Last week we made the short drive to Wandella to take on the Bombers which is always a tough ask. We left at 5:30pm with a few wins and a few losses but a good competitive day out all round.  It was a beautiful day for football and netball with hot pies and cold drinks so no complaints from me. Thanks again to the Swan Hill Club for hosting a delicious meal after the game.

Football

Under 14.5’s

The youngsters had their first taste of defeat last week when they came up against a pretty formidable opposition.  The talk after the game was positive and the boys were looking at what they could have done better which is fantastic. 

Best players:  Billy O'Toole, Rory Bell, Blake Condely, Archie O'Toole, Jaz Davison, Ethan O'Toole

Under 17.5’s

The boys started off slowly but picked up momentum and ran away with a comfortable win in the end.  Looks like some gaol kicking practice is in order at training this week though.. Highlight; Rorz taking few hangers up forward. 

Best players:  Wesley Gray, Parker Condely, Sam Miller, Jack Miller, Nicholas Webb, Rory Bell

Reserves:

A few players unavailable this week set the rest of the boys a big task and they didn’t quite get there.  Our goal kicking power was reduced when Toby left the field with a very sore shoulder and we hope for a quick recovery. Speaking about age, congrats to Wocka on his 250^th game., what a legend.

Best Players:  Luke O’Toole, Justin Coolahan, Joey Carbone, Stuart Polkinghorne, Lachie Paull, Zac Carbone

Seniors:

The boys had us in front at quarter time but the team of youngsters couldn’t quite go on with it and there is no shame in that.  They battled hard all day, and with our most experienced players either injured and on the sideline or at home with Covid, they can hold their heads high.  We welcomed Shagga O’Reilly to the club this week and he slipped straight into the best players.  Our juniors coming through are gaining experience you will regularly see them in the best. Symo once again lead from the front and is doing a great job under difficult circumstances.  Keep battling boys and the rewards will come.

Best Players:  Kyle Symons, Angus Hinton, Sean O’Reilly, Quinn Grey, Tyrone Munro, Darcy Farrell

Netball

U12s

Ultima 13 Wandella 3

The girls all played a great game and considering we only had five players it was awesome to see them back each other up and start to work really well together.  We love seeing them all improve each week! Awards Reve & Charli.

U14s

Ultima 28 Wandella 19

Well done girls on another win! Great to see everyone working hard and as a team.

U17s

Ultima 33 Wandella 36

Fairly tough on court game, well done to all girls for fighting it out.  Best players – Kobe & Jayda.

B- Res

Ultima 41 Wandella 19

Tough physical game against Wandella!! Awards to Verity Oliver – Aspire Jewellery and Amy Lauer – Bean and Gone.

B Grade

Ultima 26 Wandella 39

With five members out with illness and injury it was a full club effort to get a team together.  A big thank you to Jac and Zoe for playing their second game of the day, as well as Emily and Bon for lending a hand as well.  We didn’t come away with a win but all of our new combinations grew stronger throughout the game.  Awards Jac and Bee.

A Grade

Ultima 33 Wandella 26

It was a close game for most of the match but it was really great to see everyone continue to push and come out on top.  We had a couple of girls out this week so big thanks to Lily, Millie, and Kobe for playing and benching for us! We have a few things to work on but overall another great game for everyone. Awards Lily, Jenna and Jac.

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