Seven Juniors mark milestones

ROUND 6 was a game of achievements at Monbulk, with seven players reaching key milestones.
Fifty games up for Sage Farmer (Under 13s), Eligh Coy (Under 13s), Kai Linde(Under 14s), Sam Edyvane (Under 16s); and 100 games up for Daniel Rak (Under 16s), and Laura Gillard and Laura McClelland (Under 14s). A tremendous effort.
With the sun beaming on the Monbulk ground 6, Monbulk sides were up against some strong opposition in Wandin and Emerald (Under 11s).
The Under 10s were up against Wandin and put in a commanding performance.
Moving the ball quickly over the ground had the opposition constantly on the back foot. The players continue to improve individually and as a team and really enjoyed the drier conditions.
The Under 11 side faced Emerald, which they had defeated earlier in the season. After a slow start, Monbulk gained momentum to record a two-goal win.
Under 12s faced up to Wandin in good form and had a ding-dong battle in a close contest all day, but proved the better side to record a seven-point win.
Under 13s played Wandin and came away with their biggest win of the season.
Impressive out of the centre and keeping an open forward line, which saw 32 scoring shots to zero and a big 122-point win.
Under 14s faced the top-of-the-ladder side, Wandin, and with four milestone players, the Monbulk side were keen to show they are one of the top sides. A humdinger of a game which saw the score change many times. Wandin proved a little too strong and stood up in the pressure-cooked final quarter to take the points by two goals. The two 100 game Lauras had plenty of extra support and both had good games.
The Under 16s finished the day against a Wandin side that had been their nemesis for a few seasons. However, with a determined attitude and strong attack on the ball, the team was triumphant by 44 points. All the good work and structures that team coach Chris Hughson had been working on during training was on show for the home crowd.
U9s: Bye
U10s vs Wandin (no score kept)
Awards: Sam Niclasen, Noah Rutherford, Bryn MacDonald, Jameson Wrigley, Timothy Rickard
U11s vs Emerald
Score: Monbulk 4.2 (26) vs Emerald 2.3 (15)
Goals: J. Bolton 2, Fletcher, Passingham
Awards : Ruby Ross, Fletcher Russell, Jesse Turner, Jaydan Spencer, Matt Abraham
U12s vs Wandin
Goals: Fleming, Ford, Whyman
Awards: Harry Fleming, Alex Whyman, Bradley Sander, Taj Linde, Bradley Lee-Wren
U13s vs Wandin
Score: Monbulk 18.14 (122) vs Wandin 0.0(0)
Goals: Spencer 5, Beecroft 4, Farmer 3, Grimes 2, Sands, Dennison, Utting
Awards: Josh Spencer, Dylan Goldberg, Sage Farmer, Gabe McClelland, Tom Sands
U14s vs Wandin
Score: Monbulk 5.4 (34) vs Wandin 6.10 (46)
Goals: Finlay 2, te Boekhorst 2, Poulton
Awards : Tom Badgery, Tyrone Vear, Michael Hill, Archer Radley, Darcy Sebire
U16s vs Wandin
Score: Monbulk 9.16 (70) vs Wandin 4.3 (26)
Goals: Dousset 2, Hill 2, Lange 2, Emmett, Barge, Richardson
Awards: Pat Barge, Travis Wills, Aaron Gillard, Daniel Rak and Adam Banks