The world of junior football has begun in 2023, with locals encouraged to get the vocal chords warmed up for a season of cheering local club’s boys and girls as they play their hearts out in the sport they love.
It was a mixed result for Monbulk Cricket Club’s junior sides.
Under 11’s:
Monbulk’s Under 11’s played in very wet conditions on Sunday. It took quite a few quarters to really settle in and was the first full oval game for most of the kids. The last two quarters showed great effort, with the ball in Monbulk’s forward line. Monbulk managed to kick our first goal for the season.
Monbulk 1.0.6 V Wandin 7.5.47
Slade Dean. Braxton Mulgrew. Jasper Koelewyn. Angus Crawford. Olivia Thorp. Bryce English
Under 12 Girls:
The girls worked really hard in very wet conditions. They never gave up and came out with a very exciting well deserved first round win.
Monbulk 7.7.49 V Wandin 3.1.19
Lacey. Bowie. Aaleyah. Mia. Tanisha. Holly
Under 13’s:
A great start to the season with a good win in wet weather. The boys did well but still have a bit to learn in wet conditions. Hopefully it will be dry next week giving the boys a chance to showcase their skills.
Monbulk 10.7.67 V Yarra Glen 3.5.23
Jackson Kanter. Lachie McConchie. Cash Meyers. Zac Koelewyn. Caedmon Duke. Ben White
Under 15’s:
The boys worked hard today. The contest was quite even but we struggled to put scores on the board. We will get back to training, work on our structure and skill set and bring our best game next week.
Monbulk 3.6.24 V Healesville 8.11.59
Ethan Knight. Isaac Mullinder. Daniel Lamonica. Charlie Seamer. Jed Fraser. Cohen Mitchell
Under 16 Girls:
Monbulk 8.13.61 V Wandin 2.2.14
Bridie McCormick. Naomi Edmeades. Lucia Mercuri. Kate Smith. Ava Gelastopoulos. Nikita O’Connell
Under 17:
Monbulk 49 Vs Wandin-Yarra Glen 54
Lachlan Tilley. Tim Gethin-Davies. Jacob Bateson. Jarrah Sangster. Tahi Kostich-Angerson. Kody Gates
Olinda Ferny Creek Junior Football Club’s Under 11s played In conditions that could only be described as a monsoon.
The team headed to Belgrave to take on their highly fancied round one opponent, on a rain soaked deck.
Olinda’s boys adapted quickly to the tough conditions, piling on the pressure and frequently hitting the scoreboard. Over the course of the game Olinda had winners all over the ground, and some impressive team play saw us run out comfortable winners. If not for the conditions, and some missed opportunities late in the game, the team may have stretched the lead further. Coaches and parents were wrapped with the first up effort.
For all of this team, it was the first official win playing competition footy. With most of them unfamiliar with the club song, the highlight of the day was clearly the coaches solo attempt at singing the song to the team.
Under 12 girls
Olinda’s U12 girls began the season with such courage. With some of the tea and the coach missing in action, they took on Upwey with all they had. Although we didn’t come away with the win, we fought the best we could, and remember, the season has just begun.
Under 13 boys
A great first up come from behind victory for our Under 13 boys in wet and wintry conditions.. Mt Evelyn kicked the first two goals of the match but after some valuable and classy goals to Gus Kerrins, Jesse Deste and Kaden Johnson, along with the tough grunt work of Jack Ford and silky skills of Ollie Wilford, the team were able to get themselves back into the game and hold on for a slender, hard fought eight point victory..
The Under 14 girls had a bye.
Under 15 boys
A dominant display in tricky conditions that came off the back of some strong two way running from the midfield, hard pushing up the ground from the defenders and the constant presenting from the forwards. A committed display with stand out performances by Aden Bates with 30 plus possessions and eight goals and Tom Ford with 30 plus possessions and four goals.
Under 17 boys
A tightly contested game in trying conditions. After a sluggish three quarters the boys clicked into gear in the last quarter and started to play the type of football expected of the group kicking four goals to nil to come away with an 11 point win.
