By Steve Ebbels
With Healesville Senior Women having a bye this week proceedings kicked off a bit later this week with Healesville U18’s taking on Monbulk.
With Monbulk a bit short on players and the game reduced to 16 a side, and Healesville at full strength, the large expanse of Don Road ground was going to be a challenge for Monbulk.
This proved to be the case with Healesville flying out of the blocks kicking six goals straight in the first quarter to Monbulk’s one goal.
This trend continued in the second quarter with Healesville kicking another three straight with Monbulk only managing to add two behind s to their tally.
Healesville taking a commanding lead into the main break leading 9.0.54 to 1.4.10.
The second half continued in a similar vein with Healesville just proving too strong for a valiant Monbulk.
Final score Healesville 15.2.92 to Monbulk 3.5.23.
Best for Healesville T.Dunne, D.Sikorski, M.Holland, B.Collins, H.Green, J.Collins.
On the Netball front first up was our B Grade.
Another tough day on the courts for our girls with Monbulk coming out strong in the first quarter scoring 21 goals whilst hold Healesville goal less.
Healesville did manage to score in all of the next three quarters but in the end Monbulk were way too strong running out winners 94 to 10.
Best for Healesville A.Biddiscombe, Z.Vandenbroeck, E.Birch.
Following on from the U18’s good win, Healesville reserves were next up in the football and after last week’s competitive performance against Woori were looking get their first win on the board.
With several key players out due to well deserved call ups to Senior duty, it was a struggle from the start for Healesville boys with Monbulk dominating the first half and went into the main break leading Healesville 6.9.45 to 0.2.2.
The third quarter saw Healesville finally get some goals on the board and thanks to some inaccurate kicking from Monbulk, Healesville managed to win the quarter by a point.
In the end though Monbulk to strong and run out winners 10.19.79 to 3.3.21.
Big thanks to the five U18 boys that stepped up after their game to help the Ressies out.
Best for Healesville R.Cameron, T.Tweedie, H.Watkins, M.Jones, M.Wallace, T.Cooney.
After a competitive game against Woori last week Healesville A grade netballers were looking to secure their second win for the season.
Unfortunately this wasn’t to be Healesvilles week and although Healesville girls were a little bit off their best Monbulk were just way to strong outscoring Healesville in every quarter to run out winners 74 to 44.
Best for Healesville H.Blackney, B.Erickson, K.Farrow.
This week’s Senior football game saw a little bit history in the making with the next generation of Barclay boys, in Tyler and Kyan, playing together for the first time in Senior’s football with Kyan making his debut.
Kyan and Tyler’s dad Luke and uncle Clint played over 100 games of Senior football together as siblings.
Hopefully, these two go on to do the same.
After last week’s disappointing result at the hands of Woori the Healesville team were looking to get back on track.
Healesville started strong scoring 3.1 to Monbulk’s 0.4 in the first quarter but in the second Monbulk rallied and managed to outscore Healesville to go into the main break only seven points down, Healesville 6.1.37 Monbulk 4.6.30.
The trend of being more difficult to score at the visitors room end continued in the second half with Monbulk failing to score at all in the third quarter and although again outscored Healesville in the last, Healesville went on to secure victory 11.11.77 to 7.10.52.
Best for the Healesville B.Murphy, K.Barclay, C.Warren, A.Biddiscombe, N.Mende, D.Ebbels.
Big challenge next week for all Healesville teams when they venture over to the Warby Highway to take on Premier Division front runners Wandin on their home turf.
