After a somewhat slow start, the Under 16 boys began to gel well as a team. With goals in the second quarter from Mac Pendergast, Xavier Walker and Hunter Frauenfelder, the boys went into the half time break with renewed confidence.
Some exciting passages of play, repeat efforts and two amazing goals from whippet Nathan Thrower just saw the boys narrowly missing out on the win.
Goals: N Thrower 2, M Pendergast, X Walker, H Frauenfelder, L Williams, A Doherty, J Baker.
Best: H Frauenfelder, G Surrey, L Phillips, L Dwyer, N Thrower, L Williams.
Under 14
Yarrawonga 6-4-40 def by Albury 6-10-46
Round 1 of the AWJFL saw the Yarrawonga Under 14 boys take on the Albury Tigers at Yarrawonga. A very close and hard fought first half saw Albury going into the main break with a 3-point lead.
Albury got the break on Yarrawonga in the third quarter with two unanswered goals. The Yarra boys outscored Albury in the last quarter but unfortunately just fell short of a win by 6 points.
Gus Saunders and Sam Trembath were both strong up forward kicking 2 goals each whilst Pacey Haebich, Mitch Tyson and Sam Bigger played strong games around the midfield.
Under 12
Yarrawonga 1-3-9 def by Albury 11-7-73
The first official hit out for the youngest of our Pigeons on Sunday saw the bigger bodies and more experienced Albury Tigers win the day.
Lots of encouraging signs from our boys with plenty to go on with and we look forward to seeing them tackle Nth Albury this coming Sunday.
Lots of run and plenty to like about Darcy Skehans goal and well supported by James Cummins, Noah Runnalls, Cooper Clark, Rhys Driscoll, Jack Buttler and Cam Stephens. Overall a good team effort with lots to build on.
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