Round 3 Review

Juniors

Nhill Leopards were defeated 4 – nil by the Dimboola Kookaburras. Best on ground for Dimboola were Madeline Occenda, Jamie Guerin and Craig Schultz. Jamie Guerin stood out with 3 goals and Madeline Occenda with 1 goal. Best for Leopards were Taylor Dent at centre half back, Oscar Stephen at full back and Emma Janetzki at right half back.

The Kanva Raiders won their match against Dimboola Kangaroos, but it wasn't without Kangaroos fighting back. Raiders came out strong in the first half scoring 3 goals. Kangaroos managed to come back with 1 goal just before the half time whistle. Raiders controlled the game well in the second half, adding 2 more goals to their score. Kangaroos didn't give up and scored 1 final goal. The final score for the game was Raiders 5 – Kangaroos 2. Best on ground for Raiders were Tim Eastwood, Jordan Clark, Lewis Both (1 vote) and Brandon Rich (1 vote). Kangaroos best were Melaie Webb, Brydon Tischler, Michael Pohlner (1 vote) and goalie Kobi Villis (1 vote).

The Yanac Warriors vs Horsham Bombers game went as expected with Warriors scoring 15 goals. Bombers tried hard, but only had a few advances into their forward line. After a good half time talk from the coach, the Bombers came out and defended strongly, but couldn't stop Warriors forwards. Goal scorers and best on ground for Warriors were Alex Wheaton (3 goals and 3 votes), Sam Bone (6 goals and 2 votes), Louise Bone (1 vote), Ryan Smith (1 goal), Peter Hedt (1 goal), Matthew Hedt (3 goals), Sam Dorrington (1 goal). Best for Bombers were Adam Schwedes, first time goalie Isabella Gulline, Allie O'Conner (1 vote) and Billy Gray (1 vote).

Women

The inexperienced Kaniva Women lost by 10 goals to the Horsham Highlanders. The first half saw Highlanders attacking relentlessly, giving the Kaniva backs plenty of play. The second half was a repeat of the first half with Kaniva unable to stop the Highlanders fast forward line. Best on ground for Highlanders were Robyn Creek (3 votes and 3 goals), Carmel McFarlane (2 votes), Ellie Morrow (1 vote and 2 goals) and Kellie Price (1 vote). Best for Kaniva were backs Roey Sanders, Claire Riches, Kayla Sanderson (1 vote) and goalie Lisa Hicks (1 vote).

W'beal Women won a hard fought game against Yanac Women. The first half of the game was even with good attacks by both teams. The second half started off even, but W'beal came out the better team with Donna Robinson and Nakita Langman both scoring a goal each. Yanac didn't remain scoreless – Centre Forward Sharon Croot avoided W'beal goalie Kate Perkins defense to score a single goal for Yanac. Final score was W'beal 2 goals – Yanac 1 goal.

Dimboola Women and Nhill Thunderbird's had an exciting game, resulting in a draw. Best for Dimboola were Michelle Searle, Meaghan Pohlner and Elizabeth Klinge. Michelle Searle also scored 2 goals, and Kiristin Klinge scored 1 goal for Dimboola. Thunderbird's best were Leah Bailey, Pam Cramer and Sarah Wallis. Thunderbird's had 3 separate goal scorers – Michelle Farina, Leah Bailey and Emma Janetzki.

Men

Nhill Rangers looked like they had Dimboola Men under control with two unanswered goals until the middle of the second half when Dimboola came back fiercely. Unfortunately for Dimboola they left their run a little late and only managed to even the score against the rangers. The play for the whole game was very determined, although the rangers midfield was slightly stronger than Dimboola's. The final score was Rangers 2 goals – Dimboola 2 goals. The goal scorers were Carl Nuske and Sam Wunderzitz for Dimboola, Grady Janetzki and David Murden for the Rangers.

W'beal Hoops couldn't hold out the unbeaten Yanac Tigers, final score was Hoops 1 goal – Tigers 5 goals. Best for Hoops were Steven Laverty at full back, Markus Keam at half back and Shane Langman with a single goal in the forward line. Tigers standouts were Matt Kube, Simon Farmers, Sam Bone and goalie Stephen Allen. Goal scorers for Tigers were Brad Alexander (2 goals), Josh Cramer (1 goal), Kim Croot (1 goal) and Luke Reichenbach (1 goal).

Kaniva Men fought hard against the Horsham Hurricanes, but Hurricanes fought back to come out on top. Kaniva hit the Hurricanes hard with an early goal in the first half by Bret Sewel. Hurricanes half time talk managed to lift them, and centre forward Paul Mackereth shined by scoring two unanswered goals in the second half. Best for Kaniva were Clint Beaty at half back, Ralph Elema in full back and Bret Sewel in centre forward. Hurricanes umpires votes went to Richard Kemp at full back, Stuart Hoffman in the forward line and Paul Mackereth.