GEMBROOKCockatoo won its first under16 match of the season, one of three junior victories for the round.
UNDER 16
GembrookCockatoo was chasing its first win against an opposition wanting the same result. There were two milestone games, Tom Price’s 150th and Brendan Power’s 50th, for the Brookers. It was a quick start with both sides sharing the ball around until some sensational teamwork with good ball control setting up team goals with Tyson Rattle, Simon Heathcote and Zeb Quigley taking control early. As the game continued the Brookers fired up and worked together.
Scores: GembrookCockatoo 9.11.65 d OlindaFerny Creek 6.7.43.
Best: James WilliamsKerr, Brendan Power, Cailen Parker, Stuart Telpuk.
UNDER 14
Against Olinda at home Gembrook made costly mistakes, giving Olinda easy access to the goals. The last quarter we needed to score the first goal to stay in touch, but failed against a taller, better marking side.
Scores: GembrookCockatoo 5.9.39 lost to OlindaFerny Creek 6.10.46.
Awards: Player of the match Mark Spiller, Senior club achievement award Liam Turner, Hungry Jacks Tom Bugg, Loaded Pizza Jamie Wilson, Cockatoo General Store James Dunstan, Kaya Hairdressing Riley Wilson, McDonald’s Tye Johnston.
UNDER 13
This week we came up against a very good side in Mt Evelyn. After a very even first half we allowed them to kick four unanswered goals late in the third quarter. To the teams credit they fought the game right out.
Score: Mount Evelyn 6.8.44 d GembrookCockatoo 3.11.29.
Best: Ross Hilder, Jarryd Hamilton, Marcus Cooper, Nathan Wheldon, Dylan CharltonSmith, Liam O’Sullivan.
Awards: Player of the match Ross Hilder, Senior club cchievement award Liam O’Sullivan, Hungry Jack’s Dylan CharltonSmith, Loaded Pizza Marcus Cooper, Cockatoo General Store Nathan Wheldon.
UNDER 12
The club congratulated Cassie Retzack and Doug Misso on reaching 50 games.
Scores: GembrookCockatoo 6.9.45 d OlindaFerny Creek 1.3.9.
Best: Cassie Retzack, Doug Misso, Matt Dalgleish, Ben Tuner, Ryan Crowley.
Awards: Player of the match Doug Misso, Senior club achievement award Ryan Crowley, Hungry Jack’s Cassie Retzack, Loaded Pizza Matt Dalgleish, Cockatoo General Store Ben Turner.
UNDER 11
Gembrook put it together in the last quarter where they kicked away and won the game comfortably by three goals.
Scores: GembrookCockatoo 4.5.29 d Mount Evelyn 1.1.8.
Best: Cael Hannah, Robert Cracknell, Daniel Welsh, Jarrod WilliamsSpry, Joshua Griffith, Lachlan West.
Awards: Player of the match Cael Hannah, Senior club achievement award Robert Cracknell, Hungry Jack’s Jarrod WilliamsSpry, Loaded Pizza Jessica WilliamsSpry, Cockatoo General Store Jake Murden.
UNDER 10
In a close contest against Mount Evelyn under perfect conditions there was a fast running game in the first quarter. Two evenly matched teams went hard for four quarters and never gave up, giving spectators from both sides a terrific spectacle.
Awards: Player of the match Scott Hilder, Senior club achievement award Riley Wood, Hungry Jack’s Dylan Asling, Loaded Pizza James Ray, Cockatoo General Store Paul Fitzgerald, Canteen awards Timothy Hampton and Luke Parkes.
