The most versatile players of the QAFL
QAFL colts: Meeting the Mr Versatility players of the competition, those who can swing from one position to the next. Revealed here, along with how round 6 unfolded.
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In this week’s deep dive into the QAFL colts we reveal the Mr Versatile types of the competition, players who contribute greatly to their team’s flexibility.
From Jasper Williams in the south (PBC) to Trisytn Dawson (Noosa) in the north, the competition is blessed with players who can maintain a high standard in multiple positions.
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Aspley, Wilston Grange and Morningside all got rolling to amass 100+ points.
Aspley remained unbeaten after beating Labrador 129-0, with Cambell Harrop playing the game like it was a crisp, dry day, when it was actually sodded. It was an even team performance but Crocker and Presland-Tack also stood out.
For the Hornets Ethan Myers kicked four goals and Hamish McPherson booted three major scores.
Best players
Aspley: Cambell Harrop, Judah Crocker, Milo Presland-Tack.
Labrador: Unknown
Wilston Grange 14.19.103 defeated Broadbeach 3.1.19
Karmichael Dee booted six goals as the Gorillas started like a train and never slowed for any of the stations on their way toward the fourth quarter.
To the credit of Broadbeach they out scored Wilston Grange in the final term, but had only kicked a behind to that point.
Best players
Wilston Grange: Karmichael Dee, Aidan Young, Marcus Zipf, Jack Thompson, Aston Wilson, Kieran Micheletti
Broadbeach: Josh Horton, Jesse Wenzel, Micah Dawson, Luke Frawley, Zachary Stevenson, Athan Matthews.
Morningside 20.8.128 beat Mt Gravatt 2.3.15
The table topping Morningside fired to a 5-1 first term and were never headed, with Jude Seton booting four goals. The Panthers kept their southside neighbours to just five scoring shots while they found 28 themselves.
Best players
Morningside: Frasier Lay, Matthew Robson, Jude Seton, Cooper Hodge, Oscar Tanks, Lawson Shirley
Mt Gravatt: Lachlan Lavigne, Luke Kirkman, Hayden Anthony, Jonathan Pang, Elijah Sutton, Liam Cull.
Maroochydore 14.11.95 defeated Surfers Paradise 6.5.41
The Roos created a match winning break in the second quarter when the group kicked 5-2 to just one behind. Surfers Paradise did not cave in and almost matched strides in the second half, but the damage was done. Hunter James kicked four goals for the winners.
Best players
Marcoohydore: Sam Barbuto, Racer Bellchambers, Noah Rodoreda, Lachlan Barr, Jayden Banks, Maximus Prendergast
Surfers: Leo Ford, James Carrigan, Jaden Willis, Lachlan Morrissey, Beau Smith, Jordan Williams.
Sherwood 15.8.98 defeated Noosa 4.6.30
Noosa improvement continued, but not enough to quell the semi-final bound Magpies who burst clear of their rivals with a 4-2 second quarter after being shaded in the first term.
Best players
Sherwood: Michael Romelo, Cooper Stone, James Preston, Sam Caprioli, Jack Harrison, Jed Bostock.
Noosa: Riley Mackay, Jed Bullman, Ethan Slaney, Max Joyce, Jai Mure, Will Cooke.
Palm Beach Currumbin 6.11.47 defeated Redland Victoria Point 4.7.31
The best game of the weekend saw a neck and neck third and fourth quarter after PBC had inched ahead in the open two terms.
PBC’s biggest break in the match was 18 point margin at three quarter time, but the Sharks refused to lay down, forcing PBC to play the last minute like it was the first.
Best players
PBC: Jack Foggo, Rory Withers, Jake Simons, Harry Bestt, Michael Fitzgerald, Damon Clarke
Redland Victoria Point: Jake Pendlebury, Ethan Shalhoub, Matthew Owen, Byron Rigby, Baelin Phillips, Bailey Burrows
Lachie O’Dwyer (Aspley)
A backman and mid field player, O’Dwyer has a great intercept mark in him and reads the ball well in the air. He has started the season in the back division but he has the potential to motor his way around in the mid field or even get a run on the wings - that’s how much faith coach Brett Atkins has in him.
“He is really starting to hit his straps,’’ Atkins said. “He gives plenty of drive and shapes the ground within our defence.’’
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Sam Barbuto (Maroochydore)
Barbuto is extraordinary in that he never gets beaten one-on-one in the backline. Coach Rob Smith can also cast him into the mid field where his stoppage work is spot on. He really is a great package for the squad.
Lachlan Warwick (Mt Gravatt)
Warwick plays wherever he is needed. He is a great goal kicking forward that can easily play down back where he takes on the opposition’s best forwards. You can also see him impact through the midfield.
Eli Kenneally (Mt Gravatt)
He can play any position and presents well up forward, is a great intercept marker in the backline and can play minutes in the midfield as well.
Sam McCormack (Morningside)
Cormack would have been a good juggler in the circus given the way he successfully juggles his roles on the field at Esplen Oval. He is a defender who can play forward, back or ruck due to his footy smarts and physical attributes
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Billy Brenac and Jaden Willis (Surfers Paradise)
Brenac has a particularly positive presence in the Demons locker room and on the field where, from full back, he has good closing speed and can rebound well by foot.
Willis is the team’s captain who can play half back flank or on the ball. In any role Willis has a penetrating kick and exceptional footy IQ. He is the type of kid who was growing well into the leadership role and was guiding the side well.
Lachlan Roche (Labrador)
Roche is a tough inside mid who gets his own footy, but is also a player who can also go back and be an attacking player across the centre half back line. Roach Rob Yoannidis can also swing him forward where he has a great goal sense. Overall, he is just a terrific player with his two way running.
Max Boultbee and Liam Richardson (Redland-Victoria Point)
Both boys give the Sharks an extra dimension to their game by being able to play multiple roles in a match.
Boultbee is a versatile key position player while Richardson can swing between forward and wing.
Cooper Mataia and Kieran Micheletti (Wilston Grange)
Cooper Mataia as a forward, ruck or back, and Micheletti as a backman, mid fielder or a forward were great contributors to the Gorillas revival. When asked what attributes he admired most about both boys, coach Darren Fazldeen said aside from their versatility he enjoyed “there willingness to understand my feedback and learn from it’’.
“I have coached these two back when they were under-12s so I know them very well.”
Will Cook, Tristyn Dawson (Noosa)
Cook can play both back or forward without losing his impact while Dawson is a backman, mid field warrior or wing exponent. “Will’s ability to set up the ground defensively and then intercept is a huge asset, while Tristyn’s ability to defend first but then use his kicking skills as a weapon has set up our attack,’’ praised coach Ben Archard.
Noosa have a couple of wins already this season and these boys were aiding the cause.
Jasper Williams and Jake Simon (Palm Beach Currumbin)
Simons is a hard in and under type who can open the match up by foot while Williams is just so valuable for his effort in any role asked of him.
Jack Harrison (Sherwood)
Harrison adds snap, crackle and pop to the Magpies potency and has been one of the reasons for Sherwood transforming into a leading finals contender over the last two seasons. A dynamic player, Harrison is just a terrific all around player.
Jack Partridge (Broadbeach)
Every team would like a player like Partridge who can expertly swing back or forward without losing momentum, or roll into the mid field when needed. A renowned good teammate on the paddock and during training, Partridge is an asset to the group.
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