By Cameron Hutchison
Woori Yallock, Upwey Tecoma, Olinda Ferny Creek and Wandin are within one win of each other so there can still be major changes in the top four with two rounds to go in Division One.
Healesville and Mount Evelyn are fighting it out for that all important fifth spot but Monbulk still have an outside chance of knocking either one of them out.
With one round to go in Division Two, Seville will be minor premiers, Yarra Glen will finish second, Yarra Junction is safe in third, Gembrook has booked fourth spot, and fifth is still up for grabs between Alexandra and Powelltown – with Yea still a distant outsider.
In Division one A-grade netball, Olinda has taken back top spot but is only one game clear of Belgrave.
Third spot and that second chance is being contested between Wandin and Woori Yallock and that elusive fifth spot is still wide open, with the contenders being Monbulk, Warburton and Mount Evelyn.
In Division Two A-grade netball there’s one round to go and Yea and Kinglake are battling it out for the minor premiership, with Seville secure in third.
Yarra Junction is safe in fourth spot but Yarra Glen is just hanging onto fifth, with Powelltown only one win away in sixth on a lower percentage.
Division 1 Seniors Football (Round 16)
Healesville 20.25.145 d Belgrave 5.10.40
Healesville started off well kicking 5.6 to 2.1 in the first.
They held Belgrave scoreless in the second and had a lead of 67 points at half time.
Healesville kicked another nine goals to three in the last half.
Healesville best: D. Plozza, T. Costigan (1 goal), D. Anderson (2 goals), J. Nugent (1 goal), S. Gordon (6 goals), J. Roe-Duggan.
Belgrave best: W. Carlyle, C. Power, M. Sproules (1 goal), J. Brown (1 goal), T. Somervaille, R. Hurst (1 goal).
Monbulk 12.19.91 d Mount Evelyn 9.6.60
Monbulk got the early lead by nine points at quarter time.
Mount Evelyn kicked six goals to four to go into the half-time break leading by three points.
Monbulk did not allow Mount Evelyn to kick a goal in the third and took back the lead by 20 points at the final break. The last quarter was tight.
Upwey Tecoma 13.12.90 d Emerald 10.9.69
Upwey Tecoma started well with a lead of 26 points at quarter time.
Emerald kicked five goals to four in the second to reduce that margin to 24 points.
Upwey took control again in the third and the margin stretched out to 45 points.
The last quarter was all Emerald, kicking 4.7 to 1.1 as they made a charge.
Upwey Tecoma best: L. Beacom, S. Dawson, L. Van Mourik (1 goal), K. Hinton, W. Duncan, T. Holland.
Emerald best: J. Bishop (1 goal), L. Sheppard (2 goals), J. Marshall, N. Jansen, C. Thomsen, B. Wilson.
Wandin 29.25.199 d Warburton Millgrove 5.3.33
Wandin dominated the game from the first bounce.
They kicked 6.6 to three behinds in the first, and piled on another eight goals in the second to lead by 68 points at half time.
Wandin kicking 9.7 to nothing in the third quarter, and bagged another five in the last.
Wandin best: S. Wettenhall (8 goals), R. Heasley, R. Ross (1 goal), D. Barton (2 goals), C. Johnston (4 goals), B. Smith.
Warburton Millgrove best: L. Weir, J. Lee, S. Andueza, T. McKenzie (1 goal), L. Barnard, B. Ferguson.
Woori Yallock 5.15.45 d Olinda Ferny Creek 5.13.43
The first quarter was a flurry of shots by Woori Yallock, kicking 1.8 to two behinds.
Both sides put on two majors in the second but Woori Yallock held onto a nine-point lead.
The third quarter was a slog, but Olinda could not get the breakthrough they needed and were still down by nine points at the last change.
Olinda kicked 2.3 to Woori’s 1.2 in the last.
Woori Yallock best: R. Allen, E. Clasby (2 goals), C. Smedley (1 goal), J. Adams, K. Thompson, B. Arnold.
Olinda Ferny Creek best: M. Hottes, E. Greenall (2 goals), L. Hill, D. Troutman (1 goal), S. Atkinson, M. Bonuda (1 goal).
Division 2 Seniors Football (Round 17)
Yarra Junction 7.19.61 d Alexandra 6.4.40
Yarra Junction as wasteful in front of goal in the third, kicking 5.7 to one straight, but had a handy lead going into the last.
Yarra Junction best: K. Robb, J. Bombinski (1 goal), B. Clark, T. Armstrong, J. Holmes, H. Tindley-Roe.
Alexandra best: P. Ferguson, C. Heaslip, W. Goonan, S. Steiner (1 goal), B. Kapakoulakis (1 goal), M. Whitbourn.
Seville 26.23.179 d Kinglake 2.2.14
Seville had full control from the outset.
They kicked eight goals to one to have a lead of 45 points at quarter time.
They held Kinglake scoreless in the second and third quarters and had a lead of 142 points going into the last. Seville best: J. Cecere (1 goal), N. O’Keefe (6 goals), D. Broadway (5 goals), M. Cecere (5 goals), J. Noble, J. Wilkinson (1 goal).
Kinglake best: J. Butterworth, W. Graf, J. Orchard, B. White (1 goal), J. Chalmers, L. Hannah.
Yarra Glen 54.29.353 d Thornton Eildon 1.0.6
This was the biggest winning margin seen for a long time, but the game was played in good spirits.
All 21 players contributed goals for Yarra Glen.
The 21st kicked his goal on the siren after Thornton Eildon deliberately gave away a 50-metre penalty for him.
All supporters and players cheered Thornton off the ground at the end of the game for the resilience they have shown during the season.
Yarra Glen best: R. Gurney (12 goals), J. Symes (3 goals), A. Moate (4 goals), A. Smith (2 goals), B. Ashton (3 goals), D. Hurley (1 goal).
Thornton Eildon best: J. Scotland (1 goal), B. Musgrove, A. Phelps, R. Andrews, J. Sloane, T. Ward.
Gembrook Cockatoo 13.9.87 d Yea 9.15.69
Gembrook got away to a cracking start, kicking six goals to one.
Yea won the second quarter, kicking 4.4 to four goals straight, but the margin was 27 points at half time.
Yea could not get a major in the third and Gembrook extended their lead to 45 points at the final change.
Yea rallied in the last, holding Gembrook to just one behind while they kicked 4.4.
Gembrook Cockatoo best: P. Gramc (5 goals), D. Volta, M. Templeton (3 goals), D. Scott, R. De Reus, T. Lockyer.
Yea best: L. Beattie (1 goal), R. Aldous, J. Carroll (4 goals), A. McSpeerin, A. Walsh, H. Jarvie (1 goal).
Under-18s Football (Round 17)
Gembrook Cockatoo 17.19.121 d Woori Yallock 4.5.29
Gembrook Cockatoo best: J. Burchill, S. Lamble, M. Frazzetto (1 goal), J. Tilly, J. Firrito, H. Snoxell.
Woori Yallock best: J. Leermakers, J. Wall (2 goals), A. Aitchison, J. Aitchison, P. Jenkin, J. Hambling.
Healesville 18.12.120 d Alexandra 4.6.30
Healesville best: Z. Fawdry, A. Peterson (1 goal), D. Pryor, C. Boeder, J. Lawry, N. Pye.
Alexandra best: A. McDonald, J. Keath, J. Laurie-Rhodes (1 goal), H. Gilmore (1 goal), N. Stewart (2 goals), B. Thomas.
Mount Evelyn 12.7.79 d Monbulk 1.8.14
Mount Evelyn best: J. Hattwell (1 goal), T. Dodd (5 goals), M. Darke (1 goal), N. Hoskin, B. Portbury, B. Staines (1 goal).
Monbulk best: A. Richardson, S. Smith, C. Stiff, B. te Boekhorst, S. Bennett, L. Dockery.
Upwey Tecoma 17.13.115 d Emerald 3.3.21
Upwey Tecoma best: A. Grenda (11 goals), L. Henderson-Rosaia (1 goal), B. Burrows, W. Sinclair, L. Comber, J. Fox.
Emerald best: N. Stuhldreier, J. Zimmerling (1 goal), A. Kapahnke, J. Raukola, B. Rodwell, C. Richardson.
Wandin 9.16.70 d Warburton Millgrove 7.4.46
Wandin best: A. Mandl (5 goals), M. Feakes, D. Sartori, C. Steiner (1 goal), A. Baker, D. Wathen.
Warburton Millgrove best: S. Figg, J. Coshutt, T. Walker, J. Cahill, M. Knight, K. Handy.
Division 1 A-Grade Netball (Round 16)
Belgrave 90 d Healesville 17
Belgrave shot 20 goals to five in the first and extended their lead to 38 goals at half time.
Belgrave best: E. Schill (54 goals), J. Brady, K. Bradshaw.
Healesville best: A. Bryan, A. Stanley (16 goals), C. Chandler.
Olinda Ferny Creek 66 d Woori Yallock 49
Olinda accounted for Woori Yallock in a clinical performance.
They got out to an eight-goal lead at quarter time.
Woori Yallock won the second by one goal, but Olinda put the foot down in the third and shot 17 goals to 10 to give them a nice buffer going into the last.
In a tight last quarter Olinda maintained control even though Woori Yallock threw everything at them.
Olinda Ferny Creek best: B. Smith, K. Tomlinson, A. Osborne.
Woori Yallock best: A. Newham, A. McGurgan (9 goals), M. Sudomirski (35 goals).
Monbulk Hawks 41 d Mount Evelyn 38
It was nine goals each at quarter time, and Monbulk got the break in the second by just two goals.
They extended that to nine goals at three quarter time and survived a 12-goal onslaught from Mount Evelyn in the last.
Monbulk Hawks best: K. Wragg, T. Mancarella, S. Stubbs.
Mount Evelyn best: S. Jones, K. Black (22 goals), C. Quilty.
Upwey Tecoma 52 d Emerald 25
Upwey got the early lead by four goals, took full control in the second and led by 14 goals at half time.
They finished off well, shooting 27 goals to 14.
Upwey Tecoma best: S. Silvester (32 goals), P. Day, J. Bell.
Emerald best: K. Ellis, M. Pansow (16 goals), J. Terry.
Wandin 59 d Warburton Millgrove 32
Wandin got off to a great start shooting 12 goals to four.
Warburton hit back in the second, but Wandin took control in the second half shooting 30 goals to 15.
Wandin best: J. Cullimore (40 goals), C. Seivers, K. McMahon.
Warburton Millgrove best: S. Fotia, C. Barnard, N. Petrucev.
Division 2 A-Grade Netball (Round 17)
Yea 89 d Gembrook Cockatoo 8
Yea best: C. Spagnolo (5 goals), G. Duncan. N. Watts (53 goals).
Gembrook Cockatoo best: L. Williams, H. Burton, B. Munnerley.
Seville 37 d Kinglake 32
Seville best: C. McDonnell (19 goals), M. Bell, S. Durant.
Kinglake best: L. Wards, C. Ryan, F. Waack (21 goals).
Yarra Junction 58 d Alexandra 41
Yarra Junction best: C. Lever, H. Sciberras, A. Ula.
Alexandra best: L. Steyger, L. Chapple (26 goals), H. Duldig.
