Saturday’s games took us to Newstead, under lights, for our night game of the season. It was a memorable occasion for both Clubs with not only coming together to play the sport we love but a ceremony and minute silence held to commemorate the life of Dallas Keogh-Frankling, a Castlemaine Football Netball Club Under 18 Player who tragically lost his life, and to pay respects the family, friends and community that mourn the loss of Dallas – coming together to support each other is what community is all about and this is a great community sport.
This week we also have a cohort of junior footballers and netballers participating in the interleague. The experience and skill of the teams and players they came up against was certainly exceptional and all the girls were able to put in brilliant games for the tournament. The teams will play Horsham District as Navarra on June 18 for the next game as an interleague. The MFNC U15 and U18 interleague teams didn’t come away with any wins, but get a second chance for our next scheduled games on Sunday 18/6 at Navarre Recreation Reserve. Football Under 13’s interleague training is on Wednesday night. A practice match will be held at Newstead at 6 pm.
This coming weekend we have a BYE and then we take on Carisbrook at home.
Football
Seniors: Maldon 49 Def by Newstead 67. Very disappointed to lose on the weekend, on what was a big night for Newstead full Credit to them they just wanted to win a bit more than us. Better players: Seb Greene, Alex Farrow, Cody Gunn and Pat Long.
Reserves: Maldon 65 Def Newstead 24. After an even first quarter, we were able to assert our dominance and take control of the game. A good team performance. Best: T. Rowe, B. Rowbottom, S. Burchell, I. Hartley, B. Kitchingman, L. Brennan.
17.5s: Maldon 45 Def Avoca 7 (Newstead no team). The U17.5s travelled to Trentham for their second clash in 3 weeks against Avoca. Maldon had many attempts at goals but only came away with 5. Our back line was strong in defense only letting Avoca score a total of 7 points. Best: Blayne Cananzi, Flynn Rowbottom, Noah Thompson, Tadgh Cananzi, Ryan Burchell, Callum Buchanan.
14.5s: NO GAME
11.5s: Maldon 0 Def by Newstead 46. Newstead got the jump on us in the first quarter and was hard to catch, but our legends never gave up. Best: Chloe Jennings, Oliver Merlo, Yoshi Turner, Will Govier, Nash Jennings, Darcy Robertson.
Netball
A Grade: Maldon 36 Def by Newstead 39. The Team had a solid start to the game, our defensive end once again stood up and was able to force errors. A few unforced errors allowed Newstead to get a jump on us in the last few minutes of the game and had them take the win. Best on: Mackenzie Shepherd.
B Grade: Maldon 25 Draw 25 Newstead. The game was once again an end-to-end situation. At the final siren, a draw was had with a score of 25 all. Best on: Ashlee Forster.
C Grade: Maldon 20 Def by Newstead 31.With the score level at halftime, it saw Newstead really fight back in the second half to take the win! Best: Tay Doyle.
Under 17s: NO GAME
Under 15s: Maldon 14 Def Newstead 13. The U15s were again victorious on the weekend with Newstead certainly bringing their game on the weekend. The team is really starting to find its rhythm and has come up against some higher sides on the ladder proving they can match it with the best. Best Player; Maggie Walmsley.
Under 13s: Maldon 10 Def by Newstead 22. The under 13s took the court in a twilight match and took the court with big smiles and determination, unfortunately not coming away with the win but executing what they have been working on at training incredibly well. Best: Holly Williams and Wren Beckett
Under 11s: Maldon 7 Def by Newstead 13. We were able to challenge Newstead at times creating many moments of solid consistent play. Best: Elsa