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Netball Match Reports: Three Wins!

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HAWKS: Boronia Hawks 43 def Blackburn Red 39 (Emily Barrie 31, Mandy Bell 12)
 
It’s fair to say we went into tonight’s game a little weary and expecting the worst. Six of our usual players and fill ins were unavailable, leaving us short.
Lucky for us Sarah was able to fill in giving us a full team with no subs.

I’d say it was a fairly even and competitive game tonight against Blackburn.  We managed to get a pretty good lead by half time, our biggest margin being 10 goals.  Our third quarter was less dominant and Blackburn snuck up on us to bring the score back to even. At one stage they even managed to get a 2 goal lead.
Our defence end was on fire tonight. I can not praise Madison Barrie enough for her fantastic efforts, she was definitely a stand out performer for us.  Her hard work and pressure ultimately won us the game.  The combination of Madison and Sarah Alexander in defence was fantastic tonight, both girls put constant pressure on the Blackburn goalers and got countless turnovers. T onight was the first time these girls have played together, but they looked like seasoned experts in the ring.  Even the coach from the opposition had praise for our defence end! Well done girls.

Mandy and Emily were also a great combination for us in goals.  Emily Barrie is always a reliable and constantly good player but tonight she stepped it up even more.  Emily had no intentions of letting us lose, her aggressive and competitive side came out and she played some of her best netball for the season scoring 31 out of the 43 goals.  Mandy Bell (normally in the defence end) showed her versatility in GA.  Mandy is super athletic and is a player we can play anywhere and know she will always preform at her best.  Ellie Ingwersen’s passing into the ring was fantastic, as were her drives down the court.  Ellie manages to settle the play at times when we get a little rushed.  She’s very good at seeing a sneaky pass into a goalers in the ring.  Ally Victoria’s fitness never lets us down, running 3/4 of the game in centre and Carla Alexander was a great support for the defence end.
 
It’s hard to choose my best tonight as everyone really had to step up and play their best netball and everyone deserves a mention, however Madison totally killed it tonight, great game Mads!   We fought hard all the way to the end and took the win 43-39.  1 hour games with no fresh legs at Premier League level is hard work and it was a late game, not finishing until 10:30pm. It was a great game to watch, you girls had me on the edge of my seat. Happy to see you take the win, proving we are a top performing Premier League team.   Let’s beat Scoresby Swoopers next week to finish the season 3rd.
 
 
 
GOLD:  Boronia Gold 40 def Ringwood Black 22 (Jess Hall 23, Sarah Grigg 15, Casey Hahn 2).

This week we celebrated Casey Hahn’s 60th game with Boronia. Congratulations Casey on such an achievement.

 
We went into this weeks game thinking it would be a harder game than we’ve had and the first quarter definitely reflected that with us only up by 2 goals.
Second quarter showed a very different game with Janae, Inga and Ti dominating in defence with Ringwood only managing 2 goals.  We took the lead by 9.  
In the last 1/2 Ringwood only scored 5 goals a quarter to our 10.  Great shooting again by Jess and Sarah.  Our whole team is playing so well together, bring on finals!
 
 
BROWN: Boronia Brown 31 def Belgrave South 11 (Dani Kemp 25, Sherridan Martin 6)

Going into the last round of the season before finals, sitting on top of the ladder and we took on the bottom of the ladder Belgrave South.  We had 6 of our original team with one fill in, so no bench or coach!

 
It wasn’t the most skilful of games but it certainly gave our legs a good run, with Dani’s shooting accuracy giving us a healthy 10-15 point lead and us maintaining that during the game, it left us room to move with a few sloppy plays and give the mid court a bit of a rest!  It was nice to play a clean, fair game, with Belgrave South not playing in normal positions, and giving us a chance play a few of our game plans.  With Alex’s go go gadget arms, Chelsea’s fierce attack on the ball and Loz and Jess’ running, it made it easy for us to get the ball down and feed some long lobs across to Dani.  A huge thank you to Jess for trekking to Dandenong on a Friday night to fill in – we will see you for 2019 registration!!  Now it’s on to our finals campaign, firstly taking on Upper Gully on Friday night who are currently sitting second.
 
 

Round 16 Seniors Match Report: Hawks v Bloods

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Round 16:  The Hawker vs Warrandyte (The Bloods) and a late change to the Hawker side would see Buzz rested and the opportunity for Dylan Dower to play his first senior game after a stellar year in the Development Squad.

A very interesting first quarter as the Bloods took the early ascendancy and kicked the first 2 goals of the day.  They spread well off halfback, worked the ball long into their forward line. The Hawker looked pedestrian as they lamented between first and second gear.  It’s not that the Hawker played bad or didn’t create scoring opportunities: they just didn’t play with the intensity needed at senior footy.  This lead the Hawker to be beaten around the ground and were trailing on the scoreboard by 9 points at quarter time.  Both sides lost players to shoulder / collar bone injuries to reduce the bench to 3 players.  We wish Zac Dower a speedy recovery as he has made an outstanding start to his senior career.

The first bounce of second quarter you could see a lift in the Hawker.  The midfield lead by the Skip LMc and fed by Hendo & Steeley went up a couple of gears to dominate the midfield contest.  The Bloods were not resting on their first quarter heroics and still cracked in.  The Hawker had the answers to the aggression, spread and running game they play so well on their home deck to allow the Hawker forwards to put scoreboard pressure on their opponents.  The Hawker took a 6 point lead into the long break kicking 3 goals 4 to 1 goal 1 to the Bloods.

The 3rd quarter saw the Hawker bench reduced further with only 2 fit players available for rotations.  Kicking against a slight breeze the Hawker wanted to, and did, make a statement to put the Bloods under pressure in what they call the premiership quarter.  The backline controlled the Bloods forwards in conjunction with the Hawker dominance in the ruck to give the midfield first use to feed the Robbo & Robbo Show up forward.  The Hawker outscored the opposition 6 goals to 1 to take a 37-point lead at 3/4 quarter time and to come home with the breeze in the last.

The last quarter was all about the Big Dog “Robbo Senior” as he put on a football clinic.  Robbo was moved deep into the forward line after a couple of injuries and said to his team mates “this is my back yard, just get out of my way”!  Robbo’s marking has always been a feature of his game but he has added roving skills to his resume, kicking 2 goals by scouting the ball off the pack.  Add another 2 goals he kicked from contested marks and he had a fair day by kicking 7 goals straight, along with 15 scoring involvements. The Hawker’s day started slow but once the engine room stepped up its intensity out of the middle it laid a pathway for the Hawker to play team footy & win the contest by 66 points,

Special mention to Andy, Godders, Hammer, Rappa & Brayden Bowes who put the foot down when needed to stamp their class on the contest.

Five Points:

  • Drop off the intensity against any side you will pay the price.
  • 7 majors to the Big Dog.
  • Andy kicks another beauty from pocket in the 3rd.
  • Great to see Dylan Dower crack in for his first game.
  • Second half dominance to build towards the finals.

Team Selections for 3rd & 4th August

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@boroniahawks Netball Squads for tonight – presented by Knox Club

HAWKS v Blackburn Red 9:15pm at Knox Regional 1 – Emily Barrie, Mel Hutton, Ellie Ingwersen, Ally Forrest, Mandy Bell, Madison Barrie, Carla Alexander, Amy Hazard, Kellie Newton.

GOLD v Ringwood Black 7:45pm at Fairhills 1 – Casey Hahn, Sarah Grigg, Inga Baselier, Dani Webb, Chanelle Barnard, Janae Griffin, Jess Hall, Stacey Shillingford, Ti Parker.

BROWN v South Belgrave Black 7:45pm at Gloria Pyke 4 –
Alex Mckaige, Courtney Krenn, Dani Kemp, Sherridan Martin, Lauren Bevan, Chelsea Dynan, Somer Green

Women’s Footy Squad to play Yarra Junction at 9:00am on SATURDAY at Yarra Junction – presented by Knox Leisureworks YMCA

1 Jess Buzinskas, 3 Bec Allen, 4 Briar Forrer-Lacey, 5 Brynie Kinniff, 6 Phoebe Lacey, 7 Alix Penny, 8 Demi Thomas, 9 Jasmine Lacey, 10 Darcy Langford, 11 Candyce Wright, 12 Erin Stanios, 13, Stacey Ponton, 14 Tegan Doran, 15 Kat Buzinskas, 16 Stacey Peril, 17 Dee Caiafa, 18 Lina Kabris, 19 Courtney Storen, 20 Sam Mellis, 22 Chloe Timms, 23 Amanda Davidson, 24 Rhiannon Smith, 25 Karen Little, 26 Erin Nicholas.

U19’s Squad to play Warrandyte at 10:00am at Warrandyte Rec. Reserve – presented by BARK KING http://www.barkking.com.au

13 B. Anderson 3 B. Aughterson 22 J. Baker 4 B. Campbell 28 C. De Boer 80 T. Dower 1 F. Duke 27 H. Emslie 5 H. Fewson 29 L. Fletcher 14 J. Gardiner-Hoffman 7 T. Griffiths 10 J. Lech 19 J. McDonald 12 J. Mellis 9 T. Mellis 16 W. Morrison 23 H. Mountain 76 K. Notley 21 L. Slater 30 L. Sturdy 8 S. Tunstall 2 R. Williams.

Development Squad to play Warrandyte at 12:05pm at Warrandyte Rec. Reserve – presented by DYSON CURRIE TIMBER WHOLESALERS

http://www.dysoncurrie.com.au

3 N. Allen 74 Z. Brasher 60 M. Bruce 70 N. Carrodus 4 B. Castersen 64 D. Dower 43 C. Flanagan 21 N. Heuston 32 L. Johnson 10 C. McDonald 41 K. Milde 33 R. Miller 2 T. Murphy 35 C. Murrihy 30 J. Paterson 58 J. Purdon 28 J. Rambaldo 31 D. Romano 15 D. Ruff 67 M. Smith 75 J. Stamatakos 25 N. Stamatakos 24 R. Warren 40 B. Wright.

Seniors Squad to play Warrandyte at 2:10pm at Warrandyte Rec. Reserve – presented by ALLSTATE REFRIGERATION SERVICES
http://www.allstaterefrigeration.com.au

5 S. Bell 25 B. Bowes 7 C. Burgess 45 H. Burgess 16 M. Buzinskas 23 J. Collins 51 Z. Dower 12 D. Fairchild 29 J. Godwin 8 J. Hannon 2 L. Hannon 1 R. Henderson 11 J. Lake 19 B. McAlpine 17 L. McKernan 6 A. Phillips 42 B. Rapisarda 52 B. Robertson 39 Z. Robinson-Summerfield 36 J. Rutherford 47 T. Steele 37 R. White.

 

JUNIOR FINALS UPDATE FOR WEEK 2

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First week of finals are done. U11’s had a tough game in very windy conditions on Sunday against North Ringwood. Well done kids on a fantastic effort. These guys get a second chance this week against Bayswater at Heatherdale Reserve.

Our U14’s played also in tough windy and wet conditions and came away with the win against Forest Hill. They move to the 2nd Semi this Sunday against Montrose at Koonung Reserve.

The U17’s had the week off and take on Donvale this Sunday at Knox Gardens.

We really look forward to seeing senior players and supporters at the games to cheer on the junior teams. GO HAWKA!!

Round 15 Under 19’s Match Report: Boronia v FTG

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This week, we played Ferntree Gully who haven’t recorded as many wins as they probably would have liked.  Either way, our team was out for redemption from our previous week’s loss.

The game started strong with a couple of fluent clearances and shots on goal.  We emphasised the need to find our key forwards and looked dangerous when we did, especially with Bakes powering out of the forward line.  Our mids got on top early with Jake, Harry, Trent and Hoff finding plenty of it.  After being freed up from Saturday detention, Benny Anderson had a big role to play in the ruck all day, coming up against two taller players.  He immediately made an impact around the ground with various intercept marks.  Although we got a little lazy with our entries and subsequently kicked a few too many behinds, our impact on the game was significant at quarter time.  

Ferntree Gully had the wind in the second and they managed to get some score on the board.  Our backmen were keeping tight though and some excellent rebounding from Brody, Will, Sturds, Dos and Lee allowed us to move the ball into the wind with effective run and carry.  Some quick switching to our runners, such as Cambo, Ryan and Johnny allowed our entries to improve. The half time break came around with a promising lead, although we weren’t completely.satisfied that we’d found our best footy yet.

The third quarter provided a few players with new opportunities, such as Milky moving into the middle.  His work around the contest was sensational, particularly with selfless acts to support his teammates.  The likes of Lukey Slater, Connor, Tuna and Jacko started to really impact the game, as did Under 17 fill ins, Kyle Schmidtke and Heath Rouse.  Despite Ferntree Gully remaining strong, we opened up the gap to a healthy lead at 3 quarter time.

 

The fourth quarter saw some gutsy efforts and a bit of physicality.  We remained disciplined though and moved the ball well.  Ferntree Gully added a few more goals to their tally, but we ensured that we balanced it out with a few of our own.  A very satisfying win and a basis for our next couple of weeks.

U19’s Scoreboard – presented by Lipari Pizza and TJ’s on Main
Boronia 13.15 93 d FTG 1.2 8
Goal Kickers: J. Baker 6, J. Lech 2, R. Williams, H. Fewson, J. Mellis, K. Notley, J. Gardiner-Hoffman.
Best Players: B. Aughterson, B. Anderson, H. Fewson, J. Baker, T. Griffiths, J. McDonald.

Seniors Match Report for Round 15: Boronia v FTG

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We hosted Ferntree Gully Eagles Football Club on Saturday, who 12 months ago gave the Hawker a football lesson on our home deck for the first 3 quarters until the Hawker over ran them in the last.  With finals like weather, could the Hawker build on last week’s form?

Great conditions greeted the players at the start of the first quarter.  The Hawker were first out of the blocks with Buzz kicking 3 goals in the first 15 minutes.  Zac Robbo added another with a talented kick over his head while on the ground.  Big Robbo and Josh Hannon added to the Hawker total.  We had good players all over the ground, with consistent ball movement while kicking with a slight breeze.  The backline, in conjunction with the midfield, kept the Eagles to one goal kicked on the quarter time siren.  The Hawker took a handy 34 point lead into the 1stbreak.

The second quarter was much like the first with the Hawker putting strong forward pressure on the Eagles backline.  This was enforced at the 7 minute mark by young Chinny’s chase and tackle having an Eagles player caught holding the ball in the scoreboard end forward pocket.  The resulting free kick put through for a skilful goal to reward Chinny for the fantastic run and pressure.  Zac Robbo kicked another 2 goals and The Lake Show ran down from full back not just once but twice to mark and kick truly to add to the Eagles woes.  The quarter was finished off by a late goal to Josh Hannon for his second of the day to give the Hawker a 64 point lead over the Eagles at the main break.

Into the 3rd quarter and the question was: will the Hawker relax or will they keep the pressure on the Eagles?  It wasn’t long until we found out as Buzz slotted his fourth for the day 90 seconds into the 3rd, followed by Josh Hannon who kicked his 3rdgoal.  Big Robbo and Hendo chimed in for goals to extend the Hawkers’ lead to 91 points.  The Hawker had winners in every position and transitioned the ball between the arcs with skill and team work.

At the start of the last quarter the Hawker were down a few numbers on the bench with a couple of players rested.  It would be a gruelling last 25 minutes for a couple of players who would have to run out the quarter without a rotation.  The Eagles came out hard and were showing strong commitment at the contest but the Hawker were up to the challenge to control the last quarter.  Full credit to the Eagles who out scored the Hawker in the last but the damage was done and the Hawker ran out victors by 78 points.

Five Points

  • Finals weather and team footy on display.
  • Ruthers did not miss a beat on Saturday after missing most of the season.
  • 3 strong consistent quarters of footy.
  • Greyhounds Chin and Phillips very impressive.
  • The Buzz (nothing else to say).

Seniors Scoreboard – presented by Knox Club
Boronia 18.9 117 d FTG 6.3 39
Goal Kickers: Buzinskas 4, Robinson 3, J Hannon 3, Robertson 2, Lake 2, Henderson 2, Chinn, White.
Best Players: B McAlpine, J Lake, D Fairchild, R Henderson, B Robertson, J Hannon.

 

Chairman’s Lunch with Dane Swan

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Mr Kristan Wood, Chairman of Boronia Hawks Football Netball Club, cordially invites all sponsors, members and supporters to join him at the Chairman’s Luncheon on Saturday 11 August.  Our Special Guest Speaker will be former AFL champion and Brownlow Medallist DANE SWAN.

Saturday 11 August from 12pm to 2pm
$60 per head for 2 course meal and drinks (beer, wine and soft drinks).

Tables of ten are available at a discount rate of $500 but must be booked and fully paid by MONDAY 6TH AUGUST.

When booking, please advise if you are using tickets as part of your sponsorship entitlements or Hawks Nest Coterie membership. * PLEASE BOOK AND PAY EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT AS TICKETS ARE STRICTLY LIMITED AND MUST BE BOOKED AND PAID BY NO LATER THAN THURSDAY 9th AUGUST. FIRST IN – BEST DRESSED.

Please RSVP to: timcurrie@iinet.com.au

Payments via EFT to Boronia Hawks Football Netball Club Inc; BSB 633-000; Account Number 133 496 562.

Cash or EFTPOS payments at the door on the day are NOT available for this event due to the high demand for tickets. No exceptions.

 

Seniors Match Report: Boronia v Heathmont

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The Hawker Shopping Early.

We expected a hard, close contest against the Heathmont Jets Football Club for our round 14 clash on their home ground and that’s what we received.

Those who witnessed the Hawkers’ 1st quarter against the Jets would agree that this was 30 minutes of fast, quality, disciplined team footy from the Hawker.  From the opening bounce we were hard at the ball, clean with our hands and precise with our foot skills. The Hawker excited their supporter base as they ran in waves, tackled, smothered and took strong contested marks against an opposition who seemed shell shocked and could not match the pace of the Hawker.

A great team effort with the backline holding the opposition to a solitary behind while the Hawker kicked 6 goals 6 to take a 41-point lead into quarter time.

The Hawker knew that the Jets would not lie down.  They were playing on their home deck, a large home crowd, hosting a past players day and kicking to the downhill scoring end.  The quarter started ok for the Hawker as we matched the Jets’ early goals to keep up the scoreboard pressure.  At the 10 minutes mark you could see the Jets building their spread and running game off the backline and across the centre.  Their quality players started to get their hands on the ball and distributed with confidence and accuracy.  The Jets outscored The Hawker 6 goals 3 to 3 goals to reduce the Hawkers’ lead to 20 points at the long break.

The expectation was that the Hawker would kick to the scoring end and put scoreboard pressure on the Jets.  This expectation would be further from the truth as the 3rd quarter was played in close, hard and contested with both sides missing important scoring opportunities.  Brayden Bowes put his brand on the game with a great quarter of footy.  Harry “Snake” Burgess controlled the Jets’ big forward and the midfield fed the forwards but neither side could not kick a major.  The Hawker added 5 behinds while the Jets added 6 behinds for the quarter giving the Hawker a 19-point lead going into the last.

Big crowds circled both huddles as we awaited the last quarter to start. Like the 3rd, the quarter started with both sides playing contested footy.  There was a buzz around the ground as the first goal for either side would have a big say in the outcome of the game.  First blood came at the 12-minute mark to the Hawker to put a 22-point gap on the Jets.  For the next 10 minutes the Hawker contributed a couple of undisciplined acts and this, combined with the Jets’ pressure, allowed the Jets to kick the next 3 goals.  We should highlight the fact that the Jets had a number of opportunities to take marks in their forward 50 in the last 2 minutes but some fantastic spoils and one on one wins in contests saw the Hawker take a 4-point win against a very good side.

Five Points

  • Always shop early (scoreboard pressure).
  • The Hawker puts a 3-game gap on the Jets after the win.
  • The 1st quarter gave us a glimpse of the future.
  • Josh Hannon marking, Godders run of half back and Damon’s work rate were a highlight in the 1st
  • Both sides will get players back to setup an exciting finish to the season.

@boroniahawks Senior Scoreboard – presented by Knox Club

Boronia 10.13 73 d Heathmont 9.15 69
Goal Kickers: B. Bowes 2, J. Hannon 2, L. Hannon 2, Z. Dower, J. Godwin, B. Robertson, B. Rapisarda
Best Players: H. Burgess, J. Bolton, L. Hannon, D. Fairchild, J. Lake, J. Godwin

Team Selections for 27 July to 29 July

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Netball Team Selections for Round 13 – presented by Knox Club

HAWKS Squad to play Norwood Black at 8:00pm Friday at Knox Regional 2.
Carla Alexander, Emily Barrie, Madison Barrie, Natalie Craven, Ally Forest, Mel Hutton, Ellie Ingwersen, Julia Rush, Sharmini Philp.

GOLD Squad to play Scoresby Soarers at 9:45pm Friday at Gloria Pyke 3, Dandenong.
Chanelle Barnard, Inga Baselier, Janae Griffin, Sarah Grigg, Casey Hahn, Jess Hall, Ti Parker, Stacey Shillingford, Dani Webb.

BROWN Squad to play FTG White at 6:45pm Friday at Gloria Pike 4
Amanda Cellante, Chelsea Dynan, Dani Kemp, Courtney Krenn, Sherridan Martin, Alex McKaige, Mollie McMahon, Caitlin Yann. #getaroundthebrown

U19’s Squad to play FTG at 10:00am at Tormore Reserve – presented by BARK KING.
http://www.barkking.com.au

13 B. Anderson 3 B. Aughterson 22 J. Baker 4 B. Campbell 28 C. De Boer 27 H. Emslie 5 H. Fewson 29 L. Fletcher 14 J. Gardiner-Hoffman 7 T. Griffiths 10 J. Lech 19 J. McDonald 9 J. Mellis 4 T. Mellis 16 W. Morrison 26 J. Mueller 76 K. Notley K. Schmidtke 21 L. Slater B. Sturdy 8 S. Tunstall 2 R. Williams L. Wright

Development Squad to play FTG at 12:05pm at Tormore Reserve – presented by DYSON CURRIE TIMBER WHOLESALERS http://www.dysoncurrie.com.au

74 Z. Brasher 60 M. Bruce 70 N. Carrodus 4 B. Castersen 64 D. Dower 43 C. Flanagan 9 J. Granland 21 N. Heuston 32 L. Johnson 10 C. McDonald 73 R. Migues 41 K. Milde 33 R. Miller 2 T. Murphy 35 C. Murrihy 58 J. Purdon 28 J. Rambaldo 31 D. Romano 15 D. Ruff 67 M. Smith 75 J. Stamatakos 25 N. Stamatakos 24 R. Warren 40 B. Wright.

Senior Squad to play FTG at 2:10pm at Tormore Reserve – presented by ALLSTATE REFRIGERATION SERVICES http://www.allstaterefrigeration.com.au

5 S. Bell 14 J. Bolton 45 H. Burgess 16 M. Buzinskas 15 H. Chinn 23 J. Collins 51 Z. Dower 12 D. Fairchild 29 J. Godwin 8 J. Hannon 2 L. Hannon 1 R. Henderson 11 J. Lake 19 B. McAlpine 17 L. McKernan 6 A. Phillips 42 B. Rapisarda 52 B. Robertson 39 Z. Robinson-Summerfield 36 J. Rutherford 47 T. Steele 37 R. White.

Women’s Footy Squad to play Upwey-Tecoma at 11:00am on SUNDAY at Tormore Reserve – presented by Knox Leisureworks YMCA

1 Jess Buzinskas, 2 Amanda Cellante, 3 Bec Allen, 5 Brynie Kinniff, 6 Phoebe Lacey, 7 Alex Penny, 9 Jasmine Lacey, 10 Darcy Langford, 11 Candyce Wright, 12 Erin Stanios, 14 Tegan Doran, 15 Kat Buzinskas, 16 Stacey Peril, 17 Dee Caiafa, 18 Lina Kabris, 19 Courtney Storen, 20 Sam Mellis, 22 Chloe Timms, 23 Amanda Davidson, 24 Rhiannon Smith, 25 Karen Little, 26 Erin Nicholas, Stacey Ponton.

Welcome to new player Stacey Ponton for her first game.

 

Under 19’s Match Report: Boronia v Heathmont

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The contest against second placed Heathmont was one that we knew was going to be a challenge, as we considered them to be one of the best teams we had played earlier in the season.  Going in slightly undermanned wasn’t ideal, but we managed to get a few on the interchange and we were satisfied that we’d done enough to prepare for the battle.  

We lost the toss and ended up kicking “uphill” in the first quarter.  Whilst our mids were getting their hands on the ball first, a lack of cleanliness allowed the strong Heathmont attack to lock in the first goal.  Despite a quick reply, Heathmont continued their attack throughout the first quarter and held a four goal lead at quarter time.  We also lost Cambo to appendicitis throughout the term.

The second quarter was far more promising.  Our backline tidied up, which was no doubt assisted by the move of Fletcher Duke to CHB.  Our movement became more fluent and our disposal improved.  Jake, Harry, Hoff, Trent, Ben and Muels controlled the middle and we gave our forwards plenty of scoring opportunities.  As usual, Bakes was working hard and was well supported through the likes of Brody and Tuna, who played his best game yet.  The deficit at half time was now slightly reduced, although Hammer heading off in an ambulance and Lee Fletcher’s game ending due to a blow to the head meant we were now down to one on the bench.

Despite the adversity and lack of scoring “uphill”, we came out of half time positive and some blokes really displayed what it means to be resilient.  We found run through Ryan, Jacko and Dos, who was taking the game on and driving our rebound off half back.  The Heathmont class remained strong though and the quarter ended up being one that predominantly broke even.  We knew the last quarter was going to be a huge task with only one player on the bench.  We had blokes cramping and others with body complaints, but we managed to stick it out.  Whilst we couldn’t close the gap, the boys played the remaining three quarters with a lot of heart, integrity and trust.  To only let the margin increase by about 1 goal after half time is a sensational effort and with that in mind, we build confidence as we head into the business end of the season. Go Hawka!

@boroniahawks U19’s Scoreboard – presented by Lipari Pizza and TJ’s on Main

Heathmont 12.12 84 d Boronia 8.3 51
Goal Kickers: J. Baker 2, J. Mueller 2, T. Mellis, J. Gardiner-Hoffman, S. Tunstall, H. Fewson
Best Players: H. Emslie, J. Mellis, T. Griffiths, H. Fewson, J. Gardiner-Hoffman, S. Tunstall.