GEMBROOKCockatoo had three wins in YVMDFL junior competition last week.
UNDER 16
Scores: Wesburn 16.30.126 d GembrookCockatoo 0.0.0.
UNDER 14
Every Gembrook player was commended for trying his hardest in the atrocious weather. The Brookers bonded together with great shepherding and team skills in a big win.
Scores: GembrookCockatoo 24.30.174 d Wesburn 0.0.0
Awards: Player of the match Tom Bugg, Senior club achievement award Kayden Burgess, Hungry Jack’s Nick Hendrikx, Loaded Pizza James Dunstan, Cockatoo General Store Jamie Wilson, Kaya Hairdressing Tye Johnston.
UNDER 13
After a slow start the Brookers got their act together and great games were played by Callum Thoms, Dean McNamara and Marcus Cooper (his first game for the year). The early lead of Belgrave proved too much, but Gembrook went down fighting.
Scores: Belgrave 6.2.38 d GembrookCockatoo 3.3.21
Best: Callum Thoms, Aidan Lees, Marcus Cooper, Dean McNamara.
Awards: Player of the match Aidan Lees, Senior club achievement award Jake Rose, Hungry Jack’s Max Jorgensen, Loaded Pizza Nathan Wheldon, Cockatoo General Store Marcus Cooper.
UNDER 12
Gembrook had a good team win under wet and difficult conditions but there was still room for improvement. Jake Mawson in his 50th game made a great contribution.
Scores: GembrookCockatoo 5.9.39 d Wesburn 1.6.12
Best: Jake Mawson, James Kennedy, Dave McPherson, Cassandra Retzack, Doug Misso, Ben Turner.
Awards: Player of the match Jake Mawson, Senior club achievement James Kennedy, Hungry Jack’s Callum Sawyer, Loaded Pizza Dave McPherson, Cockatoo General Store Doug Misso.
UNDER 11
In wet boggy conditions, on a freezing Sunday morning, the Brookers came up against a good Upwey team. After a slow start the Brookers got themselves into the game but poor conversion meant points rather than goals.
Scores: UpweyTecoma 4.2.26 d GembrookCockatoo 2.4.16
Best: Robert Cracknell, Daniel Welsh, John Nugent, Ethan Appleby, Jack McMahan, Lachlan West.
Awards: Player of the match Robert Cracknell, Senior club achievement award John Nugent, Hungry Jack’s Lachlan West, Loaded Pizza Jack McMahan, Cockatoo General Store Ethan Appleby.
UNDER 10
The Brookers played a close game and, despite trailing at each change, they stuck to their guns and persevered to sneak over the line.
Awards: Player of the match John Nugent, Senior club achievement award Scott Hilder, Hungry Jack’s Josh Lukey, Loaded Pizza Jason Breakwell, Cockatoo General Store Jake Murden.
