BACK at Queens Park for their first home game for five weeks,
Healesville teams took on Bayswater, Emerald and Gembrook-Cockatoo.
The Under 9s had a tight game against Gembrook-Cockatoo, with both teams scoring well.
Bayswater out-classed the Under 12 Girls, but to the Healesville girls’ credit, they made the most of their scoring opportunities with five goals.
The Under 10s prevailed in a close encounter with Gembrook-Cockatoo.
Trailing at quarter time, the victory was set up by strong second and third quarters, where they were able to outrun the opposition and move the ball quickly.
The Under 11s were looking for their first win of the season against Emerald.
They tackled, ran hard and created scoring opportunities, but couldn’t capitalise on the scoreboard to finish off with a win.
The Under 12s faced off against second on the ladder Gembrook-Cockatoo.
They turned in another impressive display of attacking, free flowing football.
Every line did their bit and the team should be proud of the way they shared the ball around, linked up and hit the scoreboard.
Gembrook-Cockatoo put together a strong third quarter into the wind, and it was ‘game on’ at the final break.
But Healesville lifted the intensity in the last term and finished strongly – a great team effort.
The Under 14s had a tough assignment against a much higher ranked opposition in Gembrook-Cockatoo.
The boys fought out the game, but struggled against the bigger opposition.
The rain came in time for the start of the Under 16s game between Healesville and Gembrook-Cockatoo.
Inaccurate kicking by Healesville in the first half kept Gembrook-Cockatoo in the game at half-time.
The boys put in a big effort in the second half to run out comfortable winners.
Under 16s
Healesville 10.19 (79) d Gembrook-Cockatoo 4.4 (28)
Goals: D. Senior 4, G. Schiavello 2, J. Methven, C. Fulford, M. Morton, M. Walker
Under 14s
Gembrook-Cockatoo 10.14 (74) d Healesville 2.3 (15)
Goals: J. Willems, J. Collings
Under 12s
Healesville 12.4 (76) d Gembrook-Cockatoo 3.4 (22)
Goals: H. O’Brien 4, S. Gebert 3, J. Howie, R. Oude-Meilink, J. Swaney, W. Bowen, C. WeinmannAwards: R. Oude-Meilink, J. Swaney, L. Goodwin, J. Howie
Under 12 Girls
Bayswater 11.6 (72) d Healesville 5.0 (30)
Goals: E. Gales-Smith, L. MacKenzie, A. Darrington, T. Innes-Mason
Awards: E. Gales-Smith, L. MacKenzie, O. Oude-Meilink
Under 11s
Emerald 5.6 (36) d Healesville 2.2 (14)
Goals: M. Moreton, A. Briggs
Awards: D. Ebbels, J. Stoppa, A. Briggs, J. Whitelaw, S. McDonald
Under 10s
Goals: C. Anderson 3, D. Vorhauer, C. Nyko
Awards: N. Ward, N. Millman, J. Pace, J. Wood
