Finals Round 1 - Eastern Football League

JUNIOR REPORT
By Ben Waterworth
Congratulations to the 26 teams who won their
matches on 'Choose Tap' Grand Final day on
Sunday. Below is a quick summary of each match.
U17A – Despite a spirited fi nal quarter comeback by
the Eagles, led by Daniel Nielson, East Ringwood
Blue completed a perfect season, defeating Vermont
Purple by 19 points to win its 16th game in a row.
U17A1 – Knox Red made it 16 wins from 16 games
in 2012, defeating Upper Ferntree Gully Red by 44
points at Scoresby Recreation Reserve, with Falcons
forward Adam Stein booting six goals.
U17B – Mooroolbark Green proved it was the
best side in the division, defeating a spirited North
Ringwood by 22 points at East Ringwood Reserve.
U17B1 – East Burwood White kicked 10 goals to
three in the second half to defeat Norwood Purple by
41 points at Walker Reserve, Wantirna South.
U17C – Norwood Gold upset the more-fancied
Rowville Brown by seven points in front of an electric
crowd at Morton Park, Blackburn.
U17C1 – Dayne Barclay kicked four goals to help The
Basin cap off a perfect season, defeating Heathmont
Gold by 31 points at Pinks Reserve Kilsyth.
U15A – Max Healey (fi ve goals) and Vermont Purple
gave its home fans plenty to cheer about, defeating North
Ringwood by 24 points at Vermont Recreation Reserve.
U15B – After going down to Knox in the ‘Choose Tap’
semi-fi nal, Blackburn extracted some revenge in the
‘Choose Tap’ Grand Final, defeating the Falcons by
nine points at Scoresby Recreation Reserve.
U15C – Dane Wilding booted three of Ferntree Gully
Eagles’ four goals to lead his side to a 23-point win
over Waverley Blues at Knox Gardens Reserve.
U15D – The Eastern Lions couldn’t repeat its ‘Choose
Tap’ semi-fi nal heroics, going down to the much stronger
St Simons by 23 points at Ferntree Gully Reserve.
U14A – Rowville had 12 individual goal kickers, with
skipper Dylan Clarke leading the way with four goals,
in its mammoth 117-point victory over Croydon at
East Ringwood Reserve.
U14B – Heathmont Blue never looked in doubt at
Walker Reserve, comfortably defeating Heathmont
Blue by 67 points.
U14C – Despite a spirited ‘Choose Tap’ fi nals
campaign, Chirnside Park was unable to topple the
might of Wantirna South, with the Devils winning by
47 points at Morton Park, Blackburn.
U14D – Mitcham started like a house on fi re and had
completely burned the Glen Waverley Hawks’ house
down by the fi nal siren, winning by 45 points at Pinks
Reserve, Kilsyth.
U13A – Croydon Blue booted six goals to three after
quarter time to record a 19-point win over Rowville at
Vermont Recreation Reserve.
U13B – Despite two goals and a best on ground
performance from Waverley Blues’ Rory Kinsella,
Wantirna South defeated the Blues by 35 points at
Scoresby Recreation Reserve.
U13C – Damien Vassiliou kicked four goals, taking
his season tally to 59, to help Vermont Purple register a
52-point win over St Simons at Knox Gardens Reserve.
U13D – East Ringwood kicked two goals in the fi rst term
and didn’t kick a goal for the rest of the game. But it was
still enough to defeat Norwood Purple, who fi nished the
match goalless, by eight points at Ferntree Gully Reserve.
U12A – Sam Harte capped off an outstanding ‘Choose
Tap’ fi nals campaign with another best on ground
performance to guide Blackburn Black to a 24-point
victory over Croydon at East Ringwood Reserve.
Oscar Messenger was also solid across half-back.
U12B – Vermont secured yet another junior
premiership for the club, defeating Knox by 35 points
at Walker Reserve, Wantirna South.
U12C – Ryan Brearley kicked half of Ferntree Gully
Eagles’ score to lead the Eagles to a 16-point win over
Heathmont at Morton Park, Blackburn.
U12D – North Ringwood reversed its ‘Choose Tap’
semi-fi nal result and won a tight affair against the Glen
Waverley Rovers, running out nine-point winners.
U11A – East Burwood White and Blackburn Black
braved the chilly, 9am, Melbourne weather at Vermont
Recreation Reserve. Malek Zahed booted four goals to
lead the Rams to a 49-point victory.
U11B – Montrose failed to score in the fi rst term,
while Rowville booted 1.6. But the Demons kicked
4.4 to 0.1 after quarter time to record a remarkable
15-point victory at Scoresby Recreation Reserve.
U11C – Joy for North Ringwood, heartbreak for
Mooroolbark, as the Saints recorded a two-point
victory at Knox Gardens Reserve – the closest margin
of ‘Choose Tap’ Grand Final day.
U11D – Norwood Purple registered 17 scoring shots,
and kept Waverley Blues Red to two, to record a
convincing 40-point victory at Ferntree Gully Reserve.
100 GAMES: 19/8/2012 – RND 18
NAME CLUB AGE
Rohan Cartledge Chirnside Park 14
Mitch Gunton Rowville 17
William Hartley Norwood 17
Kodey Logan Vermont 15
Jordan Smith Vermont 15
Mitchell Thomas Vermont 14
Liam Watts Heathmont 17
Liam Woods Knox 15
59 THE EASTERN FOOTBALLER 2012