under 16 div 1 2017

What a glorious day for footy it was last Sunday for our final game of the season. The very unlikely scenario existed that we could still mathematically make the finals if we were to win by 160 points and Beauy were to defeat Waverley Park by 160 … [Read more...] about Under 16 Div 1 vs Northvale (R15)

On Sunday morning I watched a depleted Div 2 team battle valiantly against a powerful Ormond outfit. It was inspiring to see the boys give their all and not give up right until the final siren. When I left E.E.Gunn Reserve to travel to … [Read more...] about Under 16 Div 1 vs East Brighton Vampires (R14)

Hi everyone, For the second week in a row, 11 players out, the bare 18 to start the game, a ten goal loss…but an incredibly proud coach! This week was even better than last week. We were up against Beaumaris, the best side in the … [Read more...] about Under 16 Div 1 vs Beaumaris (R13)

Effort. That’s all we as coaches ask for. Last week when we had no excuses (no school footy the day before, 20 players, 3 of our best players in, playing to cement 4th spot against a team below us) we were terrible and our effort was poor. … [Read more...] about Under 16 Div 1 vs Highett/Cheltenham (R12)

Hi everyone, Let’s call it an aberration, let’s call it school holidays…today was not a great performance. We had an opportunity today to cement ourselves in 4th spot and we were playing against the team that was also vying for this coveted … [Read more...] about Under 16 Div 1 vs Waverley Park Hawks (R11)

A nice weekend for under 16 footy this week where both sides reversed the trend and toppled higher ranked opponents whilst at the same time keeping finals footy a reality. Between Div 1 and Div 2 we had just 33 available - which doesn’t work for … [Read more...] about Under 16 Div 1 vs Northvale (R10)

Round 9 and the “Bayside Problem” returned in earnest…school holidays and 12 players unavailable! 15 players available, then Per Bellarts joined us from Div 2 to make 16 then we were lucky enough to have 3 under 15 boys play a second game and … [Read more...] about Under 16 Div 1 vs East Brighton Vampires (R9)

Hi everyone, Yet another glorious day for football greeted us for our clash against the best…Beauy at Jack Barker Oval. 19 players available…always going to be tough against the team that has won the past 4 premierships in this division with … [Read more...] about Under 16 Div 1 vs Beaumaris (R8)

Well, it was a very tough and disappointing day (albeit a glorious day weather wise) for the Div 1 team today. It already started badly when we lost Lachie Fraser with a serious ankle injury from school footy yesterday. Then we came up … [Read more...] about Under 16 Div 1 vs Chelt-Highett (R7)

Div 1: Waverley Park at Waverley Park…cold, damp, more than half an hour away from home, 19 players & they beat us by 50 only 3 weeks ago…what sort of a day are we in for? The themes for today were intensity, tackling, listening to instructions & … [Read more...] about Under 16 Div 1 vs Waverley Park Hawks (R6)