Week 2 - Eastern Football League
Week 2 - Eastern Football League
Week 2 - Eastern Football League
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By Will Taylor<br />
UNder 19'S rePOrT<br />
The season is finally here! And at the end of the first round<br />
of the EastLink Under 19’s competition, some massive<br />
statements have already been made by clubs all across<br />
Divisions 2, 3 and 4.<br />
DIVISION 2 – Upper Ferntree Gully’s six-goal to two first<br />
term was the difference in its win over 2011 Grand Finalist<br />
Donvale at Kings Park, with the Kings eventually winning<br />
by 33 points. Upper Gully’s Tyson McWilliam booted four<br />
goals in a solid performance up forward while Brenton<br />
Toole was named best on ground for his side.<br />
Doncaster East stunned the highly fancied Montrose side<br />
by 50 points at Montrose Recreation Reserve on the back<br />
of a seven-goal to one third term. The Lions only led by 20<br />
points at half time but powered away in the second half.<br />
One of the biggest early comebacks of the season saw<br />
Rowville come from 14 points down at three-quarter time<br />
to kick seven goals to two in the final term to run over a<br />
very gallant Mulgrave side by 19 points. Rowville’s Paul<br />
McEwin led the way for his side, booting an impressive<br />
five goals.<br />
The biggest blow out occurred at Schramms Reserve,<br />
with Bayswater making a statement to the rest of the<br />
competition. The ‘Waters destroyed Doncaster away from<br />
home, running out 160-point winners.<br />
DIVISION 3 – Chirnside Park’s Ned Martin booted three<br />
goals as the Panthers cruised past Coldstream by four goals<br />
at Kimberley Reserve.<br />
North Ringwood got past Templestowe by 10 points at Quambee<br />
Reserve, mainly thanks to Reece Bedggood’s seven goals.<br />
At Walker Reserve, Wantirna South gave the Glen<br />
Waverley Hawks a Division 3 football lesson, eventually<br />
winning by 118 points. After a close first term, in which<br />
the Devils led by six points, the class of the Devils showed<br />
as the Hawks managed just four goals for the game, while<br />
the Devils booted 21. Beau Lesueur booted six goals for<br />
the winners.<br />
Boronia started the season with a five-goal win over<br />
Warrandyte at Warrandyte Reserve. However the Hawks<br />
were very inaccurate in front of goals, scoring 11.20 to the<br />
Bloods’ 8.8. That is something they’ll look to improve on.<br />
DIVISION 4 – The Basin’s new recruit Jarrod Hardy,<br />
who came from Bayswater last season, helped the Bears<br />
to a convincing 14-goal win over Ferntree Gully Eagles at<br />
Batterham Reserve. Hardy scored four goals for the Bears<br />
as they led from start to finish.<br />
Defending champions Park Orchards started where they<br />
let off, comfortably defeating South Belgrave at Domeney<br />
Reserve. Matthew Snowball showed his class and booted<br />
seven goals.<br />
Even though Surrey Park’s senior team isn’t going too<br />
well in recent times, its Under 19’s side is making a huge<br />
statement in Division 4. The Panthers led from start to<br />
smash Silvan by 85 points at Surrey Park Reserve. No<br />
doubt they will want to go one step further than a semifinal<br />
which they reached in 2011.<br />
Cannot wait to see Division 1 Under 19’s start up this<br />
weekend!<br />
13 THE EASTERN FOOTBALLER 2012
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