Armin Richter
Monbulk’s Junior Football Club had two clubs qualify for the finals, with both the Under 12 Girls and Under 16 Boys having been minor premiers at the end of the home and away series. Both their finals were played at Monbulk on Sunday. Age groups Under 11 to Under 13, along with the Under 14 Girls, play finals over 2 weeks while Under 14 Mixed and Under 16s have a three week series with different structures.
The Under 12 Girls faced Upwey-Tecoma in a knockout Semi Final. The Hawks had the majority of the play on their terms as the Monbulk midfield got on top of the Tigers. Monbulk will face Wesburn in the Grand Final this week.
Monbulk’s Under 16 boys won by a comfortable 28 points over Gembrook-Cockatoo but the match was well contested and tighter than the scoreline suggested. Monbulk go straight through to the Grand Final and will meet the winner of the Gembrook-Cockatoo v Healesville Preliminary Final to be played this week.
Other Finals:
Under 11s Mixed: Semi Finals – Emerald 2.6.18 def Upwey-Tecoma 1.1.7; Olinda-Ferny Creek 3.7.25 def Woori Yallock 3.0.18
Under 12s Mixed: Semi Finals – Upwey-Tecoma 12.5.77 def Wesburn 0.0.0; Mt. Evelyn 11.8.74 def Emerald 2.1.13
Under 12s Girls: Semi-Finals – Monbulk 2.8.20 def Upwey-Tecoma 0.1.1; Wesburn 4.6.30 def Wandin 1.2.8
Under 13s Mixed: Semi-Finals – Mt. Evelyn 12.9.81 def Upwey-Tecoma 2.0.12; Healesville 15.13.103 def Emerald 0.0.0
Under 14s Mixed: 2SF – Olinda-Ferny Creek 9.11.65 def Mt. Evelyn 4.4.28; 1SF – Woori Yallock 2.10.22 def Belgrave 3.3.21
Under 14s Girls: Semi Finals – Wesburn 3.2.20 def Mt. Evelyn 1.4.10; Healesville 6.8.44 def Upwey-Tecoma 1.0.6
Under 16s Boys Ranges: 2SF – Monbulk 8.13.61 def Gembrook-Cockatoo 4.9.33; Healesville 112 def Wandin 34
Under 16s Boys Yarra: Elimination Finals – Olinda-Ferny Creek 8.15.63 def Mt. Evelyn 4.5.29; Upwey-Tecoma 12.18.90 def Healesville 3.6.24
Under 16s Girls: Elimination Finals – Healesville 8.4.52 def Wesburn 3.3.21; Belgrave 4.2.26 def Mt. Evelyn 1.6.12
