Volume 10 - Northern Football League
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Volume 10 - Northern Football League
FOOTBALL RECORD Proudly Supported by Volume 10JUNE 16 2012$2.50 FIXED PRICE HOUSE & LAND PACKAGES PACKAGES FROM $340,000 $3,000 Land Deposit + $2,000 House Deposit = 100% Finance HURRY, ENDS MAY 31ST FIRST 60 ONLY *First home buyers only. Terms and conditions apply. Support the bank that supports the community Bank of Cyprus Australia proudly supports the Northern Football League. For more information call 1300 660 550 or visit www.bankofcyprusaustralia.com.au ABN 51 092 167 907 AFSL/Australian Credit Licence 244611. Bank of Cyprus Australia Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited EDITORIAL There is no doubt the standard of community football goes from strength to strength every year. “LEVEL” PLAYING FIELD With the age of professionalism now well embedded in the elite sector of our sport, the “spill-down” into community level is having a dramatic effect. The number of players continuing their careers in the NFL after high level engagement has never been higher and that certainly brings a great deal to the competition. From a coaching perspective, areas such as the application of sports science principles, video analysis of matches and intensive skill development have become standard practice. It’s been six years since I retired from football and I remember just a few years earlier our medical team attempting to implement recovery protocols, including ice baths. Their early attempts were in vain as the baths quickly become cooling tubs for post game beverages. However, as more players came into the side from AFL, VFL and TAC Cup backgrounds, the acceptance changed and the practice became entrenched. Most of the areas of improvement in football are intellectual properties - the results of research, theories and acquired knowledge. Most of these intellectual properties are there for all to share, disseminated in articles, seminars and development sessions or just through the visual nature of their application. From that perspective, all community clubs are equal. All clubs have the ability to seek and obtain the necessary personnel to apply such knowledge. Numerous seminars and accreditation courses are staged throughout the year in all sectors of the sport (coaching, medical, administration) to provide community clubs with as much an even playing field as possible. However, where there is not an even playing field is, well, essentially the playing field (and associated facilities). Whilst there is an acceptance that football grounds come in all shapes THE NORTHERNER and sizes, the sophistication of a facility can have a dramatic effect on a club’s operation. Is the ground and facilities conducive to team success? Are the social rooms suitable for club functions? Most of the councils within the NFL boundaries have recognised that many of their community sporting facilities are dated, tired and, in some cases, unsuitable. However, ground and facility upgrades take a lot of time to discuss, plan and finalise; not to mention costing an extraordinary amount of money. That leaves us in the unfortunate situation of the “haves” and “have nots” within our community and in some cases, facilities that are not commensurate with the standard of football the NFL now finds itself producing. The NFL is looking to dedicate resources to assist clubs with their facility planning and funding procurement. Along with that, AFL Victoria and the AFL have identified Metropolitan Melbourne as their next focus point with regards to infrastructure support (after investing in Regional Victoria for the past five years). With the boundaries of the league extending across many municipalities, there will always be differences in facility standards across our 55 clubs. However, whether the issue be the playing surface, social facilities, change and preparation facilities or spectator amenities, the NFL will be looking to ensure our clubs have the best opportunity to access the limited funding available through government sources. The standard of our competition and the impact and influence it has on the community demands that. — The Northern Football League Record Jeremy Bourke Chief Executive Officer Northern Football League Contents Round 9 Picks 2 Coaches Player of the Year 3 500 and Counting for Hamer 4 Wingman Off-Field Champion Award 7 The Highlighter 9 Northern Knights 10 Division 1 11 Division 2 22 Fixture Lift Out 31 Division 3 35 Reserves + U19s Results 46 Leading Goal Kickers 48 Ground Locations 52 Netball Results 55 NFL Photos 57 Whistle Whispers 59 Junior Results 61 Cover Image Front: Lalor’s Ayden Tessari goes for a run against North Heidelberg. WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 1 ROUND 9 Picks EXPERT TIPSTERS SAMUEL ZITO RON McKEOWN PATRICK LANE CRAIG “HUGGY” HUGGINS TOM FLANAGAN Leader Newspapers Gold 104.3 Announcer NFL Match of the Day Bundoora Bundoora Bundoora Whittlesea Lower Plenty Whittlesea Heidelberg Heidelberg NFL Media Manager NFL Football Operations Manager Bundoora v Montmorency Bundoora Bundoora Lower Plenty v Whittlesea Lower Plenty Lower Plenty Heidelberg v Greensborough Heidelberg Heidelberg Heidelberg Eltham v West Preston Eltham West Preston West Preston Eltham Eltham Northcote Park v Macleod Northcote Park Macleod Northcote Park Northcote Park Northcote Park Fitzroy Stars v North Heidelberg North Heidelberg North Heidelberg North Heidelberg North Heidelberg Fitzroy Stars South Morang v Hurstbridge South Morang South Morang South Morang South Morang South Morang Diamond Creek v Thomastown Diamond Creek Diamond Creek Diamond Creek Diamond Creek Diamond Creek Epping v Lalor Epping Epping Epping Epping Epping DIVISION 1 DIVISION 2 DIVISION 3 St Mary's v Parkside St Mary's St Mary's St Mary's St Mary's St Mary's Reservoir v Watsonia Reservoir Reservoir Reservoir Reservoir Reservoir Panton Hill v Mernda Panton Hill Panton Hill Mernda Panton Hill Panton Hill Last Round 2 2 2 2 2 Progressive 81 76 77 78 74 Team Logo MATCH OF THE DAY Team Logo BULLS Round 9 – June 16 1PM NFL Preview Show 2PM - Bundoora v Montmorency ((with around the ground scores) On your local station 88.6 Plenty Valley FM 2 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU COACHES Player of the Year Round 8 votes Round 9 votes Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Macleod v Greensborough 3. Ryan Harris (Macleod) 3. Nick Carnell (Greensborough) 2. Chris Long (Macleod) 2. Conlan Gunn (Greensborough) 1. Justin White (Macleod) 1. Josh Grubb (Greensborough) Lalor v North Heidelberg 3. Nathan Thomas (Lalor) 3. Gazi Assi (North Heidelberg) 2. Scott Dowell (Lalor) 2. Daniel Bramich (North Heidelberg) 1. Peter Shepherd (Lalor) 1. Shane Harvey (North Heidelberg) Panton Hill v St Mary’s 3. Jonathon Byron (Panton Hill) 3. Daniel Dober (St Mary’s) 2. Ben Strongman (Panton Hill) 2. Shane Derham (St Mary’s) 1. Benn Parker (Panton Hill) 1. Michael Costanzo (St Mary’s) Bundoora v Eltham 3. Cameron Cloke (Bundoora) 3. Brendan O’Sullivan (Eltham) 2. Joseph Palazzolo (Bundoora) 2. Paul Currie (Eltham) 1. Matthew Dennis (Bundoora) 1. Tom Richardson (Eltham) Fitzroy Stars v South Morang 3. Kaelun Brown (Fitzroy Stars) 3. Travis Stevens (South Morang) 2. Peter Hood (Fitzroy Stars) 2. Vito Ferraro (South Morang) 1. Lionel Proctor (Fitzroy Stars) 1. Matthew Manning (South Morang) Reservoir v Heidelberg West 3. Lee Grattidge (Reservoir) 3. Aidan Young (Heidelberg West) 2. Toby O’Meara (Reservoir) 2. Grant Toms (Heidelberg West) 1. Jarrod Skinner (Reservoir) 1. Luke James (Heidelberg West) Heidelberg v Whittlesea 3. Blair Harvey (Heidelberg) 3. Lucas Hobbs (Whittlesea) 2. Allan Young (Heidelberg) 2. Janan Daniel (Whittlesea) 1. Caleb Tiller (Heidelberg) 1. Andrew Fairchild (Whittlesea) Hurstbridge v Diamond Creek 3. Sean Jellie (Hurstbridge) 3. Breny Gutterson (Diamond Creek) 2. Nicholas Milne (Hurstbridge) 2. Brenton Hoppe (Diamond Creek) 1. Simon Callen (Hurstbridge) 1. Alex Vella (Diamond Creek) West Preston v Lower Plenty 3. Adam McKenzie (West Preston) 3. Billy Barden (Lower Plenty) 2. Kris Bardon (West Preston) 2. Jackson Powell (Lower Plenty) 1. Simon Prestigiacomo (West Preston) 1. Matthew Duckworth (Lower Plenty) Thomastown v Epping 3. Rafaat Rachrache (Thomastown) 3. Matt Dornauf (Epping) 2. Michael Thompson (Thomastown) 2. Daniel Moore (Epping) 1. Ramez Dagher (Thomastown) 1. Simon Kefalas (Epping) Montmorency v Northcote Park 3. Craig Flint (Montmorency) 3. Nick Carter (Northcote Park) 2. Michael Steven (Montmorency) 2. Bronik Davies (Northcote Park) 1. Daniel Keenan (Montmorency) 1. Will Debruin (Northcote Park) Division 1 – Leaders Division 2 – Leaders PLAYER CLUB Brendan O’Sullivan Eltham John Andrew Will Debruin VOTES Division 3 – Leaders PLAYER CLUB VOTES PLAYER CLUB 14 Sean Jellie Hurstbridge 12 Johnathon Byron Panton Hill Macleod 13 Brent Gutterson Diamond Creek 11 Joel Buckley Watsonia 13 Northcote Park 11 Mathew Pow South Morang 11 Jarrod Skinner Reservoir 12 Rohan Davies Mernda 10 Cameron Rooney Reservoir 10 Danny Nolan Heidelberg 11 Ben Fennell Hurstbridge 10 Drew Wilson Greensborough 11 Jye Brennan Fitzroy Stars 9 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU VOTES 13 3 500 and Counting for Hamer Bundoora legend Andrew Hamer will etch his way into football immortality this weekend when he becomes the first player in NFL/ DVFL history to play 500 games. An eight-time premiership winner across all three grades at Bundoora, Hamer reaches the feat when he steps out for battle in this weekend’s reserves clash against Montmorency. Ahead of the grand occasion, former Bundoora secretary and sponsorship manager Phil Walker reflects on Hamer’s 29 years at Yulong Reserve. AS a young club secretary back in 1984 it was my task to hand out the guernsey numbers to senior players as part of our pre-season launch. The number 14 was handed to a fresh faced 17-year-old kid named Andrew ‘Pickles’ Hamer. A product of the Bundoora juniors he had shown some signs in the under-18s that he was likely to be a senior player. But nobody at the club could envisage how great a player he would turn out to be. At 17, he was tall enough for senior football at 179cm but at only 72kgs some at Bundoora were concerned how his slight frame would cope with the demands of Division 1 Diamond Valley football. In those days, strong and physical contact was not only acceptable, but encouraged by many clubs as a quality required to survive in the game at that level. You not only had to be able to give it out, but you had to be able to take it. Our fears were soon quashed as he not only coped in the top flight, but became a dominant player in our first 18 almost immediately. Possessed with blistering speed and a raking left foot kick, he bamboozled his more experienced opponents almost from the outset with his anticipation, limitless courage and hunger for the football. Those in the opposition who chose to exert undue physical tactics upon Andrew more often than not found him steaming away from them or moving laterally at the last moment to make them look foolish. Bundoora fans of the time marvelled at his long dashes down the wing, his limitless courage, and his ability to finish with a brilliant goal or to set up a team mate in a better position. Courted by VFA and VFL clubs early in his career, Pickles resisted their advances and remained a Bundoora player throughout. His accolades make for impressive reading as champion player and clubman from the outset as outlined in his profile below. Pickles got even better with age, culminating in deserved team success where he was an important member of the 1995 and 1996 senior premierships. This was a fitting reward for a club champion and the culmination of a great career. Most supporters and committee members expected he would retire soon after the premiership wins. After all he was 31 years old and had already played more than 200 senior games. But quietly spoken and humble Pickles had other ideas and decided to play on and coach the reserves. He didn’t just play in the reserves, he starred for them. He captain-coached the reserves to two premierships and topped the reserves league and club goal kicking tables on several occasions. At 48 years of age he plays on (and on and on and on) and his contribution to the Bundoora Football Club and his positive influence on the careers of so many players has seen him contribute immeasurably to the enduring success of the Bundoora Football Club over the past 30 years. His achievement can not only be measured in how many games he has played, rather by the respect he has gained from all whom he has played with and against. The number 14 jumper sits proudly in the Yulong Reserve club rooms and Pickles will remain a hero not just to the Bundoora Football Club but to the game itself. THE HAMER PROFILE GAMES PLAYED: 500 (248 senior – 252 reserves) SENIOR DEBUT: 1983 (17 years of age) GRAND FINALS: 15 PREMIERSHIPS: 8 ACHIEVEMENTS Bundoora under-18 best and fairest (1982, 1983) Bundoora reserves best and fairest (2000) DVFL best and fairest (2000) Bundoora reserves leading goal kicker (2000, 2003, 2004, 2007) DVFL/NFL leading goal kicker (2003, 2007) Member of Bundoora Team of the Century Bundoora life member 4 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record PERSONAL HIGHLIGHTS Bundoora senior premierships (1995, 1996) Captain-Coach of Bundoora reserves premierships (2003, 2006) DVFL interleague representative eight times WWW. NFL. ORG. AU LEGENDS L EGENDS EG E EGE GEND GEN ENDS NDS DS TON Y M LAN cDO N CAS TER NELL FC NICK SAUTNER SANDRINGHAM FC VISIT OUR WEBSITE AND NOMINATE YOUR CLUB LEGEND TO PLAY IN THE 2012 RAY WHITE EJ WHITTEN LEGENDS GAME KELVIN PO POWSKI SCOTCH TOW N FC ENTRIES CLOSE 15/06/12 VICS vs ALL STARS TUESDAY 3rd JULY 2012 7:30PM AT ETIHAD STADIUM AARON SM ITH CAMPBE LL TOWN ROBINS FC IS YOUR CLUB LEGEND THE NEXT TO JOIN THE LEGENDS CLUB? www.legendsgame.com.au FIND US ON FACEBOOK FACEBOOK.COM/LEGENDSGAME 20% OF THE GROSS PROCEEDS FROM THE RAY WHITE EJ WHITTEN LEGENDS GAME WILL BE DONATED TO THE EJ WHITTTEN FOUNDATION. OPERATING COST WILL NOT EXCEED 80% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS RAISED. FUNDRAISER NO: 10246 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 5 © 2012 The Coca-Cola Company. ‘Powerade’ and ‘Mountain Blast’ are registered trade marks of The Coca-Cola Company. * 6 THE NORTHERNER *Compared with water alone. Contains fluids and electrolytes to help maintain hydration during strenuous exercise. — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU WINGMAN Off-Field Champion Award The Northern Football League in partnership with the AFL Coaches Association (AFLCA) and the Victorian Government last Friday launched the Wingman Off Field Champion Awards Program. The awards program is part of the Victorian Government’s Wingman campaign, which aims to tackle alcoholrelated violence among young adults. The Wingman campaign encourages young people to take responsibility for themselves and their mates when out having a good time, to avoid alcoholfuelled situations. The Wingman Off-Field Champions Awards Program recognises players aged 18 – 25 years who demonstrate behaviour off the field – whether it’s in the pub, among friends, or while kicking the footy – that sets an example for other young Victorians. CEO of the AFLCA Danny Frawley, along with former AFL player and media personality Michael Roberts were in attendance at the Northern Football League headquarters to launch the initiative alongside Lower Plenty captain Billy Barden and Montmorency youngster Jack Pitts. “The Government and the AFL coaches have really thrown their weight behind this because they’ve all come from community football and it’s basically a way of reintroducing the best clubman which will now be called the Wingman,” Mr Frawley said. “It’s all about responsible drinking and someone who might organise designated taxis or even organise responsible social events – things that might happen naturally but things that we want to recognise as the Wingman at each club.” Clubs will be asked to nominate a player providing details of their leadership with the winner to receive a cash prize and a plaque. The player’s club will also receive a sporting equipment voucher and a signed Sherrin football. The league winner will also be eligible to be named the Wingman of the Year with further cash prizes for the player and club to be awarded at an AFLCA Gala Dinner. In addition to the awards program, the AFLCA will support the antiviolence campaign by encouraging everyday Victorians to take the pledge to be a Wingman. By taking the pledge, people become eligible to enter a competition to win two tickets to the AFL Grand Final or have an AFL Coach attend a club training session at their local ground. To make the pledge and enter the competition, visit: www.facebook.com/champmoves NFL SQUADS FOR CLASH WITH EDFL The Northern Football League under-17 and under-16 squads have been selected ahead of their games with the Essendon District Football League (EDFL) on June 22 at Greenvale Reserve. The under 17-squad consists of: Bill Jenkin Montmorency Xavier Cahill Montmorency Liam Nunan Montmorency Nick Davine Eltham Sean Currie Eltham Matt Wilson Eltham Brody Waugh South Morang Matt Campbell South Morang Matt Morrison South Morang Daniel Ballantyne South Morang Matt Vincitorio West Preston Daniel Valeri West Preston Kaled Arab West Preston Matt Langford Mill Park Alex Moda Mill Park Dylan Demtschyna Keon Park Nathan Sleep Research Bilal Almatrah Research Max Waters Research Anthony DiPaola Research Ollie Parks Diamond Creek Nathan Jerrard Diamond Creek Jake McDonald Diamond Creek Luke Carroll Whittlesea Jayden Imbriano Whittlesea THE NORTHERNER The under 16-squad consists of: Clark Sloan Whittlesea Conor Westall Eltham Riley Reading Hurstbridge Jordan Jackson Research Adrian Alfonsi Mill Park Jhye Baddelly-Kelly Diamond Creek Adam Rose Epping Matt Pyers Montmorency Nick O’Kelly Montmorency Billy Marshall Montmorency James Reid Eltham Chris McCabe Eltham Adam Brovedani Eltham Connor Dalgliesh Montmorency Lucas Aquallina Mill Park William Purvis Research Adam Valeri West Preston Samuel Switkowski Research Jordan Hamilton Greensborough Kain Proctor Northcote Daniel Coffield Eltham Saige Cirillo Epping Steven Tsanoudakis South Morang Michael Tilmouth-Turner West Preston Mac Batchelor Hurstbridge — The Northern Football League Record Congratulations to all those selected. The league wishes both teams success for the games against the EDFL. WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 7 Clean Up Our Game – Recycle! Footy fans are being called on to recycle and keep our footy grounds clean from litter. Most of the waste generated at a footy game is recyclable, that’s why Whittlesea, Darebin and Nillumbik Councils have teamed up with the NFL to encourage fans to help “Clean Up Our Game – Recycle”. This project provides a great opportunity for footy fans to recycle at the footy games they attend and help make a positive change in the community by raising awareness about recycling and reducing litter! Recycle! Fans can now use the yellow lidded recycling bins at the football grounds to recycle their glass and plastic drink bottles, cans, cardboard food containers, cardboard coffee cups, newspapers and magazines! Remember some items such as plastic bags, soft plastic wrappers / wraps and food cannot be recycled -please put these items in the rubbish bin. For more information about what can and can’t be recycled please visit your local Council website. Litter around the ground is not only unsightly but costs the community money and can pose health and safety risks. Cleaning up litter costs Victorian taxpayers over $50 million dollars each year! Next time you are at the footy, make sure that you use the right bin, and recycle! By recycling one aluminium can you are saving enough energy to run your television for three hours – or for one whole footy game! Help keep your football ground in good condition, make a valuable contribution to your community and the environment by recycling at the footy and avoiding litter. Let’s all Clean Up Our Game Recycle! 8 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU THE Highlighter – Round 9 LOWER PLENTY V WHITTLESEA It may not be a battle between two premiership contenders, but today’s match at Montmorency Park shapes as a mini final for both Lower Plenty and Whittlesea. After eight rounds the sides sit ninth and tenth respectively on the Division 1 ladder and this afternoon’s encounter could play a large role in deciding this year’s relegation battle. Both teams head into the clash with a 1-7 record after a difficult opening two months of the 2012 season. Lower Plenty, the newcomer to the top flight after a dominant season in Division 2 last year, has been competitive in all but one of its games in 2012, though has only a solitary win over Montmorency to show for its efforts. The one win was a famous one, with the Bears jumping their arch rival early on to race to a 21-point lead at quarter time. Despite kicking only four goals after the first break, they held on for an 11-point win, the result the biggest surprise in Division 1 so far this season. Billy Barden is having a superb season and has elevated his reputation even further after finishing third in the Division 2 best and fairest last year. The premiership captain has spent the majority of the season in the middle of the ground but has still booted 21 goals, the most of any Lower Plenty player and placing him equal seventh on the competition goal kicking table. Clint Monger is another leading from the front, the 29-year-old seemingly getting better with age. The three-time club champion has polled 10 votes in the Coaches Player of the Year award, equal with Barden as the most of any Bear. Great responsibility will now be placed on the young shoulders of Reece Geary, with the young tall now expected to play as the club’s first ruckman following Patrick Flynn’s season-ending injury against West Preston-Lakeside a fortnight ago. Flynn, the league’s most promising young ruckman, suffered a fractured eye socket against the Roosters and is expected to be out of action for 10 weeks, effectively ruling him out for the remainder of the 2012 season. Whittlesea looked to be steadily improving when it claimed a comfortable 29-point win over West Preston-Lakeside in Round 5 but has since struggled badly over the past month. Since beating the Roosters, the Eagles have lost their past three matches by an average margin of 79 points, including a 148-point loss to Heidelberg in Round 8. With injuries affecting a host of its senior list, the club is relying heavily on its large crop of promising youngsters each week. After a dominant opening five weeks, Nick Snowdon has missed the Eagles’ past two matches while talented defender Chris Horman missed the Heidelberg loss a week after starring against Macleod. Further compounding the club’s misfortunes, skipper Garrett Heenan, Matthew Quinton and Jeremy Page were all injured against Heidelberg which limited the Eagles to just one interchange rotation. But for all the doom and gloom, there have been a number of positives for Whittlesea throughout the first half of the year. The win over West Preston-Lakeside and a two-point loss to Montmorency proved the club can match it with anyone when it plays its best football, while the form of Snowdon, Horman and Andrew Fairchild has gives the club plenty to build a good team around. If it can get its best team on the park there is no reason why Whittlesea can’t expect to win at least five of its final ten games and comfortably avoid relegation from the top flight. The sides today resume a competitive rivalry which stems back to their time in Division 2. They last met in the 2010 Division 2 Grand Final, where the Eagles were victorious by 14 points to earn promotion to Division 1 for the first time in their history. Lower Plenty Whittlesea 9th, 1 win – 7 losses, 4pts, 71.34% Points For – 595, Average For – 74 Points Against – 834, Average Against – 104 Average Winning Margin – 11 Average Losing Margin – 35 Home – 1-3, Away – 0-4 Current Streak – L1 Leading Goalkicker– Billy Barden (21) 10th, 1 win – 7 losses, 4pts, 65.81% Points For – 612, Average For – 76 Points Against – 939, Average Against – 117 Average Winning Margin – 29 Average Losing Margin – 50 Home – 1-3, Away – 0-4 Current Streak – L3 Leading Goalkicker – Andrew Fairchild (23) Past four meetings: Whittlesea 3, Lower Plenty 1 Grand Final, 2010: 2nd Semi Final, 2010: Round 17, 2010: Round 14, 2010: THE NORTHERNER Whittlesea 9.17 (71) def Lower Plenty 9.3 (57) Whittlesea 11.7 (73) def Lower Plenty 7.15 (57) Lower Plenty 13.16 (94) def Whittlesea 11.14 (80) Whittlesea 10.14 (74) def Lower Plenty 7.7 (49) — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 9 NORTHERN Knights RESULTS FROM VIC METRO V TASMANIA Vic Metro CURRENT TAC CUP LADDER 21 . 11 . 137 Goal Kickers: K.Jaksch, J.Macrae 6, T.Temay 2, Stewart, L.Hunter, T.Tyquin, B.Wood, J.Ballard, A.Corr 1. Best Players: J.Macrae, N.Vlastuin, J.Ballard, K.Jaksch, N.Hrovat, T.Temay. Tasmania 6 . 5 . 41 Goal Kickers:Smith, Kendall, Hibberd, Webster, Van Den Berg, Bones 1. Best Players:Thurlow, Tempelton, Van Den Berg, Webster, Walsh, Murphy. KNIGHTS V JETS – THIS SATURDAY This Saturday, June 16 the Northern Knights take on the Western Jets at Burbank Oval, Williamstown. It will be another tough assignment for the Knights as they fight to resurrect their season and are again set to be without nine of their best players due to Vic Metro commitments. VIC METRO REPORT—VLASTUIN, BALLARD & HROVAT AMONG THE BEST After a disappointing first performance it was time for the Vic Metro boys to take to Visy Park against Tasmania with the local boys looking the dominant side on paper. As it turned out, the talent amongst the Metro boys showed on the scoreboard with Metro running out big winners kicking 21.11 137 to Tasmania's 6.5 41. Northern Knights boys Jacob Ballard (28 disposals, one goal), Nathan Hrovat (32 disposals) and Nick Vlastuin (28 disposals, 11 marks) all found plenty of the ball for Metro, and were helped by Sam Gilmore winning a majority of the ruck contests. Matthew Haynes provided Metro with great run all day on the wing and Aidan Corr played a good shut down role in defence before going forward to kick a goal later in the game. 10 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU DIVISION 1 – Summary As the Division 1 season nears the halfway mark, it’s time to cast an eye over each teams’ performance over the opening eight rounds. Bundoora: The Bulls have been nearly flawless in their premiership defence as they look for consecutive flags for the first time since 1995-96. First on the ladder with seven wins and just one loss, the Bulls look just as strong as last season despite a few notable departures. Gary Moorcroft and Cameron Cloke continue to churn out goals and have 71 majors between them to sit first and second on the goal kicking table respectively. Heidelberg: Sit second on the ladder yet have somehow managed to fly under the radar. Youngster Justin Powick has been a revelation, while Allan Young has impressed with 21 goals since joining from Watsonia. The Tigers’ ageing midfield continues to prosper, particularly Danny Nolan who must be in strong contention for this season’s Frank Rosbrook Medal. Montmorency: Has managed to win three games by a goal or less and as a result sits in third place with a 6-2 record. Incredibly, was involved in three consecutive two-point games before claiming a six-point win over Northcote Park in Round 8. Luke and Ryan Jackson have been dominant in the midfield, while Dean Limbach has worked his way into form after a quiet opening month. A 75-point win over Heidelberg proved the side has what it takes to go all the way. Eltham: The surprise packet with five wins and a draw from its opening eight games. Chris Varsamakis and Jackson Weatherald have had an immediate impact since returning, while Lachie Richardson and Brendan O’Sullivan have been in scintillating form. Skipper Paul Currie is having a season to remember and has booted 30 goals to sit third on the goal kicking table. West Preston-Lakeside: An indifferent start to the season as outlined by its 4-4 record. Yet to win or lose consecutive games, the Roosters are expected to be the big improvers after the break. Kris Bardon has been influential and would be locked in a battle for the Roosters’ best and fairest award along with brother Ashley and Shaun Gannon. Yet to beat any side inside the top five but could do so against Eltham today. Northcote Park: Could have been inside the top four but for two close losses against Greensborough and Montmorency and a draw with Eltham. Has been excellently served by Will Debruin and young defender Ben McNiece. Possesses one of the best midfields in the competition but has lacked a big marking forward. The Cougars are the only side to beat Bundoora thus far and are still a genuine finals contender. Greensborough: Sat third on the ladder after three rounds but have not won a game since to now sit seventh on the table. Injuries to Tim Bongetti and Conlan Gunn have hurt, as has Nick Riddle’s elevation to Collingwood’s VFL team. Threw away the four points against Macleod in Round 8 after leading by 25 points and now faces an uphill battle to play finals football. Macleod: Has managed to resurrect its season with three consecutive wins after a winless opening five weeks. Fast becoming the last quarter specialist having kicked 16 goals to two in its past three final quarters against Lower Plenty, Whittlesea and Greensborough. A crunch game against Northcote Park awaits today. Lower Plenty: Just one win from its opening eight games but has shown enough to suggest it has the ability to stay afloat in Division 1. A shock eightpoint win over neighbour and fierce rival Montmorency in Round 7 has been the highlight so far. Skipper Billy Barden and experienced campaigner Clint Monger have shown they are genuine stars of the competition. Whittlesea: The Eagles’ season has gone into freefall on the back of three consecutive disappointing losses. Looked to be an improved outfit when it beat West Preston and ran Montmorency within two points, but has since fallen to heavy losses to Eltham, Macleod and Heidelberg. Nick Snowdon has been the standout, and Chris Horman has impressed in the top flight. RESULTS + Ladder Round 8 – Game Results Macleod 16.11 (107) def Greensborough 15.14 (104) Bundoora 24.8 (152) def Eltham 17.17 (119) Heidelberg 32.15 (207) def Whittlesea 9.5 (59) West Preston-Lakeside 12.17 (89) def Lower Plenty 6.8 (44) Montmorency 14.10 (94) def Northcote Park 13.10 (88) THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record % PTS Bundoora TEAM P 8 W 7 L 1 D 0 148.28 28 Heidelberg 8 6 2 0 132.12 24 Montmorency 8 6 2 0 120.09 24 Eltham 8 5 2 1 113.68 22 W Preston-Lakeside 8 4 4 0 100.57 16 Northcote Park 8 3 4 1 104.99 14 Greensborough 8 3 5 0 88.71 12 Macleod 8 3 5 0 79.98 12 Lower Plenty 8 1 7 0 71.34 4 Whittlesea 8 1 7 0 65.18 4 WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 11 DIVISION 1 BUNDOORA Last week was a game that proved to be a brilliant advertisement for local footy. SENIORS The sun was out, Yulong looked a treat and the large crowd was entertained with a high scoring game. The Panthers jumped us early before we rallied and slammed on 20 goals after quarter time. They are a seriously talented team and will cause many headaches over the next few months. Cam was the standout with 11 and other good players on the day were Fazz, Brendo and Joey. RESERVES Came up against a very determined team that is sure to figure in the finals. A 5-3 record is a pass for this group at the long weekend break and the foundation has certainly been laid for the next 10 weeks. Best players were Browny, Lukey Little, Nath Gardiner and Follachio. Was good to see big Matty Ferraro back running around flexing his Power Core built rig. THIRDS The young Bulls were soundly beaten by a pretty slick outfit. Youngy, big Anthony and Coco were again super in an otherwise testing day for the boys. There are certainly signs there though and some wins are sure to be just around the corner if the group MONTMORENCY In what was always going to be a tough game to test our resolve as a playing group, the boys battled gallantly for four quarters against an opposition that was high on confidence after beating Bundoora. SENIORS Northcote Park kicked the first goal within 30 seconds of the opening bounce. Dean Limbach then got a hold of it early in the first, kicking three, and looked like he was in for big day, so the signs were there! From then on, the game see-sawed somewhat in ebbs and flows, with neither team able to gain a strong ascendancy on the contest and that’s how it was to be for the majority of the game. Ben Haynes and Junior Jackson were in everything in the first half, setting us up through the midfield, with Senior Jackson playing his role in containing Northcote Park’s perennial playmaker, Paul Scanlon, at the clearances. Craig Flint produced one of the greatest acts on the footy field running back 20m with the flight of the ball, to take the most courageous mark you will see and earning himself the coveted “Ruthless Act of the Week” award amongst the playing 12 THE NORTHERNER can stick fat and work hard. PICKLES’ 500TH GAME In Bulls Bits we would normally take the time to offer up some literacy genius and pen some humorous stories about the many personalities we have at the Bull Pen. However, this week it’s all seriousness as we pay homage to an amazing individual. Andrew ‘Pickles’ Hamer today runs out in the Bundoora colours for the 500th time, an accomplishment that would not have been achieved too many times. He has been an incredibly loyal Bundoora person ever since walking into the club nearly 30 years ago. Accolades and achievements such as B&F’s, premierships (at all three levels), league representative games, captaincy and coaching are all part of Pickles’ CV and he isn’t done with yet. You can still find his name in the current reserves goal kicking table at the back of this record today. A man universally respected and well-liked by all and a proud husband and father to boot, he truly is one of the game’s greats and an absolute gentleman whose modesty and humility has endeared him to Bulls fans spanning four decades. The number 14 jumper proudly sits high above in the clubrooms and will remain there long after the current playing group and their children depart this Earth and that’s the way it should always remain. Therefore, on behalf of the entire Bundoora Football Club, its players, coaches, committee, members, supporters and the NFL we congratulate Andrew Hamer on his achievement and thank him for the many memories he has provided over many years. Good luck today, Picks, and may there be a few more games still left in the tank. PRESENTATION NIGHT www.bundoorabulls.com.au is where you will find all the information. Tickets are $110 and tables of 10 are to be arranged. It’s a compulsory function and every player is expected to bring a female friend. See Ben Shelton for details, the payment can be transferred online. MAN O MAN NIGHT The mid-year bye is July 14 and that’s the NFL night of nights when Man O Man hits Yulong. Hayley Harrison is your contact so please get in touch with her and provide your RSVP and arrange your table of girls as it’s a night never to be missed. NEXT MATCH We welcome the boys from Para Road in what could be the game of the year. Two powerhouse clubs in good form and with high expectations for season 2012, it’s sure to be a classic. group. The second half was much the same, just a fierce contest on the tight confines of Monty Park, but in the end we were able to hold onto a great six-point victory against quality opposition who will figure prominently at the business end of the year. RESERVES A difficult struggle all day saw the boys lose their second straight home game. Our ball movement needs to be cleaner and more direct as too many times we over possessed the footy. In the end Northcote Park showed they wanted the win more which was disappointing. A big game next, against Bundoora, gives a chance to redeem ourselves. UNDER-19s A great effort considering we were missing nine of our best players. We worked hard for each other under very difficult circumstances. It gave an opportunity to our younger players who really stood up. NETBALL Monty A took on Whittlesea which was bound to be a very physical game. The first five minutes proved that Whittlesea was out to make a mends for the loss they encountered last time we met. Whittlesea won the first quarter by six goals to a slow starting Monty side. From there the girls regrouped and worked hard at countering Whittlesea’s game plan but went down by five goals - 31-26. Monty B took on Thomastown and flew out of the blocks early. Monty had a lot of ground to make up after their last match with Thomastown losing by 12 goals. There was no messing about this time with a convincing 31-18 win. Monty C also played Thomastown - a game which had not been played to date. Thomastown are a strong side in Section 4 so the girls had their work cut out for them. Monty worked hard but Thomastown had them covered and unfortunately took the win 33-19. SOCIAL UPDATE Saturday, June 16 – $10,000 Draw from 7pm to 11pm at Mont social rooms Saturday, June 23 – Family Day. All day event, bring all your kids, games and entertainment (Monty v Macleod) Saturday, June 30 – Mid-Year Ball. See Shannon for tickets SPONSOR OF THE WEEK Graham Body Works – Specialists Motor Body Repairer. Contact Glen Chesser Ph: 9435 1255 — The Northern Football League Record GO BULLS WWW. NFL. ORG. AU DIVISION 1 BULLS 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 BUNDOORA MONTMORENCY Senior Coach: Phil Maylin Reserves Coach: Peter Judge Under 19 Coach: Scott Pywell Senior Coach: Fabian Carelli Reserves Coach Grant Reinke Under 19 Coach Darren Boulton Cameron Cloke Matthew Bekker David Mitchell Matt Brown Andrew Carmusciano Tim McIntosh Brayden Schmidt Simon Brekke Joe Palazzolo Micheal Farrelly Luke Hyatt Gary Moorcroft Scott Houghton Andrew Hamer Salvatore Mamone Ben Shelton Adam Follacchio Andrew Stellas Robert Graham Brayden Shaw Matt Dennis Tony Hogg Daniel Karabatsos Sam Patrick Brod Gray Trevor Croughan Luke Shelton Michael Mitchell Brent Marshall Nick Marchi Lee Santoro Matt Little Brendan Carlyon Kent Dalbridge Brenton Jones Chris McFarlane Steve Buhagair Neil Gloury David Tabb Joshua Mascara Matthew Carbonara Simon Crump Frank Multari Matty Hyde Mark Fratto THE NORTHERNER 46 David King 47 Jake Sibenaler 48 Paul Johnson 49 Paul Harrison 50 Trent Grant 51 Nathan Gardiner 52 Jake Germanchis 53 Andrew Cieri 54 Allan Richards 55 Jack Bianchin 56 Rick Abbatangelo 57 Trent Barbero 58 Marc Fratto 59 Luke Little 61 Andrew Clarke 62 Robert Andy 63 Jamie Bombaci 64 Luke Denincentis 65 Brayden France 66 Matthew Ferraro 67 Kristian Forte 68 David Janevski 69 Jonathon Santamaria 70 Ben Smith UNDER 19 1 Jake Barclay 2 Anthony Belvedere 3 Jake Bennett 4 Anthony Carrio 5 Adrian Coco 6 Tim Cronin 7 Matthew Evans 8 Trent Grant 9 Raymond Harwood 10 Jake Keating 11 James Lord 12 Jayden Petruccelle 13 Daniel Preston 14 Cobie Rogers 15 Kane Slater 16 William Topsom 17 Benjamin Weston 18 Lucas Williams 19 Benjamin Young — The Northern Football League Record 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 55 56 58 59 60 Daniel Trajanovski Nick Stevens Scott Nugent Ryan Jackson Tim Moulas Ben Haynes Andrew Pepyat Dean Limbach Kayne Pettifer Alex Tsardakis Scott Pepyat Matthew Miller Kiel Vann Brett Hayes Michael Steven Bernie Jones Nick Sacco Craig Flint Luke Jackson Chris Burton Grant McCracken Ben Sinclair Jesse Donaldson Sam Morales Shane Brown Jason Cole Dean Giles Ben Walton Shane Tennant Nick Guthrie Matt Reinke James Brooker Xavier Ewington Sammy O'Meara Sean Cole Daniel Coghill Luke Chiocci Jake Whitling Daniel Keenan David Attard Jarrod McGough Liam Hunt Jackson Nunan Jordan Daley Daniel Hussey Drew Hunt James Gaul Aisake O'Hailpin Jack Pitts Michael Krueger Daniel Eifermann Daniel Offer Grant Klemm Brett Woodhouse Steven Mills 61 Patrick Fitzgerald 62 Sean Hopper 63 Patrick Cusack 64 Alan Nicholson 65 Sean Doherty 66 Cameron Birch 67 Morgan Nunan 71 Ryan Buckingham 72 Billy Ratje 73 Dale Seiler 75 Shane Woodhouse UNDER 19 1 Callum Daley 3 Daniel Norden 4 James Molinaro 5 Alex Chiocci 6 Matt Byron 7 Chris Harris 8 Nick Bowman 10 Kelly Le Gassick 11 Beau Hodgson 12 Zane Douglas 14 Jack Larkin 15 Dylan Cleary 16 Daniel Boulton 17 Luke McKay 18 Rodney Box 19 Luke Green 20 Sean Baldwin 21 Brett Lewis 22 Blake Strangwick 24 Jack Timmons 25 Nathan Wyles 26 Michael Larcom-Cooper 27 Michael Fitzgerald 28 Mitchell Craze 29 Liam Smith 30 Luke Collins 31 Sam Watts 32 James Latross 33 Liam Woodward 34 James Brooker 35 Stephen Hodgens 36 Dale Juchnevicius 39 Jake Connaughton 41 Lewis Franz 58 Grant Klemm 72 Michael Higgins 37 Tom Evans 39 Jake Connaughton 41 Lewis Franz 42 Oscar Anderson 58 Grant Klemm 72 Michael Higgins WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 13 DIVISION 1 LOWER PLENTY Well another week and another big challenge away from home against a Division 1 powerhouse. Let’s do the rounds CUBS Let another close one slip unfortunately. Again played some really good footy and unlucky not to get the choccies. Led for the most part but got pipped at the post and went down by just two points. Patto returned and was plucking everything, kicking four of our 12 goals. The Doumtsis boys dominated again while Laurie and the Duck also impressed. So close to being a top side so keep at it and the results will start to go our way. MAGOOS It’s a bit early to start the two’s cruise chant but the curtain raisers are going along nicely and when they turn it on are going to be hard to beat. Went into this one with a strong squad and got out of the blocks early thanks to a quick clearance and some Greek magic! Led all day and held off a late charge by the Roosters to record and quality four-goal win against a quality opponent. A few old stagers were amongst the goals, led by “sore back Sox” WHITTLESEA After two solid losses to Eltham and Macleod, the boys were keen to reproduce the sort of form that led to a win over West Preston-Lakeside and an unlucky narrow loss to Montmorency. SENIORS From the outset though, it was apparent that the Tigers had come to play. They smashed us in the ruck and their midfield dominance gave their forwards numerous opportunities. The Heidelberg forwards were really on song. They were quick on the lead, marked strongly and kicked accurately. The gulf between the teams was especially obvious at stoppages when the Tigers linked up beautifully and ran forward in numbers to keep our backs continually under the pump. A game ending injury to star Matthew Quinton was a real body blow to the team. Jeremy Page who has been a powerhouse all year in the ruck needed to be rested during the game because of illness and captain Garrett Heenan did his hamstring. The Tigers switched into top gear during the second and third quarters and the Whittlesea boys were left in their wake with the final score 9.5 (59) to 32.15 (207). Overall the Heidelberg team gave Whittlesea 14 THE NORTHERNER with four. Bozo returned and provided some value, as did Micka who took off exactly where he left us. Squida played a blinder, while that back line did it again. Well placed going into the break so rest up and let’s charge towards some finals action in the second half of the year. ONES Once again, competitive till the end but outclassed by the Roosters for most of the day. It seems we have no problem getting the footy, just the usage lets us down. Still lacking some height which hasn’t been helped by what seems to be a season ending injury to Patty Flynn. Our thoughts are with ya Patty! Not much to say about this one with the same names appearing in the best once again. Went down by seven goals and well in need of the break. To say today’s match against Whittlesea is a must win is an understatement! Gonna be some big opportunities in the second half of the year to make our mark on Division 1 so stick with us as we prove to all it’s where we belong. A special mention to our very own Cole Trickle who not only managed to run into another car at training on a Thursday night but managed to back it up at West Preston two days later with another accident at the nearby roundabout. TWITTER Be sure to follow @LPBearsfc for regular score updates and news from around the club. SPONSOR OF THE WEEK HRM – Hotel Renovations and Maintenance Registered master builders. Leading builders to the hospitality industry and the construction of new hotels as well as in refurbishment of existing hotels, clubs and restaurants. General builders of aged care apartments and residential housing. If you need anything further please call John Gray on 9439 1066 or email office@hotelrm.com.au FUNCTIONS Details of the next Caveman function are on the website. July 6 and featuring Des Dowling, Matthew Lloyd and Mark Maclure. A day not to be missed. The $10K Draw is locked in for August 5. WEBSITE Log onto www.lowerplentyfc.com.au for information on everything going on around the club including weekly coaches reports and regular updates from the infamous “Phantom”. a football lesson. Coach Peter Bugden gave the team a thorough dressing down after the game. We had 22 players out on the ground and we suffered a 148-point loss. Injuries are not an excuse. We cannot accept this sort of performance. There will be a break next week followed by a must win game against Lower Plenty. Goal kickers: L. Hobbs 3, A. Fairchild 3, J. Daniel 2, M. Robertson Best players: J. Daniel, M. Robertson, B. Barker, A. Fairchild, L. Hobbs, M. Dyson RESERVES The reserves suffered heartbreak at Heidelberg. We led early and were playing with confidence to head into quarter time with a 16-point lead. The second and third quarters were close and we were still 11 points up at three-quarter time and in with a real chance. The final quarter was a thriller with Heidelberg kicking the first three goals to take the lead. Our boys fought back with two goals of their own to go to a four-point lead with only two minutes to go. A free kick and two 50m penalties later and Heidelberg scored the winning goal. A tragic end and heartbreak for the reserves who came so close to their first win. The final score read 8.8 (56) to 8.10 (58). Goal kickers: D. Barry 3, H. Cardwell 2, B. Marks, B. Briffa, J. Dyson Best players: B. Briffa, L. Dyson, J. Robinson, B. Morgan, D. Barry, D. Martin NETBALL Section 1: Whittlesea 26 def Montmorency 31 Finally we’re back!!! Great team effort and positive attitude on court from all players showed in the end score. Section 2: Whittlesea 27 def by Bundoora 38 Fought hard until the end. Held their heads high even though they were down. Great team work. Section 3: Whittlesea 21 def by Mernda Red 29 Section 4: Lakeside 37 def Whittlesea 19 Disappointing effort where Lakeside was better on the night. We’re looking forward to better results next fortnight after a hard training session on Tuesday. SOCIALLY SPEAKING THEME NIGHT – JUNE 30 On June 30 the club is holding a theme night. There will be trivia questions and heaps of activities. It will be a great night. Grab yourself a ticket at $20 a head. MID YEAR BALL – JULY 28 The Mid Year Ball will be held on July 28 at the South Morang Civic Centre. Boys start waxing and girls get your dresses organised. It should be a great evening. Tickets are $100 and are available from Helen Binion. — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU DIVISION 1 1 1A 2 2A 3 3A 4 5 6 6A 7 8 9 9A 10 10A 11 11A 11B 12 12A 13 14 14A 15 16 17 18 18A 19 20 21 22 23 23A 24 25 26 26A 27 28 29 29A 30 31 31A 32 33 34 35 LOWER PLENTY WHITTLESEA Senior Coach: Garry Ramsay Reserves Coach: Steve Layt Under 19 Coach: Jack Sharp Senior Coach: Peter Bugden Reserves Coach: Bradley Dean Under 19 Coach: Jarrad Carey Clint Monger Scott McLaughlin Matt Duckworth Steven Harrison Reece Geary Nick Gray Max Leropoulos Nathan Hendry Ricky Mullins Leighton O'Donnell Nick Tyack Bowen Zimbolani Matt Neill Luke Bower Dylan Day Lachlan Henderson Adam Tsapasaris Alden Meale Dean Carr Jarrod Shaw Kane Tenace Lachlan Hooper Matt Barden Michael Saldaneri Ryan Gray Michael Ryan Ashley Payne Tom Shaw Alden Meale Bill Barden Josh Barker Jesse Smith Jackson Powell Stephen Patterson Chris Tsapasaris Steward Ward Ben Flannagan Shannon Strickland Jarrod Smyth Patrick Flynn Cam Elmore Sean Downey Alex Dinnes Ben Buller Hugh Kavanagh Robbie Smith Brett Equid Jordan Bird Ryan French David Nash THE NORTHERNER 36 Jake McKenzie 36A Christian Lendaro 37 Ryan McNamara 38 Jeremy Gercovich 39 Matt Canty 40 Scott Pannunzio 41 Andrew Tregenza 42 Brad Green 44 Luke Groves 44A Jackson Ezard 47 Leigh McTaggart 56 Josh Seiler 57 Chris Tsapasaris 60 Christian Lendaro UNDER 19 1 Leigh Gray 2 Will Morley 3 Darcy Sharples 4 James Course 6 Coen James 7 Jake Paterson 8 Matt Girdlestone 9 Laurie Naismith 10 Lucas Cronin 11 Jacob Rockwell 12 Nick Baxter 13 Will Rogers 14 Brenton Chan 15 Kyle Pearce 17 Tim Duckworth 18 Cole Pitman 19 Ayden Doumtsis 20 Alex Flannagan 21 Jake Skidmore 22 Bill Lavery 23 Emmerson Smith 24 Ben Hibberd 25 Will Summers 26 Mitch Logan 27 Mitchell Griffin 28 Josh Cook 29 Trent Williams 30 James Dozzi 31 Liam O'Callaghan 33 James Doumtsis 35 Daniel Giafforini 36 Nathan Harris 37 Kane Sardi 39 Patrick Hayes — The Northern Football League Record 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 46 49 54 Andrew Fairchild Nick Snowdon Nathan Stefanile Brenton Briffa James Robinson Garrett Heenan (C) Matthew Ryan Todd Behan Brent Toll Ben Barker Bradley Byrne Lauchlan Dyson Lucas Hobbs Jack Dyson Janan Daniel Ben Morgan Mathew Robertson Josh Campbell Jeremy Page Chris Horman Roy Dyson Jack Carlton Byron Page Mitch Taplin Luke Deards Raygan Tate Scott Mcauliff Jason Buhargia Daniel Martin Daniel Brock Matthew Quinton Teariki Neophitou Dylan Chatley Robert Barker Luke Russell Jay Pinder Max Dyson Heath Cardwell Rocky Collins Michael Caminetti Brian Holmes Matt Kaligorou Lachlan Brennan Leigh Stewart Adam Buller 55 Luke Martin 56 Glenn Bransgrove 60 James Behan 61 Michael Karafilis 63 Rick Williams 64 Brent Hobbs 71 Tristan Mathews UNDER 19 1 Nathan Andrews 2 Nathan Stefanile 3 Chris Menzies 4 Jake Chatley 5 Brett McDonald (DVC) 6 Lee Hughes 7 Luke Fowles 8 Daniel Lashford 9 Ben Russell (dvc) 10 Sam Pupillo 11 Michael Brennan 12 Jackson Lewis 13 Patrick Schott 15 Jake Barnes 16 Chris Morton 17 Daniel Smeaton 18 Allan Stonehouse 19 Josh Stroud 20 Aaron Atwell 21 Laurence Umali 23 Mitch Taplin (C) 24 Ryan Stachnowski 25 Jake Potter 26 Michael Boyle 27 Trent Groom 28 Tyler Eldrett 29 Tommy McEwan 31 Rhys Andrews 32 Matt Atta 33 Jack Carlyon (VC) 35 Riley Dyson (VC) 36 Luke McMurray 37 Thady Flenley 45 Jake Cullen 48 Jacson Cecil 62 Tommy Pearce WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 15 DIVISION 1 HEIDELBERG Welcome back everyone after the mid-year break, I’m sure we all enjoyed a well earned rest. We now get ready for the run home to the finals to see how, what looks to be the most even year in a long time, will unfold. Last game we hosted the Eagles and for the first time in a long time we enjoyed three wins which was a great way to go into the break. SENIORS In near perfect conditions we got off to a good start and were on target kicking 9.3 in the first quarter. We started a bit slowly in the second, missing a few early opportunities before things clicked and we finished the quarter adding 9.5 to go to the long break with a handy lead over a very young Eagles outfit. The highlight of the third was holding them to just one point then the aim in the last was to continue that good work but to their credit they never chucked in the towel and added five last-quarter goals. We on the other hand had our biggest win for the year and should look at the second half of the year with plenty of confidence. Great team effort with the better players - Big Mick, Bruiser, Stinga, Rhys, Danny and Youngy. GREENSBOROUGH I am only now recovering from the game. SENIORS We played well for 95% of the match but Macleod amazingly kicked three goals in the last minute to win. I have watched the video a number of times but I am still no clearer as to what happened in the final seconds but it is onwards and upwards from here. Goal kickers: J. Grubb 4, N. Carnell 3, J. Riddle 2, J. Griffiths 2, C. Jordan, D. Fowler, A. Rintoul, C. Gunn. Best players: N. Carnell, C. Gunn, L. Stanton, J. Grubb, J. McLellan, D. Wilson RESERVES Dare I use the term? It is a juggernaut and the boys are playing fantastic football. Goal kickers: M. Anderson 3, C. Walker 2, D. Cunningham 2, M. Fowler 2, M. Johnston, B. Millsom, J. Neilson, J. Pritchard, B. Freeman, T. Forster, C. Cogan, S. McCallum, M. Crawford. 16 THE NORTHERNER RESERVES Well if you didn’t hear the quarter time speech by Whitters you mustn’t have been in the metropolitan area at the time. It was straight out of the Teddy Whitten “you’ve got to inspire me “ chapter – not a bad idea for wet rainy days if you don’t want to get wet walking to the huddle you can stand on the deck and hear it loud and clear. After not kicking a goal in the first quarter we now knew that everybody was awake and we kicked the only goal of the second quarter. It was a riveting contest between these two great sides. After the long break the flood gates opened with both sides adding three goals apiece and we went to the last break two goals down. The last quarter was a tight see-sawing affair with the crowd on the edge of their seat. We took the lead late in the quarter only to surrender it with a 50m penalty with only minutes to go. Then with rotten bad luck they did the same dumb thing and we goaled and won by two points. Better players - A. Glover, Ash, P.Rowe, A.Penetta, S.Byrne and Harro UNDER-19s Got the jump on the Whittlesea boys with a five-goal to three first quarter in a pretty spirited opening. We increased the lead in the second and went to the long break with a 27-point advantage. We were really challenged in the third with the lead being cut back by a goal but the boys could sense their first wellearned victory. The last quarter started with the Eagles kicking the first two goals and really coming at our blokes, but for the first time this season we put in a full four quarter performance, listened to instructions and ran out with a fantastic first up win. Congratulations to all involved, let’s hope the second half of the year produces plenty more of that. Great team effort with the better players – Jimmy, Ben Kennan, C.Gogerly, Josh Lloyd, Adam Renwick and Zac. $10,000 DRAW Sunday July 8 at the club. All players have tickets to sell or see John Sheahan if you need more. This is an important function for the club so we need everyone to do their best to get behind it. LADIES DAY Saturday, August 11. Further details to follow. TODAY We welcome the Borough to Warringal Park for the three games. We all should be rested up and right to go so let’s carry on the good form from our last game and make it another three good wins. Best payers: E. Duggan, M. Anderson, M. Evans, C. Cogan, M. Fowler, M. Crawford UNDER-19s Coach Turner is happy with the way the boys are playing. The competition is very strong and the boys are adapting each week. Goal kickers: J. Callaway 4, L. McCann 3, A. Lindstrom 2, L. Money, L. Shaw, O. Tsorbaris, D. Forster, J. Lambert. Best players: J. Callaway, J. Johnston, L. McCann, S. Parks, S. Schmidt, A. Grimes THIS WEEK We take on the Bergers. Our recent record against the all-conquering Tigers reads well and we will be out to take the four points. Greensborough by 500 points. FASHION TALK I can’t stand what has been happening amongst the players and the way they are dressing. Finally we have Stumpy, Jim and Rob Lincoln no longer wearing jeans and runners and now the senior players have got a new look that personally I will not stand for. I am not one to over sensationalise but it is an abomination of biblical proportions. Players are inexplicably wearing collared Boro polo shirts over Hoodies. Have you ever heard of something so ridiculous? Here we have players waking up on game day putting on a hooded windcheater followed by a short sleeve collared shirt. How could anyone think this looks good? I am not going to shy away from naming the culprits and here is a list so far. DJ, Lachie, Harbo (of course), Gazza and Spongie. I will continue to name and shame these fashion assassins. VOLUNTEER OF THE WEEK Mark Emery approached me with a new concept to name those volunteers who devote so much time to the club and give them some appreciation for their effort. He then nominated himself as a worthy recipient but this week goes to Dave MacGregor. Dave runs water during the seconds and then keeps the statistics for the seniors. Well done. — The Northern Football League Record GO BERGERS WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 24B 25 26 27 28 28B 29 30 31 31B 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 B T ELBE BALL CL U FO O ID G E R H DIVISION 1 HEIDELBERG GREENSBOROUGH Senior Coach: Ryan Smith Reserves Coach: Craig Whitbourne Under 19 Coach: Matt Ryan Senior Coach: Bryan Cole Under 19 Coach: Ben Turner Jake Williams Rowan Williams Adam Symes Saul Caddy Sean Logie Josh Houlihan James Allery Rhys Healey Jason Kennedy Jess Sinclair Michael Gay Daniel Fulton George Nabbout Adam Coff Chris Cullinan Danny Nolan Ben Cosgriff Dale Nolan John Shiels Caleb Tiller Michael Brunelli Blair Harvey (capt) Adam Jackson Justin Powick Stuart McLeod Dan Kelly Aaron Crispe Michael Finn Fabian Dorbolo Mark Dorbolo Geremie Ganino Chad Walker (res capt) Nick Miller Anthony Panetta Todd Riley Lloyd Toffolon Allan Young Luke Giles Will Drapac Peter Spence Matt Sutton Ben Colliver Tim Indian Tobi Kennedy Sam Millington Sam Byrne Josh Iezzi Mark Dal Pozzo Ash Cornell Chris Sutton THE NORTHERNER 48 Clay Tuckett 49 Lachlan Sheppard 50 Stefan Cosma 51 Daniel Kinsella 52 Frank Triantafyllou 53 Paul Lyons 54 Justin Banihashemi 55 Matt Hume 56 Patrick Rowe 57 Marcel Pamio 58 Jordan Harvey 59 Harrison Todd 60 Michael Kinsella UNDER 19 1 Alex Copeland 2 Masaki Miki 3 Daniel Cookson 4 Michael Kenealy 5 Zach Matthews-Prosser 6 Josh Montebello 7 James Allery 8 Jackson King 9 Declan Peacock 10 Ben Rawson 11 Ben Kennan 12 Nick Kenyon-Smith 13 Callum Gogerly 14 Mitch Hand 15 Ryan Lee 16 Will Wallace 17 Harley Mozdierz 18 Josh Lloyd 19 Beau McDonald 20 Spencer Finnegan 21 Jack Ridewood 22 Kaden Tieman 23 Adam Renwick 24 Justin Powick 25 Daniel Kelly 26 Will Gleeson 27 Max Wilson 28 Jordan Mckenzie 29 Oliver Welsh 30 Carl Spangher 31 Nathan Ciocca 32 Josh Edwards 33 Jack Ritchie 34 Cody Stroet Donovan 54 Justin Banihashemi — The Northern Football League Record 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 Brett Millsom Joel Mclellen Tim Atkins Tristan Stead Jason Rogers Scott Conte Josh Riddle Josh Grubb Lauchlin McQuilken Mitchell Anderson Josh Griffiths Conlan Gunn Aaron Burns Alex Rintoul Jack Johnston Daniel Fowler Scott Barnett Daniel Bryant Rhys Boyden Max Johnston Christopher Walker Tim Bongetti Dane Robertson Drew Wilson Matthew Tarr Nicholas Riddle Luke Harbison Tyler Scarce Matthew Bosco Scott McCullum Jamie Craker Matthew Fowler Cameron Jordan Jason Tucker Tate Forster Travis Miller Leigh Millsom Corey Coogan Jack Aldersea Eamon Duggan Eamon Jenkins Jake Hedley Aiden Rowe Nathan Walker Craig Meredith Michael Salmic Dylan Cunningham Mitchell Pearce Michael Evans Brent Ryan 51 John Pritchard 52 Joel Crook 53 Anthony Feeney 54 Matthew Crawford 55 Tyson Yilmaz 56 Leigh Meredith 57 Chris Libertino 58 Shaun Bond 59 Reece Lambert 61 Daniel 62 Jayden Neilson 63 Matthew Bongetti 66 Brent Freeman 91 Jayden Veal UNDER 19 1 Sam Parks 6 Adam Lindstrom 3 Josh Callaway 4 Sam Carrucan 5 Christopher Clark 6 Scott Conte 7 Liam Emery 8 Jake Rowe 9 Dillion Fiorini 10 Luke Houban 11 Marcus Allen 12 Luke Shaw 13 James Love 14 Alex Libertino 15 Jack Johnston 16 Daniel O'Kelly 17 Jack Didier 18 Aaron DeGorgio 19 Jordan Cisek 20 Steve Schmidt 21 Dylan Forster 22 Luke McCann 23 Jake Lambert 24 Tim Laver 25 Bernie McDowell 26 Conor Pocock 27 James Cox 28 Konrad Bruhn 29 Michael Beams 30 Jarrod Barnes 31 Sam Kayll 32 Luke Money 33 Dylan Rowe 34 Nathan Gioffre 35 Adrian Cataldo WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 17 DIVISION 1 ELTHAM Well we’re back to the footy after a week’s break. UNDER-19s Prior to the Queen’s Birthday long weekend, the under-19 Division 2 side was no match for a very strong Diamond Creek side but still battled away well. They have a chance to win another game this morning against Warringal Hawks at Heidelberg West. The Division 1 side got back to some good form and returned to the winners list against Bundoora. The feature of the game was a 12-goal last quarter by the boys. RESERVES The reserves also back on the winning list with one of their best wins so far this year against Bundoora. The boys extended their lead at every change before claiming a 39-point win at Yulong Reserve. SENIORS We went into the seniors game looking for outright top spot on the NFL ladder over the long weekend, but unfortunately we fell short on the day. Bundoora proved far more accurate in front of goals and although we had more scoring shorts, our inaccuracy along WEST PRESTON-LAKESIDE In a grinding game we got the points against Lower and now sneak back inside the top five, just. The better players were spread but you needed Adam Mackenzie in the Best Player Tickets. The twos got rolled and the under-19s not only claimed their second victory for the year, but they made it backto-back wins with a character-building win coming from behind against Lower. Next up it’s off to Eltham where wins have been few in recent years so we’re due. With Pebbles back in the team we will be looking at putting two wins together for the first time this year. The following week we turn the corner with a huge clash against top of the table Bulls. AROUND THE TRAPS Plenty on offer this week with the tide turning on Thursday night with Junior off the soup he was out in his car beeping his horn waiting to drive the members home and as he stayed on the wagon he still looked worse for wear at the end of Saturday night. How many loafs did Frank bring back? I wondered if he enjoyed the meal at Dunstan St last Monday? Who’s going to fine William caught in an embrace in the rooms? Is Feeney the club’s greatest 18 THE NORTHERNER with some poor turnovers and injuries throughout the game were costly in the end. We are already looking forward to the return clash later in the year. TODAY Today presents yet another big clash for the seniors. Although we are in the five we have a number of sides just under us ready to take our place if we slip. West PrestonLakeside is definitely one of those teams. We need to win today to establish a nice gap between us and teams under us PINK PANTHERS Also today we will see something different about the boys as they run out – yes, they are wearing pink. This is to recognise Pink Panther Day in aid of Breast Cancer Network Australia. SOCIAL NOTES Pink Panther Lunch One just for the girls today between 11:30am to 2pm. This will be a big day in aid of Breast Cancer Network Australia. Bev Killock will entertain the girls, along with MC Glenn Moriarty. Three-course meal with wine, beer and soft drinks. Reports are that this is sold out but check as there may be a spot or two at the door if lucky. Cocktail Night: TONIGHT at the clubrooms from 7:30pm onwards. All inclusive cocktail and beer and wine packages. Starting at $45 per head – details in our local footy record. Casino/ Poker Night: Back at the club after the Lower Plenty game. Compulsory function for players – Full details Shortly. President’s Lunch: Saturday, July 21 – Eltham vs Northcote Park match – Special guest speaker is Frank Costa. Again a ticketed event. $60 per head or $50 for members. President’s Lunch: Saturday August 11 – Eltham vs Greensborough match– Special guest speaker is Merv Hughes. Again a ticketed event. $60 per head or $50 for members. Panther Circle Final Draw: Saturday, August 25 after West Preston away game. Vote Count Day: Sunday, September 23 at Panther Place. Presentation Night: Friday October 12. WEBSITE For all the latest news check us out at elthamfc.com.au sponsor ever? A good win is never better than listening to Therese speaking the Queens’s English. Tom Macarthur got on the payroll last week and celebrated with a haircut and a stud. Young Mitchell made his debut in the scoreboard whilst his old man was trying to catch his newspaper thief using a dummy paper to catch him in the act but when the paperboy saw he already had a paper he bypassed the house. Closey took preparation to a new level when it was noticed he had a prophylactic in his mouth guard box. Finally the club got through a weekend of football without the tireless MFC in attendance, the 15 blokes who filled his role went home very tired. TALENT NIGHT Is the next function so get your acts together and show the world what little or how much talent you have. June 23 at the Sheds. MAJOR DRAW TICKETS Are now on sale. See Dooga or Ernie for tickets. $100 a ticket for you and your partner and includes entertainment, drinks, snacks and $10,000 in prizes. The date is July 21. BOXERCISE Carleigh Egan is now conducting a small group in the top clubrooms every Monday and Wednesday from7:00pm until 8:00pm. These classes are for all levels of fitness and the evident results achieved will be a physically stronger and aerobically fitter YOU. Cost is $10 per session or six sessions for $50. Please contact Carleigh on 0412 818 382 or email: DBAFitness@hotmail.com LAKESIDE NETBALL Got two wins last week again and are still on fire on and off the track. They are now influencing our social calendar dictating when events are to be held and it’s good to see them all at the football so get up there on a Friday night and support the girls. They are holding a Trivia Night at the club on July 7. MEMBERSHIPS ON SALE NOW It’s never too late to join so see Dooga, Kate Sleeman or Tex Hogan. All pensioners, ladies, Lakeside netball, Preston YCW District Cricket Club, West Preston Junior Football and Auskick financial members get a $25 discount of all memberships. Rooster $50, Gold $100, Diamond $250, Legends $500. See Noticeboards for full details SOCIAL FUNCTIONS July 14 – Sportsman’s Day; July 21 – Cash Draw; August 11 – Frat Party; September 28 – Presentation Night — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU DIVISION 1 ELTHAM WEST PRESTON-LAKESIDE Senior Coach: 1 Brendan Ryan 36 Thomas Snell 2 Andrew Sturgess 37 Chris Barry 3 Gavan Connelly 38 Joshua Marchbank 4 Jackson Weatherald 39 Dale Equid 5 Chris Varsamakis 40 Jamie Doukas 6 Stef Coutot 41 David Cox 7 Brendan O'Sullivan 42 Andrew Gray 8 Andrew Hughes 44 Josh Ernest 9 Lachie Richardson 45 Michael Rogneda 10 Paul Currie 46 Billy Glasgow 11 Sean Brazzale 47 Blake Lorey 12 David Folino 48 Luke Kelso 13 Stuart Laing 49 Ryan Bugeja 14 Brendan Moylan 50 Mikael Avramov 15 Corey Smith 51 Steven Smith 16 Brad Perry 52 Reid Gardam 17 Matthew Keys 53 Matthew Jessop 18 Matthew Williamson 55 Matthew Simpson 19 Ryan Hocking 57 Christopher Dell 20 Tim Currey 58 Jake Leslie 21 Lachlan Merkel 59 Brett Middleton 22 Josh Lorey 60 Nick Tieri 23 Tom Rogers 61 Andrew Brazzale 24 Bradyn Taglieri 63 Joshua Anderson 25 Marcus Solomon 66 Jordan Pettigrove 26 Tom Richardson 67 Anthony Stephens 27 Jesse Duggan 68 Jordan Pettigrove 28 Richard Dennis 69 Andrew Kidd 29 Mark Keenan 70 Trent McAllister 30 Steve Foster 71 Ben Catania 31 Sean Wilson 73 George Heath 32 Jake Equid 75 Adam Burns 33 Oscar Philp-Taylor 73 George Heath 34 Leigh Catoggio 75 Adam Burns 35 Mark Morgan THE NORTHERNER Senior Coach: Vin Dattoli Reserves Coach: Matthew Sleeman & Paul Signorello Under 19 Coach: Ash McGregor Brett Weatherald — The Northern Football League Record 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 Jedd Crapper Jacob Ramaekers Andrew Luzza Chas Bromley Kris Bardon Shaun Barker Billy Morrison Brendan Feeney Pece Micevski Billy MIcevski Damien Smith Luke McKenna Kane Heaney Niall McDonagh Matthew Vasilevski Luke Cotchett Simon Close Ali Fahour Ash Bardon Nick Meese Debri Kutrolli Brad Sanderson David Bonadio Adam McKenzie Michael Batey Tom O'Neill Michael Dufficy Shaun Gannon Nick McKernan Jake Williams (capt) James McInerney Simon Chatfield Stephen Lawless Anthony Rocca Simon Prestigiacomo Michael McMahon Adrian Natoli Glenn Robertson Mark Sleeman Jye Williams Daniel Bisetto Brendan Nannery Daniel Butera Chris Belbasis Frank Besim Matthew Whittaker Andreis Jurgens Matthew Schott 49 Stefan Velluto 50 Naci Eshel 51 Ben Peters 52 George Gavalas 53 Ben Carboon 54 Anthony Close 55 Jonathon Hiho 56 Daniel Condurso 57 Jarrod Caspersz 58 Josh Luttrell 59 Trevor Smyth 60 Brian White 61 Andrew Matteas 62 Chris Kirk 64 Stefan Tanti 67 Callum Willet 68 Oliver Dufficy UNDER 19 1 Lucas Price 2 Mitch Tobin 3 Andrew Miceli 4 Joe Khalil 5 Ben Egan 6 Michael Perfetto 8 Alex Stoikos 9 Nathan Divito 10 James Rizzlio 11 Anthony Caruso 13 Ben Romano 14 Jaylon Thorpe 15 Rory Rainbird 16 Mark Padula 17 Josh Fitzsimonds 18 Ahmed Fahour 20 Taylor Tangas 21 Jay-Dee Illarieti 22 Isaac Constantinidis 25 Matthew Vincitorio 26 Matthew Belbasis 28 Matteo Panarello 29 Tristan Jones 30 Aaron Lamming 33 Jayden Jones 34 Matthew Gandolfo 47 Imad Kabbara 51 George Gavalas 54 Anthony Close 59 Beau McGoldrick WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 19 DIVISION 1 NORTHCOTE PARK I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable long weekend and we look forward to nearing the halfway point of the season and attacking it head on! SENIORS We enjoyed a beautiful winter’s day two Saturdays ago with the sun out and the chance for a few of the boys to work on their tan outside of the solarium (Lids, Wags). The seniors were unable to complete a golden Cougar day at Montmorency, although some of the boys did persist with this well into the evening. The first half saw the Northcote bench reduced to two as Micky O left the ground with a suspected broken foot, and Narby Kelly with a severe corkie, however Will Debruin provided the spark along with Bronik Davies and the lads were able to remain within 11 points heading into the half-time break. In the final ten minute the boys persevered and managed to come within a goal, and almost gained the lead with a kung-fu attempt at goal courtesy of Brock McLennan, but alas the points went to Montmorency. Final score NPFC 13.10 (88) to Montmorency 14.10 (94). RESERVES The reserves headed into this game with the motivation of some much needed MACLEOD We are still shaking our heads in disbelief after that effort against Boro. LAST GAME For the best part of three quarters we were outplayed and halfway through the final term we were some six goals down. What happened? Maybe the opposition relaxed but our blokes dug deep and goal by goal we clawed our way back, finally hitting the front with the last kick of the day thanks to a Vesper snap. As someone said, you can’t train for that but in 15 minutes we learned more about ourselves than you could teach in 100 training sessions. That we did it without our two best players (Kane and Cathal), we lost Jack B before the game and we are still missing two or three others was even more meritorious. We won back the Derek Shaw Cup so a big thanks to Dekka and the Shaw family for being there for the presentation to the Macleod only faithful. The twos and under-19s didn’t fare as well but hopefully the week off will turn things around today. MICK MALTHOUSE LUNCH Premiership coach Mick Malthouse will be guest speaker for the annual Cloudraisers 20 THE NORTHERNER premiership points, and with some dubious outs such as P. Haddad (suspected late night back injury) they looked to be tested throughout. Pre-game, John Bakopolous was quoted saying “if I kick more than six I’m definitely getting some action tonight”. It was a tight game throughout with Montmorency taking the lead heading into the last quarter, though the motivation had already been set out and the big fella was determined, with Johnny lining up for his seventh in the dying minutes, nothing was going to stop him. Also best on ground performances from Alex Ricco and Steven Hiho, though it was undetermined how they would fair later on in the evening. The final score NPFC 15.10 (100) to Montmorency 13.9 (87) and was our first away win over Montmorency’s twos in over ten years. Great effort boys! UNDER-19s The under-19s juggernaut is one that continues to roll on with another 100-point victory this weekend. The boys seemed to be getting into back to school party mode heading into the final quarter as Montmorency tripled its score. Harley Short, Oliver Dexter and Ricky Mercuri were instrumental in the win. It also must be mentioned that one of our under-19s is preparing for his UFC debut after the weekend. The final score 19.17 (131) to Montmorency 4.6 (30) BACK TO SCHOOL PARTY Congratulations to the under-19s, Benny and Joel for the success of the Back to School Party. Great night had by all and numbers were fantastic, great work! FUNCTIONS June 16th v Macleod - Ladies Luncheon: 12:30pm, $25 includes spit-roast lunch, beer, wine and champagne. RSVP June 12 to Peter McNiece on 0413 756 767 July 21st - NPFC Ball - Whitehall Receptions: 7pm - 1am, three-course feed with beer/wine included. $70 pp or two for $120. FACEBOOK A reminder to LIKE our facebook page Northcote Park Football & Social Club for news around the club, photos, videos, promotions and much more. SPONSOR This report has been brought to you by Sportingbet Australia. They have jumped on board as a sponsor this year and have been a great supporter of grass roots footy. If you would like to take a greater involvement in your sports or racing, log onto Sportingbet. com.au and browse their latest odds. Gamble responsibly. Business Lunch on Friday, July 13 at De Winton Park. Mick will take us through his football journey from a young player in Ballarat to the second longest-serving coach in the history of the VFL/AFL. Cost is $100 (males), $80 (females), $200 (seated with Mick Malthouse). Includes 2-course lunch, beer, wine, champagne, soft drink. Noon-4.30pm. RSVP – Jim Nankervis 466 9669 (work), 0409 464454, jim@biolinkaus.com.au or John Inglis 0416 048407, bjjminglis@hotmail.com $5000 DRAW Tickets are now on sale for the $5000 draw which will be an evening function on Saturday, July 21, at De Winton. Tickets are just $50 and entitle each ticket holder to free drinks (beer, wine, champagne, soft drink) for the first hour (7-8pm), and discounted drinks after that. Live entertainment, big marquee, great finger food and the chance to win a $2500 gift card of your choice, plus 5 x $500 gift cards of your choice. See Bryan Bottomley to secure your ticket. BEYOND BLUE LUNCH June 30 – beyondblue lunch v West Preston, guest speaker Barbara Collard from Austin Hospital Mental Health. This is a special day on the Macleod FC calendar as we play for the Awareness Cup and an under-19s player from Macleod or West Preston who demonstrates fairness and good team play will receive the Steve Rowley Medal. This day raises awareness about depression, particularly in our youth, and Barbara will speak about the warning signs and how to deal with depression. Cost is $30 (single), $50 (couple) and includes gourmet finger food, beer, wine, champagne and soft drink between 12.151.45pm. RSVP by June 28 to Megan 0414 665 962 or email megzeeb@hotmail.com TEAM OF THE DECADE (2000-2009) The team has been selected and we are in the process of finalising details of the night. It will be held on Saturday, August 18 at De Winton Park (after our away game against Greensborough). This will be a great night to catch up with past players and friends from a decade that saw us reach four Grand Finals, win the premiership in 2009 and play regularly in finals. NETBALL Good wins to both sides two weeks ago with the A team downing North Heidelberg by 17 points and the B team getting the job done over Lalor. Thanks girls for coming back and supporting the opening of the new bar. — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU DIVISION 1 1 2 3 3B 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18B 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 30 30B 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 49 50 NORTHCOTE PARK MACLEOD Senior Coach: Jason Heatley Reserves Coach: Peter Apostolidis Under 19 Coach: Matt McLennan Senior Coach: Cristian Brandt Reserves Coach: Adam Reimers Under 19 Coach: Jamie Boland Steve Hiho Jake Mills Will Debruin Jessie Harris Mick O'Connell Ben McNiece Bronik Davies (capt) Muzi Ozdemir Riad Elasmar Matt Deledio Andre Habchi Joe Woonton Anthony Hogan Harley Short Joel Donaldson Robbie Weir Brock McLennan Daniel Ledda Pat Considine Tyler Karakaltas Pierre Haddad Pat O'Connell James Kroussaratis Nick Carter Guneyt Ozusen Tom Heffernan Paul Scanlon Julian Violato Sean Lorenzini Nyaburu Kelly Chris Hanchette Shannon Young Trent Fallon Danny Rajab Daniel Buckley Koden Colman Ben Abbatangelo Justin Chilcott Michael Salt Daniel Flynn Oliver McEwan Remzi Sahin Jason Grgic Damien Galafaro Philip Curran Michael Naldrett John Bakopoulos Daniel Fitzpatrick Mitch Papas Alex Ricco 51 Jordy O'Brien 52 Steven Anderson 54 Doug Morris 57 George Kontakos 61 Jake McBean 65 Robbie Useinov 67 Jarrod Ziemer 68 Isaac Brown 69 Gabrielle Goskel 74 Blake Chilcott 75 Paul Di Rago 77 Dave Ienco 79 Mustafa Alici UNDER 19 1 Kane Slater 2 Lachlan Boscarini 3 Luke Zuccala 6 Robbie Chadwick 7 Rick Mercuri 8 Stefan Dezan 9 James Harbord 10 Matthew Centofanti 11 Anthony Ruggieri 12 Dylan O'Niell 13 Harley Short 14 Joel Donaldson 15 James Augoustakis 17 Michael Borg 18 Jonathan Khalil 19 Nathan Pierce 20 Sean O'Niel 21 James Kroussaratis 22 Michael Gravina 23 Felix Punua 24 Steven Ferronato 25 Oliver Dexter 26 Billy Abou-eid 27 Luke Collins 28 Alex Afifi 29 Daniel Galofaro (capt) 36 Ben Abbatangelo 42 Mikael Dimov 45 James Cavaggion 51 Jordy O'Brien 55 Joshua Stevens 56 Phil Palermo 58 Sam Fontana 62 Jake Abbatangelo 64 Paul Italiano 66 Jay Grocock 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 29 30 31 32 33 35 36 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 Adam Woodhams Kane Shaw (capt) Damian Murray Cathal Corr Kyl Ewart Brad Leggett John Andrew Ryan Harris Justin White David Adams Richie Andrew Rory Scott Liam Mahoney Patrick Martin Daniel O'Brien Andrew Murray Ben Porter Chris Long Travis White Jack Bianchin Daniel Hurley Ryan Storey Daniel Francis Ray Walker Andrew Lovett Lachlan Considine Simon Lovett Adam Reimers Hayden Seivers Matt Yarwood Matthew Veszpremi Mitchell Bottomley Matt Walter Joel Kidd Daniel Nankervis Shaun Melican Sam Bell Bryce Hesline Hamish Paynter Josh Henkel Nick Lynch Christian Forester Matt Rose Brett Wilding Liam Cowper Matthew Clarke Billy Damevski Michael Fitzclarence Mitch Hancock 53 Aaron Fitzgerald 54 James Telford 56 David McLean 57 Nick Brannelly 60 Harley Boland 61 Shaun Lumsden 62 Steve Kelly 63 Riki Trewin 64 Scott Dunbar 66 Tyson Balasso 68 Patrick Cowper 69 Sam Wollard 70 Craig Toohey (RES C) UNDER 19 1 Daniel Francis 2 Kent Seivers 3 Ben Hines 4 Louis Heydon 5 Denne Gaylor 6 Cameron Ataryniw 7 Jack Marris 8 Lachlan Edwards 9 Stefan Condello 10 Julian Jovanovski 11 Jayden De Bono 12 Joe Langford 13 Adrian Barca 14 Liam O'Leary 15 Michael Sortino 16 Matthew Yarwood 17 Jarrod Boland 18 Daniel Kocac (Co C) 20 Shane Doherty 21 Trent West 22 Ryan Storey 25 Joshua Cram 26 Cristian Barca 28 John Cooper 29 Michael Tindale 30 Jonathon Kent 31 Oliver Tsorboris 36 Joel Kidd (Co C) 37 Aaron White 39 Ben Short 41 Dylan Demtschyna 44 Juy Lumsden 48 Jake Downey 49 Jacob Walker 50 Sam Weber-Byrne Clifton Hill/North Fitzroy THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 21 DIVISION 2 FITZROY STARS Last week we played our first home game at Victoria Park against South Morang who needed to win to stay in touch with the top four. SENIORS South Morang came out of the blocks quickly, kicking the first two goals within the opening five minutes. Our boys settled to kick the next four goals and take a ninepoint lead into the first break. Our focus was to run South Morang off their feet in the second quarter with our small men and get the ball to Paddy up forward who was dominating. We kicked 5.2 to South Morang’s 3.2 to take a 21-point lead to the main break. When the teams came out after the long break it was a very different game with our boys kicking 5.1 to our opponents’ 1.1 to take control of the game with our new full back of the century Jake holding Pow to three goals for the game and with our backline in complete control we took a 42-lead into the last quarter. The last quarter went our way too and we kicked 5.1 to 3.1 to win by 56 points. It was good to see Big Paddy back in form kicking NORTH HEIDELBERG After losing an old Doggie last week we have added our newest addition to the Kennel with the healthy arrival of Brodi King! Congratulations to Kellie, Jarrod, and Charli, we look forward to the day the little man pulls on the red, white and blue! SECONDS Continued their great form with a resounding win against Lalor. Debutant Alex Miller had a great game kicking five goals; Jamie continues his strong form with a BOG performance and Butch Elms bagged three. With the seniors winning it’s going to be hard to break into the side but there are a handful of blokes waiting for their chance. Unfortunately another long term injury with Shagger hurting himself but hopefully he will return for finals action. SENIORS It was always going to be a tough contest with Lalor at full strength for the first time this year and playing to keep its finals chances alive. As usual we were two goals down within 90 seconds which seems to be the norm. It seemed the first half was a repeat of the Tigers vs Saints thriller the night before with a shootout between Pete Shepherd at one end and our boys at the other. At half time Shep 22 THE NORTHERNER eight goals and was helped out by our small forwards who looked dangerous all day as well as our captain who didn’t get caught once this week. RESERVES Our boys started well kicking 5.2 to 2.5 in the first, controlling the midfield and giving our forward’s first opportunity with Ecka looking very dangerous every time the ball came in. The second quarter was much of the same with our backline on top and our midfield getting their hands on the ball as we took a 27-point lead into the main break. In the third Ecka made their backs look foolish with his ability to baulk and turn then kick goals out of nowhere. To their credit South Morang outscored us in the last quarter to reduce the final margin to 31 points in our favour. Our better player for the day were Ecka who kicked eight, Jordy, Anzack, Broady, Dion, Jonboy and Coops. Well done boys. Both teams are now 6-2. NETBALL The A-grade girls continued on there winning way with a comfortable 10-goal win over South Morang B. The girls have won four in a row so keep up the good work girls. B-grade girls had a good win on Friday night beating Mernda 29-25. Way to go girls! Keep up the good work and when you play as a team it will take you a long way. THURSDAY DINNER Remember everyone, the girls are still doing the Thursday night dinner so let’s all make sure we support the girls and bring your $5.00 for dinner every Thursday night. SOCIAL Was a good social night last week with everyone enjoying the four wins from all our teams however the Stars are organising a few dance lessons at the club for a few of you boys. If you didn’t know any different you would have thought you walked into the Blue Oyster Bar on Saturday night. TOOL OF THE WEEK A new contender this week, and it is Lukey’s shirt. We really need you to improve in three key areas. Firstly get down to the launderette and wash yourself a few times to improve your colour, way too bright! Secondly grow a bit so that you can handle the extensive girth of your master and finally practice your dance moves because they just have to get better. Improve in these areas and you’ll be fine!! had six and Lalor led by five points after we pegged back a four goal deficit before conceding two late goals. After half time Leigh Bentley and Brammo did a great job negating Lalor’s big forward while Gazi played his best game of the year off half back and Deano continued his solid form in the ruck. It was great to see young Liam and Matty M combining well and a fella that was playing A Grade footy before they were born still getting plenty of it in PK, he is a marvel. At the last change we were a few points in front and the boys managed to grind out a 15-point win. Harvs ended up with six, Gilbs got three and big Will continues to improve, kicking a very important goal midway through the last. Today is a massive one for both teams against Fitzroy Stars at Victoria Park and a chance for the seniors to avenge our Round 2 loss at home. After the game we will be heading back to the Kennel for Karaoke which is always a great night! NETBALL Section 1 Went down to Macleod who proved too strong and consistent, winning comfortably in the end. An injury to our GK didn’t help and our injured captain/coach Michelle Rix had to watch from the sidelines. After playing the top three sides in a row hopefully we can gain some momentum after the weekend’s break as we play the bottom four sides over the next month. Section 2 NHB are at the top of the table and there is no stopping them. They are definitely the in-form side and are strong all over the court and continue to be consistent week to week. This week they thrashed Epping A 49-15. — The Northern Football League Record GO STARS Section 3 After losing by a goal last week, the girls were not going to let the same feat happen twice. Instead they dug deep and came out victorious by a goal in a thriller against Greensborough B. Great fighting spirit was shown and excellent team work. FUNCTIONS June 16 - Karaoke Night June 30 - Match Day Lunch – with guest speaker Peter Daicos. Tickets $30 see Garry Massey July 21 - Trivia Night - Not the boring kind :) August 4 -Major Raffle – 7pm-11pm. LADIES DAY – SATURDAY, JULY 28 Against Lalor at home. 12-4pm in the club rooms. $40 a ticket includes entertainment, lunch and drinks (spirits half price). Please contact Toni Gray for tickets and information. Ph 0420 498 883 or email: gray.toni.r@edumail.vic. gov.au. Any raffle donations, sponsors for the day are most welcome. WWW. NFL. ORG. AU DIVISION 2 FITZROY STARS NORTH HEIDELBERG Senior Coaches: Lelly Bamblett Senior Coach: Leigh Gray Reserves Coaches: Ben Bliss Travis Hodgson Kevin Elms 1 Jai Burns 36 Alan Norris 1 Leigh Bentley 36 Josh Gilbert 2 Mungara Brown 37 Luke McKeown 2 Ben Naylon 37 Blake Manton-McCarthy 3 Lionel Proctor 38 Hayden Love 3 Matt Mahony 38 Ricky Weatherall 4 Basil Sibasado 39 Shaun Austin 4 Billy McClintock 39 Dean Smith-Whiting 5 Graham Norris 40 Jaiden Graham 5 Trent Scannell 40 Danny Dal Tio 6 Peter Hood 42 Jake McCauley 6 Jarrod King 41 Jordan Young 7 Jason Kanoa 44 Pepe Caruso 7 Gazi Assi 42 Ricky Thorneycroft 8 Josh Wanganeen 45 Frank Caruso 8 Steve Saddington 43 Brent Peatling Steve Cadby 9 Leslie Bamblett 47 Luke Brown 9 Leigh Gilbert 44 10 Jason McCormack 48 Peter Welsh 10 Pasquale Saccuzzo 45 Briken Scott 11 Jye Brennan 50 Wade McEwan 11 Shannon Beavis 46 Jess Pekin 12 Keith Morgan 51 Simon Flagg 12 Marc Coombe 47 David Taylor 13 John Hayes 52 Ash Morris 13 John Green 48 Taylem Stretton 14 Patrick Davis 54 Luke Edwards 14 Jamie Wright 49 Ryan Soulter 14B James Williams 55 Chris Welsh 15 Sean Kelly 50 Mick Celestin 15 Gordon Bamblett 56 Michael Graham 16 Shaun Webster 51 Luke McNeil 16 Kaelun Brown 57 Brodie Cook 17 Daniel Bramich 52 Matthew Saunders 17 James Dau 58 Jordan Cook 18 Dave Florence 53 Zac Ibrahim 18 Matthew Seadon 67 Ruben Hudson 19 Dylan Scott 54 Jade Harris 19 Tyson Lovett-Murray 20 Brian Bevis 55 Kevin Elms 20 Mark Franklin 21 Mark Ryan 56 Dean Warren 21 Alistar Thorpe 22 Ali Assi 57 Dale Calleja 22 Clayton Murray-Mitchell 23 Leigh Taggert 58 John Raymond 23 Ethan Atkinson 24 Paul King 59 Bronson Wheatley 25 Randall Rioli 25 Luke Villanti 60 Caine Davies 26 John Henderson 26 Mick Meade 61 Brad Taylor 27 Steve Hanning 27 Marty Johnson 28 Coree Thorpe 28 Jason Dean (C) 29 Josh Shackleton 29 Luke McKenna 30 Jordan Yarran 30 Tyson Scott 31 Matthew Eagles 31 Justin Bentley 32 Kane Cooper 32 Luke Dowdell 33 Dalton Guthrie 33 Daniel Owen 34 Jamie Scott 34 Louis Hill 35 Jayden Lovett 35 Casey Brown THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 23 DIVISION 2 SOUTH MORANG The break has come at a good time for the South Morang Football Club after a very promising start to the season. With all sides failing to register a win over the past fortnight it might have been a good time for the lads to escape for the long weekend then look forward to taking on Hurstbridge today. SENIORS It’s not all doom and gloom for the senior club blooding three players who were part of our massive junior club last year. All three of Moz, Brent H and Leash have been listed in the best at some stage or another. Our recruits have been fantastic for the club, not only fitting in but leading the way on the track and showing our young list the ways of senior football. In sixth place on the ladder with two wins in eight games, the boys have a chance to break a five-game losing streak at home to the Bridges. HURSTBRIDGE Jason Akermanis, proudly sponsored by Boags, has been and gone but the memory of a truly great day lingers on. The triple Premiership player, Brownlow Medallist and media personality, pulled on his boots and played for Hurstbridge in Round 8, as promised, and what a day it was. We didn’t win the game but we were competitive for much of the day – apart from a serious lapse in the second quarter which allowed Diamond Creek to create a scoreboard buffer that we couldn’t pull back. Nonetheless, a ten goal turn around on Round 1 and our boys are getting better each week. Off field however, we were kicking goals everywhere with records being broken on the gate, in the canteen and across the bars. Ben Frilay Oval looked picture perfect in the unseasonably warm sunshine and played host to a well behaved crowd the size of which has never been seen before at Hurstbridge. From the Boag’s pavilion at the creek end to the clubrooms, the crowd was packed from boundary fence to perimeter fence. The club wishes to express thanks to all those who attended as the crowd behaviour was exemplary and we certainly hope everyone had a fantastic day. From the moment he arrived at the ground until the moment he left, Jason was the 24 THE NORTHERNER RESERVES Gazza probably has the hardest job in the club working out his list with so many missing out on a game week in, week out. It’s a credit to a lot of the guys who miss out on a game but give a hand in some form on match days. Macca has implemented some great game plans which when the boys play to instruction we are a tough side play against as has shown in most of our matches. UNDER-19S Sedgy’s lads should play finals but need to improve on their last month’s form after taking some big scalps early on. The boys currently sit in third place on the ladder, having won five games and claiming a draw from their first eight games. Last up the boys fell to St Mary’s by 57-points and they will be looking to get back on the winners’ list today and cement a spot in the top reaches of the ladder. THE CLUB All in all, barring a few bad quarters, I think all involved in the club would be happy with how we have started our venture back into Division 2. We have been very competitive in most games. We always knew it was going to be a massive step up for the club but so far we haven’t been disgraced and we are thoroughly looking forward to the second half of the season. Hopefully we get a few lucky bounces and claim a top four team in the run home which would be a just reward for all the players and everyone involved in the club. consummate professional, making himself totally available to our football department before, during and after the game while at the same time somehow managing to still accommodate all of the fans and children who wanted their moment with “Aker”. Fair effort Jason, and one we truly appreciate. Our thanks also to Ray Shaw and Terry Daniher, the Boag’s girls, Barry the Bull, the junior committee and the non-committee people who were pressed into service and who all worked so hard for us to make the day a success. Your efforts were much appreciated as were those of Ian Mason from Mason White McDougall who worked tirelessly auctioning off our memorabilia items, even if he was at the wrong function! Don’t worry Ian, your secret’s safe with us. TWOS Inspiring win by the boys in a knife edge finish with a big crowd on hand. Hard fought and well won, keep it up boys and more sure to follow from that performance. UNDER-19s Dylan Griffiths tribute game was played against Warringal Hawks and after running through a fantastic tribute banner for Dylan the boys started with a lot of intensity as you would expect on such a momentous occasion. Hurstbridge ran out comfortable winners and a highlight of the game was the ball being passed to Dylan’s brother Beau with pin point accuracy, enabling him to bang one through post high on the run from half forward in memory of his brother. NETBALL The girls suffered another loss on Friday night going down 21 goals to 12 against Heidelberg Hawkettes. Keep trying girls, more wins sure to be around the corner. All the girls tried their best. MEMBERSHIPS See Nessy if you are after a Tile Club membership or Brendan Keith for all your other membership needs. Brendan’s contact details are available on the committee page of the club website www.hurstbridgefc.com. ON THE GRAPEVINE Is Brycey Mullane cutting greener grass in Lower Plenty these days? Did pimply Dennis feel more at home than usual with Aker there on Saturday? Who was the tool who acted the fool after kicking one plumb out of his bum? Is the big fella one step closer to home? HAVE YOUR SAY If any members have got something they would like to get off their chest or suggest, send us an email hurstbridgefc@gmail.com Keep watching, keep barracking and keep well. GO BRIDGES!! Today’s Bridges Bull brought to you by Sportingbet. — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU DIVISION 2 HURSTBRIDGE SOUTH MORANG Senior Coach: Darren Blyth Reserves Coach: Kevin Lewis Under 19 Coach: James McCarthy Senior Coach: Anthony McGregor Reserves Coach: Gary Moran Under 19 Coach: Darryl Sedgewick 1 Jason Ward 43 Nathan Asta 1 Sean Jellie 39 2 Mitch Buckley 44 Brent Williams 2 Zac Johnston 41 David Duclos Daniel Carrolan 2B Timmy Johnson 45 Brad Smith 3 Tom Barrow 42 Jackson Bellingham 3 Travis Stevens 47 Zac Velevski 4 Vito Ferraro 48 Nathan Taylor 4 Ben Fennell 43 Tim Motchell 5 Shane Whitnall 49 Ben Fitzgerald 5 Scott Jellie 44 Jack Donnelly 6 Matt Manning 52 Ryan Wilson 6 Adam Gambling 45 James Duclos 7 Nick Johnston 54 Ben Bodycoat 7 Daniel Sadowy 49 Roger Scott 8 James Taylor 55 Daniel Whitmore 9 Luke Manning 56 Aaron Pell 8 Josh Robinson 50 Sam Taylor Josh Saw 55 Rainer Haycraft 10 John Klaromenos 57 Bradley Grimes 9 11 Daniel Heatley 60 Matt Radziejweski 10 Kyle Thompson 65 Geoff Websdale 12 Troy Jinnette 62 James Conti 11 Joel Ballie 69 Brenton Thomas 13 Darren Tuchin 66 Michael Icaro 14 Matthew Pow 74 Daniel Del Romano 12 Lewis Johnstone 76 Matthew Vincent 15 Shane Bamford UNDER 19 13 Chase Caulfield 77 John Caldwell 16 Brayden Ellis 1 Stephen Tsonas 14 Brent Hay 99 Michael Richards 17 Luke Hagg 2 Trent O’Rourke 15 Lyle Ballie 18 Russell Elder 3 Luke Inzillo 19 Kane Searl 4 Dave Leo 16 Nick Milne 17 Shaun Purcell 20 Brayden Meade 5 Zak Knight 21 Andrew Clarke 6 Jack Deane 18 Simon Callen 22 Simon Grossman 7 Nathan Mittica 19 Jack Wood 23 Ben Papal 8 Josh Wheelan 24 Dean Bibby 9 Michael Simola 25 Chris McMackin 10 Ahmet Atmaca 27 Shannon McLeish 11 James Murphy 22 Ryan De Ree 28 Michael Szikla 12 James Mark-Simpson 23 Nathan Grimes 28B Steve Musico 13 Ben Cox 24 Bryce Mullane 29 Dale O’Donnell 14 Dean Leisha 30 Glen Greenough 15 Dean Rule 25 Mitch Lucas 31 Terry Stickland 17 Matt Robinson 26 Scott Clarkson 32 Brad Thomas 18 Brent Howlett 27 Scott Blacwood 33 Nathan Moro 20 Brayden McGaw 28 Michael Harper 34 Mick Peters 22 Nick Giglietta 35 Mat Robinson 23 Brandon Montebello 29 Dan Nicholson 36 Liam Kilgour 24 Dave Fletcher 30 Craig Mehmet 37 Rodney Harvey 25 Hass Samia 31 Nathan Lamb 38 Michael Haralabopolous 26 Jake Hough 33 Callum Thomas 39 Glen Gibson 29 Luke Miranda 40 James Burton-Scott 31 Aaron Brennan 41 Damien Johnson 42 Reece Eusden THE NORTHERNER 33 Nathan Moro — The Northern Football League Record 20 Damon Earp 21 Tony Heron 34 Brad Clarkson 36 Brennan Miller 37 Vijay Brown WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 25 DIVISION 2 DIAMOND CREEK A fortnight ago we headed to Ben Frilay Oval for a clash with Diamond Creek. SENIORS We were greeted by arch rivals with a massive crowd and Aker. It was always going to be a big day and the boys responded well, controlling the first quarter before dominating the second with six unanswered goals. We extending to 79 points by the end of the third quarter, only to again let ourselves down in the last by allowing Hurstbridge to get on top and kick seven goals and close the final margin to 63 points. We need to concentrate for the whole four quarters if we are going to match it with the big boys. Let’s start with a four quarter performance today when we take on Thomastown. RESERVES After a slow start we had to work hard to keep in touch in a fairly even first half. In the third quarter we were able to break away and lead by 20 points. THOMASTOWN Definitely a tale of two halves against Epping last week. - BLUEBOY SENIORS We played fantastic footy in the first half to go into the main break the best part of four goals in front. The second quarter was inspiring as the boys booted five goals and managed to keep Epping goalless. Yet, the type of footy that gave us this lead fell by the wayside in the second half and the ladder leader ran right over the top of us to claim a 40-point win. Whilst we can be reasonably proud of our efforts, there should be a tinge of disappointment also, knowing that our best can match it with most teams but consistency lets us down. RESERVES Last week’s effort against Epping is better left behind us. We were outplayed in most areas of the ground and the final score was embarrassing. However, good sides rebound from losses like this and we will get our chance to do that when we travel to Diamond Creek today for a clash with the fifth-placed Demons. 26 THE NORTHERNER After the last break Hurstbridge lifted and finished the better side, kicking five goals to our one in the last quarter to beat us by two points. Ben Westcott kicked four while Chris McCauley was our best on the day. UNDER-19s The boys travelled out to Eltham last week and played a solid four quarters to run out comfortable winners by some 10 goals. We are nearing full strength and with our numbers growing so is the confidence of this group. The boys are playing for each other as a team and are fully aware of the need to ensure that trend continues for the remainder of the year. If we continue to play for each other the results will take care of itself with the right desire and attitude. The best players in the win over Eltham were Cam, Watto and Bryce while Perko booted five goals. SOCIAL SCENE Dust off the suits and bring out the frocks for our Formal Cocktail Night on Saturday, June 23 at The Cellaroom 797 UNDER-19s The under-19s had a convincing win against Mernda last week. They are in a very good position as we approach the half way mark of the year. Keep up the good work guys. NETBALL Mixed results for our netball girls with the A girls losing to Montmorency. The B girls, however, had a win against Monty. Support is always vital, so please visit our girls at RMIT every Friday night. SOCIAL NEWS **COCKTAIL NIGHT** The cocktail night will be held on Saturday, June 23. Entry is just $10 so be sure to get down to the clubrooms for what promises to be a great night. SPONSOR OF THE WEEK This week’s sponsor is Boost Juice Epping Plaza. The Boost Juice name is well known and the club appreciates the support of Boost Juice Epping Plaza. Situated near Big W, get down to Epping and Boost your day today!!!!! WATER BOYS REQUIRED The club urgently requires water boys for the under-19s, reserves and seniors. If you are available or know anyone who is available then it would be greatly appreciated. At $20 per game it is great — The Northern Football League Record Plenty Road, South Morang. It’s shaping as one of the biggest nights on the Diamond Creek calendar. PRESIDENT’S LUNCH The President’s lunch will be held on Saturday, June 30, the same day as our home game against Lalor. Our special guest speaker is Des Tuddenham, ex-Collingwood champion and captain. For bookings and enquiries, please contact Sue Constance 0419 871 986 or John Woolcock 0409 107 259 as soon as possible. WEBSITE: Don’t forget our new club website: www.diamondcreekfc.com.au GO CREEKERS pocket money and a great chance to support the Thomastown Football Club!! AROUND THE LAIR A quiet week at the Lair but the stars are still out in force most training nights – the Porpoise, Oscar De La Hoya, Larry Emdur (Sammy’s favourite) and even Ralph Machio. WWW. NFL. ORG. AU DIVISION 2 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 28 29 30 32 33 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 56 57 58 59 DIAMOND CREEK THOMASTOWN Senior Coach: Paul Kennedy Reserves Coach: Brian Hardman Under 19 Coach: Ian Carey Senior Coach: George Lattouf Under 19 Coaches: Pino Furlano Ryan Constance Simon Buchanan Brad Craig Caine Lowrie Luke Simpson Tim Watson Ryan Burton Travis Knight Brian Hardman Tom McLean Alex Vella Shane Whitmore Joel Burrell Brenton Hoppe Ryan Tolley Michael McKenzie Ben Garrard Ben Westcott Luke Campitelli Graeme Brown Jai Norman Josh Smith Andrew Owen Chris Moloney Daniel O'Reagan Andrew Campbell Rikki Stephens Cameron Craig Paul Watt Michael Acott Brett Godfrey James Gebert Michael Robinson Corey Rogers Stephen Legg Brent Gutterson Chris Marchingo Jack Patterson Daniel Padget Matthew McGinty Nicholas Ferrari Daniel Saykan Jamie O'Regan Thomas Ford Emile Trigila Dylan McCoid Rhys Gutterson Matthew Gasper John Liddiard Thomas Karakatsanis 62 Cameron Magann 64 Christopher Maynard 65 Daniel Harris 66 Geoffrey Wadeson 67 Brett Johnstone 68 Kurt Ward 70 Richard Smith 71 Ryan Burrell 72 Matthew Smith 74 Tyson Powell 75 Shane McLagan 77 Daniel Davenport 81 Chris McCauley 82 Trystan Conway UNDER 19 1 Daniel Shellard 2 Bryce Adams 3 Lachlan Buckley 4 Jayden Shirreff 5 Nathan Byatt 6 Matthew Watson 7 James Simpson 8 Ben Franzini 9 Adrian De Pierro 10 Dylan Kennedy 11 Mitch Johnson 12 Tom Currie 13 Luke Johnson 14 Jake Landman 15 Brandon Togni 16 Dean Lymberatos 17 Christian Lymberatos 19 Liam Amarant 22 Dominic Morano 25 Liam Padget 26 Lee Jacobs 27 Luke Vale 30 Levi de Pyle 31 Mitchell Burton 33 Cameron Croxford 35 Tyler Bedurke 38 Joshua Ellul 39 Jesse Spiropoulos 41 Matthew Hillman 42 Jackson Mottram 47 Nathan Searle 48 Todd Marchant 49 Mason Adams 68 Lindsay Brophy-Hassett 73 Brodie Tutta Steve Krstevski 1 Jason Abela 55 Dom Mazza 2 James McHugh 58 Michael Cianciosi 3 Ramez Dagher 59 Khaled Atyah 4 Ric Dinatale 61 Jarrod Cowlan 6 Joe Colaci 63 Khaled Atyah 7 Rafaat Rachrache 64 Mohammed Yehia 8 Michael DiBattista 66 James Fabijancic 9 Anthony Nicolo 67 Kristian Forte 10 Michael Khoury 69 Shannon Ball 11 James Peau 75 Christopher Goss 11A Chris Higgins 76 Sab Singh 12 Joshua Beare 79 Charbel Dhagar 13 Jacob Osei-Duro 89 Daniel Courescas 14 Andrew Lozanovski UNDER 19 15 Jack Lea 1 16 John Agius 2 Marley Kelly 18 Robert Nedelkovski 3 James McHugh Osman El-Masri 19 Michael Manley 4 Daniel Lauretta 20 Sam Italiano 5 Ricky Weatherall 21 Matthew Cupo 6 Frank Furlano 22 Christian Chapkoun 7 Hicham Awad 23 Sashe Spiroski 9 Jordan Young 24 Adrian Lesar 10 Adam Abbas 26 Osman Saad 13 Adem Gravina Ates 27 Daniel Chadwick 15 Steven Cadby 28 Michael Collier 16 Fation Abdullah 29 Michael Deagostino 17 Matthew Ascenzo 30 Michael Thompson 18 Daniel Boudolah 31 Paul Meade 21 Jonathon McCumber-Kelly 32 Mitchell Traill 22 Nathan Kardakovski 34 Joseph Abbas 24 William Learhinan 35 Anthony Gullaci 25 Scott Evans 36 Rabi Hojok 29 Simon Harakka 38 Tyson Trinchera 31 Nathan Sammit 39 Aaron Condick 32 James Mercuri 40 Nathan Stavridis 33 Christopher Owen 42 Justin Dibattista 38 Michael Gravina 43 Anthony Fazzari 40 Nicholas Fiore 47 Jarrod Malesevich 43 Andrew Brown 48 Joe Fiore 46 Michael Mohamed 52 Heath Maes 47 Michael Gravina 53 Matthew Borg ZZZUDOSKGVLOYDFRPDX THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 27 DIVISION 2 EPPING Seniors on top two games clear, reserves sitting second – a very impressive start to the year so well done to all players. All teams will be out to knock us off now, so let’s keep focused each week and keep racking them up. Good luck today and let’s have another two wins. Thanks to everyone who supports our fabulous sponsors! We’ve heard it all before but without the sponsors it would be hard for the E.F.C to thrive. Look for the signs around the club and ground as sponsor details are all there, and let’s show them the same support as they show the club. Muchas Gracias! SENIORS Plenty of positives from last week. Although we gave the opposition a fivegoal start we still won by seven, making it a 12-goal turn around. The challenge was thrown at us but once we turned it on after the main break there was no stopping us. Others would say these are negatives, we didn’t show up until half time and giving a team a head start isn’t a good thing. But as Super said, he wasn’t worried and knew it would be turned around once we stuck to the game plan. So let’s stick to the plan for four quarters this week fellas, have a LALOR The best game of the season with North prevailing by 15 points in the last couple of minutes. Bombastic Blood SENIORS We had our chances throughout the day but North’s finishing was the difference. Good to watch a couple of class acts strut their stuff, wonder how good they would be in the first division? Despite the improved performance we have now fallen three games behind the top four and have a lot of work to do in the second half of the season to bridge the gap and earn a place in the finals. RESERVES The reserves were outplayed by a strong North Heidelberg reserves team that is first on the ladder, having not lost a game this year. Jarrod Gloury and Andrew Sneddon were our best in the loss. UNDER-19s The under-19s played an entertaining 28 THE NORTHERNER good win and not give the supporters heart attacks or cause Super to blow a gasket! Best players were Moorey who was everywhere as always, Simmo and Big H who were great targets up forward, Bulldog and Matty D and Kreuz who played a great big man role after half time. All the best today fellas, it’s always good to have a win against Lalor. RESERVES Hopefully it feels as good for the players out there as it looks to all those who are watching on. Although Thomastown was struggling it was an imposing display of team unity that turned a win into a drubbing. Run from behind, numbers to the ball, switching, excellent talk, and more run from behind all led to the 20goal deficit at the end of the match. Let’s keep this up, but more importantly let’s do this against better sides and we will come out with wins. Winners all over the ground and hard to pick the best when everyone puts in, but well done to Indy with nine majors, Brown with run all day and a few switches to boot, Jarrod Agosta who was in and under all day. Luke Fowler was great in the middle and Fab, Rowds, Truk, Justin T and Santa impressed again streaming out of the backline and not letting anything through. Lalor will be out for a win today, but if we play like last round there will be nothing that can stop us. Good luck boys. game against Reservoir, pulling away in the last quarter for a good win. Seven goals to three in the fourth quarter was a great effort and the boys thoroughly deserved the 34-point win. Steven Deshong and Zac Chapman starred and each kicked four goals as the young Bloods pushed up to seventh on the ladder with three wins and four losses for the season thus far. AROUND THE TRAPS Thanks to the North Heidelberg boys for attending our function before the game and to the ladies, particularly Jenny and Ivy for their help and Holla for playing chef. Also good to see so many people in the rooms mingling together after the game. We also now have a new ‘odd’ couple – Petch and Randall. Could have been a big weekend as I heard on the grapevine that Dasher has been offered a proposal of marriage. I believe that when the lights went out she looked very pretty. And our number one Richmond supporter has got on the wagon by buying a three-game — The Northern Football League Record CLUB NOTES Functions galore at the E.F.C for 2012 – a testament to that is that everyone is enjoying todays’ Presidents Lunch. Next week is “Let’s Go Pink Pingers” Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraiser Day. A chicken and champagne lunch has been organised so bring all your family and friends along - cost is only $25! There will also be a number of pampering activities organised which can be paid for on the day for those who decide to indulge. The Epping youth girls team will be playing prior to the reserves, the Auskick kids will play at half time of the seniors with a balloon ceremony organised for all as the seniors run out for the second half. It is going to be a great day, raising money for a great cause with some great games of footy thrown in for good measure. See Julianne to book your spot for lunch and keep an eye out at www. facebook.com/EppingFootballClubVic for more info leading up to the day. Got news, messages, interesting or amusing things from around the club you’d like to see in the Blues News? Please email me at:eppingfc@yahoo.com.au GO PINGERS!!! membership. Richmond had a financial night last Saturday night but noone sent a cent from Lalor/Richmond supporters. Unfortunately our president Freddy has a bit of a health scare last week but being the car salesman he is, still managed to sell a car whilst being wheeled into hospital to the champ pushing the wheel chair. Hope everything is ok and you are back to full strength shortly. Congrats to the Marshall/King clan on the arrival of a little boy. More sleepless nights for Nanna. FUNCTIONS $5000 Draw while be held on July8. It’s $100 per ticket and Christine will be selling tickets every Thursday night so make her job easy by purchasing as quickly as you can. TODAY Today we visit Epping for a clash with the undefeated Pingers. What’s better than causing the upset of the round? Winning by a point. WWW. NFL. ORG. AU DIVISION 2 EPPING LALOR Senior Coach: Mario Bandera Reserves Coach: Con Borg Senior Coach: Dean Sinclair Reserves Coach: Rick Kerbatieth Under 19 Coach: Shaun Tofts 1 Aaron Willitts 40 Jake McDougall 4 Scott Morrison 42 Matti Garton 2 Luke Lirosi 41 Kurt Warren 5 Brad Czerny 43 Ben Poulton 3 Aaron Johnson 42 Harley Nancarrow 6 Ben Gibson 44 Kane Toronis 4 Simon Kefalas 43 Dylan Nourish 7 Mark Ventura 48 Matty Micallef 8 Brendan Cottier 49 Hirsi Twomey 9 Wayne Upoko 50 Mohammed Kerbatieh 10 Benny Curtis 51 Frank Marsi 5 Joshua Stavely 44 Dylan Maxwell 6 Travis Keating 45 Borce Smiljkov 7 Matthew Garland 47 Hassan Akkari 8 Jarrod Tilley 50 Lachlan Vella 9 Brenton Keating 51 Mitchell Henwood 10 Jarryd Watkins 52 Justin Traitsis/Simutis 11 Daniel Moore 54 11 Tim Murphy 52 Cam Robinson 12 Mattew Busutil 53 Danny Abouchaya 13 Shannon Smith 54 Alan Yass 14 David Wall 55 Omar Munajed Dale Ind 16 Beau Delcus (C) 56 Jihad Kerbatieh Anthony Cantafio 12 Joel Dunmore 57 Jarrod Agosta 17 Lee Pironelli 57 13 Joshua Totino 58 Benjamin Fitzgerald 19 Peter Kleeman 58 Abdul Said 14 Matthew Calcutt 59 Dean Ferguson 20 Ayden Tesari 59 Ahmad Taha 15 John Kreuzer 61 Fabian Altamirano 21 Todd Hughes UNDER 19 16 Michael O'Neill 62 Joshua Santaguida 22 Reece Cowman 1 Steve Deshong 23 Scott Dowell 2 Tom Tofts 24 Jarrod Parry 3 Leigh Meuwissen 25 Ricky Marshall 4 Daniel Cobbett 26 Chris Marchio 5 Mark Roumanos 27 Jason Dowell 6 Paul Brown 7 Daniel Langbourne 18 Cameron Campbell 64 Daniel Jones 20 Lesley Adams 65 Peter Shine 21 Daniel Santoro 66 Shaun Hamling 22 Adrian Totino 67 Taylor Brady 23 Nick Josevski 68 Luke Fowler 28 Peter Shepherd 24 Shaun Garland 74 Leonard Guida 29 Luke Pellow 8 Ray Poulton 25 Peter McMahon 30 Steven Goodwin 9 Dean Angeloski 26 Erik Beeson 31 Nick Mafilovski 10 Blake Polidano 27 Matt Dornauf 32 Daniel Polidano 11 Luke Pasceri 28 David Little 33 Blake Seeley 12 Sergio Cetin 29 Kyle Turnbull 34 Jason Pilakis 13 Alex Vinar 30 Daniel Haynes 35 Jarrod Langbourne 14 Matt Camilleri 36 James Miliadis 15 Kurt Henderson 37 Beau Lowrey 16 Michael Russell 31 Chayse Turnbull 32 Anthony Guida 33 Cameron Brown 34 Shannan Ciavarella 40 Joe Arceri 22 Jake Langbourne 36 Stuart Hurley 41 James Tofts 25 Jack Pelfreyman 38 Blake Dobbin 40 Joe Arceri 39 Robert Skiathitis 41 James Tofts THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record 38 Shaun Rice 20 Ayden Tesari 39 Andrew Sneddon 21 Steven Velicki WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 29 DIVISION 2 – Summary Eight rounds down and the top four has established a handy lead at the top of the table. We now take a moment to see how each team has fared over the opening two months of the 2012 season. Epping: The dominant force in Division 2 and yet to lose a game after falling to Lower Plenty in last year’s Grand Final. Looks solid in every line with new recruits John Kreuzer, Jarrod Tilley, Daniel Haynes, Matt Dornauf and Daniel Santoro all providing great service in the opening half of the year. Most definitely the team to beat as outlined by solid wins against fellow contenders Diamond Creek, North Heidelberg and Fitzroy Stars . Not even an early season injury to skipper Daniel Moore has halted its charge towards September Diamond Creek: Has suffered a shocking run of injuries in the early part of the season but has managed to continue winning games. Brent Gutterson has been superb up forward and has booted 36 goals, while Jai Norman is having a fine season in the ruck. Started the season in red-hot form and conceded just six goals in the opening fortnight as it thumped Hurstbridge and Thomastown by 120 and 140 points respectively. After falling in the preliminary final in each of the past three seasons, the Creekers look primed for a long awaited Grand Final berth. North Heidelberg: Endured the worst season in its history last year when it went winless in Division 1, but is well in contention for an immediate return to the top flight on the back of a 6-2 return from its first eight weeks in Division2. The Doggies lost Jarrod King to a seasonending foot injury but the return of Shane Harvey three weeks ago more than covers King’s absence. Ran Epping to within 10 points after looking a winner deep in the last term and will back itself if it meets the premiership favourite in September. Fitzroy Stars: Has surprised most of the competition with its quick accession from middle-tier team to premiership contender. Youngsters Jye Brennan and Jai Burns have impressed everyone with their composure and ball-winning ability while John Hayes and Patrick Davis have combined for 61 goals already. Won five of its opening seven away games before claiming a 56-point win over South Morang in its first home game at Victoria Park. Now plays six consecutive home games and has every chance of claiming a top two finish. Lalor: 12 months after looming as the side most capable of stopping Lower Plenty’s premiership dream last season, Lalor faces an uphill battle to even make the finals in 2012. Lost its opening four games of the season and sits 3-5, some three games outside the top four. Still yet to win a game against a side placed above it on the ladder and still too reliant on forward Peter Shepherd who has 40 goals in just seven games which includes bags of 10 and eight in wins over South Morang and Hurstbridge. South Morang: Started the season in competitive fashion, winning two of its opening three games, but a run of five consecutive losses has ended any chance the Lions had of making this year’s finals series. Mathew Pow has been a star up forward while Simon Grossman has been a great acquisition, however a series of second half fadeouts has cost the club at least three wins this year. Must respond against Hurstbridge and Thomastown over the next two weeks. Thomastown: Has won just one game in eight weeks but has been competitive in many of its losses and must be confident of winning a handful on games in the run home. Has twice run Epping within seven goals and only a third quarter lapse cost it victory against Lalor. Michael Manley’s serious shoulder injury has hurt dearly, however the form of recruit Raafat Rachrache has been heartening with the midfielder managing to push forward for 12 goals already this season. Hurstbridge: Winless after eight games and faces a tough battle to remain in the second division. Performed admirably against Epping when it lost by just 15 points and enjoyed a massive crowd in Round 8 when Jason Akermanis donned the Bridges jumper for their clash with Diamond Creek. Youngster Sean Jellie has been a shining light while Ben Fennell continues to inspire. RESULTS + Ladder Round 8 – Game Results Lalor 14.11 (95) def by North Heidelberg 16.14 (110) TEAM P PTS 8 W 8 L 0 D 0 141.12 32 Diamond Creek 8 6 2 0 169.06 24 North Heidelberg 8 6 2 0 144.69 24 Fitzroy Stars 19.8 (122) def South Morang 10.6 (66) Fitzroy Stars 8 6 2 0 125.56 24 Lalor 8 3 5 0 92.81 12 Hurstbridge 16.8 (104) def by Diamond Creek 25.17 (167) South Morang 8 2 6 0 75.58 8 Thomastown 8 1 7 0 60.88 4 Hurstbridge 8 0 8 0 54.78 0 Thomastown 11.3 (69) def by Epping 16.13 (109) 30 % Epping THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 2012 NFL Season – FIXTURE Lift Out DIVISION 1 U19 ROUND 1 SAT, APRIL 14 ROUND 10 Bundoora 10.5 (65) draw West Preston 9.11 (65) Macleod 7.9 (51) defby Montmorency 15.13 (103) def by Greensborough 12.13 (85) Lower Plenty 8.7 (55) Northcote Park 6.16 (52) def Whittlesea 8.6 (54) 4.6 (30) Eltham 17.10 (112) defby Heidelberg ROUND 2 ANZAC SAT, APRIL 21 SAT, APRIL 28 SAT, MAY 5 SAT, MAY 12 Bundoora Macleod Lower Plenty Northcote Park Eltham Whittlesea West Preston Northcote Park Macleod Lower Plenty Heidelberg Eltham Montmorency Bundoora Greensborough SAT, MAY 19 Bundoora West Preston Northcote Park Macleod Montmorency SAT, MAY 26 ROUND 8 SAT, JUNE 2 8.8 (56) 2.3 (15) 14.3 (87) 11.13 (79) 4.6 (30) Eltham def by Eltham 26.17 (173) Lower Plenty def Whittlesea 10.6 (66) Northcote Park def Lower Plenty 12.5 (77) Greensborough def Northcote Park19.17 (131) Whittlesea SAT, JUNE 16 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 v v v v v Montmorency Whittlesea Greensborough West Preston Macleod Greensborough Montmorency Heidelberg Bundoora Eltham v v v v v Macleod Northcote Park Whittlesea Lower Plenty West Preston v v v v v Greensborough Whittlesea Lower Plenty Eltham Heidelberg v v v v v Montmorency Macleod Eltham Bundoora Northcote Park SAT, JULY 7 SAT, JULY 21 SAT, JULY 28 SAT, AUGUST 4 SAT, AUGUST 11 v v v v v ROUND 17 def by Greensborough 14.14 (98) ROUND 9 Bundoora Lower Plenty Heidelberg Eltham Northcote Park v v v v v SAT, JUNE 30 ROUND 16 Greensborough 12.13 (85) def Eltham 10.11 (71) Bundoora 0.2 (2) Montmorency Northcote Park22.16 (148) def Bundoora 5.4 (34) Macleod Whittlesea 12.12 (84) def Macleod Lower Plenty 10.7 (67) defby Montmorency 10.10 (70) Eltham 4.10 (34) Heidelberg West Preston 12.14 (86) def Heidelberg Macleod Bundoora Heidelberg West Preston Montmorency Whittlesea West Preston Heidelberg Greensborough Montmorency ROUND 15 Bundoora 9.17 (71) def Heidelberg 4.1 (25) Greensborough Montmorency 5.10 (40) defby Greensborough 11.9 (75) Lower Plenty 5.7 (37) Whittlesea Macleod 7.10 (52) def Lower Plenty 9.9 (63) Heidelberg Eltham 9.11 (65) def Whittlesea 1.2 (8) West Preston Northcote Park18.13 (121) def West Preston ROUND 7 v v v v v ROUND 14 Greensborough 26.24 (180) def Bundoora 3.3 (21) 15.11 (101) def West Preston 6.7 (43) Whittlesea Heidelberg 4.5 (29) defby Montmorency 15.12 (102) Eltham 13.13 (91) def Macleod 3.2 (20) Lower Plenty 6.5 (41) defby Northcote Park 14.20 (104) ROUND 6 Bundoora Macleod Eltham Northcote Park Lower Plenty ROUND 13 Lower Plenty 19.18 (132) def Bundoora 10.7 (67) 12.12 (84) Macleod 14.7 (91) def Heidelberg 8.4 (52) Northcote Park 11.18 (84) def Eltham Whittlesea 6.13 (49) defby Montmorency 6.16 (52) West Preston 6.4 (40) defby Greensborough 26.9 (165) ROUND 5 SAT, JUNE 23 v v v v v ROUND 12 Bundoora 10.8 (68) defby Macleod 14.11 (95) 6.8 (44) Montmorency 31.16 (202) def West Preston Greensborough 10.12 (72) def Whittlesea 7.8 (50) Heidelberg 3.6 (24) defby Northcote Park 21.25 (151) Eltham 5.16 (46) defby Lower Plenty 9.12 (66) ROUND 4 West Preston Montmorency Heidelberg Whittlesea Greensborough ROUND 11 Heidelberg 9.6 (60) defby Lower Plenty 9.10 (64) 13.12 (90) West Preston 6.8 (44) defby Macleod Greensborough 9.10 (64) defby Northcote Park16.14 (110) 14.15 (99) Montmorency 9.8 (62) defby Eltham 8.12 (60) Whittlesea 13.9 (87) def Bundoora ROUND 3 DIVISION 2 U19 SAT, AUGUST 18 v v v v v ROUND 18 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 Montmorency Macleod Whittlesea West Preston Greensborough Northcote Park Lower Plenty Whittlesea Greensborough West Preston Bundoora West Preston Montmorency Macleod Heidelberg SAT, AUGUST 25 v v v v v Bundoora Northcote Park Lower Plenty Eltham Heidelberg ROUND 1 SAT, APRIL 14 ROUND 10 Diamond Creek 29.18-192 def Hurstbridge 2.0-12 Thomastown Thomastown 22.20-152 def Eltham Panthers 5.2-32 Hurstbridge South Morang 10.16-76 def Mernda 9.14-68 Lalor Warringal Hawks 6.12-48 def by Watsonia 14.17-101 Watsonia Reservoir 5.7-37 defby St Mary's 23.24-162 Eltham Diamond Creek – Bye Lalor – Bye ROUND 2 ANZAC SAT, APRIL 21 Hurstbridge 4.4 (28) def by South Morang 17.19 (121) Thomastown 8.9 (57) defby Diamond Creek 14.8 (92) Watsonia 20.8 (128) def Reservoir 4.4 (28) St Mary's 13.11 (89) def Lalor 11.12 (78) Mernda 7.16 (58) def Eltham Panthers 7.6 (48) Warringal Hawks – Bye ROUND 3 SAT, APRIL 28 Diamond Creek 10.12 (72) def St Mary's 8.4 (52) Hurstbridge 5.5 (35) defby Watsonia 24.19 (163) Lalor 16.10 (106) def Eltham Panthers 5.4 (34) South Morang 9.9 (63) defby Thomastown 13.14 (92) Reservoir 11.18 (84) def Warringal Hawks 8.12 (60) Mernda – Bye ROUND 4 SAT, MAY 5 Lalor 9.6 (60) defby Diamond Creek 18.13 (121) Warringal Hawks 2.1 (13) defby South Morang 29.17 (191) Watsonia 5.6 (36) defby Thomastown 22.14 (146) St Mary's 12.17 (89) defby Mernda 18.8 (116) Eltham Panthers19.11 (125) def Hurstbridge 6.8 (44) Reservoir – Bye ROUND 5 SAT, MAY 12 Hurstbridge 11.11 (77) defby Lalor 19.14 (128) Thomastown 31.22 (208) def Warringal Hawks 1.0 (6) South Morang 8.9 (57) def Diamond Creek 4.10 (34) Reservoir 12.11 (83) def Eltham 12.6 (78) 22.6 (138) Mernda 5.13 (43) defby Watsonia St Mary’s – Bye ROUND 6 SAT, MAY 19 SAT, JUNE 23 v v v v v v Mernda Reservoir Warringal Hawks South Morang St Mary's v v v v v Warringal Hawks St Mary's Reservoir Eltham Lalor v v v v v South Morang Hurstbridge Watsonia Warringal Hawks Thomastown v v v v v South Morang Hurstbridge Watsonia Warringal Hawks Thomastown v v v v v Lalor Hurstbridge Warringal Hawks St Mary's Diamond Creek ROUND 11 Diamond Creek Hurstbridge South Morang Watsonia Mernda Thomastown– Bye SAT, JUNE 30 ROUND 12 Diamond Creek Lalor St Mary's Mernda Eltham Reservoir – Bye SAT, JULY 7 ROUND 13 Diamond Creek Lalor St Mary's Mernda Eltham Reservoir – Bye SAT, JULY 14 ROUND 14 Thomastown South Morang Watsonia Reservoir Mernda Eltham – Bye SAT, JULY 21 ROUND 15 SAT, JULY 28 Thomastown Hurstbridge (FORFIET) Thomastown v South Morang South Morang 12.5 (77) def Lalor v Reservoir 7.10 (52) Watsonia v St Mary's 17.15 (117) Mernda Warringal Hawks 6.9 (45) defby Mernda Watsonia 7.10 (52) defby St Mary's 9.5 (59) Eltham v Lalor Reservoir 5.5 (35) defby Diamond Creek 7.10 (52) Hurstbridge, Warringal Hawks, Diamond Creek – Bye Eltham – Bye ROUND 7 SAT, MAY 26 Diamond Creek 17.15 (117) def Watsonia 7.13 (55) Lalor 7.3 (45) defby Thomastown 25.14 (164) St Mary's 19.25 (139) def Warringal Hawks3.4 (22) Mernda 11.7 (73) def Reservoir 9.11 (65) Eltham 8.18 (66) drew with South Morang 9.12 (66) Hurstbridge – Bye ROUND 8 Hurstbridge Lalor St Mary's Mernda Eltham Watsonia – Bye SAT, JUNE 2 13.10 (88) def Warringal Hawks6.12 (48) 16.4 (100) def Reservoir 10.6 (66) 16.11 (107) def South Morang 7.8 (50) 5.1 (31) defby Thomastown 17.17 (119) 5.7 (37) defby Diamond Creek 15.12 (102) ROUND 9 SAT, JUNE 16 Hurstbridge 00-00-000 v Mernda Lalor 00-00-000 v Eltham St Mary's 00-00-000 v Lalor Mernda 00-00-000 v Hurstbridge Thomastown, South Morang, St Mary’s – Bye 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 ROUND 16 Diamond Creek Lalor Warringal Hawks St Mary's Eltham South Morang – Bye SAT, AUGUST 4 v v v v v ROUND 17 Diamond Creek Thomastown South Morang Warringal Hawks St Mary's Lalor – Bye SAT, AUGUST 11 v v v v v ROUND 18 Hurstbridge Thomatown South Morang Watsonia Reservoir Mernda – Bye Thomastown Mernda Reservoir Hurstbridge Watsonia Reservoir Mernda Watsonia Hurstbridge Eltham SAT, AUGUST 18 v v v v v Eltham St Mary's Warringal Hawks Diamond Creek Lalor ***ALL FIXTURES (INCLUDING FINALS) ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record WWW. 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AU 31 2012 NFL Season – Fixture Lift Out DIVISION 1 SENIORS ROUND 1 SAT, APRIL 14 Bundoora 23.12 (150) def West Preston 13.10 (88) Macleod 13.11 (89) defby Montmorency 18.10 (118) Lower Plenty 11.11 (77) defby Greensborough 12.17 (89) 15.11 (101) Northcote Park 18.13 (121) def Whittlesea Eltham 17.6 (108) defby Heidelberg 19.16 (130) ROUND 2 ANZAC SAT, APRIL 21 Heidelberg 14.17 (101) def Lower Plenty 14.9 (93) 9.9 (63) West Preston 13.13 (91) def Macleod Greensborough14.16 (100) def Northcote Park 14.14 (98) 19.9 (123) Montmorency 18.13 (121) def by Eltham 22.12 (144) Whittlesea 9.10 (64) defby Bundoora ROUND 3 SAT, APRIL 28 Bundoora 13.10 (88) Montmorency 20.10 (130) Greensborough 14.15 (99) Heidelberg 14.11 (95) Eltham 13.18 (96) def def def def def ROUND 4 SAT, MAY 5 ROUND 5 Greensborough Whittlesea Heidelberg Eltham Lower Plenty SAT, MAY 12 14.13 (97) def by Bundoora 20.14 (134) 18.10 (119) def West Preston 14.6 (90) 8.6 (54) def by Montmorency 20.9 (129) 12.14 (86) 19.9 (123) def Macleod 13.12 (90) def by Northcote Park 20.13 (133) ROUND 6 Bundoora Montmorency Macleod Eltham Northcote Park SAT, MAY 19 14.10 (94) def Heidelberg 21.7 (133) def Greensborough 16.15 (111) def Lower Plenty 19.18 (132) def Whittlesea 10.8 (68) def by West Preston ROUND 7 ROUND 10 West Preston Montmorency Heidelberg Whittlesea Greensborough 12.12 (84) 13.17 (95) 12.14 (86) 11.10 (76) 14.5 (89) SAT, MAY 26 ROUND 8 SAT, JUNE 2 16.11 (107) 24.8 (152) 32.15 (207) 12.17 (89) 14.10 (94) def Greensborough 15.14 (104) Eltham 17.17 (119) Whittlesea 9.5 (59) Lower Plenty 6.8 (44) Northcote Park 13.10 (88) v v v v v Montmorency Whittlesea Greensborough West Preston Macleod def def def def ROUND 9 Bundoora Lower Plenty Heidelberg Eltham Northcote Park SAT, JUNE 16 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 Bundoora Macleod Eltham Northcote Park Lower Plenty v v v v v Whittlesea West Preston Heidelberg Greensborough Montmorency v v v v v Greensborough Montmorency Heidelberg Bundoora Eltham v v v v v Macleod Northcote Park Whittlesea Lower Plenty West Preston v v v v v Greensborough Whittlesea Lower Plenty Eltham Heidelberg v v v v v Montmorency Macleod Eltham Bundoora Northcote Park SAT, JUNE 30 ROUND 12 SAT, JULY 7 ROUND 13 Heidelberg Eltham Montmorency Bundoora Greensborough SAT, JULY 21 ROUND 14 Bundoora West Preston Northcote Park Macleod Montmorency SAT, JULY 28 ROUND 15 Greensborough Lower Plenty Whittlesea Heidelberg West Preston SAT, AUGUST 4 ROUND 16 Greensborough 10.12 (72) def by Eltham 14.11 (95) Bundoora 10.7 (67) Montmorency Northcote Park 12.16 (88) def Bundoora 13.14 (92) Macleod Whittlesea 8.12 (60) def by Macleod Lower Plenty 9.9 (63) def Montmorency 5.22 (52) Eltham 9.9 (63) Heidelberg West Preston 6.7 (43) def by Heidelberg Macleod Bundoora Heidelberg West Preston Montmorency SAT, JUNE 23 v v v v v ROUND 11 Bundoora Macleod Lower Plenty Northcote Park Eltham Macleod 5.10 (40) Whittlesea West Preston 19.14 (128) West Preston Whittlesea 12.10 (82) Northcote Park Northcote Park 10.11 (76) Macleod Lower Plenty 7.11 (53) Lower Plenty Lower Plenty 13.11 (89) def by Bundoora 24.19 (163) Macleod 8.7 (55) def by Heidelberg 20.14 (134) drew Northcote Park 12.13 (85) with Eltham 13.7 (85) Whittlesea 6.16 (52) def by Montmorency 8.6 (54) West Preston 13.11 (89) def Greensborough 9.13 (67) DIVISION 1 RESERVES SAT, AUGUST 11 v v v v v ROUND 17 Eltham Lower Plenty Northcote Park Greensborough Whittlesea SAT, AUGUST 18 v v v v v ROUND 18 Montmorency Macleod Whittlesea West Preston Greensborough Northcote Park Lower Plenty Whittlesea Greensborough West Preston Bundoora West Preston Montmorency Macleod Heidelberg SAT, AUGUST 25 v v v v v Bundoora Northcote Park Lower Plenty Eltham Heidelberg ROUND 1 SAT, APRIL 14 Bundoora 8.14 (62) def West Preston 8.8 (56) Macleod 11.4 (70) defby Montmorency 15.15 (105) def by Greensborough 20.15 (135) Lower Plenty 9.6 (60) Northcote Park28.23 (191) def Whittlesea 4.2 (26) 5.6 (36) Eltham 25.14 (164) def Heidelberg ROUND 2 ANZAC SAT, APRIL 21 Heidelberg 4.7 (31) def by Lower Plenty 19.13 (127) 9.8 (62) West Preston 14.7 (91) def Macleod Greensborough 10.7 (67) defby Northcote Park 13.12 (90) 13.10 (88) Montmorency 13.15 (93) def Eltham 27.13 (175) Whittlesea 3.3 (21) defby Bundoora ROUND 3 SAT, APRIL 28 Bundoora 8.10 (58) defby Macleod 14.7 (91) Montmorency 11.11 (77) def West Preston 10.14 (74) Greensborough 26.18 (174) def Whittlesea 1.6 (12) Heidelberg 3.10 (28) defby Northcote Park 19.22 (136) Eltham 17.8 (110) def Lower Plenty 6.5 (41) ROUND 4 SAT, MAY 5 Lower Plenty 16.18 (114) def Bundoora 7.4 (46) 7.7 (49) Macleod 11.12 (78) def Heidelberg 12.4 (76) Northcote Park 10.8 (68) def by Eltham Whittlesea 1.0 (6) defby Montmorency 22.16 (148) West Preston 8.8 (56) def by Greensborough 12.5 (77) ROUND 5 SAT, MAY 12 Greensborough 6.4 (40) defby Bundoora 14.6 (90) Whittlesea 8.9 (57) def by West Preston 11.14 (80) Heidelberg 0.2 (2) def by Montmorency 26.19 (175) Eltham 9.15 (69) def Macleod 7.8 (50) Lower Plenty 13.5 (83) def by Northcote Park 13.11 (89) ROUND 6 SAT, MAY 19 ROUND 10 West Preston Montmorency Heidelberg Whittlesea Greensborough SAT, MAY 26 ROUND 8 SAT, JUNE 2 12.8 (80) def by Greensborough 18.14 (122) 8.7 (55) def by Eltham 14.10 (94) 8.8 (56) 8.10 (58) def Whittlesea 10.8 (68) def by Lower Plenty 14.9 (93) 13.9 (87) def by Northcote Park15.10 (100) ROUND 9 Bundoora Lower Plenty Heidelberg Eltham Northcote Park SAT, JUNE 16 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 v v v v v Montmorency Whittlesea Greensborough West Preston Macleod 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 v v v v v Whittlesea West Preston Heidelberg Greensborough Montmorency v v v v v Greensborough Montmorency Heidelberg Bundoora Eltham v v v v v Macleod Northcote Park Whittlesea Lower Plenty West Preston v v v v v Greensborough Whittlesea Lower Plenty Eltham Heidelberg v v v v v Montmorency Macleod Eltham Bundoora Northcote Park SAT, JUNE 30 ROUND 12 Whittlesea West Preston Northcote Park Macleod Lower Plenty SAT, JULY 7 ROUND 13 Heidelberg Eltham Montmorency Bundoora Greensborough SAT, JULY 21 ROUND 14 Bundoora West Preston Northcote Park Macleod Montmorency SAT, JULY 28 ROUND 15 SAT, AUGUST 4 ROUND 16 Greensborough 17.3 (105) def Eltham 11.7 (73) Bundoora 15.4 (94) Montmorency Northcote Park 12.12 (84) def by Bundoora 13.17 (95) Macleod Whittlesea 8.6 (54) def by Macleod Lower Plenty 12.10 (82) def by Montmorency 18.15 (123) Eltham West Preston 17.20 (122) def Heidelberg 2.4 (16) Heidelberg Macleod Bundoora Heidelberg West Preston Montmorency Bundoora Macleod Eltham Northcote Park Lower Plenty ROUND 11 Bundoora Macleod Lower Plenty Northcote Park Eltham Bundoora 17.17 (119) def Heidelberg 5.2 (32) Greensborough Montmorency 8.10 (58) def by Greensborough 10.18 (78) Lower Plenty Macleod 11.9 (75) def by Lower Plenty 13.14 (92) Whittlesea 29.18 (192) def Whittlesea 3.2 (20) Heidelberg Eltham Northcote Park 12.12 (84) def by West Preston 12.18 (90) West Preston ROUND 7 SAT, JUNE 23 v v v v v SAT, AUGUST 11 v v v v v ROUND 17 Eltham Lower Plenty Northcote Park Greensborough Whittlesea SAT, AUGUST 18 v v v v v ROUND 18 Montmorency Macleod Whittlesea West Preston Greensborough Northcote Park Lower Plenty Whittlesea Greensborough West Preston Bundoora West Preston Montmorency Macleod Heidelberg SAT, AUGUST 25 v v v v v Bundoora Northcote Park Lower Plenty Eltham Heidelberg Qualifying Final – September 1st Elimination Final – September 2nd 1st Semi Final – September 9th 2nd Semi Final – September 8th Preliminary Final – September 16th Grand Final – September 22nd ***ALL FIXTURES (INCLUDING FINALS) ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** 32 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record WWW. 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AU 2012 NFL Season – Fixture Lift Out DIVISION 2 SENIORS ROUND 1 SAT, APRIL 14 ROUND 10 Nth Heidelberg15.13 (103) def Lalor 7.11 (53) Hurstbridge South Morang 11.9 (75) defby Fitzroy Stars 17.13 (115) Thomastown def Diamond Creek18.16 (124) Hurstbridge 0.4 (4) Epping 13.4 (82) Fitzroy Stars Epping 18.15 (123) def Thomastown ROUND 2 ANZAC SAT, APRIL 21 SAT, APRIL 28 ROUND 4 SAT, MAY 5 ROUND 5 SAT, MAY 12 ROUND 6 Epping Diamond Creek Lalor Fitzroy Stars Nth Heidelberg Lalor Fitzroy Stars Hurstbridge SAT, MAY 19 South Morang Fitzroy Stars Epping Thomastown SAT, MAY 26 ROUND 8 SAT, JUNE 2 ROUND 9 v v v v Nth Heidelberg Hurstbridge Thomastown Lalor Nth Heidelberg South Morang Hurstbridge Thomastown v v v v Thomastown South Morang Epping Thomastown v v v v Nth Heidelberg Diamond Creek Hurstbridge Lalor v v v v Lalor Fitzroy Stars Hurstbridge South Morang v v v v Diamond Creek Nth Heidelberg Epping South Morang SAT, JULY 7 SAT, JULY 14 SAT, JULY 21 SAT, JULY 28 SAT, AUGUST 4 ROUND 17 SAT, JUNE 16 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 v v v v SAT JUNE 30 ROUND 16 14.11 (95) def by Nth Heidelberg 16.14 (110) 19.9 (123) def South Morang 10.6 (66) 16.8 (104) def by Diamond Creek 25.17 (167) 11.3 (69) def by Epping 16.13 (109) Fitzroy Stars South Morang Diamond Creek Epping Thomastown Epping Lalor Hurstbridge ROUND 15 Nth Heidelberg Thomastown Diamond Creek Epping Nth Heidelberg15.10 (100) def South Morang 8.14 (62) Thomastown Diamond Creek 20.7 (127) def Fitzroy Stars 12.10 (82) Hurstbridge 11.9 (75) Fitzroy Stars Hurstbridge 9.6 (60) def by Epping 8.13 (61) Lalor Lalor 12.15 (87) def Thomastown Lalor Fitzroy Stars Hurstbridge Thomastown v v v v ROUND 14 14.8 (92) 11.13 (79) 16.10 (106) 25.14 (164) Diamond Creek 11.8 (74) def by Nth Heidelberg 13.11 (89) 20.11 (131) South Morang 11.6 (82) def by Lalor Epping 18.18 (126) def Fitzroy Stars 13.7 (85) 11.7 (73) Thomastown 15.10 (100) def Hurstbridge ROUND 7 Nth Heidelberg South Morang Diamond Creek Fitzroy Stars ROUND 13 8.7 (55) def by Nth Heidelberg18.18 (126) 8.17 (65) def South Morang 5.10 (40) 11.9 (75) def by Diamond Creek 13.12 (90) 7.10 (52) def by Fitzroy Stars 19.17 (131) Nth Heidelberg 12.10 (82) def by Epping South Morang 8.8 (56) def by Diamond Creek Hurstbridge 13.8 (86) def by Lalor Thomastown 15.8 (98) def by Fitzroy Stars Nth Heidelberg South Morang Diamond Creek Lalor ROUND 12 Nth Heidelberg 25.13 (163) def Hurstbridge 10.5 (65) 11.8 (74) South Morang 13.13 (91) def Thomastown 13.12 (90) Diamond Creek 11.8 (74) def by Epping Lalor 13.12 (90) def by Fitzroy Stars 16.11 (107) Thomastown Epping Lalor Hurstbridge SAT JUNE 23 v v v v ROUND 11 Nth Heidelberg 11.19 (85) def by Fitzroy Stars 15.7 (97) Hurstbridge 12.23 (95) defby South Morang 16.22 (118) Thomastown 6.7 (43) def by Diamond Creek 28.15 (183) 24.10 (154) Lalor 15.9 (99) def by Epping ROUND 3 DIVISION 2 RESERVES Nth Heidelberg South Morang Diamond Creek Fitzroy Stars SAT, AUGUST 11 v v v v ROUND 18 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 Epping South Morang Lalor Hurstbridge Thomastown Hurstbridge Epping Lalor SAT, AUGUST 18 v v v v Nth Heidelberg Thomastown Diamond Creek Fitzroy Stars 1st Semi Final – August 25th Preliminary Final – September 8th ROUND 1 SAT, APRIL 14 Nth Heidelberg 22.13-145 def Lalor South Morang 8.8-56 defby Fitzroy Stars Diamond Creek 15.10-100 def Hurstbridge Epping 14.10-94 def Thomastown ROUND 2 ANZAC 3.5-23 14.11-95 6.7-43 12.6-78 SAT, APRIL 21 ROUND 10 Hurstbridge Thomastown Epping Fitzroy Stars SAT, APRIL 28 ROUND 4 SAT, MAY 5 11.6 (72) defby Nth Heidelberg 11.11 (77) 14.7 (91) def South Morang 13.7 (85) 7.2 (44) def by Diamond Creek 9.22 (76) 11.6 (72) def by Fitzroy Stars 18.18 (126) ROUND 5 Nth Heidelberg South Morang Hurstbridge Thomastown SAT, MAY 12 16.17 (113) def Epping 7.10 (52) 12.13 (85) def Diamond Creek 6.7 (43) 7.9 (51) 14.15 (99) def Lalor 12.11 (83) def by Fitzroy Stars 13.11 (89) ROUND 6 SAT, MAY 19 ROUND 7 SAT, MAY 26 ROUND 8 Lalor Fitzroy Stars Hurstbridge Thomastown SAT, JUNE 2 def Nth Heidelberg 20.18 (138) 8.6 (54) 16.12 (108) def South Morang 10.17 (77) 11.9 (75) def Diamond Creek 11.7 (73) 24.10 (154) 6.4 (40) def by Epping ROUND 9 Fitzroy Stars South Morang Diamond Creek Epping SAT, JUNE 16 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 v v v v Nth Heidelberg Hurstbridge Thomastown Lalor 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 Thomastown Epping Lalor Hurstbridge v v v v Nth Heidelberg South Morang Hurstbridge Thomastown v v v v Thomastown South Morang Epping Thomastown v v v v Nth Heidelberg Diamond Creek Hurstbridge Lalor v v v v Lalor Fitzroy Stars Hurstbridge South Morang v v v v Diamond Creek Nth Heidelberg Epping South Morang SAT JUNE 30 SAT, JULY 7 ROUND 13 Nth Heidelberg Lalor Fitzroy Stars Hurstbridge SAT, JULY 14 ROUND 14 South Morang Fitzroy Stars Epping Thomastown SAT, JULY 21 ROUND 15 Diamond Creek 8.2 (50) defby Nth Heidelberg 9.10 (64) Nth Heidelberg 5.7 (37) Thomastown South Morang 9.15 (69) def Lalor Epping 9.14 (68) def by Fitzroy Stars 11.8 (74) Diamond Creek 9.6 (60) Epping Thomastown 10.10 (70) def Hurstbridge Nth Heidelberg25.13 (163) def South Morang 4.4 (28) Diamond Creek 16.9 (105) def Fitzroy Stars 9.11 (65) 14.16 (100) Hurstbridge 7.6 (48) def by Epping Lalor 10.5 (65) def by Thomastown 16.18 (114) v v v v ROUND 12 Nth Heidelberg22.14 (146) def Hurstbridge 7.7 (49) Epping South Morang 10.00 (71) def by Thomastown 10.12 (72) Diamond Creek 12.10 (82) Lalor Diamond Creek 7.6 (48) def by Epping Lalor 8.10 (58) def by Fitzroy Stars 12.17 (89) Fitzroy Stars Thomastown Epping Lalor Hurstbridge Nth Heidelberg South Morang Diamond Creek Lalor ROUND 11 Nth Heidelberg 16.9 (105) def Fitzroy Stars 10.16 (76) Nth Heidelberg Hurstbridge 19.11 (125) def South Morang 11.14 (80) South Morang Thomastown 13.11 (99) def Diamond Creek 10.8 (68) Diamond Creek 22.14 (146) Fitzroy Stars Lalor 4.3 (27) def by Epping ROUND 3 SAT JUNE 23 v v v v SAT, JULY 28 ROUND 16 Thomastown Hurstbridge Fitzroy Stars Lalor SAT, AUGUST 4 ROUND 17 Nth Heidelberg South Morang Diamond Creek Fitzroy Stars SAT ,AUGUST 11 v v v v ROUND 18 Epping South Morang Lalor Hurstbridge Thomastown Hurstbridge Epping Lalor SAT, AUGUST 18 v v v v Nth Heidelberg Thomastown Diamond Creek Fitzroy Stars 2nd Semi Final– September 1st Grand Final – September 15th ***ALL FIXTURES (INCLUDING FINALS) ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record WWW. 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AU 33 2012 NFL Season – Fixture Lift Out DIVISION 3 SENIORS ROUND 1 SAT, APRIL 14 Parkside 12.9-81 def by Mernda Reservoir 12.10-82 def St Mary's Heidelberg West 8.11-59 defby Watsonia Panton Hill - Bye ROUND 2 ANZAC SAT, APRIL 21 Mernda 9.20 (74) def by Panton Hill St Mary's 15.15 (105) defby Parkide Watsonia 10.4 (64) defby Reservoir Heidelberg West – Bye ROUND 3 ROUND 11 20.12-132 Watsonia 8.9-57 Parkside 15.21-111 Mernda Reservoir – Bye ROUND 12 13.8 (86) Heidelberg West 11.6 (72) Reservoir 14.14 (98) Watsonia St Mary's – Bye SAT, APRIL 28 ROUND 13 Panton Hill 15.14 (104) def St Mary's 13.13 (91) Panton Hill 5.14 (44) Mernda Parkside 7.10 (52) def Watsonia 15.15 (105) def Heidelberg West 10.12 (72) St Mary's Reservoir Mernda – Bye Parkside – Bye ROUND 4 SAT, MAY 5 Watsonia 5.10 (40) def by Panton Hill Heidelberg West 8.6 (54) def by Parkside St Mary's 6.15 (51) def by Mernda Reservoir – Bye ROUND 5 ROUND 14 14.13 (97) Parkside 23.12 (150) Reservoir 8.12 (60) Heidelberg West Watsonia – Bye SAT, MAY 12 ROUND 15 Panton Hill 34.25 (229) def Heidelberg West 6.5 (41) 16.9 (105) Parkside 7.7 (49) def by Reservoir 17.26 (128) def Watsonia 3.9 (27) Mernda St Mary's – Bye ROUND 6 SAT, MAY 19 Reservoir 12.8 (80) def by Panton Hill Heidelberg West 6.4 (40) def by Mernda Watsonia 9.3 (57) def by St Mary's Parkside – Bye ROUND 7 Mernda Reservoir Heidelberg West Panton Hill – Bye ROUND 16 15.15 (105) Mernda 31.18 (204) Parkside 14.11 (95) Watsonia Heidelberg West – Bye SAT, MAY 26 ROUND 17 Panton Hill 18.18 (126) def Parkside 11.7 (73) St Mary's 8.10 (58) Parkside Mernda 9.5 (59) def Reservoir def 22.15 (147) Heidelberg West 7.6 (48) Reservoir St Mary's Watsonia – Bye Mernda – Bye ROUND 8 SAT, JUNE 2 ROUND 18 Mernda 23.16 (154) def Parkside 8.6 (54) 12.5 (77) St Mary's 14.14 (98) def Reservoir Watsonia 13.10 (88) def by Heidelberg West 14.9 (93) Panton Hill - Bye ROUND 9 Q BDAY Panton Hill Heidleberg West St Mary's Resevoir – Bye ROUND 19 SAT, JUNE 9 Panton Hill 13.7 (85) def St Mary's 8.7 (55) Panton Hill 17.14 (116) def Heidelberg West 5.13 (43) Parkside Reservoir Watsonia Watsonia, Parkside, Mernda – Bye St Mary’s – Bye ROUND 10 DIVISION 3 RESERVES SAT, JUNE 23 v Panton Hill v Heidelberg West v St Mary's SAT, JUNE 30 v Panton Hill v Parkside v Mernda SAT, JULY 7 v Reservoir v Heidelberg West v Watsonia SAT, JULY 14 v Panton Hill v Mernda v St Mary's SAT, JULY 21 v Parkside v St Mary’s v Watsonia SAT, JULY 28 v Panton Hill v St Mary's v Reservoir SAT, AUGUST 4 v Panton Hill v Watsonia v Heidelberg West SAT, AUGUST 11 v Watsonia v Parkside v Mernda SAT, AUGUST 18 v Heidelberg West v Reservoir v Mernda SAT, JUNE 16 St Mary's 00-00-000 v Parkside Reservoir 00-00-000 v Watsonia Panton Hill 00-00-000 v Mernda Heidelberg West – Bye ROUND 1 SAT, APRIL 14 Parkside Reservoir Heidelberg West Panton Hill - Bye 2.8-20 def by Mernda 7.16-58 defby St Mary's 13.5-83 def Watsonia ROUND 2 ANZAC ROUND 3 SAT, APRIL 28 ROUND 4 SAT, MAY 5 Watsonia 5.9 (39) def by Panton Hill Heidelberg West 7.12 (54) def Parkside St Mary's 10.7 (67) def by Mernda Reservoir – Bye ROUND 5 1st Semi Final – August 25th Preliminary Final – September 1st ROUND 12 ROUND 13 Panton Hill Mernda St Mary's Parkside – Bye ROUND 6 SAT, MAY 19 7.7 (49) def by Panton Hill 4.0 (24) def by Mernda 8.5 (53) def by St Mary's ROUND 7 ROUND 14 ROUND 8 ROUND 15 ROUND 9 Q BDAY ROUND 16 ROUND 17 SAT, JUNE 9 St Mary's Reservoir Panton Hill Heidelberg West – Bye SAT, JULY 28 v Panton Hill v St Mary's v Reservoir SAT, AUGUST 4 v Panton Hill v Watsonia v Reservoir ROUND 18 0.3 (3) Panton Hill 9.3 (57) Heidleberg West 7.7 (49) St Mary's Resevoir – Bye SAT, AUGUST 11 v Watsonia v Parkside v Mernda ROUND 19 Panton Hill 2.3 (15) def by St Mary's 19.10 (124) Panton Hill Reservoir 11.17 (83) def Heidelberg West 8.5 (53) Parkside Watsonia Watsonia, Parkside, Mernda – Bye St Mary’s – Bye SAT, JULY 21 v Parkside v St Mary’s v Watsonia 0.4 (4) St Mary's 6.5 (41) Parkside 4.6 (30) Heidelberg West Mernda – Bye SAT, JUNE 2 Mernda 24.14 (158) def Parkside St Mary's 9.9 (63) def Reservoir Watsonia 18.8 (116) def Heidelberg West Panton Hill - Bye SAT, JULY 14 v Panton Hill v Mernda v St Mary's 10.15 (75) Mernda 24.18 (162) Parkside 10.10 (70) Watsonia Heidelberg West – Bye SAT, MAY 26 Panton Hill 7.13 (55) def Parkside Mernda 20.9 (129) def Reservoir 22.14 (146) def Heidelberg West St Mary's Watsonia – Bye SAT, JULY 7 v Reservoir v Heidelberg West v Watsonia Panton Hill 9.12 (66) drew Heidelberg West 10.6 (66) Mernda with 14.13 (97) Reservoir Parkside 6.3 (39) def by Reservoir 23.16 (154) def Watsonia 7.5 (47) Heidelberg West Mernda St Mary's – Bye Panton Hill – Bye Reservoir Heidelberg West Watsonia Parkside – Bye SAT, JUNE 30 v Panton Hill v Parkside v Mernda 6.4 (40) Parkside 4.13 (37) Reservoir 15.8 (98) Heidelberg West Watsonia – Bye SAT, MAY 12 SAT, JUNE 23 v Panton Hill v Heidelberg West v St Mary's 11.4 (70) Heidelberg West 5.3 (33) Reservoir 11.4 (70) Watsonia St Mary's – Bye Panton Hill 10.8 (68) defby St Mary's 13.14 (92) 13.18 (96) Parkside 5.6 (36) defby Watsonia 22.10 (142) def Heidelberg West 4.6 (30) Reservoir Mernda – Bye ROUND 10 00-00-000 00-00-000 00-00-000 SAT, APRIL 21 Mernda 15.17 (107) def Panton Hill St Mary's 11.14 (80) def Parkide Watsonia 11.9 (75) def Reservoir Heidelberg West – Bye ROUND 11 24.24-168 Watsonia 11.12-78 Parkside 10.6-66 Mernda Reservoir – Bye SAT, AUGUST 18 v Heidelberg West v Reservoir v Mernda SAT, JUNE 16 v Parkside v Watsonia v Mernda 2nd Semi Final – August 25th Grand Final – September 8th ***ALL FIXTURES (INCLUDING FINALS) ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** 34 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU DIVISION 3 – Summary It’s back to a full fixture of games in Division 3 this week after last Saturday’s results saw Panton Hill and Reservoir victorious from the two Queen’s Birthday weekend matches. The Redbacks etched a step closer to securing a double chance in the finals when they outlasted a youthful St Mary’s outfit at Cracknell Reserve. With only six points separating the sides at half time, Panton Hill restricted the Burras to just one goal in the second half before running out a 30-point winner. Benn Parker was best afield, while Simon Amore and Abe Williams played arguably their best games for the club. Up forward it was Jonathon Byron who again did the damage, booting seven goals to take his tally against St Mary’s to 16 from two outings this season. The win moved Panton Hill back to the top of the Division 3 ladder ahead of today’s top of the table clash with Mernda. It’s shaping as the biggest game of the season to date with the Demons’ only loss of the year coming against the Redbacks when they first met back in Round 2. On that day Mernda recorded eight more scoring shots but fell to a 9.20 (74) to 13.8 (86) defeat at Mernda Recreation Reserve. Since the 12-point loss, Mernda has won its past five matches and heads into this important clash on the back of a week’s rest courtesy of last weekend’s bye. Skipper Rohan Davies has been superb so far in 2012, while recruit Tim Atkins has made an immediate impact, as has Jai Robinson since returning from VFL duties. A win today would make Panton Hill the short-priced favourite for this year’s minor premiership and move it two games clear in first place, however a victory to the Demons will propel them to the top of the ladder given their superior percentage. After ending a three-game losing streak with its 73-point win over Heidelberg West, Reservoir jumped back into third place on the ladder at the expense of St Mary’s. The Mustangs did the damage early against the Hawks, booting 12 goals to two in the first half to take a commanding 64-point lead into the half time break. Toby O’Meara booted a season-high seven goals, while Ashley Flavel and Kent Beaumont combined for another seven as the Mustangs recorded their first win since May 12. Watsonia will have a new head coach for today’s game with Dean McCluskey named as replacement for Gavan Taylor who departed the club following its four-point loss to Heidelberg West a fortnight ago. A statement on the club’s website read: “Following our eight week performance review, covering all areas within the club, Watsonia Sporting Club wishes to advise all players and members that we have mutually parted ways with our senior coach Gavan Taylor. All involved with Watsonia Sporting Club thank Gavan for his work over the past 18 months and wish him well with his future endeavours.” Having won just once in their opening seven games, the Saints will hope for a better finish to the season under McCluskey. In the final game of the round Parkside travels to Binnak Park for a mid season elimination final with St Mary’s. If the Devils are to have any chance of making the 2012 finals series they must win today and break a losing streak that dates back to Round 4. A loss would see Parkside fall three games behind the top four and would surely draw curtains on any remaining finals aspirations. St Mary’s last week fielded three debutants in its clash with unbeaten Panton Hill and despite its inexperience stayed with the Redbacks until the final term. Daniel Dober booted four majors in his first senior match, including a contender for goal of the year on his left foot from deep inside the forward pocket. His efforts earned high praise from Panton Hill coach Dean Haydock who awarded him three votes in the Coaches Player of the Year Award. RESULTS + Ladder Round 9 – Game Results Panton Hill 13.7 (85) def St Mary’s 8.7 (55) Reservoir 17.14 (116) def Heidelberg West 5.13 (43) THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record % PTS Panton Hill TEAM P 7 W 7 L 0 D 0 183.26 28 Mernda 7 6 1 0 206.55 24 Reservoir 8 5 3 0 131.81 20 St Mary's 8 4 4 0 119.49 16 Parkside 7 2 5 0 73.79 8 Watsonia 7 1 6 0 68.57 4 Heidelberg West 8 1 7 0 39.06 4 WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 35 DIVISION 3 ST MARY’S Our under-19s and girls had a weekend off along with just about everyone else in the league. That left just our seniors and reserves to make the trek up the road to Panton Hill. REZZIES The twos were up for a big test given we spoilt the Redbacks’ party last time when they unfurled their 2011 flag. It went pretty much to script from the first bounce with the boys getting away to a flyer kicking 7.1 to a solitary behind which set the pattern for much of the game. Winning the ball out of the centre almost meant we could spread the goal shooting options around and we took a 50-point lead into half time. The third quarter was pretty much the same, extending our lead to 70 points. At three-quarter time Pezz asked the boys to run the game out and the boys pulled out all stops, kicking 7.3 to one goal, giving us a fantastic win by 109 points. Spreading the goal kicking amongst 10 players, the major contributor was Braze kicking four and proving his value around the club. Who would have thought that in the space of two years we would reverse the whopping we got from the Redbacks in our first game when they knocked us off by 102 points? Well done fellas, keep on improving and PARKSIDE The Queen’s Birthday long weekend gave everyone a chance to get away from footy for a weekend. On the injury front the week off came at the perfect time with Simmo and Chrissy getting another week to get over a bout of strained groins. Gilbo was another who used the break to get away from the footy field and freshen up after the Mernda crowd took a shine to him and were chanting his name after he dropped a chest mark and then got done holding the ball. It has been an even longer break for Squizzy Taylor after he got rubbed out. He has taken the two-game suspension so seriously he suspended himself from training. AROUND THE CLUB Shannon “The Wiz” Ware, the club’s number one ticket holder and Melbourne’s fiercest postman, is apparently very close to missing out on team of the decade honours after good 36 THE NORTHERNER the rewards will keep coming. SENIORS A challenge we always look forward to is playing Panton Hill at their home. It is always a great measure to see where we are at on a ground they play really well. With the under-19s having a bye it gave us a good opportunity to look at a few younger boys who have impressed to date. Promoted into the side this week we saw Daniel Dober, Jarrod Millett and Nick Daisley play their first senior games. The boys accounted themselves pretty well with Dobes a standout bagging four goals, one of which came on his left foot from the boundary line that was ‘Buddyesque’ and had everyone applauding. The game itself was fairly similar to our first encounter for the first three quarters with only four points, six points and 11 points separating both teams at each break. The last was going to go down to the wire, but where we thought our younger and fitter bodies would prevail it was their bigger bodies that won out on the day. Panton Hill got two fairly quick ones on the board that probably took any wind out of our sails. We managed just one behind for the quarter as the Redbacks went on to record a deserved victory. We look forward to playing you guys again in Round 17 at our place where the temperature is bound to be at least 15 degrees warmer! SOCIAL NEWS Organisation for the Sportsman’s Night on July 14 is almost finalised with Dean Jones, Greg “Diesel” Williams, Alex Marcou (get the theme) to name just a few. With limited seating see Soley or Liz quickly for tickets. Start getting your acts together for the infamous Mr St Mary’s Night coming up at the end of season. We are looking for more acts this year to really make the night a classic. See Soley again for details. And don’t forget the Dinner Dance on July 28 at the Grande in Epping. WHEEL OF MISFORTUNE Things were a bit tamer last week with Cez, Chiva and Schulzy getting the nod. Cez got off lightly, having to assist Big Tone doing early morning ground duty, Schulzy cracked it because he had to mow the coach’s lawn but the big ticket item was watching Chiva do a Rocky and down six raw eggs in one go. Family Values, Family Focus, Family First mate and self-appointed chief selector Brad Hockey decided to give Andy Bennet the forward pocket spot. The Wiz has called the forward pocket his own for the best part of ten years and once kicked six goals against St Mary’s in its first season in the league, back when the side finished on the bottom of the ladder. Hopefully he can score a spot on the extended bench. FOOTY TRIP Footy trip money needs to start coming in, so please see Junior for more details. Davo’s, AKA Boofta, new fine system will continue to ramp up in the following weeks and hopefully start to raise some much needed funds. The fine system has raised a huge three dollars so far, and is doing a roaring trade so be sure to behave yourself or Boofta will be after you. UPCOMING FUNCTION The next function is only weeks away with the Mexican themed fiesta to be held on June 23 after our home game against Heidelberg West. Friends, family and acquaintances welcome. TWITTER Brad Hockey is having trouble getting friends in the twittersphere so let’s try to give him a chop out. He said if he gets 30 followers he will send a signed boot to a lucky fan. You can find him with @ TheHock11. Currently he is following his favourite AFL players @majakdaw and @ toddgoldstein22. Add him on Facebook while you are at it as well. TODAY We return from the bye to take on fourth-place St Mary’s as we look to get back amongst the winners and keep in touch with the top four. — The Northern Football League Record GO BURRA - FEEL THE TEAL WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 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 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 Dillon Ronalds Michael Rhodes Adam Burkett Michael Camilleri Michael Costanzo Joel Benson Kane Paterson Lee Minuz Geoff Robinson James Ind Leigh Murphy Matthew Irvine Jake Johnston Terry Anderson Shane Derham Ben Marshall Brett Schulz Matt Ciavarella Dean McDonell Stephen Campbell Sam Mitrovski Nick Perry Scott Pearson Joshua Doherty Chris Johnson Adam Lucci Myles Guldon Craig O'Neill Brent Redmond Daniel Kelly Matt Di Giulio Simon Denier Adam Carnell Adrian Todaro Mick Kelly Matthew Patti Nathan Bragg Daniel Sedgwick Steve Duvnjak Haydn Bryce Paul Sita Ben Joyce Robert Campbell Matthew Sole Richard Heywood Dave Veli Matt Pullen THE NORTHERNER ST MARY’S PARKSIDE Senior Coach: Brenton Kinnear Reserves Coach: Nick Perry Under 19 Coach: Paul Millett Senior Coach: 48 Lyndsay Roberts 49 Patrick Kelly 50 Ryan Pieper 51 Keith Paisley 52 Ryan Gething 53 Brendan Plowman 54 Benjamin Snell 55 Jayden Chapman 56 Matthew Millett 57 Tim Doherty 58 Marc Hopper 59 Tim Sedgwick 60 Josh Sannwald 61 Dylan Lock 62 Will Morgan 63 Jordan Brown 64 Robert Benjamin 65 Ryan Brazier 66 Hayden Byrnes 67 Kevin Stark 68 Carl Walden 70 Jordan Byrne UNDER 19 2 Jarrod Bunker 3 Pat Waldron 4 Cesare Piccirilli 6 Jarrod Millett 7 Nathan Hopper 8 Keenan Posar 9 James Cilia 10 Nick Daisley 11 Jack Greaves 12 Marc Mitrovski 13 Michael Glouftis 14 Mark Thomas 15 Taylor Woolacott 16 Matt Egan 17 Brandon Sannwald 18 Alex Korda 19 Jack Feeney 20 Nick Kosmos 21 Nathan Winchcombe 22 Devon Ryan 23 Daniel Doer 24 Pat Korda 64 Tom Cooper — The Northern Football League Record Peter Dean 1 Andy Bennett 37 2 David Shaw 38 Shafique El-Fahkri 3 Thomas Hatzi 39 Tyler Edwards 4 Darren Gresham 40 Nicholas Burton 5 Tim Wise 41 Boden Hurst 6 Justin Ross 42 Anthony Vita 7 James Billing 43 Rafael Martinez 8 Darren Turner 44 David Simpson 9 Gilbert Davies 45 Bradley McGillian 10 Shane McLaren 46 Mark Wise 11 Brad Hockey 47 Jonathan Friel 12 Nick Gibson 48 Jake Rietschel 13 Tristan Loring 52 Rhys Stephens 14 Colin McLeod 53 Lindsay Crilley 15 Tom McKinlay 54 Robbie Shields 16 Jayden Wendt 55 Jeremy Bowtell 17 Adam Wells 58 Max Wood 18 Dallas King 60 Jamie Egan 19 James Carland 61 Brendan Ross 20 Mat Young 62 Stefano Capagreco 21 Pierre Labigang 63 Lionel Austin 22 Rob Wise 68 Shaun O'Neill 23 Liam Bell 69 Alberto Carisimo 24 Sam Crawford 25 Michael Sabelberg 26 Trevor Thomas 27 David McLaughlin 28 Blair Hobba 29 Jamie Gresham 30 Christian Ramos 31 Anthony Ialuna 32 Matthew Merlino 33 Jamie Pennant 34 Chris Billingham 36 Brendan Baker Jack O'Neill WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 37 DIVISION 3 PANTON HILL The wet conditions on the small Cracknell Reserve ground probably favoured the undermanned Panton Hill side against a high quality St Mary’s outfit last Saturday. SENIORS The Redbacks started the better side in a straight kicking and furious first quarter. At one stage we got out to a three-goal lead, but by quarter time we held a narrow five-point margin. Things tightened up in the second quarter in gloomy conditions with the game poised at the main break for a big second half. Brett Thorn was dominating but left the field early in the quarter with a dislocated shoulder. The Burra hit the front soon into the third quarter but the Hills wrestled back the lead to hold the advantage at the final break by 11 points as injuries to Lauchy Pearson and Daniel Pratt started to take their toll. But in the last quarter the Hills knuckled down with no bench left to grind out probably one of their best wins of the season in the circumstances, finishing with a 30-point victory. Joffa Byron managed seven goals up forward MERNDA Since you last read the Mernda Murmurs, Melbourne beat Essendon! But this is best left to Mike Sheahan to report on, while I report on this brilliant club. SENIORS Our last game was two weeks ago, and a 100 point win doesn’t show how competitive Parkside were throughout the game. Led by Cameron Curlis with six and Jai Robinson who was brilliant, Mernda put in the complete team effort in the second half. It was a much better than our difficult second half the week prior against Reservoir where we failed to kick a goal. It was important we put in a four quarter effort ahead of a mammoth match ahead against Panton Hill. RESERVES To hold a team goalless, no matter who the opposition are, is fantastic and shows the excellent defensive pressure that has been developed by the boys. Although the gulf in class was there, Parkside never ever gave up and kept 38 THE NORTHERNER under a lot of pressure whilst Benn Parker continued his good form and Abe Williams, Simon Amore and Ben Strongman dominated the midfield to bring the ball forward time and time again. Senior coach Dean Haydock was very happy with the solid win and now looks forward to the top of the table clash against Mernda today. RESERVES The reserves were undermanned and brought in a number of fill-ins to battle against a very fast St Mary’s side, filled with some under-19 youngsters. Unfortunately the Hills were no match for their more accomplished opposition and ultimately went down by a big margin. Matt Layt was the most outstanding of the Panton Hill players in the conditions. With some players back, a better performance is expected today against another tough opposition. WELCOME BACK TO THE HILL To our past players, members, officials, supporters and life members, welcome back to the Hill today. We hope you enjoy the day and get another taste of local Redbacks footy. We need your support to make this a most successful year after such a promising start. Thanks for coming. FAMILY DAY & LEGENDS GAME – JULY 21 The club’s annual Family Day will be held on the next bye – July 21. The day will feature a juniors vs parents game, WAGS vs junior mums match and finally the legends game for past players later in the afternoon. See Chris Cahir for details today and put your name forward to participate in the day. SOCIAL EVENTS Upcoming social functions include Ladies Day – @ the Hall: July 7 Social – @ clubrooms: July 14 Trivia Night – @ Pub on 28 July CFA Cup – August 11 Party on the Hill ($2000 draw) – August 18 Vote count – @ clubrooms on August 9 Presentation night – September 22 @ Greensborough RSL WEBSITE All the match reports, latest news, and junior news are available on the Redbacks’ website www.pantonhillfc. com. Keep yourself informed on club activities by visiting the site regularly. trying to the final siren, and you have to give them credit for that. Jayden Welch was best for our boys, and Shane Martin kicked five goals. The reserves’ win means we have now won seven games in a row and sit undefeated atop the ladder. UNDER-19s We were outclassed but we certainly weren’t embarrassed. Without a bench, the boys put in a brave and valiant effort against a brilliant group of lads. Nick Avenoso was one of our better players, kicking a couple of goals along the way, and Adam Ryan played some decent football too. Don’t feel down about the loss boys, it was a wonderful effort with all factors considered. TODAY Massive, massive, massive game. Last time Panton Hill and Mernda played, Panton Hill took a well deserved win from Schotters Road. The Redbacks haven’t looked back since, winning every game. The seniors and the reserves head up to Cracknell to take Hill on, while the boys from the under-19s head over to Coventry Oval to take on Diamond Creek. TOOL OF THE WEEK Sorry Mernda boys for not including a tool of the week - there were so many options to choose from it was too hard to include them in within a certain word limit. SPORTSPERSONS DAY Tickets on sale now for the Sportspersons day – Brent Harvey is our guest speaker, see Tommy Felle for tickets SOCIAL DATES July 16 – Mr Mernda July 12 – Sportspersons Day July 21 – Fancy Dress August 18 – The Final Lap WEBSITE For more information check out our website www.merndafc.com.au SPONSOR OF THE WEEK Midway North — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU DIVISION 3 PANTON HILL MERNDA Senior Coach: Dean Haydock Reserves Coach: Jayson Burleigh Senior Coach: Brett Wilson Reserves Coach: Robbie Bullock Under 19 Coach: Paul Derrick 1 Daniel Pratt 38 Frank Trianta 1 Matt Aquilina 42 Craig Gard 2 Brendan O’Connor 39 Adam Anderson 2 Marcus Saddington 43 Ryan Delaney 3 Dean Haydock 40 Simon Gunn 3 Nathan Mills 44 Troy James 4 Josh Delaney 45 Joel O'Reilly 4 Jayson Darcy-Molloy 41 Kyle Coffey 5 Shaun Silman 46 Michael Arcus 5 Brett Thorn 43 Josh Chircop 6 Josh Wuelfert 47 Shane Martin 6 Dave Varano 43B Andrew Boyle 7 Jesse Owens-Draper 48 Andrew O'Reilly 8 Jayden Welch 49 Chris Deayton 7 Will Box (capt) 45 Zac Williams 9 Rohan Davies 51 Jarryn Pittonet 9 Nathan Grimshaw 47 Jack Ryan 10 Matt Rees 52 Dean Tanner 10 Kane Gilmore 48 Steven Northrop 11 Luke Martin 53 Chris Zabrieszach 11 Joffa Byron 51 Josh Chapman 12 Nathan Johnson 55 Jeff Boyle 13 Matt Sherwood 52 Matt Birthisel 13 Matt Milner 56 Marcus Meadows 14 Luke Soligo 57 Matthew Mazzeo 15 Tristan Kreymborg 53 Brett Aldred 15 Tim Anderson 59 Ryan Wills 16 Ricky Woods 55 Ben Woods 16 Costa Missalidis 61 James De Luca 17 Ben Strongman 56 Andrew Miller 17 Jason Faralla 67 Sean O'Loughlin 17B Jason Mee 57 James Gilliland 18 Daniel O'Sullivan 68 Daniel Butler 19 Tom Deayton 70 Jayden Drummond 18 John Ballock 58 Brad Sansom 19B Darcy Cross 71 Travis McCrea 20 Rob Guest 61 David Walton 20 Jye Robinson UNDER 19 22 Abe Williams 62 Paul Strongman 23 Simon Amore 64 James Anderson 24 Matt Layt 65 Dylan Collins 25 Anthony Bryce 66 Nick Prenc 25B Neil Lowder 67 Shane Lyons 26 Daniel Keen 68 Andrew Schadendorff 27 Ryan Byrnes 69 28 Ben Clarke 30 Shannon Darcy-Malloy 31 20B Dave Collett 1 Josh Dobbin 21 Chrisitian Cawsey 2 Corey Hibbert 22 Tom Felle 3 Dylan O'Connor 23 Anthony Volpe 4 Matt Wills 24 Cameron Curlis 10 David Berryman 25 Jake O'Donnell 5 Paul Verrocchi 26 Frank Raso 7 Jake Gething 27 Michael Ellis 8 Sam Perkin Andrew Jackson 28 Rob Barbara 9 Shannon McVeigh 70 Evan Rumney 29 Jake Russell 10 Nick Avenoso 71 Tom Searle 30 Chris Keller 12 Adam Ryan 31 Michael Milner 13 Jordan Aldrich Ty Dummett 72 Tim Fry 32 Luke Bonacci 18 Corey Hibbert 33 Paul Haydock 73 Paul Cronin 33 Glenn Berry 15 Cameron Berndt 34 Dave Vangeli 76 Brett Fitzmaurice 34 Luke Howard 16 Michael Mininchilli 35 Lauchy Pearson 78 Mark Giddings 34B Ashley Ellis 17 Branden Aldrich 35 Dave Hutchinson 21 Jake Lemin 36 Jack LeGassick 99 Benn Parker 36 Luke Drakes 22 Matt Bahen 37 Nathan Brundell 37 Trent Clarke 23 Adam Sergio 35 Lauchy Pearson 38 David Berryman 24 Joe Halpin 36 Jack LeGassick 39 Michael Aparo 25 Nathan Del Arue 40 Darren Ellis 27 Trent Stafford 37 Nathan Brundell 41 Matthew Tamburini 31 Rhys Lawrence THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 39 DIVISION 3 RESERVOIR Excellent start by the seniors although some easy misses at goal, particularly early, has to be rectified if we are to beat the top sides. SENIORS Keyes back after injury gave us first use of the ball and Rooney had his zip back and showed a clean pair of heels in the wet slippery conditions. Toby’s topped off his marking with seven goals but it could have easily been 11. By beating Heidelberg West for the second time in seven weeks the seniors became the proud winners of the inaugural “White Ribbon Cup”. The cup is sponsored by Stockdale & Leggo Real Estate, 966 High Street Reservoir. RESERVES The reserves reversed the loss of the first round with a big win over West. The two boys from the under-19s showed they can take to next step and Brett in for his first game for the season will be better for the run. Cousins was again amongst the goals. WATSONIA The weekend started in fantastic fashion in the AFL with the mighty Tigers getting home over St Kilda. Now bring on those Pies!!! And what about the pretenders, Essendon? Haha. THE ONES What a game! We started well and were winning plenty of ball out of the middle and managed to pile on three quick goals to take an 11-point lead into the main break. Heidelberg West hit its straps in the second quarter and reversed the game. They kicked six goals to two in the second to be leading by 20 points at half time. We slowly got back into the game and lead by 14 points at the final break. The lead then changed several times and the result really could have gone either way. It was left to Cootsey to make the final decision and as we surged forward the siren went and we went down by just four points. Well done to West and thanks to them for staying around for a while....although Bryan Davis was hard to shake and he even followed us to the RSL. THE TWOS The boys were out for revenge after West 40 THE NORTHERNER UNDER-19s Had a bye which enabled the club to give Reece Miller a run in the seniors where he acquitted himself quite well. Dylan Cornford and Jack Dickman had a run in the reserves. FUNDRAISER Although the weather was not kind to the organisers of the stall in aid of Lyn Bryne who has suffered breast cancer, the girls did an excellent job in selling boutique gifts along with a BBQ. The girls also raffled many prizes for a great cause and congratulations goesto all involved. UPCOMING FUNCTIONS $5000 Draw: Sunday, June 17 – 11.00am onwards. Understand all tickets have been sold but if you want to come along on Sunday and enjoy a spit roast lunch, mystery prizes, $2 spirits glass between 11am – 1pm, $2 pots, $3 spirits and free soft drink then it will cost you $40. Past Players Day: Saturday, June 30 (Round 12). 90th Anniversary Ball: Saturday, July took the points in the first round, a loss that left Fos crying for days. This time around he wasn’t playing so we were looking good, with Simmo and Jimmy dominating from start to finish and we were always in control. Things are starting to fall into place after the loss of Logan and Fos will be back to replace him soon. Great win boys, let’s make sure we work hard after the bye to cement our position inside the top four so that we’re playing finals footy later this year. A special mention to Johnny Saw who has left a huge whole in our backline, and Im talking about the space he takes up! Only joking Forcer... good luck AROUND THE CLUB It was noted the Matty Crompton had different shorts on this week and a toe was detected. Big Al has a secret girlfriend but won’t declare who it is. Souva declared ’”I gave 100%” after playing four minutes of the game. Camma actually broke his hand at home, not being master of his domain! Matt Buckley asked for a pay rise and got told to “go get a hard ball’ Tony Hogg heads to play country footy where his IQ is higher. — The Northern Football League Record 7 (Round 13). See Rachel and Kristy for your tickets. SPONSORS OF THE WEEK Toys 4 Clubs – Unit 2, 87 Newlands Road, Reservoir 3073. Australia’s No 1 Toy and Novelty supplier specialising in social clubs and fundraising. Phone Ben on 0411 278 477 or 9460 6344 for all your needs. Luigi Boyz Pizza – 474A Murray Road, Preston. For the best pizzas in Preston, phone 9471 3366 WEBSITE Check the club website for all our sponsors’ details and make an effort to support those that support our club. Member’s discounts are offered. TODAY A win by the reserves against Watsonia today is a must if they want to keep them in touch with the four. The seniors face up to a refreshed Watsonia following their bye last week and the appointment of a new coach. There is too much to lose for Reservoir to let this game slip. GO REZZA! SOCIAL NEWS The next function is the Back To School Party which will be held on Saturday, June 16. Make sure you all get there. LADIES DAY LUNCHEON Don’t forget about the Ladies Day Luncheon which is on Saturday, June 30 from 12pm. It is the afternoon of our home game against Mernda. See Jessica O’Connor for bookings. GO WATS! WWW. NFL. ORG. AU DIVISION 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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 RESERVOIR WATSONIA Senior Coach: Ross Terranova Reserves Coach: Michael Cremore Under 19 Coach: Les Miller Senior Coach: Gavan Taylor Reserves Coach: Steve Leeman Under 19 Coach: Dean McCluskey Ben Mowlam Marc Defelice Andrew Johanesen Toby O'Meara Ryan Keyes Ryan Docherty Ashley Flavel Richard Collins Nick Gorgievski Jarrod Skinner Reece Miller Dave Lewis Cameron Rooney Mark Sinclair Michael Popovski Adam Hull Luke Allen Steven Gamble Arthur Ellis Frank Tomaras Matthew Barker Kent Beaumont Mark Buckley Mark McDonald Aaron Castles Corey McGregor Lee Grattidge Leigh Sullivan Nathan McCaig Mark Pirro Justin Murray Brent Krietling Anthony Scarano Jason Dal Santo Jarrod Warmington Mark Kristovic Jonathon O'Meara Kael Beaumont Justin Kutchel Owen Kortlang Joe Spicuglia Brad Noronha Mitch Fraser Brett Lovett Jamie Borchert Dale Potter THE NORTHERNER 50 James Ralph 51 Mark Wu 52 Anthony Bianchi 53 Aaron Eastlake 54 Alan Welch 55 John Bibis 56 Dave Roberts 57 Bradley Whelan 58 Jason Cousins 59 Matthew Hull 61 Nathaniel Ellis 67 John Coates 77 Craig Saward 80 Troy McDonald 81 Luke Moloney UNDER 19 1 Dylan Cornford 2 Ayman Awo 3 Terence Odermatt 4 Leigh McCann 5 Ryan Taylor 6 Brayden Smith 7 Luke Mazzeo 8 Tom Holloway 9 Alexanous Nisiotis 10 Dylan Biganski 11 Anthony Giamarco 12 Matthew Thompson 13 Jack Dickman 14 Reece Miller 15 Fabian Giamarco 16 John Wirepa 17 Pat Smith 18 Alex D'Amico 19 Nathan Zanella 20 Michael Puttyfoot 21 Luke Bates 22 John Puttyfoot 23 Nathan Burfoot 24 Ryan Davies 25 Aaron Smith 26 Jake McSwain 29 Connor Makroulos 35 Errol Wood 41 Kael Beaumont — The Northern Football League Record 1 2 3 4 5A 5B 6 7A 7B 8 9A 9B 10 11 12 13 14 15A 15B 16 17 18 19 20 21A 22A 23A 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41A 41B 42 43 44 45 Nathan France Aiden LeGassick Tom McCluskey Jamie Harris Nathan Groves Clint Dunnell Jordan Marenos Liam Rickard Steve Leeman Tim Edgell Graeme Hines Ryan Joules Alister Skelly Mark Bennett James Mooney Jaiden Vann Matt Crawford Liam Symons Jarrod Magann Jaycob Campbell Steve Rickard Brodie Odermatt Matt McCluskey Mario Veneziano Eldon Abbott Jeremy Bennett Rick Kimberley Matt Crompton Daniel Basaranowicz Corey Bennett Trent Hansen Christian Daly-Thompson Tyson Veenman Pat Doherty Adrian Biasi Cameron Webb Kyal Reardon Jon Saw Gary Ring Billy Falzon Nicholas Bock Simon Joules Jamie Basaranowicz Chris McGregor Asheet Tak John Bunn Chris Emmett Luke Morrison Dan Bloomfield Andrew Reid 46 Brad Crompton 47 Matt Buckley 48 Matt Kamolins 49 Michael Bartlett 50 Mitchell Orr 51 Matt Perichon 52 Dylan Saw 53 Elias Abdullah 55 Jarryd Hansen 56 Ben House 57 Ben Cleary 61 Dean Brekke 62 Shane Potter 64 Nick Alsop 67 Tyson Yilmaz 69 Leigh Pridham 72 Paul McConnell 74 John Perichon 76 Akira Pinguinha 77 Chris Parr 78 Adam Humphries 84 Stuart Jeal 85 Logan Rupe 88 Joel Buckley 90 Jack Butterworth UNDER 19 1 Nathan France 2 Brendan Kilkenny 3 Pat Laycock-Smith 6 Luke Clarke 7 Jake Osborne 9 Matt Rutter 11 Dylan Potter 12 Tom Bowman 15 Nick Gaylor 16 Josh Clancy 18 Jamie Haber 20 Jake Leslie 21 Jarrod Buissink 22 Grant Barnett 24 Nathan Hobbin 25 Liam McInernay 26 Jackson Baker 29 Brayden Mann 30 Pat Glough 32 Thomas Archibald 33 Daniel Reid-McKenna 36 David Worthington 49 Hayden Smith 65 Clint Booker WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 41 be spreading the word through the likes of The Footy Show, SEN, and Sunday news on Channel 7 well aass w ell aass ttheir he websites. es. 42 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU Business Network Breakfast Guest Speakers Craig “Hutchy” Hutchison Award winning Journalist Craig ‘Hutchy’ Hutchison has been in the sports broadcast and journalism industry since 1994 when he began work as a cadet at the Herald Sun. He has since gone on to work as a radio producer at Sport 927, Chief Football Reporter at Channel 7, and also reported for Channel 10 where he broke the famous stories of Neil Balme’s sacking at the Melbourne Football Club as Senior Coach, Alastair Lynch’s drug hearing with the AFL and the Wayne Carey affair with the wife of Anthony Stevens. Hutchy also appeared in the 2011 EJ Whitten Legends game where he kicked his famous 9 point Banana goal. He has an exceptional knowledge of Australian Rules Football, and the statistics involving its many hundreds of players. & Hayden Kennedy The AFL umpires games record holder, Hayden Kennedy made his AFL umpiring debut in 1988, He then went on to officiate 495 matches at the highest level, making him the all time games record holder. During his time as an AFL umpire Hayden umpired in 5 Grand Finals, 39 Finals, 3 State Of Origins, 4 Exhibition matches in London, Los Angeles and New Zealand and was Named All Australian umpire in 1997. He attained Life Membership of the AFL Umpires’ Association in 1993. Date: Venue: Time: Cost: 6th July 2012 Rydges Bell City Preston (205 Bell St) 7:15am for 7.30am start (concludes 9.00am) $50 per person includes fully served hot/cold plated breakfast, tea, coffee & juices If you are a business or representing a business please send through some information’s about your business as we like to provide as many opportunities as possible to connect you with the right networks. This Northern Blues Business Network Breakfast is proudly sponsored by Bendigo Bank. Please book by phoning NBFC 9470 2224, or alternatively emailing admin@northernbluesfc.com.au before Friday 14h May NAME………………………………………………..………PH…………..………………… TICKETS REQUIRED………………$50/EACHTOTAL$......................... CARD NUMBER………..….../…..…….….…/……...…..…/..…..…..…..EXP………../……….. THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 43 44 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU DYNAMIC FOOTY SKILLS CONGRATULATE THE FOLLOWING 51 PLAYERS ON THEIR SELECTION IN THE 2012 AFL VICTORIA METROPOLITAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS & REPRESENTATIVE SQUADS ‘2011-12 DFS Summer Training Squad’ Mohammad DABAB Aaron CLIFTON James DELACCA Jack TAYLOR Lachlan CLEAR Corey MIRABELLI Lachlan TRUDGEON Sean SMITH Michael CROXFORD Anthony CAPECI Petar GAVRILOVSKI Matthew ARNOLD Liam McLEOD Christian PISANO Angus ROBERTSON James El MOUSALLI Jesse GOODWIN George PANAGIDIS Matthew MORRISON Oliver WILSON Adrian De SANDRO Jaydn KONDINSKI Michael SCARDAMAGLIA Daniel KOTROCZO Matthew CAMPBELL Liam DANIELS Ayden HROVAT Jacey WINTER Jason BOOTH Cooper PERRIN Luke WILSON Alan ROBERTS Steve CHRISTOU Lucas SOCCIO Joshua CARR Matthew DRILL Joel GRACE Chris McCABE Ryan PAYNE Sam PEET Riley SALVADOR Alex HUGHAN Harrison WELSH Blake DILLON Joseph TORCASO James DERIU Jake NUNAN Patrick HOWE Nathan VIOTTO James REID Antony WILLISON ALL 51 OF THESE PLAYERS PARTICIPATED IN THE DFS “2011-12 OFF-SEASON DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS” Are you keen to Develop your football talent further? Log onto the DFS website to keep up to date with all the upcoming programs, including the 2012-13 Off-Season Programs THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 45 RESERVES + U19s Results – Round 8 (Div 1&2) Round 9 (Div 3) Division 1 – Reserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 1 – Under 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Macleod West Preston-Lakeside Montmorency Heidelberg Bundoora Macleod 8.8 West Preston-Lakeside11.13 Montmorency 4.6 Heidelberg 14.3 Bundoora 2.3 TEAM 12.8 10.8 13.9 8.10 8.7 (80) (68) (87) (58) (55) def by Greensborough def by Lower Plenty def by Northcote Park def Whittlesea def by Eltham L D 18.14 14.9 15.10 8.8 14.10 (122) (93) (100) (56) (94) TEAM (56) (79) (30) (87) (15) def by Greensborough def Lower Plenty def by Northcote Park def Whittlesea def by Eltham L D 14.14 12.5 19.17 10.6 26.17 % (98) (77) (131) (66) (173) P W % PTS P W Eltham 8 6 2 0 183.76 24 Northcote Park 8 7 1 0 327.64 PTS 28 Montmorency 8 6 2 0 173.00 24 Greensborough 8 7 1 0 186.00 28 Greensborough 8 6 2 0 153.76 24 Eltham 8 5 3 0 166.82 20 Northcote Park 8 5 3 0 152.81 20 Montmorency 8 5 3 0 121.28 20 Bundoora 8 5 3 0 131.52 20 Whittlesea 8 4 4 0 119.10 16 West Preston Lakseide 8 4 4 0 120.64 16 Macleod 8 4 4 0 80.03 16 Lower Plenty 8 4 4 0 102.22 16 Lower Plenty 8 3 5 0 95.24 12 Macleod 8 3 5 0 94.05 12 West Preston Lakeside 8 2 5 1 47.95 10 Heidelberg 8 1 7 0 26.00 4 Bundoora 8 1 6 1 41.22 6 Whittlesea 8 0 8 0 22.64 0 Heidleberg 8 1 7 0 50.20 4 Division 2 – Reserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 2 – Under 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hurstbridge Lalor Thomastown Fitzroy Stars Hurstbridge Lalor Mernda St Mary’s Eltham Panthers TEAM 11.9 8.6 6.4 16.12 (75) def Diamond Creek (54) def by North Heidelberg (40) def by Epping (108) def South Morang L D 11.7 20.18 24.10 10.17 (73) (138) (154) (77) 13.10 16.4 5.1 16.11 5.7 (88) def Warringal Hawks (100) def Reservoir (31) def by Thomastown (107) def South Morang (37) def by Diamond Creek 6.12 10.6 17.17 7.8 15.12 (48) (66) (119) (50) (102) P W % PTS P W North Heidelberg 8 8 0 0 234.57 32 Thomastown 7 6 1 0 308.2 28 Epping 8 6 2 0 153.61 24 Diamond Creek 8 7 1 0 214.25 28 Fitzroy Stars 8 6 2 0 115.18 24 South Morang 8 5 2 1 153.48 22 Thomastown 8 4 4 0 91.43 16 St Mary's 7 5 2 0 164.39 20 Diamond Creek 8 3 5 0 102.93 12 Watsonia 7 4 3 0 141.39 16 Hurstbridge 8 3 5 0 77.35 12 Mernda 7 4 3 0 87.24 16 South Morang 8 2 6 0 75.20 8 Lalor 7 3 4 0 90.61 12 Lalor 8 0 8 0 40.75 0 Reservoir 7 2 5 0 60.49 8 Eltham Panthers 7 1 5 1 68.07 6 Hurstbridge 6 1 5 0 37.32 4 Warringal Hawks 7 0 7 0 25.88 0 TEAM L D % PTS Division 3 – Reserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Panton Hill Reservoir 2.3 (15) 11.17 (83) def by St Mary’s def Heidelberg West TEAM P W % PTS Mernda 7 7 0 0 358.82 28 St Mary's 8 7 1 0 174.76 28 Panton Hill 7 3 3 1 80.87 14 Reservoir 8 3 5 0 110.15 12 Watsonia 7 3 4 0 98.01 12 Heidelberg West 8 2 5 1 47.56 10 Parkside 7 0 7 0 24.29 0 46 THE NORTHERNER L D 19.10 (124) 8.5 (53) — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU DID YOU MISS ALL THE ACTION FROM THE NFL ON THE WEEKEND? fl.org.au and Now you can log onto ww w.n ision One catch all the action from the Div nd!!! and Two matches every weeke will also be available A great new WEB TV program s and reviews and all the with exclusive match preview latest news from the NFL THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 47 LEADING Goal Kickers DIVISION 1 SENIORS PLAYER TEAM Gary Moorcroft Cameron Cloke Paul Currie Dale Nolan Nick Lynch Andrew Fairchild Patrick Fitzgerald Allan Young Joshua Grubb Jackson Weatherald DIVISION 1 RESERVES PLAYER TEAM Andrew Gray Dylan Cunningham John Bakopoulos Simon Crump Pierre Haddad Scott McLaughlin Chris Burton Daniel Hussey Alek Tsardakis Andrew Hamer 48 THE NORTHERNER 36 35 30 26 26 23 22 21 21 21 GOALS Eltham Greensborough Northcote Park Bundoora Northcote Park Lower Plenty Montmorency Montmorency Montmorency Bundoora DIVISION 1 U/19S PLAYER TEAM Kane Slater Adam Lindstrom Niall Smith Michael Larcom-Cooper Nathan Harris Benjamin Abbatangelo Jake Rowe James Kroussoratis Taylor Tangas Joel Donaldson GOALS Bundoora Bundoora Eltham Heidelberg Macleod Whittlesea Montmorency Heidelberg Greensborough Eltham 27 26 26 23 22 19 18 17 17 14 GOALS Eltham Greensborough Northcote Park Bundoora Northcote Park Lower Plenty Montmorency Montmorency Montmorency Bundoora — The Northern Football League Record 26 25 17 16 16 15 12 12 12 11 DIVISION 2 SENIORS PLAYER TEAM Peter Shepherd Brent Gutterson John Hayes Patrick Davis Leigh Gilbert Mathew Pow Chris Moloney Ben Naylon Simon Kefalas Michael Khoury GOALS Lalor Diamond Creek Fitzroy Stars Fitzroy Stars North Heidelberg South Morang Diamond Creek North Heidelberg Epping Thomastown DIVISION 2 RESERVES PLAYER TEAM Dale Ind Dale Arnell Anthony Guida Luke McKeown Marc Coombe Michael Deagostino Ricky Maher Joe Colaci Haydn Love Luke Campitelli GOALS Epping North Heidelberg Epping Fitzroy Stars North Heidelberg Thomastown Hurstbridge Thomastown Fitzroy Stars Diamond Creek DIVISION 2 U/19S PLAYER TEAM Joshua Clancy Jayden Shirreff Mark Roumanos Jordan Young Nathan Mittica Daniel Boudoloh Daniel Dober Stephen Tsonas Michael Howden Frankie Furlano 40 36 32 29 23 22 21 20 17 16 34 24 23 18 17 16 16 14 13 13 GOALS Watsonia Diamond Creek Lalor Thomastown South Morang Thomastown St Mary's South Morang Eltham Panthers Thomastown WWW. 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AU 46 30 28 22 21 19 18 17 16 14 LEADING Goal Kickers DIVISION 3 SENIORS PLAYER TEAM Jonathon Byron Toby O'Meara Andrew Bennett Cameron Curlis Brendan O’Connor James McLean-Brunton Zachary Williams Ashley Flavel Nathan Mills Dillan Ronalds DIVISION 3 RESERVES PLAYER TEAM Jason Cousins Chris Zabrieszach Shane Martin Dylan Collins Shaun Silman Bradley Noronha Ryan Brazier Craig O'Neill Geoffrey Robinson Matthew Sole THE NORTHERNER 41 25 23 21 21 17 13 12 11 11 GOALS Reservoir Mernda Mernda Panton Hill Mernda Reservoir St Mary's St Mary's St Mary's St Mary's UNDER 17 BLUE PLAYER TEAM Tom Keys Bilal Almatrah Matthew Campbell Michael Zanella Brock Smith Tim Burgoyne Matthew Lester Madison Bell Nathan Sleep Thomas Bassett-Smith GOALS Panton Hill Reservoir Parkside Mernda Panton Hill Heidelberg West Panton Hill Reservoir Mernda St Mary's 28 23 20 20 16 11 10 10 10 8 GOALS Research Research South Morang West Preston South Morang Eltham Research South Morang Research Research — The Northern Football League Record 20 18 16 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 UNDER 17 RED PLAYER TEAM Oliver Parks Jayden Hamer Zac Chapman Brendan Murray Ross Tsipiras Patrick Kelly-Briggs Ddara Baksh Dylan Demtschyna Jae Crilly Jack Payne GOALS Diamond Creek Diamond Creek Lalor Keon Park Lalor Keon Park Lalor Keon Park Keon Park Diamond Creek UNDER 16 BLUE PLAYER TEAM Kieran Malone Thomas Burns Adrian Alfonsi Tom Simpson Jake Francis Brenton Odza Bailey Jordan Jake Dickson Christian Janev Lewis Glasgow GOALS Eltham Eltham Mill Park Hurstbridge Montmorency Black Epping Hurstbridge Hurstbridge Mill Park Eltham UNDER 16 RED PLAYER TEAM Samuel Switkowski Reilly Delahunt Nathan Taylor Jonathon Castuera Nicholas Mackay Aaron Scott Dean Bubis Jacob Natsis Daniel Schmidt Joel Clark 15 13 13 10 8 7 7 6 6 6 26 26 24 19 18 16 15 13 13 12 GOALS Research Diamond Creek Whittlesea South Morang Greensborough Diamond Creek South Morang Research Greensborough Whittlesea WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 26 25 20 19 18 17 17 16 14 12 49 50 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU LEADING Goal Kickers THOMASTOWN Sponsor Page ThomastownFootballNetballClub 2012Sponsors MajorSponsors CollegeKnitwear Fab0407405087 CapeciRoofing&Construction Tony0412639314 ImpactRender&TextureCoatings Joe0403246772 JNSAutomotive John94602440 ModernLineTiling JasonGrech0411091709 AFAAutoElectrics&Aircon Anthony0421082549 TrussliftCraneHire NoelAbela0409562634 HighriseBuildingServices PaulNewman0418553155 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record Tradequip Ken0407585533 MensinConstructions Michael0402180874 MiftekElectrics JasonMifsud0404621156 ImpactDesignerHomes Andrew0438643621 GrandOpeningDoors JLAElectricalServices JasonAbela0421744304 DanabConstructionsBuilding&Carpentry DanielAbela0401329103 ValentinoFineFoods Rocco0402225823 WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 51 GROUND Locations SENIORS Team Ground Address Bundoora Yulong Reserve Cnr Plenty Road & Bent Street, Bundoora Map 9 K12 Diamond Creek Coventry Oval Elizabeth St, Diamond Creek Map 12 A5 Eltham Eltham Central Reserve Panther Place, Eltham Map 21 J5 Epping Epping Recreational Reserve Cnr High St and Park St, Epping Map 182 B8 Map 30 E3 Fitzroy Stars Sir Douglas Nicholls Oval Cnr St. Georges Rd & Watt St, Thornbury Greensborough War Memorial Park Henry St, Greensborugh Map 20 H2 Heidelberg Warringal Park Beverley Rd, Heidelberg Map 32 C4 Heidelberg West Heidelberg Park Beverley Rd, Heidelberg Map 32 B4 Hurstbridge Ben Frilay Oval Greysharps Rd, Hurstbridge Map 182 J8 Lalor Lalor Reserve Sydney Cres, Lalor Map 9 A3 Lower Plenty Montmorency Park Oval No. 1 Para Rd, Montmorency Map 21 B5 Macleod De Winton Park Strasbourg Rd, Rosanna Map 32 A2 Mernda Mernda Recreational Reserve Schotters Rd, Mernda Map 390 K8 Montmorency Montmorency Park Oval No. 2 Para Rd, Rosanna Map 21 B5 North Heidelberg Shelley Park Shelley St, Heidelberg Heights Map 19 G12 Northcote Park Bill Lawry Oval Westgarth St, Northcote Map 30 G11 Panton Hill Cracknell Reserve Bishops Rd, Panton Hill Map 263 K9 Parkside Pitcher Park Parklands Ave, Alphington Map 31 B9 Reservoir Crispe Park Gloucester St, Reservoir Map 18 E7 South Morang The Lakes Reserve The Lakes Blvd, South Morang Map 183 C6 St Mary’s Whatmough Park Ford Park Binnak Park Kalparrin Ave, Greensborough Davidson St, Bellfield Anderson Parade, Watsonia Map 20 J1 Map 31 D4 Map 10 D12 Thomastown Main Street Reserve Main St, Thomastown Map 8 G7 Watsonia A.K. Lines Reserve Cnr Grimshaw St & Greensborough Hwy, Watsonia Map 20 F2 West Preston-Lakeside J.E Moore Park Gilbert Rd, Reservoir Map 18 E6 Whittlesea Whittlesea Showgrounds Yea Rd, Whittlesea Map 246 H7 Follow the Northern Football League Match of the Day broadcast and all scores around the grounds on the offical NFL Facebook page: facebook.com\NorthernFootballLeague 52 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU JUNIORS Team Ground Bundoora Park Bundoora Park Oval Address Snake Gully Drive Map 246 H7 Diamond Creek Coventry Oval Marngrook Oval Elizabeth St, Diamond Creek Main St, Diamond Creek Map 19 F2 Eltham Central Park Susan Street Reserve Panther Place, Eltham Susan Street, Eltham Map 12 A5 Map 12 A6 Epping Epping Recreational Reserve Cnr High St and Park St, Epping Map 21 J5 Greensborough Anthony Beale Reserve St. Helena Rd, Greensborough Map 20 H2 Hurstbridge Ben Frilay Oval Greysharps Rd, Hurstbridge Map 182 J8 Keon Park J.C. Donath Reserve Harmer St, Reservoir Map 18 J1 Kinglake Kinglake Memorial Oval Cnr Kinglake-Whittlesea Rd & Extons Rd Map 380 C2 Lalor Lalor Reserve Sydney Cres, Lalor Map 9 A3 Lalor Stars W.A Smith Reserve Darebin Drive, Lalor Map 9 D4 Laurimar Laurimar Reserve Painted Hills Rd, Doreen Map 391 E5 Mernda Mernda Recreation Reserve Schotters Rd, Mernda Map 390 K8 Mill Park Redleap Reserve Redleap Ave, Mill Park Map 9 K4 Montmorency Montmorency Park Oval No. 2 Para Rd, Montmorency Map 21 B5 North Heidelberg Shelley Reserve Shelley St, Heidelberg Heights Map 19 G12 Northcote McDonnell Park Clifton St, Northcote Map 30 J8 Panton Hill Cracknell Reserve Bishops Rd, Panton Hill Map 263 K9 Research Research Park Main Rd, Research Map 22 F1 Reservoir Crispe Park Gloucester St, Reservoir Map 18 E7 South Morang The Lakes Reserve The Lakes Blvd, South Morang Map 183 C6 Wallan Greenhill Reserve Cnr Duke St & Northern Highway Map 249 F9 Watsonia A.K. Lines Reserve Greensborough Hwy, Watsonia Cnr Grimshaw St & Map 20 F2 West Lalor Huskisson Avenue Reserve Huskisson Ave, Lalor Map 8 H2 West Preston J.E. Moore Park Gilbert Rd, Reservoir Map 18 E6 Whittlesea Whittlesea Showgrounds Yea Rd, Whittlesea Map 246 H7 Yarrambat Yarrambat War Memorial Park Ironbark Rd, Yarrambat Map 184 G8 ADDITIONAL GROUNDS Team Ground Address Netball Bundoora Netball and Sports Centre Building 203, McKimmies Rd, RMIT University, Bundoora Map 10 B7 Charles Latrobe P-12 College Kingsbury Drive, Macleod West Map 19 J9 Senior Finals Preston City Oval Cramer St, Preston Map 18 F12 Youth Girls C.T. Barling Reserve Plenty Rd, Reservoir Map 19 C7 NFL TV Available for download every Thursday evening Tune in for all the latest news and previews www.nfl.org.au THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 53 MACLEOD Club Sponsors ForallClubSponsorship opportunities,please contact MACLEODFOOTBALLCLUB www.macleodfc.com.au OurSponsorsareavitalpartofourcommunity, sopleasesuppoertthosethatsupportus MeganBramichon 0414665962 Heidelberg94572055 MartinChiminello94841200 GeoffGoonan94504555 Rosanna–BradPearce 94595666 PrestonStore–94848060 96879322 MatthewHall 0423323929 RickThompson Electrical 0407811440 AllPointsGlass 98523002 Bowlen,Dunstan&Assoc Solicitors94595755 Ciccone&Ciccone 94590161 MBRTreeCare 0410584899 SalonLucero 94573203 SportsAwardTrophies 94783907 StevensMeatSupply 94553772 54 THE NORTHERNER BrentCannon 1300882948 473LowerHeidelbergRd AnthonyCarbines– LaborMP94553017 BruceMcDonaldSignwriting 0419887667 MacleodHotBreadShop BioLinkTapes BontransTransport 0409464454 0427566831 CarwarpPlumbing CateringWizards 0411592875 0411152296 KingsButchers Little,Woodhams&Assoc 94581108 0418546474 MortgageChoice PiyadaThaiMacloed RelayReplacementStaff 94326070 94577116 94315262 ScootersCafé SinnersPizza SkannnersTransport 94585988 94599595 0413027177 RosannaLiquorStore SharonBolandMassage EvaBenesOsteopathy 94581697 0411623260 0407333344 MacleodJuniorFC RosannaCricketClub RosannaBowlsClub 0407811440 0414950666 94597733 CloudraisersCoterieGroup MajorSponsors: Baker’sDelightRosanna94599585Jillian’sCafeBar94598421 — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU NETBALL Results – Round 8 Section 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TEAM W L D B PTS Diamond Creek Red Macleod A Lakeside Heidelberg Tigers North Heidelberg 1 Mernda Demons Eagles 1 Montmorency A 8 7 5 4 3 2 2 1 0 1 3 4 5 6 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 28 20 16 12 8 8 4 North Heidelberg (30) def by Macleod A (47) Montmorency A (26) def by Eagles 1 (31) Lakeside (34) def Heidelberg Tigers (19) Diamond Creek Red (39) def Mernda Demons (28) Section 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TEAM W L D B PTS Bundoora Comets North Heidelberg B Macloed B South Morang A Diamond Creek Blue Lalor A Greensborough A Eagles 2 Epping A St Mary's A 6 6 6 5 5 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 28 28 26 20 20 14 12 8 8 6 Eagles 2 (27) def by Bundoora Comets (38) Epping A (16) def by North Heidelberg B (48) Lalor A (27) def by Macleod B (44) Diamond Creek Blue (35) def South Morang (21) Greensborough (26) def St Mary’s A (22) Section 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TEAM W L D B PTS Mernda Red Fitzroy Stars A South Morang B Montmorency B Thomastown A Eagles 3 Lalor B 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 4 4 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 32 28 24 16 16 12 12 St Mary’s B (22) def Mernda Blue (19) Eagles 3 (21) def by Mernda Red (29) Thomastown A (18) def by Montmorency B (31) Section 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TEAM W L D B PTS St Mary's B Eagles 4 Epping B Thomastown B North Heidelberg C Greensborough B Lakside B Montmorency C Mernda Blue 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 18 16 16 14 12 10 8 St Mary’s B (22) def Mernda Blue (19) Lakeside B (37) def Eagles 4 (19) Greensborough B (19) def by North Heidelberg C (20) Montmorency C (19) def by Thomastown B (33) Section 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TEAM W L FG FF PTS Heidelberg Hawkettes Epping C Hurstbridge Mernda Fitzroy Stars B Yarrambat Lalor C Reservoir 7 5 5 4 4 3 1 0 1 3 3 4 4 4 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 20 20 16 16 16 4 0 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record Fitzroy Stars B (29) def Mernda (25) Yarrambat (37) def Lalor C (17) Reservoir (13) def by Epping C (24) Heidelberg Hawkettes (21) def Hurstbridge (12) WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 55 MONTMORENCY Club Sponsors AutoClinic Auto Clinic – Mark0408589964 Mark 0408 589 964 ElthamHomeHardware– 94325333 GrahamBodyWorks– Glenn94351255 Brumby’sBakeryMontmorency– Tony94322522 WhitmanProperty&AcctP/L– Ken0419922995 LeeAdamsonMemorabilia– Lee0412684368 Lovitt TechnologiesAustralia– Technologies Australia Mike94353033 Mike 9435 3033 M&MPrintworks – Kevin94370499 MetroAirSystems– Tony0409655443 GourmetMeats– Craig94343570 TileGallery– Brian94327764 MolnarEngineering– Anthony94397788 56 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU NFL Photosor Photo Page AFL News THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 57 BUNDOORA Club Sponsors 58 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU WHISTLE Whispers A huge thanks to all who attended the Trivia Night last Sunday at the Garvey Oval rooms, and a special thanks also to Craig Herman for running the night. – Forner NEWS There were smarties galore “disputing the umpire’s decision” on the night; dummy spits and of course heaps of fun for all that turned up! It was a combined ‘ring-in’ team, headed by Di Herman which took away the prize at the end of the night (raising quite a few questions in the meantime)! I sense after there were a number of people missing from training last week that there may be a few people struggling for fitness in this round of matches. Not the best time of the year to be missing training, and for those that were there, surely you will have the advantage come finals time!! SLIP-UPS One very experienced umpire, Denis Paul Groom – or should that be Father Groom? – has been spotted frequenting church at St Damien’s parish. No doubt Denis would have been preaching the pro-biotic and spiritual qualities of a diet rich in VB, but also some valuable life lessons from the 61 year-old. No wonder he hasn’t been seen around the juniors for a few years. Staying on experienced umpires, it was Cam McPherson who is quoted as being “lucky to turn up” for his reserves game a couple of weeks ago. After countless years in the seniors, Cam’s return from injury was almost halted as he tried to remember what time the B Grade games actually start. It’s still not as bad as the shock you get waking up early for the under-19s as I have been subjecting myself to all year – continuing my “jack of all trades” reputation, waving the flags every Saturday morning, although at some times, also dropping the flags, as was witnessed last week at Reservoir. SOCIAL Our next social event is AFL night. This year, we’re heading to Carlton vs Richmond on Saturday night, July 28. Make sure you get your name on the attendance list at training, as if the past few years are anything to go by, then these tickets will go quicker than you can say “BALL!” THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record This will be followed closely by the long-awaited Night at the Dogs! $50/head for a buffet dinner (three course), form guide and parking included. Children under 12 can purchase tickets for just $15. Gates open at 6pm, with the last race to jump at 10:50. Saturday, August 11 at The Meadows race track. See the website for more details. MILESTONES This Week – CONGRATULATIONS: MARK HEATLEY 300th game – Bundoora vs. Montmorency RUSSELL YIN 200th game – Appointment not available at time of printing: check website for details Upcoming: CRAIG WRIGHT 100th game – expected Next Round CRAIG HERMAN 500th game – expected Round 12 MATT LAFITE 200th game – expected Round 13 LEE COMPTON-ROBINS 200th game – expected Round 13 RICHO’S RAMBLINGS Trivia Host: “What is the longest edge of a triangle called?” Richo: “Isn’t it Pythagoras?” Close, Richo; but no cigar! I’m done for the week. Run well; wave well and bounce well! – www.umpires.org.au – – www.facebook.com/northernumps – – joshf@umpires.org.au– WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 59 MILL PARK LAKES MONDAY 2ND & TUESDAY 3RD WEST HEIDELBERG* TUESDAY 3RD & WED. 4TH PARADE COLLEGE* TUESDAY 10TH & WED. 11TH PROGRAMS INCLUDE: x Guest appearances by AFL players * x Brand new footy for every player x 'Draft/Combine' testing x Skills training structured to needs x Video Kicking analysis x Round Robin Matches PANTON HILL x Special 'Youth Girls Day' THUR. 12TH & FRIDAY 13TH x Specialist coaches with Local Rep 2 day/$190 (1 Day $100) 9:00am-4:00pm TAC & VFL/AFL experiences x Age groups include 9–14 years old Drinks & Fresh Fruit provided BYO Lunch For more information please call Simon: 0404 995 096 www.dynamicfootyskills.com.au EVERY PLAYER RECEIVES A NEW FOOTBALL PROUD PARTNER OF 60 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU JUNIOR Results – Round 8 Under 17 Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Under 16 Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keon Park (63) West Preston Eltham Epping 5.9 (39) TEAM def by Diamond Creek 9.9 6.7 (43) 13.18 (96) 4.4 (28) def by Mill Park def Montmorency Black def by Hurstbridge 17.13 (115) 4.5 (29) 16.10 (106) W L D PTS TEAM W L D PTS Lalor 7 0 0 20 Mill Park 6 2 0 20 Diamond Creek 6 2 0 18 Eltham 7 1 0 20 Mill Park 4 3 0 14 Hurstbridge 5 3 0 16 Keon Park 3 5 0 10 Montmorency Black 4 4 0 10 Lalor Stars 1 6 0 2 West Preston 4 4 0 8 West Preston Red 0 7 0 0 Epping 2 6 0 6 Under 17 Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Under 15 Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Research South Morang West Preston (49) (69) (45) Eltham Epping Lalor West Lalor 11.10 (76) 12.8 (80) 11.10 (76) def Whittlesea def Eltham def Montmorency 7.7 11.3 6.9 20.15 28.22 4.6 9.12 (135) def Keon Park (190) def South Morang Gold (30) def by Northcote (66) def Hurstbridge 1.0 0.1 20.13 9.8 (6) (1) (133) (62) TEAM W L D PTS TEAM W L B Research 8 0 0 24 Epping 7 1 0 22 South Morang 6 2 0 18 West Lalor 6 2 0 16 Eltham 4 3 1 13 Lalor Stars 5 2 2 16 West Preston 3 5 0 8 Hurstbridge 4 4 0 14 Whittlesea 3 5 0 8 Northcote 4 4 0 14 Montmorency 2 5 1 7 Eltham 2 5 1 12 Lalor 3 5 0 8 South Morang Gold 3 5 0 8 Keon Park 0 7 1 4 PTS Under 16 Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Under 15 Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Montmorency White Northcote Whittlesea South Morang Research Diamond Creek Yarrambat Greensborough 10.7 3.6 10.10 12.9 (67) (24) (70) (81) def by Greensborough def by Research def Diamond Creek def Wallan 10.13 14.8 3.7 11.9 (73) (92) (25) (75) 11.8 6.5 9.6 24.12 TEAM (74) def by Montmorency Black (41) def by South Morang Blue (60) def West Preston (156) def Mill Park 16.16 14.9 7.4 9.7 (112) (93) (46) (61) TEAM W L D PTS W L D Research 7 1 0 22 Montmorency Black 6 2 0 PTS 18 Whittlesea 4 4 0 14 South Morang Blue 5 3 0 16 Diamond Creek 5 3 0 14 Greensborough 5 3 0 14 Greensborough 4 4 0 14 Research 5 3 0 14 Northcote 2 6 0 8 Yarrambat 4 4 0 12 Montmorency White 3 5 0 8 Diamond Creek 5 3 0 12 South Morang 1 7 0 4 West Preston 3 5 0 10 Wallan 2 6 0 4 Mill Park 2 6 0 6 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 61 JUNIOR Results – Round 8 Under 14 Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Under 13 Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Preston Epping West Lalor Whittlesea Whittlesea Mill Park Research 10.6 11.11 12.5 22.10 (66) def by Montmorency (77) def Research (77) def by Panton Hill (142) def South Morang Maroon TEAM 11.11 7.5 12.7 5.0 (77) (47) (79) (30) 5.4 5.10 1.1 (34) (40) (7) def by Montmorency def by Eltham def by Greensborough 5.5 (35) 6.12 (48) 16.16 (112) W L D PTS TEAM W L D PTS Whittlesea 7 0 1 22 Mill Park 6 2 0 18 Panton Hill 7 1 0 20 Greensborough 4 4 0 16 Montmorency 5 3 0 16 Eltham 5 3 0 16 Epping 3 4 1 14 Montmorency 3 5 0 8 West Preston 4 4 0 12 Whittlesea 2 6 0 6 Research 3 5 0 8 Research 3 5 0 6 South Morang Maroon 4 4 0 8 West Lalor 3 5 0 6 Under 14 Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Under 13 Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hurstbridge Reservoir Wallan Lalor Keon Park Mill Park White 19.13 (127) def Eltham 3.6 (24) def by Yarrambat 15.7 (97) def South Morang Gold TEAM 4.4 (28) 25.13 (163) 4.3 (27) W L B PTS Wallan 5 3 0 18 Yarrambat 4 3 0 Hurstbridge 4 4 South Morang Gold 2 Mernda 2 Reservoir Eltham 15.9 (99) def Lalor Stars 16.18 (114) def Epping 0.1 (1) def by Diamond Creek TEAM 1.3 (9) 1.3 (9) 17.15 (117) W L B PTS Bundoora Park 6 1 1 22 14 Keon Park 5 1 2 20 0 12 Diamond Creek 4 4 0 16 4 1 12 Lalor 3 4 1 12 5 1 10 Epping 3 4 1 12 1 6 1 8 Lalor Stars 1 6 1 6 0 7 1 4 Mill Park White 0 7 1 2 Under 14 Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Under 13 Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northcote Greensborough Diamond Creek Blue Northcote Yarrambat Wallan 9.14 5.10 8.8 (68) (40) (56) TEAM def by South Morang Blue def by Eltham def by Mill Park 15.16 (106) 10.14 (74) 9.9 (63) 3.0 7.7 9.5 (18) (49) (59) def by Epping def by South Morang Blue def West Preston 21.9 9.7 4.8 (135) (61) (32) W L D PTS TEAM W L D PTS South Morang Blue 7 1 0 22 Epping 8 0 0 24 Mill Park 5 3 0 16 Northcote 6 2 0 18 Northcote 4 4 0 16 Wallan 6 2 0 16 Eltham 5 3 0 12 South Morang Blue 4 4 0 12 Diamond Creek Blue 3 5 0 8 West Preston 2 6 0 6 Greensborough 4 4 0 8 Yarrambat 2 6 0 4 62 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record WWW. NFL. ORG. AU JUNIOR Results – Round 8 Under 12 Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Under 11 Silver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Morang Maroon Wallan Diamond Creek Yarrambat Gold Wallan Juniors Epping White Eltham 12.5 2.6 3.4 6.3 (77) (18) (22) (39) def Mernda def Whittlesea def by West Preston def by Epping 2.2 1.4 9.7 8.8 (14) (10) (61) (56) 8.8 (56) 6.6 (42) 19.23 (137) 1.0 0.1 0.0 (6) (1) (0) W L D PTS W L B PTS South Morang Maroon 7 1 0 20 Wallan Juniors 8 0 0 24 Wallan 6 2 0 20 Epping White 7 1 0 22 Whittlesea 4 4 0 14 Eltham 3 4 1 16 West Preston 4 4 0 12 Yarrambat Brown 3 5 0 8 Diamond Creek 5 3 0 12 Laurimar 2 5 1 8 Yarrambat Gold 5 3 0 12 Whittlesea Gold 0 7 1 4 Epping 2 6 0 8 Lalor Stars 0 7 1 4 Mernda 0 8 0 0 TEAM TEAM def Laurimar def Yarrambat Brown def Lalor Stars Under 12 Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Under 11 Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Lalor 4.5 Montmorency White 5.6 South Morang Gold 8.4 South Morang Gold 8.4 Bundoora Park 3.6 Mernda 2.1 (29) (36) (52) def by West Preston def by Eltham Panthers def Panton Hill 9.8 7.5 0.3 (62) (47) (3) (52) (24) (13) 6.4 2.1 3.5 (40) (13) (23) W L B PTS W L D West Preston 6 1 1 22 South Morang Gold 8 0 0 24 South Morang Gold 5 2 1 18 Diamond Creek 6 1 1 20 Panton Hill 3 4 1 14 Bundoora Park 4 4 0 12 Eltham Panthers 3 4 1 14 Research 1 6 1 6 Hurstbridge 1 5 2 8 Mernda 2 6 0 6 West Lalor 2 6 0 6 Yarrambat 2 6 0 4 Montmorency White 1 6 1 6 TEAM TEAM def Yarrambat def Research def by Diamond Creek PTS Under 12 Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Under 11 Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mill Park Research Greensborough South Morang Blue Keon Park Lalor Eltham Panthers 5.6 2.6 6.3 4.8 (36) (18) (39) (32) def by Eltham def by Yarrambat Brown def by Montmorency Black def by Northcote 8.3 9.8 7.9 6.6 (51) (62) (51) (42) 7.8 0.2 6.4 def South Morang Maroon 5.5 (35) def by Epping 16.11 (107) def Northcote 3.7 (25) TEAM W L D PTS W L D PTS Eltham 7 0 1 23 Eltham Panthers 6 1 1 21 Montmorency Black 6 1 1 19 Epping 4 4 0 16 Mill Park 6 2 0 16 Northcote 5 3 0 14 Northcote 5 3 0 14 Keon Park 5 2 0 14 South Morang Blue 4 4 0 12 South Morang Maroon 3 4 1 9 Yarrambat Brown 3 5 0 10 Montmorency White 2 5 0 6 Greensborough 2 6 0 6 Lalor 1 7 0 2 Research 1 7 0 2 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record TEAM (50) (2) (40) WWW. NFL. ORG. AU 63 JUNIOR Results – Round 8 Under 11 Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Under 10 Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mill Park West Preston Whittlesea Blue South Morang Gold Montmorency White Epping 2.1 0.0 2.4 (13) (0) (16) TEAM def by Greensborough 7.5 (47) def by Montmorency Black 15.12 (102) def by South Morang Blue 5.5 (35) 4.2 4.7 1.3 (26) (31) (9) def by Whittlesea Blue def by Yarrambat def by Mill Park 6.4 4.10 2.7 (40) (34) (19) W L D PTS South Morang Blue 8 0 0 24 Montmorency Black 6 2 0 20 TEAM W L D Whittlesea Blue 5 3 0 14 Whittlesea Blue 5 3 0 18 Greensborough 3 5 0 10 Mill Park 6 2 0 16 West Preston 4 4 0 8 South Morang Gold 4 4 0 14 Mill Park 2 6 0 4 Epping 4 4 0 10 Yarrambat 2 6 0 6 Montmorency White 1 7 0 4 PTS Under 10 Silver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Under 10 Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hurstbridge Panton Hill West Lalor South Morang Blue Greensborough Eltham 8.5 1.5 0.1 (53) (11) (1) def Wallan def by Reservoir def by West Preston Red 5.2 (32) 6.5 (41) 11.11 (77) 4.7 3.1 7.3 (31) (19) (45) TEAM def Mill Park def by Research def Diamond Creek 4.3 7.16 3.2 (27) (58) (20) TEAM W L D PTS W L D Reservoir 6 2 0 20 Eltham 7 1 0 PTS Wallan 6 2 0 18 South Morang Blue 6 2 0 20 Hurstbridge 5 3 0 16 Research 6 2 0 18 West Preston Red 2 6 0 6 Diamond Creek 5 3 0 14 Panton Hill 2 6 0 6 Mill Park 2 6 0 4 West Lalor 0 8 0 0 Greensborough 1 7 0 2 20 Under 10 Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Youth Girls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eltham Panthers Bundorra Park Mernda Montmorency Lalor Stars Epping South Morang Maroon 10.11 (71) 8.5 (53) 4.10 (34) TEAM def Montmorency Black def Northcote def West Preston Blue 0.3 1.2 3.1 (3) (8) (19) 9.7 5.1 0.0 6.6 (61) (31) (0) (42) def Keon Park Stars 7.6 def by Diamond Creek Womens 7.9 def by Darebin Falcons 21.15 def South Morand Gold 4.4 (48) (51) (141) (28) W L D PTS Bundoora Park 8 0 0 24 Mernda 5 3 0 14 TEAM W L D Eltham Panthers 5 3 0 12 Darebin Falcons 7 0 0 32 West Preston Blue 3 5 0 10 South Morang Maroon 8 0 0 32 Northcote 3 5 0 8 Diamond Creek Womens 5 3 0 20 Montmorency Black 2 6 0 8 Montmorency 5 3 0 20 South Morang Gold 3 3 0 20 Lalor Stars 1 5 0 8 Keon Park Stars 1 6 0 8 Epping 1 7 0 4 64 THE NORTHERNER — The Northern Football League Record PTS WWW. NFL. ORG. 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