YVMDFNL Wrap
How results can change the outlook of the final five so quickly in Division One of the Yarra Valley Mountain District Community Bank Football Netball League.
Division 1 has Wandin, Monbulk and Olinda Ferny Creek sharing top spot with Wandin on top by percentage.
Woori Yallock and Upwey Tecoma share fourth and fifth but Woori hold fourth by a massive 30.27 per cent with Mt Evelyn just out of the five by one game.
Division 2 still sees Seville one game clear of Yarra Glen on top of the ladder but it has those two spots sewn up so it’s now a battle for the minor standings.
Powelltown sits third one game clear of Yarra Junction and Thornton is one game clear of Alexandra in fifth.
Netball now sees Upwey Tecoma two games clear of Wandi with Belgrave one game away in third.
Yarra Glen is cemented on top with Seville sitting second but Yarra Junction and Powelltown and only one game behind in third and fourth with Yea sitting fifth.
The next three weeks could see a lot of movement in both football and netball.
First Division (Seniors)
Monbulk 16.13 (109) d Emerald 7.7 (49)
At quarter time of this game it looked like an easy win was on the cards for Monbulk as it skipped to a 29 point lead.
However Emerald bounced back in the second term booting five goals to two to reduce the margin to just 11 points at the long break.
Monbulk came out hard in the second half and if Emerald thought it had a chance then it was quickly snuffed out as Monbulk held it scoreless in the third term and jumped to a 35 lead and then continued on in the last quarter booting five goals to one to win by an even 10 goals with a terrific second half performance.
Best
Monbulk: D. Ward, K. Gray (1), S. Koole (2).
Emerald: L. McKenna, M. Livermore (1), M. Steer.
Warburton Millgrove 12.5 (77) d Mount Evelyn 10.12 (72)
Warby may not partake in finals this season but it is certainly having a say in shaping it as the team puts a dint in Mount Evelyn’s finals aspirations handing it a nailbiting five point loss.
This game was in the balance right throughout.
Mount Evelyn did have more chances than Warby over the duration of the game but it wasn’t able to nail those opportunities on a regular basis which kept Warby in the game whereas Warby made every chance it got count, despite Mount Evelyn having five more scoring shots it was Warby that held its nerve when it counted which ultimately produced its fantastic victory.
Best
Warburton Millgrove: M. Wappett (3), L. Barnard, A. Pettinella.
Mount Evelyn: M. Martin (2), W. Nicholson, K. Elliott.
Olinda Ferny Creek 14.12 (96) d Belgrave 6.12 (48)
Olinda did win this game comfortably but Belgrave certainly helped it with its inaccuracy in the first half, Belgrave actually had one more scoring shot at half time but it trailed by 29 points as the score line read 1.10 to Olinda’s 7.3.
Olinda was clearly the better skilled unit and even though the second half was a little more even it was Olinda that stretched its lead out to 38 points by the final siren which saw it sitting one game clear in third spot and only percentage off the top.
Best
Olinda Ferny Creek: N. Broomhall, N. Keegan (1), O. Millwood (1).
Belgrave: T. McNamara, E. Clasby, M. Ward.
Wandin 22.15 (147) d Upwey Tecoma 4.13 (37)
Wandin has shot into flag favouritism in a big way after it comprehensively thrashed Upwey.
Wandin jumped out of the blocks and before Upwey knew what had happened it was down by 41 points at the first change.
Upwey did battle hard to get back into the game in the second and did in fact reduce the margin to 34 points by half-time.
However that little comeback was short lived as Wandin held Upwey goalless in the second half as it ran away with the game booting six goals in the third quarter and then backed that up with seven in the last, Wandin winning by 110 points in one of the most dominating performances of the year to date.
Best
Wandin: J. Myers, R. Wilson (1), J. Ladner.
Upwey Tecoma: D. Sloane, S. Gooley, S. Parkinson.
Gembrook Cockatoo 20.15 (135) d Kinglake 7.4 (46)
This game was competitive for the first quarter but after that this game was all Gembrook’s.
Its lead was just 15 points at the first break but that blew out to 51 by half time on the back of a seven goal to one quarter.
The second half wasn’t outstanding footy but Gembrook was by far the better side as it stretched its lead to eventually win by a more than healthy 89 points.
Best
Gembrook Cockatoo: L. McCombe (13), C. Vernal (1), B. Turner.
Kinglake: J. Nixon (1), J. Chalmers (1), D. Pywell.
Under 18
Emerald 15.12 (102) d Monbulk 2.3 (15)
It was a convincing four quarter effort from Emerald which was just too classy for Monbulk despite how hard it tried.
Emerald had the game sewn up by half time as it had a 45 point lead and Monbulk hadn’t scored a major.
The second half Monbulk did at least get on the board with two majors but Emerald skipped further in front adding another eight goals with K. Burns having a day out booting 10 goals for the winners with a best on-ground performance helping his team to a comfortable 87 points victory.
Best
Emerald: K. Burns (10), K. Asling, M. Freeman.
Monbulk: Z. Bishop (1), N. Gramer, D. Chapman.
Healesville 14.15 (99) d Mount Evelyn 7.8 (50)
Healesville started this game very well and jumped out to a 32 point lead at quarter time which ultimately set up its victory.
The next three quarters were a relatively even contest as Mount Evelyn did match it with the league leaders for the majority of the play but Healesville did eventually stretch its lead to 44 points come final siren to remain the only undefeated team and sit pretty on top of the ladder.
Best
Healesville: B. Nicholls (1), J. Clark (1 goal), R. Johnson.
Mount Evelyn: L. Manassa, J. Craig, H. Lane (4).
Olinda Ferny Creek 13.15 (93) d Yea 3.5 (23)
Olinda’s lead was just 13 points at quarter time but it found its running game in the second term and jumped out to a seven goal lead at half time.
The second half wasn’t a high scoring affair but it was Olinda that found the scoreboard more frequently adding another five goals to two to win in easy fashion by 70 points.
Best
Olinda Ferny Creek: S. Richardson (1), J. Prato, D. Peterson.
Yea: Z. Pell, T. Worthington, G. White.
Division 1 (A Grade) Netball
Mount Evelyn 58 d Warburton Millgrove 24
Mount Evelyn played a very good consistent four quarter game and although Warby didn’t play a badly it was Mount Evelyn that kept pulling away as the game went on.
It finished the game well with 32 second half goals to 10 to run away with a good win.
Best
Mount Evelyn: Teagan Ashmore, Maddie Hickey (28), Jessica Walker.
Warburton Millgrove: Jaime Lord, Alexandra Bryan, Kellie Davidson.
Belgrave 72 d Olinda Ferny Creek 57
This game was a goal feast with a grand total of 129 goals scored.
The first half was a good battle with Belgrave having the edge as it went to half-time with a 10 goal lead.
Belgrave had a great third term with some lightning quick ball movement.
It scored 22 goals to 14 to go into the last quarter with an 18-goal lead.
The last quarter did see Olinda outscore Belgrave but the lead was too big for it to have any real threat of getting back into the game, Belgrave eventually winning by what was a pretty good 15 goals.
Best
Belgrave: Tamara Luke (38), Madison Taylor, Alex Wall.
Olinda Ferny Creek: Lauren Bennett (54), Angela Jeffery, Danielle Weisgerber.
Upwey Tecoma 44 d Wandin 33
Both sides have been in great form and are favourites to play off in the grand final and if that does prove the case then it won’t disappoint.
Upwey did eventually get over the line by 11 goals with some very solid defensive play that Wandin found it hard to penetrate.
Although the final margin wasn’t great it was Upwey that looked the more settled team as it controlled the tempo when required to win in a very professional manner.
Best
Upwey Tecoma: Teah Edelmaier, Megan Kennerley (27), Krista Tomlinson.
Wandin: Samantha Coppinger, Nikki Phillips, Tayissa Coppinger.
Emerald 36 d Monbulk Hawks 35
Emerald hasn’t had a lot to celebrate this season with just the one win but it had a great come from behind victory to give its supporters something to cheer about.
Monbulk looked to be in control of the game by three quarter time as it held a handy eight goal lead.
In the last quarter Emerald all of a sudden clicked into action.
It played with some flare and took risks which started to pay off and was soon right back in the contest and come end of the game it was amazingly one goal in front after a stunning come from behind victory.
Best
Emerald: Lana Whyte, Kate Griffin, Rochelle Appleby.
Monbulk Hawks: Brooke Northey, Jamie Sands (17), Sophie Byatt (18).
