By Tash Gunawardana
EFNL WOMEN’S REVIEW ROUND 9
PREMIER WOMEN’S:
Donvale Black vs Vermont: A strong third quarter from Vermont propelled them to a 28-point victory over Donvale Black at Donvale Reserve. It was any teams match in the first half with two and a half goals the gap on the scoreboard. Vermont burst out of the blocks in the third quarter with four goals to Donvale Black’s one, before in the final term, Donvale Black fought back kicking three goals to one.
With the win, Vermont is now on equal points with the second placed Chirnside Park Black.
Pivotal in Vermont’s win were Catherine Chamberlain (three goals), Abbey Rutherford (two goals) and Shae Collard (two goals), they combined with seven goals. Vermont’s BOG was Holly Cullen. Donvale Black’s Monica Latino was in the thick of it again adding three majors to her current goal season tally of nine.
Chirnside Park Black vs South Croydon Blue: The fourth placed South Croydon Blue caused one of the upsets of the season thrashing reigning premier Chirnside Park Black by 37-points at Kimberley Reserve. It was tough going for Chirnside Park Black, they only managed a goal in the opening three quarters and South Croydon Blue scored six goals with Chirnside Park Black’s only saving grace was South Croydon Blue were inaccurate.
South Croydon Blue’s Katie Shanahan continued her sensational season up forward contributing three majors and Jaimee-Lee Morrow achieved South Croydon Blue’s best on ground honours. Tayla Carney tried hard chipping in with two goals for Chirnside Park Black. It was a hard day on the scoring front, as they only managed three goals for the whole match, so credit goes to South Croydon Blue they were sound both defensively and offensively. Maddy Stokes was adjudged Chirnside Park Black’s best.
Blackburn Black – bye
DIVISION ONE:
Park Orchards vs North Ringwood: Park Orchards recorded their second win of the season by 23-points over North Ringwood at Domeney Reserve. Georgie Searle was the standout for Park Orchards with three goals as the Sharks overturned their Round One loss to the Saints.
Rowville vs East Ringwood: Rowville are finally on the board in 2021 running out 20-point victors over East Ringwood at Eildon Park.
Rowville were a team on a mission from the onset, they jumped out of the gates with three first quarter goals and then kicked another goal in the second term while keeping East Ringwood scoreless.
It was a solid performance from Rowville defensively as they kept East Ringwood to 2.2, only allowing East Ringwood to kick a goal each in the third and fourth quarters. Rowville forward Danielle Brotto slotted through two goals.
Berwick vs Ferntree Gully: Second placed Ferntree Gully steamrolled the third placed Berwick to the tune of 50-points at Edwin Flack Reserve as Ferntree Gully sent a message to the rest of Division One that they are a real premiership fancy in 2021.
In the opening term, Ferntree Gully could have held a greater advantage if it was not for their inaccurate goal kicking of 1.6. Ferntree Gully kicked accurately in the second term with 3.1 and held a 28-point lead at the main break. It was a fine display from Ferntree Gully as they kept Berwick to three behinds in the first three terms. Berwick broke through with their first goal in the last quarter and Ferntree Gully had a four-goal final quarter.
Lisa Walshe kicked three goals, while Chloe Leipold and Abbey Broughan contributed two goals each. Amy McCormack was Ferntree Gully’s BOG.
The Basin vs Whitehorse Suns: A slow start from The Basin did not phase them, as they ran out victorious by 34-points at Batterham Reserve.
In the opening term, The Basin were restricted to two points, a fine effort from the Whitehorse Suns. After quarter time, it was all The Basin scoring nine of the last 12 goals in the match and Whitehorse Suns had no answers. The Basin showed they are going to take some beating this season for the Division One premiership. Julia Baker starred once again with five majors for The Basin, and she currently has 23 goals for the season and Tayla Robins was awarded The Basin’s best on ground. Susan Fearn-Wannan kicked two goals for Whitehorse while Phoebe Joy was Whitehorse’s best.
Boronia Brown vs SBL Wolves: The last match of the round went down to the wire with Boronia Brown and SBL Wolves playing off a defensive thriller and SBL Wolves holding on to win by a point at Tormore Reserve.
It was a tale of two halves with Boronia Brown having the slight edge on the scoreboard in the opening half after they held SBL Wolves to two points while nailing through one goal of their own.
SBL Wolves owned the second half booting through 2.1 courtesy of forward Olivia Flanagan who scored the two goals and they held Boronia Brown to a goal. Boronia Brown’s goal kickers were Kathleen McMahon and Simone Stubley with one goal apiece and Breanna Martin was Boronia Browns best.
DIVISION TWO:
Ringwood vs Heathmont: Ringwood knocked Heathmont out of the park with a monster 70-point victory over Heathmont at Jubilee Park (Top Oval). It was a tight affair in the first quarter with Ringwood’s lead at quarter time four points, but after quarter time Ringwood put their foot on the accelerator scoring nine of the last 10 majors in the match. Georgia Fairbairn (three goals) and Abbey Jordanov (two goals) combined with five goals for Ringwood and Samantha Varnam was Ringwood’s BOG. Meanwhile, Heathmont had only two goal scorers with Tahlia Limburg and Ebony Mactier slotting one goal each.
Kilsyth vs Surrey Park: Brooke Stephenson-Fuss and Lucy Milkeraitis steered Kilsyth to a 67-point triumph against Surrey Park at Pinks Reserve. Stephenson-Fuss and Milkeraitis nailed through four goals apiece forming a formidable forward partnership causing headaches for the Surrey Park defenders. It was a one-sided contest with Surrey Park scoring their one and only goal of the match in the opening term. Kilsyth bounced out of the blocks with four goals and from then onwards they grabbed the last seven goals of the contest and made Surrey Park look second rate.
Surrey Park’s only goal came from the boot off Kara Oakley-Smith and Surrey Park’s best was Thea Toogood.
Montrose vs Knox: Knox were able to get over the line by 16-points over Montrose at Montrose Recreation Reserve.
From the start, Knox showed they were the better team keeping Montrose scoreless in the opening quarter. It took till the second term for Montrose to break their scoring drought, as they scored two majors but for the rest of the match, they only managed another goal due to the solid defensive efforts of Knox. Knox’s Kristen O’Neill (Knox BOG) was the only multiple goal scorer with three goals, while Eliza Bentley, Sheree Crompton and Kayla Eslick scored a goal each.
DIVISION THREE:
South Croydon Red vs FairPark: South Croydon Red kept their undefeated record intact defeating FairPark by 18-points at FairPark Reserve. Neither team scored a goal in the first term with South Croydon Red scoring the only four points. In the second quarter, South Croydon Red outscored FairPark with two goals to one and held a slight 10-point advantage at the main break. After the main break, South Croydon Red continued their stranglehold on the match keeping FairPark to just a point in the second half, while they scored the only goal of the half. FairPark were fortunate, with South Croydon Red remaining inaccurate with their goal kicking, keeping the margin closer than it could’ve been.
Ruby Kelly stood tall up forward for South Croydon Red with two majors and was her side’s BOG. Meanwhile, Nicole Crivellaro slotted through one goal and Abbey Croot received her second consecutive best on ground honour.
Blackburn Red vs Coldstream: What a mammoth performance it was from Blackburn Red, they hammered Coldstream by 100-points at Morton Park. Coldstream were held scoreless in the match, while Blackburn Red nailed through 13 goals and 22 behinds. Crystal Chinn (three goals), Lauren Adey (three goals) and Sarah Rose Hobson (three goals) combined with nine goals for Blackburn Red.
Chirnside Park Gold vs Croydon North MLOC: Chirnside Park Gold pulled off a hard fought 10-point victory over Croydon North MLOC at Kimberley Reserve. Croydon North MLOC did not lead at any break, but they kept on coming at Chirnside Park Gold and threatened to take the lead with the margin no more than two goals throughout the afternoon. Rachael Palmer led the way for Chirnside Park Gold with two majors and Teagan Carney was the BOG for Chirnside Park Gold. Vanessa Nolan produced the goods up forward for Croydon North MLOC with two goals, while Sally Richardson was Croydon North MLOC’s BOG.
Boronia Gold – Bye