By Anne-Marie Ebbels
All teams were in action on Anzac Day for the first home game of the season.
The U18s kicked off the day against Woori Yallock in a tight first quarter.
Woori Yallock went into the first break with a one goal lead.
Woori Yallock came out firing in the second quarter and held Healesville to a single goal while scoring four goals to go into the half time break with a 22-point lead.
Healesville hit back in the third quarter to reduce the lead to 16 points at the final break but couldn’t breach the gap in the final quarter with Woori Yallock running out 25-point winners.
C Grade started the netball games against Warburton-Millgrove for the day on the wet and slippery courts which made playing conditions challenging. Warburton-Millgrove dominated the game from start to finish limiting the Healesville scoring opportunities with a strong defensive effort running out winners by 48 goals.
In A Grade Healesville gave Warburton-Millgrove a good head start in the first quarter, shuffling of the Healesville line-up at quarter time slowed Warburton-Millgrove’s scoring, but the damage had been done with Warburton- Millgrove running out winner by 32 goals.
B grade took to the court in the final netball game of the day, Warburton-Millgrove got off to a good start and continued to increase their lead at each break. Healesville battled hard, but Warburton-Millgrove were winners by 23 goals.
The women’s football game was played in the worst of the conditions of the day with light rain falling during the first half.
It didn’t bother the Healesville women who dominated the game from the first bounce to the final siren running out big winners by 51 points.
The Reserve had their second win in a row defeating Warburton-Millgrove by 55 points.
Healesville was in control of the game by half time and continued to limit Warburton-Millgrove scoring opportunities in the second half keeping Warburton-Millgrove goalless in the final quarter.
The final game of the day was a tight affair in the first half with Healesville’s inaccurate kicking allowing Warburton-Millgrove to into the main break 12 points up.
A five goal to one third quarter by Healesville put them in the lead by 14 points at the final break.
Healesville managed to keep Warburton-Millgrove goalless in the final quarter to run out winners by 41 points.
Football
Senior Men Healesville 94 defeated Warburton-Millgrove 53 Best: N Mende, C Ballingal. L Potts, J Bates, J Methven, D Senior.
Reserves Men Healesville 79 defeated Warburton-Millgrove 24 Best: T Tweedie,M Renouf, K Jones, D Ebbels, C Boeder, M Evans.
U18s Healesville 44 defeated by Woori Yallock 69.
Womens Healesville 54 defeated Berwick Springs 2 Best: I Watson, A Bryan, M Cameron, C McMurray, A Frazzetto, K Willemsen.
Netball
A Grade Healesville 27 defeated by Warburton-Millgrove 59 Best: H Blackney, J Agnew, J Milne.
B Grade Healesville 24 defeated by Warburton-Millgrove 47 Best: N Braden, L Rogers, A Stanley.
C Grade Healesville 6 defeated by Warburton-Millgrove 54 Best: E Birch, L Boundy.
