By Carli Mitchell
WARBURTON Millgrove hosted last year’s competition runners-up, Gembrook Cockatoo, on Saturday in the Division One seniors of the YVMDFL in a game full of surprises. The home side was ready to prove its worth and the first quarter was relatively close. But Warburton blew Gembrook out of the blocks in the second quarter with seven goals to one. It gave Warburton a good lead but it was just as well because Gembrook hit back hard to lose the match by only four points.
Warburton Millgrove 17.15 (117) d Gembrook Cockatoo 16.17 (113)
Goals – Warburton Millgrove: P. Rattray 5, L. Barnard 3, J. Uslar 2, T. McKenzie, D. Coghlan, S. Muir, M. Wappett, J. Iacono, B. Caneva, B. Murphy. Gembrook Cockatoo: A. Campbell 5, S. Gough, S. Williams 3, A. Walker, D. Main 2, R. Clark.
Best – Warburton Millgrove: P. White, M. Walker, D. Coghlan, K. Henderson, A. Calder, L. Barnard. Gembrook Cockatoo: R. Clark, N. Brown, C. Clarke, S. Gough, S. Williams, N. Leversha.
Last year’s premiers travelled to Monbulk at the weekend, and from the start the home side set itself up for an impressive first-round win. Monbulk burst out of the blocks with a six-goals-to-two first quarter and continued to dominate the game against a hapless Woori Yallock.
Monbulk 20.9 (129) d Woori Yallock 9.11 (65)
Goals – Monbulk: C. Waldron 5, M. Langworthy 4, M. Hughson 3, B. Bedford-Lee 2, S. Koole, T. Wragg, T. Wright, S. Whittington, L. McCormick, M. Thurkle. Woori Yallock: J. Ward, J. Matthews, R. Williamson 2, M. King, R. Smith, J. Ridd.
Best – Monbulk: S. Klep, C. Waldron, L. McCormick, V. Dunstan, K. Gray, M. Langworthy. Woori Yallock: P. Sharp, J. Ward, B. Sneddon, D. Spencer, K. Busoli.
The biggest margin between Upwey Tecoma and Olinda Ferny Creek for the whole day was about five goals. The home side came out firing and looked set to win this match comfortably, but Olinda fought back and led by four points at the last change. The visitors’ biggest problem was inaccuracy in front of goal and it proved to be the difference.
Upwey Tecoma 20.11 (131) d Olinda Ferny Creek 16.15 (111)
Goals – Upwey Tecoma: T. Heinrich 4, D. Sheers 3, R. van Hoorn, T. Hedge, D. Waters, A. Parsons, B. Sheppard 2, T. Robinson, B. Hinton, W. Porter. Olinda Ferny Creek: C. Beattie 3, B. Walter, R. Wilson, D. Wilson, D. Noorda 2, O. Millwood, D. Fitzgerald, P. Rosier, T. Scott, K. Irvin. Best – Upwey Tecoma: D. Sheers, S. Gooley, B. Hinton, D. Waters, T. Robinson. Olinda Ferny Creek: M. Rosier, O. Millwood, R. Davis, D. Wilson, P. Rosier.
The first quarter of the Wandin-Mount Evelyn game saw the home side just about kick itself out of the match with 1.7.
This set the tone for the rest of the game, with Mount Evelyn making Wandin pay for its inaccuracy. By half-time the visitors were leading by almost four goals and the margin only grew from there.
Mount Evelyn 17.14 (116) d Wandin 11.20 (86)
Goals – Wandin: G. Sheppard, S. Young 4, N. Handley 2, J. Bayliss. Mount Evelyn: Not supplied. Best – Wandin: J. McManus, S. Hammersley, R. Chapman, J. Bayliss, D. King, J. Bayliss. Mount Evelyn: Not supplied.
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Warburton started off the game well, but Gembrook kept it goalless in the second quarter to give itself a chance. The rest of the match saw Warburton Millgrove trailing, with Andrew Moore and David McPherson starring for Gembrook. Chris Dafter and Xavier Findlay played well for their side, but Gembrook was too strong in the end.
Gembrook Cockatoo 14.12 (96) d Warburton Millgrove 10.8 (68)
Goals – Warburton Millgrove: C. Dafter, D. Gruber, X. Findlay 2, M. Robinson, L. James, J. Walker, J. Coghlan. Gembrook Cockatoo: A. Moore, R. Wilson 3, D. Welsh, M. Dalgleish 2, J. Failla, A. Turner, L. Turner, C. Hannah. Best – Warburton Millgrove: C. Dafter, X. Findlay, T. Van Horick, J. Walker, J. Coghlan, M. Robinson. Gembrook Cockatoo: A. Moore, D. McPherson, D. Welsh, N. Hendrikx, L. Turner, J. Hamilton.
As they say, there is always room for improvement. In its opening match against Woori Yallock, Monbulk simply couldn’t get its hands on the ball or get anywhere near their goals. Woori Yallock, on the other hand, played a great game and Monbulk was on the receiving end of a 51-point beating.
Woori Yallock 10.17 (77) d Monbulk 4.2 (26)
Goals – Monbulk: N. Wheldon, D. Mitchell, T. Latimer, C. van Seters. Woori Yallock: J. Butcher 3, H. Smith 2, T. Anderson, M. Chapman, A. Randall , Z. Monkhorst.
Best – Monbulk: T. Latimer, D. Mitchell, N. Wheldon, K. Davies, C. Griffiths, J. Lenffer. Woori Yallock: J. Coombs, Z. Monkhorst, L. Boontjes, N. Korosa, S. Kennedy.
Home side Upwey Tecoma was almost unstoppable once it got its hands on the ball and they kept Olinda to three goals and only eight shots at goal for the whole match. Chris Brown and Andrew Clifford contributed four goals each for Upwey. Lachlan Meadows and Mitchell Meadows were Olinda’s best.
Upwey Tecoma 15.22 (112) d Olinda Ferny Creek 3.5 (23)
Goals – Upwey Tecoma: C. Brown 3, M. Hannon, C. Wale-Buxton, S. Paxton 2, S. Mills, J. Gray, N. Wood, T. Haugh, A. Clifford, R. Hannagan. Olinda Ferny Creek: M. Michalos 2, M. Meadows.
Best – Upwey Tecoma: C. Brown, A. Clifford, C. Craig, C. Wale-Buxton, M. Hannon. Olinda Ferny Creek: L. Meadows, M. Meadows, N. Keegan, K. Currie, J. Faull, M. Taylor.
From the first bounce the Wandin-Mount Evelyn game was close, and at no point during the match was the margin more than a goal or two. What cost Mount Evelyn in the end was its accuracy – seven goals from 17 shots. Wandin was a little more accurate but it was its ball use that ultimately got it over the line.
Wandin 9.6 (60) d Mount Evelyn 7.10 (52)
Goals – Wandin: L. McPhee, C. Ruhl 3, S. Marsh, D. Decler, L. Elliott. Mount Evelyn: P. Learmonth 4, J. Davis, M. Blake, L. Mallon-Eigner. Best – Wandin: L. McPhee, C. Ruhl, L. McGookin, D. Decler, C. Phillips, S. Marsh. Mount Evelyn: P. Learmonth, J. Taylor, M. Arthur, T. Muller, R. Gilbert.
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Emerald started strongly with six straight goals, but Belgrave overran it as the game progressed. The home side fought its way back into the game and led by 15 points by three-quarter-time. Although Belgrave started slowly, it finished strongly and its second-half effort was enough to win the four points.
Belgrave 16.10 (106) d Emerald 12.9 (81)
Goals – Belgrave: J. Meyer, T. McNamara 3, M. Lunn-Wilson, M. Hall, B. Campbell 2, B. Dadswell, M. Francis, B. Raaymakers, S. Osborne. Emerald: J. Mather-Moore 4, A. Hellriegel, M. Cox 3, N. Green 2. Best – Belgrave: T. Stubley, T. McNamara, B. Dadswell, M. Lunn-Wilson, B. Campbell, B. Harris. Emerald: C. Porter, A. Hellriegel, J. Cousins, R. Simpson, J. Mather-Moore, M. Dompietro.
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Belgrave struggled to get the ball to its forwards for the first half of the match, as Emerald was too strong in its midfield.
Despite the heavy loss, Emerald can look to the positives – David Lowe with his four goals and top efforts from Harley McDermott and Joshua Latto.
Emerald 20.18 (138) d Belgrave 6.4 (40)
Goals – Belgrave: D. Lowe 4, H. McDermott, J. Griffin. Emerald: Not supplied.
Best – Belgrave: D. Lowe, H. McDermott, J. Latto, J. McDermott, J. Lester, T. Borg.
Emerald: Not available.
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Seniors
Yarra Glen v Healesville at Yarra Glen.
Healesville won 10.14 (74) to Yarra Glen 5.8 (38).
