

13 & UNDER A

North Gambier 27 (A. Halloran, J. Baron) d Casterton Sandford 26 (Y. Grigg, M. Robbins)

Millicent 50 (L. Ferguson, O. Thorne) d West Gambier 15 (M. Jackway, C. Hunter)

East Gambier 18 (I. Mee, C. Lile) d South Gambier 15 (A. Timms, L. Jones)

13 & UNDER B

Casterton Sandford 45 (I. Lucas, R. Gorman) d North Gambier 16 (A. Schloithe, P. Lucas)

West Gambier 27 (S. Riddoch, H. Jackson) d Millicent 14 (B. Madden, A. Galambos)

East Gambier 35 (T. Olsen, I. Nielsen) d South Gambier 4 (A. Green, E. McCracken)

11 & UNDER

Casterton Sandford 7 d North Gambier 5

Millicent 18 (B. Douglas, K. Maxdden) d West Gambier 10 (S. Stratman, E. Lamb)

East Gambier 15 (L. Bowyer, K. Waller) d South Gambier 6 (L. Agosnelli, E. Awill)

MATCH REPORTS

In the final wash up South Gambier will be disappointed and see the weekend’s clash withEastGambierastheonethatgotaway

While barely a handful of goals ever separated the two sides, who are in a bale for fourth place, South was well in the contest unl the final quarter, where the 9-3 scoreline in favour of the Bulldogs secured thevictory

South led by two at the first change, scores were even at the main break and by three quarter me it was Eats by one but the final quarter was riddled with errors from the young Demons and had the Bulldogs finished accurately, the margin may have beengreater

The final quarter, with so much on the line, saw East take control, generang 16 scoring shotstosixandthatwasallshewrote.

The pressure from Morgan Amy and Bo Creek eventually took its toll, with the Bulldogsgenerangmuchofitsturnoverball even before the ball reached South’s shoongcircle.

InjecngtheexperienceofBrookeHicksinto the contest and moving Chloe Perryman to the defensive wing paid dividends for the Bulldogs in that decisive final quarter, while themovementfromReneeHenkeandCasey Horrigan in the shoong circle tested the Southdefenceallgame.

Megan Reid ran hard all day in the centre for South and her delivery into Alyssa Duncan and Gracie Dalton was precise, while Sophie Wight got some important touches at the defensiveend.

East was best served by its shoong combinaon.

WESTGAMBIERVMILLICENT

The second clash of the season between the 2022 grand finalists did not disappoint with reigning premiers West Gambier overcoming a five goal three quarter me deficit to take the victory over Millicent by a solitarygoal.

Thechieftaskforanyteamlookingtounseat the Roos is denying supply to Sarah Rier and never was that truer than the weekend when the star West shooter missed only one aempt for the enre clash – that miss cominginthesecondquarter–assheneed 56ofWest’s60goals.

On the back of perfect shoong from the Saints duo of Tabatha Sanderson and Demi verbena in the opening quarter – 19 from 19 – Millicent held a four goal lead at the first change.

West clawed their way back to two by the main change before Millicent again took control before the Roos final quarter onslaught.

The Roos kept their usual line-up for the majority of the four quarters, with the exceponofaslightrejiginthemidcourtfor the final quarter and a late call up to Tahlia Earl to the goal keeper role in the final quarter when Jade Rier was forced from thecourt.

TheSaints,ontheotherhand,madechanges to their defensive line and their mid court duringthecourseofthematch.

In the end, it was a bale of the tall mber goal shooters and which team could limit supply and while Sanderson accounted for 48ofMillicent’s59goaltallyitcamedownto that frenec final quarter where West just generatedmorescoringopportunies.

TheRoosneed18from20,whiletheSaints converted 12 from 13 and that weight of possessiontoldthestory

Rier remains a thorn in the side of every opposion, while Amy Cram’s ability to create turnover ball was crical in the final wash up. Sanderson and verbena were namedbestfortheSaints.

CASTERTON SANDFORD V NORTH GAMBIER

It was always going to a tough day at the office for Casterton Sandford and North Gambier wasted no me stamping their authority on the contest, coming out of the blocks firing with an 18-4 opening quarter thatsetthetoneforthe56goalvictory

North shooter Grace Pos was always going to present issues for the Cats and so it proved –the former Demon neng 62 from 68, including a perfect 17 from 17 in the third quarter.

Pos can thank classy mid courter Brianna Walters for consistently supplying easy ball to the tall shooter Walters dominated the aacking wing for the first three quarters as she drove strongly and delivered every ball intotheshoongcirclewithprecision.

Walters’ influence connued in the last as shemovedtothecentrerole.

Once again, it was an issue of supply for the Cats as the Tigers denied me and space through the mid court and the aacking third as Mel Renko, Lauran Norman, Noni McConnell and Stella Mobbs worked in tandem to limit the Cats to 36 scoring opportuniesfortheenreclash.

Given the pressure to actually earn a shot in range, the young shoong combinaon of Ivy Lane and Chloe Foster converted with impressive accuracy, with athlec defender Caeleigh Humphries even having a run in goal aack in the final quarter, neng five fromseveninapromisingmove.

Casterton Sandford moved the magnets in the third and fourth quarters to try and top therunawayTigersbutNorthisawelldrilled combinaon and even the changes they made in the final quarter did not slow the scoring.

Mobbs moved into goals, Macey Griffith to the aacking wing and Norman to goal keeper as the Tigers tested alternave combinaonsaheadofthefinalroundofthe 2023season.

Madalene Cleary was again the Cats best, having a role in centre and goal defence, while Chelsey Galping had an impact in her first oung on the aacking wing , before movingtocentreforthefinalquarter

WaltersandPoswerebestfortheTigers.

ROUNDPREVIEWS

SOUTHGAMBIERVNORTHGAMBIER

The Demons would have rated their chances in round 10 against East Gambier but a last quarter fade out cost them victory and the task only gets tougher when they host North Gambierthisweekend.

Stopping the scoring power of former team mate Grace Pos looms large, while working their way through the defensive pressure applied by Mel Renko, Lauran Norman, Noni McConnell and Mikaila Pi will also provide itschallenges.

The Pos dilemma starts with mid court pressure so Ellie Bouchier will need to be at her best in denying Macey Griffith too much ball as the young goal aack is an accurate feeder, while controlling Brianna Walters, a task that might fall to Ruby Richter in the absence of Tully McShane, will also be front ofmind.

Alyssa Duncan will again be crical for South withherleadershipintheaackingthirdand her work rate even further up the court to help transion for, defence to offence, and her ability to shake off McConnell’s ght checking will be key in seng up her young shoong partner Gracie Dalton in good shoongposion.

The Tigers just look too experienced and too well drilled to allow the Demons to conjure an upset but the young Demons will be looking to stay in touch and not let the scoreboardblowout.

WESTGAMBIERVCASTERTONSANDFORD

The reigning premiers remain undefeated and will do so this weekend when they host

CastertonSandford.

The Cats have been hit hard by injury and player unavailability all season and have had toputavarietyofcombinaonsoutoncourt tocoverthoselosses.

TheconsistencyofMadaleneClearyhasseen her lead the way in every area of the court across the first 10 rounds and Caeleigh Humphries has also been consistent when available and is the backbone of the defensive end, even having a run in goals in round10.

But it is a tough ask for an unseled line-up to take on the premiership line-up that have proven to be too slick for every opponent, coming from behind last round to secure a nailbingonegoalwinoverMillicent.

Sarah Rier seems unstoppable and her connecon with Lisa McGregor ensures the scoreboard is always cking over for the Roos.

At the other end, the pressure applied by Jade Rier, Amy Cram and Zoe Malseed will test the young Cats frontline that has such talent as Chelsey Galpin, Ivy Lane, Chloe FosterandMadelinePaon.

TaraBryant’shardrunningwillalsobepivotal withPaonprobablybeingsetforthattask.

ItwillbeallaboutthemarginfortheCatsand they will be looking to try and limit the Roos finaltallyandalsoimprovetheirownscoring fromtheirfirstandsecondroundclashes.

EASTGAMBIERVMILLICENT

East Gambier outlasted a tenacious South Gambier in round 10 and will be looking to step up again when the Bulldogs host

Millicentthisweekend.

The Saints will be looking to bounce back from a disappoinng defeat at the hands of West Gambier, aer leading for the first threequarters.

East defender Morgan Amy thrives on the challengeoftakingonthetallshootersinthe compeon and she will be seng herself for her bale with Saints shooter Tabatha Sanderson.

Sanderson is well fed by Demi Verbena, who will also be damaging with her long range shoong, as well as Daisy Tunkin and Lillie Paul and Amy will be looking for her defensive partner Bo Creek to make life tough for Verbena, with Chloe Perryman pung her defensive prowess to work as welltopressuretheMillicentfeeders.

The East shoong circle of Renee Henke and Casey Horrigan looms as a different challenge for Millicent defenders Pora McRae and Lauren VanEeden – it is a small moving circle and the young Saints defenders will be looking to take advantage of their superior height and reach to dominatetheair.

They will certainly have an advantage in the rebounding duels so accuracy will be key for theBulldogsshoongduo.

Geng the ball will also prove challenging with Millicent priding itself on full court pressure, led by Lisa Duldig on the defensive wingwithPaulalsohavingastrongdefensive mindset.

Millicent should secure the victory comfortably as they look to start building towardsthe2023finalsseries.

LADDERS

NETBALLGAMETIMES

AMERICAN

South Gambier South Gambier

Under11’s

North Gambier North Gambier

It was another wet, cold start to our Saturday morning. The court was slippery, and the ball was tricky to grasp We couldn't quite come together as a team. Our passing accuracy and using our voices are areas we will continue to develop. We hadafewgreatpassagesofplay,seeingthe ballmovingquicklytoourgoal,resultingin aclosescoringgame.Thegirlsworkedhard untiltheend.Welldone.

Awards: Isla Clark and Demi Gabrielli both sponsoredbyHalloranDiesel

Under13B

North 16 def by Casterton 45. Coming up againstverytallandstrongopposition,the girls were asked to really focus on presenting in front to play a short, safe game. Zoe played her best game so far continually leading infront of her very tall defenderandfinishingoffsomeniceshots. Indi made strong leads at centre passes and feed well to our goalies. Collectively, we are starting to trust each other more, which is assisting with our space and timing.Focusgoingforwardisconstructive feedback to remain positive towards our teammatesforthefullfourquarters.Great gamegirls.

Awards:IndiRenkoandZoeBoyd

Under13A’s

Exciting and closely contested game againstCasterton.Allplayersconcentrated on implementing our team strategies and improved their decision making. Ava & Amelie managed some timely rebounds & interceptions. Mackenzie, Jenna & Grace displayed great timing & connections out of defence & all three girls were tiger-rific inreadingtheplay&regainingpossession. Lacey & Carey had to work extra hard against tall defenders but rose to the challenge & shot well under extra pressure. Special thanks to the 15A team who helped our team win by 1 goal with their tremendous cheering & support in thefinalquarter

Awards:LaceyHunter&GraceCollins

Under15B’s

It was a slow start against Casterton as the conditions were slippery, posing challenges for the girls to settle into our usual playing rhythm However, in the second quarter, the girls adapted to the conditions Despite the wet ball, they passed accurately into space and had strong hands to pull the ball in. The girls displayed great transitions from defence to attack, with Lily providing beautiful feeds to the goalies, who successfully capitalised and converted on the scoreboard. Zoe demonstrated fantastic versatility in the mid-court, with excellent driving, passing and defence. As a result, thegirlshadanimpressivewin,62-7. Awards:LilyBrook&ZoeDavison

Under15A’s

The girls again had a strong win. We were able to make some changes with Kelsie moving into goals again, and Mischa into goal keeper Both girls made the switch look seamless and shows the versatility of our team. Raine had another great game and was very clean in her intercepts and deflections while shutting down her WA. Despite the score, the girls continued to work hard and focus on our structures for games moving forward Well done on anothergreatwingirls.Bestplayers:

Awards: Raine Darimaani and Mischa Human

The girls started the first quarter strong, playing patient netball in less than desirable conditions. Having a solid lead at half time allowed a few changes around the court which everyone adapted to seamlessly The girls implemented what was asked of them, stringing together four strongquarterstoearnastrongwin.

Awards: Stella Mobbs and Cara Nulty sponsoredbyNealeandNultyTransport

CGrade

A very slow start to the game but the second half saw us adapt to the slippery conditions and gain control and momentum, taking out the win 38-22. Our defenders got their hands to a number of balls and gave us plenty of opportunities through defensive rebounds Casterton were physical and applied great defensive pressure however we didn’t force it and successfully worked our way down court, capitalising from patient feeds into the circle by Keeley Quinn and Kahlia Egan. We’re looking forward to the break and will continue to work on producing 4 solid quartersofnetball.

Awards:KahliaEganandSarahBrown

A tough loss this week With an extraordinary slow start to the game, we did manage to play better netball in the second half Like I always say, catch up netball is horrible to play. But that second halfwepulledtogetherandgotsomegood score on the board. With a couple of our regulars out this week we did have some good back up on the bench. Thank you to KeeleyandMillyforbeingthereandtoBec who managed to hit the court and contribute to our bit of a comeback. It also sawCocohitthecourt,withherspeedand accurate feeds it helped bridge the gap made in the first half Looking forward to havingabreakandregroupforabetterlast partoftheseason.

Awards:ZarlyJonesandCocoMackereth

AReserve

A bit of a up and down game against some very accurate opposition There were moments where we looked super slick all overcourtandplayedasateam,andother timeswheretherewasabitofadisconnect andthisseemedtobewhenwewerequiet and not talking to each other and rushing the play It was however great to see us remain composed in the dying minutes of the game and hold on for the win. Alisha had another strong game directing the attack line and shooting well, while Amanda'sfeedingthegoalieswasonpoint this week. We have 6 rounds to go so let's continuetoworkhardandgrowasateam.

Best players: Alisha Bryan and Amanda O'Shaughnessy

AGrade

We started with Stella Mobs in the GK position, and our defensive end got some touches early. With a 19 goal first quarter, it was nice to have Grace back as a target for us in the forward line. We were not really challenged in the scoreboard; however our aim was to keep our structures and get on to the circle to feed and keep strong drives coming out if defence With sone harder games approaching, we are building on confidence and focussing on settled netball.

Awards: Lauran Norman and Brianna Walters sponsored by D and M Walters Construction

East Gambier East Gambier

Red & Black

Under11 EastWonSouth

What a great win it was. The girls are improving as every game goes on. The ball movement down the court is really good to watch. It’s really good to see all the hard work at training paying off on game day Keepupthegreatworkgirls.

BestPlayers:L.Bowyer,K.Waller

Award Winners: L Bowyer (Kaboom), K Waller (KFC), A Hannaford(McDonalds)

Under13BEast35WonSouth4

Our shooters worked well with each other within the circle. Mid court was driving hard and hitting the circle delivering the ball well. Defence also put plenty of pressure on their opponents which caused turnovers. Its really good to see the hard work at training been implementedwithinourgame.

BestPlayers:T Olsen,I.Nielson

Award Winners: I Cook (Fasta Pasta), I, Nielson (Ok Pie Shop), S. McCracken(Wendy’s)

Under13AEast18WonSouth15

What a game. The girls all played a fantastic team game. The shooters worked well, the passing between each other was on point. The midcourt really worked well as a unit to bring the ball out of defence and into the shooters. Defence got lotsofturnoverballwhichwecould scoreoffof Soproudofyougirls.

BestPlayers:I.Mee,C.Little

Award Winners: I. Mee ( Bakers Delight), T Olsen (25 Acres), M Little(McDonalds)

Under15AEast31LostSouth40

Afterlosingby20goalslasttimewe meet to only go down by 9 was a fantastic team effort. We started the first half strong with everyone playing their role really well with great passages of play we just need to keep the pressure on for the full fourquarters.

Best Players: S Wilson, L Hannaford

A w a r d W i n n e r s : S C l a r k (Zambrero), E. Chittlebough (Fasta Pasta),J O’Dea(Clubtea)

Under17’s East50wonSouth28

Great win today and fantastic team effort.

Very solid game in C by Jarrah finding so much space and brilliant game by Indi with some incredible intercepts.

All girls played with confidence and minimalmistakes.

All girls adapted quickly to multiple changesthroughoutthegame. Good luck against Millicent and I will see you all when we get back fromholidays.

V

Red, Black & White

Award Winners: J. Altschwager ( Birdie Blue), I. Dwyer ( Fasta Pasta), A.Lines(ClubTea)

CGradeEast37LostSouth43

Best Players: J Altschwager, I Dwyer Another tough game for the girls, withtheweathergivingusrain,Sun and more rain found South push away with the win. However, we had some great passages of play, staying strong as a team and supporting each other Next time girls. Keep training hard, this will showcomegametime.

Best Players: B. Jean (Sponsored by Confession),M.Wilson(Sponsored by Adam Wilson Plastering & Niche Homes

Award Winners: M. Wilson (Kirralie Jade), B Jean (Arena Sport), D. Walters(Zambreros)

BGradeEast25LostSouth38

So many positives came out of the game but we were unable to convert them into a win. Our great passages of play were just too inconsistent. We need to be able to capitalise on those positives for the whole15minutesofeachquarter

BestPlayers:J Clark,S.James

Award Winners: N Smith (Fasta Pasta), T Geraghty (Zambreros), J Clark(SanPiero)

ARes26Lost48

Was a tough game against south. We had great passages of play duringthegame.Unfortunately,we could convert all our turnovers into goals. Congratulations Sharna on 100 games. Keep up the hard work girls the next win is just around the corner

Best Players: T. Gray (sponsored by John Podgorski), S McKinnon ( S p o n s o r e d b y B a d d i l e y Contracting)

Award Winners: T Gray ( Nourish Nook), S.McKinnon ( Jens Hotel), B. Hicks(OkPieShop)

AGradeEast40WonSouth33

Wasn’tourbestgamebutmanaged to pull it together in the end. Our control and patience in the last quarter along with strong finish in goals by the girls kept us strong. Brooke was great through the centre in the second half and worked well with Tarsh feeding our goalies. Defence was fantastic, but with plenty of opportunities we needtocapitaliseonalotmore.

Best Players: R. Henke, C. Horrigan (sponsoredbyHelloworldTravel)

Award Winners: M. Amy ( Globe Hotel), B Creek ( Zambrero) R Henke(FoxiesDeli),

After having a bye, we are excited to get back out there this weekend against East atEastGambier!

U11s-18to10

Another cold wet morning for the girls! Keepingtoashortpassinggametotryand maintainpossessioninslipperyconditions it was an evenly matched contest for the first half! Some great defensive pressure saw us getting some great intercepts in defence and our ability to find space improved as the match progressed. We found the net more frequently late in the game to secure another win! Best players were Bridie Douglas (Subway) and Kirra Madden(Baker’sDelight).

U13As-50to15

Another day with wet conditions for the girls Amarlie and Indi worked well together all day with their movement in the circle Scarlett and Lucy provided options down the court and there feeding was efficient Olive, Lola, and Audrey worked tirelessly all day to create turnovers for the team. Awesome game by the girls! Thanks to Sophie Walker and Brydie Madden for sitting bench. Best players were Lola Ferguson and Olive Thorne.

U13Bs-14to27

Another cold wet day for the girls. they were all able to go their hardest for the ball. Everyone was coming in front and clearing out to create space for the next drive. Unfortunately, they didn’t get the winbutwasgoodtoseeeveryonetrytheir hardest.BestplayerswereBrydieMadden andAudreyGalambos.

U15As-48to31

Once again, we took to the courts in wet conditions! We started slowly as we warmed up and adjusted to the conditions,oncewesloweddownourplay in attack, we were able to score well and take a 4-goal lead We adjusted our defensive structure and Bell took some great intercepts in the midcourt to give us more opportunities We swung the changes, and it was great to have Eva, Tahnee and Jeda all play with us. Let’s keep building in the third round. Best playerswereKalani&Bell.

U15Bs-31to18

The girls wet weather netball skills are certainly being tested this season so far! Great defensive game where we took many intercepts from reading the oncoming play and contesting Asha Gybers’defensivepressureatcentrewasa standout, with Jeda Hibberd & Lexi Nicholls also creating many turnovers with their goal circle pressure. Tahnee Grosser and Emily Walker were able to find each other in the goal circle making good use of their speed. Ella Matthews and Lainie Rainsford had great hands over ball pressure. Best players were Jeda & Ella.

U17s-52to28

The girls started off very slowly with West staying close for the first half As the weather started to clear up, we were able to run through to get more intercepts and convert these turnovers on the scoreboard. Lauren worked tirelessly all game to turnover ball for our goalies to score. Mylee come on in the second half and held her own against the older girls in goals, feeding well to Keelie. We just need to keep working hard at training to tidy

some things up before finals come around Best players were Lauren and Mylee.

CGrade-31to38

We went into this game with a positive attitude and fought hard the whole game. Was an awesome team game by us in the wetconditions,withBekMillowickhaving an unreal game in the goal circle Unfortunately, we couldn’t get there and bring home a win this time, but we challenged them. Well done C grade girls. Best players were Lisa Goodfellow and HaileyMcGrath.

BGrade-47to33

Crackinggametoday!Goalforgoalforthe firsthalf Putpressureonacrossthewhole court and our attackers worked hard to findthespaceunderthering!Supereffort by our defence and their consistent effort and deflections and intercepts! Great 14 goal win in the wet slippery conditions. Huge thanks to Maya Tarrant and Kalani Dunn for filling in today and stepping up! Keep working hard girls proud of our efforts and consistency Best players were MichelleFlemingandVeronikaDuncan.

AReserve-51to60

We started without 4 of our regular players due to injuries and this allowed more juniors opportunities to play senior netball. Piper started in centre and used her speed well even though the conditions were slippery We struggled to get a flow with some tight defensive pressure from West We swung the changes at the break after being 9 down and Emily and Keish tried hard against the height of the West attack. We pulled the margin back to 4 at the main break. Abby & Rylee combined well in the third to set up some nice attacking plays and we stayed in touch at the three-quarter time break. Jackie and Alice continued to apply pressurethroughoutthemidcourt,butwe couldn’t peg back the margin and recorded our first loss for the season. We look forward to getting our full side back after the break and finishing off the third round strongly Best Players were Jackie & Abby

AGrade-59to60

Although we narrowly missed out on victory, our performance in challenging wet conditions showcased some exceptional netball Tab and Demi displayed 100% accuracy in shooting during the opening term, scoring 19 consecutives. Lillie and Daisy used their speed well to support with their effective use of the circle edge. Our team's full court pressure was relentless and contests in the circle from Kimmi and Portia resulted in turnovers. Lillie and Lisa tirelessly worked to restrict any easy passes Although the contest became moreintenseinthesecondterm,westuck to our game. We maintained a two-goal lead at half time. In the third quarter, Lauren joined forces with Portia in the defensive circle, making an immediate impact with intercepts that were converted by Demi and Tab. The entire team-maintained intensity throughout the third quarter, capitalizing on turnovers,strongattacksbyLillie,Lisaand Daisy through mid-court and ultimately winning the term 17 to 14. The final term turned into a tightly contested and hardfought battle, but unfortunately, luck was notonourside.

BestwereTabatha&Demi.

West Gambier West Gambier

Round 10 we hosted Millicent at Malseed Park. Quoting our dearest leader Kate last week “it does look like the weather gods may play nice with just a slight chance of a few drops and a bit of breeze” clearly we can’t rely on Kate’s weather predictions as it was a wet one! The A grade game was a cracker with the girls remaining undefeated with a 1 goal win Congrats also to Rach Wilson on her achievement on 300 games. Thank you to the following local Business's and Members for providing the girls with their Game Day Vouchers.OKPieShop,SorrentosCAFÉ,Paradise PIZZA, Daryl & Megan Starick, MGS Tilt Tray and Towing, Kaboom Family Entertainment, Awatuna Pty Ltd, A Wave From It All, Boost Juice Mount Gambier Lima & Co., The Haven - Cafe & Takeaway,Intersport Mount Gambier,Wash Day Laundry, Birdie Blue, Natalie Pearson - Finance Broker-MountGambier

Doug&DiHardingEncouragementAward:Libby Buck.

A GRADE: West defeated Millicent 60-59. 1st

Best Player: Sarah Ritter 2nd Best Player: Amy Cram.

We were very lucky to get the win today but we will take it. It was great to see we never were flustered during the game, especially heading intothelastquarter6down.Wejustwentabout ourbusinessandgotthejobdone.It'simportant heading into the last part of the season that we continue to train hard and get out of first gear

Thanks again to Anna and Tahlia for benching withTahlsmakingaquickappearanceasGKwith enthusiasm - we loved it!! Congratulations to Racheal on her 300th game as well. Enjoy the break!!

A RESERVE: West defeated Millicent 60-51. 1st

BestPlayer:ChelseaTremelling.2ndBestPlayer: TahliaEarl.

What a game and what a win! We were up at quarter time by 9 goals which ended up being the final margin. Our trust we had in ourselves and each other all day is what we have been waitingfor

Chelsea was outstanding and played her best game for the season. Tahlia was a strong target upfrontandheldbeautifullyallday!

Thank you to the team and the club and for everyone coming out to watch in what was a veryspecialandmemorablegame!

BGRADE:WestdefeatedbyMillicent33-47.1st

BestPlayer:KirbyHunter 2ndBestPlayer:Daena

Wombwell Game Day Vouchers: Daena Wombwell&CatilinCarraill.

Last week saw us take on Millicent. We started off with the consistency that we had the week before The defensive end worked hard, applying pressure the tall Millicent goalies to create some good intercepts. Our attacking end worked to have possession and they had some goodpassagesofplaythroughoutthegame.The 2nd half saw us looking a bit flat and with us unable to gain the rebounds Millicent capitalised and in the end they ran away with a 14goalwin.

C GRADE: West defeated Millicent 38-31. 1st

Best Player: Emma Pollock. 2nd Best Player:

Teone Brauer Game Day Vouchers: Teone

Brauer&EmilyPhillips.

A great win for the girls against the Millicent saints winning 38-31 Putting in everything learnt at trainings the girls really improved this week taking the time to slow in down and play our own game. Very strong pressure from our defenders fighting hard for the ball and bringing it down to our mid courters who were able to feed the ball to our endlessly working goalies, moving around the ring to create the opportunities for goals. The team celebrated well back at the club on the mechanical bull at ourWildWildWestiesevent!

17/UNDER: West defeated by Millicent 28-52.

1st Best Player: Imogen McGregor 2nd Best Player: Macy Pearson. Game Day Vouchers: Alex Hudson&AleishaPearson.

We began this game with fantastic team work once again. All over the court we were working together so well matching the very strong Millicent at every centre pass. Our defence girls inMacy,Ellie,TullyandHalleputthepressureon the Millicent attack team right from the first whistle. Macy and Ellie taking some very timely interceptions and bringing the ball down to our

end of the court. Our very under the weather Centre Charlotte showed her resilience giving her all along with Alex, playing another consistent game at the WA position, feeding the ball into Imogen and Aleisha and after half time, Lucy

Athalftimewewereonly3downgivingussome needed confidence, but it wasn’t to be. We let the Millicent girls get away from us in the 3rd quarter and we never really got back in the game.Thisgamehasgivenussomethingtothink about, we know we are a better team when our mindsareonthegame.Let’sdobetternexttime girls.

15/UNDERA:WestdefeatedbyMillicent31-48.

1st Best Player: Lila Pearson. 2nd Best Player: Aleisha Pearson. Game Day Vouchers: Mikayala Pearson&AliceAllen.

Pleasing to see a much improved performance from last round. Defence worked tirelessly all game, picking up a number of turnovers and our centre courters ran hard all game, providing a great link between defence and attack! Our goalies presented strongly, showing great accuracy with ball in hand! Some brilliant passages of play across the game, the challenge for us is now minimising the small mistakes, especially against quality opposition! A huge thankyou to Brydee and Libby, playing half a game each, awesome to know we have such qualitybackupifweeverneed!

15/UNDERB:WestdefeatedbyMillicent18-31.

1st Best Player: Lila Pearson. 2nd Best Player: LaraMurdoch.

What a great contest the u15B side showed against Millicent today They played a solid four quartersofnetballandourdefencewasworking overtimewithgreatcontestedplayers.

13/UNDERA:WestdefeatedbyMillicent15-50.

1st Best Player: Miah Jackway 2nd Best Player: Claire Hunter Game Day Vouchers: Samantha Foster&ClaudiaVorwerk.

With a strong competition the match against Millicent was always bound to be hard, the girls went out hard but Millicent were too strong from the first quarter, congratulations Millicent onagoodgame.

EveryonewentoutandtriedtherehardestMiah working extremely hard in centre then having a runinGKforthelastquarter,whichthatallowed Claire to slip into goal shooter and show off her newly formed skills Eva and Sara worked extremely hard against a very physical defence. Sammy, Claudia and Matilda working hard all game. With Ella and Isla away theywere missed, thanks to Hannah and Issysittingbench.Let’s go west!!

13/UNDER B: West defeated Millicent 27-14. 1st Best Player: Savannah Riddoch. 2nd Best Player: Hannah Jackson. Game Day Vouchers: AggieThomas&HannahJackson.

The girls started their game against Millicent strong, with Isobel Richards (GA) and Hannah Jackson (GS) in goals, Savannah Riddoch (C) and HarperLindner(WA)inthemid-court,andinthe defence line, Chaniel Cowland at WD, Molly Thomas at GD and Aggie Thomas at GK. With the cold conditions, West used some great passages of play through the attack line, which brought the lead to 11-7 at halftime. It was also at halftime that Mackenzie Fisher came on to WA, Harper went to WD, and Chaniel came to the bench. West continued to work hard, put pressureontheMillicentgirls,andconvertmore turnovers into goals By the time the final quarter ended, the score stood at 27-14. The girls should be very proud of their performance on Saturday, especially Aggie Thomas and HannahJackson,whoreceivedthebestoncourt awards

11/UNDER: West defeated by Millicent 10-18. 1st Best Player: Sophie Stratman 2nd Best Player:EmilyLamb.

Anotherweekofexcellentnetballwasondisplay on another wet and cold Saturday morning for thelittleRoo’s.WehavereallytakensomeHUGE stepsforward these last fewweeks which is very pleasingtosee.Ourdefensivepressurehasbeen outstanding, our shooting has also improved. We have been working the ball down the court well and also using all our team mates on the circle when in attack. An amazing team game, welldonegirls!

As we start to get the past themiddleoftheseasonand head towards the last six rounds, it was fantastic to see our new score and team bench sheds have their first outing last weekend at Island Park as the Cats girls took on North Gambier for a second time this season Thankyou to the Glenelg Shire Recreation Team, Hayden and Bree for putting in the effort and making this projectpossible.

AGRADE:

Final Score; 3-79. Best players; Madelene Cleary a n d C h e l s e y G a l p i n . Vouchers; Chelsey Galpin andEbanyJarrad.

ARESERVE:

Final Score; 55-58. Best Players; Gaby Tomkins and Paige Murrell. Vouchers; Claire Foster and Paige Murrell.

BGRADE:

Final Score; 60-34. Best players; Anna Whillas and Trictia Cleary. Vouchers; Dakota Crawford and Trictia Cleary.

CGRADE:

Final Score; 22-38. Best Players; Janine Parsons and Amber Spratling. Vouchers; Katie Gill-Killey and Ebony Mutch.

17&UNDER:

Final Score; 30-66 Best Players; Indi Longhurst and Ivy Lane Vouchers; Isobel McCrae, Mia Doyle and SarahRichardson.

It was a tough day in the office for the Under 17’s coming across a tall and strong top of the ladder North Gambier. To the girls’ credit with a lot of different changes they fought hard

until the very end. A defense ofSarahRichardson,Phoebe Carlin, Isobel McCrae, and Mia Doyle forced many turn o v e r s e a c h q u a r t e r. AttackingplayersinIvyLane, C h e l s e a H u l m , I n d i Longhurst, Phoebe and hard running in the Centre Madeleine Patton all coped well with some changes made, while focusing on their timing and strong drives to the ball. The girls’ e f f o r t s , d r i v e a n d determination are setting them up well for some very competitive games over the coming 3 weeks. They are having a great season so far holdingthirdontheladder

15&UNDERA:

Final Score; 8-77 Best Players; Amy Crauford and Ylana Grigg. Vouchers; Ylana Grigg, Marlee Robbins and BrydieCarlin.

15&UNDERB:

Final Score; 7-62. Best Players; Kirby Vise and Mylie Ireland Vouchers; Nicole Cornish, Mylie Ireland and KirbyVise.

13&UNDERA:

Final Score; 26-27. Best Players; Ylana Grigg and Marlee Robbins. Vouchers; Ylana Grigg and Adele Murphy.

13&UNDERB:

Final Score; 45-16. Best Players; Isabella Luers and Renee Gorman. Vouchers; Chloe Kurzman and Renee Gorman.

11&UNDER:

Final Score; 7-5. Vouchers; ImogenWatson,NicolaBoyd andRubyJames.

SEASON FIXTURE F.L.

ROUND 1 - 22nd April 2023

West Gambier

East Gambier

Casterton-Sandford

Millicent

Anzac Day - 25th April 2023

South Gambier

North Gambier

ROUND 2 - 29th April 2023

Casterton-Sandford

Millicent

North Gambier

East Gambier

South Gambier

West Gambier

ROUND 3 - 6th May 2023

East Gambier

West Gambier

North Gambier

West Gambier

Casterton-Sandford

Millicent

ROUND 4 - 13th May 2023

East Gambier

West Gambier

Casterton-Sandford

North Gambier

South Gambier

Millicent

ROUND 5 - 20th May 2023

South Gambier

Millicent

North Gambier

East Gambier

West Gambier

Casterton-Sandford

ROUND 6 - 27th May 2023

North Gambier

Casterton-Sanfford

Millicent

South Gambier

West Gambier

East Gambier

ROUND 7 - 3rd June 2023

South Gambier

East Gambier

West Gambier

Millicent

Casterton-Sandford

North Gambier

BYE Interleague - 10th June 2023

ROUND 8 - 17th June 2023

West Gambier

Casterton-Sandford

Millicent

East Gambier

South Gambier

North Gambier

ROUND 9 - 24th June 2023

South Gambier

North Gambier

Millicent

West Gambier

East Gambier

Casterton-Sandford

ROUND 10 - 1st July 2023

West Gambier

East Gambier

Casterton-Sandford

Millicent

South Gambier

North Gambier

BYE State Country Championships - 8th July 2023

ROUND 11 - 15th July 2023

South Gambier

West Gambier

East Gambier

North Gambier

Casterton-Sandford

Millicent

ROUND 12 - 22nd July 2023

Casterton-Sandford

North Gambier

Millicent

East Gambier

West Gambier

South Gambier

ROUND 13 - 29th July 2023

East Gambier

South Gambier

North Gambier

West Gambier

Casterton-Sandford

Millicent

ROUND 14 - 5th August 2023

Casterton-Sanfford

East Gambier

West Gambier

Millicent

North Gambier

South Gambier

ROUND 15 - 12th August 2023

Millicent

South Gambier

North Gambier

West Gambier

East Gambier

Casterton-Sandford

ROUND 16 - 19th August 2023

West Gambier

Casterton-Sandford

Millicent

1st Semi Final - North Gambier - 26th August 2023

2nd Semi Final - Millicent - 2nd September 2023

Preliminary Final - East Gambier - 9th September 2023

Grand Final - South Gambier - 16th September 2023

East Gambier

South Gambier

North Gambier