By Cindy Downey
Monbulk Junior Football Club had its final away game in a season filled with Monbulk Hawks team spirit, grit and determination.
The sides hope to put it all together as they fight their way to the finals flag.
Under-9
The side was up against a very tough Healesville team.
The kids played a tough match but came off the field with their heads held high.
Best: Arley, Jack, Kale, Ava, Hudson.
Under-10
This match was a fantastic finish to a great season.
The group really took it up to a strong Healesville side, fought out every contest, found their players and again created scoring chances.
Best: Wil, Ben, Kelly, Robert, Charlie.
Under-11
Upwey 6.5.41 d Monbulk 3.0.18
It was a close contest for the first three quarters.
The Hawks were unable to hold out and the strong wind didn’t help.
Best: Josh S, Kit, Hamish, Xavier.
Under-12
Healesville 9.3.57 d Monbulk 3.2.20
The team was up against a very good opposition, which got on top of the Hawks in the first half.
Monbulk had to dig deep and came out and evened out the second half.
Best: Oscar, Tim, Jacob, Harry, Abel.
Under-14 Blue
Monbulk 3.6.24 d Healesville 2.4.16
The team focused on this game and not on next week.
The solid four-quarter performance was a good way to enter the finals campaign.
Best: Nick T, Jake M, Nathan S, Logan B.
Under-14 Green
Emerald 14.9.93 d Monbulk 0.0.0
After a spray at quarter time the boys fired up.
They pride themselves on effort, intensity and tackling and all those things shone through.
Best: Harry, Moe, Tommy, Abiah.
Under-16
Monbulk 14.11.95 d Healesville 1.2.8
The side was missing a few players who had a volleyball tournament, so four under-14 players were filling in.
The boys worked hard in wet conditions and played strong footy all day.
Best: Alex G, Gary R, Ben H, Tully F, Campbell D.
