A Grade
Wandin’s A Grade team proved to be too good for Monbulk and took greater advantage of their forward entries. The Hawks fought out the game to the end but were never able to fight their way back into the match as the margin increased every quarter.
Wandin 68 def Monbulk 43
Best: Jen Dewhurst, Nicole Macdowell, Tiana Mancarella
Goals: Peri Reid 33, Sophie Stubbs 4, Jen Dewhurst 3
B Grade
Monbulk started the day half a game behind Wandin and the match began evenly with the Hawks getting an early 7-6 lead before consecutive turnovers allowed the Bulldogs to edge ahead 12-10 at the first change. After that Wandin displayed a fairly flawless game plan and ended up running away with the game by 30 goals.
Wandin 65 def Monbulk 35
Best: Dayna Walsham, Elizabeth Cutting, Chloe Schmidtke
Goals: Paige Rondinella 17, Dayna Walsham 10, Chloe Schmidtke 8
C Grade
Wandin are one of the leading teams in C Grade, sitting in second place with just the three losses so far, while Monbulk find themselves in ninth with just three wins. The Hawks battled well throughout the match but the Bulldogs’ strong defence continually repelled many of the forward forays and won easily as a result.
Wandin 46 def Monbulk 18
Best: Simone Beattie, Courtney Witt, Sammi Kelly
Goals: Jamie Sands 10, Sammi Kelly 6, Laura Del Biondo 2
D Grade
Monbulk’s D Grade team played one of their best matches for the season so far. The last placed Hawks came up against the second placed Wandin. Earlier this year they had lost the corresponding fixture at home 53-6. This young team is rapidly progressing and showed marked improvement in their game. Wandin got the jump in this match and established a 16 goal lead by half time but Monbulk were not to be denied and won the second half 14-13. This was a very creditable performance against a finals bound team.
Wandin 34 def Monbulk 19
Best: Kate Smith, Leah Hansby, Brooke O’Loughlin
Goals: Kate Smith 17, Eireann Lawson 2
