By Anne-Marie Ebbels
Healesville hosted all football and netball games this weekend in the wintry conditions.
The Veterans were back in action this week against Phillip Island while the remaining football teams and netball teams hosted Berwick Springs.
In the women’s game, Healesville dominated the possession but didn’t make the most of their opportunities in front of goal.
The inaccuracy left the door open at halftime for Berwick Springs with Healesville having an eight-point lead.
In the second half, Healesville were still wasteful in front of goal, but also didn’t give Berwick any opportunities to score and ran out winners by 35 points.
Healesville started the Reserves game well and went into the first break six points down.
After quarter time Berwick Springs took control of the game and made it difficult for Healesville to get into their forward fifty and put a score on the board.
Berwick Springs were big winners by 79 points.
In the Senior Men’s game, Healesville got the score on the board early in the wet and slippery conditions.
Berwick Spring hit back in the second quarter reducing the halftime margin to six points.
After halftime, Healesville started to dominate the possession and shut down Berwick Springs forward movement, keeping Berwick Springs goalless in the third quarter.
Healesville continued to control the ball in the final quarter and ran out winners by 30 points.
The final football game for the day and under lights, the Veterans took on Phillip Island in the wet and very chilly conditions.
Phillip Island and Healesville went goal for goal in the first quarter with Phillip Island going into the first break one point up.
From the second quarter Healesville used the home ground advantage to run the opposition on the big Don Road ground and kept Phillip Island goalless for the rest of the game.
Healesville were the big winners by 65 points.
The netball was played in wet and slippery conditions with courts regularly needing sweeping to remove the puddles.
In the D Grade game, Healesville were in touch with Berwick Springs in the first half but struggled in the second half to convert scoring opportunities.
Berwick Springs ran out winners by 17 goals. Berwick Springs took control of the C Grade right from the start in the worst of the morning weather conditions.
Healesville struggled to maintain possession and convert scoring opportunities with Berwick Springs winning by 25 goals.
Both Healesville C and D grade have struggled with an unsettled line-up each week which should improve in the next few weeks.
The A Grade game was a tight affair with the scores being even at halftime.
Berwick Springs managed to break a couple of centre passes in the third quarter and early in the fourth quarter which Healesville couldn’t clawback despite a full court defensive effort.
Berwick Springs ran out winners by four goals.
B grade followed the A Grade game due to the live stream of the A grade game with a couple of players backing up from A Grade.
Similar to the D Grade game, Healesville was in touch at halftime with Berwick Springs.
In a strong third quarter with 14 goals to 5 goals, Berwick Springs were in control at three quarter time.
Despite winning the final quarter, Healesville went down by 13 goals.
RESULTS
Football
Veterans Healesville 12.9 defeated Phillip Island 2.4 Best: G Newing, B Bell, Z Coleman, R Carruthers, G Thompson, H Lamaro
Senior Men Healesville 8.11 defeated Berwick Springs 3.11 Best: N Mende, L Daly, D Senior, W Kristelly-Kelety, S Gebert, M Donegan
Reserves Men Healesville 1.7 defeated by Berwick Springs 14.8 Best: B Athanasopolous, P Houlihan, C McInnes, D Ebbels, C Boeder, J Barton
Senior Women Healesville 4.17 defeated Berwick Springs 1.0 Best: E Cianci, C Wilsmore, S Morris, S Potter, B Wandin, M Willimsen
Netball
A Grade Healesville 31 defeated by Berwick Springs 35 Best: B Erickson, M Erickson, N Braden
B Grade Healesville 23 defeated by Berwick Springs 36 Best:N Kaal, M Coleman
C Grade Healesville 6 defeated by Berwick Springs 31 Best: C Haywood, G Young, T Pinkster
D Grade Healesville 12 defeated by Berwick Springs 29 Best: J Peterson, M Alberico, C Mercuri
