Volume 5 April 29 – May 1, 2016
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Volume 5 April 29 – May 1, 2016
Volume 5 April 29 – May 1, 2016 SAMPLE Heading Text family bistro FREE DESSERT with any main meal purchased in our Family Bistro!! Terms and conditions apply. Offer only valid at Zagame’s Reservoir Hotel. Offer limited to one voucher per person, per day. Must bring in voucher to redeem offer. connect with us! 257 Edwardes Street, Reservoir Ph: 9460 5799 • www.zagames.com.au 2 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record NFL News NETBALL REPRESENTATIVE SQUADS NAMED The Northern Netball League has announced its representative squads for this year’s interleague matches. For the first time the league will field both an open-age and under-19 team in its two representative fixtures. The league will first square off against the Southern Football Netball League on Friday May 13 at Parade College. It will be the second successive year the NNL plays against the SFNL, after last year recording two commanding wins in the league’s first foray into representative netball. The following Saturday the NNL’s open-age and under-19 teams will travel to Rye to take on the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football Netball League on May 21. The matches against the MPNFL will be played in conjunction with the NFL’s senior football representative match at Rye’s R.J. Rowley Recreation Reserve, in the 2016 WorkSafe AFL Victoria Community Championships. The NNL open-age netball team will be coached by Bundoora mentor Jacinta Tonkin, while Greensborough’s Sharon Ashworth will coach the under-19 team. Ashworth last year coached the NNL B-Grade team in its victory over the SFNL. Brooke George will assist both coaches after coaching the NNL’s A-Grade team to its 13-goal win over the SFNL last year. The NNL congratulates the players selected in the two representative squads. Below are the open-age and under-19 squads for this year’s representative netball campaign. 2016 NNL OPEN-AGE REPRESENTATIVE SQUAD Jacinta TONKIN (Coach) Bundoora Brooke GEORGE (Assistant) Diamond Creek Nathan NOLAN (Head Trainer)Bundoora Sophie ATKINSON Fitzroy Stars Natarsha BAMBLETT Fitzroy Stars Jess BEATON St Mary’s Bec COLWELL North Heidelberg Isabelle CONROY Greensborough Ashleigh FEEHAN Watsonia Stacey GANNON Diamond Creek Jacqui HARRINGTON Diamond Creek Bronwyn TAYLOR Diamond Creek Verhonda SMITH Diamond Creek 2016 NNL U/19 REPRESENTATIVE SQUAD Sharon ASHWORTH (Coach)Greensborough Brooke GEORGE (Assistant) Diamond Creek Nathan NOLAN (Head Trainer)Bundoora Kourtnee BAIRD Diamond Creek Georgia BOWKETT Diamond Creek Meg COLLINS Bundoora Beth GARLIC Diamond Creek Lexi GIANNAKIS Diamond Creek Chloe GRAY Diamond Creek Chloe GRIMES Whittlesea Chloe LAMBERT Diamond Creek Cassie LEWIS Diamond Creek Elosie WHITCROFT Diamond Creek EMERGENCIES: Emilly Williams (Bundoora), Holly Oates (Whittlesea), Kirsten Caithness (Watsonia) Contents This Week’s Tips 2 Division 3 42 Northern Knights News 59 Coaches Player of the Year 3 Leading Goal Kickers 53 Junior Review 61 Division 1 12 Netball News 55 Division 2 26 Netball – Round 4 Results 56 Cover Image: North Heidelberg returns from the bye to take on Hurstbridge this week. 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AU 1 THIS Week’s Tips TOM FLANAGAN JORDAN KOUNELIS TIM MICHELL ROSS COUZENS CRAIG HUGGINS NFL Media NFL Media Leader Newspaper Inside Footy Gold 104.3 Bundoora v Lower Plenty Bundoora Bundoora Bundoora Bundoora Bundoora Macleod v Northcote Park Macleod Macleod Macleod Macleod Macleod Montmorency v Greensborough Greensborough Greensborugh Greensborough Greensborough Greensborough W Preston-Lakeside v Heidelberg Heidelberg Heidelberg Heidelberg Heidelberg Heidelberg Whittlesea v Eltham Eltham Eltham Eltham Whittlesea Eltham Diamond Creek v Thomastown Thomastown Diamond Creek Thomastown Thomastown Diamond Creek Fitzroy Stars v Lalor Fitzroy Stars Fitzroy Stars Fitzroy Stars Fitzroy Stars Fitzroy Stars Hurstbridge v North Heidelberg North Heidelberg Hurstbridge Hurstbridge Hurstbridge Hurstbridge Heidelberg West v Sth Morang South Morang South Morang South Morang South Morang South Morang Kilmore v Banyule Banyule Banyule Banyule Banyule Banyule Mernda v St Mary's Mernda Mernda Mernda Mernda Mernda Watsonia v Epping Watsonia Watsonia Watsonia Watsonia EXPERT TIPSTERS DIVISION 1 DIVISION 2 DIVISION 3 Watsonia Last Week 5 5 5 7 5 Progressive 22 24 24 27 27 MATCH OF THE DAY April 30 1:00PM - NFL Preview Show 2:00PM - Hurstbridge v North Heidelberg (includes around the ground scores) On your local station 88.6 Plenty Valley FM 2 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record COACHES Player of the Year Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Eltham v Montmorency Thomastown v Fitzroy Stars Heidelberg West v Mernda Greensborough v Bundoora Panton Hill v Hurstbridge Watsonia v Kilmore Lower Plenty v Whittlesea Lalor v Diamond Creek Banyule v St Mary’s 3. Josh Merkel (Eltham) 3. Ben Fennell (Montmorency) 2. Daniel Coffield (Eltham) 2. Joel McLellan (Montmorency) 1. Anton Woods (Eltham) 1. Daniel Keenan (Montmorency) 3. Jacob Osei-Duro (Thomastown) 3. Djaran Whyman (Fitzroy Stars) 2. Adrian Lesar (Thomastown) 2. John Hayes (Fitzroy Stars) 1. Adrian Natoli (Thomastown) 1. Kain Proctor (Fitzroy Stars) 3. Nick Carnell (Greensborough) 3. Liam Byrne (Bundoora) 2. Josh Callaway (Greensborough) 2. Isaac Muller (Bundoora) 1. Matthew Hyde (Greensborough) 1. Luke Simpson (Bundoora) 3. Bradley Moore (Heidelberg West) 3. Jayden Welch (Mernda) 2. Ryan Floyd (Heidelberg West) 2. Les Adams (Mernda) 1. Kane More (Heidelberg West) 1. Thomas McIntosh (Mernda) 3. Mitch Anderson (Panton Hill) 3. Chris Burton (Hurstbridge) 2. Scott Conte (Panton Hill) 2. Joel Dale (Hurstbridge) 1. Jesse Freeman (Panton Hill) 1. Anthony Heron (Hurstbridge) 3. Patrick Flynn (Lower Plenty) 3. Justin Sherman (Whittlesea) 2. Billy Barden (Lower Plenty) 2. Jai Robinson (Whittlesea) 1. Tom Keys (Lower Plenty) 1. Andrew Fairchild (Whittlesea) 3. Jordan Brown (Watsonia) 3. Marcus Webb (Kilmore) 2. Jack Larkin (Watsonia) 2. Ben Tsakmakis (Kilmore) 1. Matthew Crompton (Watsonia) 1. Brian Bell (Kilmore) 3. Spencer Christopher (Lalor) 3. Daniel Shallard (Diamond Creek) 2. Scott Dowell (Lalor) 2. Chris Moloney (Diamond Creek) 1. Todd Hughes (Lalor) 1. Kane Tenace (Diamond Creek) 3. Daniel Kelly (Banyule) 3. Lachlan Potter (St Mary’s) 2. Devin McDonald (Banyule) 2. Jake Dambrauskas (St Mary’s) 1. Luke Giles (Banyule) 1. Stephen Campbell (St Mary’s) Northcote Park v W Preston-Lakeside South Morang v Epping 3. Damian Galofaro (Northcote Park) 3. Patrick Karnezis (West Preston-Lakeside) 2. Jordan Perry (Northcote Park) 2. Shaun Gannon (West Preston-Lakeside) 1. Julian Violato (Northcote Park) 1. Kyle Simpson (West Preston-Lakeside) 3. Mitch Buckley (South Morang) 3. Shane Wood (Epping) 2. Nick Johnston (South Morang) 2. Thomas Hughes (Epping) 1. Luke Shelton (South Morang) 1. Thomas Sullivan (Epping) Heidelberg v Macleod 3. Sam Gilmore (Heidelberg) 3. Jack Bianchin (Macleod) 2. Jake Truefeldt (Heidelberg) 2. Hayden Seivers (Macleod) 1. Michael Brunelli (Heidelberg) 1. Ned McKeown (Macleod) Division 1 – Leaders PLAYER CLUB Tom Keys Lower Plenty Bronik Davies Division 2 – Leaders VOTES Division 3 – Leaders PLAYER CLUB VOTES PLAYER CLUB 7 Hugh Kavanagh Diamond Creek 5 Brad Moore Heidelberg West Northcote Park 6 Lionel Proctor Fitzroy Stars 5 Jordan Brown Watsonia 6 Nick Carnell Greensborough 6 Mitch Anderson Panton Hill 5 Nicholas Daisley St Mary's 6 Sam Gilmore Heidelberg 6 Scott Conte Panton Hill 5 Nicholas Dean St Mary's 6 Anton Woods Eltham 5 Jacob Osei-Duro Thomastown 4 Mitch Buckley South Morang 5 WWW. NFL. ORG. AU VOTES 7 3 NFL News BULLS BUILDING EARLY MOMENTUM by Dan Campbell Statements in Division 1 don’t come much bigger than defeating the ladder-leader at its home ground. Bundoora managed to do just that in Round 3, beating a red-hot Greensborough at War Memorial Park by 16 points to get its season back on track. Making the win all the more momentous, Bundoora took the points without two of its best players – captain Brent Marshall and livewire forward Gary Moorcroft. After a slow start to 2016, with the Bulls soundly beaten by reigning premier Macleod in Round 1, Phil Plunkett’s men have steadied over the past fortnight to make a statement to the rest of the competition. “We were very pleased,” senior coach Phil Plunkett told The Northerner. “We hadn’t beaten (Greensborough) since our premiership year (2013) so hopefully that’s a good omen going forward. “Montmorency (at their home ground) beat us there last year, and Macleod took it to a new level (and) that was a bit of an eye-opener for us. “We’ve been able to get our season back on track and hopefully it gives us a good start to the first half of the season.” With the off-season addition of experienced players that come with previous success – including the likes of David Mitchell and Trent and Troy Barbero – along with young talent like Will Flanders and Isaac Muller, the Bulls’ list has struck a delicate balance. The list, comprised of a healthy blend of older heads, emerging youngsters, and experienced recruits, has struck a certain chemistry and has gelled together nicely in the opening rounds of 2016, according to Plunkett. “(The new recruits) have settled in pretty well. We’ve been able to keep the majority of our list as it was. We’ve got a massive nucleus of new players but we’re just sort of potting them here and there,” Plunkett said. “I think the boys that we’ve had previously as well as who stayed around from last year have gelled together nicely and made a good transition for the new guys to work out how they want to play.” The club’s elder statesmen continue to deliver, including Gary Moorcroft, the eldest player on Bundoora’s list. The 4 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record high flier has shown no signs of slowing down, booting four goals against Montmorency on his 40th birthday. On every line, the Bulls boast an edge of sheer experience and football nous. “Gary’s one of my hardest trainers and I can’t see him slowing up too soon,” Plunkett said. “The elder statesmen are (playing) their roles. Ben Shelton, he’s another one that’s been around for a while and has really got the backline humming along and he’s one of the generals down there. “The two Barbero boys (Trent and Troy) and David Mitchell, there’s a few of them with experience having won premierships over the last couple of years. “We’ve got a good nucleus of older and newer guys.” With Bundoora hosting Lower Plenty at Yulong Reserve this week, Plunkett believes no team in Division 1 can afford to become complacent, especially during a run of form which the Bulls have produced in the past fortnight. The Bulls last year fell to their first ever home loss to Lower Plenty when beaten by 37 points in Round 10 and are looking to reverse that result on Saturday. “We won’t be taking any team lightly,” Plunkett said. “It’s been one of the best things about this competition, not only last year but the last few years. It’s very even so you don’t have any opportunities to play against an easier team. “You can’t take your foot off the pedal at all.” DID YOU MISS THE ACTION ON THE WEEKEND? Now you can log onto www.northernfl.tv and catch weekly highlights from ALL Senior divisions. Don’t m is the act s io n packed N Top 5 P FL lays of the Week RED VISION powered by www.northernfl.tv WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 5 NFL News LIONS SCORE VITAL WIN by Doug Long South Morang claimed an important win over close neighbour Epping to get its 2016 campaign back on track. The Lions went into its Meringue Cafe Cup Anzac Day contest at Mill Park Lakes Reserve at 0-3 and two games out of the top four. The game began with an Anzac commemoration, with players lining up for the last post in front of a huge crowd. The Lions had first use of a healthy breeze and peppered the goals early. It was a high pressure game early with plenty of fierce tackling. The Blues soon settled and hit the front midterm with goals to Damien Walker – a good contributor on the day – and Aaron Willitts. Two minutes later, Wayne Pavitt goaled after a free to put the Lions back in front. Thereafter, South Morang never surrendered the lead. “We were challenged during the week,” Lions coach Dean Grainger said “The boys showed what they could do, playing as a team.” Epping was beaten in most facets of the game. But it briefly looked a winner early in the final stanza. The Blues had the breeze – although it had dropped later in the day – and drew to within six points after goals to key forwards Daniel Moore and Willitts. Moore’s goal was a booming kick from outside 50 and went gun-barrel straight. More highlights – of different sorts – were to follow. Both involved Lion recruit Kane Maghamez. Mitch Buckley had been terrific for South Morang. He stuck a great tackle in midfield and won a free. The play was transferred forward where Paul Harrison got the ball on to a running Maghamez for what was to be the final goal of the game. It gave the Lions some breathing space. Minutes later, Maghamez thrilled the crowd with an amazing specie. He seemed to hover in the air for an eternity as he clasped the ball. The pass had come from team mate Mitch Hicks. Hicks had been instrumental late in the game in turning defence into attack. He was later awarded the Anzac Day medal. Surprisingly, Lion forward Nick Johnston played in defence on Willitts. The move proved to be a success – with Willitts limited to two majors. Mathew Robinson held Chris Chilcott to two goals, with the Lions defence doing an excellent job of helping each other out throughout the day. 6 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record “Through poor kicking, they gave us an opportunity, but we weren’t good enough to take it,” Epping coach Greg Whitcroft lamented. In retrospect, a miracle comeback by Epping would have been a steal. With 14 more scoring shots, South Morang thoroughly deserved the win. The Blues regularly found themselves under pressure, but also missed targets later in the final term when players were in open space. Both 23rd men had an influence on the game. Blue Jason Stavely showed good composure to slot a goal from 35 metres out on an angle just before the main break. It reduced the half-time margin to a manageable 11 points. Mitchell Dickson played his first senior game for Lions. He kicked a goal, took a courageous mark under pressure and looked like a seasoned veteran with his ball use. The Lions will go into this week’s match with Heidelberg West at Heidelberg Park full of confidence. Epping has a more difficult assignment it faces Watsonia at A.K. Lines Reserve. FINAL SCORE: South Morang 10.18 (78) def Epping 10.4 (64) NFL News BEARS RALLY TO RECORD EMOTIONAL WIN by Ben Pascuzzi Lower Plenty ended the toughest week in its history with a resounding come-from-behind 29-point victory over Whittlesea in Round 3. Trailing for most of the day, the Bears came from six points behind at three-quarter time to boot six unanswered goals the final term, winning 20.10 (130) to 15.11 (101) in front of a packed house at Montmorency Park. After enduring a devastating week following the tragic death of Patrick Cronin, and stalwart Tony Barden, Lower Plenty was able to find something special in the last quarter to mark the silver lining on what has been a tragic chapter for the club. The emotion was never clearer than when Billy Barden kicked the final goal of the match. His emotion was there for all to see as he celebrated the goal with the crowd, signifying how much the win meant to his club. After the match, both clubs and the majority of the crowd gather in the centre of the ground in a touching tribute to Cronin – a true sign of the unity within the league in a time of grief for Lower Plenty. Emotions aside, this was one of the better games that has been produced in the Meadows Greyhounds Division 1 competition this season, with the momentum swinging both ways throughout the contest. Corey Sleep got the Bears off to the perfect start in the first term, kicking the first goal after taking a strong grab in the opening minute. However, the Eagles were able to reply with goals from Brenton Briffa and Andrew Fairchild, although they were 15 minutes apart. Two goal exchanges saw out the rest of the first term with the Eagles holding on to a two-point lead at the first change. Whittlesea started the better in the second term, putting through the first two goals in quick succession to open up a 13-point buffer. Sleep snagged his second in reply for Lower Plenty, however the Eagles piled on another two goals to extend the lead to 19 points. Just as Whittlesea seemed to be in control of the match, the momentum swung the home side’s way. Successive goals saw the deficit reduced to seven points midway through the quarter. The sides went goal for goal for the next 10 minutes, before Tom Keys made it consecutive goals for Lower Plenty to push his side within a point of the lead. Whittlesea responded to the Bears’ challenge with consecutive goals late in the term to stretch its lead to 12 points at the main break. Blake Poyser snapped a goal over his head to get Lower Plenty off to the perfect start in the third term, before Billy Barden unloaded from beyond the 50m arc to tie proceedings. The sides again went goal-for-goal throughout the third term, which included a major to Lucas Cronin – who wore his brother’s No.12 on his back during his second senior match. Whittlesea midfielder Matt Dornauf broke the trend, giving his side consecutive goals after receiving a free kick in the goal square and converting to give the Eagles a five-point lead at three-quarter time. Barden booted his third goal for Lower Plenty to kickstart the final term, reducing the margin to just one point. With both sides desperate to notch their first win of the season, it was Lower Plenty who took control in the last quarter. Goals to Poyser, Jordan Sacco, Ayden Doumtsis and Barden fourth saw the Bears run out victors by 29 points. FINAL SCORE: Lower Plenty 20.10 (130) def Whittlesea 15.11 (101) WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 7 SAMPLE Heading Text OFFICIAL BREAKFAST PARTNER Available nearby at: - Doncaster - 24 Hours - Highpoint - 24 Hours - Northland - Open 9am Served ‘til 5pm, every day. #WeekendGoals 8 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record NFL News PANTHERS TOO SLICK FOR MAGPIES by Connor O’Leary Eltham recorded its first win of 2016 with a 21-point victory over Montmorency in a free-flowing game at Eltham Central Park. Despite trailing at half time, the Panthers broke the game open with a six-goal third term to leave the Magpies in their wake en route to a 17.11 (113) to 13.14 (92) win. Montmorency was unable to keep up with Eltham’s spread and ball movement throughout much of the second half, as the Magpies found it difficult to break through the Panthers’ defensive zone. Eltham coach Mario Bandera was proud of his side’s second half display after back-to-back losses to last year’s grand finalists in the opening two rounds. “Up until half time we weren’t playing well, then in the third quarter and 75% of the last quarter we played the sort of footy that we know we can play,” Bandera said. “The first two weeks of the season haven’t been that good so we were shaky early, but the way we finished off the game was pleasing.” Anton Woods, Billy Glasgow and Gavan Connelly were key cogs in Eltham’s midfield and had a hand in many of the Panthers’ forward attacks. Josh Merkel won his battle with Craig Flint inside Eltham’s forward 50 with five goals, whilst Daniel Coffield was important across half-back. Montmorency was left to rue its inaccuracy throughout the second term, converting just four of its 11 opportunities for the quarter. Ben Fennell didn’t miss a beat in his first game of the season for the Magpies with an excellent display through the middle, with Daniel Keenan and Liam Nunan also continuing their hot starts to 2016. Eltham was able to control the contest early and open up an 11-point buffer at the first change, largely off the back of Tom Rogers’ run. The Magpies’ attempts to switch and move the footy at speed were often closed down by the Panthers, however after an early goal to Eltham’s Chris Brannan in the second quarter it was all Montmorency. Keenen was able to find space inside forward 50 and convert for Montmorency against the run of play, before goals to Mitch Dillon and Nunan suddenly had the Magpies ahead. Montmorency’s tackling pressure was paying dividends, as it began to arrest momentum through midfield and seemingly be first to every contest. Staring at a seven-point half time deficit, the Panthers responded. A goal to Merkel was cancelled out soon after by Ned Taylor, however goals to Connelly, Jye Lorey and Kieran Malone soon had Eltham back in control. Montmorency continued to hang around through Patrick Fitzgerald, however ill discipline cost the Magpies dearly as Glasgow converted a simple set shot immediately following a 50-metre penalty at the centre bounce after Chase Caulfield’s goal. Eltham’s intent at the stoppages was key in its 22-point three-quarter-time lead and it continued to press home its advantage with five of the first seven goals in the last term. The Magpies were able to add some respectability to the scoreboard late in the piece with goals to Fitzgerald, Jesse Donaldson and Stephen McCallum, however it was unfortunately all too late for Montmorency. Winless so far in 2016, the Magpies return home to face a Greensborough outfit coming off its first loss of the season in Round 4, whilst Eltham will head up Plenty Road to tackle newly-promoted Whittlesea. FINAL SCORE: Eltham 17.11 (113) def Montmorency 13.14 (92) WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 9 NFL News BLOODS END WINLESS STREAK IN THRILLER by Christopher Chrysostomou Lalor notched up its first win of the season with a thrilling five-point victory over undefeated Diamond Creek in Round 3. A five-goal haul from full forward, Todd Hughes and a best on ground display from Scott Dowell set up the 12.7 (79) to 11.8 (74) victory. In a game, which saw numerous lead changes, Lalor showed glimmers of the footy that led them to last year’s Grand Final. With AFL legend Kevin Sheedy present to toss the coin, Lalor looked like a side on a mission to impress. The home side’s high intensity brand of football saw them kick the first three goals of the game, two coming off the boot of Hughes. Diamond Creek was sloppy in possession and failed to capitalise on many of its forward 50 entries. That changed when Daniel Shallard kicked the Demons first and Oliver Parks added a second within a minute to cut the Bloods’ lead to three points at quarter time. The second term saw the Demons return to the form that had seen them win their first two games of the season. If not for wayward set shots, the Demons could have led by more than four points at half time. Parks is one player who will need goal kicking practice this week, after taking one of the worst set shots imaginable to miss from 15 metres out, directly in front. It took more than half of the second term for the Demons to add to their goal tally, but when they did, it came from the boot of Simon Buchanan. Matt Aquilina was awarded a 50-metre penalty and slotted a certain goal on the siren to give Diamond Creek a fourpoint lead at half time. With the game evenly contested, Shallard and Hugh Kavanagh kicked early third term goals as the Demons looked to break the game open. But to Lalor’s credit, it stayed resilient and managed to reclaim the lead via two goals from Hughes and a single to Dowell. The seesawing term continued as Lalor managed to peg a goal back whenever the Demons added to their tally. A massive goal from outside 50 by Jedd McQueen was replicated by Spencer Christopher, who pulled down a massive contested mark and slotted home a major to reclaim the Bloods lead. 10 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record But as they did in the second term, the Demons converted the final two goals of the quarter to set up a nine-point advantage, heading into the final term. Lalor, keen to avoid another defeat, looked the team more determined in the final quarter. The Bloods controlled the quarter and through their ball pressure they created many Diamond Creek turnovers. Timmy Peck kick-started the Bloods fight back with a dribble goal to reduce the Demons lead to two points. Hughes then slotted home his fifth goal for the game, through a snapped effort after a free kick was awarded to the Bloods on the boundary, 40 metres out from goal. A silly 50-metre penalty given away by Kane Toronis enabled the Demons to register their first goal of the quarter and reclaim a one-point lead. But all would be forgotten when Spencer Christopher snapped an incredible goal from the left forward pocket on his left foot to snatch back the lead for the Bloods. The Demons tried to get the ball forward as quickly as possible, but there was not enough time as the Bloods held on for a five-point win. FINAL SCORE: Lalor 12.7 (79) def Diamond Creek 11.8 (74) NFL News BURRA MAINTAIN UNBEATEN START by Nicholas Sacco St Mary’s continued its unbeaten start to the Division 3 season, defeating Banyule by two points in a tight game at R.J. Brockwell Oval. With the result heading towards a draw, behinds from Matthew Patti and Nicholas Daisley late in the final quarter were enough to see the Burra finish with a 12.11 (83) to 11.15 (81) victory. Without recruit Chris Tarrant, the Bears will rue their wastefulness in front of goal as they slumped to their third successive defeat by less than a goal. The lead changed eight times throughout the game, with the margin never greater than 14 points – illustrating how close the game was for the entirety. Players observed two-minutes silence before the opening bounce, honouring Lower Plenty player Patrick Cronin who died tragically last week, as well as paying respect to all those who have served in battle for Australia. Banyule didn’t miss a beat in the opening minutes. Daniel Kelly, playing his first game since crossing from Heidelberg, produced an electric start, kicking two quick goals to put the Bears on the front foot early. The Burra didn’t seem to worried about their poor start, responding perfectly. Jake Dambrauskas fired back with two majors, before Lachlan Potter and Patti also kicked truly to give the visitors an eight-point lead at quarter time. Banyule coach Jason Plant was calm in the quarter time huddle, reminding his team to “expect hard tackles” as St Mary’s has become accustomed for in 2016. The second term started in almost identical fashion to the first. The Bears took advantage of St Mary’s backline mistakes as Jake Hooper and Michael Italia booted majors to again build a strong start for the home side. A scrappy contest followed throughout the second quarter as the Bears continued their poor kicking form, while a lack of cohesion from the visitors made it difficult for them to take clear possession. A late goal from Nicholas Dean ensured that the Burra held the lead heading into half time. In the third quarter, Banyule again started well with Ben Nethercote snapping his first for the afternoon, while Devin McDonald was very impressive around the ground, taking strong, contested marks and creating opportunities. The Burra continued to keep pace however, with Potter continuing his wonderful game by kicking his second goal. A goal-for-goal contest followed, but sloppy disposal and a lack of support from their talls saw the Bears still trailing by three points at three quarter time. Burra coach Con Borg added some Anzac sprit into his three quarter time address telling his troops “to play their role” and to “sacrifice for their teammates”. An exciting last term followed. Kelly added his fourth of the day for the hosts, before St Mary’s kicked four of the next five goals to open up a match-high 14-point lead at the 21-minute mark of the quarter. McDonald almost became the saviour for Banyule, kicking two goals in two minutes to reduce the margin to a solitary point. Kelly kicked a behind to tie the scores, however it wasn’t to be for the Bears as the Patti and Daisley behinds were enough for the Burra to notch their fourth conseucitve win. Potter and Dambrauskas were both important for the visitors, combining for six goals. For the home side, Kelly was a standout with four majors while McDonald was brilliant kicking three last quarter goals to give his side an opportunity to win the game. St Mary’s next faces fellow undefeated side Mernda at Waterview Recreation Reserve, while Banyule will look to break its three-game losing streak when it takes on Kilmore at J.J.Clancy Reserve. FINAL SCORE: Banyule 11.15 (81) def by St Mary’s 12.11 (83) WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 11 MEADOWS GREYHOUNDS DIVISION 1 – Results and Ladders Results: Seniors Ladder: Seniors P W L D 3 0 F A % PTS Northcote Park 17.11 (113) def W. Preston-Lakeside 12.15 (87) Heidelberg Greensborough 3 2 1 0 276 154 179.22 8 Eltham 17.11 (113) def Montmorency 13.14 (92) W Preston-Lakeside 3 2 1 0 319 242 131.82 8 Macleod 3 2 1 0 350 275 127.27 8 Greensborough 5.19 (49) def by Bundoora 8.17 (65) Bundoora 3 2 1 0 273 257 106.23 8 Northcote Park 3 2 1 0 228 284 80.28 Eltham 3 1 2 0 264 343 76.97 4 Lower Plenty 3 1 2 0 214 374 57.22 4 Lower Plenty 20.10 (130) def Whittlesea 15.12 (102) Heidelberg 13.10 (88) def Macleod 10.7 (67) Results: Reserves 3 0 300 159 188.68 12 8 Whittlesea 3 0 3 0 238 301 79.07 0 Montmorency 3 0 3 0 238 311 76.53 0 A % PTS Ladder: Reserves P W L D 3 0 F Eltham 11.14 (80) def Montmorency 3.2 (20) Greensborough Heidelberg 3 2 1 0 262 172 148.84 8 Lower Plenty 10.7 (67) def Whittlesea 6.9 (45) Northcote Park 3 2 1 0 229 159 144.03 8 Bundoora 3 2 1 0 217 165 131.52 8 Greensborough 13.13 (91) def Bundoora 8.11 (59) Macleod 3 2 1 0 183 195 93.85 8 W Preston-Lakeside 3 2 1 0 192 213 90.14 8 Eltham 3 1 1 1 165 142 116.20 6 Lower Plenty 3 1 2 0 165 220 75.00 4 Northcote Park 15.11 (101) def W. Preston-Lakeside 7.6 (48) Heidelberg 8.11 (59) def by Macleod 13.8 (86) Results: Under-19s 2 Greensborough 13.11 (89) def Bundoora 4.9 (33) Lower Plenty 19.20 (134) def Whittlesea 6.12 (48) Northcote Park 12.13 (85) def W. Preston-Lakeside 5.6 (36) 12 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record 135 151.85 10 Whittlesea 3 0 3 0 144 232 62.07 0 Montmorency 3 0 3 0 116 245 47.35 0 A % PTS Ladder: Under-19s P W Eltham 8.9 (57) def by Montmorency 10.10 (70) 1 205 L D F Lower Plenty 2 2 0 0 226 102 221.57 8 Greensborough 3 2 1 0 226 148 152.70 8 Eltham 3 2 1 0 250 199 125.63 8 Bundoora 3 2 1 0 211 171 123.39 8 Montmorency 3 2 1 0 161 201 80.10 8 Northcote Park 3 1 2 0 177 175 101.14 4 Whittlesea 2 1 1 0 137 205 66.83 4 W Preston-Lakeside 3 0 3 0 161 266 60.53 0 Macleod 2 0 2 0 122 204 59.80 0 MEADOWS GREYHOUNDS DIVISION 1 - Preview A CLOSE RUN RACE It’s a much anticipated Round 4 coming up in Meadows Greyhounds Division 1, following a weekend of surprise results in the top flight. It’s a much anticipated Round 4 coming up in Meadows Greyhounds Division 1, following a weekend of surprise results in the top flight. This week’s action includes a top-three clash between West Preston-Lakeside and Heidelberg at J.E Moore Park. West Preston-Lakeside succumbed to its first defeat of the season last Saturday when it was beaten at Northcote Park. The Roosters registered the opening five scoring shots, but were otherwise on the back foot in the 26-point defeat. Patrick Karnezis was the Roosters’ best in defeat, booting four goals to jump to second on the goal kicking table. Heidelberg recorded its best win in 12 months when it came from behind to beat Macleod on Anzac Day. The Tigers managed just two majors in the opening half but rallied to kick 11 second-half goals in the 21-point win. Sam Gilmore was a dominant force in the ruck, while Paul Bower and Jake Truefeldt –in his first senior game for the Tigers – also excelled. Bundoora and Lower Plenty will both be looking to back up fantastic Round 3 wins when they meet at Yulong Reserve. Phil Plunkett’s side claimed its first win over Greensborough since 2013 in last week’s 16-point upset. Without key duo Brent Marshall and Gary Moorcroft, the Bulls booted 1.10 in the opening term. They straightened up thereafter to claim a gutsy win and assume a spot in the top five. Liam Byrne, Isaac Muller and Will Flanders led the way. Words can’t describe the courage Lower Plenty displayed last week as it honoured Patrick Cronin with one if its greatest wins against Whittlesea. The Bears kicked six unanswered goals in the last quarter to run away for their first for the season. Bill Barden and Tom Keys combined for eight majors, while Lucas Cronin’s first goal in senior football was a highlight. Macleod and Northcote Park will both be hoping to improve their record to 3-1 when they square off at De Winton Park. The Roos looked to have last week’s game against Heidelberg under control when they led by four goals during the third term. However, the reigning premiers were powerless to stop the rampant Tigers in the by Samuel Zito final 40 minutes as they slumped it their first defeat since last year’s semi final. Macleod’s best players came from defence with Jack Bianchin, Joel Kidd and Hayden Seivers all in their side’s best six. Northcote Park showed resolve to get back on the winners’ list against West Preston-Lakeside. With the game in the balance, the Cougars played their best football of the season in the last quarter, booting seven goals before the visitors added three majors in red time. Julian Violato’s strong start to the season continued, while Lachlan Boscarini, Jordan Perry and Damian Galaforo also impressed. Following its first away game of the season, Whittlesea returns to its home paddock to host Eltham. Whittlesea couldn’t go with Lower Plenty in the final 30 minutes of last week’s loss at Montmorency Park. The Eagles headed into the game as favourites following two close losses to start the year, however they ended the round with 0-3. Justin Sherman was solid across four quarters, while Matt Dornauf and Tom Falls were also among the Eagles’ best. Eltham last week showed signs of returning to its 2015 form in its 21-point win over Montmorency. Josh Merkel was a standout with five goals, with Anton Woods, Daniel Coffield and Gavan Connelly. The Panthers could move inside the top five should Round 4 results go their way, although Whittlesea Showgrounds has been a tricky venue recently. Montmorency and Greensborough are both looking to return to winning ways at Montmorency Park. Montmorency sits at the foot of the Division 1 ladder despite being competitive in all three losses this season. Ben Haynes’ young side has been made to pay for lapses in each game, with last week’s poor third quarter the difference against Eltham after leading at the main break. Ben Fennell was his side’s best player, along with veteran Daniel Keenan and young gun Connor Dalgleish. Greensborough is also on the rebound following last week’s upset defeat to Bundoora. The Bulls kept the Boro in the contest with their wastefulness in the opening term. Thereafter it was the men in green who couldn’t convert, booting a wayward 5.19 in the 16-point loss. Nick Carnell was superb with his attack on the ball, while Josh Callaway and Jack Johnston put in solid showings. WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 13 MEADOWS GREYHOUNDS DIVISION 1 BUNDOORA Mixed results were had at Greensborough last week, with the seniors win a real highlight. LAST WEEK: After unbeaten starts to the year the under-19s and reserves had a wake up call, with results going convincingly to Greensborough. It is imperative that we keep the attitude and application up in terms of numbers on the track and a commitment to the cause. SENIORS: The senior side had a terrific win against a more fancied opposition, our first victory against Greensborough since 2013. This week we must consolidate the good work against Lower Plenty. Goal Kickers: K. Delbridge 2, L. Simpson 2, J. Furlong, T. Barbero, D. Nixon, K. Slater; Best Players: L. Byrne, I. Muller, B. Carlyon, W. Flanders, K. Slater, D. Mitchell. SOCIAL: Ladies Lunch today (Saturday April 30) vs Lower Plenty. $60 per head with two-course meal and includes champagne, wine and beer provided between 12:30 to 3:30. Please contact Bronwyn Graham, LeeAnn Grant or Caroline Marshall to see if any last minute tickets are available. LUKE HODGE LUNCHEON: Hawthorn premiership LOWER PLENTY Today we travel to Yulong Park to take on Bundoora in what will surely be three tough games. THE CLUB: The last two weeks have been both the toughest and most inspirational in the club’s history. To see the turn-up last week from past players, Research Junior Football Club personnel and supporters in general was truly inspirational and played a major part in the club coming away with the three wins. Words cannot do justice to how emotional the day was with so many special moments. THANKS: Special thanks to all the help from the Research Junior Football Club volunteers on the day, as well as to Whittlesea Football Netball Club for their contribution in showing our respect for the Cronin family and all the messages of support from footy clubs across Victoria. COMEDY NIGHT: All agreed that the club would continue with planned events and we have a Comedy Night tonight from 7pm at the rooms. Evan Hocking and the fabulous Nelson Twins are sure to be 14 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record captain will be the special guest at our luncheon when we host Whittlesea on Saturday May 7. $60 per head which includes a carvery lunch from 12:00pm to 2:00pm. Listen to one of the modern days greats. Please contact Max Grant 0438 801928 or anyone on the committee. MEMBERSHIP: Please see Otto Grossman or anyone on the committee for all your membership or club apparel needs. GO BULLS entertaining with tickets $20 with finger food included. CAVEMEN: This year will be bigger and better, so anybody who wishes to become a Caveman please see Tony or Steve. The regular two functions we have will as usual bring great entertainment and value for money with the first Cavemen Lunch kicking off on Friday May 20 and the second function on June 22. Don’t miss out, so book a spot for your guests by contacting Tony or Steve. The first lunch entertainment is locked in. MC is Tony Shaw with special guests Geelong and North Melbourne premiership player Cam Mooney and comedian Dave O’Neill. COMMUNICATIONS: We will continue to communicate to all stakeholders via our website www. lowerplentyfc.com.au, Facebook and Team App. If you don’t already have it, please download the Team App application on your smart phone to stay in touch with all things Lower Plenty. MEADOWS GREYHOUNDS DIVISION 1 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 42 43 44 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 55 56 57 58 59 61 62 63 Kane Slater Jordan Galea Anthony Condello Andrew Carmusciano Jack Furlong James Lord Brody Waugh Joe Palazzolo Josh Grabowski David Mitchell Gary Moorcroft Joshua Summers Travis Keating Dominic Nixon Ben Shelton Jake Bennett Brenton Keating Michael Gravina Adam Follacchio Matty Dennis Luke Simpson Joshua Mascara Benjamin Young Beau Moorcroft Matthew Lawson Nick Grabowski Sal Mamone Brent Marshall (C) Matthew Ferraro Lee Santoro Willis Flanders Brendan Carlyon Kent Delbridge Kristian Doddato Isaac Muller Trent Grant Liam Byrne Brod Gray Dean Richardson Jamie Chavez Frank Multari Jayden Petruccelle Matthew Rutter Joshua Scarmozzino Anthony Littore Dale Marshall Nathan Gardiner David Janevski Glenn Halton Troy Barbero James McHugh Jordan Lord Chayse Turnbull Matthew Romano James Peau Chaye Morel Jayden Hamer Jamie Bombaci BUNDOORA LOWER PLENTY Senior Coach: Phil Plunkett Reserves Coach: Steve Krstevski Under 19 Coach: Scott Pywell Senior Coach: Michael Ryan Reserves Coach: Luke Groves Under 19 Coach: John Jackson 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 72 74 75 76 78 Joshua Iacobaccio Damandeep Aujla Tim Totevski Leigh Slater Jordon McDonald Dean Lushaj Michael Gravina Anthony Palazzolo Glenn Grgic Adrian Lushaj Paul Hopes Trent Barbero UNDER 19 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 32 36 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 49 54 Riley Hillyear Anthony Parisi Jaidyn Caruana Austin MacDonald Harrison Welsh Matthew Morison Milad Almatrah Liam Patterson Mark Pavlovski Jamie Ozimek Jordyn Eldrett Aron Lynch Jarrod Lawson Kyle Fitzgerald Marc Coscarella Matthew Parisi Michael Montesano Jesse Noble Anthony Potamidis Tristan Mancuso Daniel Wain Jye Spottiswood Michael Coco Beau Moorcroft Joseph Torcaso William Sedawie Tyla Barrow Somaldeep Aujla Josh Tinoi Aaron D’Angelo Billy Hawkes Matthew Benich Jack Furlong Joshua Iacobaccio Kerry Zhank Brandan Vella Dean Halton Dale Marshall Cooper Perrin 1 1A 2 2A 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 9 9A 10 10A 11 12 13 14 14A 15 16 17 17A 18 19 20 21 22 22A 23 23A 24 25 26 26A 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 33A 34 35 Clint Monger Leigh Gray Scott McLaughlin Mitchell Clamp Darcy Sharples Nick Mackay Tom Shaw Cameron Slacik Oliver Vaselouski Ayden Doumtsis Tom Ralph Bowen Zimbolani Laurie Naismith Luke Bower Lucas Cronin Anthony Hopkins Alden Meale Pat Cronin Lachlan Hooper Matt Barden Jarrod Shaw Ryan Gray Michael Ryan Tom Keys Talen Pettie Ciaran Porter Bill Barden Jordan Jackson Jesse Smith Darcy Barden (C) Josh Hodges Steve Paterson Liam McCormack Jordan Sacco Julian Soccio Nick Hannah Heath Ayres Patrick Flynn Cam Elmore Sean Downey James Dozzi Khan Rickard Erin Gebert Blake Poyser Nate Llewellyn Peter Ford Kallum Hinchliffe 36 36A 41 44 45 47 52 56 57 99 Kurt Costelow Nathan Harris Andrew Tregenza Luke Groves Will Rogers Leigh McTaggart Nathan Heywood Michael Paterson Chris Tsapasaris Luke Deslandes UNDER 19 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 25 30 33 34 35 Vincent Vecchio Fraser Delbridge Mitch Brown Kyle Keenan Lachlan Shine Cam McCormack Corey Sleep Kia O’Donovan Ben Paterson Lachlan Reinke Daniel Robertson Connor Molloy Sam Paterson Andrew Baschiera Braydon Turner Josh Shelton Jimmy Stapleton Jason Booth Cody Johnstone Daniel Iozzi Ned Waters Bailey Rodda Chase Chequer McKenzie Stanley Kallum Hinchliffe WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 15 MEADOWS GREYHOUNDS DIVISION 1 MACLEOD The seniors suffered their first loss for the year while the reserves impressed. SENIORS: Once again, it was a great honour to be involved in the Anzac Day clash v Heidelberg and congratulations to all for the pre-game ceremonies. On the field, it was mixed results with the seniors squandering a four-goal lead in the third term to go down by 21 points. The Tigers ran all over the top of us with a seven-goal final term. Our defence had held up pretty well for the first three quarters but our forwards struggled on the big ground and our delivery was not up to the usual high standard. Better players came from the backline – Jack Bianchin, Joel Kidd and Hayden Seivers, while Matty Clark impressed in his first senior appearance in 2016. RESERVES: The reserves held their previous unbeaten opponents to just three goals in the first three quarters and held off the Tigers’ final quarter comeback. Liam Wanders and Jai Swainger were among the best players in the 21-point win. NORTHCOTE PARK A very good Anzac Day weekend, where all three teams recorded good wins. Thank you to West PrestonLakeside for playing the games in a competitive manner and in the right spirit. LAST WEEK: Great to see all teams observe a minute’s silence for Anzac Day and Lower Plenty footballer Patrick Cronin who passed away in tragic circumstances. SENIORS: West Preston had 1.4 on the board before we even had a sniff. Thanks to some Jordan Perry and Nik McNiece magic and a hard-working defence, we managed a point lead at quarter time. Our second quarter was good where we kicked 4.8. The mosquito fleet led by Bronik started to get on top, with Thorpie and Brody Ricardi stepping up to the plate. The defence led by Harmit and Jules were keeping the opposing forwards in check. West Preston bounced back in the third but thanks to some accurate goal kicking by Ricky, Brock and Paul we held an eight-point at the last change. Our last quarter was a very good teamoriented performance. If not for three goals by West Preston in junk time we would have recorded a bigger 16 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record TODAY: We are again playing for the MelicanAnderson Trophy which honours two club greats in Tom Melican (Macleod) and the late John Anderson (Northcote Park). SOCIAL DATES: June 25 – annual Gala Ball at Abbotsford Brewery $100 (under-19s $90, couples $180); July 2 – women’s lunch; July 23 – beyondblue lunch; July 29 – business lunch featuring Mick Molloy and Jake King; August 13 – $5000 draw; September 23 – presentation night at Watsonia RSL. COTERIE GROUPS: There are two coterie groups providing invaluable support for the club. The Golden Kangaroos will be run by Bryan Bottomley 0418 353 685 while the Kangas are under the stewardship of Bruce McDonald 0419 887 667. SPONSORS: We thank all our sponsors for their commitment in 2016. If you are interested in becoming an MFC sponsor at any level, please see Damian Hurley. MEMBERSHIP: See Peta Doherty for your supporter membership. win, but nevertheless it was good to get the win and retain the Mellerick/McNiece Cup. RESERVES: The highlight was the great 10-goal performance by Mitch Papas. The boys were led by a rebounding defence, working well with the on ball division who controlled the game. UNDER-19: Last week marked the debut of the next generation of the proud Amad family. Michael, son of club great Joe, played well up forward. West Preston, whilst outclassed, never gave up and made our boys work hard. Some big marking from forwards Kizza, Andre and the Waldron boys were highlights. Our back men Sam and the Brown boys were miserly and midfielders Simmo, Aydin, Ben, Al, Nathan and Jesse worked hard. The highlight was the goal of the year contender from Arthur Phlorides. Knowing what this young man has gone through to, it was great to see his teammates get around him. SOCIAL: 12 months in the making, we finally get the Bizarre Gazzard to our rooms. Saturday April 30 at 7.30pm. Cost is $50 per head and includes finger food drinks at bar prices. MEADOWS GREYHOUNDS DIVISION 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20A 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 MACLEOD NORTHCOTE PARK Senior Coach: Garry Ramsay Reserves Coach: Dave Doherty Under 19 Coach: Troy White Senior Coach: Harmit Singh Reserves Coach: Matt McLennan Under 19 Coach: Russell Humphrey Jack Bianchin Kane Shaw (C) Reece Geary Cathal Corr Anthony Doherty Brad Leggett Matthew Clark Laurence Schubert Justin White Lucas Hobbs Josh Henkel Rory Scott Jack Langford Patrick Martin Daniel O’Brien Reid Brandt Ben Porter Chris Long Travis White Joshua Totino Tyson Balasso Shane Doherty Ryan Storey Jake Chiminello Brendan Pearce Ned McKeown Dalton Doherty Daniel Kovac Liam Brandt Lachlan Considine Hayden Seivers Matt Yarwood Sean Driscoll Mitchell Bottomley Riley Moloney-Salvador Michael Sayers Joel Kidd Aaron White Daniel Nankervis Shaun Melican Sam Bell Bryce Hesline Hamish Paynter Liam O’Leary Nick Lynch Christian Vigliotti Simon Lovett Brett Wilding Denne Gaylor Jack Baxter Michael Milner Jordan Bulman 52 53 54 55 56 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 68 69 70 Mitch Hancock Trent West Matt Milner Jai Swainger Lee Cumming Stefan Condello Juy Lumsden Cale Volitakis Shaun Lumsden Steve Kelly Glenn Smith Rabi El-Khatib Rob Hancock Michael Fitzclarence Ben Hines Joe Langford Daniel Laurelli UNDER 19 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 37 39 41 42 43 44 46 47 49 56 57 58 66 67 Haydon Manuel James Condello Riley Salvador Jordan Bulman Tom Newbold Kieren White Royce Kingston Matt Newbold Brett Smith Jordan Vellios Caine Woods Jake Chiminello Trent Ryan Brayden Plant Dylan Brandt Jadyn White Jordan Hogg Charlie Smythe Chris Kantzidis Robert Todd Kane Lugosi Joshua Turnbull Mitch Phillips George Williamson Justin Hall Trent Barker Ricky Wait Sam Harrington Tyler Ramsey Ben Rowe Kurt Manuel Luke Joyce James Todd 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 17A 18 18A 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 35 37 38 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 49 50 51 Harmit Signh Nick Gray Daniel Costanzo Ash Close Ben McNiece Bronik Davies (C) Lachlan Boscarini Riad Elasmar Mitch Papas Michael O’Connell Aaron Shaw Jordan Perry Gerard Sutton Joel Donaldson Luke Svarc Brock McLennan Simon Andrews Ross Botoulas Pat Considine Tyler Karakaltsas Michael Naldrett Brody Ricardi Wade Demasi Nick Carter Dylan Campbell Aaron DiMatteo Nik McNiece Mannon Johnston Julian Violato Jesse Harris Robert Chadwick Marcus Picken Bryn Barnes-Webb Paul Stenicke Koden Colman Justin Chilcott Lachy Little Oliver McEwan Cameron Simpson Ricky Fandrich Damien Galofaro Wayne Schultz Dylan O’Niell Paul Italiano Jordan Collopy Jacob Mitchell David Capparelli Cameron Taylor 54 55 56 58 59 60 64 65 66 67 70 71 73 74 76 77 79 80 81 84 87 Mikael Dimov Lachlan Thorp Henry Mason Steven Hanning Josh Whelan Max Coutts Sean O’Niell Ben Callahan Dom Cullen Tim Amanalitis Josh Stanton Matthew George Josh Kendal Nataniel Leach Xavier Hall Dave Ienco Jordan Marshall Alec Deasey Wol Dut Jaden Askew Brian Alen UNDER 19 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 15 17 21 23 25 27 39 41 48 57 58 66 79 Ben Augustus Daniel Brown Janus Waldron Tom Robinson Brandon Brown Andre Botoulas Liam Waldron Nathan Addamo Jake Murray Tyson Old Aydin Dani Dylan Harvey Matthew Brown Jacob Fahkry Alastair Punshon Michael Amad Kieren Jaksic Arthur Phlorides Cameron Simpson Samuel Aanensen Billyjack Smith Brendan O’Carroll George Ercolano Jesse Frost WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 17 MEADOWS GREYHOUNDS DIVISION 1 MONTMORENCY A big task for Ben Haynes and his boys today when we host neighbours Greensborough. VALE: Patrick Cronin - MFNC is deeply saddened by the tragic passing of Patrick Cronin. The MFNC offers its sincere condolences to Patrick’s family and friends, Lower Plenty FC and Research JFC in this difficult time. The entire Montmorency community would like to commend Lower Plenty and Research on how they have supported the Cronin family during these trying times. We also pass on our condolences following the passing of Tony ‘Tiger’ Barden, who was a much loved and highly respected man with a long association with Montmorency and Lower Plenty. Tony will be greatly missed by his many friends. SENIORS: The Panthers proved a little too strong for us as we again failed to produce a four-quarter performance. This is to be expected with such a young Mont crew as they learn the ropes. Whilst today will be a big challenge there is no question we will be focused upon producing a strong performance. RESERVES: Still looking to break the ice for 2016 and GREENSBOROUGH Today we take on old rival Montmorency away. SENIORS: We fell to our first loss of the season at the hands of a fired up Bundoora. We controlled the game in patches, but failed to capitalise on opportunities in front of goal, ending up kicking 5.19 to fall 16 points short. Nick Carnell continues to have a big influence and he was ably supported by the midfield group, but it is crucial we bounce back this week vs the old foe. RESERVES: Burst out of the blocks against an undefeated Bundoora, leading by four goals at quarter time, bringing the pressure and intensity required early in games. We got out to a nine-goal to one lead before the boys switched off and left the door open for Bundoora, who reduced the margin to 26 points at half time. The boys switched back on and ran out 32-point winners. A massive effort from our undermanned side against a good team, which will hold us in good stead going forward. Josh Doherty and John Pritchard played enormous games. 18 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record today will be a real challenge against an always strong Greensborough. It is top vs bottom so we will need to bring our very best to the table. UNDER-19: Today’s match is between the clubs who have contested the past two grand finals. Darren Kane’s youngsters got home last week against the Panthers after a real scare in the final quarter. NETBALL: After a modest start to the season the two netball teams have produced some very strong performances in recent weeks. The girls are really enjoying their netball each Friday. JUNIORS: It was great to host Darren Boulton’s under-16 Magpies at the club last Thursday. This young Mont crew are having another terrific season and in great hands. THE CLUB: Our first Business Luncheon was held on Friday and proved to be an outstanding success. Many thanks for all those who supported the event. Also, a big shout out to the hardworking MFNC executive. The team of Greg Bowman, Mark Cleary, Mark Smith, Mick Grattan and Ray Bowman are doing a stellar job in 2016. Well done and on behalf of everyone at Magpieland. UNDER-19: The future stars were locked in a tight battle early, leading the Bulls by eight points at the half. But a five-goal haul from Billy Bedford saw the boys run out 56-point winners, kicking nine goals to one in the second half. It was the seasoned boys who stood up to be counted for, with Mitch Hill and Jacob Ireland leading the way. Massive game today in the GF rematch. SOCIAL NOTES: BORO Frat Party is on tonight (April 30) at the clubrooms, so dig out your Americanised costumes and we’ll see you there! The year’s best function “Mr BORO” is on May 14, so please get your wives/girlfriends/friends to book their table at the rooms or by organising with a player. INTERESTING ANDREW STELLAS: “Dear Diary, it’s been a busy week, but as usual, I’ve managed to fit in 36 holes of virtual golf a day, it’s pretty taxing, but somebody has to do it. Jason Tucker keeps saying I should take him out for a round of golf, I doubt I will. Mr Boro is coming up soon, I’m in career best nick so I’m not worried. AS. (Mr Boro 2016).” MEADOWS GREYHOUNDS DIVISION 1 1 Callum Daley 2 Grant McCracken 3 Jesse Donaldson (C) 4 Jacob Smith 4A Drew Lock 5 Alex Chiocci 6 Ben Fennell 7 James Gaul 8 Craig Flint 9 Bill Jenkin 9A Josh Horner 10 Alek Tsardakis 11 James Brooker 12 Matthew Miller 13 Bobby Lamanna 13A Dayton Callaway 14 Jack Codmiller 15 Mitch Dillon 16 Alex Potter 16A Darcy Nunan 17 Ned Taylor 18 Joel McLellan 18A Riccardo Barra 19 Liam Hunt 20 Brett Zorzi 20A Tim Moulas 21 Wyatt Le Gassick 22 Stephen McCallum 22A Jack Richards 23 Liam Nunan 24 Callum Cook 25 Xavier Cahill 26 Adam Fulton 27 Jason Cole 28 Nick Paton 29 Ben Walton 29A Riley Johnson 30 Michael Fitz-Gerald 31 Jake Kalanj 32 Nick Guthrie 32A Zac Beadle 33 Brett Brigham 34 Luke Collins 35 Xavier Ewington 35A Ethan Miller-Gaff 36 Luke Annett 37 Sean Smith 38 Jack Jones 39 Jarryd Norman 40 Luke Chiocci 41 Jake Francis 42 Daniel Keenan 43 Rob McConvill 44 Lewis Franz 45 Lochie O’Brien MONTMORENCY GREENSBOROUGH Senior Coach: Ben Haynes Reserves Coach: Mark Spinoso Under 19 Coach: Darren Kane Senior Coach: Ben Turner Reserves Coach: Wayne Darrington Under 19 Coach: Rod Cann 46 Jackson Nunan 47 Jordan Daley 48 Connor Dalgliesh 49 Matthew Pyers 51 Liam Azar 52 Michael O’Brien 52A Billy Marshall 53 Kye Declase 54 Sammy Marshall 56 Daniel Punton 57 Darcy Howe 58 Xavier Kvalic 59 Kyan Watson 61 Patrick Fitzgerald 61A Jack Timmons 64 Nick Fitzgerald 67 David Higgins UNDER 19 1 2 3 6 8 21 22 24 26 27 28 29 31 32 35 37 38 43 45 47 50 53 55 58 59 60 62 63 64 65 66 68 69 70 71 73 Mitch Keating Nick Matthews Tom Davis Zac Allen Ayden Robinson Wyatt Le Gassick Nick Johnson Callum Cook Zac Smith Chris Brown Dylan Kane Aaron Sharwood Daniel Hardy Zac Beadle Ethan Miller-Gaff Sean Smith Blake Dillon Andre Geagea Lachlan O’Brien Kristian Amenta Aedan McKay Kye Declase Callum Stubbs Tom Beers Kyan Watson Sam Binion Jackson Jones Jacob Fahey Alex Horner Patrick Amenta Anthony Bernardi Marcus Brooker Riley Howe Lochie Clark Nathan Morihovitis Bailey Eustance 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 48 49 50 51 Brett Millsom Tristan Stead (C) Luke Stanton Matt Fowler Jason Rogers David Ellard Liam Emery Josh Grubb Lachlan McQuilken (C) Ricky Mullins Josh Griffiths Michael Hooper Nick Carnell Chris Clark Jack Johnston Adrian Cataldo Scott Barnett Brent Ryan Rhys Boyden Max Johnston Nick Riddle Jack Didier Jake Lambert Josh Riddle Dan McLinden Jacob Ireland Andrew Stellas Dane Robertson Matt Bosco Josh Callaway Jamie Craker John Pritchard Cameron Jordon Jason Tucker Matthew Haynes Jake Rowe Marcus Allen John Desmond Jeremy Cann Scott McCullum Rhys Lambert Josh Doherty Dylan Clancy Matt Hyde Brad Fox Ben Brown Michael Evans Daniel Shaw Ben Mossuto 52 53 54 56 57 58 59 62 63 66 67 68 Nathan Walker Ryan Boyden James Cox Chris Walker Matt Hunt Caillin Kett Lachlan Gough Andrew McCann Josh Money Konrad Bruhn Damien Twoomey Matt Kamolins UNDER 19 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 35 37 38 40 47 Lachlan Phelan Joshua Posar Ricky Ross Sam Hennessy Mitch Merkel Michael Croxford Tom Phelan Matt Luciani Cooper Merkel Jessie Presser Jacob Pickett Daniel Pegg Thomas Brindley Brad Shallard Harrison White Ben Money Mitch Hill Tom Bevan-Shannon Andrew Fotinopoulos Kyle Horkings Michael Irving Nick Johnson Jacob Ireland Dylan Procida Ben Pannam Basil Psarakos Brodie Tickell Kane Ramsay Jessie Shea Keegan Lyne Ben Hales Riley Fogarty Alex Hughan Nick Ross Billy Bedford WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 19 MEADOWS GREYHOUNDS DIVISION 1 WEST PRESTON-LAKESIDE Today we’re back at the Nelson Alexander (the No.1 Real Estate Agents in the area) Lake Oval. THIS WEEK: Today we’re celebrating our 20th consecutive year in the top division where we will be celebrating the 1996 A and B-Grade premierships. We welcome all our past champions and supporters LAST WEEK: Last week against Northcote Park was best forgotten as there was no joy anywhere. We will move on to this week against the Tigers with the benefit of a sleep in, although the Auskickers will get use of the main oval in the morning. MEMBERSHIPS: See Dooga to start your year off with memberships from $50 and generous discounts for parents who have junior children registered with the club. Let’s aim to have no payers at the gate by Round 5 AROUND THE TRAPS: We added baby showers to our list of events last week. Best Player Tickets are back today so see Mario or Dooga. $10 to win $100. $5 to win $50. Exciting news about some new shelter and viewing areas getting closer. The year of Sando hit HEIDELBERG A bumper crowd were treated to a high quality contest at Warringal Park on Anzac Day. SENIORS: Macleod held sway for much of the day but a stirring second half saw the Bergs run out winners by 21 points. Paul Bower and Sam Gilmore were standouts and Bruiser’s explosive pace was great to see. Symesy was moved forward in the last and clunked a few nice marks and calmly slotted home the goals. RESERVES: Macleod was too strong in the reserves match, getting away early and were never headed thereafter. THANKS: Thanks again to Montmorency / Eltham RSL and the NFL for their support of our Anzac Day commemorations. It meant a lot to everyone involved on the day. PLAYER SPONSORSHIP: Player sponsorship is rolling in which is great. To get involved and to support the football club, and in turn your business get involved and sponsor a player, contact either Trevor Barrot 0418 365 045 or Michael Peacock 0433 636 698. 20 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record another snag. Interesting note about 96, Figgy was captain and in charge of publicity, Rusty had long hair and Eages drove a Mustang Coupe. SOCIAL: Bogan Bingo is coming to the club on May 7. Tickets are $30 and the senior coach Leigh Cole has these. That’s next week so get on the go today. Keep May 28 free the biggest days entertainment with Melbourne City Wrestling featuring our very own Mike Burr. Kids event during the day followed by a night session for the older kids. Drinks and food available. SPONSORS: A couple of sponsors to support for this week: Aneeta Windows, Ace Electrical and Independent Fastening Systems. CANTEEN HELPERS: Are still needed on a Thursday, Saturday and Sunday to if you can help see Sarah or Paul McInerney any amount of time welcome. TODAY: Today we head to J.E Moore Park to test ourselves against West Preston-Lakeside. If it’s anything like the past few years we can expect an arm wrestle with really close results there over the past two years. UPCOMING EVENTS: Keep an eye on the website for further details about upcoming events. These include: • Saturday 7 May vs Northcote Park - Godfathers Day • Saturday May 28 - Past Coaches Panel - 12pm - 2pm - Hunter, Clancy, McMahon, Rhys-Jones, Sullivan - $10 - includes light lunch - Drinks at bar prices - Bar tab for past players members • Saturday June 4 - Ladies Day –– home to Lower Plenty • Saturday July 9 - Luke Hodge lunch – home to West Preston-Lakeside MEADOWS GREYHOUNDS DIVISION 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 WEST PRESTON-LAKESIDE HEIDELBERG Senior Coach: Leigh Cole Reserves Coach: Aaron Johnson Under 19 Coach: George Lattouf Senior Coach: Charles Gaylard Reserves Coach: Simon Amore Jedd Crapper Luke Lirosi Adam Valeri Corey Ray Jacob Ramaekers Shaun Barker Matty Vincitorio Rhett Jordon Patrick Karnezis David Rodan Damien Smith Kane Heaney Daniel Condurso Matty Belbasis Nathan Valladares Liam McVeigh Ali Fahour Brendan Dufficy Michael Perfetto Kyle Simpson Brad Sanderson David Bonadio Matthew Centofanti Michael Batey Tom O’Neill Joseph Tegart Shaun Gannon Khodr Waari Mitch Tobin James McInerney Yousseff Yatim Luke Vincitorio Michael Sibaie Daniel Valeri Michael McMahon Carl Adams James Tadd Issac Constantinidis Andrew Burgess Jaylon Thorpe Ryan Wait Michael Ercolano Joel McDonald (C) Alex Stoikos Julian Maloni Stefan Balassopoulos Matthew Hands Michael Burr Michael Kerrigan 51 52 53 54 55 56 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 Brayden France Ali Malellari Ethan Penrith Steve Hiho Jon Hiho Makhoul Zakkour Niall McDonagh Chas Roberts Luke Vincitorio Alex McGauchie Billy Hogan Garrett Mcdonagh El Haouli Khaled Hamdan Ahmed Nabil Yassine Aden Valladares Ahmed Fahour Michael McCormick UNDER 19 1 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 30 31 32 49 Mark Skaf Chris Hallal Luke Shorten Nick Marangos Daniel Sebeh Anthony Dinado Ardon Bektash Habib Habouchi Matthew Lattouf Declan Gaffney Josh Novelli Zac Cookson Fabian Usai Daniel Doddato Rory McNamara James Obrien Tony Khoury Andrew Tadd Adrian Cirriani Giulian Fable Omar Mustafa Beaudie Maroney Karim Fahour George El Rahi Jake Nunan Imran Noureddine Jake Tou Jonathan McCartney Aidan Tilley 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Jarrod Hodgkin Masaki Miki Jordan Treloar Matt Pianto Charles Gaylard Josh Gribben James Allery Jack Ridewood Marcus Marigliani Adam Symes Luke Hodgkin Chaz Sargeant Ben Kerton William Knight Daniel Cookson Harley Mozdzierz Ben Cosgriff Dale Nolan Kieren Andrew Ryan Stone Michael Brunelli (C) Blair Harvey James Magner Daniel Connors Dan Kelly Aaron Crispe Michael Finn Ben Irving Ben Kennan Zach Matthews-Prosser Nick Miller Todd Riley Ryan Lee Allan Young Mark Favrin Callum Lewis Sam Gilmore Matt Sutton Jack Ryan Tom Sullivan Callum Gogerly Jake McNamara Spencer Finnegan Paul Bower Hayden Britten Ash Cornell Chris Sutton Connor Hehir Andy Edwards Luke Trew 51 52 54 55 56 57 58 60 62 63 64 65 68 69 Declan Peacock Lewis Beers Jake Truefeldt Adam Renwick Ben Rawson Matt Hurley Eric Izbicki Ben Colliver Peter Connors Mitch Thomas Hayden Woodhouse Nathan Larrancy Michael Baxter Tom Donnelly WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 21 MEADOWS GREYHOUNDS DIVISION 1 WHITTLESEA Emotional week now passed, although our thoughts and prayers will remain with Lower Plenty, the Cronins and Bardens long after this season has completed. LAST WEEK: We thank Lower for the day. We are extremely proud of how we represented ourselves off the field and throughout the day and would like to express our sincerest thanks to all our supporters, players and officials for the way in which they conducted themselves. With that said, disappointing is the best way in which we can describe the results on the field. All three teams performed below expectations. We need to rectify this immediately. LADIES DAY: Today is all about our female supporters, officials, committee members and players who contribute so much to the club. A huge thanks must go to Nicole Toll and Clare Atkins for their organisation of the day. CONGRATULATIONS: To Chloe Grimes and Holly Oates who have been selected to represent the NNL in the under-19 NNL interleague squad. Great effort girls! TODAY: It’s not make or break, it’s a long season ELTHAM Whittlesea are always hard to beat at the Showgrounds so we need to have the right attitude again this week. LAST WEEK: Great to break the ice with a strong win against Montmorency last week and retain the Ken Hines Shield. Thanks to Mont for the big crowd that stuck around after the game. With the way the weekend results went, we are just one win from second spot. It looks like it going to be a very competitive season in 2016. We need to be up for it every week from now on. PRESIDENT’S LUNCH WITH PETER DAISCOS: The 2016 President’s Lunch will be held on Saturday May 14 from 11:30am to 2.00pm prior to our home game against Heidelberg. The lunch will be held at the Central Park clubrooms and will feature the Macedonian Marvel – ex Collingwood star Peter Daicos. Cost is just $80 per head, all inclusive, with two-course meal, beer, wine and soft drink. Bookings strictly limited due to room capacity so be quick. Online bookings available at elthamfc.com.au. LADIES LUNCH: Ladies Lunch is coming up next 22 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record after all, but we are 0-3 in the seniors and reserves, 1-1 in the 19s come up against a Panthers outfit that result-wise, aren’t travelling much better. Simon’s boys are still seeking players however the hope is over the past fortnight we’ve secured a few blokes to give us a solid core outfit on a weekly basis. The reserves are just moments away in games and composure is needed from a young outfit to get across the line. The senior boys had questions posed to them last Saturday evening and today is the day for those questions to be answered. Are we fit enough? Are we quick enough? Do we have what it takes? Jim can’t be faulted and ultimately today it’s about the 23 blokes that run out there to get the job done. UNITED: We welcome United Petroleum back as a sponsor. Details of the partnership have been forwarded to members via the newsletter. 80’S NIGHT: Next Saturday night it’s back to the club for 80’s Night. Dust off the flannel, get the ‘happy pants’ out, mullets are mandatory and HyperColour is expected. $10 entry for those not ‘dressed up’, $5 for those that make the effort. Saturday May 7. Looks like it has been sold out. If you are lucky you may be able to get a ticket at the door. PLATINUM PANTHERS MARQUEE DAY: Next Saturday we are having the Platinum Panthers Marquee Day. Free food and drink from 1.30pm – 4pm in the car park marquee. Those who have not joined yet or renewed membership catch up with Andrew Burns today or next week at the marquee. PLATINUM PANTHERS: Increase your involvement and support for the Panthers in 2016 with a Platinum Panthers membership for $250. In 2015 we had 67 members and hope to reach 100 this season. Includes entrance to all home and away games; a beverage in the social rooms post home games; specially branded apparel; exclusive Platinum Panther key ring bottle opener; car park function with marquee in dedicated area with food and beverages provided from 1:30pm – 4:30pm at our May 7 home game; exclusive pre-game insight with senior coach Mario Bandera at selected home games; recognition on elthamfc.com.au website and in clubrooms. Contact Andrew Burns on 0411 513 366 or aburns@renownservices.com.au. MEADOWS GREYHOUNDS DIVISION 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 8 9 9A 10 11 12 13 14 14A 15 16 17 17A 18 19 20 21 21A 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 33A 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 43 44 45 WHITTLESEA ELTHAM Senior Coach: James Atkins Reserves Coach: Mark Allen Under 19 Coach: Simon Young Senior Coach: Mario Bandera Reserves Coach: Chris Daw Andrew Fairchild (C) Matthew Atta Nathan Stefanile Brenton Briffa James Robinson Lachlan Dyson Nathan Andrews Matthew Dornauf Jai Robinson Todd Behan Chris Menzies Brent Toll Jake Chatley Max Dyson Jordan Ormerod Andrew Draper Ben Russell Jack Dyson Janan Daniel Ben Morgan Jaron Murphy Dale Saddington Jay Russell Nicholas Horman Christopher Horman Laurence Umali Roy Dyson Mitch Taplin Paul Higgins Jack Carlyon Luke Deards Sean McAuliffe Lee Hughes Justin Sherman Nicholas Lacey Matthew Langford Luke Martin Joel Bramble Blake Gallagher Riley Dyson Steven Dempsey Ty Parkinson Brett McDonald Thomas Falls Ethan Gorski Jackson Lewis Ash Foxwell Clark Sloan Mitchell Monro 46 47 48 49 51 52 55 58 68 69 Zac Pettit Daniel Smeaton Michael Boyle Leigh Stewart Jake Barnes Scott McAuliffe Lachlan Brennan Ben Lawson Dale Hughes Brayden Burgess UNDER 19 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 22 23 24 25 29 Clancy Bland Connor Leslie Jesse Nelson Bailey Burke Matthew Cormack Daniel Smith Braydon Avola Christian Prestopino Reilly Delahunt Joel Clark Riley Carter Mitch Lewis Ryan Cumberland Dylan Ashmore Connor Fitzgerald Matthew Holmberg Matthew Coen Luke Wilson Nick Pupillo Sam Peet Scott Gordon Ryan James Joel Brennan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 Brendan Ryan Josh Lorey Gavan Connelly Daniel Coffield Joshua Merkel (C) Jamie Smith Brendan O’Sullivan Anton Woods Lachie Richardson Harrison Burns Sean Brazzale Mikael Avramov Chris Brannan Bailey Taglieri Anthony Di Paolo Kieran Malone Thomas Burns Matthew Williamson Matthew Evans Kyle O’Sullivan Adam Brovedani Billy Glasgow Tom Rogers Bradyn Taglieri (C) Luke Kelso Kieran Keane Matthew Jessop Jamie Doukas James Dell Shannon Franklin Darcy Vallance Chase Caulfield Lachlan Findlay James Reid Lachlan Merkel Nicholas Eggleton Blake Lorey Owen Robinson Steven Smith Brayden Sharwood Matthew Lillie Eamon Gilbert Connor O’Leary Joshua Ernest Hayden Hunt Jake Bellman Lachlan Cantwell 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 59 60 62 63 64 65 68 Luke Groves Sam Zito Lewis Glasgow Blair Pickering Jye Lorey Ryan Romeril Chris McCabe Corey Pillot Matthew Menichelli Chris Honey Velentin Hilderbrand Patrick Turnbull Joshua Anderson Marcus Cantwell Ryan Tucker Jeremy Fleming WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 23 SOUTH Morang Team Sponsors South Morang Football & Netball Club Thank You To Our Valued Sponsors Of The 2016 Season Aumanns Love Commercial Real Estate Strap It K & T Engineering Zonta Bundoora Trophies Masters Sth Morang Mouthguard Man Sportsmart Del Romano Electrical 24 Clark Rubber Bundoora Plenty Mowers UTP Marketing Lily D’Ambrasio Just Cuts Top Print Hacker Golf Magazine Amart Austral Bricks Fischer Shutters THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record Rock The Boat Fish N Chips Commercial Hotel Austview Lewrob Bobcat Services Podiatry & Orthotic Group Watersun Homes NMB First Aid Rebel Baldasso Constructions Paul Burns Bricklaying * WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 25 DIVISION 2 – Results and Ladders Results: Seniors Thomastown 13.14 (92) def Fitzroy Stars 13.9 (87) Panton Hill 8.6 (54) def by Hurstbridge 18.19 (127) Lalor 12.7 (79) def Diamond Creek 11.8 (74) BYE - North Heidelberg Results: Reserves Thomastown 14.16 (100) def Fitzroy Stars 8.8 (56) Panton Hill 0.4 (4) def by Hurstbridge 16.19 (115) Lalor 5.10 (40) def by Diamond Creek 15.17 (107) BYE - North Heidelberg Results: Under-19s Banyule 18.10 (118) def St Mary’s 16.7 (103) Mernda 3.5 (23) def by Diamond Creek 20.15 (135) North Heidelberg 11.7 (73) def Kilmore 9.5 (59) Panton Hill 0.0 (0) def by Hurstbridge 37.18 (240) South Morang 8.15 (63) def Epping 6.4 (40) 26 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record Ladder: Seniors P W L D F A Hurstbridge 2 2 0 0 223 109 204.59 % PTS 8 Diamond Creek 3 2 1 0 283 203 139.41 8 Thomastown 2 2 0 0 228 184 123.91 8 Fitzroy Stars 3 1 2 0 300 240 125.00 4 Lalor 3 1 2 0 231 306 75.49 4 North Heidelberg 2 1 1 0 118 189 62.43 4 Panton Hill 3 0 3 0 154 306 50.33 0 % Ladder: Reserves P W L D F A Diamond Creek 3 3 0 0 385 119 323.53 12 Hurstbridge 2 2 0 0 224 North Heidelberg 2 2 0 0 Thomastown 2 2 0 0 PTS 54 414.81 8 220 78 282.05 8 172 107 160.75 8 Lalor 3 0 3 0 141 288 48.96 0 Fitzroy Stars 3 0 3 0 149 342 43.57 0 Panton Hill 3 0 3 0 68 371 18.33 0 % Ladder: Under-19s PTS P W L D F A Banyule 3 3 0 0 315 177 177.97 12 Diamond Creek 3 2 1 0 365 124 294.35 8 Hurstbridge 3 2 1 0 373 186 200.54 8 South Morang 3 2 1 0 227 175 129.71 8 North Heidelberg 3 2 1 0 191 186 102.69 8 Mernda 4 2 2 0 243 303 80.20 8 Kilmore 3 1 2 0 200 204 98.04 4 St Mary's 3 1 2 0 268 303 88.45 4 Epping 4 1 3 0 208 297 70.03 4 Panton Hill 3 0 3 0 60 495 12.12 0 DIVISION 2 – Preview TOP FOUR BATTLE HEATS UP A possible top of the table clash headlines another exciting week of Division 2 football. The round kicks off with Hurstbridge hosting the rested North Heidelberg. Having had the bye in round 1, Hurstbridge has gone on to win its opening two games of the season in convincing fashion. Last week’s 73-point demolition of Panton Hill sent warning signs to the rest of the competition of how destructive the Bridges can be when playing at their best. Chris Burton was in fine form, kicking six goals, to send his tally to eight for the season, while Nicholas Milne and Dale Eames both kicked three apiece. Anthony Heron was also impressive and was again considered one of the best for the Bridges. Hurstbridge will be facing a side keen to add to its one win for the season, in the form of North Heidelberg. The Bulldogs last played two weeks ago, when they narrowly avoided a final term meltdown to beat Panton Hill by 16 points. Leigh Gilbert was considered the Bulldogs most influential player on the day, while Shane Harvey, Kyle Green and Kyl Ewart kicked multiple goals. Unfortunately it was likely to be Ewart’s only game of the season after sustaining an ACL injury. The last time these two sides played each other was Round 15, 2014, when the Bulldogs came away with a 41-point victory. Diamond Creek will be looking to get back on the winners list when it takes on an undefeated Thomastown side in fine form. A win to either side could see them sit on top of the Division 2 ladder, should North Heidelberg beat Hurstbridge. The Demons will be looking to return to the winners list after a disappointing defeat to Lalor on Sunday. Far from their dominant best, the Demons remained in the contest all day, eventually succumbing to an incredible goal from Lalor’s Spencer Christopher. Daniel Shallard and Simon Buchanan kicked multiple goals for the Demons and were considered a couple of the Demons best players, along with Jedd McQueen. by Christopher Chrysostomou The Demons will come up against a Thomastown side showing their premiership credentials. Having not led at the start of any term, the Bears were able to outscore Fitzroy Stars four goals to three in the final term to set up a five-point win in Round 3. Jacob Osei-Duro was once again the star up forward, equalling his Round 1 tally of five goals, to have a total of ten in two games. Osei-Duro was arguably the Bears best player, along with defender Adrian Lesar and Adrian Natoli. Last year the Bears were victorious in the two meetings between the clubs, winning the matches by 14 and 10 points respectively. The final match of the week takes place at Sir Douglas Nicholls Oval, when the Fitzroy Stars play host to Lalor. Round 3 saw both teams play in matches ending in margins of five points. However, for the Stars, they were on the losing end of the tight tussle, while Lalor managed to snatch a win from the jaws of defeat. Against Thomastown, the Stars led for most of the day and could easily have come away with the win. Clinton Benjamin had an unlikely chance to win the game for the Stars after the final siren, however his torpedo attempt from 60m landed short. Djaran Whyman again showed his sublime talent, kicking seven of the Stars 13 goals for the game. Lionel Proctor and Daniel Francis chipped in with two goals apiece, to show that the Stars have more then one avenue to goal, while Max Maynard was also a key performer in defence. Coming into Round 4, Lalor would be relieved to end its winless start to 2016. The Bloods were good, without being great in their five-point win over Diamond Creek, suggesting there is still room for improvement if they are going to return to the form of last year. Todd Hughes kicked six goals and Spencer Christopher kicked three in the win over the Demons. Scott Dowell was also impressive as a leading half forward. The last time Fitzroy beat Lalor was Round 14, 2014, when they came away with a comfortable 60-point victory at their home fortress. WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 27 DIVISION 2 DIAMOND CREEK Welcome today to the club’s sponsor with the first of our sponsors days this season. SENIORS: In another ANZAC clash between Diamond Creek and Lalor, which last year resulted in a draw, was just as enthralling this year with Lalor being victors by five points. It was a tough close match which could have gone either way with Lalor scoring a goal in the last two minutes to get the lead. RESERVES: The reserves had another good 67-point win over Lalor, which was their third straight win to start the season. It was a good team effort with contributions from all over the ground. UNDER-19: After a disappointing display last week the team wanted to come out firing. That they did with some purpose and played four consistent quarters against Mernda. Ryan Payne and Cameron Dowse kicked five goals apiece leading a dominant forward line for the day. NETBALL: Round 4 was a good one all around for our netballers this week. Diamond Creek 1 started slowly but finished strong with a good win over North THOMASTOWN Our first home game for the year last week against Fitzroy Stars and what a fantastic game of football. SENIORS: In front of a bumper crowd for the Anzac weekend, there was never more than a goal or two in the game. In a tense last quarter the lead changed hands a few times and, to our credit, we wrest the lead back late in the game to secure the four points. What a way to open the year in front of our home crowd. RESERVES: Once again we took our time playing the type of footy that we know we are capable of. We kicked up a gear in the second half to run away convincing winners. Despite the good win, there are still a number of areas we need to focus on and Diamond Creek away will prove our biggest test to date. NETBALL: Here are the netball results from April 22 - Mernda 1 def Thomastown 1; Whittlesea 4 def by Thomastown 2; Thomastown 3 def by Heat 3; Thomastown 4 def by Keon Park; Montmorency 2 def Thomastown 5. A tougher week in comparison to previous weeks but all of our teams have had solid 28 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record Heidelberg, last year’s grand final rivals. The final score for the game was 61-36, which was another great win. Diamond Creek 2 were determined to win against their rivals, Eltham, and it was goal for goal all game with us getting over the line by one goal 23-22. Diamond Creek 3 played Diamond Creek 4, a game that would see one of the teams gain their first win for the season. The final score being 42-16 in favour of Diamond Creek 3, with the game played in such competitive but fair spirit. SOCIAL NOTES: Ladies Day is now June 18. Lock it in your diaries. Tickets will be available online from May 1. Sunday July 3 is the $10,000 Draw day. Get your tickets early from the club on Thursday nights or on game days. MAJOR SPONSORS: The club thanks our major sponsors for the 2016 season – Caelli and Nillumbik Cellars. starts to the year. Keep up the good work ladies. SOCIAL NEWS: Saturday May 7 is the 2016 Thomastown Poker Championship. Entry is $50 with $10-$50 rebuys on the night. Play starts at 7.30pm sharp. Please see Micko for tickets; TFNC Ladies Lunch is Saturday May 14th starting at 12 noon. More details to follow. DEAN SINCLAIR’S DATING TIPS: This week’s dating tip is particularly relevant to those that fall into the gym junkie category, which is half the list. “No matter how attractive she may be, avoid any woman that appears able to bench press you!” AROUND THE LAIR: Hands up who needs a lesson on how to raise a flag…..guilty your honour. I was honoured all the same and thanks to all concerned for allowing me to be a part of the celebrations. Who has the early award for the worst piece of clothing to be worn in 2016? Normally an honour reserved for Deano, this time it’s Sash, with the worst pair of shorts known to mankind. DIVISION 2 1 2 3 4 4A 5 6 7 7A 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 35A 36 38 39 40 41 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 51 Daniel Shallard Simon Buchanan Brad Craig Trent Fallon Caine Lowrie Tyler Barnes Brad Kinnane Kane Tenace Matthew Watson Nathan Searl Brad Perry Levi de Pyle Jacob Booth Nathan Sleep Shane Whitmore Brad Deed Jack McDonald Tim Chivers Bryce Adams Nathan Byatt Ben Westcott Luke Campitelli Josh Barnes Matt Aqualina Jed McQueen Andrew Gray Jai Norman Josh Smith Josh Wuelfert Chris Moloney Chris Libertino Andrew Campbell Hugh Kavanagh Nathan Jerrard Adrian Di Pierro Jack Prosser Cam Craig Rory Kavanagh Tim Chapman Alex Libertino Damien Robinson Dom Morano Geoff Wadeson Wade Lowrie Oliver Parks Rob Campbell Daniel Padget Michael Rogneda Liam Padget Aaron Di Giorgio DIAMOND CREEK THOMASTOWN Senior Coach: Craig Hayes Reserves Coach: Caine Lowrie Under 19 Coach: Peter Barnes Senior Coach: Dean Sinclair Reserves Coach: Gavin Mutz 55 56 57 60 63 65 68 71 72 76 81 Dylan Pocock Frank Parker Josh Allen Michael Robinson Rowan Wall Daniel Harris Kurt Ward Ryan Burrell Tim Laver Brayden Davies Chris McCauley UNDER 19 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 33 34 35 36 37 38 40 42 Matt Green Lachlan Branelly Tom Byrom Tyler Barnes Kieran Brick Luke Johnson Ty Franks Reece O’Toole Adam Guy Ryan Payne Nick Parks Matt Bowkett Jake Wingrave Danyon Lambouris Alex Merrifield Hamish McDonald Tom Mills Jake Battye Aaron Scott Kevin O’Regan Andrew Phillips Cam Dowse Jake Smyth Jack Taylor Liam Liversidge Matt Lewis Bill Nickson Luke Byrom Jack Cugley Zac Smoult Jack Prosser Nathan Gawne Mith Elznick Braydn Ward Dion Fleming Tom McEntee 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 15A 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 Jason Abela Julian Terzioski David Folino James Rizzolio Tristain Harrower Dean Francis Joe Colaci James Mercuri Michael Di Battista Stefan Berak Robert Barbara Christopher Higgins Josh Beare Jacob Osei-Duro Luke Wakeling Steven Cadby Benjamin Fitzgerald John Aguis Fabian Farchione Joseph Vaccaro Luke Fellows Terry Dehghani Matthew Cupo Anthony Calafiore Sashe Spiroski Sean Abela Adrian Farchione Ben Talevski Andrew Polifiore Michael Collier Michael De Agostino Nathan Gravina Adrian Lesar Carl Peterson Adrian Pappas Declan Paras Michael Cianciosi Ricky Mercuri Nick Fiore Andrew Cieri Matt Dirkx Athan Stavridis Simon Harraka Danny Ish Anthony Fazzari Christian Kallinikos Daniel Johnson 47 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 72 72A 74 75 76 77 91 Costa Missailidis Rob Mazanovski Jonathon Mccumber-Kelly Nicholas O’Connor Sean Rose Nick Deralas Joe Murfet Joshua Hurst Shannon Ball Steven Goodwin Joe Murfet Michael Eleftheriadis Daniel Damani Giva Masuer Sasha Ladges Sean Bathman Aaron Bird Aaron Lapira Davo Aaron Matthew Kalotihos Matthew Mallamace WWW. 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Contact: Contact: www.nfl.org.au www.nfl.org.au Email: Email: media@nfl.org.au media@nfl.org.au Phone: Phone: 9435 9435 8228 8228 teamapp.com teamapp.com 30 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record 2016 NFL Fixtures DIVISION 1 U19 ROUND 1 MAR 25, APR 8, 9 BYE Lower Plenty Northcote Park 5.12 (42) def by Montmorency 7.11 (53) Northcote Park Bundoora 10.16 (76) def Macleod 6.8 (44) West Preston-Lakeside Whittlesea 14.5 (89) def West Preston Lakeside 10.11 (71) Whittlesea Eltham 9.11 (65) def Greensborough 7.9 (51) ROUND 2 SAT, APRIL 16 APRIL 23, 25 Greensborough BYE Greensborough 13.11 (89) def Bundoora 4.9 (33) Montmorency Lower Plenty 19.20 (134) def Whittlesea 6.12 (48) Northcote Park Northcote Park 12.13 (85) def W. Preston-Lakeside 5.6 (36) Whittlesea Bundoora Macleod Montmorency West Preston-Lakeside Whittlesea SAT, APRIL 30 v v v v v Lower Plenty Northcote Park Greensborough BYE Eltham v v v v v Whittlesea West Preston-Lakeside Macleod Northcote Park Montmorency v v v v v BYE Macleod Lower Plenty Bundoora Greensborough v v v v v Northcote Park West Preston-Lakeside Montmorency Eltham Whittlesea v v v v v Bundoora Lower Plenty Whittlesea Greensborough Macleod v v v v v Montmorency Eltham West Preston-Lakeside BYE Northcote Park ROUND 5 Bundoora Eltham Greensborough BYE Lower Plenty SAT, MAY 7 ROUND 6 Eltham Montmorency Northcote Park West Preston-Lakeside Whittlesea SAT, MAY 14 ROUND 7 Bundoora Greensborough BYE Lower Plenty Macleod SAT, MAY 28 ROUND 8 Eltham BYE Montmorency Northcote Park West Preston-Lakeside SAT, JUNE 4 ROUND 9 June 11 Bundoora June 18 Greensborough Lower Plenty Macleod Whittlesea JUNE 11, 18 v v v v v Greensborough Macleod Eltham Montmorency Bundoora v v v v v BYE Whittlesea Greensborough Lower Plenty Northcote Park JULY 2, 3 ROUND 12 Eltham 8.9 (57) def by Montmorency 10.10 (70) ROUND 4 SAT, JUNE 25 ROUND 11 Bundoora Eltham Macleod 12.6 (78) def by Eltham 18.20 (128) Macleod W. Preston-Lakeside 8.6 (54) def by Lower Plenty 14.8 (92) Montmorency Montmorency 5.8 (38) def by Bundoora 14.18 (102) July 3 West Preston Greensborough 12.14 (86) def Northcote Park 7.8 (50) ROUND 3 DIVISION 2 U19 ROUND 10 SAT, JULY 9 v v v v v ROUND 13 Bundoora Lower Plenty Macleod West Preston-Lakeside BYE SAT, JULY 16 v v v v v Eltham Northcote Park Montmorency Greensborough Whittlesea v v v v v Greensborough Lower Plenty West Preston-Lakeside BYE Whittlesea v v v v v Montmorency Eltham Bundoora Macleod Whittlesea ROUND 14 Bundoora Eltham Macleod Montmorency Northcote Park SAT, JULY 23 ROUND 15 Greensborough BYE Lower Plenty Northcote Park West Preston-Lakeside ROUND 16 Eltham Greensborough Macleod Montmorency Whittlesea ROUND 17 Bundoora Eltham Lower Plenty Northcote Park Whittlesea ROUND 18 Greensborough BYE Macleod Montmorency West Preston-Lakeside Lower Plenty West Preston-Lakeside Eltham Bundoora Macleod SAT, JULY 30 SAT, AUGUST 16 v v v v v Northcote Park BYE Bundoora West Preston-Lakeside Lower Plenty SAT, AUGUST 13 v v v v v West Preston-Lakeside Macleod Greensborough BYE Montmorency SAT, AUGUST 20 v v v v v Whittlesea Bundoora Lower Plenty Northcote Park Eltham ROUND 1 APRIL 9 Banyule 12.11 (83) def North Heidelberg 3.7 (25) Hurstbridge 15.11 (101) def St Mary’s 12.7 (79) South Morang 11.14 (80) def Mernda 7.7 (49) Epping 9.9 (63) def Kilmore 8.8 (56) Panton Hill 2.4 (16) def by Diamond Creek 24.18 (162) ROUND 2 SAT, APRIL 16 Diamond Creek 11.2 (68) def by Kilmore 13.7 (85) Epping 8.1 (49) def by Banyule 16.18 (114) Mernda 16.11 (107) def Hurstbridge 4.8 (32) North Heidelberg 13.15 (93) def Panton Hill 7.2 (44) St Mary’s 13.8 (86) def South Morang 12.12 (84) ROUND 3 APRIL 23, 25 Banyule 18.10 (118) def St Mary’s 16.7 (103) Mernda 3.5 (23) def by Diamond Creek 20.15 (135) North Heidelberg 11.7 (73) def Kilmore 9.5 (59) Panton Hill 0.0 (0) def by Hurstbridge 37.18 (240) South Morang 8.15 (63) def Epping 6.4 (40) ROUND 4 Diamond Creek Epping Hurstbridge Kilmore St Mary's SAT, APRIL 30 v v v v v South Morang Panton Hill North Heidelberg Banyule Mernda v v v v v Mernda Diamond Creek Epping Panton Hill Kilmore ROUND 5 Banyule Hurstbridge North Heidelberg South Morang St Mary's SAT, MAY 7 ROUND 6 SAT, MAY 14 ROUND 7 SAT, MAY 28 v v v v v Hurstbridge Mernda South Morang Banyule Diamond Creek v v v v V Epping Panton Hill Kilmore South Morang North Heidelberg v v v v v Epping Banyule Mernda Hurstbridge St Mary's ROUND 8 Banyule Diamond Creek Hurstbridge Mernda St Mary's ROUND 9 Diamond Creek Kilmore North Heidelberg Panton Hill South Morang JUNE 11, 18 Kilmore Diamond Creek Panton Hill North Heidelberg Mernda v v v v v South Morang St Mary's Diamond Creek Banyule North Heidelberg v v v v v Panton Hill Hurstbridge Kilmore South Morang Epping v v v v v North Heidelberg Mernda Hurstbridge St Mary's Banyule v v v v v North Heidelberg Mernda South Morang Diamond Creek Banyule v v v v v Kilmore Epping Panton Hill Hurstbridge St Mary's JULY 2, 3 ROUND 12 Banyule Diamond Creek Mernda North Heidelberg St Mary's SAT, JULY 9 ROUND 13 Diamond Creek Epping Kilmore Panton Hill South Morang SAT, JULY 16 ROUND 14 SAT, JULY 23 ROUND 15 Banyule Diamond Creek Mernda North Heidelberg South Morang ROUND 16 Epping Hurstbridge Kilmore Mernda North Heidelberg SAT, JUNE 4 SAT, JUNE 25 v v v v v ROUND 11 Epping Hurstbridge Kilmore Mernda Panton Hill Epping Hurstbridge Kilmore Panton Hill St Mary's Banyule v Hurstbridge Diamond Creek v North Heidelberg Mernda 10.4 (64) def Epping 8.8. (56) Panton Hill v St Mary's South Morang v Kilmore Epping Kilmore North Heidelberg Panton Hill St Mary's ROUND 10 Epping Banyule South Morang Hurstbridge St Mary's ROUND 17 Banyule Diamond Creek Panton Hill South Morang St Mary's ROUND 18 Epping Hurstbridge Kilmore Mernda North Heidelberg WWW. NFL. ORG. AU SAT, JULY 30 SAT, AUGUST 16 v v v v v South Morang Panton Hill Diamond Creek St Mary's Banyule SAT, AUGUST 13 v v v v v Epping Hurstbridge North Heidelberg Mernda Kilmore SAT, AUGUST 20 v v v v v St Mary's South Morang Panton Hill Banyule Diamond Creek 31 2016 NFL Fixtures Meadows Greyhounds - DIVISION 1 SENIORS ROUND 1 MAR 25, APR 8, 9 Eltham 6.9 (45) def by Greensborough 13.20 (98) Northcote Park 9.17 (71) def Montmorency 10.8 (68) Bundoora 12.9 (81) def by Macleod 19.16 (130) Lower Plenty 5.11 (41) def by Heidelberg 18.21 (129) Whittlesea 13.8 (86) def by W Preston Lakeside 12.16 (88) ROUND 2 SAT, APRIL 16 ROUND 10 Heidelberg Lower Plenty Northcote Park West Preston-Lakeside Whittlesea Whittlesea 7.9 (51) def by Heidelberg 12.11 (83) Macleod 22.21 (153) def Eltham 15.16 (106) W. Preston-Lakeside 21.18 (144) def Lower Plenty 6.7 (43) Montmorency 12.6 (78) def by Bundoora 19.13 (127) ROUND 3 APRIL 23, 25 Northcote Park 17.11 (113) def W. Preston-Lakeside 12.15 (87) Eltham 17.11 (113) def Montmorency 13.14 (92) Greensborough 5.19 (49) def by Bundoora 8.17 (65) Lower Plenty 20.10 (130) def Whittlesea 15.12 (102) Heidelberg 13.10 (88) def Macleod 10.7 (67) ROUND 4 Bundoora Macleod Montmorency West Preston-Lakeside Whittlesea SAT, APRIL 30 v v v v v Lower Plenty Northcote Park Greensborough Heidelberg Eltham v v v v v Whittlesea West Preston-Lakeside Macleod Northcote Park Montmorency v v v v v Heidelberg Macleod Lower Plenty Bundoora Greensborough v v v v v Northcote Park West Preston-Lakeside Montmorency Eltham Whittlesea v v v v v Bundoora Lower Plenty Whittlesea Greensborough Macleod v v v v v Montmorency Eltham West Preston-Lakeside Heidelberg Northcote Park ROUND 5 Bundoora Eltham Greensborough Heidelberg Lower Plenty ROUND 6 Eltham Montmorency Northcote Park West Preston-Lakeside Whittlesea SAT, MAY 14 ROUND 7 Bundoora Greensborough Heidelberg Lower Plenty Macleod Eltham Heidelberg Montmorency Northcote Park West Preston-Lakeside SAT, JUNE 4 ROUND 9 June 11 Bundoora June 18 Greensborough Lower Plenty Macleod Whittlesea Greensborough Heidelberg Montmorency Northcote Park Whittlesea v v v v v Eltham Greensborough Macleod Montmorency Whittlesea ROUND 17 ROUND 18 Greensborough Heidelberg Macleod Montmorency West Preston-Lakeside Bundoora 12.15 (87) def Macleod 2.5 (17) Whittlesea 10.6 (66) def by W Preston Lakeside 11.6 (72) Lower Plenty 7.10 (52) def by Heidelberg 15.14 (104) ROUND 2 v v v v v Eltham Northcote Park Montmorency Greensborough Whittlesea v v v v v Greensborough Lower Plenty West Preston-Lakeside Heidelberg Whittlesea v v v v v Montmorency Eltham Bundoora Macleod Whittlesea Macleod 12.8 (80) def Eltham 5.13 (43) Montmorency 8.9 (57) def by Bundoora 10.11 (71) ROUND 3 Eltham 11.14 (80) def Montmorency 3.2 (20) Lower Plenty 10.7 (67) def Whittlesea 6.9 (45) Greensborough 13.13 (91) def Bundoora 8.11 (59) Northcote Park 15.11 (101) def W. Preston-Lakeside 7.6 (48) SAT, AUGUST 16 Northcote Park Heidelberg Bundoora West Preston-Lakeside Lower Plenty SAT, AUGUST 13 West Preston-Lakeside Macleod Greensborough Heidelberg Montmorency SAT, AUGUST 20 v v v v v APRIL 23, 25 Whittlesea Bundoora Lower Plenty Northcote Park Eltham Heidelberg 8.11 (59) def by Macleod 13.8 (86) ROUND 4 Bundoora Macleod Montmorency West Preston-Lakeside Whittlesea SAT, APRIL 30 v v v v v Lower Plenty Northcote Park Greensborough Heidelberg Eltham v v v v v Whittlesea West Preston-Lakeside Macleod Northcote Park Montmorency v v v v v Heidelberg Macleod Lower Plenty Bundoora Greensborough v v v v v Northcote Park West Preston-Lakeside Montmorency Eltham Whittlesea v v v v v Bundoora Lower Plenty Whittlesea Greensborough Macleod v v v v v Montmorency Eltham West Preston-Lakeside Heidelberg Northcote Park ROUND 5 Bundoora Eltham Greensborough Heidelberg Lower Plenty SAT, MAY 7 ROUND 6 Eltham Montmorency Northcote Park West Preston-Lakeside Whittlesea SAT, MAY 14 ROUND 7 Bundoora Greensborough Heidelberg Lower Plenty Macleod SAT, MAY 28 ROUND 8 Eltham Heidelberg Montmorency Northcote Park West Preston-Lakeside SAT, JUNE 4 ROUND 9 June 11 Bundoora June 18 Greensborough Lower Plenty Macleod Whittlesea JUNE 11, 18 Qualifying Final – August 27th Elimination Final – August 28th 1st Semi Final – September 4th2nd Semi Final – September 3rd Preliminary Final – September 11th Grand Final – September 17th 32 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record SAT, JUNE 25 v v v v v Greensborough Macleod Eltham Montmorency Bundoora v v v v v Heidelberg Whittlesea Greensborough Lower Plenty Northcote Park v v v v v Lower Plenty West Preston-Lakeside Eltham Bundoora Macleod v v v v v Eltham Northcote Park Montmorency Greensborough Whittlesea v v v v v Greensborough Lower Plenty West Preston-Lakeside Heidelberg Whittlesea v v v v v Montmorency Eltham Bundoora Macleod Whittlesea ROUND 11 W. Preston-Lakeside 10.12 (72) def Lower Plenty 7.4 (46) SAT, JULY 30 v v v v v Heidelberg Lower Plenty Northcote Park West Preston-Lakeside Whittlesea Whittlesea 5.4 (34) def by Heidelberg 13.15 (93) SAT, JULY 23 v v v v v SAT, APRIL 16 ROUND 10 Greensborough 10.12 (72) def Northcote Park 4.10 (34) SAT, JULY 16 ROUND 15 ROUND 16 Northcote Park 14.10 (94) def Montmorency 6.3 (39) Heidelberg Whittlesea Greensborough Lower Plenty Northcote Park Lower Plenty West Preston-Lakeside Eltham Bundoora Macleod MAR 25, APR 8, 9 Eltham 5.12 (42) drew Greensborough 5.12 (42) Greensborough Macleod Eltham Montmorency Bundoora SAT, JULY 9 ROUND 14 Bundoora Eltham Lower Plenty Northcote Park Whittlesea JUNE 11, 18 v v v v v ROUND 13 Bundoora Eltham Macleod Montmorency Northcote Park ROUND 1 JULY 2, 3 ROUND 12 Greensborough Heidelberg Lower Plenty Northcote Park West Preston-Lakeside SAT, MAY 28 ROUND 8 July 3 Bundoora Eltham Macleod Montmorency WP-Lakeside Bundoora Lower Plenty Macleod West Preston-Lakeside Heidelberg SAT, MAY 7 v v v v v ROUND 11 Greensborough 19.15 (129) def Northcote Park 6.8 (44) DIVISION 1 RESERVES SAT, JUNE 25 July 3 Bundoora Eltham Macleod Montmorency West Preston JULY 2, 3 ROUND 12 Greensborough Heidelberg Montmorency Northcote Park Whittlesea SAT, JULY 9 ROUND 13 Bundoora Lower Plenty Macleod West Preston-Lakeside Heidelberg SAT, JULY 16 ROUND 14 Bundoora Eltham Macleod Montmorency Northcote Park SAT, JULY 23 ROUND 15 Greensborough Heidelberg Lower Plenty Northcote Park West Preston-Lakeside ROUND 16 Eltham Greensborough Macleod Montmorency Whittlesea ROUND 17 Bundoora Eltham Lower Plenty Northcote Park Whittlesea ROUND 18 Greensborough Heidelberg Macleod Montmorency West Preston-Lakeside SAT, JULY 30 SAT, AUGUST 16 v v v v v Northcote Park Heidelberg Bundoora West Preston-Lakeside Lower Plenty SAT, AUGUST 13 v v v v v West Preston-Lakeside Macleod Greensborough Heidelberg Montmorency SAT, AUGUST 20 v v v v v Whittlesea Bundoora Lower Plenty Northcote Park Eltham ALL FIXTURES (INC. FINALS) ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE 2016 NFL Fixtures DIVISION 2 SENIORS ROUND 1 SAT, APRIL 9 Lalor 14.13 (97) def by Thomastown 21.10 (136) Fitzroy Stars 21.10 (136) def North Heidelberg 6.13 (49) Panton Hill 7.5 (47) def by Diamond Creek 17.8 (110) ROUND 2 SAT, APRIL 16 Diamond Creek 14.15 (99) def Fitzroy Stars 11.11 (77) Hurstbridge 13.18 (96) def Lalor 8.7 (55) ROUND 10 DIVISION 2 RESERVES SAT, JUNE 18 Diamond Creek v Lalor Panton Hill v Hurstbridge North Heidelberg v Thomastown BYE Fitzroy Stars ROUND 11 SAT, JUNE 25 Fitzroy Stars v Panton Hill Thomastown v Lalor Hurstbridge v North Heidelberg BYE Diamond Creek North Heidelberg 10.9 (69) def Panton Hill 7.11 (53) APRIL 23, 24 Thomastown 13.14 (92) def Fitzroy Stars 13.9 (87) Panton Hill 8.6 (54) def by Hurstbridge 18.19 (127) Lalor 12.7 (79) def Diamond Creek 11.8 (74) ROUND 4 SAT, APRIL 30 Diamond Creek v Thomastown Fitzroy Stars v Lalor Hurstbridge v North Heidelberg BYE Panton Hill ROUND 5 SAT, MAY 7 Hurstbridge v Diamond Creek Fitzroy Stars v Panton Hill North Heidelberg v Thomastown BYE Lalor ROUND 6 SAT, MAY 14 North Heidelberg v Fitzroy Stars Panton Hill v Lalor Thomastown v Hurstbridge BYE Diamond Creek ROUND 7 SAT, MAY 28 Panton Hill v Thomastown Fitzroy Stars v Diamond Creek Lalor v North Heidelberg BYE Hurstbridge ROUND 8 SAT, JUNE 4 Diamond Creek v Panton Hill Thomastown v Fitzroy Stars Lalor v Hurstbridge BYE North Heidelberg ROUND 9 JUNE 11 Hurstbridge v Fitzroy Stars North Heidelberg v Diamond Creek BYE Panton Hill BYE Thomastown BYE Lalor SAT, APRIL 9 Fitzroy Stars 6.11 (47) def by North Heidelberg 15.8 (98) Lalor 7.9 (51) def by Thomastown 10.12 (72) Panton Hill 5.3 (33) def by Diamond Creek 20.14 (134) ROUND 2 SAT, APRIL 16 ROUND 10 SAT, JUNE 18 Diamond Creek v Lalor Panton Hill v Hurstbridge North Heidelberg v Thomastown BYE Fitzroy Stars ROUND 11 SAT, JUNE 25 Fitzroy Stars v Panton Hill Thomastown v Lalor Hurstbridge v North Heidelberg BYE Diamond Creek Diamond Creek 21.18 (144) def Fitzroy Stars 7.4 (46) North Heidelberg 17.20 (122) def Panton Hill 5.1 (31) Hurstbridge 16.13 (109) def Lalor 7.8 (50) ROUND 12 ROUND 3 ROUND 1 SAT, JULY 2 Thomastown v Diamond Creek Lalor v Fitzroy Stars Panton Hill v North Heidelberg BYE Hurstbridge ROUND 13 SAT, JULY 9 Fitzroy Stars v Thomastown Diamond Creek v Hurstbridge Lalor v Panton Hill BYE North Heidelberg ROUND 14 SAT, JULY 16 Diamond Creek v North Heidelberg Fitzroy Stars v Hurstbridge Thomastown v Panton Hill BYE Lalor ROUND 15 SAT, JULY 23 Panton Hill v Diamond Creek Hurstbridge v Thomastown North Heidelberg v Lalor BYE Fitzroy Stars ROUND 16 SAT, JULY 30 Panton Hill v Fitzroy Stars North Heidelberg v Hurstbridge Diamond Creek v Lalor BYE Thomastown ROUND 17 SAT, AUGUST 6 Lalor v Fitzroy Stars Hurstbridge v Panton Hill Thomastown v North Heidelberg BYE Diamond Creek ROUND 18 SAT, AUGUST 13 Fitzroy Stars v North Heidelberg Diamond Creek v Hurstbridge Lalor v Thomastown BYE Panton Hill ROUND 19 SAT, AUGUST 20 Thomastown v Panton Hill North Heidelberg v Diamond Creek Hurstbridge v Lalor BYE Fitzroy Stars ROUND 12 ROUND 3 Thomastown 14.16 (100) def Fitzroy Stars 8.8 (56) Panton Hill 0.4 (4) def by Hurstbridge 16.19 (115) Lalor 5.10 (40) def by Diamond Creek 15.17 (107) ROUND 4 SAT, APRIL 30 Diamond Creek v Thomastown Fitzroy Stars v Lalor Hurstbridge v North Heidelberg BYE Panton Hill ROUND 5 SAT, MAY 7 Hurstbridge v Diamond Creek Fitzroy Stars v Panton Hill North Heidelberg v Thomastown BYE Lalor ROUND 6 ROUND 7 SAT, MAY 14 SAT, MAY 28 ROUND 9 ROUND 14 JUNE 11 Hurstbridge v Fitzroy Stars North Heidelberg v Diamond Creek BYE Panton Hill BYE Thomastown BYE Lalor SAT, JULY 16 Diamond Creek v North Heidelberg Fitzroy Stars v Hurstbridge Thomastown v Panton Hill BYE Lalor SAT, JULY 23 Panton Hill v Diamond Creek Hurstbridge v Thomastown North Heidelberg v Lalor BYE Fitzroy Stars SAT, JULY 30 Panton Hill v Fitzroy Stars North Heidelberg v Hurstbridge Diamond Creek v Lalor BYE North Heidelberg ROUND 17 SAT, AUGUST 6 Lalor v Fitzroy Stars Hurstbridge v Panton Hill Thomastown v North Heidelberg BYE Diamond Creek SAT, JUNE 4 Diamond Creek v Panton Hill Thomastown v Fitzroy Stars Lalor v Hurstbridge BYE North Heidelberg SAT, JULY 9 Fitzroy Stars v Thomastown Diamond Creek v Hurstbridge Lalor v Panton Hill BYE North Heidelberg ROUND 16 Panton Hill v Thomastown Fitzroy Stars v Diamond Creek Lalor v North Heidelberg BYE Hurstbridge ROUND 8 ROUND 13 ROUND 15 North Heidelberg v Fitzroy Stars Panton Hill v Lalor Thomastown v Hurstbridge BYE Diamond Creek SAT, JULY 2 Thomastown v Diamond Creek Lalor v Fitzroy Stars Panton Hill v North Heidelberg BYE Hurstbridge APRIL 23, 24 ROUND 18 SAT, AUGUST 13 Fitzroy Stars v North Heidelberg Diamond Creek v Hurstbridge Lalor v Thomastown BYE Panton Hill ROUND 19 SAT, AUGUST 20 Thomastown v Panton Hill North Heidelberg v Diamond Creek Hurstbridge v Lalor BYE Fitzroy Stars 2nd Semi Final – Saturday August 27th1st Semi Final – Sunday August 28th Preliminary Final – Saturday September 3rd Grand Final – Saturday September 10th ALL FIXTURES (INC. FINALS) ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 33 2016 NFL Fixtures DIVISION 3 SENIORS ROUND 1 APRIL 2 Mernda 11.12 (78) def Epping 7.11 (53) Kilmore 6.4 (40) def by St Mary’s 10.9 (69) Heidelberg West 3.9 (27) def by Banyule 19.26 (140) Watsonia 12.13 (85) def South Morang 7.11 (53) ROUND 2 SAT, APRIL 9 Banyule 11.10 (76) def by Watsonia 12.8 (80) Epping 25.16 (166) def Kilmore 5.1 (31) ROUND 11 Banyule v Watsonia Kilmore v Epping St Mary's v Mernda South Morang v Heidelberg West ROUND 12 Heidelberg West v Kilmore South Morang 15.12 (102) def by Mernda 19.10 (124) SAT, APRIL 16 APRIL 23, 25 Heidelberg West 5.9 (39) def by Mernda 28.20 (188) Watsonia 11.20 (86) def Kilmore 3.4 (22) Banyule 11.15 (81) def by St Mary’s 12.11 (83) South Morang 10.18 (78) def Epping 10.4 (64) ROUND 5 SAT, APRIL 30 Heidelberg West v South Morang ROUND 6 Kilmore v Watsonia South Morang v Banyule ROUND 15 Watsonia v Mernda ROUND 16 SAT, JULY 30 Banyule v Kilmore ROUND 3 South Morang v St Mary's SAT, MAY 14 ROUND 17 Heidelberg West v Banyule SAT, AUGUST 6 Epping v South Morang Mernda v Epping Mernda v St Mary's South Morang v Kilmore Watsonia v Banyule SAT, MAY 28 ROUND 18 Banyule v South Morang SAT, AUGUST 13 Banyule v Epping Epping v St Mary's SAT, JUNE 4 Banyule v Epping South Morang v Mernda FINALS ROUND 4 APRIL 23, 25 Heidelberg West 4.8 (32) def by Mernda 27.12 (174) Watsonia 19.26 (140) def Kilmore 0.2 (2) Banyule 8.6 (54) def by St Mary’s 17.9 (111) South Morang 14.14 (98) def Epping 9.6 (60) ROUND 5 SAT, APRIL 30 Heidelberg West v South Morang Mernda v Kilmore St Mary's v Epping Watsonia v South Morang ROUND 14 Heidelberg West v St Mary's Kilmore v Watsonia South Morang v Banyule ROUND 15 Kilmore v South Morang St Mary's v Banyule Watsonia v Mernda ROUND 16 Banyule v Mernda Epping v Heidelberg West ROUND 7 SAT, MAY 14 Epping v Watsonia Mernda v Heidelberg West South Morang v St Mary's ROUND 17 Heidelberg West v Banyule Mernda v Epping Kilmore v Heidelberg West Mernda v St Mary's South Morang v Kilmore SAT, MAY 28 Watsonia v Banyule ROUND 18 Banyule v South Morang Epping v St Mary's SAT, JUNE 4 Banyule v Epping SAT, AUGUST 13 Banyule v Epping Heidelberg West v Watsonia Kilmore v Mernda Watsonia v Heidelberg West SAT, AUGUST 6 Epping v South Morang St Mary's v Watsonia ROUND 8 SAT, JULY 30 Banyule v Kilmore St Mary's v Kilmore South Morang v Watsonia SAT, JULY 23 Heidelberg West v Epping Watsonia v Epping SAT, MAY 7 SAT, JULY 16 Epping v Mernda Kilmore v Banyule ROUND 6 SAT, JULY 9 Banyule v Heidelberg West Mernda v St Mary's ROUND 9 Second Semi Final — Saturday, August 20 ROUND 13 Mernda 16.12 (108) def Watsonia 8.3 (51) St Mary's v Kilmore Watsonia v Heidelberg West SAT, APRIL 16 St Mary’s 6.10 (46) def by South Morang 9.8 (62) Heidelberg West v Watsonia Kilmore v Mernda Heidelberg West v Kilmore Kilmore 8.11 (59) def by Heidelberg West 10.5 (65) Kilmore v Heidelberg West St Mary's v Watsonia SAT, JULY 2 Epping v South Morang Epping 9.7 (61) drew Banyule 8.13 (61) Epping v Watsonia Mernda v Heidelberg West South Morang v Watsonia St Mary's v Kilmore South Morang v Mernda FINALS Second Semi Final — Saturday, August 20 Mernda v South Morang First Semi Final — Sunday, August 21 Mernda v South Morang First Semi Final — Sunday, August 21 St Mary's v Heidelberg West Preliminary Final — Saturday, August 27 St Mary's v Heidelberg West Preliminary Final — Saturday, August 27 Watsonia v Kilmore ROUND 10 Grand Final — Saturday, September 3 SAT, JUNE 18 Epping v Watsonia Watsonia v Kilmore ROUND 10 SAT, JUNE 18 Epping v Watsonia Heidelberg West v Mernda 34 Epping 34.16 (220) def Kilmore 0.1 (1) Kilmore v South Morang Epping v Heidelberg West ROUND 12 Banyule 17.23 (125) def Watsonia 2.6 (18) St Mary's v Banyule St Mary's v Kilmore ROUND 9 SAT, JULY 23 Heidelberg West v Epping SAT, MAY 7 ROUND 8 SAT, JULY 16 Heidelberg West v St Mary's Banyule v Mernda ROUND 7 SAT, JULY 9 Epping v Mernda Watsonia v Epping South Morang v Heidelberg West Mernda v Banyule ROUND 14 Kilmore v Banyule Kilmore v Epping St Mary's v Mernda Watsonia v St Mary's Watsonia v South Morang Mernda v St Mary's SAT, APRIL 9 SAT, JUNE 25 Banyule v Watsonia South Morang 14.12 (96) def Mernda 5.8 (38) St Mary's v Epping Mernda 13.11 (89) def Watsonia 9.14 (68) ROUND 2 ROUND 11 Watsonia v St Mary's Mernda v Kilmore Kilmore 14.13 (97) def Heidelberg West 4.4 (28) APRIL 2 Mernda 9.9 (63) def Epping 7.9 (51) Heidelberg West 2.1 (13) def by Banyule 33.21 (219) Kilmore 2.7 (19) def by St Mary’s 18.17 (125) Watsonia 3.5 (23) def by South Morang 12.11 (83) St Mary’s 18.18 (126) def Heidelberg West 3.6 (24) Banyule v Heidelberg West St Mary’s 14.14 (98) def South Morang 12.10 (82) ROUND 1 Mernda v Banyule ROUND 13 Epping 12.8 (80) def Banyule 12.7 (79) ROUND 4 SAT, JULY 2 Epping v South Morang St Mary’s 23.14 (152) def Heidelberg West 7.4 (46) ROUND 3 DIVISION 3 RESERVES SAT, JUNE 25 Heidelberg West v Mernda Kilmore v Banyule Kilmore v Banyule South Morang v St Mary's South Morang v St Mary's THE NORTHERNER — The Northern 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NFL. ORG. AU 35 DIVISION 2 FITZROY STARS This week is obviously a must win game against Lalor. SENIORS: It was a hard pill to swallow last week with Thomastown getting us on the buzzer. There were a lot of emotions after the loss and some truths were relayed to our players from our very honest coach. Obviously Thomo will be there or there about at the end of the season and we can’t afford to have lapses against quality opposition. The opening quarter was an even affair with four goals apiece, the centre contests were absolutely crucial. Thomastown got on top in this area in the second and posted a lead at the main break. We fought back with our backline standing up under incredible pressure and momentum had seemingly swung our way to go in even at three quarter time. It was a seesawing last term with Thomastown the victor by five points in a quality contest. Hayes was inspirational through the middle, while Jake, Maxy and Keith held the backs together, with Djars chiming in with seven majors. RESERVES: Had a horrid day with Thomo showing us what a good pre-season can do. Our talent was up with LALOR Today we will play Fitzroy Stars who will be smarting after their narrow loss last week. THANKS: Thanks to all the Diamond Creek people who attended our luncheon and to all the supporters for hanging around after the game. SENIORS: After the formalities of Anzac Day, we were treated to a tough and physical game that was close all day. The cards were dealt our way but what was pleasing was the endeavour lacking from the previous games. Goal Kickers: T. Hughes 6, S. Christopher 3, J. Langborne, S. Dowell, K. Digney; Best Players: S. Christopher, T. Hughes, A. Velicki, B. Seeley, J. Dowell, S. Dowell. RESERVES: The reserves held on until half time until they were ran over by a superior Diamond Creek team. An opportunity awaits this week against a Fitzroy Stars team also without a win so far this season. AROUND THE TRAPS: I could not believe my eyes when I saw the umpire escort with his arm around an umpire during the minute’s silence. I think he gave him 36 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record our opponents, but Thomo were more structured and fitter. They were ahead all day and finally ran out victors by 44 points. Chrisco never stopped having a crack in the ruck, with Jye and Mousy running the game out well. NETBALL: The shining light for the club and showing our footballers how to get the job done. Five wins from five starts, absolutely brilliant ladies! Our Section 1 side had a 59-35 victory over Bundoora; Section 2 got over Kilmore 28-18; Section 3 had Watsonia 30-25, Hurstbridge were no match for our Section 4 side with a 26-16, win while our Section 5 “babies” had their first win against Kilmore 31-17. Fantastic effort girls with Aunty Linda over the moon. TOOL OF THE WEEK: Time stood still with Jacko sidestepping everyone to let fly with an amazing goal. Only issue was it bounced through for a certain goal when a flying scissor kick from Djars nearly upset the heroics. It happened to be right in front of the coaches and crowd which brought a cheeky grin to Djars’ face, but in contrast Jacko was nearly shattered. Very funny moment that was not lost on any of the crowd in ruptures on the sideline. GO STARS! a bum tap. So does this mean he is mellowing towards umpires? Bernie has changed his surname to Sheedy after chewing the great man’s ear for an hour. He told everyone that Sheeds was writing a chapter about him in his new book. THIS WEEK: Today we will play Fitzroy Stars who will be smarting after their narrow loss last week. If we bring the same endeavour as last week, we can’t complain. GO BLOODS DIVISION 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 FITZROY STARS LALOR Senior Coach: Jason Mifsud Reserves Coach: Alan Brown & Ricky Morris Senior Coach: Steve Marshall Reserves Coach: Bronson Wheatley Jai Burns Mungara Brown Lionel Proctor Daniel Francis Graham Norris Aaron Clarke Clinton Benjamin Brodie Cooke Tyla Sandiford Koolyn Briggs Jye Brennan Keith Morgan John Hayes Jikola Whyman Gordon Bamblett Beau Cooper Patrick Kelly-Briggs Matthew Seadon Peter Hood Rivva Karpany Alistar Thorpe Josh Landy David Welsh Steven Miles Tyson Landy Hayden Love Sheldon Quartermaine Coree Thorpe Kain Proctor Djaran Whyman Richard Bamblett Max Maynard Luke Brown Steele Timms Leigh Saunders Allan Norris Luke McKeown C. Soloman Peter Harrison Gary Saunders Marcel Linares Jake Macauley Stefano Capogreco Ashley Morris Douglas Briggs Chris Timoti T. Drummond 1 1A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 19A 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 Jarrod King Steven Marshall Jhye Badderly-Kelly Daniel Cobbet Scott Morrison Darragh McGovern Ben Gibson Luke Dowdle Beau Delcus Daniel Morrison Ben Curtiss Tim Murphy Peter Shepard Shannon Smith (C) Daniel Langbourne Tim Peck Alex Vinar Tim Keily Mark Romanos Shane Jacobs Bronson Wheatley Spencer Christopher Todd Hughes Jason Kelly Scott Dowell Nial McGovern Jackson Freebairn Brett Godfrey Jason Dowell Nick Sandy Daniel Ray Ddara Baksh Ross Tsiparis Jase Williams Blake Seeley Alex Dao Jake Langborne Dmitrios Milladis Kaine Digney Daniel Cartisano Caillan Camilleri Anthony Valeki James Toffs Frank Monardo Ryan McDonald Kane Toronis Blake Polidano 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 88 Jarrod Gloury Jason Dang Dave Henderson Rob Mattiaci Joe Arceri Luke Kiely Brendan Chiavelli Matthew Busuttil Anthony Barker Terrance Upoko WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 37 DIVISION 2 HURSTBRIDGE Today we welcome all North Heidelberg players, committee and supporters to Ben Frilay Oval. SENIORS: Great win under lights against our rivals Panton Hill. It’s always a hard fought game on the hill, and our shots on goal didn’t help. In the end we came away with a 12-goal win through team work. RESERVES: 111-point win and some fantastic footy played by our boys. Running hard, linking up and unselfish play. UNDER-19: What can be said when you have a 240-point win? Even the umpires commented about how well the boys played the game. Could have showboated and lairised but followed the coach’s instructions to the end. Well done fellas. NETBALL: HB1 had huge win over Whittlesea 43-11; HB2 had a narrow loss to West Preston Lakeside 23-25; HB3 lost to Fitzroy Stars 26–16. Games are played Friday nights get along and support our girls. JUNIORS: Under-18 Girls lost to Epping 13.17.95 – 2.3.15; Under-16s had a huge win over Mill Park 4.1.25 NORTH HEIDELBERG Big month ahead for the club kicking off with today at Hurstbridge. TODAY: Huge game for all three teams which will sort the men from boys. The Bridges are flying at present so lets be switched on from the first bounce. SENIORS: A win against a determined Panton Hill side who took it right up to us. Was a struggle, however we got the points. A downside was the injury to Kyl Ewart in his first senior game back who suffered a seasonending injury. Here’s to a speedy recovery. Best: Gilbo, Sauce and Jay. RESERVES: A slow start but powered away to record a sound victory. The numbers are good and depth is solid putting pressure on the big boys to perform. Best: Wrighty, Louis and Brodie. UNDER-19: Great vibe amongst the group with the team starting become a more than competitive unit. With the 1s & 2s having the bye last weekend it was great to see the support for the boys. Had a solid twogoal win after being challenged against a good Kilmore side. Best: Marcus (four goals), Brody and Alex. 38 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record – 32.16.208; Under-14s had a win over Montmorency 5.13.43 – 4.12.36; Under-13s won over Bundoora Park 11.11.77 – 4.7.31 and the Under-12s had a win over Epping 5.3.33 – 3.7.25. Well done coaches, players and parents. CLUB RAFFLE: First Prize is a 2016 Kia Cerato, $10 per ticket. Available to purchase at the Club. Drawn on August 28 at the Wattle Festival Day. SOCIAL: May 14 – Frat Party at the club from 7:30pm. Ladies free entry before 9pm. $10 after. Guys $15; June 11 – Brendan Fevola is coming to play for Hurstbridge (Queen’s Birthday weekend); June 18 – Dinner Dance. SPONSORS OF THE WEEK: Registered Electrical Contractors – Whether it is domestic, commercial or industrial electrical work, REC can help you out. Call Michael Reading on 0419 472 062; Diamond Valley Mitre 10 – Stock a huge range of top brands at competitive prices. If they don’t have the brand you are looking for, they can order it in. Call 9438 8400. #unfinshedbusiness NETBALL: A mixed bag for the girls last Friday evening with two wins from our four teams with sections 3 and 8 recording victory. I encourage members of the club to get down and support the girls during the season. SPONSORS: Refer to our own NHSC sponsors page in the record and support those who support the club. Sponsor Profile - Cannon Toyota 473 Lower Heidelberg Rd, Heidelberg Phone 9459 3277. In the market for a vehicle let them know you are a member of the “Mighty Doggies”. MEMBERSHIP: Membership is still available and good value. We want everyone involved as a Bulldog Army member being Bronze, Silver, Gold or Player Sponsor. Please see our VP-Finance Warren Haysom who can assist with your enquiry. UPCOMING FUNCTIONS: Saturday May 7 – President/Sponsor Luncheon with Ricky Nixon. $60. See KG for tickets; Saturday May 14 – Hypnotist Night with Rohan Gazzard (ticket only event) $60; Sunday May 29 – $1K draw, see Fridge or Rosco; Sunday 5 June – Alan Stilsby fundraiser. DIVISION 2 1 2 3 4 4A 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 11A 12 12A 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Sean Jellie (C) Micheal Farrelly Jay Barbera Ben Fennell Tom Russell Jarrod Tilley Chris Burton Daniel Sadowy Ryan Burton Josh Saw Kyle Thompson Jason Buhagiar Joel Ballie Tyron Loader Tim Moulas Kiel Vann Lachlan East Tom Simpson Mitchell Thompson Aron Burns Hayden Farrelly Brett Woodhouse Damon Earp Tony Heron Brayden Shaw (C) Shane Woodhouse Bryce Mullane Mitch Lucas Louis Ripon Nick Milne Tom McLennan Kale Frost Mac Batchelor Dale Eames Rhys Frost Callum Thomas Alisdair Jackson John Kruezer James McCarthy Jaiden Vann James Currie Craig Mehmet Tom Grimes Aiden Clarke James Thompson Brent Hay Jack Donnelly Michael Harper Mitchell Burton Tieran Barbera Luke Kelly HURSTBRIDGE NORTH HEIDELBERG Senior Coach: Trevor Frost and Rob Dyson Reserves Coach: Steve Leeman Under 19 Coach: Kevin Lewis Senior Coach: Steve Saddington Reserves Coach: Gary Cutler Under 19 Coach: Troy Perichon 49 50 51 52 53 55 56 60 64 65 66 69 70 72 77 80 81 90 92 93 94 98 99 Mark Domino Jesse Walton Luke Hannah Cam Delbridge Paul Johnson Declan Carson-McLennan Zach Webb Jarryd Lediott John Bunn Geoff Websdale Dylan Shanhun Luke Owen Billy Gunn Billy Ratje Casey Hopkins Louie Johnson Declan McLennan Ben Simondson Rad Dyson Joel Dale Mitchell Dale Riley Reading Bowin Griffiths UNDER 19 2 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 30 40 42 47 92 94 98 Max Gunn Jeremy Reivers Harry Bourne Mason Allen Walker Callum Jenkins (C) Tom Garrard Adam Sims Angus Garrard Lachlan East Tom Simpson Mitchell Lockett Christian Flegg Bryce East Ben Rowe Jordi Bourne Dylan Moratto Joel Lovett Matt Anderson Josh Kenshole Jordan Kerney Mitchell Reynolds (VC) Mitchell Hymus Brod Dawson Rad Dyson Mitchell Dale Riley Reading 1 1A 2 3 4 4A 5 6 7 8 8A 9 10 10A 11 12 12A 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 21A 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 35A 36 37 37A 38 39 39A 40 Kyle Green Rory Butterworth Leigh Gilbert (C) Jake Brown Jesse Tardio Billy McClintock Trent Scannell Jarrod Spurrell Gazi Assi Kyl Ewart Stephen Saddington Shane Harvey Aiden Buchanan Justin Bentley Kyle McDonald Ryan Docherty Daniel Ballantyne Guneyt Ozesen Jamie Wright Zac Gleeson Jack Jones Daniel Bramich Michael Shanahan Cameron Rooney Andre Habchi Matt Mahony Mark Ryan Ali Assi Leigh Taggart Paul King (Res C) Luke Villanti Justin Scott Marc Lonergan Jason Dean Luke McNeil Marcus Hill Tom Bowman Brad Kairouz Daniel Owen Louis Hill Michael Florance Casey Brown Brett Sabin Luke Edmondson Blake Manton-McCarthy (Res C) James Bonnaci James McLean-Brunton Tyrone Walker Finn Neilssen 41 42 43 44 45 46 46A 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 Ryan Keyes Brodie Muir Billy McKeown Josh Iezzi Brikken Scott Brody Tardio Jess Pekin Rami Makhoul Brodie Tutta Taylor Workman Owen Donaghey Paz Saccuzo Daniel Castrucci James Murphy Taylem Stretton James Howarth Luke Mazzeo Matt O’Connell Ceder Ferri Beau Russell Raymond Harwood UNDER 19 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 21 23 24 25 27 29 30 Jacob Duson Josh Hall Michael Shaw Cooper Gunn Alex Teasdale Sean Breheny Mitch Harvey Lachlan Evans Tommy Tsomidis Brayden Perichon (C) Shane Lennen (VC) Brad Harper Harley Bulman Mitch Hill Chipego Zuze Reece Smith Luke Gray Jacob Carruthers Leigh Bulman Brodie Hansen Clint Hayes Timothy Foster Brad McNeil Hayden Culph Marcus Hill WWW. 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AU 39 HEIDELBERG FC Team Sponsors 6 catering & events JOE FINNIGAN M: 0418 319 992 INFO@RMC1.COM.AU CALENDAR OF EVENTS 6 THURSDAY NIGHT DINNERS •Joinusfor$10dinnersonselectionnightsrightthroughouttheseason May 7vsNorthcotePark–Godfather’sDay May 28vsMontmorency-PastCoachesPanel12pm-2pm •Hunter,Clancy,McMahon,RhysJones,Sullivan •$10-includeslightlunch •Drinksatbarprices•Bartabforpastplayersmembers June 4vsLowerPlenty-LadiesDay(watchthisspaceformoreinfo) July 9vsWestPreston–President’sLunch–WithGuestSpeakerLukeHodge12pm-2pm •$80-includesLuckmanCatering,beer,wine&softdrink Rosanna DIVISION 3 – Results and Ladders Ladder: Seniors Results: Seniors P W L D Heidelberg West 5.9 (39) def by Mernda 28.20 (188) Mernda 4 4 0 0 479 262 182.82 16 St Mary's 4 4 0 0 402 249 161.45 16 Watsonia 11.20 (86) def Kilmore 3.4 (22) Watsonia 4 3 1 0 319 240 132.92 12 Epping 4 2 2 0 363 266 136.47 8 Banyule 4 1 3 0 376 270 139.26 4 South Morang 4 1 3 0 315 371 84.91 4 Kilmore 4 1 3 0 190 349 54.44 4 Heidelberg West 4 0 4 0 140 577 24.26 0 Banyule 11.15 (81) def by St Mary’s 12.11 (83) South Morang 10.18 (78) def Epping 10.4 (64) Results: Reserves Heidelberg West 4.8 (32) def by Mernda 27.12 (174) Watsonia 19.26 (140) def Kilmore 0.2 (2) Banyule 8.6 (54) def by St Mary’s 17.9 (111) South Morang 14.14 (98) def Epping 9.6 (60) F A % Ladder: Reserves South Morang St Mary's Mernda Banyule Epping Watsonia Heidelberg West Kilmore P W L D 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 F A % PTS 339 408 383 464 392 232 134 81 167 159 230 203 223 318 583 550 202.99 256.80 166.52 228.57 175.78 72.96 22.98 14.73 16 12 12 10 6 4 4 0 Without support at Grassroots level, Who knoWs Where DerMie May have enDeD up With over $3 million invested since 2008, James Boag’s Draught is an avid supporter of grassroots footy. Because we know that the best quality products come from the best possible origins. 42 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record PTS from the Pure waters of tasmania DIVISION 3 – Preview BURRA AND DEMONS CLASH FOR TOP SPOT St Mary’s kept its perfect record intact with a narrow win over Banyule at R.J. Brockwell Oval in Round 4. “We didn’t play our best footy today,” a relived Burra coach Con Borg said. “Banyule was the better side on the day; but our guys dug deep and got a really important win.” Nicholas Daisley registered the final score of the game – a point – to give his team a two-point win. More importantly, he excelled on the day and is having a great season. The Bears have now lost three games in a row by a total of seven points, but there were some positives. Daniel Kelly, in his first game for the club, booted four goals and was among the best. And 23rd man Ben Nethercote scored a major. Kilmore played its second away game for the season – this time at A.K. Lines Reserve against Watsonia. The Saints were far too good on the day, leading by 14 points at half time before breaking away for a 64-point victory. “We were happy to get a win and move on,” Watsonia coach Corey McCall said. Matthew Crompton continued his stellar season for the Saints and was ably assisted by Jarryd Allan and Levi Moss. The Blues were able to somewhat restrict the scoring of their opponents – but they lacked the ability to take the ball from defence to produce a score. Marcus Webb continued his fine start to the season and performed well for Kilmore. Mernda won the Les Butterworth Cup and moved to the top of the ladder with a 149-point win over Heidelberg West at Heidelberg Park. Jayden Welch relished his chance at full forward with a seven-goal haul. In his senior debut, Anthony Cardamone underlined his talent with a strong performance. Recruit Ryan Floyd played his best game for the Hawks. “I commend Heidelberg West for their spirit and congratulate them for the way they went about it and tried their hardest,” Mernda coach Jason Ford said. “They battled right to the end under difficult circumstances.” Facing the prospect of a 0-4 start to the season, South Morang found something when needed to win the Anzac Day game at Mill Park Lakes Reserve, beating by Doug Long Epping by 14 points. The Lions should have had the game wrapped up earlier, with their wastefulness in front of goal keeping the door ajar for the Blues. Epping came hard early in the final stanza to draw within a goal, but was never able to get its nose in front. Lion Kane Maghamez took an absolute hanger in the final term and will be a contender for mark of the year. In Round 5 action, Mernda hosts the only other unbeaten team in St Mary’s at Waterview Reserve. The winner goes a game clear on top of the ladder and will be well placed to play finals football. These teams have not matched up since the Demons’ 2012 premiership season. In an intriguing match-up, Banyule will be looking to get back on the winners list with its first trip to J.J. Clancy Reserve to take on Kilmore. The Bears will be desperate to arrest their losing streak and avoid history repeating itself. They lost five in a row early in their inaugural 2015 season, but appear to be better placed this time to arrest the slump. Epping comes off a five-day break to play Watsonia at A.K. Lines Reserve. The Blues currently sit in fourth spot on the ladder but are unlikely to remain there. A win will move them ahead of the Saints, while a loss would probably see them drop out of the top four. This is the first tussle between these teams since the Blues came from 61 points down in the 2015 first semi final to win. South Morang travels to Heidelberg Park to play Heidelberg West. The Lions resurrected their season with a home win over Epping last week and will hope to build momentum off the back of that victory. They would be favoured to win over the Hawks and keep in touch with the top four, despite the five-day break between games. The last clash at this ground between the two combatants resulted in a thrilling two-point win to South Morang in 2015. WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 43 DIVISION 3 HEIDELBERG WEST This week we play South Morang on our deck. TODAY: We will enter the game as underdogs however we will take great stock knowing we went within two points of an enormous upset last season. THE CLUB: On behalf of the Heidelberg West Football Club committee would like to take the opportunity to thank the Mernda Football Club, along with our supporters who ventured out to Heidelberg Park, to mark their respects firstly to the Anzacs and also to young Pat Cronin and our very own legend Les Butterworth. SENIORS: Unfortunately Mernda were too strong and took the Les Butterworth Cup back to Waterview Reserve with them. The seniors came up against a much stronger Mernda outfit and we were simply outplayed from start to finish. Big Floydy, Offer and little Trent tried hard all day. Goal Kickers: T. O’Rourke 2, J. Smith Thompson 2, D. Offer; Best Players: R. Floyd, L. Pender, D. Offer, B. Moore, J. Shirreff, J. Marris. RESERVES: The reserves, coming off a confidence SOUTH MORANG It was an honour to host the Anzac Day clash against Epping on Monday. LAST WEEK: We had a fantastic crowd and three great wins as well so it was one of the better days we have had in recent memory. The day started with a good win by the under-19s, then the reserves took on Epping who beat us in the preliminary final last year and we showed that we are a much improved team since we last meet. SENIORS: Before the senior game we had the traditional RSL speeches, followed by the Last Post and with all players from both sides on the ground it was a fantastic feeling for all as the national anthem was sung by Jasmine Hallet. The seniors had a lead throughout the day and, but for bad kicking could have had the game wrapped up at three-quarter time. In the end we came through with Mitch Hicks winning the best on ground award and the team getting our first win of the year THIS WEEK: In the seniors we take on Heidelberg West and must ensure we do not get complacent, as in the last two years they have come very close to beating us 44 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record boosting win the previous week, had a real crack in the first half but fell away late allowing the opposition to pile on 14 goals in the last to blow the scoreboard right open. Jack Roberts was impressive in his first game for the club and Matty O’Brien held his own in the ruck. Goal Kickers: J. Fullgrabe 2, A. Smith 2 Best Players: M. O’Brien, J. Roberts, A. Galiazzo, S. Sukkar, M. Missen, B. Walters. UPCOMING FUNCTIONS: Cocktail Night at the Olympic Hotel on May 7; Man O Man at Dave Fisher Clubrooms on June 4. PLAYER SPONSORS OF THE WEEK: Jonathan Owens is sponsored by Webbys Bodyworks in Heidelberg. For all panel beating services or smash repairs give the guys a call on 9457 3091. here. The reserves also take on West and we will look to continue our unbeaten run and consolidate our grip on top spot. The under-19s play at Diamond Creek today and will be looking to get a spot in the top four as well. WOMENS: Tomorrow take on Seaford at Seaford at 11:00. Get there to support the girls. SOCIAL: Ladies Day followed by a DJ is our next function which is next Saturday at the home game against Watsonia. GO SOUTH DIVISION 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10A 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 HEIDELBERG WEST SOUTH MORANG Senior Coach: Grant Toms Reserves Coach: Jamie Lunt Senior Coach: Dean Grainger Reserves Coach: Gary Kallinikos Under 19 Coach: Rodd Loughrey Jarrod Anderson Samuel James Joel Kannegiesser Bradley Moore Jessy Ellis Jake Grimshaw Jack Marris Andrew Muir Michael Missen Jayden Sherriff Greg Camilleri Brandon Walters Kane Moore Josh Smith Thompson Matt Reinke Ayden Kelly Daniel Romano Daniel Wilson Jason Butera Jonathan Owens Aidan Young Trent O’Rourke Adam Wiseman Kevin Caldera Liam Pender Jake Grose Stuart Pike Michael Temopolous Nathan Pender Daniel Gates Stephen Tsonas Mitch Hand Ryan Gall Nick Lewis Brae Ferguson Ryan Floyd Tim Amor James McLean-Brunton Josh Lowen Sam Hobson-Nicholls Justin Banihashemi Lachlan Edwards John Shanahan Jack Fulgrabe Dale Gladman Taylor Harvey 48 49 50 51 53 54 55 Sharbell Sukkar Andrew Galiazzo Dan Offer Matt O’Brien Brodie Burfitt Josh Bullock Aaron Smith 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 Duane Russell Mitch Buckley Michael Deligorgis Luke Hough Wayne Pavitt Nick Johnston Jarryd Baldasso Anthony Capeci Daniel Heatley Troy Jinette Darren Tuchin Luke Shelton Matthew Radziejewski Tristan Simmons Mathew Robinson Russell Elder Josh Stroud Brayden Meade Kane Maghamez Matthew Trim Harry Whybrow Matthew Manning Jake Potter Jake Hough Luke McKenna Liam Simmons Ben Papal Ben Nesci Mitch Hicks Daniel Watson Matthew Morrison Paul Harrison Michael Howden Reece Nourish Michael Batty Glen Gibson Michael Brennan Hien Nguyen Simon Crump Michael Celestin Brent Williams Scott Sandy Zayne Wight Jesse Wayth Ben Slattery Mark Schwabl Joe Ferlazzo Dean Papadopoulos Steve De Shong 53 55 56 61 63 66 67 69 71 72 73 74 78 82 87 96 99 Josh Harman Chris Sankovic Daniel Whitmore Aaron Pell David Berryman Craig Meredith Scott Dickson James Mark-Simpson Daniel Berryman Brent Howlett Jake Conway Daniel Delromano Travis Van Dekolk Michael Meade Zac Knight Travis Stevens Brock Smith UNDER 19 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 23 24 27 28 29 33 34 41 43 57 58 59 64 79 99 James Hewson Liam Failla Mitch Dickson James Mellerick Jordan Steele Daniel Caruso Reece Jones Jarred Ranellone Tye Hall Luke Nicol Aidan Grace Jake Gordon Brock Pell Matt Arnold Riley Hopkins Michael Iorio Lachlan Golledge Aaron Lazaric Curtly MacDonald Christian Toppi Harry Hicks Alan Roberts Mathew Ceravolo Cory Giannone Matt Smith Matt Stroud Shaun Calvi Ben Power Max Firth Trent Harvey WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 45 DIVISION 3 KILMORE We move forward to our next game as we host Banyule. SENIORS: Round 4 saw our boys travel to Watsonia. Unfortunately the build up wasn’t ideal, with five forced changes to the side that defeated Heidelberg West. The boys brought in confidence to this game but the second half unfortunately belonged to Watsonia, kicking 9.12 to 2.4 to set up a 64 -point win. The backline must be given credit for an unbelievable game, where they stood firm and were our major winners in a tough game. Special mention to Jack Maher who debuted. UNDER-19: Went into the game against North Heidelberg full of confidence after a fantastic win the week before, but unfortunately our first half was disappointing. If it wasn’t for the hard work of Daniel Mathews, Trent Bonnici, Luke Waymouth and Luke Galina we could have been in more trouble. Our third quarter was a lot better and we were able to play some very exciting football, which allowed us to kick a few goals and get back into the game. Brandon Austin and Dylan Stone worked hard in the last quarter but the BANYULE All three teams are on the road with a trip to Kilmore. SENIORS: We couldn’t have got off to a better start with debutant Dan Kelly slotting home the first two goals in his first game in a Banyule jumper. The boys really got around him, certainly providing the best possible welcome to the footy club. To counteract our hot start, St Mary’s really turned the heat up with their pressure and made it very difficult for our boys to use the footy cleanly. Despite some scintillating patches of play, both sides turned it over at crucial times, however St Mary’s were better at making the most of their opportunities in front of goal. Devon McDonald provided a great target up forward, providing repeat leads, a quality marking option and forward 50 pressure. Dan Kelly continued his red hot start with some quality use through the midfield, Dave Stewart worked tirelessly off half back and Nathan Elsworthy provided both defensive pressure and some run from the backline. With the third tough loss in as many weeks by the collective total of seven points, this was another tough loss for the boys to cop. The positive 46 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record damage had been done in the first half of the game. NETBALL: Our A-grade girls had their first loss to the Fitzroy Stars. Both teams were goal for goal in the first half. Fitzroy made their run late in the third quarter and with a strong defence we struggled. Standouts for the game were Laura Corrick, Jesse Knights and Ebony Kinnear. B-grade came up against a strong Montmorency. We came out strong in the first quarter, but struggled to keep up in the fast paced game. Hannah Lane played a great game, while Melanie Smith and Tayla Jackson were also standouts. C-grade took on Fitzroy Stars 5. A nervous start by both teams saw the ball being turned over a lot before goals were scored. The end of the first quarter saw Kilmore down by three. The nerves seem to have gone by the second quarter and both teams seemed to settle into the game. The third quarter started evenly with both teams scoring quickly, however in the second half of the third quarter Fitzroy got a run of goals which we weren’t able to peg back. SOCIAL: April 30 is Dress Up Night at the Kilmore club rooms. The theme is Famous Couples and Groups. is the boys are improving each week and their effort cannot be questioned. We just need to keep learning from these tough defeats and hopefully the taste of victory is around the corner. Goals: D. Kelly 4, D. McDonald 3, M. Italia 2, B. Nethercote, J. Hooper; Best: D. Kelly, N. Elsworthy, R. Keys, D. Stewart, D. McDonald, L. French. RESERVES: The difference between the two sides is that St Mary’s turned up to win a game and were switched on from the first bounce. Banyule only turned up to play a game of football. St Mary’s dominated the first half with Banyule third to the ball and lacking composure with the ball. Banyule had only about six players following team plans and putting their bodies in first. The second half was a great turn around with more Banyule players wanting the ball. Just lapses from a few discipline rules, like trying to take big marks in packs instead of punching the ball, allowed four goals through for St Mary’s. Hopefully a big learning curve for Banyule on how to turn up to play football and how to prepare for a week’s game. Goals: M. Ritchie 2, M. Smith 2, J. Luttrell, M. Borg, D. Camilleri, T. Cowey; Best: M. Borg, M. Smith, R. Lester, S. Mathieson, M. Ritchie, T. Cowey. DIVISION 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 39 42 43 44 45 49 50 53 54 Peter De Sousa Nick Sheldon Haydyn Woolf Adam Milne Luke Crowley Ben Tsakmakis (C) Cody Phillips Kurt Densworth Shaun Harrison Rick Kimberly Mitch McGrath Darcy Bedggood Jayson Meade Mick Marrett Adam Goudge Tom De Sousa Brok Wightman Jaxson Kinnear James Ferlazzo Marcus Webb Micheal McCulloch Dave Heather Matt Traynor Tom Snaith Dave Saunders Jack Stonehouse Rhys Way Oliver Duff Marcus Davern Nick Ferris Brian Bell Joel Hackney Jordan Clifford Jake Delaney Lachlan Murray Brad Dawson Lachlan Clement Jason Harvey Travis Hede Josh Robertons Mick Hammond Justin Ellis Trent Kelly Ben Taylor-Egan Aaron Brasher Jake Tilly KILMORE BANYULE Senior Coach: Travis McCarty Reserves Coach: Marcus Davern Under 19 Coach: Paul Phillips Senior Coach: Jason Plant Reserves Coach: Shane Kerrison Under 19 Coach: Tony Jackson UNDER 19 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 24 25 26 30 Mick Fenech Darcy Panayiotis Luke Galina Reid Collier Daniel Mathews Brandon Kemp Hayden Phillips Peter Schiavone Liam Middleton Adam Davies Luke Waymouth Bronson Phillips Ben Cooney Jack Maher Brandon Austin Dylan Stone James Stewart Trent Bonnici Kayden Kronk Stefan Schneider Kalem Gibbs Adam Kosh Josh Rask Tommy O’Dwyer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 21A 22 22 23 24 25 26 27 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Jake Rice William Drapac (C) Nathan Elsworthy James Black Bailey Jordan Daniel Kayrooz David Stewart Daniel Kelly Chris Varsamakis Leigh Rosolin Ryan Keys Chris Taylor Ryan Hay Ethan Cox Devin McDonald Riley Williams Mitchell Kerrison Josh Luttrell Christopher Tarrant Alex Carapetis Matthew Molony Luke Giles Leighton O’Donnell Jake Hooper Michael Italia Ryan French David Rigney Daniel Camilleri Sean Tanudtanud Nicholas Biscontin Mark Smith Adam Barclay Max Post Andries Jurgens Beau Parthenides Nick Smith Laurance Melkael Andrew Hopgood David Bedggood Luke French (C) Ryan Fleming Tom Cowey Marcus Borg Jake Zanatta James Bonello Josh O’Connor Anthony Domini Harrison Tippett Shaun Bond 50A 51 52 52A 53 54 56 58 59 60 62 63 64 65 70 71 72 75 75A 83 94 Dale Wells Jack Howard Mitchell MacDonald Stephen Mathieson Dylan Lester Jarrad Appleby Christian Buckley Dale Rodda Jarred Wanders Nick Christou Michael Delaney Christian Bradford Luke Delaney Jonathan Knape Jayden Esposito James Pentland Richard Dennis Dean O’Callaghan Michael Ritchie Jason Braddy Ryan Lester Samuel Gibson Michael Stephenson UNDER 19 2 8 13 14 15 18 24 29 30 33 35 36 38 40 42 45 46 53 63 67 70 72 98 James Welsh Lewis Balcombe Brayden Ward Matthew Barnes Ben Nethercote Joshua Harris Jack Paterson Daniel Langford Daniel Coulson Michael Glynn Lleyton Varley Lachlan Ambler James Clark Jonah Clarke Thomas Clarke (C) Thanon Cant Calder Wallace Jake Waltrowicz Sean Clarke Adam Samad Toby Wolczko Michael Edwards Ryan Malcolm Conner Rogers WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 47 DIVISION 3 MERNDA Two more good wins but I’m not entirely sure how much I can read into those. We’ll find out today against a resurgent St Mary’s outfit. SENIORS: Could have won by more, having kicked 9.10 in the last quarter, plus we were outplayed in the third by Heidelberg West who played their best football for the year in stages. Having said that, we did what we needed to. Welchy had a good day out and kicked seven, Tarry kicked five and that means we now have three blokes who lead our goalkicking with 10. We’re on top of the ladder for the first time in four years. RESERVES: Another good win. The last quarter was the one which helped us, kicking 14 goals. Marto kicked a bag of nine, Arcus and Mara got a lot of the footy and we had a lot of contributors across the board. Big T kicked four, Josh Geth kicked three in his first game for the club and his brother had a bit of the ball too. Good win, long awaited Grand Final rematch from 2012 coming up today. UNDER-19: Watched a half and we were poor, and Stevie said the second half wasn’t much better. ST MARY’S As early as it is in the season, every footballer, netballer and supporter of this club, should feel that we can match it with anyone where up against. THE CLUB: Whilst it’s only the beginning, it’s a promising start that we can build on if we continue to work, not cut corners and if anything, increase standards and commitment. MERCHANDISE AND MEMBERSHIP: Supporters are great. Members are vital. Get your $50 social membership and buy club merchandise to genuinely show that you’re part of St Mary’s and helping us get to where we need to be. A successful, respected club. FOOTBALL: Banyule anywhere is not easy, but to get the points away from home in the seniors and reserves is a good accomplishment. An undermanned 19s just went down which spoilt the day, but gave us hope for what lies ahead. Dillan Ronalds showed why we wanted him back so badly in the black, white and teal. The president’s son nailed five sausages for the reserves and Adam De Girolamo was a star for the 19s. 48 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record Diamond Creek were far too good for us. Hopefully we learn from that and put in a big performance this week. NETBALL: Continue to impress on the courts, with two more wins as grading wrapped up. Mernda 1 beat Thomastown in a thriller, 27-25, while Mernda 2 had a good win against South Morang, 41-27. Unfortunately, Mernda 3 was unable to get over the top of a strong North Heidelberg. VALE: I wrote last week’s piece prior to the tragic passing of Patrick Cronin and I’d like to send condolences to Lower Plenty FC Patty, as well as Tony Barden who coached Branners in the FIDA side. What beautiful, poetic justice the Bears were able to get up last Saturday for both of them. THIS WEEK: The netballers begin their season proper after their grading games, which have produced some excellent results so far. On Saturday there are some cracking games on the horizon against a St Mary’s side that have been super impressive this season, with the seniors also unbeaten at this early stage. Really looking forward to this one! NETBALL: The Burra girls came out firing for the last grading games. The firsts had their fourth win of the season, with a 10-goal victory over Ivanhoe. Whilst the twos had a bye, the third team did us proud with a competitive game against Greensborough, just missing out on getting a win. All teams will be looking forward to what lies ahead, with grading games now complete. SPONSORS: Netwealth Investment & Superannuation – Continuing on as our major sponsor. This organisation’s support of the club has been outstanding. We would not be where we are today without their enormous help so let’s get behind the people on the back of our guernsey. Visit them at netwealth.com.au for help to secure your future. SOCIAL NEWS: Tonight’s the night for the Haunted House function. Lenko’s set the benchmark with the two black eyes as a costume. Let’s see who can outdo him. NEXT WEEK: Neale and Terry Daniher at the club for the Presidents luncheon from 12-2pm. $50 per head for a two-course meal, drinks at bar prices and a couple of inspirational Bombers. Not to be missed. DIVISION 3 1 2 2A 3 4 5 6 7 7A 8 8A 9 9A 10 10A 11 11A 12 13 14 15 16 17 17A 18 19 19A 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 29A 30 31 32 32A 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Tom McIntosh Marcus Saddington John Mustafa Mathew Golledge Angus Mills Shaun Silman Andrew O’Reilly Jesse Owens-Draper Jarrod Dowsey Josh Delaney Jake Gething Adrian Stefanile Shannon McVeigh Matt Rees Nick Avenoso Liam Gray Sean Talbot Adam Ryan Jordan Aldrich Krys Douglas Tim Anderson Phil Muratore Andrew Douglas Brayden Aldrich Luke Thorneycroft Tom Deayton Darcy Cross Tom McEwan Chrisitian Cawsey Ian Fulton Anthony Volpe Cam Curlis Daniel Bryant Les Adams (C) Daniel Burleigh Jayden Welch Stephen Wallace Jake Russell Dean Delaney Mathew Campbell Reece McKenzie Anthony Bradford John Symeoy Ryan Symeoy David Hutchinson Luke Drakes Justin Howlett Gordi Summers Michael Aparo Andrew Newnham Matt Tamburini MERNDA ST MARY’S Senior Coach: Jason Ford Reserves Coach: Matthew Rees Under 19 Coach: Steve Musico Senior Coach: Con Borg Reserves Coach: Shane Delanty Under 19 Coach: James Quinn 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 62 63 64 65 66 71 73 Phil Cubbin Riley Black Jack Moroney Joel O’Reilly Michael Arcus Nick Rizza Mathew Rizza Chris Deayton David Leo Glenn Berry Mathew Tarr Daniel Fernandez Michael Talbot Thanasi Gessas Jack Garraway Sana Singh Mathew Bisoganano Shane Martin Kyle Page Andrew Rizza Domenico Cinque Lachlan Brannelly Chris Scully Cliff Preston Travis McCrea Michael Thompson UNDER 19 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 17 19 22 24 25 26 29 32 35 43 Tyler Peirce Wade Dawson Jake Jerabek Angus Mills Anthony Cardamone Jacob Giampaob Billy Samie Adrian Stefanile Andrew Aquilina Yak Dut Riley Thompson Sam Hayden James Scerri Connor Fitzpatrick Liam Grey Jordan Costanzo Sebastian Latina Harrison Hasouras Riley Black Brock Lee Anthony Bradford Morgan Ford Jack Moroney 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14A 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Adam Lucci Zac Johnston Dillan Ronalds Jake Dambrauskas Michael Costanzo (C) Myles Guldon Kane Paterson Lee Minuz Nicholas Daisley James Ind (C) Lachlan Potter Nick Delanty Jake Johnston Raygan Tate Terry Anderson Shane Derham Nicholas Dean Nic Gedge Tom Bassett-Smith Jordan Dupont Stephen Campbell Samuel Mitrovski Jarrod Bunker Daniel Dober Drew Schleibs Issac Edgar Liam O’Donnell Jarrod Millett Craig O’Neill Joe Bergman Ryan Pieper Matthew Di Julio Nathan Winchcombe Brandon Jones Jayden Chapman Adrian Coco Matthew Patti Ashby Smith Daniel Setches Cruz Bradshaw Hadyn Bryce Mitchell Lee Frank Tomaras Robert Campbell Shaun Hamling James Boarotto James Benson 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 70 Aaron Batchelor Ben Batchelor Adam Carnell Jackson Bellingham Matt Galliazzo Jackson Grimble Brendan Plowman Sam Cooper James Girolami Jarrod Conduit Stephen Solomon Brad Gedge Jacob Hart Robert Valente Adam Shaw Marcus Willoughby Pat Waldron Ned Miller Marc Mitrovski Ben Romano Mitchell Knowles Jason Giagkoulis Sam Williams UNDER 19 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 21 22 Jackson Wolczko Joel Tolli Adam De Girolamo Jacob Yoemans Jake Bruni Nic Jacobson Sean Desmond Joe Primerano Matt Dambrauskas Daine Barker Max Broadley Mark Davies James Bedrac Alex Fitzpatrick Angus Payne Mitchell Green Christian Moltisanti Daniel Castagnini Adam Traynor WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 49 DIVISION 3 WATSONIA Ladies Day today and we’ll be hosting last year’s grand finalists, Epping. LAST WEEK: Hosted Kilmore at Watsonia for the first Lizard Cup. Unfortunately our main man, Rick Kimberley, was unavailable for the game and so we wait for the next match up between the two sides. SENIORS: The boys were keen to make amends for the week before and had some handy inclusions into the line up. The entire match was an extremely scrappy (not Diesel) affair that saw a few of the boys end up with scorecards that resembled Levi Casboult’s. Browny was the main culprit, wearing a new pair of wheels that Crawf clearly picked up when buying Cursed Frogurt, kicking 0.6... Yes, 0.6. Corey blasted the boys at half time, which nearly ruined the atmosphere in the half time Trainer’s Room meeting... Nearly. The boys responded and played much better football in the second half, recording our third win for the year. RESERVES: Similar tale to the seniors, very poor kicking throughout the day. T-Mac with 2.5, Trossy EPPING After an ANZAC Day we best forget and with a five-day break we head off to meet Watsonia in what could be seen as a season defining match! SENIORS: With a five-day turnaround we don’t have time to dwell on what could have been, our focus is squarely on Watsonia today. Goal Kickers: A. Willitts 2, D. Moore 2, C. Chilcott 2, D. Walker, J. Stavely, J. Wilkins, S. Wood; Best Players: D. Walker, S. Wood, J. Stavely, T. Sullivan, P. McMahon, T. Hughes. RESERVES: We didn’t come to play. We only played one quarter which isn’t good enough against a good side. Alec, Mitch and Kyle tried hard all day. Today we come up against Watsonia. Hopefully we can regroup, play a good brand of footy and come away with the four points. Goal Kickers: D. Cutrupi 2, T. Emmins 2, J. Cugnetto 2, A. Buchan, B. Laing, J. Cullen; Best Players: K. Turnbull, B. Warren, A. Buchan, M. Henwood, M. Franklin, D. Cutrupi. UNDER-19: It was a privilege to play on such a great day, although we didn’t get the points. The game showed that we are a little bit off the standard that we 50 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record with 2.5 Damo with 1.2. Clarke, L and Ocean provided a target out of the forward line and the desperation of the defenders was pleasing, as well as the spread of goal kickers. Clarke, A, Classen and Sam provided great movement from the midfield all day, sharing the footy around and getting the ball to those players in space. Was great to enjoy our first win of the season, though few enjoyed it more than Slug. Hopefully we can continue to build on the positives from last week as we face Epping today. IN THE TUB WITH... NOBODY: If any of the boys have got any suggestions for In the Tub, please share. It’s been two years and I’m finally fresh out of ideas! have set for this stage of the season. Goal Kickers: A. Giampiccolo 2, D. Bubis 2, N. Godino, B. Gallagher; Best Players: A. Giampiccolo, A. Habib, R. Vesetas, B. Telford, B. Ellis, J. Perry. UPCOMING EVENTS: April 30 – Frat Party. Doors open at 7:30pm; May 7 – 1986 Grand Final reunion when we play Heidelberg West at home; May 28 – Ladies Day when we play St Mary’s; June 18 – President’s Lunch when we play Watsonia. WEBSITE: www.eppingfc.com.au FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/ EppingFootballClubVic GO PINGERS! DIVISION 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 17A 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 53 WATSONIA EPPING Senior Coach: Corey McCall Reserves Coach: Warren Harris Under 19 Coach: Joel Steindl Senior Coach: Greg Whitcroft Reserves Coach: Leigh Tarrant Under 19 Coach: Anthony Licovski Andrew Bennett Cameron Bayliss Tom McCluskey Hayden Mitchell Nathan Groves Nathan Wyles Levi Moss Jordan Brown Graeme Hines Nick Gaylor Ben Sutherland Luke Clarke Jack Larkin Matt Crawford Matthew Buzinskas Brad Crompton Xavier Kelly Steven Rickard Austin Creak Rodney Box Harry Walker Jeremy Bennett Jake Murphy Matt Crompton (C) Jarryd Allan Corey Bennett Ben Weissenfeld Daniel Norden Kallan Hoggan Jamie Haber Andrew Kidd James Latross Daniel McKenna Reid Wayne Johnston Michael Salmic John Perichon Peter Ryan Adrian Alfonsi Damian Dimech Trent Brook Jack Millen Brayden Mann Kane Richards Daniel Bolton Alex Harris Roger Morgan Grant Barnett Tyson Darley Sam Harris Steven Valenti 54 55 57 61 69 70 79 88 Spencer Briggs Michael Paske Jordan Rosewarne Tom Classen Hayden Thomson Joel Williams Jake Osborne Kyle Kemp 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13A 14 15 16 17 18 18A 19 20 20A 21 22 23 23A 24 25 26 27 28 28A 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 43 Leigh Judd Mitch Henwood Bryce Judd Lucas Aquilina Joshua Stavely (C) Christian Janev Kevin Kiernan Jordan Cugnetto Aaryn Gibson Jarryd Watkins Daniel Moore Justin Traitsis Tom Sullivan Mark Bennett Matt McMahon Michael Kruze Alec Buchan Aaron Willitts Joel Dunmore Matthew Riccardi Adam Rose Christopher Chilcott Luke Berardone Michael Robertson Adrian Totino Damien Walker Nick Josevski Adam Nash Peter McMahon Erik Beeson Aaron Moroney David Little Benjamin Marshall Kyle Turnbull Paul Dempsey Lewis Harry Dean Ferguson Robert Tinsley Shannan Ciavarella Shane Wood Ryan Smyth Matt Cottier Josh Cullen Benjamin Laing Steve Camilleri Kurt Warren Corey Middleton 44 45 45A 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 52A 53 56 61 62 66 Brendan Kostas Thomas Hughes Jake Cullen Benny Stallion Bradley Warren Matthew Franklin James Fry Dylan Nourish Michael White Joel Carter Matthew Hull Domenic Cutrupi Tom Emmins Cameron Brown Mason Pun Adam Hull UNDER 19 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 31 Jason Stavely Ben Telford Blake Ellis Brad Colliss Marcus Stella Aldo Giampiccolo Jesse Trigg Nathan Godino Kyle Hedderick Dillon Ward Aaron Donnelly Jaedyn Kearney Patrick Lauron Brandon Rozario Ali Habib Jordan Fitzgerald Jordan Sazdov Brad Gallagher Jacob Shafik Jake Leahy Jaidyn Curzi WWW. 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ELECTRICAL DESIGN Regional Plumbing RSL on Bell Richmond Gilbert Coolrooms JT Colourtone Painters & Decorators 52 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record LEADING Goal Kickers Division 2 Seniors Meadows Greyhounds Division 1 Player Club Nick Lynch Andrew Fairchild Patrick Karnezis Nathan Valladares David Ellard Macleod Whittlesea W Preston Lakeside W Preston Lakeside Greensborough LW T 2 12 3 11 4 10 2 9 1 9 Player Club Todd Hughes Djaran Whyman Jacob Osei-Duro Chris Burton Lionel Proctor Lalor Fitzroy Stars Thomastown Hurstbridge Fitzroy Stars Player Club LW T Player Club Allan Young Mitchell Papas Nick Mackay Nicholas Horman Brett Wilding Heidelberg Northcote Park Lower Plenty Whittlesea Macleod 0 10 10 10 7 7 2 6 3 6 Matthew Green Andrew Gray Luke Campitelli Michael Harper William Ratje Diamond Creek Diamond Creek Diamond Creek Hurstbridge Hurstbridge Club Eltham Montmorency Greensborough Lower Plenty Lower Plenty LW T 3 12 5 11 0 8 3 6 4 6 Club Aaron Willitts Nicholas Dean David Hutchinson Matthew Tarr Jayden Welch Epping St Mary’s Mernda Mernda Mernda 0 10 0 10 0 6 3 6 3 5 Player Club Tyler Peirce Mitchell Hymus Jesse McKinnon Cameron Dowse Robert Todd Mernda Hurstbridge St Mary’s Diamond Creek St Mary’s LW T 1 9 4 0 5 14 12 12 10 9 Division 3 Reserves Division 3 Seniors Player LW T Division 2 Under-19 Division 1 Under-19 Thomas Burns Tom Davis Jacob Pickett Braydon Turner Ned Waters 6 14 7 11 5 10 6 8 2 6 Division 2 Reserves Division 1 Reserves Player LW T LW T 2 1 0 5 7 19 11 10 10 10 Player Club LW T Shane Martin Robert Tinsley Jake Hooper Mark Smith Aaron Smith Mernda Epping Banyule Banyule Heidelberg West 10 17 0 17 0 15 2 9 2 9 LW = Last Week, T = Total WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 53 WHITTLESEA Team Sponsors 2016 SUPPORT THOSE THAT SUPPORT THE EAGLES WWW.WHITTLESEAFC.COM.AU TWITTER: @THENEST1 54 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record FACEBOOK: WHITTLESEAEAGLES NETBALL News DIAMOND CREEK SHOOTS TO TOP by Danielle Tedford ST MARY’S SHOW ITS FINALS CREDENTIALS by Danielle Tedford Diamond Creek broke North Heidelberg’s undefeated start St Mary’s pulled off a stellar win against newly-entered With a defensive start to the game, both sides displayed calculated and strong on court tactics as they went into the first break locked at 12 goals apiece. At the start of the second quarter Diamond Creek centre Bronwyn Taylor took control of the game, setting the quick pace of the game. Her speed was remarkable, as was her passing ability. Taylor managed to leap what appeared to be double her height and take control of the ball, passing court length balls. North Heidelberg’s first-half centre, Kate Butler was one of her side’s best, transitioning the ball cleanly down the court towards her shooters. But Diamond Creek managed to turn the game around completely, gathering a 15-goal lead running into half time. As the pressure heated up both sides displayed bold defensive work, but struggled with their obstructions, leading to a number of penalties being handed out in the third quarter. North Heidelberg’s GA Chloe Meulenmeester displayed advanced shooting technique in the third quarter, scoring nine of her side’s 10 goals. While Diamond Creek GK Verhonda Smith was also able to gain advantage in the third term, sweeping up multiple turnovers with her swift intercepting. Shauna Ross, GD for North Heidelberg, worked hard to attain interceptions, displaying good agility, while fluently pushing the ball towards the attacking line. Eloise Whitcroft demonstrated precision shooting in the final quarter, putting through 14 as Diamond Creek stretched its lead. Diamond Creek coach Kristie Gannon said her team put in a positive performance after a slow start. “Although we had a shaky start we pulled together nicely. Our flow down the court transitioned quite well and our defence was awesome,” she said. “Coming into next week we will be looking to work on our decision making in terms of passes.” Named as her side’s player of the week, Diamond Creek GS Kelly Sadowy said she was “looking forward to more wins and playing some competitive games this season”. North Heidelberg’s Shauna Ross said her side performed admirably, despite going down in the end. “Diamond Creek is an impressive side. We had a few outs tonight and no bench, which made it tough having no fresh legs, so it’s disappointing but we played well considering,” Ross said. The 32-22 win saw the Burra move one-game clear atop the ladder following four matches. Remaining undefeated after four rounds, St Mary’s has made it its ambition to go one step better after last year’s disappointing grand final loss. St Mary’s was able to jump start the match with high intensity, which was soon matched by their young competitors, Ivanhoe. Ivanhoe’s GS Maddison Seeley was able to keep her side within touching distance early, accurately scoring six of the team’s opening seven goals. After an equal first term, St Mary’s was quick to step up its game in the second quarter. Demonstrating quick feet and fast passes St Mary’s was able to take the lead into half time. St Mary’s GD Jess Beaton was a standout player, with her agility ensuring she was always well positioned to receive the ball, as well as allowing her to force turnovers for her team. St Mary’s coach Jake Dambrauskas was pleased with his side’s defensive efforts in the win. “We really stepped up defensively after the first quarter, and we saw our defensive combinations work well at picking off intercepts,” he said. “(The girls) ‘worked really well together tonight.” Ivanhoe coach Julie Hibbert said her team would learn for the defeat and continue to improve. “We’re a rather new side, recently coming up a division and although we need to work on our intensity I’m happy with the way the girls performed,” Hibbert said. Ivanhoe’s centre Ella Shannon played a good tactical game and was able read the flow of the match well, often intercepting the ball and displaying strong passes. to the season in Round 4 of NNL action at Parade College to shoot to top place on the Section 1 ladder Section 3 outfit Ivanhoe in Round 4 of the NNL at Parade College on Friday night. FINAL SCORE: St Mary’s 1 (32) def Ivanhoe (22) FINAL SCORE: Diamond Creek 1 (61) def North Heidelberg 1 (36) WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 55 ‘CHOOSE Tap’ Netball – Round 4 Results & Ladders SECTION 1 Diamond Creek 1 (61) def North Heidelberg 1 (36) Fitzroy Stars 1 (59) def Bundoora 1 (35) W Preston-Lakeside 1 (58) def Greensborough 1 (46) SECTION 2 Watsonia 1 (26) def Heat 1 (15) Diamond Creek 2 (23) def Eltham (22) Whittlesea 1 (35) def Bundoora 2 (30) South Morang 1 (27) def Greensborough 2 (23) SECTION 3 St Mary’s 1 (32) def Ivanhoe (22) Diamond Creek 3 (42) def Diamond Creek 4 (16) North Heidelberg 2 (29) def Whittlesea 2 (27) SECTION 4 Bundoora 3 (31) drew with Greensborough 4 (31) Mernda 1 (27) def Thomastown 1 (25) Macleod 1 (33) drew with Lalor 1 (33) Watsonia 2 (38) def Heat 2 (20) Hurstbridge 1 (43) def Whittlesea 3 (11) SECTION 5 Thomastown 2 (30) def Whittlesea 4 (19) Fitzroy Stars 2 (30) def Kilmore 1 (18) Watsonia 3 (32) def Epping 1 (19) 56 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record TEAM Diamond Creek 1 W Preston-Lakeside 1 Fitzroy Stars 1 North Heidelberg 1 Greensborough 1 Bundoora 1 Northcote Park 1 P 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 W 3 3 2 2 2 0 0 L 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 % %WON 130.91 105.98 135.45 100.71 91.00 76.13 70.44 75.00 75.00 66.67 66.67 50.00 0.00 0.00 TEAM Heat 1 Whittlesea 1 Watsonia 1 Diamond Creek 2 South Morang 1 Bundoora 2 Greensborough 2 Eltham P 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 W 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 0 L 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 D 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 % %WON 148.19 138.04 108.51 105.68 124.72 108.33 86.92 74.36 75.00 75.00 75.00 75.00 62.50 62.50 25.00 0.00 TEAM St Mary's 1 Ivanhoe Whittlesea 2 North Heidelberg 2 Greensborough 3 Diamond Creek 3 Eltham Diamond Creek 4 P 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 W 4 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 L 0 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B % %WON 0 134.04 100.00 0 154.95 75.00 0 122.88 50.00 0 86.67 50.00 1 69.79 33.33 0 98.23 25.00 0 69.15 0.00 1 51.91 0.00 TEAM Mernda 1 Watsonia 2 Thomastown 1 Hurstbridge 1 Heat 2 Lalor 1 Bundoora 3 Greensborough 4 Macleod 1 Whittlesea 3 P 4 4 3 4 4 4 2 4 3 4 W 4 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 L 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 4 D 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 B 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 187.18 100.00 129.63 75.00 112.12 66.67 173.53 62.50 91.20 50.00 82.58 37.50 95.31 25.00 77.21 25.00 69.90 16.67 47.76 0.00 TEAM Watsonia 3 Fitzroy Stars 2 Kilmore 1 St Mary's 2 Thomastown 2 Epping 1 Whittlesea 4 W. Preston Lakeside 2 P 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 2 W 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 0 L 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 2 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 144.44 100.00 143.68 100.00 120.62 75.00 125.33 66.67 103.48 50.00 94.64 50.00 79.82 25.00 64.41 0.00 % % %WON %WON ‘CHOOSE Tap’ Netball – Round 4 Results & Ladders SECTION 6 West Preston-Lakeside 2 (25) def Hurstbridge 2 (23) Mernda 2 (41) def South Morang 2 (27) West Ivanhoe 1 (40) def Bundoora 4 (16) Whittlesea 5 (35) def North Heidelberg 3 (28) SECTION 7 Heat 3 (27) def Thomastown 3 (21) Montmorency 1 (32) def Kilmore 2 (12) Fitzroy Stars 3 (30) def Watsonia 4 (25) Greensborough 5 (41) def St Mary’s 3 (22) Whittlesea 6 (35) def St Martin’s (30) SECTION 8 South Morang 3 (22) def Bundoora 5 (16) North Heidelberg 4 (39) def Mernda 3 (12) West Ivanhoe 2 (23) def Lalor 2 (22) Keon Park (14) def Thomastown 4 (9) Epping 2 (32) def Watsonia 5 (27) SECTION 9 Heat 4 (38) def Bundoora 6 (7) Montmorency 2 (28) def Thomastown 5 (13) Fitzroy Stars 5 (31) def Kilmore 3 (17) Fitzroy Stars 4 (26) def Hurstbridge 3 (16) TEAM Whittlesea 5 Mernda 2 Bundoora 4 North Heidelberg 3 W Preston Lakeside 2 West Ivanhoe 1 Hurstbridge 2 South Morang 2 P 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 W 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 L 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 D 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 B % %WON 1 108.51 66.67 1 105.81 50.00 0 80.70 50.00 1 101.16 33.33 1 76.83 33.33 0 94.26 25.00 0 93.04 25.00 0 50.00 0.00 TEAM Heat 3 Montmorency 1 Whittlesea 6 Fitzroy Stars 3 Thomastown 3 Greensborough 5 Watsonia 4 Kilmore 2 St Martins St Mary's 3 P 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 W 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 L 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 156.32 100.00 143.48 75.00 138.78 75.00 130.84 75.00 126.47 75.00 106.98 50.00 83.33 25.00 56.90 25.00 79.41 12.50 62.75 0.00 TEAM North Heidelberg 4 Epping 2 Watsonia 5 West Ivanhoe 2 South Morang 3 Lalor 2 Bundoora 5 Thomastown 4 Keon Park Mernda 3 P 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 W 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 L 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 4 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 344.19 100.00 171.01 100.00 155.00 75.00 112.31 75.00 102.63 50.00 83.76 25.00 69.03 25.00 64.77 25.00 63.95 25.00 33.04 0.00 TEAM Heat 4 Fitzroy Stars 4 Bundoora 6 Montmorency 2 Heidelberg West Fitzroy Stars 5 Thomastown 5 Kilmore 3 Hurstbridge 3 P 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 W 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 L 0 0 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B % %WON 0 230.19 100.00 0 218.64 100.00 0 88.78 75.00 0 91.03 50.00 1 90.91 33.33 0 84.54 25.00 0 65.52 25.00 0 56.76 0.00 0 41.41 0.00 WWW. NFL. ORG. AU % % %WON %WON 57 CHOICE OF THE LEGENDS CHOICE OF LEGENDS ‘BCNA is very special to me. I would love to see every sporting club across the nation Pink Up and hold a Pink Sports Day to support all Australians affected by breast cancer.’ Shane Crawford Pink Sports Day and BCNA Ambassador BCNA game ball $139.99 BCNA leather $49.99 BCNA SOFT TOUCH YOUTH $24.99 A percentage of every sale is donated directly back to BCNA REGISTER FOR PINK SPORTS DAY BCNA.org.au/events 1800 500 258 58 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record sherrin.com.au NORTHERN Knights News Today the Northern Knights host Tasmania at Preston City Oval, which is a good opportunity for our boys to bounce back from last week’s defeat at the hands of Geelong Falcons. We look forward to a strong contest from both teams. ROUND 4 RESULTS Geelong Falcons 23.11 (149) Best Players: J.McLachlan, P.Dowling, J.Blood, T. Thompson, J.Bennett, J.Worpel Goal kickers: P.Dowling 4, J.McLachlan 4, B.Blair 4, S.Holroyd 3, L.Noble 3, J.Bennett, M.Diamond, J. Worpel, Z.Zdybel, A.Witherden Northern Knights 13.4 (82) Best Players: L.Bunker, M.Perry, L.Wilson, P.Lipinski, N.Coffield, C.McKay Goal kickers: P.Lipinski 3, C.McKay 3, C.Roberts 2, S.Christou 2, L.Wilson 2, M.Signorello 1 TAC DRIVING ACTIVITY Last Saturday as part of our partnership with the TAC, the Northern Knights participated in a ‘Driving to an Away Game’ activity, to Simonds Stadium, Geelong This provide our young learner drivers an opportunity to gain over an hour’s valuable driving experience on roads and highways in a range of weather conditions. Futures Squad. We wish them the very best for the upcoming game. PASTA NIGHTS & AFTER MATCHES! Our 2016 Pasta Night Dinners held on Thursday Nights at Preston City Oval for our U/18 boys and staff, have become a huge success. A big thank you goes out to our parents who have co-ordinated the night. The set-up of the tables (salads, bread and drinks) is remarkable and all present have been extremely spoilt. The fantastic support of our parents continued against Queensland where our after match was filled with food and drinks for both teams and parents to enjoy after a great contest. Once again, many thanks goes out to our terrific parents for coordinating the day. SPONSORS The Knights would like to thank Technika, a leading producer of high quality kitchen and laundry appliances, for their sixth year as Major Sponsor of the club. We thank them for their generous ongoing support of the talent pathway in the Northern Metropolitan Region. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR U17 VIC METRO FUTURES INVITEES Congratulations to the following five players: Mitch Andrews (South Morang), Nick Coffield (Eltham), Alex Federico (Ivanhoe), Joel Grace and Ethan Penrith (West Preston-Lakeside) on being invited into the Vic Metro WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 59 BUNDOORA Team Sponsors www.technika.com.au Mark Galea David Moxon Nick Soklev Glen Allison orbitlogistics.com.au Peter 9358 6888 Matthew Lambert: 9466 1444 royalflair.com.au hanandisplays.com.au Pratty 9464 1115 Daniel: 0438 774 412 Bundoora Optical Member for Bundoora DML Land Surveys Flight Centre Bundoora Enterprise Tooling Northern Roofing Services NRG Excavations Price Gibson WD's Removals Lishous Hair Design Peter McMahon Colin Brooks Dean Loney Owen Scully Cliff Penn Rick Little Greg Marshall Bill Price Wayne Dyson Michelle McCrory 9467 8495 9467 5657 0422 741 385 9468 7000 9465 5688 9408 7666 0438 260 711 Kingsbury 9835 3720 0407 507 083 9434 4801 www.bundoorabulls.com.au 60 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record Tony 0400 891 477 JUNIOR Review A look back at the weekend’s junior results as teams took to the field for Round 3 of the 2016 Northern Football League junior season. The Under-18 Girls competition saw South Morang erase an 11-point three-quarter time deficit to storm home in the final term and win by three points over Montmorency. The Lions were able to put through three goals to one in the final term at Montmorency Park to get their second win in a row. It was the closest match for the round in the Under-18 girls competition, with Darebin, Greensborough and Epping all recording wins in excess of 80 points. In the Under-17 competition, Diamond Creek came from behind after a slow first term to defeat Whittlesea by 12 points at Coventry Oval. After scoring just three behinds in the opening term and trailing by 19 points at quarter-time, the Creekers reduced the margin to just two points at the major break, before running away with the match after half time. Research recorded its first win of the season with a gripping six-point win over Yarrambat. Close throughout the day, the Searchers were able to keep their noses in front for the majority of the match to seal a close win. Mill Park, Wallan and Epping were the other winners for the round. The Under-16 Blue competition saw a thriller played out at Redleap Reserve, with West Preston-Lakeside coming from behind to produce a nine-point victory. Trailing by two points at three-quarter time, the Roosters were able to put through five goals to three in the final term to get their first win of the season. That was the closest margin for the competition, with Greensborough, Laurimar Black and Montmorency also recording Round 3 wins. Eltham held off a second-half surge from South Morang in the Under-16 Red competition to win by five points at Mill Park Lakes Reserve. Leading by 27 points at half-time, the Lions were able to kick three unanswered goals in the third term to cut the margin to five points, although they were inaccurate in also booting five behinds. That inaccuracy would cost them as the Panthers held on to win despite registering five less scoring shots. Hurstbridge had a big win over Mill Park at Redleap Reserve, while Wallan were the other winners for the round, accounting for Laurimar Teal by 31 points. West Preston-Lakeside held on in a thriller at J.E Moore Park in the Under-16 Girls competition, winning by six points against Research. Trailing by 17 points at three- by Ben Pascuzzi quarter time, the Searchers were able to kick three goals to one in the final term but it wasn’t enough as a strong first three quarters from the Roosters was enough to set up the win. Laurimar and Eltham also played out a thriller, with the Power holding off the Panthers to win by four points. Montmorency, Diamond Creek Womens and Greensborough all recorded more convincing Round 3 wins. South Morang kept on its winning way in the Under-15 Blue competition, beating Montmorency at W.A Smith Reserve to keep its unbeaten start to the season going. Whittlesea also recorded a big win, accounting for Mill Park at the Whittlesea Showgrounds. Mernda was the other winner for the round, recording a comfortable away victory over Eltham. The Under 15 Red competition saw Greensborough put in a powerful performance against South Morang at Mill Park Lakes Reserve. Elsewhere, Diamond Creek was too good for Research, Epping recorded a home win over Whittlesea, Wallan took the points in its home clash against Northcote, while West Preston-Lakeside won on the road at Yarrambat. The grading games conclude this weekend. Good luck to all sides in action in Round 4 and for the season ahead. WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 61 JUNIOR Results - Round 3 Under-18 Girls Under-15 Blue Darebin 20.12 (132) def Mill Park 1.2 (8) South Morang 5.5 (35) def Montmorency 5.2 (32) Epping 13.17 (95) def Hurstbridge 2.3 (15) Greensborough 18.12 (120) def Wallan 4.2 (26) Mernda 13.12 (90) def Eltham 3.4 (22) South Morang 24.20 (164) def Montmorency 4.4 (28) Whittlesea 22.21 (153) def Mill Park 5.1 (31) Under-17 Diamond Creek 15.14 (104) def Research 6.10 (46) Greensborough 32.17 (209) def South Morang 0.3 (3) Epping 21.12 (138) def Whittlesea 3.3 (21) Wallan 19.9 (123) def Northcote 10.4 (64) W. Preston Lakeside 12.11 (83) def Yarrambat 5.6 (36) Wallan 21.9 (135) def Eltham 6.7 (43) Diamond Creek 6.15 (51) def Whittlesea 5.9 (39) Research 10.13 (73) def Yarrambat 10.7 (67) Epping 13.13 (91) def Montmorency 7.4 (46) Mill Park 9.4 (58) def Greensborough 6.13 (49) Under-16 Blue Laurimar Black 18.15 (123) def Eltham 4.10 (34) Greensborough 18.6 (114) def Research 6.10 (46) W. Preston Lakeside 13.9 (87) def Mill Park 11.12 (78) Montmorency 8.12 (60) def South Morang 5.2 (32) Under-16 Red Hurstbridge 32.16 (208) def Mill Park 4.1 (25) Eltham 11.4 (70) def South Morang 9.11 (65) Wallan 12.4 (76) def Laurimar Teal 6.9 (45) Under-16 Girls W. Preston Lakeside 5.5 (35) def Research 4.5 (29) Montmorency 7.3 (45) def Yarrambat 4.3 (27) Greensborough 12.8 (80) def Wallan 1.3 (9) Laurimar 6.6 (42) def Eltham 5.8 (38) D. Creek Womens 21.14 (140) def Whittlesea 1.0 (6) SOCIAL MEDIA, LIVE SCORES Check northernfl.tv for the latest Video from the NFL 62 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record Under-15 Red Under-14 Blue South Morang 26.21 (177) def Mernda 2.3 (15) Mill Park 19.12 (126) def Greensborough 8.5 (53) Eltham 20.13 (133) def Research 7.4 (46) Under-14 Red W. Preston Lakeside 14.14 (98) def Laurimar 10.4 (64) Yarrambat 17.17 (119) def Diamond Creek 3.5 (23) Bundoora Park 17.12 (114) def Wallan 10.7 (67) Under-14 Green Reservoir 8.15 (63) def Eltham 1.2 (8) South Morang 9.6 (60) def Thomastown 6.17 (53) Hurstbridge 5.13 (43) def Montmorency 4.12 (36) Under-14 Girls W. Preston Lakeside 8.14 (62) def Yarrambat 0.1 (1) D. Creek Womens 11.14 (80) def Greensborough 0.3 (3) South Morang 17.11 (113) def Wallan 0.3 (3) Montmorency 10.12 (72) def Eltham 0.0 (0) www.nfl.org.au Follow @Northernfl Watch at northernfl.tv facebook.com/NorthernFootballLeague JUNIOR Results - Round 3 Under-13 Blue Under-12 Green Yarrambat 10.7 (67) def Montmorency 2.7 (19) South Morang 21.19 (145) def Diamond Creek 0.0 (0) Mernda 17.8 (110) def Epping 2.2 (14) Hurstbridge 5.3 (33) def Epping 3.7 (25) Whittlesea 5.11 (41) def Thomastown 2.5 (17) West Ivanhoe 8.11 (59) def Reservoir 5.4 (34) Under-13 Red Under-12 Girls Eltham 15.7 (97) def Northcote 3.5 (23) Greensborough 12.6 (78) def Mill Park 2.8 (20) Hurstbridge 11.11 (77) def Bundoora Park 4.7 (31) Whittlesea 8.6 (54) def Research 3.3 (21) D. Creek Womens 7.11 (53) def Whittlesea 1.0 (6) Eltham 4.6 (30) def Montmorency 1.2 (8) Under-13 Green Laurimar 21.15 (141) def Panton Hill 0.0 (0) Wallan 14.11 (95) def Keon Park 2.4 (16) W. Preston Lakeside 18.20 (128) def South Morang 1.0 (6) Kinglake 6.11 (47) def Montmorency 7.5 (47) Under-12 Blue South Morang 10.11 (71) def Research 1.3 (9) Montmorency 6.8 (44) def Diamond Creek 4.5 (29) Laurimar 10.2 (62) def Mernda 2.4 (16) Under-12 Red Wallan 5.7 (37) def Yarrambat 2.0 (12) Northcote Blue 5.2 (32) def W. Preston Lakeside 1.8 (14) Whittlesea 5.4 (34) def Mill Park 2.2 (14) Greensborough 19.17 (131) def Bundoora Park 2.2 (14) South Morang 8.10 (58) def Northcote Gold 3.5 (23) Under-11 Blue Yarrambat 16.10 (106) def South Morang 0.1 (1) Eltham 7.1 (43) def Laurimar Black 3.2 (20) Montmorency 8.8 (56) def Epping 5.2 (32) Under-11 Red Eltham 8.4 (52) def W. 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