AFL SEQ Div 1 Players of Round 1; How your side went
We reveal who shone brightest as players of the round in the AFL SEQ under-17 girls Div 1 following a bumper opening weekend. The top 30 players are revealed here, as well as details on how your team fared.
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The AFL SEQ Div 1 under 17 girls season is off and running, with some round 1 thrillers in wind swept conditions.
We give an insight into how your side went, along with the players from each club who led the charge.
Plus, we also cover the Mt Gravatt-Jindalee and Morningside under 17 girls Div 2 teams.
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THE RESULTS:
Maroochy Roos 5-6-36 to Broadbeach 5-4-34.
Sandgate Hawks 3-6-24 to Tweed Coolangatta 1-5-11
Burleigh Bombers 12.6-78 to Wilston Grange Gorillas 0.5-5
Sherwood 5-2-32 to Wests Juniors 3-3-21
Yeronga Devils 6.13-49 to Southport Sharks 3.1-19
Surfers Paradise 5-9- 39 to Coorparoo 3-6-24
THE PLAYERS OF THE ROUND
Sandgate
Montannah Fabian: In a match where possession was pure gold, Fabian’s ruck work was outstanding.
Vianne Stillman: Stillman was one and a quarter players, playing in the gruelling midfield role and moving up forward.
Kaesti-Eva French: It was a slogging, physical affair and putting her body on the line was French with a huge defensive effort down back against a Roos side that was coming to get the Hawks.
Surfers Paradise
Sunny Lappin: The versatile Lappin played in a strong midfield grouping, but also drifted forward.
Sophia Springer: Springer rotated roles with Lappin, switching between mid and forward and also had a stint in the ruck.
Alicia Gordon: She played both ends at times, both on the ball and in the backline.
Mia Avatt: Avatt was another versatile player, who was on the ball but also a rock in the backline.
Tweed Coolangatta
Izzy Boucher and Allira Palmucci: This dynamic duo were very good across halfback in demanding circumstances given the physical opposition and the prevailing wind.
Lani Bourke: The London marathon was contested overnight, but Bourke did her own footy marathon. She was a beauty across half forward and midfield, running all day.
Coorparoo
Sienna Ibrahim: A midfielder, she was a major ball winner around the ground, winning the inside ball most times at the contest to get it to our outside runners.
Monique Perry: Midfield player Perry had her first game for the club and showed speed and ability to open the game up with her physicality.
Madison Pitman: A midfield-forward, Pitman provided a tall target at half forward and worked well with Chloe Gaunt in the front 50.
Imogen Smith: The midfield/back played her role with her speed in the midfield, but then moved back when we lost our centre half back to injury.
Lyla Harrison: She provided the forward pressure with her tackling and pushed up the ground to assist the midfield.
Yeronga
Midfielder Ila Streeter, Kacey Griffiths in the ruck, Dina Bizimana in the engine room (midfield), half forward Mia Bevan and Eliza Haighs across both the half back line or in the midfield were terrific for the winners.
Wests Juniors:
Eva Sartor and co: It was a big day for the midfielders at Oakman Park, with Eva Sartor, Nickkie Shaw and Charlotte Russell busy as bees.
Scarlett Lythgo: Popping up in defence across the match for Wests was Scarlett Lythgo.
Maroochydore
Billie Missen and Lataya Depauw: The Roos surged late with four final term goals to pop the Hawks, and leading the way were Lataya Depauw and Billie Missen, an under 15 player who was elevated up in age group. Missen also kicked a goal.
Molly Ferguson, Lily Yates and Jasmin Dane: In a low scoring match this trio got themselves on the score sheet, with Ferguson kicking two goals.
Broadbeach
Annabelle Foat: Foat is a representative player and it showed during her best on ground performance in a narrowly beaten side.
Abby Schumacher: She was a super performer in defence, a real effort player.
Amy Haddow: Haddow had her kicking boots on during a windy afternoon and was a top three performer for the Cats.
Wilston Grange
Tayla Simpson: Simpson was a tackling machine in the backline for the Gorillas against a powerhouse Burleigh.
Mia Geere: An Academy player, Geere tried hard all day in the midfield.
Brigid Gunn: Gunn was super reliable, a pillar in defence.
Southport
Shyla Bauer and Rarni Maclean: The Sharks worked hard defensively and best of all were Maclean and Bauer, with Bauer also switching to midfield.
Jordan Donnelly: Donnelly tried all match in the midfield for Southport.
Sherwood
Sherwood had a good midfield in action and leading the charge were Lauren Monson, Audrey Pickup and Stella Scott who also drifted forward at stages, while at the back Sophie David was a terrific defender.
Burleigh
Allanah Walsh: She played exceptionally throughout the midfield and gave the Bombers great strength coming out of the stoppages with her signature footwork and fend offs. She kicked a few goals and set some other up.
Stormie Huttenun: Stormie held down the backline and gave brilliant direction from centre half back. She was the catalyst for relentless pressure against the opposition’s forward line.
Izzy Lowe: Centre half forward Lowe collected a number of goals and also took clanger marks. She was a sturdy anchor forward all day.
Footnote: Morningside and Mt Gravatt-Jindalee Div 2 best further down in this story.
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THE MATCHES
The match of the round was the Maroochy Roos finished strongly against the Cats at Sandgate, with Roos coach Aaron Yates praising his young team and their skills.
“We used our skill and pace to help us win.’’ Yates said.
“The game plan worked in the last quarter but probably our determination in the end was what got us home,’’ he said, noting a four quarterfinal term.
This season watch for the Roos captain Marlee Marshall, Lataya Depauw, Nillie Missen, Jemma Foley and Sophie Schultz, all Academy players, to lead the way for Maroochydore alongside sharp shooter Molly Ferguson.
Broadbeach coach James Dofter said his team got what they expected in round 1 – a tough, hard match where it was hard to win the football.
“But eventually we got on top with a four goal advantage going into halftime on a very windy afternoon,’’ Dofter said.
“But sadly we ran out of legs towards the end to go down by two points.’’
There was another ripper at Sir Bruce Small Park between the Demons and Coorparoo, with Surfers getting the job done largely due to a “super strong’’ midfield.
“I loved the effort and intensity,’’ said Surfers Paradise coach Chanel Fletcher.
“There were massive positives to take away from the game but also there is lots to work on.
“In particular we need to work on sticking tackles and running more defence.
Coorparoo coach Scott Harrison said while his side did not get the win, “the team showed a lot of intent from the start’’and it was a goodeffort to push Surfers all the way.
“A big positive was to keep Surfers goalless in the third quarter when they had the wind. Wind played a big role in making it a contested game.
Asked what he wanted to improve, he said “moving forward would be to get even numbers to contests’’ as Surfers were good at getting an extra players around the ball.
The Yeronga Devils, spearheaded by its midfield brigade and ruck Griffiths, got the job done in a close one against the Southport Sharks.
Yeronga head coach Jesse Batlus liked the ball winning efforts at the contests and “our pressure tackle was amazing’’.
“Our backline held strong when tested and then let our runners get into space.’’
She said the wind made things tricky, but he would like to work on “being more in front and trusting ourselves to read the flight of the ball’’.
The Sharks coaching staff of Andre Mounsey and Marcus Gazsik liked the endeavour of their side in a close contest. “Our ball movement got better as the game went on.’’
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Home side Sandgate inched to its win over Tweed Coolangatta, with the Hawks kicking with the wind early and setting up what would be a match winning lead.
Although Tweed lifted in the second term, they did not convert their chances ahead of a second half arm wrestle.
Tweed came strongly at their rivals in the final quarter in a physical encounter, but the Hawks hung on.
“It was a tough, gritty win against quality opposition,’’ praised Sandgate coach Shane Watterson, who wants to work on “link up play’’ in round 2.
Tweed Cooly coach Dave Palmucci said it was a “grand final’’ type clash against Sandgate, a tough, physical contest.
“We had a slow start but worked into the match,’’ Palmucci.
“Injuries meant no rotations in the second half, but we had a majority of the footy but just couldn’t finish when we had the chance.’’
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The Bombers foursome of Isabelle Lowe, Chelsea Wood, Summer Simons and Izabella Bower kicked four goals in Burleigh’s win over Wilston Grange. More on the Bombers effort coming today.
“I was thrilled to see the effort across the board and was impressed with every single player executing their roles superbly all day,’’ said coach Emily Otto.
Wilston Grange had a number of good players which gave us a real arm wrestle for points.
“We are excited for the opportunity to play a number of new teams this season and this was a great start to the season.’’
Gorillas coach Jamie Sceney said it was great for the girls to be out playing again and they were beaten by a “terrific’’ team.
In the western suburbs derby, Sherwood edged narrowly ahead of Wests Juniors at Oakman Park.
Wests Juniors coach Mark McCabe liked the work rate and intensity of his side from start to finish while for the winners, Magpies coach Chris Bloor said he was pleased with the team work but wanted to work on Sherwood’s defensive systems.
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In Division 2, Morningside had a narrow loss to Tweed Coast Northern Rivers 3-4-22 to 1-6-12, with a 30-40kph wind playing havoc.
“Morningside couldn’t take full advantage of the wind, and this proved the difference,’’ said Panthers coach Alan McGrath.
Centre half back Charli Worden was having a huge game but copped a heavy knock in the third quarter and took no further part.
McGrath said Poppy Priestly and Emily Brand also showed great signs with fierce attack at the footy.
“Overall there is a lot to like from our very inexperienced team, and the game gave us a clear idea of where we can improve.’’
The Mt Gravatt/Jindalee snared a win in a very competitive match, 7-7-49 to 2-1-13 in its match against Everton.
The game was a bruising encounter with both teams attacking the contest trying to win the ball.
“Mt Gravatt/Jindalee were able to escape the congestion more often and had some players willing to run and bounce which was the difference,’’ King said.
“The way the Mt Gravatt/Jindalee girls shared the ball around the forward line was quite pleasing as a coach as teamwork makes the dream work.’’
The best players where Jessica Williams, Taneka Dhadlie, Enah Desic and Shae Gordon.
Mt Gravatt/Jindalee7-7-49
Everton 2-1-13
Goals Mt Gravatt: 2 Jess Mc Gill, 1 Enah Desic, 1 Lilly Hendry, 1 Lily Juffs, 1 Tiana Limperakis, 1 Jessica Williams.
Best were Kessica Williams, Taneka Dhadlie, Enah Desic and Shar Gordon.
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