Girls pull on the boots

JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB
HEALESVILLE
GIRLS
IT WAS Healesville’s first youth girls football game and it came away with a win. Most of the team had never played competition football before and in just two months of training improved enough to come up with a win in their first game. Toughness and hard-ball attitude were the key.
Healesville 6.3 (39) d Whitehorse 0.3 (3)
Goals: C. Leach 5, K. Charlott.
Awards – BOG: Marlee Rule. Encouragement: R. Spakman, C. Leach, C. Martin, G. Short, and M. Brown.
BOYS
UNDER 16
HEALESVILLE put a great score on the board early before Yarra Glen fought back in the second quarter but Healesville ran the ball quickly and out of defence to the strong targets up forward to register the win.
Healesville 17.11 (113) d Yarra Glen 11.13 (79)
Awards: L.Voges, B.Gibbs, R. Hunter, R. Kennedy.
Anzac Day Award: D. Pottage (Anzac Day), R. Hunter (senior BOG).
UNDER 14
AT FIRST Healesville went well, keeping the ball in their forward line. Forward tackling was good but the team was unable to convert. As the game went on Healesville outplayed the opposition and went on to a 10-goal win.
Healesville 11.17 (83) d Yarra Glen 3.4 (22)
Goals: James Edmonds 3, Dermott Fry, Charles Warren 2, Nelson Aldridge, Jake Hellary, Blair Sheldrick.
Awards: Matthew Davies, James Edmonds, Lewis Fell, Sami Ison-Johnson, James Murray.
UNDER 13
THE team started with strong, fair football and was only three points behind at three-quarter-time. But it lost its puff in the last quarter and Upwey ran away winners.
Upwey Tecoma 9.10 (55) d Healesville 5.4 (39)
Goals: J. Brooks 2, K. Schiavello, M. McGuire and B. Stewart.
Awards: J. Methven, T. Young, D. Sikorski, K. Schiavello, K. Pryor, J. Moore.
UNDER 12
IN A good team effort players worked hard throughout. Luke Schatz who played his 50th game.
Yarra Glen 4.1 (25) d Healesville 1.9 (15)
Goal: Robert Roelofs.
Awards: Robert Andueza, Charlie Keenan, Brayden Louw, Ennis Muke, Luke Schatz, Tommy Waters.
UNDER 11
IN THE true spirit of the game Healesville showed great sportsmanship, playing strong football and consistently giving its best.
Yarra Glen 4.6 (30) d Healesville 1.2 (8)
Goals: G. Schiavello.
Awards: E. Brayne, R. Greensill, T. Hyde-Thomas, R. Roeloff, G. Schiavello, T. Stevens, B. Christie, J. Rosser.
UNDER 10
A SLOW start to the game saw Yarra Glen in the lead, but Healesville picked up with an excellent fightback in the final quarter.