Reserves Elimination Final: Boronia v The Basin

With possibly the strongest team we have had all year we arrived at Glen Waverley to finals football.  Again some of the first faces we noticed were players not playing on the day,  a sign of real character.  The ground was in good condition; a little hard in the middle but no complaints here.  We prepared well and were ready for battle with our opponents.

From the first contest we looked as if we were on.  Running in numbers, looking for run-by handballs, spreading, and using the ball well.  With our mid field playing strong and smart we could deliver the ball with more purpose to our forwards and give them more opportunity to mark and score.  We played the ground well and used the wings to our advantage.   The pressure was there from The Basin but we absorbed it and looked after each other.   With Allen, Castersen, Heuston, Carodus, Leeson, Warren, Granland, Bruce and Johnson having a stand out first quarter we put ourselves in a strong position.

The second was played with great link up football, run off our back line, hard blocks and precise kicks and handballs.   We looked fast, if the finals nerves were there it didn’t show.  With Milde, Migues, Romano, McDonald and the Dowers having good games we won almost all over the ground.  Our forwards still had reason to be a little frustrated, none more so than Paterson.   We still made it hard for him, and his approach to the contest was admirable, dishing off when he could and kicking a few himself .

The third term was our best.  We really got on top and broke the game open, our defence repelled every forward entry by The Basin and their frustration showed with some undisciplined acts and umpire “bashing” which made us look even better.   On the other hand, we did not give away a 25 or back chat the men in green once and we are proud of the way we went about the game on this level.

The final quarter we took our foot off the gas a little and let them get a couple of goals.  We responded when we had to, but we must play four full quarters if we are to continue to the final dance and next week against the Gully will be a different style of footy and we must be even better than today.

Selection will again be difficult and players will be disappointed.  The Development Squad has a number of purposes through out the season.  It is firstly to produce and develop players to play in the senior team; create a conduit for our young players to rise through the ranks; and then be competitive and win through out the season.  We have balanced the numbers well this season and we now have a mission to complete, each week is do or die, the players are on track and focused, so let’s see where it leads us.


Development Squad Scoreboard – presented by Knox Club

Goal Kickers: J. Paterson 3, R. Warren, L. Johnson, J. Purdon, N. Heuston, S. Goldsack.
Best Players: J. Granland, D. Romano, R. Miller, K. Milde, N. Heuston, C. McDonald.

Calling for Finals Volunteers Please!

Boronia Hawks will once again be hosting the Bendigo Bank 2nd Division Finals Series at Tormore Reserve in September.

The Club has a proud record of hosting finals over many years.  This is made possible by two things: the superb facilities and playing surface of Tormore Reserve; and the fantastic support of our volunteers who run the match days so seamlessly.  We are now asking for volunteers to step forward and offer their help for this year’s final series.  

If you can help out in any way on any day, please contact Scott Nicholas, Senior President on 0403 238 494 or sdnic@live.com.au
 

Things we need to to cover include:

  • traffic control and car parking;
  • car boot alcohol inspections at the gate;
  • canteen and kitchen assistants;
  • bar staff at two outside bar tents – must have RSA accreditation please;
  • BBQ cooks and helpers for two / three BBQ tents;
  • delivering supplies to bars and BBQ’s.

** EFL passes for volunteers to gain no-cost admission to the ground will be available for collection from the clubrooms after 7:00pm on Thursday nights.

 
Dates for Division 2 Finals Series

 

  • Saturday 1st September: Semi Final 2 
  • Sunday 2nd September:  Semi Final 1 
  • Saturday September 8th: Preliminary Final 
  • Saturday 15th September: Division 2 GRAND FINAL 

JUNIOR FINALS ON SUNDAY – presented by Fletchers Mooroolbark

Two of our Junior Hawks teams face off in Preliminary Finals on Sunday. Best of luck to both teams for great games!

Under 11’s: Boronia v North Ringwood at 9:00am at Morton Park (Blackburn)

1 K.Baldock, 10 L.Pietrzak, 24 T.Halligan, 30 B.Halligan, 22 C.Clarke, 25 P.Rose, 28 J.Westerman, 26 J.Ferriggi, 27 H.Knight, 4 B.Driscoll, 3 R.Driscoll, 11 H.Burrows, 23 M.Mactier, 2 J.Mclean, 20 J.Loebert, 16 J.Mitchell, 19 Z.Benedetti, 29 A.Holmes, 6 M.Johnson, 18 O.Haroun.

Under 14’s: Boronia v North Ringwood at 10:00am at Pinks Reserve (Kilsyth)

7 H.Landy, 29 L. Schmidtke, 13 B.White, 2 A.Coccaro, 8 L.Brown, 5 J.Fricke, 15 B.Beattie, 12 J.Steele, 34 T.Relph, 11 R.Egan, 28 L.Marshman, 3 J.Wilson, 14 K.Nye, 16 J. Van Der Linden, 24 T.Pietrzak, 21 B.Tomlinson, 1 X.Lech, 27 M.Lewis, 26 P.Blake, 22 B.Sturdy, 25 T.Watkins, 6 B. Peat, 30 A.Potter.


JUNIOR FINALS UPDATE FOR WEEK 2

First week of finals are done. U11’s had a tough game in very windy conditions on Sunday against North Ringwood. Well done kids on a fantastic effort. These guys get a second chance this week against Bayswater at Heatherdale Reserve.

Our U14’s played also in tough windy and wet conditions and came away with the win against Forest Hill. They move to the 2nd Semi this Sunday against Montrose at Koonung Reserve.

The U17’s had the week off and take on Donvale this Sunday at Knox Gardens.

We really look forward to seeing senior players and supporters at the games to cheer on the junior teams. GO HAWKA!!

Boronia Hawks win Premier Division Netball

It’s a Premiership! Our top ranked netball team, Boronia Hawks, has won the Grand Final in EFL Premier Division scoring 48 goals to Fairpark Yellow 32.  The Hawks were in great form from the outset.  They established an early lead and then stayed on top, pressuring the opposition, to record a very convincing win over last year’s premiers.

 

Boronia Hawks: 2017 Premiers
Boronia Hawks: 2017 Premiers
The incredible Nikki Phillips was presented with the Blue Ribbon Medal for Best on Court by EFL CEO Phil Murton.

 

Nikki Phillips - Blue Ribbon Medallist
Nikki Phillips – Blue Ribbon Medallist

 

Congratulations to Petra Keogh from @boroniahawks who has announced her retirement in the best possible way – with a premiership medal around her neck! Many thanks for your fantastic contribution to our netball program Petra!

 

Petra Keogh announces her retirement.
Petra Keogh announces her retirement.

 

 

EFL Finals Venues Announced

The EFL has announced today that the Division 2 Finals will once again be hosted by @boroniahawks at Tormore Reserve. Congratulations to Boronia Football Club Chairman, Kristan Wood and our hard working Board and supporters for proving once again the club’s capability to provide a top notch finals venue.

Division 3 finals will be played at Central Park, Glen Waverley and at East Burwood Reserve.