ROUND 9 V WHITE HILLS 2018 Ahhhh the long weekend is finally here and that means a clash with White Hills at the postage stamp. A very competitive rivalry on both the football ground and netball courts and today will be no different. Hopefully plenty of wins for us to celebrate tonight and tomorrow at the Broughy!! Tomorrow is of course the $1,000 draw so get stuck into Poss today if you haven’t got a ticket yet. Coupla hours free squirt, entertainment from Mitch Bennett and a chance at the $1,000!! Kicks off at 12pm so get in early! The 3rd’s kicked us off last week against Huntlie and had the early running with a 12 point lead at quarter time. A 5 goal to none 2nd quarter from Huntlie proved to be the difference in the game as they opened up a 20 point lead and then managed to hold the lead for the rest of the day to grab a 9 point win. Big Harro up forward was fantastic with 4 snags but played a lone hand in the forward line and will need a couple of mates to help him this week. Best players were Baz White, Zacca, Zacho Johns, Strawberries! and Hanny. The 2’s was a battle of 2v3 and our boys came out breathing fire and opened up the match winning lead in the first quarter. The hawks would have regretted delisting Hoota and Hilly all those years ago as they both came back to haunt them with Hoota helping himself to 6 snags and Hilly bringing his own Sherrin. They do say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure! A very even 22 contributors and with a few blokes missing out, competition for spots is red hot! In the end a 35 point win which could have been much more if not for some inaccurate goal kicking. Toolleen Hotel 3 votes to Hoota O’Connell, 2 for Tyler “The Rat” McNamara and 1 to Joshy Evans. Bonus awards to the Charlton Flyer Cliffy, Hoota and Benny Sticks Welch. Hilly will be able to treat Eb out for dinner with the meal voucher and the Greene Machine will have a bottle of Rivergate to give Jock for Fathers day. The seniors were looking to take a big scalp in the Hawks and were very even around the ball in the first term but couldn’t capitalise on the scoreboard although Cal did kick a goal which he was very happy with. Rumour has it he was so impressed with it, it was all he talked about when he went on a date Sunday night. Huntly flexed their muscle in the 2nd term and opened up their match winning lead. The 2nd half was a lot more of an arm wrestle and if not for more inaccurate kicking the result would have been a lot closer. Wanga again showed his class with a bag of 6 as did Tommy Pontell although his 6 were points. Hopefully some straight kicking this week can get the boys their 3rd win of the season. National Tiles 3 votes to Eddo, 2 for Wanga and 1 to Hugo who was involved in everything. Bonus awards went to Wings Tuohey in his first game for the year, Filthy Philbrick and Joey CON. Filthy Philbrick will again be treating his much better half with the meal voucher and Trottsy took home the bottle of Rivergate. Like I said earlier, tomorrow is the $1,000 draw at the Broughy which is always the place to be on the long weekend. Poss has the tickets but so do all senior players so make sure you don’t miss out! Tickets can be bought on the day if you want to bring your friends or family!! It Promises to be another great day!! The ball is fast coming up on the 30th of June! Make sure you’ve got yourself organised for that! At the Tin Shed this year, buses and everything running as per normal. Keep your eyes on the yabba and facebook for anymore info!! Good luck to the netballers and everyone having a kick today! GO MOUNTS!!!
ROUND 8 V HUNTLY 2018 Howdy folks, After a couple of weeks off we are back at it against the Hawks at Toolleen in what is our 2018 sponsors day! A Huge Thank you and welcome to every single sponsor here today, you keep our club up and running and give us all the best chance to get out on the field/court! A nice little mid season break so everyone should be nice and fresh to attack the 2nd half of the season! During the break we had the Ruckman’s day at the O’Shanessey’s farm which was again a great success! The Auction was a huge hit as was the ipod shuffle and also the brilliant roast rolls which were served up thanks to Bakers Delight and Cedar Meats! A massive thanks to Sophie and Shagga and hopefully this event can now become a tradition every year! Before the break we made the big trek up to Leitchy to take on the Bombers. The 3rd’s kicked off the day and although the bombers had the better of the first quarter, after that it was all our boys way as they ran away with a very important 27 point win! Jacko and Baz White were the only multiple goal kickers in what was a really even team performance in tricky conditions! A great sign for the 3rds boys who are now 3-3 with a couple of big games before the half way mark of the season. Best Players were Dane Keuks, Fletch White, Jacko Nihill, Greeny and Zacca The 2’s were looking to get their first win against Leitchy away since before Ben Welch was born in cyclonic conditions. The Skip lost the toss and was forced to kick into a 10 goal breeze however our boys had the better of the play and after being within a goal at quarter time were able to take the lead in the 2nd quarter and not give it up until the final siren.like I Said it was a long time since we had won up there and the win gave us a spot in the top 3. Bundy was so happy he yelled into a bucket on the way home! Toolleen Hotel 3 votes Jez Brewer, 2 for Jez Blencowe and 1 for Benny Flop Welch. Bonus awards to the 2 Jezzas again and Joshy Evans. Hancock got the meal Voucher and Hootie O’Connell the Rivergate. The 1’s were up against one of the toughest challenges in the HDFNL but someone obviously forgot to tell them as they came out firing in the first half and took the game right up to the reigning premiers. Conditions were very tricky but the boys were having a red hot crack. Unfortunately after half time Leitchy flexed some muscle and played the better football to run away with a win. It looked like Frank Cole may have suffered a career ending broken leg at one stage but after plenty of Morphine and a cup of cement he is fine and should take his position in the lineup today. National Tiles 3 votes to Youngy, 2 for Luke Tinder Marchesi and 1 for Cam Birdman Moore. Bonus awards to Buttsy, Keuks and Filthy Phillbrick. Hang around after the game today for the superdraw! Always a great chance to win some cash after a day at the footy so hopefully everyone can head back into the rooms for a coupla cold ones afterwards! The Annuall Ball is being held on the 30th of June and this year it will be making a return to the (in)famous TIN SHED!! Toli Will be doing his thing on the music and drinks will be at bar prices for what promises to be one of the best nights of the year! Do not miss out! Keep your eyes and ears peeled for more information over the coming weeks! As always we also have the $1,000 draw at the Broughy on the Sunday of the Queens Birthday long weekend! This is also always a great day so make sure you get all your friends and family involved! Tickets will be coming out over the next week so make sure you do not miss out! All footballers will be selling tickets but if in doubt just get in contact with Poss Kerr. Maybe just call him and annoy him anyway cos he does nothing during the week and it’s fun to annoy him. Good luck to the netballers and everyone having a kick! GO MOUNTS!!!
ROUND 7 BYE 2018
ROUND 6 V LEITCHVILLE GUNBOWER 2018
ROUND 5 V COLBINABBIN 2018 Today we take on the Green and Gold from over the hill at Toolleen. Today marks another chapter in a very long history with our great rivals. Hang around after the game for the 2nd Superdraw, few tickets still getting around so make sure you are paid up so you can cash in tonight! While you are in the rooms you will notice the Cliff and Peter White Shield is taking pride of place back in its rightful home after a great win against Heathcote last week. A great way to honour 2 legends of our great club, well done boys and let’s keep the winning run rolling today! The 3rd’s kicked off proceedings at a surprisingly warm ‘Cote with the new facilities making it the 2nd best ground to play at behind Toolleen. The boys dominated the first half taking a 28 point lead into the half time break after the ball seemed to never leave the forward 50. Rizzle Mac was giving the Heathcote supporters flashbacks to his old man dashing up the wing albeit with a much sturdier physique. The saints played much better in the 2nd half and managed to steal a 3 point win in the dying stages. Best Players were Strawberries, Rizzle, Baz White, Blazer and Angy White. The ressies were coming off a huge win but starting from 0 again as that’s what always happens with a new game. It was a dominant display early but for a lack of accuracy up forward the margin should have been much bigger. From there on the boys were the better side and were eventually 76 point victors. Hootie and Puss kicked 7 between them but the best goal of the day was saved for a banana in the last quarter from in front of the bakery. Enough about that though. Toolleen Hotel 3 votes to Goose, 2 for The Sherriff Blencowe and 1 for Wombat Brewer. Bonus awards for Heavy Beers Dyl, Blencowe and Hootie. The Rivergate went to Chooka the Chix Magnet and Filthy got the meal voucher to treat his much better half out for dinner. The Gary Ablett seniors squared the ledger at 2-2 with a solid win to regain the shield as I touched on before. Special thanks to Peter Young for speaking pre game and giving the boys the motivation to win our most important home and away game for the year. Looking the better side for the majority of the day, the boys weren’t able to land the killer blow till late in the game and were eventual 22 point winners. Wanga ran amok up forward and helped himself to 4 snags and Whoopi Coleberg was talking a heap of trash after treating himself to 3 majors. Menace was again dominant and has had his Cheatley Medal odds slashed to $7. The run and carry won the day in the end and Buttsy and Moorey were enormous off halfback. Let’s go again today! National Tile 3 Votes to Buttsy, 2 for Moorey and 1 for the Singapore Rat! Bonus awards to Moorey, Menace Balme and Whoopi. Keuks has very dangerously got himself a bottle of Rivergate and Menace will be on the look for someone to take for dinner. Superdraw after the game like I mentioned earlier. Great chance to win some cash!! Next social function is the Ruckmans day on the club bye which is the 26th of May. More info to come on that but if it’s anything like last year it will be a ripper day! Today we also have a junior kids game going on at half time of the seniors. All kids aged 4-9 are encouraged to get out on the ground and have a run around! Any Parents are also encouraged to wander out and stand on the boundary line to cheer the kids on! Good luck to the netballers and everyone having a kick today! GO MOUNTS!!!
ROUND 4 V HEATHCOTE 2018 Today is the most important home and away game of the season as we take on Heathcote for the annual Cliff & Peter White Shield. No game means more to the club than this so nothing but a win will be accepted today. Let’s take the shield back down the highway, where it belongs. A clean sweep of the footy last weekend against Elmore which was very suitably celebrated on the mystery bus tour. Well done to the social committee for a great night and to everyone who got along and supported the night! Makes these events very easy to run when we get such good numbers! Thanks to Fatty, Dubbs and Carrie and Teagan and Gary Oz for acting as our pubs on the night! The 3rd’s kicked off proceedings with a hard fought 28 point win. Only a point separated the teams at 3 quarter time after a see sawing first 3 quarters but a 5 goal to 1 last quarter was enough to take the choccies. Big Harro treated himself to 4 snags up forward and Fletch cleaned up with 3 himself. Best Players were Felix Bickers, Izzy Carrots again, Fletch, Rizzle Mac and Gus White. The 2’s kicked the first 32 goals of the game which turned out to be the only 32 goals of the game in a 205 point win. Easier to say the players who didn’t kick a goal as we had 16 goal scorers. Bad luck to Bundy who kicked 3 points, Dylsy Mac, Daniel “Timomatic/Lebron James” Whiting, Benny (who had 60 touches), Keuks and Griffo who didn’t trouble the scorers. Toolleen Hotel 3 votes to Kwiffy, 2 for Benny and 1 for the Greene Machine. Bonus Awards to Benny, Kwiffy and Evo. The 1’s were desperate to get their first win on the board against the bloods and did their best to keep the red and white in it with a very inaccurate 9.16 which was fortunately just enough to run away with a 15 point win. Neale Balme was fantastic in the ruck and was very happy with himself as the night wore on. The unretired silver fox, CHRIS BLACK was fantastic at full back and Whoopi Coleberg continued his good form and also played a good game of footy too. A big win for the boys who now have the chance to square the ledger at 2-2 today. Wanga our multiple goal kicker with 2 although he could have kicked 15. Unfortunately the punters club is still winless though. National Tiles 3 votes to Menace Bennet, 2 Nick Spreadwards and 1 for Ed Ratatatcliffe. Bonus awards to Menace, CHRIS BLACK! and Whoopi Coleberg. Plenty of superdraw tickets still unpaid so money needs to be returned to Poss ASAP. See him if you’re interested in buying a ticket! Already plenty of cash won with our winners for the 1st draw $500 Sarah Quinn, $250 Lingy, $150 Jess Dooly, $100 Win Butler and Lucky Key to Carly Doz! Great value! Good luck to the netballers and everyone having a kick today! GO MOUNTS!!! ALEX HAND 100th Game Today’s clash with Heathcote is also Alexander Hand’s 100th senior game. Bubba started in the Under 17’s in 2006 and in his time has won the 2008 Reserves Best & Fairest. He also played in the victorious reserves side that same year. The Handy Man has been used at both ends of the ground throughout his career with his clean hands and agility his strengths which is unbelievable considering his lack of a buttocks. He goes by the names Ael, Al, Handy, Small Bones, Noarse and Gump and will happily accept any of them. Good friend Jez Brewer said “He is comfortable in his own skin, perhaps a little too comfortable actually as most people can attest too”. Congrats Handy, a much loved member of the club!!
ROUND 3 V ELMORE 2018 Today we renew our long rivalry with our neighbours Elmore at home. Hopefully 3 great footy wins and another Netty clean sweep for us to celebrate on tonight's mystery bus tour! The 3rds kicked us off as always like week against the dogs and got their first win on the board with a 49 point triumph. Dirty conditions didn't help either side but our boys were able to hold the lead from start to finish in a good side that they will competing for the top 5 again! Best players were Izzy Carrots, Razzle Mac, Baz White, Teaser, strawberries and Felix Bickers! The 2's were looking to go 2-0 against last years premiers in atrocious conditions. The whole game was an arm wrestle with never really more than a handful of points in it but North were able to break clear by 15 points in the last quarter and hold on for the win. Best Players were Tiprat Mac, Buck Thiesz in his return from injury, Hilly, Pollza, Bendigo's Best Barman Floppa and Snag Smith. Conditions got even worse as the senior game got underway and unfortunately North handled the conditions better to open up the early lead and steadily extend it as the day went on. Frankie Cole was best on the ground and will be a lot lighter in the pocket after his efforts in the paper. Next best players were Youngy down back, Filthy in his first game for the year, Eddie Eddso Eddo Edwards, Bubba Gump and Hugo's cooking adventures. A big week this week to get the win loss ledger heading in the right direction! Like I mentioned before, tonight is the mystery bus tour! Wild Wild West is the theme so make sure you are at the Broughy by 7 for what promises to be a ripping night with a big twist! Bandanas supplied and please bring Cash!! Super draw tickets were due back Thursday so make sure you hang around for tonight's first draw in the social rooms after the game! Few tickets will still be floating around so make sure you get your hands on them!! Good luck to the netballers and everyone having a kick today! Go mounts!!!!
ROUND 2 V NORTH BENDIGO 2018 Today we take on the dogs at the prestigious Atkins Street hoping to square the ledger in the 1’s and 17’s and continue the good form in the 2’s. The best player in the seniors today will be presented with the annual Gus Roulston memorial trophy which recognises Gus’ huge contribution to both clubs. We welcome Gus’ family to the footy today and hopefully we can do him proud. The 17’s kicked off the season last week against LBU. The boys were very competitive in the first half although Locky were the only ones putting on the scoreboard pressure. No one could doubt the effort but unfortunately lacking a bit of polish cost us dearly as we weren’t able to close the early gap and some errant goal kicking saw the boys go down by 29 points despite having only 4 less scoring shots. Fletch and Jacko with the goals. Best Players were Isaac Carrots, Zach Tuohey in his 400th 17’s game, Changa, Jack Teaza and the best Bickley at the club, Felix. The 2’s had a great side on paper although that’s not where you win games and Locky got the early jump. Luckily the boys managed to pull it together after quarter time and only conceded 1 more goal while kicking 8 of our own in very warm conditions. Poss the star with 3.9 in a 29 point win which made the post-game froffies even tastier. Best Players were the newly married Moorey, Bubba Gump, Bazil, The General Greeney, Kwis Kwifford and Poss. The Seniors kicked off in beautiful warm conditions for footy in what was a very fast paced first quarter. Like the 3rd’s a little bit of polish hurt as we weren’t able to get any great delivery into the forward line however new recruits Wanga Weightman and Grease Marchesi both showed their class hitting the scoreboard as they helped themselves to 3 goals apiece for the day. Unfortunately as the day went on LBU opened up quite a lead and ran away with a 10 goal win. Some good positives in our first proper hit out and definitely plenty to look forward to for the rest of the year. National Tiles 3 votes to Marchesi on debut, 2 for Vice Skipper Youngy down back and 1 for Buttsy. Bonus awards to Joey Con, The brawler Frankie Cole and Neale Balme lookalike Mitchy Bennett. Joey Con also got the Broughy Voucher and Wanga helped himself to the bottle of Rivergate which he will enjoy no doubt. Great turn out at the Broughy so let’s keep that going all year with our major sponsor! Next Week is the mystery bus tour so make sure you have yourself organised for that as it will be a ripping night! The theme is Wild West and the night has a little bit of a twist so definitely don’t not miss out!! Super Draw tickets need to be back next week. If you’re after one get in contact with Poss Kerr and all players are also selling them. Always great value and plenty of chances to win so make sure you get stuck in! Good luck to the netballers and everyone having a kick today. GO MOUNTS!!!!
ROUND 1 V LBU 2018 Good morning all and welcome to season 2018! Round 1 sees us take on the Cats of LBU at Toolleen and will hopefully kick off the season with wins in all grades! Today marks the start of a new era at the club with Darren Walsh taking over as senior coach from club favourite Matt Johnson. Woosha has been quick to stamp a very professional culture on the footy club which everyone has very keenly bought into. Hopefully this can see us having some great success over the coming years and returning the club to the lofty heights that we all expect. Byrnesy is continuing on in the role of 2’s coach after his great first year and with a few more numbers his job will be a little easier! Jase Carbone is also still in charge of the 18’s and has had the boys training very hard so hopefully they will also have some success. Off the field we have The Brougham Arms Hotel going around again as our major sponsor much to everyone’s delight as we all know that there is nothing better than a frosty handle at the Broughy after a big day of footy so get in and see Scotty and the crew! We have plenty of other sponsors who will be getting a plug throughout the season so keep an eye out for them and as always make sure we support them! We will kick it off by welcoming new platinum sponsor Australian Lamb Company to the club! It’ great to have Ben and his team on board so let’s get around em! First Function will be the mystery bus tour after round 3! Theme is Wild West and there will be a little twist so make sure you get on board the bus because we will be kicking the season off in style. Everyone back to the Broughy tonight after 3 wins! Good luck to the netballers and everyone having a kick today! GO MOUNTS!!!
1ST & 2ND SEMI 2017 This week the finals take us to Locky on Saturday and Norf on Sunday. Hopefully the weather is cherry ripe and it can be another great weekend for the netballers after their 5 wins last weekend which has everyone at the club up and about! Unfortuanetly the 17’s lads couldn’t quite get over the line but they are hungry for a crack at Leitchy this week to earn a spot in the preliminary final next weekend. Last week the boys were up against Locky in the battle of 2V3. The first quarter was a slog on what turned out to be a heavy 8 track for you horse racing enthusiasts and unfortunately, just like WINX last Saturday, our boys missed the jump and let Locky get out to an early lead. The midfield toiled as the first half went on but couldn’t quite bridge the gap. 2 Goals in the 3rd quarter had the boys within striking distance coming into the final straight but a solid last quarter from the cats saw them get home by 6 goals. Something for the boys to take out of the game if we meet Locky again but definitely hoping for a better performance today. Sammy Welch led the way again to continue his fine season the Frogman played his best game for the year. Best Players were Welchy, The Frogman Greenfield, Mili, Disco Fitzy and Zacca. Hopefully after some more wins this weekend we see you all again next week at Elmore! The Girls are currently carrying the boys so make sure we continue to support them as the finals go on #yeahthegirls. Good luck to everyone today. GO MOUNTS!
QUALIFYING/ELIMINATION 2017 Today’s the day. Not the day the teddy bears had their picnic, but the day our 3rd’s boys and netballers start their finals campaign for the ultimate prize at the end of the next 4 weeks. The boys take on Locky in the First Semi with the winner going through to face Norf for a spot in the big dance. The boys should start confidently because both contests this year with Locky have been crackers with both sides winning 1 each. Last week we took on White Hills in our last home and away game. The 3rd’s marched into the top 3 with a commanding win. Shammy helped himself to 8 snags in a near best on ground performance. Hopefully a repeat for the boys today. Best players were Luke Kooks, Changa Charles, Shammy Welch, Con Mulq and Ethan Flavell. An injury depleted 2’s side limped to the last game of the year and were only playing for pride. Unfortunately after quarter time White Hills ran away with it and showed why they always win 2’s flags but are never quite good enough for the real deal. Toolleen Hotel 3 votes to Trigga Griffen, 2 for Joey “Bogged” McCormick and 1 for She-YA Griffin. Bonus awards to Hootie Tootie, Trigga and Joey. Smid got the meal voucher which he definitely doesn’t need and Hoota got the Rivergate. The senior boys were looking to finish Johnno’s reign as coach with a win and they got off to a perfect start with Gypsie actually kicking the first goal of the day. White Hills kicked the next few goals and that ended being the margin for the day as we couldn’t quite claw the difference back. Kooks was again impressive down back and Baz played his best game for the year. National Tiles 3 votes went to Buttsy, 2 for Kooks and 1 for the BBQ Chook. Bonus awards to Kooks, Buttsy and the skipper Fonch who has been calling himself “Menu” (Ask him why). Neal Balme got the meal voucher and Bazil the RIvergate. Last week was the last super draw and the winners were, $500 Ross Mckinstry, $250 Carly Doz, $150 for Bernie Cole and $100 for Benny O’Dwyer. Jo McCann got the lucky key and will be in with a big shot at the $1,000! We also had a game day raffle with the winners being, 1st prize - air compressor (supplied by Peerless Products) John Tuohey. 2nd prize - trailer load of wood (supplied by Judds Tree Lopping) Tim Harrington and 3rd prize a $50 meat tray (supplied by Noel's Quality Meats Moama) Jim Webb. Good luck to everyone today. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 18 V WHITE HILLS 2017
ROUND 17 V NORTH BENDIGO 2017 Today we travel to the outskirts of Bendigo to play Norf Bendigo. Our 2nd last game for the year so hopefully we can finish with a couple of good performnces. Last week was the mock wedding at Toolleen. Ripping night which saw the wedding of Fraser “Fran” Cole to Kealy “Kevin” Tupper. A beautiful moment to be a part of as Fraser has been in Kealy’s friend zone since they were 12. Well done to all involved!! Before the wedding we took on Huntly. The 3rds kicked off the day as per usual and got back on the winners list with a big win. Patty Hinton took the P I Double 5 up forward in kicking 6 in one of the best individual games of the year. Jaxo Nihill helped himself to 3 as well and it was a 95 point win for the boys. Best Players were Patty Hinton, Eth Flavell, Condog Mulquinny, Griffo Hicks and Jaxo Nihill. Boys are tracking well with 2 games to go so get around them cos they are carrying us footy boys!!The 2’s were playing for their season but unfortunately got blown away early and couldn’t fight back. This time Philbrick was giving the heavy tag instead of copping it and was great in only his 2nd game for the year. Jack Bickley pressed his claim to join his 2 bro’s in the seniors and Hoota also battled hard. Toolleen Hotel 3 Votes Hooty Tooty, 2 for Filthy Philbrick and 1 for Jacko Bickley. Bonus awards Hooty, our best Griffo Hicks and Filthy. Meal Voucher to the other Griffo Shea and Carrots got the RIvergate which is taller than him. The seniors were hoping to put last time behind them and were very competitive all day. Unfortunately, unable to put the required scoreboard pressure on to win the game but a much improved effort. Thankfully Richo was concentrating harder on footy than Tinder and showed why he will win the B&F by a mile. Kooks was impressive in his first game and Chooka showed he has more to offer than being a bridesmaid. National Tiles 3 votes to Richo, 2 for Kooks and 1 to Chooka. Bonus awards to Sticks Welch, Starbar Dyl and JoeyCon. Meal Voucher for Bazza and Rivergate for Brewer who continued the trend of being shorter than the bottle. Last week was the 2nd last Superdraw. Congrats to Adam Tuohey $500, Rose McKinstry $250, Jez Brewer $150, Chan O’Brien $100 and Bree TUohey who got the key. Next week is the last draw so fingers crossed if you haven’t won anything yet! Keep an eye out for all post season awards night info in the next few weeks. Good luck to everyone today. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 16 V HUNTLY 2017 Tonight we have the 2017 Mounts Mock Wedding!! It's been a few years since the last one so make sure you get along to the rooms tonight in your best op shop kit because this will be one of the great nights! Plenty happening on the night so get to the Broughy before 7 to be on the bus out. Bus home is running as well and if you have any other questions ask Jake Fitch. The 3rds kicked off last week with a very entertaining clash against Heathcote. Mounts lead early but Heathcote pipped our boys in the last to pinch a slim victory. The boys are still playing great footy and will feature in the finals. Well done to Benny Big Deck on another senior game as well. Best players were Gus McGregor, Con Mulquinny, Tasman Greenfield, Ben Bickley and Isaac Carracher. The 2's were looking for back to back wins and had Smid back in the country which really gave the boys a lift because they have all missed him so much and he is a good bloke. Frank Cole was so happy he cried. Early on it was clear Mounts were the better side even with a heap of blokes out. Linc Rogers played his best game for the club and snagged a couple as the boys won easily. Toolleen Hotel 3 votes to Muscles Allen, 2 for Muchacho Brewer and 1 for Linc! Bonus awards for Hoota, Floppa Welch and Wormie. Joey Mac got the meal voucher and Floppa got the Rivergate. The Seniors were looking to snap the losing streak and had Neale Balme lookalike Mitch Bennett and The Bad Boy Chooka Bickley making their debuts but it wasn't to be a fairytale for the young blokes as Heathcote used the pill better to grab a solid win. National Tiles 3 votes to Richo, 2 for Buttsy and 1 for Neal Balme. Bonus awards to Menace, Buttsy and Discos Dylan. Walshy got the Meal voucher and JoeyCon got the RIvergate. Like I said before, get along tonight cos it will be a very funny night. Today is sponsors day as well so a huge thanks to all of those people that help the club out with sponsorship. The club just wouldn't operate without you so we are very greatful! Unfortunately we haven't quite had the success we would like lately but with heaps of quality young kids we are definitely on the right path so stuck by us. Keep ya eyes out for all the post season trip and award night information over the next few weeks as well as the last 2 super draws to end the year. Good luck to everyone today, see you tonight for a few sherbets. GO MOUNTS!!!
ROUND 15 V HEATHCOTE 2017The Thirds kicked off the day last week to churn out a 41 point victory. Mounts got the jump early and then rolled on with it for the rest of the match with final scores on 13.9 to 7.4. Leading goal scorers were Luke Keuken with 3, while Patty, Caleb, and Sammy got 2 each. Best Players were Angus McGregor, Connor Mulquinny, Mitch Hall, Benny Bickley, and Mason Clarke. They boys are sitting 3rd on the ladder and are looking pretty good at the moment. They should be able to string together a few more wins over the last 4 games, and then look cheery ripe to make a decent assault on the finals series. The Reserves boys turned around their recent form slump to run away with a 109 point win. We shared the goals around with 12 individual goal kickers, with Hooter getting 4, and Jezza and Shea snagging 3 each. Stench Harris put in another solid performance and is desperately hungry for the best and fairest medal, but deep down knows that he wont be able to take it from Neil Balme in the ruck who does it week in, week out. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Nick Harris, 2 Mitch Bennett, 1 Jez Brewer. Meal Voucher to Mitch Keuken, and Rivergate Wine to Shea. Bonus Awards went to Jez, Neil Balme, and Joshy Evans. A win for the Seniors would have seen the boys jump off the bottom of the ladder. Mounts came out all guns blazing for a change, and smashed the first quarter to be 4 goals up at the first break. Elmore fought back in the second and levelled things up at half time to be 6 goals 7 each. We started to drop like flies in the last half as Jesse Tuohey had to leave the game early as he had another tinder date or something, Troy did his Hammy, Franks narcolepsy kicked in again, and Jonno and Fitchy were both on one leg. We scraped out to a 9 point lead at the tree quarter time break. A good move to put Cliffy up forward resulted in some crucial goals in the last quarter for us, but as the minutes ticked by the lead seemed to change more times than Tyler’s jocks. After a nail biting last few minutes, the scores were locked and the siren went leaving both teams on 105 points resulting in a draw. National Tiles Award: 3 Nick Butler, 2 Adam Richardson, 1 Jezza Handcock. Meal voucher went to Eddo in his 100th game, and the Rivergate Wine Award went to uh oh Bubbsy. Bonus awards went to Bubba, Goose, and Jezza Handcock. Superdraw winners from last week were: $500 Bain Rochester, $250 Grant Fitzgerald, $150 Ben Harris, $100 Brud Griffin, and the lucky key went to Baz O’Connor. We have the Sponsors Day on next week vs Huntly at Toolleen, so would like to welcome all of our valued sponsors to come and enjoy a day of great country footy. Then that night will roll on into the Op Shop Mock Wedding . One lucky lady will be paired up with an equally lucky young fella and a full ceremony and reception to follow is sure to be a hit. Make sure we all get along, as this one is not to be missed!Best of luck to everyone having a kick today as we take on Heathcote. Go Mounts!
ROUND 14 V ELMORE 2017 Good to be back into the footy after a much needed bye last week. Hopefully we are all a bit refreshed and can make some inroads with the remaining 5 home and away games. A fortnight ago we had the tough challenge of trekking up to Gunbower. It has not been an easy trip for us in recent times and this week was no exception. The Thirds boys started off the day, and battled hard but couldn’t quite get the job done eventually going down by 32 points. Patty Hinton was again best up forward with 3 goals and in the best were Caleb Blaney, Ben Bickley, Patty Hinton, Angus McGregor, Tim Fitzpatrick, and Mason Clarke. Not a good day for the Reserves side either with a very undermanned squad including 6 Thirds players. Even Jonno had to dust off the boots and have a run around. The final score blew out to 96 points, but here’s hoping we can turn the form around today! Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Mitch ‘Neil Balme’ Bennett, 2 Josh Evans, 1 Jordy Allen. Bonus awards went to Balmey, Stench Harris, and Griffin Hicks. Griff got the meal voucher, and Sammy Welch got the Rivergate Wine Award. The order of the day continued into the Senior game with our boys just not up to the challenge against a red hot Leitchy outfit. We had some good patches of play, but overall a pretty disappoint day out and something the playing group with need to rectify today. National Tiles Award: 3 Mick Whiting, 2 Joe Connelly, 1 Troy Cravino. Bonus Awards went to Goose, Fitchy, and Joey Connelly. Nick Edwards got the meal voucher, and Jimmy Walsh got the Rivergate Wine Award. Just in case you have been living under a rock, there was a big announcement made last week in that Darren Walsh will be taking the reins of the senior coaching position for seasons 2018 and 2019. Darren brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience and will be a great additional for the club moving forward. The club would also like to acknowledge Matt Johnsons work over the past year and although we have not got the wins on the board, Jonno has been a great coach and all the boys have thoroughly enjoyed him as coach and will take away a lot from Jonno being in charge.A big thanks also goes out to Sophie and Kieran O’Shannessy for welcoming everyone onto their farm for the inaugural ‘Ruckmans Day’. It was a great day out and everyone had a great time except for the lizard and Shaggas table. A big day for the club today as we take on Elmore back home at Toolleen. The three games are all winnable and the senior group in particular would love to get some points on the board and jump up that ladder. And it is also Nick Eddo Edwards 100th Senior game today. He is starting to show some signs of his age with the dad bod and the receding hair line, but keeps getting better and better on the footy field. Good on you Nick! Treat yourself tonight mate! Superdraw in the rooms after the game too. Go Mounts!
ROUND 13 BYE 2017
ROUND 12 V LEITCHVILLE/GUNBOWER 2017 Last week the Thirds kicked off the day with another solid victory, downing Colbo by 74 points. We had a slow start, but after quarter time really put the foot down and kicked a lot straighter. Caleb Blaney and Pat Hinton were good up forward, helping themselves to 5 sausage rolls each. While named in the best were Sam Welch, Griffin Hicks, Caleb Blaney, Ryley Millikin, and Timmy Fitzpatrick. The Reserves boys again managed to scrape a team together last minute, but were up against a tough ask to battle a pretty good looking Colbo outfit. Colbo had the best of it early, but Mounts showed some fight in the second. We ran out of tickets after half time though as Colbo dominated the last half to romp away with a 102 point win. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Mitch Bennett, 2 Jordy Allen, 1 Nugget Harris. Bonus Awards went to Mitch, Wormy, and Jordy. Griffin Hicks got the Meal Voucher, and Wormy the bottle of Rivergate Wine. Thanks to all the Thirds boys for doubling up again. A similar result for the Senior group, getting put to the sword by Colbo to the tune of 132 points. Another sluggish start by the boys saw Colbo shoot out to a 35 point lead at quarter time. We played a bit better in the second quarter, but couldn’t match it with Colbo as they continued on their merry way for the rest of the match to run out a comfortable win. National Tiles Award: 3 Eddo, 2 Richo, 1 Cliffy. Bonus awards went to Hilly, Buttsy, and Goose. The Rivergate Wine Award went to Hilly and the Meal Voucher to Goose for his pretty awesome goal (daddy filmed it if anyone wants to see!). Congratulations to Matty Fitzgerald and Jake Hilly who were both called up for their first senior games at Mounts. We still have plenty of injuries which is making life pretty tough at the moment, but with any luck we should start getting a few back soon. And hopefully Tyler McNamara can be back before long after missing the last few games due to cuddles with his girlfriend. Winners from last weeks superdraw were: $500 Ian Whatley, $250 Warren Trickey, $150 Wendy Walsh, $100 Abbey Dorrington, and the lucky key went to Dylan McNamara. Don’t forget over the bye next week we have the Ruckmans Day Function at Kieran & Sophie O’Shannessys farm. This is set to be a great day, and a good way to relax after a couple of months of hard footy. Make sure we all get there! Ipod Shuffle will be happening…. See Georgia White to get your song in there. You must bring your own esky full of Ruckmans (Jezza Blencowe can explain what that means if you don’t know), and the bus leaves from the Broughy at 12:30pm and will return at approx. 7:30pm. ($20 for the bus, and $10 for a spit roast tea). Good luck to everyone today as we head up to Leitchy Gunny. Go Mounts!
ROUND 11 V COLBINABBIN 2017 Last week the thirds boys battled out a tough game of gorillas in the mist up at Lockington. The two sides were matched up pretty evenly and with both sitting on similar ladder positions it always looked to be an even contest. Locky got out to an early lead and ours boys tried hard all day to bridge the gap, but unfortunately couldn't quite manage to peg Locky back, eventually going down by 2 goals. Big Patty Hinton was best up forward with three goals, while Isaac Carracher, Benny Beefcake Bickley, Mason Clarke, Griffin Hicks, Patty, and Rizzle Dizzle MacNamara were named in the best. The Reserves got back on the winners list with a 3 goal win. At times they looked to have things under control but Locky never gave up and were within a kick in the last quarter until Chooka slotted home the sealer (and thanks to Kingys ribs for chewing up some precious minutes on the clock). The Blowfish was back from an ouchy on his foot and slotted 3 majors, while fresh of the Atlantis Cruise Ship, Dawson Mitchell helped himself to a couple. Toolleen Hotel Award went to Pumba Griffin, Benny McCleary, and Grandpa Jake Hill. Stench Harris, Benny, and Fitta got the bonus awards, and Jordy Allen won the meal, and Benny Bickley won the bottle of Rivergate Wine. The senior game was one to forget from a mounts point of view, but great for Lockington to get their first win of the year. No one likes to see a team go through the season without a win, and hopefully they can knock a few more sides off by the years end. After a good showing the previous week against white hills, it looked like Mounts were getting things back on track, but Locky got the jump on us early in the game and our heads dropped again and we never really gave much of a yelp for the rest of the day. Final score were a disappointing 102 to 28 in Lockington’s favour. A handful of players battled hard in Richo, Cliffy, and Fish. While Jordy Allen did well kicking a couple of great goals after getting the late call up after pretty much playing most of the reserves game. National tiles award 3. Richo, 2 Cliffy, 1 Fish. Bonus awards went to Jordy Allen, Egg Head Walsh, and Joe Connelly. Jezza Rangcock got the Meal Voucher, and Joe Connelly won the bottle of Rivergate Wine. We are back at home today to clash with traditional rivals in Colbo. There will be a super draw in the rooms after the game so make sure you stick around to see who wins the cash. A reminder to players who haven't paid up their membership to see Kingy, Shea, or Pudd to get it sorted, and Pudd is also on the hunt for footy trip money so get that into him asap. Best of luck to everyone having a kick today. Go Mounts!
ROUND 10 V LBU 2017
ROUND 9 V WHITE HILLS 2017
ROUND 8 V NORTH BENDIGO 2017 Today we take on North Bendigo at home in what should be a great day of Football. Last week was the annual ball. Well done to everyone involved with organising and packing up what turned out to be a great night. Always a great function and this year didn't disappoint! Next function is the $1,000 draw on Sunday the 11th of June at the Broughy! It's a long weekend so no excuses!! Will be another great day. Tickets are $30 which also gets you 2 hours of free beer/wine and no doubt plenty of entertainment! Last week we took on Huntly with the 3rds kicking us off as per usual. A great team effort in restricting Huntly to just 7 points and running away with another big win. Sammy Welch proved he is the better brother with 5 snags and Patty Hinton again kicked 3. They are playing beautiful footy at the moment so make sure you get around them when you get a chance! Best players were Slammer Greene, Zac Tuohey, Patty Hinton, Shammy Welch and Hanny. The 2's were looking to continue the good form. Huntly opened up a 4-5 goal lead at quarter time and the boys were never able to close the gap close enough get in front. Menace Bennet was just about the best player on the ground in the ruck and also helped himself to 2 goals! Not a bad effort but one that will need to improve as the season goes on. Toolleen Hotel 3 Votes to menace, 2 for Nudge and 1 to Jacko Bickley. Bonus Awards to Menace, The Evergreen Kingy and Disco Dylan. Meal voucher went to the high flying Fitta who will love a free feed and Corz O’Brien helped himself to a bottle of Rivergate. In the senior game, The Fonch led the boys out for his first game as skipper in Triggers absence and managed to win the toss and kick in the right direction. Not much to be said for the rest of the game though as Huntly ran away with a 130 point win. Time to turn it around today against North. Like I said before a great turn out at the ball so make sure you get around the $1,000 draw and make it just as successful! All senior players will be selling tickets so get around them and get yourself sorted. Keep an eye on the Yabba and Facebook for all our other social events this year. Get your super draw money to Poss if you haven't already because draw number 3 is on today. Good luck to the netballers and everyone having a kick today. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 7 V HUNTLY 2017 Today we take on Huntly at Huntly for what should be some really competitive footy and netball action. Last week was Reunion week against Heathcote with many old great stories told and definitely some very sore heads on Sunday morning. At half time of the seniors everyone gathered in the rooms for some afternoon tea. Peter Young spoke on behalf of the 1997 group about being on the selection committee with the late Gus Roulston, Muzza Collins and Rik Pumpa in a huge year for the club. Murray spoke about how privileged he was to be a friend of the White family and how hard the whole playing group pushed that year to honour Pete and Cliffy. Mick Gee spoke on behalf of the ‘67’ group and how tough a season it was but luckily they had Pete Nihill. Helen Tuohey spoke on behalf of the mighty ‘77’ netball side. She paid Homage to the late Joan Conroy and Theresa Gee for their drive and coaching ability which heped the side take home the cup. A great weekend had by all and we can look forward to the next get together! As for the footy, it was kicked off by the 3rd’s who got back on the winners list with a convincing win over the saints. Sammy Welch continued his great form up forward with 3 snags and helped setup the win. Sammy Greene and Con Mulquinny were both influential and shoed why the 3rds aregonna be right around it while the whips are cracking. Best Players were Sammy Greene, Con Mulquinny, Big Bad Benny Bickers, Patty Hinton and The better looking Welch.The 2’s good form rolled on and it was clear early they were a much better side. Blacky relished his roll up forward with a couple of early goals before Dawso stole the show with 5 first half goals and at least 25 touches. Dwridg swung some moves in his first game as Coach with Jack Bickley up the ground and Menace Bennet in the ruck both running amuck and helping the 2’s go to a 3-2 record for the year. Dawso finished up with 5 goals in a best on performance which he will hopefully repeat at the ball tonight! Toolleen Hotel 3 votes Dawso, 2 for Menace and 1 for Blencowe who had a week off from music concerts. Bonus awards to Dawso, Blacky and Chooka. Jack got the meal voucher andKnackers mate Sauce got himself locked in for the rest of the year with the RIvergate. The Cliff and Peter White Shield was up for grabs in a masisve senior game. The first half was an arm wrestle with both sides having good passages of play but Heathcote were making the most of their opportunites. Fish Herring was massive up forward again with 4 goals and has been leading the way all year. Hangers Hancock was enjoying things up forward and played his best game of his career but Heathcote overrun us in the 2nd half to win by 26 points. National Tiles 3 votes to RIcho, 2 for Hancock and 1 for Bubba Gump. Bonus Awards to Bubba and the 2 Jezzas. Bazza got the meal voucher in his return to the 1’s and Moorey got the Rivergate. Hopefully everyone knows by now the ball is tonight at the exhibition centre. Always a great night so if you’re a 50/50 chance now make up your mind and get along! $50 entry and drink tickets on the door! Superdraw winners last week were Draw 1 Steven Nihill, Dyl Mcnamara, Maxxy Kennedy, Justin Gee and Benny Harris the lucky key. Draw 2 was Maxxy Again, Brad King, Frances Nihill, Roger & Colleen Kemp and Lucky key for Lucy Houghton. If you want in for the superdraw get your money to Poss ASAP! Good luck to everyone today. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 6 V HEATHCOTE 2017 Today we host Heathcote at Toolleen in the annual Cliff & Peter White Shield. A great day to honour 2 former greats of our club and 2 great blokes. A massive day for both clubs and one that we always look forward to. Today is also past Players day. While all our premiership teams are important, Our feature team this year is the 1997 seniors under Bryan Hickson as President and Murray Collins as Senior Coach. Muzza and his team played the year as a tribute to their mate and great Mt Pleasant champion Peter White. A great day to celebrate all our past players and hopefully today’s players will do everyone proud and keep the Cliff & Peter White Shield exactly where it belongs. 2 weeks ago the 3rds kicked off proceedings against Elmore in a top of the table clash. The boys got off to a good start but the game was an arm wrestle with the margin never being more than a few points. Sammy Welch was showing why he got a senior call up & will be hot property for the ball next week if any girls are keen. Benny Bickley continued his good form although he was shattered about his snapchat streak with The Fonch ending after 29 days. Elmore had the legs in the last quarter though and snuck home by a single point. Patty H kicked 3 and was electric around the big sticks. Best players were Zac Tuohey, Con Mulquinny, Snapchat Bickley, Barry Hall and Lukey H. The ressies were looking to square the ledger and it was clear from the outset they were the superior team. Bazil, Groovin Con and Nudge were leading the way through the middle and making it easy for the forwards. Dyl was the only one who had any trouble and it came in the form of 7 uppercuts to the chin. A 103 point win in the end which should get the ball rolling for the rest of the year. Toolleen Hotel 3 votes to Groovin Con, 2 for Menace and 1 for Bundy! Bonus awards to Bazillion, Nudge and Chook. Chook got the meal voucher to put some meat on his bones over winter and Nudge got the Rivergate. The seniors also needed to get back on the winners list and had a handful of first gamers. Muscles, Sammy Welch, Wormie and Slammer were all suiting up at 2pm for the first time. The game was much like the 3rds with neither side being able to open up a serious lead. If you ask Tyler he has now opened his lead in the Cheatley medal to 6 votes and he was prominent through the wings. Sammy Welch kicked a huge clutch goal after the siren at half time to put the boys back in front and was mobbed by teammates! The 3rd quarter was an arm wrestle but we finally broke away in the last quarter to win by 20 points. Fish was huge with 3 snags and Sammy ended up with 2 on debut. Trigger was huge with his Job on Harney and went a long way towards winning the game. National Tiles 3 for Taphouse Welch, Richo and soon to be new Dad Eddo!!! (Congrats!) Bonus awards to Touhza, Cheatley Mac and the Fonchell. Sammy the meal voucher and Bendigo's best Tiler Cam got the Rivergate. Huge Reminder that next week is the annual ball so sort yourself out because it will be a massive night. It's at the Showgrounds again and tickets are $50 on the door and drink tickets will be available. See Lingy, Dyl or Jezza if ya have any questions. Always the best night of the year. Make sure you help out in the canteen today if you have a spare moment. Nice and Warm in there!! Let's have some wins today and keep the Shield where it belongs. Good luck to the netballers and everyone having a kick today. Go Mounts!!!!!
ROUND 5 V ELMORE 2017 Welcome everyone to round 5 against our old foes Elmore. Make or Break for both sides so it should be a great day for Footy. We start with some good news, The Brougham Arms have re-signed as our major sponsor for another 3 years. Great news for both parties as we have had plenty of good times and hopefully plenty more to come with Scotty and the crew. We also have a couple of new sponsors on board, Steeline for all your Roofing, Fencing and Garages as well as Shannon Bro’s Plumbing for all those gas and plumbing needs. Sponsors are a necessity at any footy club and we will be giving all of ours a pump up over the year. As well as sponsors, Volunteers also make the club tick over so please make sure you give your time wherever possible. Make sure you get into the Canteen with Pinky as it’s the warmest place to watch the footy and you don’t need any skills to lend a hand. As for the footy, The Under 17’s are on the charge and undefeated and coming up against a fellow top side in Elmore. 2 weeks ago they had a great win against Leitchy. After a really poor first half Leitchy were leading by 23 points and extended the lead to 30 points early in the 3rd quarter. From then on it was all Mounts as Coop May, Benny Bickers & Pat Hinton all kicked multiple goals as they hit the front through Benny late in the game to grab a 7 point lead and hold on for one of the best wins seen since the 17’s came back in 2013. The boys sung the song with great gusto and will be fancying their chances of going really far this year. Best Players were Eth Flavell, Mitchy Hall, Darce Mulquinny, Caleb Blaney and Baz McIntosh. The 2’s were looking to get back on the winners list with some great players back in Dawso, Blacky and Nudge Harris returning to the field. A see sawing first half saw both sides have plenty of chances but Leitchy had the better of it and led by 16 Points. Menace Bennett was dominating up forward but lacking supply. A 6 goal to 4 second half saw Leitchy run away with a 28 point win. Shoey Connelly showed why he has started the year in the 1’s dominating in the ruck as well as adding a couple of majors. Wormy and Menace also added a couple but it wasn’t quite enough. Toolleen Hotel Votes 3 Muscles Allen, 2 for Silverfox Black and 1 for the returning Filthy Philbrick. Bonus awards to Shoey Con, Filthy and the legend Kingy. Carrots got the meal voucher and Wormy got his 2nd bottle of Rivergate. The Senior game didn’t get off to a great start for us as Leitchy slammed on 8 goals to 1 to all but end the result at quarter time. The 2nd quarter was more of the same and if not for Nick Spewards’ efforts it may have been worse. A much improved effort in the 2nd half saw us claw back some scoreboard respect but as the game wore on Leitchy showed why they are one of the flag favourites. National Tiles 3 for Benny Mac, 2 for Eddo who celebrated accordingly and 1 for Bomber Walsh. Bonus awards to Benny Mac, Flop Welch and the very slick Cam Moore. Joshy Evans got the meal voucher to treat someone out for dinner and Goose made it a Whiting double with the Rivergate. A great night had afterwards on the mystery bus tour. Well done to Jez & Lingy with some help from a few others for organising the night. A great start to the social year. Stay tuned to the Yabba for more details because we have the Annual Ball and $1,000 draw coming up in the next few weeks. Past players day is on the 20th May at Home so make sure you spread the word and get along to that. It is the Anniversary of the 1967 Seniors, 1977 A Grade & B Grade and the 1997 Seniors and Reserves premierships. As we know Mounts have some fine cooks in our ranks, so the call is going out for donations for afternoon tea that Saturday please. Our afternoon teas are fast becoming the best in the league and I know we will not disappoint again so if you know anyone involved let them know because it will be a great day. A quick Cheerio to life member Marg Tuohey who is recovering from surgery. Get well soon Marg! Good luck to the netballers and everyone having a kick today. Go Mounts!!
ROUND 4 BYE ROUND 3 V LEITCHVILLE/GUNBOWER 2017 Hey there Mounts supporters, welcome to Toolleen for round 3! Today we take on Leitchy and looking to bounce back after mixed results last week. Tonight we have our first social function of the year, the Mystery Bus Tour. The Theme is sneaky Jeans and is taking off from the Borughy at no later than 7.30 so make sure your there nice and early in your worst looking outfits! Prizes for best dressed and some other games! Cliffy has promised to put on a clinic at his first function so make sure ya get around him! Our Under 17’s boys kicked off proceedings last week in a late afternoon game against Colbo over the hill. The first quarter was a tight tussle as both sides moved the ball up and down the ground without anyone really scoring. The 2nd quarter was more of the same and the boys went to the break leading 24-22. The 2nd half was all our way as the boys kicked 6 goals to 2 to run away with a big win and remain undefeated for the year. Sammy Welch was dominate up forward with 3 snags and Con Mulquiny added a couple. Best Players were Ethan Flavell, Griffo Hicks, Sammy Welch, Issy Carracher, Benny Hann and Changa Charles. The 2’s started just as the sun was starting to set and it was becoming a very balmy evening. The side had a few fill ins but was once again a fairly handy side with Wombat Brewer coming back in for his first game of the year. Colbo dominated the first quarter but the boys weathered the storm and managed to keep the margin to just 4 points at quarter time. Playing with a lot of effort but lacking a bit of polish , Byrnesy’s men managed to add some scoreboard pressure but still went to the break 18 points down as the floodlights took full effect. In his first game for the club, Clint was involved in the play and Slammer Carracher showed why he was on the verge of cracking a senior debut. Colbo ran away with the game after halftime and ended up blowing the margin out to 65 points which wasn’t a true reflection of the boys efforts. Toolleen Hotel 3 votes to Slammer Carracher, 2 for Menace Bennet and 1 to Hilly. Bonus Awards to Muscles Allen, Menace and Wormy Whiting. Tooheys Red Brewer got the Meal Voucher and Wormy won the Rivergate for his parents. A very young 1’s side was looking to also continue their winning ways and if not for poor goal kicking would have been leading at quarter time. Colbo made their move in the 2nd quarter although thanks to Trigger, Goose Whiting and Fonch, who was enjoying the fact he didn’t need 4 litres of sunscreen under lights, the margin was only 21 points. Colbo showed their class in the 2nd half and although Byrnesy kicked a ripper from the other side of the channel in the last quarter they still won by 41 points. Some positive signs for both sides but still some work to go. National Tiles 3 votes Trigger Griffin 2 for Goose Whiting & 1 Whoopi Coleberg. Bonus awards for Whoopi, Gypsie and Jake Fonch. Cheatley Mcnamara got the meal voucher and Benny Mac the Rivergate. Like I mentioned before, Mystery Bus is tonight so make sure you get there. Always a really fun night and creates plenty of good stories. Superdraw tickets are up for sale so make sure you get your hands on them and get around the club by grabbing a membership. Gold, Silver and Bronze levels so check them out and grab one that suits you! Good luck to everyone today. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 2 V COLBO 2017 G’day there Mountain Men and Women, today we are over the hill facing traditional rivals Colbo in a good Friday blockbuster. The lights are on, the weathers still warm and the crowd will be large so let’s crack in and have some wins! Last week we got off to a flyer with 3 wins in the footy so hopefully it’s a sign of things to come! Jase’s new look 17’s kicked off the day with plenty of new faces having their first run with Mounts. The first quarter was an arm wrestle with both teams only scoring 1 goal but it was the 2nd & 3rd quarter were we kicked 10 goals to 2 that decided the game. Carrots led the way in front of the big sticks with 4 snags whilst Jaxson and Benny Bicks kicked a couple each. Best players were Sammy Greene, Con Mulquiny, Benny “the best” Bickley, Jacob “The better” Carracher & Griffo Hicks. Unfortunately it sounds like Jacob Carracher suffered a pretty bad leg injury. Our best wishes to him and hopefully he will be back on the park soon! Other than that a great start for Jase & the boys so get around them if you can get to the game early enough. The 2’s were starting a new era with Byrna at the helm. Numbers were a bit scarce when the team was named on Thursday night but a very competitive team was put on the park. A 3 goal to 1 first quarter was the start we needed with best looking bloke to ever play 2’s footy, Benny Mac running a muck.Locky fought back in the 2nd to close the gap to 4 points at half time. The game winning gap was opened up in the 3rd with a 3 goal to 1 quarter that gave the boys enough of a lead to hold on in the last by 9 points. Hoota hit the ground running after a week of training with 7 straight kicks and Poss added a double. Bonus awards went to Hoota, Benny Mac and Jake Starbar Hill. Toolleen Hotel were 3 for Benny, 2 for Jacko Bickley and 1 for Joey Con. Bundy got the meal voucher for a great game and Muscles Allen collected himself the season’s first bottle of Rivergate. Johnno was making his coaching debut with the 1’s and was hoping for a fast start. Both team kicked very accurately for us to be leading by 6 points at quarter time. After a big preseason, The Tiprat McNamara was living up to his own lofty expectations and was on his way to a best on ground performance. The 2nd & 3rd quarters were an arm wrestle with both teams unable to open up a match winning lead heading into the last quarter. 7 last quarter goals saw us to a 42 point win with recruits Herring and Cliffy kicking 5 each and multiples for Tippy and Johnno. Bonus awards to Touhza, Buttsy and the Handy Man Bubba. National Tiles 3 for Tippy, 2 for Jimmy Walsh and 1 for the freshly engaged Cam Moore. Tight ass Eddo collected the meal voucher and Fish Herring earned himself the Rivergate for a huge debut in the Navy Blue. Mystery Bus will be next week and the theme is “sneaky jeans” so dust off ya best Runners and daggy jeans! Taking off from the Broughy but stay tuned to Facebook for the start time. Not too sure where it will be going but always a great night! Superdraw tickets are up for sale so make sure you get your hands on them and win yourself some cash!!! Good luck to the netballers and everyone having a kick today! Go Mounts!
ROUND 1 V LBU 2017 Aaaaaaand we’re back at Toolleen for our first game of 2017 against LBU! Great to see a few new faces at the club this year as well as a couple of old ones and of course everyone returning from last year! Also a another massive welcome to all new and old sponsors of the club and especially our major sponsor the Brougham Arms who have just renewed their major sponsorship with the club for the next 3 years and will no doubt again see a lot of us this year! Off the field we have had a changing of the guard with Mick Byrne & Phil Whiting taking over the presidency from Dave McNamara who has finished his 3 year stint as president. Congratulations to Dubbsy for all his tireless work over not just the last 3 years but for every single year he has been involved with Mounts and we know it will continue as he is a legend of the club. Best of luck to Mick & Phil as they continue on Dubbsy’s good work. On field we have also had bulk changes with Matt Johnson stepping up from the reserves to take on the role of senior coach and Bucky Thiesz giving him a hand. Johnno has put all the players through a massive preseason on the track as well as bringing in some new recruits which has our future looking as bright as Jake Fitch on a sunny day. Club favourite Nath Byrne has taken over the role of ressies coach and the 2’s are also aiming for a return to late August action. Jason Carbone is once again coaching our under 17’s and has done another great job in recruiting new players and families to the club and we hope they all enjoy themselves at Mounts this year and stay on for many years to come like many of existing senior players. The club’s future is looking great with two thirds of our senior football list having played under 17’s with Mounts and half of our senior list under the age of 24. We have an existing young list this year with 23 of our players under the age of 24 who have all played under 17’s footy with Mounts since 2012, we all look forward to seeing these players develop their footy alongside our older more experienced players and set the club up for an exciting future. The hallowed Toolleen turf is looking like the MCG thanks to our new sprinkler system. A massive thanks to Phil Ryan for all his organising and everyone that chipped in with shovel and helped install the sprinklers, great work! The club has many fantastic volunteers who help out every Saturday doing the things which need to get done week in week out. However with the many volunteer positions we need to fill each Saturday such as goal umpires, canteen or time keeper, the club still needs more people willing to help out. If you are keen to lend a hand please catch up with Mick or Phil as it would be much appreciated. There are once again three levels of club memberships available, Gold , Silver and Bronze starting from $100 so make sure we all get on board and support the club this year!! Good luck to the netballers and everyone having a kick today!
FINALS WEEK 4 2016 Hi everyone and welcome to the final edition of the Mounts Yabba notes for 2016. It is unfortunate that we do not have any teams participating in the Grand Final this year, but I am sure that everyone involved in the club right through from the junior netballers to the senior footballers can agree that we had an enjoyable season and we look forward to seeing you all back here next year. Will start off with the thankyous…. Firstly the Committee members (official and unofficial), obviously big thanks to our team Dubbs, Nikki, Charlie, Kingy, Poss, Shea, Phil Ryan, Bluey, Carrie, Phil Whiting, Neetz, Melissa, Michelle, Judy, Slagga, and Pinky and our catering committee, our farming and social committees. To all our volunteers who have helped in anyway during the year it is much appreciated as helping out in any small way is all a big part of what needed to get things done. It's been good to have some new young blood getting involved this year as well. Also to our new trainers Josie, Emma, Kelsey and the ever reliable Nervous for their great work throughout the season as well. Other mentions to general helps such as Chris Butler and Dibs etc, and to all the waterboys, runners, goal umpires, time keepers etc that keep things running on a Saturday. Special thanks to our football coaches Derrick, Johnno and Jason for the tremendous amount of time and effort put into your roles. It was another challenging season but with the development of some younger players during the year we have plenty to build on for the future. Derrick has put a tremendous amount of time and effort into developing our players over the past three years, and to learn from one of best is something that all of our guys will benefit from. To all our fantastic sponsors and our major sponsor The Brougham Arms Hotel, a huge thanks for your support throughout the year and we look forward to bigger and better things from the navy blues next year. On a sad note, we would like to offer our deepest condolences to Pam, Michelle, all the Nihill and extended families on the sad loss of John - Rhinestone - Nihill. A well known and much loved identity of Mounts and the surrounding communities. The presentation night has been finalised. It will be held at the Toolleen Tin Shed on Friday 16th of September commencing at 6:30pm with the junior netball. Cost will be $20 per head for Adults, and $10 for Under 17’s and juniors. There will be a bus leaving from the Broughy at a cost of $10 per head. Please note that due to a clash of dates, and some un-availabilities, the Under 17 footballers will be having a separate vote count/presentation on Friday September 9th to be held at the clubrooms. We would also love for all the under 17’s and their parents to attend the following weekend as well, as we will acknowledge the trophy winners there too. Good luck to all sides playing off in the big one today.
FINALS WEEK 3 2016Very disappointing day for our under 17s last week, going down in a nail biter to North Bendigo in the semi final at White Hills. The boys looked to have the game stitched up in the first quarter when they had kicked the first 5 goals of the game, but to Norths credit, they rallied and played out the game better than us to take away the win 11.6-72 to 9.12-66. Well done to the boys who made the club proud, they have had an up and down season, but to be a kick away from playing in the preliminary final is a great effort and all of Jase Carbone’s hard work has not gone unnoticed. Hopefully we can see all the boys back next year either playing again in the thirds, or making the step up to Senior football. There are definitely some great players amongst the group, and the Senior coaching staff have been watching closely all year. Best players: Jye Strauss, Will Pollard, Jacob Carracher, Tyson White, Ben Bickley. Social dates coming up: Golf Day at Axedale Gold Course tomorrow Sunday 28th August. Please let Joey Whiting or Dubbs know your team of 4, or we can also place you in a team. Footy trip on 9th & 10th of September please see Pudd for more info, and finally the Presentation Night is still to be finalised, details will be put forward on the Facebook page at a later date.
FINALS WEEK 2 2016Our Thirds boys did the club proud last week up at Leitchville with a 46 point win over Heathcote. After a frustrating season with injuries, they boys are fit and firing and can hopefully keep up the recent good form. Mounts led the game from start to finish, and held Heathcote to only 3 goals, as we added 10.8 for the day with Daniel Whiting (4), Josh Evans (3), Ben Bickley (2) and Jacob Carracher (1) the goal kickers. Every player made an impact, and the boys showed they certainly came to play. There were some great induvial efforts, but overall it was how well the boys played as a team that made the difference. The best players named were Josh Evans, Will Pollard, Tyson White, Jye Strauss, Harry Jackel and Daniel Whiting. The boys season is still alive, and we face another big challenge on Sunday against North Bendigo at White Hills starting at 10am in the semifinal which will be another elimination game. Jase Carbone has done a wonderful job with the guys throughout the year, so lets all get over to the footy and cheer them on. If we can manage to notch up another win, they will be through to the preliminary final next week, and then only one win away from the Big Dance in September. Good luck boys! Go Mounts! A massive thanks to everyone who helped out with the qualifying final last Saturday at short notice. A great turn up to the working bee last Friday arvo, and again on Saturday. It was good to see so many volunteers willing to help out making the day run very smoothly. It is much appreciated, great work! Social dates coming up: Golf Day at Axedale Gold Course on Sunday 28th August. Please let Joey Whiting or Dubbs know your team of 4, or we can also place you in a team if you are like Fraser Cole and have no friends. Footy trip on 9th & 10th of September please see Pudd for more info, and finally the Presentation Night is still to be finalised, details will be put forward on the Facebook page at a later date.
FINALS WEEK 1 2016Last game of the season last week and we travelled over the hill to take on the old foes in Colbinabbin Grasshoppers. The Thirds boys got back on the winners list with a 44 point win. The boys took control of the game early and were 6 goals to none at half time. Colbo did fight out the last half a bit better, and restricted Mounts scoring opportunities, but the boys were too strong at the end of the day. Daniel Whiting was best up forward snagging 4 goals, while Jacob Carracher chipped in with a couple for himself. Best players were Will Pollard, Mason Clarke, Josh Evans, Jacob Carracher, and Harry Jackel. So the Thirds have finished in 5th spot on the ladder and will fight it out against Heathcote on Sunday at Leitchville. It was one win each during the season for these two teams, so it should be a very evenly matched contest. Hopefully the boys can sneak over the line and push further into final next week. A bit of a nothing game for the Reserves boys as we were going to finish off the season din sixth place regardless of the result. They still wanted to have a crack and come away with one last win for the season, but a terrible first quarter quickly put a stop to that. The boys re-grouped in the second and started playing some good footy in patches, but Colbo’s class ultimately prevailed as they ran away with a 41 point win. Fitzy was pretty happy with himself and let everyone know that he kicked two thirds of our score. Good to see Dylan back out there after training well during the week, and then training even better that night. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Matt Johnson, 2 Jordi Philbrick, 1 Joe Connelly. Lachy Begg won the meal voucher, and the cult hero Nathan Grazules won the Rivergate Wine. Bonus Awards went to Jonno, Beggy, and Jordi. After a long year, the Senior side endured another tough game against a much stronger Colbo outfit. They destroyed us in the first half adding 14 goals to 1, and the game was effectively over at that stage. Our boys did battle it out better in the last half, but I think most of the players were glad to hear the siren at the end of the day and go and have a beer. Jesse Tuohey played a great game and was named the best for Mounts, while Patty O Furniture again put in a solid 4 quarter performance. Congratulations to Blackie who at the ripe old age of 39 has finally decided to hang up the boots. He has had a great career at Mounts ever since riding his purple faggio scooter all the way down from the Gold Coast all those years ago. He has a couple of Senior Premierships, played interleague a handful of times, and even coached the Reserves for a few years. Well done Silverfox and all the best for the future and we all hope the speech pathology lessons go well. National Tiles Award: 3 Jesse Tuohey, 2 Patty O’Brien, 1 Chris Black. Meal voucher went to Richo, and Mick Whiting scored the bottle of Rivergate Wine. Bonus Awards went to Jesse, Patty, and Baz O’Connor. Social dates coming up: Golf Day at Axedale Gold Course on Sunday 28th August. Please let Joey Whiting or Dubbs know your team of 4, or we can also place you in a team if you are like Fraser Cole and have no friends. Footy trip on 9th & 10th of September please see Pudd for more info, and finally the Presentation Night on is still to be finalised, details will be put forward on the Facebook page at a later date. On a sad note, it is with a heavy heart that we as a club send out our deepest condolences to all affected by the passing of former mounts player Dean Carvill. Especially to Dean’s family and close friends and to Georgia and the Byrne family in this difficult time.
ROUND 18 V COLBINABBIN 2016Well the last round is finally upon us as we travel to Colbo in what will be the last game for the Senior & Reserves sides. They are both set to finish in 6th place on the ladder and will unfortunately not be taking part in finals action this year. Our Thirds boys will take the 5th spot and will still be going next week so lets all get around them and cheer them on. Last week we had our sponsors day out at Toolleen in very cold conditions. The Thirds started things off for us, but couldn’t match it with the North lads, going down by 12 goals. We had a reasonable first half, and matched it at times with North, but couldn’t stem the flow of goals after half time as North took control of the game quite easily. The team should be back on the winners list this week, and then hopefully get some momentum leading into the first final. Best players were Ethan Flavell, Josh Evans, Harry Jackel, Will Pollard, and Tyson White. The boys train Monday night in town, and will still be heading to Toolleen on a Thursday, so let’s all try to get along to training and support them as much as possible. The Reserves game was one for the ages, with Jesse O’Connell kicking a goal after the siren to win the match by 5 points. He did it in style too, 50m out on the boundary in front of the $2 shop (in front of the sponsors) if you don’t mind! He was pretty happy with himself and proceeded to drink 50 beers that afternoon. Apart from that bit of play, the rest of the match was really quite scrappy. Mounts had their chances to put North away, but inaccuracy in front of goal cost us dearly. North looked to have the same stitched up being 2 goals clear with not long to go, but luckily for us a few things went our way and we managed to sneak away with the chocolates 7.13 to 8.2. Jordy Allen played his best game for the side with a couple of goals and some great marks around the forward line. Hooter bagged 3 goals for the match (including the sealer after the siren). Toolleen Hotel Award 3 Jordy, 2 Nick Butler, 1 Fraser Cole. Rivergate Wine Award went to Hilly and Jez Brewer got the meal voucher. Bonus Awards went to Fraser, Jordy, and Buttsy. A miserable day for the Seniors side getting put to the sword by North Bendigo. Again, we played some good footy in patches, but North showed their true class, and were relentless in the last quarter as they completely outclassed our boys. Good to see Ben ‘Floppy’ Welch finally get a run in the senior side after killing it in the Reserves over the last few weeks. National Tiles Award 3 Patty O’Brien, 2 Jesse Tuohey, 1 Jez Blencowe. Rivergate Wine went to John Harvey, and Kingy got the Meal Voucher. Bonus Awards went to Patty, Jezza, and Ben Welch. Socially we had a much better time, with Gerard V putting on a great show for us that night hypnotising pretty much half the club. No one quite knew what to expect, but it turned out to be a very funny and enjoyable night. Fonchy and Chooka put in pretty funny performances, but we think the winner of the night would have to go to Phil ‘Pavarotti’ Whiting, who is still trying to get the superglue off his hands. A big thinks to Gerard V and to everyone who helped out on the night. We also ran the superdraw that night. Winners were: First prize – Carol Byrne, Second prize – Erin Osborne, Third prize – Roger Hickson, Forth prize – John Craig, and the lucky key chance went to Julie Conroy. We had the golf day booked in for tomorrow at Axedale, however this has been postponed due to the bad weather and the subsequent effect on the course. It will still go ahead with date to be confirmed but is likely to be on Sunday 28th August (the week of the preliminary final). Please see Joey Whiting to arrange your team of 4, or see Joey or Dubbs if you would like to sponsor a hole for $150. Footy trip is booked for Melbourne on the 9th and 10th of September and only a couple of spots to fill, so you will need to get your $100 to Pudd today or tomorrow at the very latest, otherwise you will have to sort yourself out. Finally we are sorting out the Presentation Night, however dates are proving to be a little tricky at that time of year and things are still getting organised on this one, so please check back on the Facebook page later for more details. Best of luck to everyone today as we take on Colbo. Go Mounts!
ROUND 17 V NORTH BENDIGO 2016The Mount Pleasant Football & Netball Club would like to welcome all our sponsors today to our annual Sponsors Day. We thank you for your ongoing support to the club, and hope you enjoy a great game of country footy today! Last week the Thirds boys notched up another win with a 54 point win over Elmore in freezing conditions. The boys had control of the game from the first bounce and never gave Elmore a sniff all day. Jacob Carracher was the best up forward with 3 majors, while Daniel Whiting chipped in with a couple for himself. Best players were Todd Goodridge, Jacob Carracher, Tyson White, Mason Clarke, and Will Pollard. The Reserves boys bounced back after a disappointing loss the previous week. With Elmore sitting with only a couple of wins on the board our boys thought they were in for an easy day, however Elmore took it right to us in the first half, and we only had our accurate kicking to thank for being in front at half time. With a rev up from the Gypsy, they boys kicked into gear in the last half to run away with the match and take away a 40 point win. Pudd kicked himself 4 cheap goals, while Hooter was on song with 3 and Joey Connelly with 2. Toolleen Hotel Awards 3 Ben Floppy Welch, 2 Jesse O’Connell, 1 Jake Hill. Rivergate Wine to Daniel Kerr which will come in handy for him, and Nick Butler got the meal voucher. Bonus Awards went to Ben Welch, Jordi Philbrick, and Daniel Kerr. The Senior game was a good spectacle to watch with a fair bit of niggle going on. With the slippery conditions it was always going to be a bit of a grind, and unfortunately we couldn’t quite match it with Elmore as they slowly kicked away from us to notch up a 36 point victory. Richo was once again hard at it and racked up more touches than Michael Jackson at the Neverland Ranch. Joey was throwing his weight around again, and took some telling marks across half back where the rest of us would probably chicken out. Dekka again didn’t question the effort, but it was more so the skill errors and decision making that cost us in the end. If we can get that right, there is no reason why we cant push for a win in the last two games. National Tiles Award 3 Richo, 2 Joey, 1 Riley Thiesz. Rivergate Wine went to Taig, and the meal voucher to Tyler. Bonus Awards went to Joey, Jesse, and the best looking bloke at Mounts in Bailey O’Connor. Onto the social side, we have the Hypnotist night featuring ‘Gerard V’ on at the Ted Harte Hall in White Hills tonight starting at 7:30pm. All players have a couple of tickets to sell for $30 each ($15 for an Under 17). From all reports this is a really funny night, so try to bring along your parents, brothers, sisters, aunties, uncles, grandma and even grandpa as everyone is sure to get a laugh out of it. Nate Dog has kindly volunteered to be one of the people to be hypnotized, so that alone with the worth the entry fee! We also have the Golf Day on Sunday after the Colbo game out at Axedale Golf Course, get yourself in group of 4 and have a warm up for mad Monday! Today we take on North Bendigo. Best of luck to everyone having a kick today! Go Mounts!
ROUND 16 V ELMORE 2016A big weekend last week for the Mount Pleasant Football Club as we celebrated premiership reunions from 2006, 1996, 1976, and even 1966! It was great to see so many old faces around the club, and was good for everyone to catch up and reminisce about the past glory days. The thirds kicked off the day against old foes Heathcote and had another disappointing day out. We had a few missing but the effort put in wasn’t quite enough and scoring goals was proving to be difficult, eventually resulting in a 39 point loss. Best players were Zac Tuohey, Will Pollard, Todd Goodridge, Jordan Quirk, and Jacob Carracher. The Reserves went into the game with a must win attitude to keep any final hopes alive. Heathcote had the best of it early, and our blokes had a very ordinary day with inaccuracy being the telling point of the match. We were right with Heathcote for most of the day but ultimately fell 17 points short come the final siren. Final scores were 5.12 to 9.5. Toolleen Hotel Award 3 Nick Butler, 2 Jordi Philbrick, 1 Jez Brewer. Daniel Kerr won the meal voucher, and Nick Harris got the bottle of Rivergate Wine. Bonus Awards went to Jordi, Buttsy, and Jezza. A much better result in the senior match, and something for all the supports to smile about, as we lead from start to finish to run away with a 39 point victory. Griggy and Taig were back in the side and gave us some good targets up forward and the boys shared the goal kicking around with 10 individual goal scorers. National Hotel Award 3 Jezza Blencowe, 2 Carlos Thiesz, 1 Alex Handy. Meal voucher went to Baz O’Connor, and Patrice O’Brien won the bottle of Rivergate. Bonus Awards went to Bubba, Patty, and Jesse Touhey. We had the Ball Drop function on the Sunday, and although numbers were down on last year, everyone still had a great time. Well done to Sarah Colwell on taking home the major prize! Crackers Ferrier came in second and generously donated it back, and Slagga picked up third place. Hilly’s plan to outbid Garry Oz on the joy flight backfired on him which he is still pretty dirty about! He might have to put in a few more extra hours at work this week to pay it off. Taig once again proved he cant keep up with the big boys, and might have to take a leaf from his brothers book and stick to the mid strength! Still chasing a couple of you for memberships, so please get this paid to Shea ASAP. Also Pudd is after $100 from everyone for the footy trip to Melbourne on 9th & 10th of September to book you a spot. He will be booking this week so get the cash to him asap so you don’t miss out. Other social events coming up include the Hypnotist night featuring “Gerard V” after the North game. Cost is $30 per adult and $15 for Under 17’s. Our last event for the year will be a Golf Day at Axedale Golf Course on Sunday August 7th following the game against Colbinabbin. More details will be provided closer to the event. We travel to Elmore this week. Good luck to all the players. Go Mounts!
ROUND 15 V HEATHCOTE 2016Today we wish to welcome players and supports for our premiership reunion teams of 2006 Senior & Reserves Football, along with the 1996 Reserves Footballers, 1976 B grade netball, and 1966 Senior Footballers. Please enjoy the day and feel free to head into the clubrooms at half time of the Senior match to enjoy afternoon tea. We will have a Superdraw in the clubrooms after the days play, and also looking to stop into the Toolleen Hotel and Brougham Arms hotel on the way home. Then on Sunday out at Toolleen we will be having another major event being the ‘Helicopter Balldrop Function’ so please see Kingy, Dubbs, or one of the players to get a ticket. There is a major prize of $2,500 to the lucky winner, so make sure you get there for your chance to win big! We will also be running a goods and services auction on the day. If you can get your hands on some goods, or have a service to offer, please see Dubbs so he can add it to the list. Back to last weeks game, we were up for the tough drive up to Gunbower which has proved difficult for us over the past few years. The Thirds were up against an inform side and couldn’t quite match it with the pace and skill of the fast running Leitchville side. For us scoring proved very difficult, however we were able to restrict Leitchy to 7 goals for the match so that was one positive to come out of the day. Best players were Josh Evans, Will Pollard, Harry Jackel, Matt Kelly, and Jordan Quirk. In the Reserves game it was a match that they really needed to win in order to keep in touch with the top five. We started the best of the two sides adding a couple of quick goals through Hooter and Nugget, but Leitchy always kept with us the whole match. We led at every change, but come the final quarter, Leitchy bagged 5 goals to our 2 goals to run away with a 15 point victory. Hooter snagged 5 goals himself, while Beggy was good with 2. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Nugget Harris, 2 Hooter, 1 Josh Evans. Bonus Awards went to Nugget, Tom ‘The Enforcer’ Bickley, and Benny Welch. Jordy Allen won the Meal Voucher, and Knackers Kennedy got the bottle of Rivergate Shiraz. The loss makes it difficult, but not impossible for the Reserves to make finals. If we win today, and then can win a couple more we might just sneak in, so lets all get around the boys and cheer them on. Onto the Senior match which was going to be a huge task. We really let ourselves down in the first quarter as Leitchy added 7 goals to none to really take the game away from us early. Turnovers and poor decision making were once again the focal point of Dekkas address, but Leithcy were just too slick for us throughout the day. Good to see the big Gypsy return to the senior side to add some fire power, and helping himself to 5 goals along the way in a great effort. National Tiles Award: 3 Carlos Thiesz, 2 Patty O’Brien, 1 Matt Johnson. Bonus Awards went to Johnno, Bubbsy, Patty O. Whippy won the meal voucher and Eddo got the Rivergate Wine award. Thanks to Adam and the crew from the Criterion Hotel in Rochester last week for a great night out. Always good to get in there, and thanks to Jessica Lorraine for providing some great music. Still chasing a couple of you for memberships, so please get this paid to Shea ASAP. Also Pudd is after $100 from everyone for the footy trip to Melbourne on 9th & 10th of September to book you a spot. He will be booking this week so get the cash to him asap so you don’t miss out. Other social events coming up include the Hypnotist night featuring “Gerard V” at the Ted Harte Hall in White Hills. Cost is $30 per adult and $15 for Under 17’s. Our last event for the year will be a Golf Day at Axedale Golf Course on Sunday August 7th following the game against Colbinabbin. More details will be provided closer to the event. Good luck to everyone today, it should be a really good contests across all grades. Go Mounts!
ROUND 14 V LEITCHVILLE/GUNBOWER 2016We were back at Toolleen again last week to tackle the Huntly Hawks. The thirds kicked off the day with another impressive win. They are travelling along pretty well at the moment, so would be great to get a few more players and supporters out to the games earlier to cheer them on. The boys led at every change to eventually run away with a 7 goal victory with scores being 10.8 to 3.8. Best Players for the day were Harry Jackel, Josh Evans, Jacob Carracher, Lachie Mynard, and Joey ‘Bad Boy’ McCormick. The Reserves were desperate for a win to keep in touch with the top five. In a bit of a turnaround from the previous meeting with Huntly, the Mounts boys were looking the goods and really controlling most of the play for the first three quarters. With a 16 point lead at three quarter time, Mounts quickly added another goal and looked to have the game in the bag. However Huntly came home strong in the last 15 minutes and got to within a kick, but the siren went just in time for our boys to hold onto a 5 point victory. Hooter was back to his old tricks at full forward and snagged 4 goals, and had plenty of help from Buttsy and Floppy who both played pretty well. Nugget Harris once again proved he is a complete spud who can’t kick more than 25m, so if he has a shot on goal today, make sure someone gets around him for the handball. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Nick ‘Jam Tin’ Harris, 2 Floppy Welch, 1 Buttsy. Rivergate Wine Award went to Hooter and the Meal Voucher went to Chooka. Bonus Awards went to Jezza, Buttsy, and Johnno. Another tough day at the office for the senior side, up against the ladder leaders and missing half the side through injury, it was always going to be a battle. The effort was there, but the skills and decision making really letting us down, as Huntly killed us all over the ground. Gazey tried hard in the ruck, and gave us good use of it through Teaser and Richo, but the class of Huntly was far too great. National Tiles Award: 3 Carol Thiesz, 2 Joey Whiting, 1 Bad Santa. Rivergate Wine Award went to Jack Gaze, and the meal voucher went to Richo. Bonus Awards went to Jesse Tuohey, Jezza Blencowe, and Bubba Hand. Thanks to all involved in organising the Christmas in July function last Saturday night. All in attendance had a great time, except for Tiprat who is still looking for his tooth. Even Santa showed up which was great. Socially coming up we have the past players reunion when we play Heathcote next week that will be the premiership reunion for the 2006 Senior & Reserve Football teams, along with the 1996 Reserves, 1976 B grade netball, and 1966 Senior Footballers. All past and present players & supporters are welcome to attend, and there will be afternoon tea put on in the clubrooms at halftime. We will also have the ‘Helicopter Balldrop Function’ on the following Sunday the 17th of July. All players have tickets to sell for $50 each, or see Kingy or Dubbs if you would like some more. There is a major prize of $2,500 to the lucky winner, so make sure you get there for your chance to win big! We will also be running a goods and services auction on the day. If you can get your hands on some goods, or have a service to offer, please see Dubbs so he can add it to the list. ‘Dinner for two with Nate Dog’ is sure to fetch a record price from one lucky netballer! Still chasing a couple of you for memberships, so please get this paid to Shea ASAP. Also Pudd is after $100 from everyone for the footy trip to Melbourne on 7th & 8th of October to book you a spot. Get it to him this week or you will miss out. Also the Slab raffle tickets are needed back, along with the slab of your choice (give these to Pudd also). Winners from last week’s superdraw were Alex Hand, John Tuohey, Jack Gaze, Emily Bakes, and Fraser Cole won the lucky key chance. Today we tackle another tough opponent in Leitchville-Gunbower. Best of luck to all players. Lets get around the boys and try to sneak a few wins! After today’s game we are back to the Criterion Hotel in Rochester for a feed and a few coldies! GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 13 V HUNTLY 2016Great win for our thirds boys a couple of weeks ago in a very close game that was decided with the last kick of the game. In cold and miserable conditions the lads battles out a low scoring affair to be a few points up late in the last quarter. The White Hills full forward marked and goaled with only a couple of minutes remaining, giving them the slender lead and what seemed like the win. Our boys were not done though, as the ball was quickly kicked into our forward line where young Rizza had a ping at the goals, but the ball fell agonisingly short. Soon after with only seconds remaining the ball was centred once more where Jye Scruffy Strauss marked solidly 30m out which would have been a nervous kick, but a 50m penalty put him right to the goal line where he pumped it through right on siren giving our boys a much needed win. Best players were Colin Mayes, Jye Strauss, Josh Evans, Zac Tuohey, and Tom Hobson. The boys belted out the song with plenty of decibels and now look promising to take part in finals action if they keep up the current form. The Reserves were up against the top side, and with around 15 blokes out injured across the seniors and reserves we were going to be fighting an uphill battle. Good to see Jess O’Brien in for his first game of the year, and as good as he is, he couldn’t quite make up the 51 point deficit at the final siren. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Jezza Brewer, 2 Lachy Begg, 1 Ben ‘Wild Boy’ Welch. Meal voucher went to Butsy, and Jonno scored the Rivergate Wine award. Bonus awards went to Beggy, Jezza, and Hooter. The Senior game didn’t quite go to plan either, with inaccurate kicking leaving us with a score of 2.14 at the three quarter time break. We were still in the mix though, but White Hills ran riot over us in the last quarter adding 8 goals to none, to leave us with a pretty disappointing loss given our current ladder position. It will make it an uphill battle to play finals now, but if we can knock off a few of the top sides over the coming weeks, then we will be right back in the mix. National Tiles Award: 3 Pat O’Brien, 2 Adam Richardson, 1 Joey Whiting. Rivergate Wine award went to Blencowe, and Taig got the meal voucher. Bonus Awards went to Blencowe, Byrnsey, and Joey. Don’t forget tonight we have the Christmas in July function at the Toolleen Tin Shed. Wear a tragic Christmas knitted sweater, and bring along a cheap and nasty KK gift. There will be a bus back into town after the event, so make sure we all make the effort to get along. The four stooges have finally headed off on their European vacation. The boys are not doing too well with the ladies just yet, Dylan has been ‘friend zoned’ by every girl on the tour, Fonch is too scared to speak to anyone, Fraser is just too damn ugly, and Smithy despite having only one functioning leg has done the best of them all and has managed to fall in love with a young lass who has been described a solid 2 out of 10. Stay tuned for further updates. Reminder when we play Heathcote on July 16th that will be the premiership reunion for the 2006 Senior & Reserve Football teams, along with the 1996 Reserves, 1976 B grade netball, and 1966 Senior Footballers. All past and present players & supporters are welcome to attend, and there will be afternoon tea put on in the clubrooms at halftime. We will also have the ‘Balldrop Function’ on the following Sunday, and for anyone who is keen, Slagger said we might even pop into the All Seasons on the Friday night just for one or two. On a sad note, our heartfelt sympathy to Joan, and to all of the O’Connell and extended families over the loss of ‘Curly’. A much loved character at Mounts who will be sadly missed. Good luck to everyone having a kick today. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 12 - BYE
ROUND 11 V WHITE HILLS 2016Last week we were back at Toolleen again to take on Lockington. The Thirds kicked off the day and were coming into some great form, but unfortunately came up against a well drilled Locky side and went down by 50 points in the sub-zero temperatures. Lachy Mynard was our sole goal kicker for the day, while the best players were Collin Mayes, Tyson White, Jye Strauss, Mason Clarke, and Jordan Quirk. The Reserves boys got the job done in a scrappy game to run away with a 4 goal win. A few new faces graced the field, as well as a couple of old heads in Benny McCleary and Nugget ‘Stench’ Harris who still cannot manage to kick over a jam tin. The usual names were helping themselves to the goalkicking list, but it wasn’t until the cult hero Nate-Dog Grazbah slotted one through from the goal line and let fly with the double cobra that the crowd went wild. You couldn’t get the smile off his face, until about 1:30pm the next day! Benny ‘Bean Pole’ Welch was best on ground and continued that form into the night. Toolleen Hotel Award 3 Ben Welch, 2 Jordi Philbrick, 1 Jez Brewer. Meal voucher went to Luxy, and Stench got the bottle of Rivergate Wine. Bonus Awards went to Jez, Benny, and Dean Hargreaves. Bad luck to Smithy who’s skinny legs couldn’t take the weight of his massive frame anymore and finally gave in, meaning he will be wearing a moon boot for his European vacation. With 3 out of the 4 travellers now injured, Jake Fitch would be very nervous about playing today! In the main game we knew it would not be an easy task with both sides missing players due to injuries and both sides desperate for some points. Mounts had the better of the first quarter and took an 11 point lead into the first break. Then kicking with the wind, really set up the win in the second quarter adding 7 goals to none to go into half time with a very comfortable lead. Lockington didn’t give in through, and really fought the game out getting back to within 4 goals in the last quarter, but Mounts had done enough and held on for a 39 point win. Riley Thiesz replaced Griggy at full forward and helped himself to 5 goals, while Jason Shaw chipped in with 4 in a great effort. Carl Thiesz brought his own footy for the day, and was just practicing his long bomb goals it seemed at times, and Richo was once again hard at it through the middle all day. National Tiles Award: 3 Carl, 2 Richo, 1 Riley. Gazey got the meal voucher, and Eddo got the bottle of Rivergate Wine. Bonus Awards went to Patty, Eddo, and Bubba Hand. Well done to Joey Connolly in his first senior call up. Apologies to the LBU boys for a temporary lack of hot water after the senior game, whist our new system is more than adequate, the timing for the gas to run out was not great. The superdraw winners from last week were 1st Rochelle Curnow, 2nd Julie Harrop, 3rd John Tuohey, 4th Phil Nichols of the Goornong Store, and the winner of the lucky key chance was Ian Whatley. Thanks to the Broughy for the great job they did hosting us for the $1000 draw last Sunday. We will be heading back to the Broughy again tonight for a feed and a few beers so make sure we all get along. Well done to Matty Fitzgerald for winning the $1000. He shot through almost as quickly as Nate Dog though, so bit of poor form there Fitzy! Our next major function will be Christmas in July held at the clubrooms following the Mounts V Huntly game on the 2nd of July. Footy trip money is very slowly starting to roll in, however we really need this to hurry up if we still want to get to Darwin. We are looking at the weekend of 20-24th October and will need the Friday (and most likely Monday) off work. If you can get a $350 deposit to Pudd ASAP, then he can reserve a spot for you. If we don’t receive all the cash over the next couple of weeks, Darwin will be off the agenda. Our major footy trip fundraiser this year is the Super Slab Raffle. We need each player to donate a slab to Pudd, and everyone has a raffle book of $100 tickets to sell (at $1 each ticket). Winner will be drawn at the end of the season, and takes home all the slabs! Please get your tickets sold asap, and the slab into Pudd so we can get this organised. We are also still chasing up membership money. Around half of you are fully paid up, but please see Pudd, Shea, or Kingy if you are unsure how much you still owe. Today we are back in town to take on White Hills, so best of luck to all players having a kick. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 10 V LBU 2016
ROUND 9 V COLBINABBIN 2016
ROUND 8 V NORTH BENDIGO 2016Week off and were back at it! Today we are in town against North Bendigo and keen to get 3 wins before we celebrate tonight at the 2016 annual ball! Before last week’s bye we took on Elmore at home and the 3rd’s kicked off the day with a massive win. 7 scoring shots but only 2 goals meant Elmore had a sniff at quarter time but the 2nd quarter was a 1 way street as we slammed on 5.4 to 1 point to open up a match winning 44 point half time lead. Taylor Bakes played his best game for the club and was unstoppable alongside Josh Evans as the 2nd half was more of the same including a 9 goal last quarter which stitched up a 131 point win. Daniel Whiting cemented his spot as Vicki’s favourite son with a big 6 sausage rolls and Straussy chipped in with 3. Jas has the boys absolutely flying so make sure you get around them as the season goes on. Also good to see a few off the young blokes having a kick with the senior boys on a Thursday night! Best players were Taylor Bakes, Josh Evans, Grilled Whiting, Benny Bicks & Marcus Dougs. The 2’s were dying for a win and had one of our strongest sides of the year in which made Johno very happy. The first quarter was tight and only allowed us to have a 19 point lead. The 2nd quarter was where the game was won & lost with a 7 goal to 1 quarter. Thieszy was enjoying a run around in the 2’s and helped himself to a couple of goals on his way to 5 for the day. The Mad Dog Fitta has shown he can talk the talk early in the season but he walked the walk with 5 goals and was happy to let everyone know about it that night. Wacko ended one of his droughts by adding a goal in the 3rd quarter and the game was beyond doubt as we piled on the goals in the 2nd half to win by 105 points. A Solid win which should hopefully get the ball rolling for the rest of the year. Toolleen Hotel 3 votes to Bulldog Begg, 2 for Gypsy Jake Hill who was wearing runners and 1 for Mad Dog Fitz. Bonus Awards to Fitta, Hilly and Thieszy. Benny treated himself to the Rivergate and Fonch will be able to spoil his latest love interest with the meal voucher. The seniors were taking on Elmore in an 8 point game and looking to go 4-2. The game was won and lost in the first quarter as we trailed by 44 Points at quarter time. From there on it was a much improved effort and we hit back with our own 7 goal to 2 quarter to only trail by 13 points at half time. Bazil O’Connor slotted home his first goal much to the crowds delight and really had the 2 dollar shop rocking. The play of the day came in the 3rd quarter when Frank Cole had a rush of blood taking on 4 defenders and having 7 bounces before he slipped over his own feet and handballed to Chicka who soccer kicked out of mid air laces out (on purpose he says) to Moorey who turned and hit Mick Whiting at CHF who handballed to the running Bazil who slammed home one of the best goals seen at Toolleen in recent times and gave us a sniff at 3 quarter time. Unfortunately Elmore steadied in the last to win by 34 points. The Grigg Pig returned to form with a bag of 5 goals and Bazil ended with 3 on debut. National Tiles 3 Votes to Richoooo, 2 for The Fisherman Whiting and Jimmy Arms with 1. Bonus Awards to Stitches Cole, Dogga and Bazza. Jez Hancock got the Rivergate on his debut game and Bazza the meal voucher. As I said before the Annual Ball is on tonight! It’s at the Showgrounds exhibition centre and tickets are $50 each. Finger food will be provided and Nullabor will be providing some great tunes to really get the night up and going! Make sure you get along as it is always one of the biggest highlights of the season. Tyler is looking for a partner so if there is any willing participants hit him up. Good luck to everyone having a kick today. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 7 V ELMORE 2016Today we take on our old rivals Elmore at home. Another chance to grab some wins and keep the momentum rolling for our seniors and under 17’s and hopefully the reserves can get the ball rolling with a 2nd win. Last week we took on the Saints at Heathcote. The 17’s kicked off the day with a very slow start as both sides could only manage a single point in the first quarter. The best McNamara broke the deadlock with 2 quick goals in the 2nd quarter which helped open up a 20 point lead at half time. Bomber and Quirky were starting all the attack through half back and the wings and it allowed Daniel “Vicki’s Favourite” Whiting to cash in with 4 sausage rolls. Heathcote fought back in the 2nd half but the boys were running above the ground and took home a 32 point win to make the ledger 3-2 and give themselves a spot in the top 5. Best players were Straussy, Bomber, Quirky, Joey Mac and Maseo Clarke. The 2’s were desperate for their 2nd win of the season and got off to a flyer kicking 5.2 to 1.1 in the first quarter with Snorkel Welch running an absolute muck at centre half forward and the on ball brigade of Jez Brewer, Bulldog Begg and Joey Con dominating. Heathcote clawed back in the 2nd quarter and it was 13 points at half time. The 3rd quarter was more of an arm wrestle as Heathcote managed to even the scores going into the last quarter. Bazil O’Connor helped himself to a 2nd goal to open up a small lead but Heathcote levelled the scores and as the game ticked down both sides ran out of time to break the deadlock and the game ended in a draw. Pudd ended up with 3 goals and spent the afternoon rearranging his organs after being cleaned up late in the game. Toolleen Hotel 3 votes to Pudd, 2 for Joey Con and 1 to Jezza Handcock. Bonus awards to Brewer, Snorkel and Beggy. Hilly took home the Rivergate and Buttsy was stoked with his Meal Voucher. The Seniors were looking to keep the Cliff and Pete White shield exactly where it belongs in the Toolleen Rooms. A sluggish start saw Heathcote jump out to a 21 point quarter time lead and things weren’t looking good but a goal to Nick “Cold Pots” Edwards in the 2nd quarter saw the margin trimmed to 13 points at half time. Bynresy went forward and turned the game on it’s head on his way to 3 goals and could have had 5 or 6 as Griggy slotted a long bomb and then reminded the home crowd under the grandstand just how to kick a goal. The last quarter started with a point the margin and an early goal to Touhza extended the margin to 7 points but it was mainly an arm wrestle until the Tiprat stole the show with one of the greatest (just ask him, he will tell you) goals from the swimming pool pocket to snatch back the lead and it proved to be the match winner as we held on by 3 points in one of the best wins over the last few years. National tiles 3 Votes went to Richo who played his best game for the club and is quickly becoming a fan favourite with the vocal reserves crowd. 2 votes to Shawy and 1 for Carol Thiesz. Bonus awards to Byrnesy who was unstoppable, Grilled Whiting and RDO’s Blencowe. Blencowe got the Rivergate and Byrna got the meal voucher. After today’s game make sure you hang around to test out your luck with our 2nd Superdraw of the season in the rooms with plenty of cold hard cash on offer. Another reminder about the Annual Ball in a couple of weeks. This year it is at the Bendigo Showgrounds with tickets costing $50 a head which includes finger food and unlimited dance floor access. Early word is that Richo will be a massive chance for best on so get around him. Good Luck to everyone having a kick today. GO MOUNTS!!
ROUND 6 V HEATHCOTE 2016As far as home and away games go, they do not get any bigger than this. Today we travel just down the road to face off with traditional rivals Heathcote for the Cliff & Peter White Memorial Shield. Anyone who has been around the club for a period of time will be well aware just how important this game is to the club. We currently hold the shield and there is no way known we will be giving it up today. Last week the 17’s kicked off the day against Leitchy. As has been the case in the reserves this year, the 3rd’s were jumped in the first half and trailed by 51 points at half time. Haz Jackel and Quirky were holding the floodgates shut down back and made sure the game was somewhat alive at half time. The 2nd half was an improvement as the boys managed to hit the scoreboard and the link up between Benny Bick, Tys and Toddy through the middle of the ground gave our forwards a chance. In the end it was a 67 point win to Leitchy. Best Players were HJ, Quirky, Wilba Pollard, Straussy and Tys. The 2’s were looking to square the ledger at 2-2 but a 6 goal to 1 first quarter ensured we were chasing the game from the outset. After Quarter time the game was much more competitive. Led by the young bulls, Bazil O, Goose, Snorkel and Filthy Philbrick the margin was trimmed to 16 points by half time. The 3rd quarter was an arm wrestle but again the margin was trimmed to 10 points. Hilly and Tooheys Red Brewer turned the game in the middle of the ground but after 2 massive quarters we couldn’t stick with the bombers as they ran out 16 point winners. Toolleen Hotel 3 votes went to Thursday night specialist Hilly, Pudd and Mrrrrrr Kennedy. Bonus Awards to Hilly, The Goose and Filthy Philbrick. Goose got the meal voucher and the bad man Bazza O’Connor treated himself to the Rivergate. The seniors were coming off their first loss and hoping to atone for the previous week. There was no doubting the endeavour in the first quarter but a lack of polish cost us as Gunbower got out to a 28 point lead at quarter time. If not for poor kicking the game may have been further out of reach at half time but it was still only 49 points and definitely left the door slightly ajar at the start of the 3rd. Dogga O’Brien and Moorey both goaled instantly in the first 2 minutes to cut the lead to 35 but the charged ended their and the 2nd half dragged on into a disappointing result. Bucky Thiesz and Shawy continued their good form to be a couple of the best players. National Tiles 3 Votes to Bucky Thiesz, Dogga and Shawy. Bonus awards to Byrnesy, Eddo again and Small Bones Bubbsy. Tuohza will be treating his better half to a free meal and Chicka Harvey got the Rivergate. After the game will be the presentation of the shield so make sure you hang around for that. Then it’s back to The Axedale tavern for a beer with Dutchy which is always a good time. On the social side of things, we have the Annual Ball coming up on the 28th of May at the Showgrounds. Tickets are $50 and once again this is promises to be another ripper so make sure you get yourself sorted with a new suit or frock as it will be one of the great nights! Congratulations to our first Superdraw winners for this year. The $500 cash went to Taig Griffin, $250 to Charlie Browne, $150 to Chris Black, $100 to James Armstrong and the first "Lucky Key Chance went to Rob Roy. Good Luck to everyone having a kick today. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 5 V LEITCHVILLE /GUNBOWER 2016In the Thirds game last week our boys started off with a bang, to be leading by 34 points at half time. The defense was doing a great job, while up forward the goals were taking a peppering but inaccuracy was causing to be a problem with the boys scoring 11 behinds at that stage. They started to straighten up in the last half though, finishing with 11.16 to Huntly’s 3.2. Daniel Whiting, Lachlan Mynard, and Marcus McDougall all snagged two goals each. While best players were Tyson White, Taylor Bakes, Josh Evans, Marcus McDougall, Jye Strauss, and Zac Tuohey. The Reserves played reasonable footy in their first half, but couldn’t seem to match it will a more determined Huntly outfit, eventually going down to the tune of 62 points. Hooter bagged anther 4 goals, and believes he can now safely clear some room on his mantelpiece for the league goal kicking trophy. Pudd kicked a couple, and Matty ‘Mad Dog’ Fitzgerald kicked one in his first reserves game. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Jezza Brewer, 2 Bailey O’Connor, 1 Jack Ryan. Bonus awards went to Jezza Brewer, Shea Griffin, and Matty Fitzgerald. Fitzy also got the Rivergate Wine award, and Jezza Hancock got the meal voucher. After his big call up to the seniors, Jake Fitch’s head had got so Fat that he needed to remove the door frame just to get inside the change rooms. A terrible first half saw Huntly up by 8 goals at half time, and Mounts looking down the barrel of another 100 point flogging. However after a fair rev-up from Dekka they boys quickly turned things around in the third quarter, to really match it with Huntly and show a bit of the passion that they had been missing. Then in the last quarter we couldn’t capitalise when kicking with the wind whereas Huntly ran the game out far better ending up with a 78 point victory. National Tiles Award: 3 Jason Shaw, 2 Jesse, Tuohey, 1 Jack Gaze. Bonus Awards went to Tyler McNamara, Jesse Tuohey, and Fraser Cole. John Harvey got the Rivergate Wine Award, and Chris Black got the meal voucher, but is going to give it to someone else as he is watching his weight at the moment. Socially the Mystery Bus tour went well last Saturday night and everyone had a great time. Many thanks to all those who orgainsed the night. I believe it was Jezza Blencowe who got the ‘chocolates’ for best dressed. We have the Superdraw starting tonight in the rooms after the Senior game. Please get your tickets sorted out today as early as you can so we are not chasing you all up before the draw. The tickets are $100 each, and are drawn after each home game with prizes consisting of $500, $250, $150, $100 and the lucky key chance to win $1000 at the end of the season. Hooter appears to have finally got his way and made the footy trip destination Darwin for this year. We will be running a Super Mega Slab Draw as our major fundraiser for the trip. Each player will get a book of tickets to sell and must donate a slab of beer (or other alcoholic beverage) for the major prize of approximately 40 Slabs! See Pudd or Jack Ryan for more details. Next upcoming major function will be the ball on round 8 (May 28th). This year’s event will be at the function room at the Bendigo Showgrounds and is set to be a cracker of a night, so please clear your calendar for that one. Good luck to all sides this week, hopefully we can turn our form around and match it with Leitchy this week. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 4 V HUNTLY 2016Anddddddd we’re back! Hopefully everyone freshened up after a fast start to the year and is ready to go today at Huntly. First of all well done to Neetz and everyone else involved with the sausage sizzle at Bunnings last week! Great result for the club and everyone’s hard work doesn’t go unnoticed. Hopefully the hard work continues on field this week and we can get away with 3 wins. First we go back to Jase and his 3rd’s boys who got the ball rolling with their first win of the year against White Hills. The first quarter was an absolute arm wrestle with the scores being level at quarter time. Bomber and Benny Bickley were leading the way and Vicki Whiting’s favourite son Daniel was a big presence up forward which allowed us to take a 7 point lead into half time. The arm wrestle continued into the 3rd as it was again another even scoring quarter which set up a thrilling last quarter. Straussy and Toddy Good helped break the floodgates and we kicked 4 goals to 2 to win by 21 points. Great effort for the boys after all the running they have been doing in the preseason. Best players were Bomber, Benny Bicks, Straussy, Fish Whiting and Toddy Goodridge. The 2’s were facing the Hills for the first time since our comprehensive preliminary final win and hoping to go 2-0. Anyone watching wouldn’t have been able to tell we played in last year’s grand final as we were completely outplayed. We could only manage 1 goal to half time as we trailed by 35 points. Frank Cole and The Fonch again teamed up like they have in the past and were holding the fort down back as it threatened to get ugly. The 2nd half was an improvement but there wasn’t much to write about as we had a wakeup call and now need to regroup with a win today. Toolleen Hotel votes went to Sheee-a, Frank Cole and Smid. Bonus awards to Frankie, Fonchelltini and the Gypsie. Goose Whiting will be treating someone to a night out as he got the meal voucher and Shaneo will need to Teach Jezza Hancock how to use the bottle of Rivergate which he won. The seniors were up against a side many thought could challenge for the flag so a good start was crucial. The first quarter was an arm wrestle early but some slick ball movement and a bit of magic from T-Mac who is in career best off field form made sure we had a 2 goal lead. The 2nd quarter was one of the best quarters of football seen at Toolleen by a Mounts side in recent memory. 11 goals to 1 effectively sealed the game by half time with a 78 point lead. Touhza, Shawy, Eddo and Carlos off half back were unstoppable and the forwards really cashed in which had the $2 dollar shop absolutely rocking. The 2nd half rolled through the motions as Gazey, Thieszy and Digger piled on the goals with 3 each. A great result and sets us up for a massive game against the hawks today. National tiles votes went to Carl Thiesz who was just about best on after hours, Shawy and Chicka. Bonus awards were for Touhza, Bubba Gump and Eddsy Eddo Edwards. Meal Voucher for Touhza and the Rivergate went to Eddsy. Tonight is the mystery bus tour which Dyl promises will be a ripping night. He knows where it’s going so make sure you ask him. Theme is Dead Celebrities… Superdraw tickets are circulating so make sure you get your hands on one and while you’re at it catch up with Shea or Dubbsy to organise your membership for 2016. Good luck to everyone having a kick today! Go MOUNTS!
ROUND 3 BYEROUND 2 V WHITE HILLS 2016Todays the day, not the day the teddy bears had their picnic but they day that we are back at our home ground at Toolleen! Hopefully the great spring weather continues for another week after the scorcher we had Lockington last week where we were able to come away with 2 of the 3 Footy wins. Jase and his 3rd’s Boys kicked off the day and it was a fast but scrappy start by both teams. Quirky Rizzle and Daniel Whiting were presenting well up forward but we couldn’t quite get the score on the board and went into half time trailing by 42 points. The 3rd quarter was much more impressive as we held Locky to a single behind and closed the gap to 27 points heading into the last quarter. Unfortunately we couldn’t quite maintain our good 3rd quarter form and went down by 42 points. Best players were led by the ever Reliable Benny Bickley, Colin Mayes, Quirky, Josh Evans and Marcus Mcdougall. Well done to all the boys on a competitive start to the season which should give everyone a lot of confidence heading into today’s game. If anyone can get to the ground early on Saturdays make sure you get around the boys and help them get over the line!! Johnno had more than 14 blokes to choose from for the first time in his reserves coaching reign and had an incredibly competitive side on paper. We dominated the early play peppering the forward line and Chooka was having a field day until he dislocated his shoulder and was finished for the day. Lockington kicked the first goal but Johnno and Hooter made sure we took an early quarter time lead. The flood gates opened in the 2nd quarter as the lead was stretched to 38 points at half time. Jezza Hancock was rewarded for a great first half in the backline and swung forward Adan Hunter swingman style while the big 3 in the ruck, Snorkel Welch, JoeyCon and the Goose Whiting were dominating the big ground at Lockington as if they were at Star bar. The 2nd half wasn’t quite as impressive but we still managed to hold Locky to 2 goals for the game and kicked 13 of our own to win by 78 points. Hoota had Cricket bats for hands but he still managed to kick 5.5 and the tallest small forward ever Smid ended up with 3. Toolleen Hotel votes were 3 to Frank Cole, 2 for The Bulldog Beggy and 1 for Hoota. Bonus awards to Frank, Wacko and the Goose. Joey took home the Rivergate and Snorkel got the Meal voucher which will come in handy for him. The seniors had some new faces and we're hoping to bank 4 points early on in the season. The first quarter was free flowing and new recruit Chicka Harvey didn' actually have an opponent so he was on the end of plenty!. The 2nd quarter was more of the same as we opened up what would end up being a match winning lead of 53 points at the half time break! Digger and Jimmy were running a muck in the forward line that was missing an injured Griggy. The sting was out of the game in the 2nd half as Tuohey, Thiesza and Eddo did as they pleased off half back and set up wave after wave of Attack. Gazey was unstoppable in the ruck all day and the on ballers enjoyed first use of the Sherrin. Digger finished with 4 goals as we ran away 79 point winners. National Tiles 3 Votes went to Jimmy Armstrong who finished with 5 goals, 2 votes to the new skipper Trigger and 1 to Chicka Harvey. Bonus awards went to Vic Bitter Blencowe, Fish Whiting and Eddo. Memberships and Superdraw tickets are available for you to purchase, make sure you get on board and support the club this year It's into the clubrooms after today's game and our first social function will be the Mystery Bus Tour after the Huntly game round 4 kicking off from the Broughy. Do yourself a favour and get a ticket! Good luck to everyone having a kick today!
ROUND 1 V LBU 2016Massive welcome to all Mountain Men and Women as we kick off the 2016 Season at Lockington. Great to see so many new faces at the club this year as well as a couple of old ones and of course everyone returning from last year! Also a another massive welcome to all new and old sponsors of the club and especially our major sponsor the Brougham Arms who will no doubt see a lot of us this year! The footballers have been hitting the track hard since before Christmas with Dekka and Jase hoping that the Seniors and under 17’s can jump back up into the top 5 whilst the reserves boys have again got The Gypsie at the helm and will be hoping to go one step further after the heartbreak at the end of last season. Dekka has got new recruit Moorey who will be giving him a hand with the coaching duties and no doubt they will combine well to help the senior boys rocket up the ladder. A few old faces have returned to bolster the list with Toohey’s Red Brewer, Byrnsey, Luxxy, Bucky, Patty O, Micka and a few of the lads from the 2014 under 17’s flag Snorkel Welch, Jezza, Baz, Filthy, JoeyCon and Touzha also coming back for a run. Plenty of new faces as well with The Nate Dog, Richo, Chicka Harvey, Pauly, Thieszy, Jimmy and Franks Cole’s much better cousin Barney all having an impact on the training track!The Superdraw will also be running again this year, we have given it a revamp so that you have more chances to win, including the special chance to win the big cash prize at the end of the year. Gold or Silver members receive a ticket in the draw. For further details or ticket purchases please see Kingy, Poss or Dubbs.The club has many fantastic volunteers who help out every Saturday doing the things which need to get done week in week out. However with the many volunteer positions we need to fill each Saturday such as goal umpires/canteen or time keeper, the club needs more people willing to help out. If you are keen to lend a hand please catch up with Nikki or Dubbs as it would be much appreciated.There are once again three levels of club memberships available, Gold , Silver and Bronze starting from $100 so make sure we all get on board and support the club this year!! Good luck to everyone having a kick today!
PRELIMINARY V WHITE HILLS 2015Hello Mountain Men and Women and Welcome to Preliminary final weekend at our home ground, Toolleen! As always it will be a busy day and anyone who has a chance to jump in the canteen or behind the bar make sure you give up a little bit of time to help out! We’ll start with a quick recap of our Elimination final win against North Bendigo. It was a tight opening against North but we soon broke away to a healthy lead. Gypsie and Hoota were running amuck up forward and ended up with 10 majors between them as we run away with a 70 point win. Toolleen Hotel 3 votes went to Bubbsy, 2 votes for the Bulldog Begg and 1 for JK who dominated in the ruck. Bonus Awards for Bubba, Beggy and Hilly. Shea helped himself to the Meal Voucher and Buddha was very happy to collect the beautiful bottle of Rivergate. Now for last week! It was massive build-up as we were again facing a cut throat final against Leitchy. We were quick out of the blocks despite Shea losing the toss and being forced to kick into a gale force wind as Gypsie, Poss and The tiprat all got involved as we kicked 3.5 to 1.3 to take a 14 point lead into quarter time. The game was effectively won and lose in the 2nd quarter as we piled on 5.3 to 1 single point and opened up a match winning 46 point lead. Johnno actually left his kicking boots at home and wouldn’t have been able to hit the side of a barn but our midfielders getting bombing it in and eventually the goals came. Beggy, Shea and Eddo were involved in everything as JK was dominating in the ruck. Fonch showed his hard as woodpecker lips and got absolutely polaxed which ended his day. The 2nd half was not quite as dominant but we still managed to drive home the advantage and ended with a 72 point win to continue our good form into today’s game. Pudd kicked 4 and The Gypsie kicked 3.14 up forward and were both unstoppable. Toolleen Hotel 3 votes to the fearless leader Shea, 2 for the Frank Cole and 1 for JK in the ruck. Bonus awards to Bubba, Pudd and Shea. The Tip Rat helped himself to a meal voucher nom nom nom ad Pudd was thrilled with the Rivergate. Presentation night will be the 25th of September at the Bendigo Club starting at 6pm. $10 for Juniors and $35 for Adults which includes a 2 course meal. Good Luck to the Netballers and everyone having a kick today. GO MOUNTS!!!
1ST SEMI V LEITCHVILLE GUNBOWER 2015Hello Mountain Men and Women and welcome to the 2nd week of the 2015 Final series. Our Reserves live to fight another day and face Leitchville Gunbower in a cut throat Semi Final after a big win last week against North Bendigo at Atkins St. It was a tense opening few minutes as we were looking to make amends after a dismal showing last time out against North. After a couple of behinds, Eddo rammed home the first goal of the game and Deacs was stoked cos he had $10 on Eddo for first goal! North came back with another goal but we managed to kick the next 3 goals to take a 17 point lead into quarter time. Bubba Gump was back in the 2’s and genuinely running rings around his opponent. Gypsie was fairly happy but urged to keep on going and the 2nd quarter was a lot more even and North were within a kick until a running goal from Foss Cole and a goal after the siren from Hoota ensured we kept the 17 point lead going into half time. The half time break was so long that Shea and Hester nipped over to the pub for a couple of quick pots and a punt and managed to make it back in time for the start of the 3rd quarter. The 2nd half started as a scrap and resulted in multiple ball ups and boundary throw ins before we managed to crack open the game through Hoota and Gypsie getting themselves on the scoreboard and it resulted in a 29 point lead at 3 quarter time. Heading into the last quarter we had a slight breeze and a very vocal and excited crowd on our side and they weren’t disappointed as we slammed on 7.7 to a goal to put the game beyond doubt. Wridgy, Fingers Hand and the Tiprat all got in on the action with goals and it ended in a 70 point win which was the reverse of the last time we played North Bendigo. The Gypsie and Ninga helped themselves to 10 goals between them and can hopefully be just as devastating today. Toolleen Hotel 3 votes went to Bubbsy, 2 votes for the Bulldog Begg and 1 for JK who dominated in the ruck. Bonus Awards for Bubba, Beggy and Hilly. Shea helped himself to the Meal Voucher and Buddha was very happy to collect the beautiful bottle of Rivergate. Next week we will be hosting the Preliminary Final at Toolleen. It’s really important that we get as many volunteers there to help with the BBQ, Bar and Canteen as possible. The more we get to help out the easier it will be and it will help the day run smoothly. Another reminder about the presentation night on the 25th of September at the Bendigo Club which promises to be a great night to end another great season. Good Luck to all the netballers and everyone having a kick today! GO MOUNTS!!!
ELIMINATION V NORTH BENDIGO 2015Hello mountain men and women and welcome to the first week of the 2015 Finals series!!Today our reserves will be taking on North Bendigo in the elimination final. 2 weeks ago we rounded out the home and away season against North. Our 3rds kicked off proceedings and were very impressive early. Jordan was having a field day at centre half forward and getting some big dukes on the footy as Jayden and Tommy were dominating in the centre. We went into half time in a good position but as the 2nd half wore on North were able to get on top and run away with the win. It ended a great season for the 3rds and one they can be really proud of! Hopefully they all stick around and have another go at the 3rds or play in the reserves next year! Well done to Jase and Wridgy on a great year and thanks to everyone else that was involved in getting the boys out on the park. Best players on the day were Jaydn Bennetts, Jordan Rosengren, Chooka Bickley, Tommy Gee and Harry Summers. An extremely depleted 2's side took to the field minus some quality players but coming off a great win the week before. North Bendigo set the tone early and we were never really in the contest after half time and we will need to be a lot better today! Johnno was dominant at half back but he didn't get a lot of assistance and we ended up going down by 38 Points. Toolleen hotel 3 votes to the Gypsie, 2 for Buddha and 1 to Buttsy. Bonus awards for Buddha, Gypsie and Wacko Ryan. Poss got the Meal Voucher and Wacko the Rivergate. The seniors were looking to finish the season with a win and finish the year on a positive note. The Fossil Cole relished his move forward and kicked an unreal goal from the famous Atkins st pocket and looked to have sewed up goal of the day before the Truck Deacon went one better and kicked an even better goal much to the Fossil's disgust. Truck must have had something in his Weatbix cos he was in everything and helped himself to 3 goals and led the way up forward! After halftime North were able to get on top of the contest and ran away with a big win although there was no doubting the effort from all of our 22 players. National Tiles 3 Votes to Concrete Hair Whiting, 2 for Shawy and 1 to the Silverfox Blacky! Bonus awards to Joey, Truck and Trigger. Truck got the meal voucher and the Rivergate went to HOLLY! Last weekend was the Mega Ball drop and what a great day it was!! Rones reckoned that we have had plenty of Jets at Centre half forward on the Toolleen Oval but never a chopper. Congratulations to Emily Pearse winning the $2500 first prize also to Drew Vincent on claiming second and Tracey Roney with third. Well done Effun for organising such a great function as well as Kingy, Eady and Adam for organising the Chopper. Presentation night will be held on the 25th of September at the Bendigo Club. Always a great night to end the season with so hopefully everyone can get along. Good luck to everyone having a kick today, GO MOUNTS!!
ROUND 17 V NORTH BENDIGO 2015Hello Mountain Men and Women and welcome to our last game of the home and away season. Feels like the season is only just beginning and it’s already coming to a close but with the reserves and multiple netball teams finishing in the top 5 hopefully the season can continue for a few more weeks. Last week was our last home game and we hosted White Hills. The 3rd’s boys have been in ripping form and were looking for another win late in the season. Chooka got a goal on the board early but in the terrible conditions the ball started to bounce White Hills way and they took a lead in to quarter time. Cooper and Tommy Gee were hard at it in the middle and were leading from the front but the Hills extended the lead and managed to end up with a 15 goal win. Hopefully the boys can finish the season today with a big win. Best Players were Zac Tuohey, Tommy Gee, Bundy Butler, Cooper Forte and Sammy Carracher It was a blockbuster 2nd vs 3rd game in the reserves as we were hoping to cement our double chance. Buggsy was inhaling his 3rd Hotdog for the morning when he got a tap on the shoulder and took his spot on the forward flank as well as a couple of 3rd’s boys helping out. The first quarter was an arm wrestle in the wet sloppy conditions but we managed to take a 1 point lead into quarter time. The 2nd quarter was a one way street as White Hills kicked 4 goals to no score to lead by 4 goals at half time and looked like running away with a big win as they did the last time we met. If not for the Bulldog Beggy it could have been a lot worse as he was keeping us in the contest. We managed to peg the margin back to 15 points heading into the last and started off well with the most humble bloke at the club, Smid roving the pack with speed and agility before skilfully rolling home an inside out bending banana. Eddo then got on the end of a turnover and kicked truly to level the score with 5 minutes to go. The ball was being pumped into our forward 50 constantly by the midfield but we couldn’t quite manage to snatch the lead until Smid/Smuttsy/DJ SmidJ whatever you want to call him, swooped on the loose ball and kicked a miraculous goal over his shoulder showing his not just a Starbar Specialist but does actually know his way around the big sticks and gave us the lead and we ultimately held on to win by 6 points. A win today will stitch up 3rd spot and hopefully hold us in good stead for a crack at the finals. Toolleen Hotel 3 Votes Beggy, 2 for Eddo and 1 to Smid. Bonus awards for Beggy, Eddo and Smid as well. Budda was unstoppable at fullback and earned the meal voucher as well as Gypsie with the Rivergate. The seniors were out to grab a win in the last home game for the year. White Hills jumped out of the blocks and opened up an early lead. Shawy was continuing his good form off half back and Kingy was competing well at fullback considering the amount of footy going in that direction. We won the 2nd quarter on the back of some good play from Squid and Doggy Filo and we were well and truly in the contest at half time. White Hills bit back in the 3rd quarter and extended the lead to 7 goals but after our performance last week we knew if we could get a roll on we were a chance of pinning back the margin. After some early chances we couldn’t quite hit the scoreboard and white hills ended up with a comfortable victory. National Tiles 3 votes to “I run my own show” Filo, 2 for Shawy and 1 for Seddsy. Bonus awards to Doggy, The world’s best comb over Joey and Trigger. Captain Jimmy got the meal voucher and Kingy collected a well-deserved Rivergate. Last week’s Superdraw winners were $600 for Theresa Gee, $300 for Phil Langwell and $100 to Walrus. The Mega Ball Drop will be on at the footy ground next Saturday, starting at 1 pm. Bus will be leaving from the Broughy at 12 noon. Tickets are $50 each which includes 2 hours of refreshments and lunch and a chance to win $2500. See Kingy or Dave for tickets. There will also be a silent auction set up in the social rooms with various items up for grabs. Vote count presentation night is on Friday September 25 September at the Bendigo Club, 6.00 pm start. It's back to the Broughy after the game tonight! We would like to thank the Brougham Arms Hotel for being the major sponsor of the Mount Pleasant FNC once again and appreciate the great support we get throughout the year. We look forward to winding up the home and away season after a couple of wins there tonight. Go MOUNTS!
ROUND 16 V WHITE HILLS 2015Hello Mountain Men and Women and welcome to our last home game for the year! A massive day of footy and netball as we take on White Hills which is always an entertaining battle! Last week we took on Heathcote in what was an emotional day for their club mourning the death of a junior netballer. We paused for a minute silence between the seniors and reserve game and continue to offer our support and condolences to the Heathcote Football Club and the families involved. Our under 17’s kicked off the day and were competitive early and only trailed by a couple of points at Quarter time. Tommy gee was back to his early season form as Bundy held the backline tight as usual. A 7 goals to 1 in the 2nd quarter is where the game was won and lost as Heathcote opened up a 47 point half time lead which was just a couple of points less than the overall margin. The 2nd half was much tighter and a lot more pleasing for Wridgy and Jase. Chooka was fantastic again as the newly waxed and more aerodynamic Robbo managed to sneak his way onto the scorecard with a goal. Chooka was our best Player followed by Tommy Gee, Bundy Butler, Rory Jackson and Rizza McNamara. The 2’s kicked an early goal through Wridgy with a big clunk at Full Forward but that was all as we trailed by a couple points at Quarter time in a really tough slog. Eddo was promoted to the 2’s and showed why he thinks he is a gun with a massive 2nd quarter that allowed us to lead by 3 goals at Half time. Hooter was having an entertaining duel with old sparring partner the Malman as they rolled around in the mud together. Beggy continued his hot form as did Poss in his 201st game but it took us until the last quarter to break away with a 6 goal to 0 quarter to run away with a 56 point win. Unfortunately Hicko broke his hand which means his housemate Jobba might have to cut up his food for him and help with any other domestic chores. Toolleen hotel 3 Votes went to Johnno, 2 for Beggy and 1 to Hollywood Edwards. Shea helped himself to the Rivergate and Pudd was stoked to receive the meal voucher. The Senior game was a cracking contest in the first quarter with both team kicking 3 goals. TMac was back in for another run and was looking to feast on any scraps he could find in the forward line. Some ill Discipline combined with good play from Heathcote saw us go into half time trailing by 26 points. Griggy was holding up his end of the bargain down forward but wasn’t having a lot of support as it was more of the same in the 3rd quarter to leave us trailing by 40. Dekka urged us to roll the dice and threw the Human Crash Dummy Frank Cole and Digger Langwell down forward to help out griggy. It was an inspired move as the Midfield started to get some good forward 50 Entries for Griggy to take his match total to 7 goals and Coley took the self proclaimed mark of the day followed by a goal to bring us within striking range. Digger then steered home a couple of Long Bombs from outside 50 to bring the margin back to 1 point with just minutes to go. Unfortunately we couldn’t quite get another score on the board and Heathcote got away by the slimmest of margins. National tiles 3 Votes for Griggy, 2 for Squid and 1 to Taig. Bonus awards for Doggy, Taig and Concrete Hair Whiting. Whiting the Rivergate and The Silver fox Blacky with the Meal Voucher. Today is our Sponsors Day. As always the whole football and netball club is extremely great full for their ongoing support and encourage everyone to get on board and support them like they support us. A couple of new sponsors including Judd’s Tree lopping and Ellerton Seed Cleaning so make sure you get around them! Another reminder about the Mega Ball drop in a couple of weeks. See Kingy, Effin or Shea for a ticket and your chance at the $2500 prize. Vote count presentation night is on Friday September 25th at the Bendigo Club. More information to come in the coming weeks. Good Luck to everyone having a kick today! GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 15 V HEATHCOTE 2015Hello Mountain men and Women and welcome to round 15! Hope everyone’s packed the jumpers and jackets as it will no doubt be a cold day at Heathcote! For the first time this season we managed to win all 3 games against Elmore at home. As Blacky always says “momentum is the hardest thing to stop in footy” and our 3rd’s boys are definitely riding the momentum at the moment! It was a flying start as we slammed on 4 goals to 1 to lead by 21 points at quarter time! Summers and Jay were in the middle of everything and getting some good support from Quirky. Elmore fought back to bring the scores close at half time but we were too strong and ran away with it in the 2nd half to win by 35 points! Jay helped himself to 4 goals as he showed no nerves ahead of his first senior game later in the day. Best players were Harry Summers, Jay Bennetts, Bundy Butler, Rory Jackson and Tys White. The reserves flexed some early muscle and kicked 6 goals to 0 in the first quarter. The 2nd quarter was much of the same as we increased the lead to 60 points with Hooter and Wridgy controlling the forward line. Pudd was playing his 200th game for the club and despite everyone’s best efforts to get him a goal he could only manage 5 points but runs on the board should help him keep his spot this week. Beggy was fired up after being compared to a bulldog last week and decided he need to arrive with his own Sherrin. Tyler was doing his reputation as the Tiprat no harm as he helped himself to 4 goals and it was a 110 point win to shore up our spot in 3rd place. Toolleen Hotel 3 votes to Griffo, 2 for the Gypsie and 1 for the Bulldog Begg. Bonus awards to Clark Kent Butler, Fonchelltini and TMAC. Poss got the meal voucher and Knackers helped himself to a tasty bottle of Rivergate. Jay Bennetts came into the seniors for his first senior game and was happy with proceedings as we slammed on 7 goals to 0 in the first quarter. Shawy was having a field day in his best game for the club as Griggy was getting plenty of looks at it with some good delivery. Elmore came back in the 2nd quarter but we still led by 5 goals at half time thanks to the Truck Deacon selling some Foot Candy. The 2nd half was more of the same as we had winners on every line and rounded out a great day for the club with a 30 point win. National tiles 3 votes to Own Show Filo, 2 for Shawy and 1 to the Silverfox Blacky. Bonus awards to Eddo, Trigga and Doggy. Meal Voucher for Joey so he can spoil his much better half and the rivergate for Drewy! Jumbo tells me he spotted Teddy Nihill at the game last week. Great to see Teddy up and about and hopefully at a few more games. Also like to send our best wishes to Roger Hickson after his recent operation. Last week’s super draw winners 1st Seddon Family, 2nd Rob Roy and 3rd Mark Oliver. Trailer load of wood went to Snake, Dubbsy got the meat tray and slab went to Jack Howard. Reminder that the Mega Ball drop is only a few weeks away so get around Kingy, Effin or Shea to get your hands on the $2500 first prize. Tonight we are heading back to our good sponsors the Axedale Tavern for a couple of cool drinks and a feed, also Dutchy has rock band Thunder Puppets booked in for the night so it promises to be a ripper. Good luck to everyone having a kick today. GO MOUNTS!!
ROUND 14 V ELMORE 2015Hello Mountain Men and Women and welcome to Toolleen for round 14 of the season. Our 3rd’s boys are back in action after having the week of last week. As they say you’re only as good as your last game so hopefully the boys can keep riding the winning wave and grab another 4 points today! Well done to Jay, Chooka and Robbo for having a run in the 2’s last week and all the other boys who came out to help run water! Being the first game of the day the 2’s should have been kicking the dew off but due to the weather we were kicking off a metre of water instead. Hustle was thrilled to be released from his normal post at Full back and was off to a flyer in the ruck as the returning Lachy Begg again put on a show with his enormous head, short leg Bulldog type setup. It was a tough slog early on but goals to Hoota, Smid and Johnno opened up a 14 point half time lead. With both McNamara’s and Hilly going down injured the bench was restricted to 1 man for the 2nd half but we toughed it out and finished with a 28 point win. Toolleen Hotel 3 Votes to the Bulldog Beggy, 2 for Budda and 1 to the Foncharelli. Bonus awards to Bubba Gump, Beggy and Jay. Bubbsy got the meal voucher and Hustle Rivergate which he will no doubt use more responsibly than Shaneo. The seniors were up and about for another crack at Huntly after going down by 1 point last time we met. The Fisherman Joey Whiting was looking through the rule book to see if it was illegal to play with an umbrella as he was extremely concerned about his immaculate comb over being ruined. Maybe he needs to take a leaf out of Dylan’s book and help himself to a “Smut’s Cut @ Somerville St”. Conditions only got worse after the reserves game but we were able to get away to a good start and led by 3 points at quarter time. Speaking of haircuts Doggy Filo was finding himself in the middle of everything and loving the wet weather as were Seddsy and Dom but Huntly fought back and led by a couple of goals at half time. After half time we couldn’t do a lot of damage on the scoreboard and Huntly opened up a big enough lead to run away with win. JK was a monster in the ruck all day playing one of his best games. National Tiles 3 votes to Dusty Filo, 2 for Seddsy and 1 to Domma. Bonus awards for JK, Doggy and Joey. Meal voucher for Joey and JK helped himself to the Rivergate. Congratulations to Daniel "Poss/Pudd/No good on the footy trip" Kerr who plays his 200th combined senior and reserve game for Mounts Today. Poss began his senior career in 2001 after promising form saw him promoted in just his first year out of the under 17's. Playing in his first of three senior premierships with the Navy blues as a young 18 year old,(and still doesn't look any older today) Poss enjoyed the ultimate success again with premierships in 2005 and 2006. Playing in excess of 120 senior games Poss has endured his fair share of injuries along the way and over the last few seasons has now settled into the reserves. Always an exciting player to watch Poss gives his all week in week out, a fantastic player for the club we have been entertained by his high flying marks, lightning speed, gritty determination and fearless courage for many years. No Doubt Issy, Zoe and Angus ,along with Geoff and Ann are very proud and we all congratulate and wish him well today. Todays game is sponsored by Lion, another one of our exclusive home games where you can enjoy some of their fine products. Remember as a level 3 good sports club we always encourage the safe and responsible consumption of alcohol. Tickets are now on sale for the Mounts Mega Ball Drop to be held at the Toolleen Rec Res on Saturday August the 15th. Your chance to pick up a lazy 2 and half grand first prize, see Effun, Kingy,Poss or Shea for tickets. Vote count presentation night will be held on Friday the 25th September, stay tuned for more details.. Next weekend after the Heathcote game we get together back at the Axedale Tavern and kick on into the night with rock band the Thunder Puppets. Good Luck to everyone having a kick today! GO MOUNTS!!
ROUND 13 V HUNTLY 2015Hello Mountain Men and Women and Welcome to another great weekned of footy! Today we take on Huntly which promises to be 2 great games. Our 3rd’s have a well deserved week off as Huntly don’t have a side. Speaking of the 3rd’s they got on the board last weekend with their first win of the season in a great game against Colbo! Massive congratulations to Jase, Wridgy and all the boys who have been unreal so far this season! After being jumped in the first quarter in previous games it was our turn as we slammed on 4 goals to 0 to lead by 27 points at quarter time. The 2nd Quarter was more of an arm wrestle with both teams doing a lot of attacking without much result before we produced our best quarter for the year in the 3rd kicking 6 goals to 3 behind and giving us a big enough lead to run away with a 12 goals win. Robbo had great support up forward from Cooper as they both finished with 3 goals and were able to sing the song loud and proud for the 1st time this year! A great result for all the boys and one that they have thoroughly deserved. Best players were Tommy Gee, Muscles Allen, Cooper Forte, Sammy Carracher and Bailey Lindrea. Just like previous weeks the 2’s were decimated by injuries and had to call on the services of a few of the 3rd’s boys as well as the evergreen Rob Roy to help us get a side. Even though we were short we were still keen to have a crack at the top side Colbo but a 7 goal to 0 1st quarter effectively ended the game before it had started and it was a tough day for the rest of the game. The boys from the 3rd’s Chooka, Robbo, Sammy B and Bundy were leading the way it what was a reality check for the whole side. Hooter kicked all 4 of our goals while the Fonch and Wacko Ryan tried to turn the game in the midfield but it wasn’t enough as we went down by 127 points. Toolleen Hotel 3 votes Hilly, 2 for Wacko and 1 to the Fonchellicous. Bonus awards to Hilly, Buddha and Fonch. Chooka got himself the meal voucher and Shaneo the bottle of Rivergate which he polished off in about 13 seconds flat on Saturday night. The Seniors were looking to keep their season alive and ran into a Colbo side sitting in the top 3. Unfortunately the game went a lot like the reserves and after trailing by 44 points at quarter time we were never really in the game. JK tried hard in the ruck all day against the enormous Fridge but he was one of few as we ended up going down by 25 goals. Taig continued his great form and must surely be a favourite for the Cheatley. If not for a huge effort by Blacky at full back the lead may have been even worse. National tiles 3 Votes to Trigger, 2 for the Fisherman Joey Whiting and 1 for JK. Bonus awards also to Trigger, Joey and JK. The Flying doormat lookalike Hester got the Meal voucher and Blacky the Rivergate. Last Saturday night was the Bogan Night and Mount Pleasant cup. It was a great function and everyone that got a long had a great night. WackoJacko was easily one of the best performed on the night, as was his namesake who helped to turn on the 5am lights at StarBar. Congratulations to Shaneo and Wendy on being the proud syndicate owners of the winning ferret “Glass Half Full”. Last week we also had another Superdraw! Well done to the winners Jumbo Byrne, Jezza Blencowe and Ossie Costello! After today's game make sure we all head back to the clubs major sponsor the Brougham Arms Hotel. Once again we appreciate their fantastic support throughout the season!! Good Luck to everyone having a kick today! GO MOUNTS!!!
ROUND 12 V COLBINABBIN 2015Hello Mountain Men and Women and welcome to Toolleen where we are taking on our great rivals Colbo. Massive day and night planned with 3 big games of footy followed by the Bogan Bonfire/ Mount Pleasant Cup night. Hopefully everyone can get a long and make it a night to remember. My tip for the cup is Pullthetrigger and if he’s anything like his name sake he should be good early before running out of legs in the home straight. Last week we took on Locky and came away with 2 of the 3 Footy wins. Our 3rd’s kicked off the day and after dominating early but not being able to put some score on the board Locky got out to a couple of goal lead. No doubting the 3rd’s attack on the ball and they showed how hard they go at it even though they only had 1 on the bench. Bailey and Dubbs were flying the flag up forward with their pressure but we couldn’t get any reward on the scoreboard and ended up going down by 8 goals. Best players were Muscles Allen, Jay Bennetts, Bundy Butler, Alec Robbo and the Better Whiting Daniel. 2’s were in hot form and looking for another win but only had 15 players named on Thursday night. After 3,000 phone calls, Johnno rounded up enough blokes to come have a run and we actually fielded a really good side. Clancy was back for another run and Johnno’s Mate Big Trav and Beggys mate Beans also came out for a look. Beans was so keen to play he decided to back into a pack in the first 5 minutes and nearly kill himself before going and getting himself cleaned up in a bump and ending up in Hospital. Hopefully he comes back again one day! Scores were tied at half time after a tight first half. Gypsie unleashed with one of the all-time great bakes which was actually heard all the way back in Toolleen. It had the desired result and we opened up a big enough lead in the 3rd quarter to run away with a 37 point win. Johnno and Wridgy kicked 9 between them and are looking pretty comfortable sharing a goal square as Bubbsy also continued his goal scoring form with a couple of snags. Toolleen hotel 3 Votes to Griffo, 2 for Beggy and 1 for Hester. Bonus award were Shea, Beggy and Hester as well. Wacko got the meal Voucher and Bubbsy the Rivergate. The seniors needed a win big time and had a few injuries so it was a massive clash. We got off to a good start and had opened up a nice lead by Quarter time. It was a much more even spread of contributors with plenty of people getting their hands on the ball through half back and the midfield. We went into half time leading by 5 goals with Seddsy, Doggy and Jimmy all playing key roles through the Midfield. Seddsy kicking one of the goals of the season and didn’t he love it! After half time we dominated and threatened to run away with game if not for kicking 3.8 in the 3rd Quarter and with Locky being a great side they were still in the game until midway through the last quarter when Griggy dropped a couple of Long bombs from in front of the coaches Box to put the game beyond doubt. A great result for the club and one that keeps our season alive. National Tiles 3 Votes Seddsy, 2 for Own Show Filo and 1 to Walshy. Bonus awards Doggy, Joey ( who took mark of the year, Just ask him) and the heavy hitter Whippy. Griggy got the meal voucher and Bubbsy took home his 2nd bottle of Rivergate for the day! As I touched on before tonight is the Super Draw no. 4 in the social rooms after the game followed by the Bogan Bonfire/Mount Pleasant Cup (Ferret Races). Keep your eye out for the form guides today and don't miss this opportunity to be the proud owner of the winning ferret. Make sure you get along for what will be a great night! Today also sees the opening of the new netball rooms. It has been a great achievement from all those involved and we would like to thank everyone who has volunteered and taken part in the project. Good Luck to Everyone having a kick today! GO MOUNTS!!!
ROUND 11 V LBU 2015G’day Mountain Men and Women and welcome to another week of season 2015. Today we take on Locky at Lockington in what should be an entertaining day of footy and netball. Last week we took on Leitchville Gunbower and came away with 1 win from 3 in the footy. We kicked off with the under 17’s who were boosted by the return of Jas Carbone to the coaches bench. Jas is well loved by not just the 3rd’s but the whole club and it’s great to have him back and involved for the rest of the season. Harry Summers was back in the side after a few weeks off with a crook knee but it was Leitchville who started strongest and got out to a 4 goal lead. In a really competitive and end to end game we managed to briefly claw back in the 2nd quarter but ended up going into half time just 30 points behind. Bundy was again dominant in the back half and is not doing his title of “Better Butler” any harm at all. He had plenty of help from the bull Sammy Billet but our forwards couldn’t convert and we went into the last quarter trailing by 28 points. It proved to be too big a margin as we ended up going down by 47 points in another spirited display. Without sounding like a broken record it was another really competitive performance by all the boys and showed that they can match it with some of the better teams in the comp. a win doesn’t look to far away. Best Players were Bundy Butler, Jay Bennetts, Alec Robbo, Riley Walsh and Sammy Billett. The reserves were hoping to keep our good form rolling and had a massive 3 V 4 clash. We had plenty of injured blokes and a couple of fill in’s but a win was crucial. Our newest fully qualified Electrician Beggy (happy to do cashies ladies), Hicko and Bubbsy all returned from the seniors and got us off to a fast start as we lead by 3 goals at quarter time. The 2nd quarter was much of the same as we extended the lead to 6 goals thanks to some sharp shooting from Johnno and Bubbsy with a goal of the year contender on his left foot from behind the scoreboard. No doubt he will be happy to explain if anyone’s interested in listening. Unfortunately we ran out of legs in the 2nd half but we had done enough to run away 7 goal winners. Johnno kicked 3 and Hicko, Poss and Bubbsy all kicked a couple. Well done to the 3rd’s boys for again putting their hand up to play as well as Bruno playing his first of many games for the rest of the season. Toolleen Hotel awards were 3 to Bubba Gump, 2 for Hicko and 1 to Beggy. Bonus awards to Bubbsy, Smid and Beggy, Smid got the meal voucher and Johnno the Rivergate. The seniors were up against the ladder leaders and keen to have a red hot crack at them. Taig joined Griggy up forward in a new look forward line as we also welcomed Dougie Edmondsen for his first game of the season. A slow start for us but the combo of Licca off half back and Taig up forward helped us claw our way back into the game to only trail by a couple of kicks at half time. The self-proclaimed “Mr Bendigo” Drewy was in the ruck again and doing what he wanted around the ground. We started to link up well off halfback with Seddsy, Licca and Jimmy who was the best player on the ground all getting their hands on it but as the game wore on we were unable to bridge the gap and ended up going down by 37 points. Griggy and Taig shared the spoils up forward with 3 goals apiece. We’ve given ourselves a big challenge to make the top 5 but that starts today and hopefully we can grab another win against Locky. National Tiles 3 votes went to Jimmy Walsh, 2 For Licca and 1 to the man who runs his own show Doggy Filo. Whippy, Taig and Doggy shared the Bonus awards. Seddsy was in everything and got the Rivergate while Taig got the Meal Voucher. hopefully everyone has cleared their schedules for the Bogan Bonfire / Mount Pleasant Cup night next week! It promises to be one of the best nights of the year so hopefully everyone can get involved. Congartulations to last week’s superdraw winners, 1st Max Kennedy, 2nd Monique White and 3rd Griggy!! Tonight it’s back to our good friends and sponsors the Criterion Hotel in Rochester! Good luck to everyone having a kick today! GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 10 V LEITCHVILLE GUNBOWER 2015Hi Mountain Men and Women and welcome to Toolleen for another big day of footy and netball. After the bye last week hopefully everyone is ready and raring for a successful day! The week before last we took on North Bendigo at home. After a disappointing game against White Hills, Wridgys 3rd’s were keen for redemption against the dogs. The first quarter was really even with both sides cracking in hard. Robbo had a couple of snags up forward and was pretty happy with himself but by half time North had opened up a 4 goal buffer. A really spirited fight back led by Fletch at full Forward in the 3rd quarter saw us draw within a kick but it wasn’t to be as North ran away with 10 goal win. The boys are giving there all every week and really impressing everyone with their effort. If they keep at it a win shouldn’t be too far away. Best Players were Mitch Bennett, Jaydn Bennetts, Will Long, Zac Tuohey and Tyson White. It was the battle of 4 V 5 in the reserves and both teams had a chance to further secure a spot in the top 5. Gypsy wanted 4 quarters of effort and the boys came out fired up and opened up a nice lead in the 1st Quarter. Brick Fitch, Knackers and Fossil Cole were running their own show off half back and creating Wave after wave of attack and we lead by 30 points at Half time. Gypsy parked himself at full forward and cleared out Hooter to CHF and it payed off as he ended up with 4 goals as did Wiggsy who was on fire. Robbo and Jaydn from the 3rd’s doubled up and they were both really impressive as we ran away with an 8 goal win and 4th spot. Toolleen Hotel 3 votes to Knackers Kennedy, 2 for the Evergreen Poss and 1 to the Brickhead Fitch. Bonus awards much the same with Knackers and Brick joined by The Bearded Jobba. Jobba also got the Rivergate and Fossil got the meal voucher. The seniors took on an unbeaten North with Justin Kelly playing his first game in the seniors. We fell behind early and were struggling as we trailed by 50 points at halftime. Taig went to Centre half forward after Half time and suddenly we clawed our way back into the game with Eddo getting himself involved in everything up forward. Griggy did his cult following no harm with 6 Goals including an around the corner bender in front of the two dollar shop which he loved just as much as them and the margin was back under 5 goals but that was as close as it got as we went down by 7 goals in a spirited second half effort. National Tiles 3 Votes to Jimmy Walsh, 2 for King George Whiting and 1 to JK on Debut. Bonus awards were Taig, Eddo and JK. Rivergate for Eddo and Seddsy had the meal voucher. Thanks to our major sponsors the Brougham Arms for another great day for our $1000 draw over the long weekend once again to Kingy and Dave for a superb effort and smooth operation. The city boy didn't do a bad job on the barby either.Winners of Super Draw number two were Lucky Eddo, Chris Butler and Mick Carbone.Draw number three will take place in the social rooms after the game today. Stick around for your chance to win BIG!Don’t forget 4th of July "Bogan Bonfire" night featuring the alternative Mount Pleasant Cup.Get your best bogan threads ou.t Fraser Cole has a whole wardrobe full of bogan gear so see him if your short for an idea. Also make sure to get your syndicates together to purchase a runner in one of the five featured races. All winners through to the Mount Pleasant Cup.It was all systems go over the bye weekend with the transportation and installation of the new netball rooms. Big thanks to a small but excellent group of volunteers who put their hand up to help out with the project. There will be more official thank you's to all involved later but Phil and Justin's efforts have simply been outstanding and will no doubt be looking forward to its final completion.
ROUND 8 V NORTH BENDIGO 2015Hello Mountain men and Women and welcome to round 8 of the Season. Today we host North Bendigo and will see the seniors compete for the Gus Roulston Cup which is awarded to the best player on day after the game in the social rooms. It is also everyone’s 2nd favourite Banker, Chris Black’s 150TH game for Mount Pleasant. A great effort from Blacky who has been a great servant of the club and we would love to have a win for him to celebrate today! Last week was the Annual Ball which was a roaring success! Well done to Jimmy and his staff from the Toolleen Hotel for a great night and everyone that attended. Licca taking home the honours for best on the night! Our 3rd’s boys took on a strong White Hills side last week. The game was fairly tight in the early stages but the bigger bodies got the better of us as White Hills ran away with a big win. Bundy Butler and Sammy Bill did their best to repel as many attacks as possible but it was a tough day for the backline. Best Players were Bundy, Tommy Gee, Jaydn Bennetts who also played reserves, Brodie Mcdonald and the enforcer Sammy Billett. The 2’s were in good form and looking to take it to last year’s premiers. Gypsie asked for a fast start and we slammed on the first 3 goals but it was largely a one way street from there as White Hills outplayed us in most areas. The regulars in Bubba, Hester and Poss did their bit throughout the game and Fossil Cole was playing well at Full Back which suits him as you don’t need to be real smart to play there but it wasn’t enough as we lost by 8 goals. Toolleen Hotel 3 Votes went to Bubba Gump 2 for Frank Cole and 1 to Hester. Bonus awards to Poss, Bubbsy and Wacko Ryan. Poss the meal voucher and Wacko the Rivergate. The seniors coming off a win against Heathcote looked to take their season to 3-4. Griggy was again a strong target up forward and helped himself to 4 majors but there wasn’t a lot of other support around the ground as we capped a disappointing day with another loss. Drewy tried hard all day in the ruck to be our best player as Taig was holding the backline up in the absolute form of his life but the dam wall eventually broke and White Hills were 10 goal winners. National Tiles 3 votes to Drewy Vincent, 2 for Taigy and 1 to Hollywood Edwards. Bonus awards to King George Whiting, Taig and Eddo. Meal Voucher for Joey and the Rivergate to Whippy. This Sunday is the Thousand dollar draw at our major sponsors the Brougham Arms Hotel beginning at 12 noon! Always a great function so make sure you get along! See Kingy if you haven't got a ticket yet. Our next major function will be the Mount Pleasant Cup/Bogan Bonfire night to be held on the 4th July, in promises to be another great social event so keep an ear out for more details in the next couple of weeks. Last Saturday was also our first super draw for the year. First place Monique White, second Warren Martin and Ian Whatley was third! Our second Draw takes place after today's game in the Social Rooms. Good Luck to everyone having a kick today! Go MOUNTS.
ROUND 7 V WHITE HILLS 2015Welcome Mountain Men and Women to round 7 of the season. Today we take on White Hills! Hopefully everyone has remembered that we have the Annual Ball tonight at the Tin Shed. Hicko has made a special request for me to let everyone know that he is currently looking for a last minute date. He’s even offered to shout free drinks to any takers!! 2 weeks ago Wridgy’s boys again fell just short of breaking through for their first win. Trailing by a couple of goals at 3 Quarter time, they got just within striking range but unfortunately couldn’t quite get across the line. As they have been all season they were really impressive and showed they are capable of some good footy. Robbo again helped himself to a bag of goals up forward while the Bickley Brothers managed to find themselves in everything. It definitely won’t be long until the boys get to sing the song! Best Players were Benny Bickley, Chooka Bickley, Jordy Allen, Jaydn Bennetts and Joey Mccormick. The Reserves were looking to continue their good form and had Chambo back to hold the fort at full back. Hooter lined up on his good mate Da Malman in what promised to be a very entertaining contest. Luckily they were one out in the goal square so no one had to listen to the dribble they were talking but no doubt it would have made plenty of sense. Pudd decided he was sick of Ninga getting all the attention and decided to kick one from 70 Metres but that was soon forgotten when he tried to take a mark with his face. He blamed the sun but maybe his just getting old? As the Game wore on we began to get on top and ended up running out 10 goal winners. We are now 4-2 and looking to cement our spot in the top 5 in the next few weeks. Toolleen Hotel 3 Votes to Small bones 2 to Chambo and 1 to Shanebo. Bonus awards to Bubbsy, Smid and Shanebo. Hornet getting the meal voucher and the Rivergate to Shea. The Seniors were looking to get the season back on track and had Digger back after he had a week off for no real reason. Fluffy was in fine form again and the Thursday night disco man Drewy started off well in a tight first half where neither side could really break away. It took until the 3rd quarter when Griggy decided he’d had enough and kicked 2 goals in a minute followed by a sausage roll to The Shed Boy Deacs which had the 2 Dollar shop on their feet, and gave us a big enough lead to run away 10 goal winners. Griggy finished with 6 Majors and new Dad Jimmy slotted a couple which helped take us to 2-4 and give us a chance to get our season back on track. National tiles 3 Votes to Fluffy Muratore, 2 For Doggy Filo and 1 to Seddsy. Bonus Awards for Doggy, Taigy and Truck Deacon. Eddo helped himself to a meal voucher and Taig made it a double for the Griffins with the Rivergate. As I Mentioned earlier the ball is on tonight at the Tin Shed which is always a highlight of every year! Tickets are $50 and Gold members have free entry! Buses will be leaving the Broughy at 7pm sharp with one heading out to pick up through Goornong. Bus will be $10! Let’s all get out there for a ripper night! Our first Super Draw for the year will be held early at the ball tonight so its last chance today to catch up with Dubbs for a ticket. Next weekend on the Sunday after the North game we have our $1000 draw at our major sponsors The Brougham Arms Hotel. Gold and Silver members have a ticket included and for anyone else after a ticket catch up with Kingy today! Congratulations to Blacky and Griggy on representing the league in fine fashion on Saturday evening being part of a fantastic win for the HDFNL! Also well done to Doggy Filo on being named best afield in the Under 18's inter league game. Good stuff Legends! Good Luck to everyone having a kick today! GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 6 V HEATHCOTE 2015Hi Mountain Men and Woman and welcome another week of Footy and Netball. It's a big day for the club as the seniors compete for the Cliff and Peter White Memorial Shield. Our game at home against Heathcote has become our nominated past players and officials day, this year incorporating Premiership reunions for the 1985 Under 16's and Reserves, 1995 Senior and Reserves and 2005 Senior and Reserves premierships. We would like welcome all those who have been a big part of Mounts over the years and hope you enjoy the day. Last weekend at Elmore Wridgy’s 3rds came within a couple of points of breaking through for their first win of the season. Inaccurate kicking in the first half kept Elmore in the game and as the game went on Elmore were able to hold a slender lead right until the end of the game. The defence led by Ryan “The Better Buttsy” Butler, held strong as they kept us in the game but unfortunately we went down by just a couple of points 42-50. Some more good signs for the 3rds and you get the feeling a win isn’t far away. Also well done to all the boys for hanging around and helping with running the water in the 2 senior games! Best Players were Ryan Butler, Tommy Gee, Sam Carracher, Muscles Allen and Bailey Lindrea. The reserves were coming off a good win against Huntly and were determined to stay on the winners list. We had a strong side in with Johnno dusting off his boots for a return and Hornet coming back in and deciding to dominate with a best on ground performance. After a flat start which resulted in a rocket from The Gypsie at quarter time the boys responded with some of our best footy as we put the game out of reach by half time. With Hustle Ead, Frank Cole and Young Robbo all going down injured the foot came off the pedal and the game ended with a 62 point win. Hooter was again on the end of some good delivery as he ended with 3 goals. Good to see Tyler Mcnamara wasn’t just dangerous around the goal square as he carried his good form into Rhys’s 18th where he was in dangerous form. JK was dominate in the ruck all day and Smid didn’t really bother giving him a chop out as he was quite comfortable in the forward half. Toolleen Hotel 3 Votes Hornet, 2 to Hilly of the Jake Variety and 1 to the Iceman Wacko Ryan. Bonus awards to Hornet, JK and Dubbsy. Shea got the meal voucher and The Fonch got another bottle of Rivergate for Somerville Street. The Seniors got off to a slow start and were chasing Elmore for the rest of the day. Seddsy and Mo Syzlack combined to kick nearly our whole score on a disappointing day. We are now 1-4 and needing a couple of big weeks to get the season back up and running. Drewy Vincent was a shining light as our best player showing he can play anyway from Centre Half back to the Ruck and even perform well at the Broughy! Congratulations to Steve “Sicko” Hicko on his well deserved first senior game. All the chores he does at Strickland Road are paying off and his in great form. National tiles 3 Votes to Drewy, 2 for Taig and one to Dougo. Bonus Awards to Doggy Filo, Dougo and Sicko. Doggy got the Meal Voucher which he loves and Whippy a nice bottle of Rivergate. Next week we have the interleague bye with the HDFL seniors playing at the QEO. The Following week we play White Hills which will be followed by the Annual Ball at the tin shed. Clear your schedule as it promises to be another great night on the social calendar. B uttsy is still looking for a partner so give him a shout! There are still a few Super Draw tickets available so catch up with Dubbs today for your last chance to get in and win big. Good Luck to everyone having a kick today!
ROUND 5 V ELMORE 2015Hello Mountain Men and Women and welcome to Round 5! Today we travel to Elmore to take on the Bloods which is always a very competitive day. Wridgy’s 3rds return after a week off last week. Great to see so many of them helping out on Saturday in the canteen and running water even though they weren’t playing. Also thanks to Georgia White who ran water in the senior game and did an excellent job. The Reserves got back on the winners list with a big win over Huntly. Everyone’s favourite bearded Bad Man Beggy was back in the 2’s and leading the way with fellow Beard wearer Hicko not far behind him in the form of his life, on and off field. Hooter was doing what he liked in the forward line and finished with 6 majors and Wridgy ended with 3 as we began to play the sort of footy that Johnno has been asking for over the last couple of weeks. Dubbsy decided to run back with the flight into a pack just like he does at the Broughy most Saturdays and managed to come out with the ball in his arms. Toolleen Hotel Votes were 3 Beggy, 2 Hicko and 1 to Eddo. Hicko, Beggy and Shanebo took out the bonus awards. Shanebo got the Rivergate and Fossil Cole the meal voucher. We got off to a flying start in the seniors kicking 5 of the first 6 goals before Huntly clawed their way back into the game and led for most of the day. Fluffy Muratore decided to bring his own Genuine leather Sherrin with him as he was in just about everything from start to finish. The old firm of Blacky and Vein held the backline together with some help from Drewy Vincent while Huntly peppered their forward line and managed to keep us in the game and within striking distance at 3 Quarter time. With Shawy keeping Huntly’s best player quiet in the 2nd half we started to peg back the margin as Griggy and Mo showed their smooth moves aren’t just reserved for the dance floor at Star Bar, combining for 10 goals but it wasn’t quite enough as we went down by a heartbreaking 2 points. National Tiles 3 Votes to Muratore, 2 to Griggy and 1 to King George Whiting. Bonus awards to KGW, Taigy and Doggy Filo who was nursing a very sore head. Meal Voucher to Taig and the Rivergate to Drewy Vincent. No doubt he will enjoy that! Next week we are playing for the Cliff and Peter White Shield against Heathcote and past players and premiership reunion day is also being held. Make sure you keep the 30th of May free in your diaries as it is the Annual Ball being held at the Tin Shed, which again promises to be a great night on the social calendar. Our Clark Kent look a like Nick Buttsy Butler is still looking for a partner so if anyone’s interested please give him a shout out. After today's game we all head back to another good sponsor of Mounts, the Drovers Arms Hotel in Goornong for a meal and a cool drink. Good luck to everyone having a kick today!!
ROUND 4 V HUNTLY 2015Hello Mountain Men and Women and welcome to round 4 of the season. Today we take on Huntly at home where we will be hoping to grab a couple of wins. Wridgy and his 3rd’s boys have the week of. Last week against Colbo the boys got out of the blocks quickly with Robbo doing what he wanted in the forward line and threatening to tear the game apart, while Jayden was running the lines with ease and cutting the game to pieces. Riley was putting his 2 older brothers to shame and putting on a clinic on the wing. Injuries quickly started to take their toll and as the game wore on Colbo extended their lead to run away with the win. In the end another great effort from the boys and some good signs for the rest of the season. Thanks to Colbo for lending us a couple of players throughout the game so everyone could have a kick! Best Players were Jayden Bennett, Sammy Billet, Riley McNamara, Ben Bickley and Ryan Butler. The Reserves came up against an early flag contender and coming off a good win against Locky were keen to have a crack at the Hoppers. After a scrappy start with both teams throwing all they had at each other Colbo began to pull away and got out to a healthy lead at half time. The 2’s boys rallied in the second half and showed a lot more of what they are capable of. It was all a little too late as Colbo ran away with a comfortable win. The Fonchell dominated his opponent despite having had a $10 monster breakfast and 2 subway foot longs on the drive to Colbo. Tooleen Hotel award, 3 Fonchelltini, 2 Hicko and 3 Kenners. Bonus Awards to Kenners, Hornet and Dubbsy. Hornet got the meal voucher and Smid the bottle of Rivergate much to the pleasure of the new tenants of the Somerville Street half way house. The Seniors were coming off a massive win against last year’s premiers and were up and about for a crack at Colbo in front of a very healthy crowd. Coley was a late withdrawal as he forgot to tell Dekka that he can’t see in the dark. Colbo held a 2-3 goal buffer for most of the first half as the backline led by a very determined Silver Fox held tight and didn’t give very much away. The game opened up in the 2nd half and the runners started to find some legs. The game swung from end to end with neither side being able to get a clear gap. Mounts eventually hit the front through an 80 metre monster from Griggy who ended up down near the back flank during his celebrations. Unfortunately we couldn’t quite hold on and went down by 10 points. A Shattering result but one that will bring some confidence going into this week’s game. National Tiles, 3 Doggy Filo, 2 Seddsy, 1 Jim Walsh. Meal Voucher to Blacky, Rivergate to long sleeves long hair Griffin. Bonus Awards to Blacky, Doggy and Jim Walsh. We welcome to today's game a great sponsorship partner in Lion Nathan. As a level 3 good sports club we encourage safe and responsible consumption and serving of alcohol. Today you will be able to enjoy some of their fine products. On the social side of things May 16th when we play Heathcote for the Cliff and Peter While Shield we have our annual Past Players day also incorporating reunions for 1985, 1995 and 2005 premiership teams. Make sure we all lock in May 30th for the Annual Ball which this year will be held back at the Toolleen Hotel's "Tin Shed. $100 super draw tickets are currently available, if you aren't a silver or gold club member you will need to get in quick to for your chance to win big. Good Luck to all having a kick today! GO MOUNTS
ROUND 3 V COLBINABBIN 2015It was an improved effort last week against Locky from the Under 17’s and although they were still convincingly beaten, they showed they are getting better and starting to gel as a team. A seven goal to one opening quarter to Locky made it hard for the boys but they kept their heads up for the rest of the match and fought it out as best they could. Final scores were 111 to 43. Goal kickers were Daniel Whiting & Jaydn Bennetts (with 2 each), and Caileb Dickins, Sammy Carracher, and Alec Robson all with one goal each. Best players were Ryan Bundy Butler, Sammy Billett, Tommy Gee, Jaydn Bennetts, and Ben Bickley. The Reserves got their first win on the board with a reasonably comfortable 4 goal win. We once again run out of puff in the last quarter, as Locky made a late comeback but fortunately we had done enough early to put it beyond any doubt. Jamie Liddle was best on ground in his first match for the Navy Blue and proved that he is probably a bit too good for the Reserves (although Gypsy will be more than happy to have him each week). Bubba Hand was also back after a solid preseason with the liver and was straight back to business. Bundy Butler kicked goal of the day with a set shot from the boundary line with the tightest of angles, his brother has never come close to kicking a goal that good. Clancy King was like a duck to water as he pulled the boots back on to help make up the numbers. He absolutely dazzled with his speed and elusive manoeuvring through packs too much for the opposition to handle. It also helped that the opposing players were blinded by the whiteness of his legs which have not seen daylight for almost a decade now. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Jamie Liddle, 2 Alex Hand, 1 Shea Griffin. Jake Hill got the Meal Voucher and Fitchy got the bottle of Rivergate Wine. Bonus Awards went to Bubba, Hicko, and Knackers. Thanks to Chook, Robbo, Bundy, and Jaydn for coming up from the Under 17’s, along with Jake Edgar and Clancy King to get enough blokes to put a side on the ground. A great win for the Senior side getting over last year Premiers by 27 points. Mounts held the lead for most of the game but Locky never gave in and kept within range right up until late in the last quarter. Best up forward for the day was the 43 year old veteran Shannon Millward who helped himself to a lazy 8 goals. Big Griggy chipped in with 4 goals and celebrated hard that night and even indulged in a bit of romance we are led to believe. Sedds slotted 3 for himself so decided he had also better join Griggy for a night on the frothies. Good to see Lachlan the Beared Burbler Begg take to the field for his first Senior call up. He had a pretty good game, but more importantly got his name in the paper on Monday for kicking a goal. Blacky only had 12 goals kicked on him at full back so not a bad effort for the Silverfox. National Tiles Award: 3 Simon Seddon, 2 Chris Muratore, 1 Shannon Millward. Meal Voucher went to Drew Vincent and Griggy got the bottle of Rivergate Wine. Bonus Awards went to Taig Griffin, Doggy Filo, and Trev ‘Blubberguts’ Douglas. A good roll out for the Family day at the Toolleen Hotels Tin Shed to celebrate Kingy and Trevs 200th game milestone. There were are few seedy looking blokes getting around sipping water early on, but once they had a taste of Jimmy’s delicious meals they were straight back into action. Thanks to Cam Carter and Justin Gee for the speeches, and to Kingy and Trev for their equally good responses. It is a great effort by these two to achieve 200 senior games at Mounts as this will happen very infrequently these days in the current football climate. They have both promised to kick on for another 100 games which will be fantastic. This week we travel to Colbinabbin on Anzac day for the night clash with the old rivals which is sure to bring in a massive crowd. Good luck to all three sides. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 2 V LBU 2015Last week we had the travelled up the Highway to Gunbower to kick off the season, and it was not a good day for the footy boys as we went down in all three grades. Wridgy’s thirds just managed to get a team on the park but were comprehensively beaten by a fit and firing Leitchy side. A big thanks to the Leitchy boys for lending us a few players for the match to make up the numbers. Our boys could only manage one goal through Alec Robson who slotted one through in the last quarter. The boys are only going to get better throughout the year so lets all get behind them. If you can help out in any way during the season please do so by running some water or doing the scoreboard etc as this will be much appreciated. Best players on the day were Tyson White, Alec Robson, Ryan Butler, Sam Carracher and Joe McCormick. The Reserves game didn’t go to plan either, especially when their warm up footy went floating away down the Gunbower river before the game. The boys were within range for most of the day, only to run out of puff in the last quarter and eventually go down by 8 goals. The hot weather really got to some, particularly the 15 blokes who hadn’t really done a preseason, so hopefully as the year goes on we can get a bit fitter and run some games out. Good to see Daniel ‘Budda’ Keena be named best on ground in his first hit out in the navy blue after being cleared that morning. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Daniel Keena, 2 Lachy Begg, 1 Daniel Hester. The meal voucher went to Nick Edwards and Shaun O’Brien got the bottle of Rivergate Wine. Bonus Awards went to Justin Kelly, Daniel Keena, and 13 year old Tyler McNamara (who missed the easiest goal of his life). The senior game was a great spectacle of country footy, and really showed that the skill level this year has gone up a notch. New gun recruit Simon Seddon showed us all why he has his own YouTube channel as he really turned on a show for the crowd. He was continually busting through packs and racked up more possessions than Rolf Harris in the early 1970’s. There is also a new G-Train in town, with the Big Fella Griggy throwing his weight around and helping himself to 6 goals. He is sure to be a new crowd favourite, and is even tipped to challenge Hicko for the best goal celebrations this year. The lead was never more than a couple of goals for most of the day and Leitchy held a slender 5 point lead going into the last quarter. Mo ‘Sizlack’ Khartabil came off with a sore bum so Shannon Millward went to Full Forward and had an immediate impact slotting 2 great goals which had the mounts supporters feeling as through a win was well and truly on the cards. Unfortunately Leitchy had the better of the rest of the game and added 4 more goals to run out eventual 22 point winners. Lots of positive signs for Dekka though, and he was happy with effort put in by the boys for their first hit out. National Tiles Award: 3 Simon Seddon, 2 Chris Muratore, 1 Nick Grigg. The meal voucher went to Joey Whiting and Taig Griffin got the bottle of Rivergate Wine. Bonus Awards went to Joey Whiting, Doggy Filo, and Trev. Please make sure we all get along to the Toolleen Hotel’s Tin Shed tomorrow for Kingy & Trevs 200th senior game family day. There will be a bus leaving the Broughy at 11am and possibly doing a few stops/pickups along the way. Jimmy had the kids area all set up and ready to go and will also be cooking up 3 mouth-watering meal options for us all. Drinks will be at bar prices. Dubbsy will be looking for some helpers to set up and get things organised, so if you can help out in any way please do so. Trev has assured us that he will stay away from the white wine, and has respectfully asked for all cactuses to be removed from the venue prior to his arrival. Today we are back home at Toolleen for our match against Locky. Lets see if we cant rack up 3 wins in the footy today! Go Mounts!
ROUND 1 V LEITCHVILLE GUNBOWER 2015Hello Mountain Men and Women and welcome to the 2015 Season. We start with a massive welcome to all new players, old players, returning players and all families. Another huge welcome and thank you to all our sponsors and Major sponsor the Brougham Arms who are entering their 3rd year with us, without all your support we wouldn’t be kicking off our season today! Nothing like a trip up to Gunbower to take on the Bombers and hopefully we can come away with the 3 Footy wins! We’ve had a busy off-season with Dekka and the committee working hard to build a list that can take us to back to back finals appearances in the Seniors and hopefully a couple of steps further in the Reserves. We’ve all been working hard on the track, some of us coming back in better nick than others. The Fonchell looks like his folks have been feeding him Dumbbells and the oldest young bloke ever Fossil Cole hasn’t got any smarter despite living in the body of an 80 year old. We have to start the footy talk by congratulating Greg Gadsen and his Under 17’s boys for winning the Thirds Flag last year. New coaches Jason Carbone and Daniel Wridgway have got them tuned up to have a crack at defending their title! Thanks go to Gaddo for his work last year and we wish him all the best in the future (word has it he has it he was so happy with his efforts at the $1000 draw that he thinks he can host his own game show and is calling himself Larry Emdur). As for the reserves Blacky has handed the reins to the returning Gypsy. Massive thanks to the Silver Fox for his work with the reserves over the last few years! You couldn’t script some of the stuff he comes up with but he has put his heart into the job from day one! Dekka once again takes control of the senior team and after a couple of practise matches he looks to have the boys well tuned up for another big year. Hopefully we go well enough that his not required to pull the boots on himself, stranger things have happened though. We’ve already had one successful social function for the year with the $1000 draw being run and won on the March Long Weekend at Justin Gee’s shed. It was a great day and everyone had a ripper time. Bubbsy ended up winning the $1000 much to the disgust of Smid’s old man who came second and has threatened to boycott all further Mounts events unless he receives a written apology! A clean shaven Jezza Blencowe who rates himself as the best indulger at the club was well beaten by our very own Superman look alike Nick Butler who was easily the best performer on the day! After the game we’ll be heading back to the Criterion Hotel Rochester, another great sponsor of Mounts. Lets all get back there and celebrate the fantastic 200 senior game milestone of Kingy and Trev. What a remarkable achievement and contribution they both have made at Mounts over many years both on and off the field. Next weekend on Sunday after our home game against Locky we will be celebrating this fantastic double milestone with a family day at the Toolleen Hotels “Tin Shed”. Everyone is invited to come along and enjoy a great day together with family and friends. Good luck to the netballers and everyone having a kick today.
GRAND FINAL 2014Welcome to the Grand Final and the last edition of the Yabba for 2014. We are very proud to have our Under 17’s taking part today in what should be a cracker of a game. They will come up against White Hills again, and each time these sides have met this season they have always put on a good show, so fingers crossed they boys can get the job done! Congratulations must go to Greg Gadsden, Murray Deacon, Jase Carbone and the boys for such a great year, and to make it into the Grand Final is a fantastic achievement. We also have the B grade and B Reserve netball sides playing off for the silverware today, so let’s all make sure we get over there and support them after the Under 17’s. Last week in the preliminary final at Elmore, Blacky’s Reserves couldn’t get the job done against Leitchville. We had a couple of marquee players unavailable due to the Senior side not playing, plus we had Bruno and Jezza Brewer miss through injury who have been our two most consistent players throughout the season. Despite having quite a lot of the play, our boys couldn’t manage to put a goal on the board until after half time. It was always going to be a tough ask to come back from that, but we did mount a charge in the last half and got back to within a few kicks, but in the end just ran out of puff and disappointingly have to sit out from the Grand Final today. Best Players were Nick Kennedy, Fraser Cole, Shaun O’Brien, Mark Hill, Joey Whiting, and Shea Griffin. Well done to Blacky and Co for such a great year. To come so close is great but hopefully the boys will learn from it, and come back stronger next season. As mentioned last week, Derrick and the Senior boys finished the season in 4th place and were knocked out of the finals in the first semi. Overall it was a successful year for the club and we are certainly on the improve which is a good sign. Hopefully we can build on this year’s success and come back bigger and better in 2015. The league vote count was held last Sunday and Mounts featured quite heavily. Congratulations to Jezza Brewer and Rhys Deacon who took out the league best and fairest medals for both the Reserves and Under 17’s respectively. Rhys also won the Under 17 goal kicking. Well done to Jesse ‘Hooter’ O’Connell who won the Reserves goal kicking. Also to Kain Robbins who got runner up in the seniors medal, and Koe Ngawati who got runner up in the league public vote. And finally congratulations to Mop and Ash Cole for coming 2nd and 3rd in the A grade netball league medal. Overall the club finished 3rd in the Syd Whickham Cup which was a great effort. Onto the thankyou’s for the year! To all the people behind the scenes that do an enormous amount of work for little recognition, these include President Dubbs McNamara, Vice President Dean White, Secretary Nikki Gee, and Treasurer Rob Roy. Also to all the unofficial roles in Brad King, Phil Ryan, Justin Gee, and Carrie McNamara etc. A big thanks goes out to Derrick, Blacky, and Gaddo for their coaching efforts this year, as well as all the people helping out on the sidelines. The amount of work these three have done over the last year has not gone unnoticed and is greatly appreciated by everyone around the club. Thanks to the rest of the committee members, the trainers in Nervous Noel Svanosio, Tarryn, and Holly. To Judy Ryan and Pinky and all their helpers with the canteen and catering, and also Effun, Bluey, and Peter Cole for their work in the bar and the Mountaineers Club. Also to Poss Kerr, Melissa Nihill, Michelle Mannes (and the Axe Creek Buses). Water boys & girls, Charlie and the farming committee, officials, players, supporters etc, and anyone else we have forgotten to mention. We hope to see you all back here next season bigger and better! And just one more huge thankyou goes out to all our sponsors who without all their help and support the club would cease to function. A reminder that we have the vote count/presentation night organised at the Federation Room at the Hotel Shamrock on Friday the 19th of September. Starting at 6pm sharp, it will cost $35 per person and include a 2 course meal (there will be a $10 finger food option for the juniors and their parents not wanting to stay for the whole evening). Please make sure you let Dubbs, Nikki, or Michelle Mannes know if you will be attending so they know the numbers for the catering. Please let them know via the Mounts facebook page who will be attending (or alternatively tell them in person).
PRELIMINARY FINAL 2014Mixed results in the footy last week, it started out great with our Under 17’s side knocking off White Hills and taking the direct route into the Grand Final next week. Our Reserves were not so lucky and couldn’t get over the line, meaning they have another chance today. The Senior side bowed out up at Gunbower on the Sunday, going down to Lockington by 33 points meaning they are now out of the finals race. So just the Reserves to watch today as they take on Leitchville Gunbower for the forth time this year. Lets all get behind them and give them the support to get them through to the big one next week! Congratulations to the Captain of the Reserves Shea Griffin who will line up for his 200th combined club game today. Lets hope we can get across the line for him as he has been a passionate mountain man his whole career and is one that undeniably wears his heart on his sleeve. Bad luck to Kingy and Trev who after getting knocked out of finals contention last week are stranded on 199 Senior games each. Looks like they will both have to go around next year after all to achieve the magical 200! (better start pre-season training now boys). As mentioned Gaddo’s Thirds got the job done last week. An even first quarter saw the scores locked at one goal each until the second quarter where our boy started to hit their straps, with the halftime margin being 2 goals in what looked like it would be a low scoring game. White Hills rallied in the third quarter adding 5.5 to 3.2 to pinch back the lead at the end of the third quarter. This set up an enthralling last quarter, but our boys fought it out the best and slammed home 5.4 to White Hills 1.2 to take out a 23 point win. Tyler McNamara was the difference on the day snagging 5 goals in a great effort for such a pressure game. Big Jeremy Hancock again banged home another goal of the year contender with his solo effort, and Rhys Deacon was once again influential around the ground taking the big grabs and getting the job done. Best players were Tyler McNamara, Jesse Tuohey, Jordi Allen, Matty ‘Mad Dog’ Fitzgerald, Tommy Gee, and Tyson White who on a side note, also picked up runner up in the best and fairest for Runnymeade. Not such a great result for the Reserves. Playing the top team at their home ground was always going to be a tough ask, and White Hills proved that by totally outclassing us in the first three quarters. They restricted our scoring, while still banging on goals to blow the margin out to 45 points at three quarter time. It wasn’t until the last that Mounts finally hit their straps and added 4 quick goals to give themselves a sniff. But White Hills were too good at the end of the day and finished off with a 31 point victory. It was disappointing for our guys, but the success throughout the year means we get another crack today so fingers crossed we can get the job done and have another go at White Hills next week. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Steven King, 2 Fraser Cole, 1 Alex Hand. The meal voucher went to Jake Hill, and Pudd got the Rivergate Wine Award and was pretty excited about that! Bonus Awards went to Fraser, Bruno, and Pudd. Our Senior boys battled it out up at Gunbower on the Sunday, but in the end Lockington were just too good, running away to a 33 point win. Mounts were right in the game and were 4 points up at half time, but we failed to create the run and link up play needed to give the forwards a chance to score in the last half, and could only manage 1 more goal for the match. It was very disappointing to bow out, but there are obvious signs the club is on the way up after an extended hiatus from the finals. Thanks to Derrick and all his support staff throughout the year,he definitely brought some professionalism out to the club and the payers will have all leant a lot from him this season. National Tiles Award: 3 Taig Griffin, 2 Chris Black, 1 Jarrod Findlay. Tim Hill got the meal voucher, and Carl Thiesz got the Rivergate Wine Award. We have locked in venue for the presentation night. It will be held at the Federation Room at the Hotel Shamrock on Friday the 19th of September. Get there at for a 6pm start. It will cost $35 per person and include a 2 course meal (there will be a finger food option for the juniors and their parents not wanting to stay for the whole evening). Please make sure you let Dubbs, Nikki, or Michelle Mannes know if you will be attending so they know the numbers for the catering. Best of luck to the Reserves and also the Netballers today, lets have a few wins and then get set for a crack at the grand final next week. GO MOUNTS!
1ST SEMI / 2ND SEMI FINAL 2014We had fantastic results in the finals last week with all three footy sides having a win, which was a great result for the club and has created a real buzz around the place. The Thirds looked in trouble early in their match, with Leitchville’s defense again proving difficult for our boys to score against. Scores at half time were 26 to 12 Leitchville’s way. Finally in the last half our boys started to get some scoring shots on the board and took back the lead late in the third quarter thanks to a brilliant individual effort from Jeremy Hancock. A goal of the year contender, where he charged out of our defensive square, following up three times in a flash of red, to have the ball in our goal square and slot it through. This spurred the boys on in the last quarter as we added 5 goals to 2, to run away with a 26 point win. Jeremy’s head was so big after his goal that he couldn’t fit through the door of the rooms to sing the song. Rhys was again outstanding, marking everything that came his way, and kicking another 4 goals. Zebb and Tyler again chipped in with a couple of goals each. Best players were Jeremy Hancock, Jordi Philbrick, Zebb Murrell, Ben Welch, Brian O’Donoghue, and Jackson Blakemore. The Reserves continued on with their great form to storm home to a 10 goal victory over Leitchville. Blacky has the boys peaking at just the right time, so hopefully they can notch up another win this weekend over some tough competition and slip straight into the grand final in a fortnight’s time. The game last week looked as through either team could win early, but after half time our boys really took control of the game running away with a comfortable victory. Jesse O’Connell kicked himself another bag of 7 goals and just seems unstoppable at the moment. Andy Nisbet bobbed up with 3 goals in a good return for him. The backline did a really great job all day, allowing very few scoring opportunities for Leitchville. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Shaun O’Brien, 2 Daniel Hester, 1 Joey Whiting. Bonus Awards went to Hester, Joey, and Jesse. The Rivergate Wine Award went to Jesse, and Dawso Mitchell got the meal voucher. The stakes were a bit higher in the Senior game with the loser to be knocked out of the finals race. White Hills caught us off guard from the get go, adding 3 goals in as many minutes without our boys barely touching the footy. It was a terrible start for us, but Matt Gretrix had other ideas and casually helped himself to 4 goals later in the quarter to pinch the lead back at the first break. White Hills kicked with the wind in the second quarter and made the most of it, banging on 6 goals to our 3, making it a 9 point lead to White Hills at half time. Dekka got the boys pumped up at the break and we came out and added 5.4 to 1.1 in the third term to set up a handy lead going into the last quarter. A very tense 30 minutes saw White Hills kicking with the wind and looking like they could snatch back the lead at any time, but our boys held strong and were happy to hear the final siren go with us sitting 16 points up. Final scores were 15.13 (103), to 13.9 (87). Gerta was best on ground with a lazy 8 goals, while Whippy and Mitch were both prominent throughout the day and had plenty of it. National Tiles Award: 3 Matt Gretrix, 2 Nathan Whipp, 1 Mitch Collins. Rivergate Wine Award went to Carl Thiesz, and Jarrod Findlay got the meal voucher. Last week we also had our major raffle, which was thankfully drawn by HDFL President Mr Michael Byrne. 1st prize winner of the air compressor went to John McNamara, 2nd prize of the wheelbarrow and Beer & Wine pack went to Claire Welch, and the 3rd prize of the load of wood went to Teagan Byrne. Just a reminder to keep Friday the 19th of September free as this will be our presentation night (venue to be confirmed). We would like to wish all our footy and netball sides the best of luck this weekend. It’s great to have so many teams still taking part in the finals action so let’s get out there and give it a red hot crack! Go Mounts!
QUALIFYING / ELIMINATION FINALS 2014Last week the Thirds and Reserves both had easy wins, whereas the Seniors after a poor start really came home with a wet sail, but couldn’t quite make it over the line. The final results for the home and away season had Mounts finish in second spot, for both the Thirds and Reserves, meaning they will both play on the Saturday at Toolleen. The senior side just finished 4th on percentage, and will have to travel to Lockington on the Sunday to play in the elimination final against White Hills. In the Thirds game last week our boys started the game off with a bang, adding 8 goals to none in the first quarter. It didn’t stop there through, as the added another 6 in the second, 9 for the third, and another 6 in the last to run away with a 164 point victory and get some form back at the right time for finals. Rhys Deacon was the best up forward adding 9 goals to his tally to easily take out the league goalkicking. Jesse Tuohey helped himself to 6 goals, while Charlie Gadsden also chipped in with 5. Best players were Jesse Tuohey, Jordi Philbrick, Brian O’Donoghue, Joe McCormick, Bailey O’Connor, and Rhys Deacon. The Reserves notched up another easy win, this time by 80 points. After a slow start in the first quarter, the boys got moving and steadily increased the lead to 36 points at the three quarter time break. They really kicked into top gear in the last however adding 7.2 for the quarter and keeping North Bendigo Scoreless. Hooter bagged anther 5 goals, and can now safely clear some room on his mantelpiece for the league goalkicking trophy. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Blake Natoli, 2 Liam Kirkvliet, 1 Fraser Cole. The Rivergate Wine award went to Jake Fitch, and Hester got the meal voucher. Bonus Awards went to Fraser, Kirka, and Hooter. In the Senior game, a terrible first half saw North up by 9 goals at half time, and Mounts looking down the barrel of another 100 point flogging. However after a fair rev-up from Dekka they boys quickly turned things around in the third quarter, to really match it with North and show a bit of the passion that they had been missing. Then in the last quarter we really turned the tables and seemed to have all of the play, taking it from the center and scoring goals at will. We added 7 for the quarter, and got back to within a few kicks of North, but time was against us and North were able to steady late in the quarter for a 26 point victory. National Tiles Award: 3 Koe Ngawati, 2 Jarrod Findlay, 1 James Walsh. Burchy got the Rivergate Wine award, and Mitch Collins got the meal voucher. Bonus awards went to Whippy, Matty Filo, and Baz O’Connell. Superdraw winners from last week. Draw no 7. $600 Kade Thiesz, $300 Greg Gadsden, $100 Gerry Tuohey. Draw no 8. $600 Holly Speed, $300 Angie Kennedy, $100 Carrie McNamara. Presentation night will be held on Friday the 19th of September with more details to follow. Good luck to all sides this week in the finals, fantastic to have all three footy sides and four netball sides featuring in the action, and hopefully we can bring home some silverware in a few weeks time. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 18 2014 V NORTH BENDIGOWelcome everyone today out to Toolleen for Sponsors Day. A huge thanks must go out to all of our valuable sponsors who without their help and support throughout the year, the club would simply not function. We hope you really enjoy the day and are treated to a few great matches of country football and netball. It was good to have the bye last week to rest up some sore bodies (although some of us would have played up no doubt). It is the final home and away match today. If the Seniors can knock off the top side in North Bendigo, and Huntly can knock off Leitchville, then we can sneak into the top 3 and grab the double chance. The Reserves will finish 2nd or 3rd regardless of what happens so they have the double chance stitched up, and the Thirds will now most likely finish 2nd after unfortunately dropping a match last week which could ultimately cost them top spot. It was a disappointing trip up to Gunbower two weeks ago for the Thirds. After flying high for most of the season the boys didn’t turn up to play and were convincingly beaten 7.3 to 3.5. Our boys couldn’t find an avenue to goal on the big ground with Leitchys defence proving too good on the day. We only managed 1 goal in the first three quarters, but finally got going in the last quarter but left it too late. Best players were Harry Gadsden, Daniel Dahl, Sam Whitty, Jordie Allen, Tom Gee, and Sam Billett. The Reserves produced another strong performance with a 14.5 to 6.6 victory. Again the Hooter was up and about, helping himself to a lazy 8 goals and pretty much stitching up the league goal kicking. It was good to play that well against Leitchy as we will play them again next week in the qualifying final and fingers crossed we can get a similar result. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Jesse O’Connell, 2 Blake Natoli, 1 Lachy Begg. Rivergate Wine Award went to Kirka, and Dawso got the meal voucher. Bonus Awards went to Hoota, Beggy, and Kirka. A heartbreaking match for the Senoir side after they led for most of the day, only to lose by a kick within the last minute of the game. This really put a dent in the top 3 chances, but as mentioned if the stars align today then we still have that chance. The game was great to watch with both sides putting in the effort. Mounts were struck down by injury early with Eddo and Snapp on the pine in the first quarter and not taking any further part in the game. Mounts had a handy 2 goal lead going into the last quarter, but Leitchy added 26 points to Mounts 7, to give them a very valuable victory. National Tiles Award: 3 Tim Hill, 2 James Walsh, 1 Koe Ngawati. Rivergate Wine Award went to Blacky, and Taigy got the meal voucher. Bonus Awards went to Whippy, Matty Filo, and Wogga Wild. Superdraw winners from last time were : $600 Nikki Gee, $300 Simon Mitchell, $100 James Sexton. Second draw: $600 Shaneo Downie, $300 Kade Theisz, and $100 went to Jake Hill. Please stick around in the clubrooms after today’s match as we will be having another double chance for you to grab some cash! Best of luck to everyone having a kick today. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 17 2014 BYE
ROUND 16 2014 V LEITCHVILLE GUNBOWERIt was another strong win for our thirds last week against Locky back home at Toolleen. The boys kicked the straightest they have all year taking home the chocolates 22.5 to 5.2 in a dominant performance. Big Bad Bustling Rhys Deacon snagged himself another 6 goals, taking his tally to 46 for the year and looking to stitch up the league goal kinging. Zebra Murrell and Jesse Tuohey both booted 4 goals each from the midfield. Best players were Jeremy Hancock, Sammy Billett, Ben Welch, Zebb Murrell, Jesse Tuohey, and Jack Excell. The Reserves got some payback for the game that got away last time we met Locky. After keeping a slender lead for most of the game our boys held strong in the last quarter to register a 10.12 to 8.2 victory. It’s probably the first time they Reserves have beaten Locky in around 10 years so they were all up and about. Hicko was on fire early and got us off to a great start, while the goal kicking machine in Ninga slotted through another 4 goals and is quietly making some room on the mantelpiece in anticipation of his new trophy. He is a strong chance to get dropped in the next couple of matches however as Blacky clearly does not like him as a person or a player. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Bruno, 2 Beggy, 1 Joey Whiting. Rivergate Wine Award went to Jezza Brewer, and Hicko got the meal voucher. Bonus Awards went to Beggy, Bruno, and Joey. The Senior game was an absolute ripper but unfortunately we were on the wrong side when the siren went, with final scores 14.10 to 14.16. It was a disappointing result but Derrick was much happier with the efforts of the boys this week. Gerta kicked 5 goals and is sneaking back up to Kaino who could only manage 2 goals, but took about 50 grabs for the day. Ballsy popped up late in the third quarter and kicked 3 goals in as many minutes to really bring us back into the game in a fantastic individual performance. Trigger and Blacky both battled away hard down back, while Tim Hill was playing everywhere and racking up possessions at will. National Tiles Award: 3 Kain Robbins, 2 Matty Filo, 1 Tim Hill. Rivergate Wine Award went to Blacky, and Eddo got the meal voucher. Bonus Awards went to Matty Filo, Trigger Griffin, and Eddo. Forgot to mention last week a bit congratulations to Tim Hill who played in the Vic Country Division 2 side last a fortnight ago. Hilly played pretty well and had a good win, and this will look great on his footballing resume in the future. Well done Hilly! Super draw winners from last week were first draw: $600 Nikki Gee, $300 Simon Mitchell, $100 James Sexton. Second draw: $600 Shaneo Downie, $300 Kade Theisz, and $100 went to Jake Hill. Tonight we are back to another great sponsor of the club in the Criterion Hotel in Rochester. Make sure everyone gets in there and grab a feed and a few beers after today’s game. The bus will be going back through Rochy, and then back to Bendigo so let the Mrs go home by herself and jump on the bus with the boys! Also please note that the $1000 draw scheduled for Sunday 10th August after our last home and away game has been postponed to a later date. More details to come. Good luck to everyone today as we take on Leitchy in another very important game. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 15 2014 V LBUWelcome all to our match today back at Toolleen against Lockington. Today we especially welcome our 2014 sponsors in XXX Gold & Lion Nathan, and hope that everyone enjoys the day out. The thirds had another strong win over Elmore last week by 73 points. The Goal kicking machine was back from Fiji with a nice healthy tan and helped himself to another 7 goal haul. Mounts were able to hold Elmore scoreless in the first half which shows the backline were performing well too. Final scores were 12.13 to 2.0. Best players were Jeremy Hancock, Zebb Murrell, Zac Tuohey, Rhys Deacon, Tyler McNamara, and Benny Welch. The Reserves notched up another win, and have almost cemented themselves a top three finish. Pudd kept his captaincy record at 100% win rate with Griffo up north spending some quality time with the Mrs! It has now become clear that spots in the side are not going to be guaranteed and there will be blokes missing out each week leading up into finals, so make sure you are doing all the right things from here on in. Well done to Jesse O’Connell who snagged himself another 7 goals, adding to his haul of 9 from the week before. Also Hornet bobbed up and helped himself to 3 goals in a good effort. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Lachy Begg, 2 Blake Natoli, 1 Jesse O’Connell. Rivergate Wine Award went to Butsy, and Fitchy got the meal voucher. Bonus Awards went to Jezza Brewer, Nick Butler, and Fraser Cole. In the Senior game, the boys might have thought they were in for an easy win given Elmore’s results the previous week. Elmore has other ideas though as they stayed in touch with Mounts for most of the game. It was only a 4 goal to 1 last quarter that swayed the game our way and resulted in a 34 point win. Kain bagged himself another 4 goals, while Gerta, Milroy, and Whippy each snagged 3 each. National Tiles Award: 3 Kain Robbins, 2 Nathan Whipp, 1 Matty Filo. Dusty picked up the Rivergate Wine Award with a great game in defence, and Carl Thiesz got the meal voucher. Bonus Awards went to Whippy, Matty Filo, and Baz O’Connell. Good to see everyone’s favourite piss head Alex ‘Bubba’ Hand back in the seniors after some time off with a sore hand. Probably for the first time ever, we are now topping the league goal kicking in the Thirds with Deacs, the Reserves with Jesse, and Kaino leading the Seniors. Must be all the goal kicking practice we do at training. Get into the rooms after today’s game for a double chance at winning some cash in the Superdraw. As we missed the other week with the Ball, there will be 2 draws for you chance to win a share in $2000 all up. From there, we will be stopping in to visit Jimmy at the Toolleen Pub, so grab some tea there and stick around for a few icy cold beers. Finally another reminder to get your footy trip money in ASAP. It is slowly filtering in but still a long way to go, and we need the full $350 each back by next Saturday at the latest. Please see Pudd or Trev to give them your cash. Good luck to everyone playing footy today as we take on Locky back at home. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 14 2014 V ELMORELast week was a great time for Mounts supporters as we took the 3 wins from the footy and celebrated out 125th year anniversary in style throughout the night. The Thirds kept rolling on with a 10.12 to 7.4 win against a determined Heathcote side. Rhys Deacon slammed on another 6 goals, and then jumped on a plane to Fiji for a well earned break. Zebb got a couple, and Charlie and Tyler both chipped in with 1 each. Best players were Rhys Deacon, Jordi Philbrick, Jeremy Hancock, Zebb Murrell, Tyler McNamara, and Zac Tuohey. The Reserves game was a bit of a fizzer as Mounts quickly jumped them in the first quarter and kept the pressure on for the rest of the day registering a 22.11 to 3.2 win. Ninga got 9, Hicko got 4 and Pudd got 3. Even Jake Fitch got his name in the paper for kicking goal of the day with an inside out left foot banana barrel which was as ugly as the head on his shoulders, but never looked like missing. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Jesse O’Connell, 2 Steve Hickson, 1 Jez Brewer. Alex Hand won the Bottle of Rivergate, and Lachy Begg won the meal voucher. Bonus Awards went to Hooter, Hicko, and Wilbur. The senior game was also a very one sided affair with Mounts dominating the game and taking a 27.10 to 6.9 victory. But the big story of the day was the match up of all match ups, with Eddo playing on his old mate Malla. The question was who would snap first, and it was Eddo as usual giving away a silly free kick. Kain caught up to Gerta on the goal kicking tally with a haul of 9, while Milroy helped himself to 8. Dekka was happy with the full four quarter effort from the boys, and hopes this can continue over the next few games and into finals. National Tiles Award: 3 Kain Robbin, 2 Tim Hill, 1 Luke Milroy. Rivergate Wine Award went to Koe Ngawati, and Doggy Filo got the Meal Voucher. Bonus Awards went to Matty Filo, Baz O’Connell, and Nick Edwards. Trev didn’t get any awards and might have to go and practice his handballs. We all saw it Trev! time to give it up mate! As mentioned the 125th Anniversary Ball was held last Saturday night and went off without a hitch. We would like to thank everyone involved in putting together last weekend’s festivities. It was a great success and wonderful opportunity to catch up with everyone. Many people helped out over the weekend with a few putting in an enormous amount of time and effort to make it all possible at Saturdays game and the celebration ball. Thanks again it is greatly appreciated by all. We look forward to our 150th. Bidding on the jumpers went through the roof, especially a few certain numbers that fetched quite a lot of money. With everyone keen to get into the celebrations there was no Superdraw after the game last week so there will be two major draws after our next home game against LBU. One more reminder to get your money for the footy trip to Pudd or Trev. We are off to the Gold Coast this year for 3 nights leaving on the 12th of September. Cost will be $350 all up for flights and accommodation and we need all the cash back by Saturday 26th of July (the match against Leitchville). This is only 2 weeks away, so please get the cash in ASAP. Go and see John Craig or Kingy to get your tax returns back if you are running low on cash. Good luck to everyone today as we take on Elmore. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 13 2014 V HEATHCOTEWelcome to all past players, supporters, and officials to this special day for Mount Pleasant as we officially celebrate our 125th year in the business taking on Heathcote today. There may be a few sore heads from last nights festivities at the Broughy so please head immediately to the $2 shop and see Bluey and Effun for some ‘medicine’ to help fix you up. You will notice the players are all wearing specially designed 125th year special edition footy jumpers today, which have every premiership player to win a flag with Mounts listed on them. These will be auctioned off later tonight at the ball so please make sure you get along and bring your wallet as there is sure to be some fierce bidding to gain such a unique item that will no doubt be going straight to the pool room. Your bid can be placed on the Auction cards so please see James Byrne, Dubbs McNamara, or Phil Ryan. This will be your one and only chance to purchase a piece of Mount Pleasant history so don’t miss out. The Ball will be held tonight at the Truscott Reserve, Murdoch St, Eaglehawk starting at 7:30pm. Entry is $50 including food and a live band. Drinks are at bar prices and dress code will be formal/black tie. There will also be buses running to venue, one will head through Axedale, Goornong, and the Botanical Hotel. The other bus will pick up at the All Seasons, the Broughie, and then out to the Truscott Reserve. They will drop back into town after the event. Everyone is more than welcome to attend, so please make an effort to get there and support the club and have a great time while you are at it. Back to last weeks game against Colbo. The match was moved to Huntly as the Colbo ground was a little worse for wear after the elements gave it a battering over the last couple of weeks. The thirds started off the day with another win and sit proudly on top of the ladder. Colbo were never too far off the pace, but quarter by quarter Mounts steadily increased their lead to win a low scoring game 9.6 to 6.6 in the slippery conditions. Matty ‘Mad Dog’ Fitzgerald was named best on ground, along with Tommy Gee Banger, Sam Whitty, Jackson Blakemore, Tyler McNamara, and Jordan Allen. Jesse Tuohey was best in front of goal registering 3 majors. The Reserves notched up another win and have now moved to 3rd spot on the ladder and can hopefully stay there to snatch the double chance come finals time. It was not easy going though as terrible inaccuracy nearly cost us dearly. After kicking the greatest goal ever seen in the HDFL the previous week, the fame went to his head and Poss Kerr couldn’t buy himself a goal and ended up kicking more points than he’s had hot dinners. Jesse O’Connell wasn’t much better and couldn’t even manage a goal after playing full forward all day and deservedly got dragged in the last 5 minutes. And if you thought that was bad, Bruno decided to work rather than play footy so he could save up enough money so he can come on the footy trip. It was not great footy to watch for the Mounts supporters as our boys kicked 6.16 for the day compared to Colbos 6.3. Colbo were even in front late in the last quarter until our boys finally steered a few goals through the big sticks to sneak away with a 13 point victory. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Justin Kelly, 2 She-a Griffin, 1 Lachy Begg. The Rivergate Wine Award went to Daniel Hester, and Fraser Cole got the meal voucher in his first game since having his brain removed (so far there has been little difference). Bonus Awards went to Alex Hand, Lachy Begg, and Jake Fitch. The Senior side were keen to change things around from our last meeting where we copped a good old fashioned touch up by a more determined and fast running Colbo outfit. Taig Griffin was unavailable as he is now even more loved up than his brother. He went to a wedding with the Mrs rather than play footy with his mates. Poor form Taig! Weddings are for the summer mate. Luckily Jezza ‘Chalk Bones’ Blencowe who only just recovered from manflu was available. But he got a bit of a tickle in the ribs in the first few minutes and headed off to hospital leaving us with only 3 on the bench. An even first quarter saw Colbo take a one point lead into the quarter time break. Mounts kicked with the wind in the second quarter but could only manage a lead of 1 goal at half time. Dekka got the boys fired up during the half time break, resulting in the backline standing up really well in the third quarter, especially Eddo who has found a whole new level of fitness ever since spending so much ‘together’ time with his new Tinder lover from Melbourne. Blacky and Hilly were controlling the skies and the crumbers were taking it out of defence well. Patty O’Brien (our only FIFO player) was back and killing it through the middle. Mounts added 3.2 while Colbo were wayward kicking 2.6 for the third quarter. With a handy 8 point lead going into the last, Mounts took the game by the scruff of the neck and started slamming home goals from all around the ground. Kain Robbins was shooting from inside the square and kicking them through at post height, finishing with 5 for the match, while Gerta helped himself to 3 handy goals when the game was in the balance. Adding 6 goals to 1 in the last term put the game beyond any doubt as Mounts walked away with a 38 point victory. National Tiles Award: 3 Kain Robbins, 2 Nathan Whipp, 1 Tim Hill. Carl Thiesz got the Rivergate Wine Award, and Chris Black got the meal voucher. Bonus Awards went to Nathan Whipp, Patty O’Brien, and Nick Edwards. Thanks to our sponsor the Brougham Arms Hotel for their hospitality last Saturday night. Smithy had a great evening and decided to borrow Jacks bed for then night so he could have a few cuddles with a stray. Jack didn’t mind because he was out on the town all night chasing some Tinder action, only to be stood up and had to walk home alone in the cold once again. These two will be at the ball tonight so I would suggest any single ladies out there to keep their distance from them. Congratulations to Steve Hickson who won the Joker Poker at the Toolleen Pub. He did say he would donate it all to the footy trip so we will have to hold him to that. Lastly we have some club merchandise for sale including sports bags, beanies, caps, polos, stubby holders etc. Please catch up with Dubbs or Phil to get yours. Also one more reminder to get your money for the footy trip to Pudd or Trev. We are off to the Gold Coast this year for 3 nights. Cost will be $350 all up for flights and accommodation and we need all the cash back in around 4 weeks time so please get cracking. Superdraw tonight so get there for your chance to win big! Good Luck to everyone having a kick today as we take on Heathcote. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 12 2014 V COLBINABBINIt was a great day out for the club last week as we took home the chocolates in all three grades of footy against White Hills in pretty miserable conditions out at Toolleen. The Thirds took top spot on the ladder, knocking off the undefeated Hillies by 1 goal in a very exciting game. Our guys set up the win in the first quarter where we added 3.1 to no score, then extending this to 4.4 to 1.0 by half time. Neither team could manage a goal in the third quarter, and feelings around the ground were that Mounts were going to take away an easy win, however the Hillies charged home late adding 3 goals in the last quarter to level the scores with only minutes remaining. Thankfully Big T-Mac stood up in the dying moments, and snapped a miracle goal to seal the win by 6 points. Best players were Rhys Deacon, Ben Welch, Jeremy Hancock, Jordi Philbrick, Tom Gee, and Bailey O’Connor. Another thrilling game in the reserves where the lead changed multiple times during the last few minutes, but thankfully Mounts were on the right end of it when the siren went, and knocked off the undefeated Hillies by 3 points. It went neck and neck for most of the day, with scoring proving difficult in the slippery conditions. With White Hills up by a few points late in the last quarter, Pudd kicked arguably the best goal ever seen in the HDFL with a brilliant snap around the body from in front of the scoreboard to put mounts up by 4 points. The game seemed sown up, but the Hillies reacted quickly with a goal straight from the next bounce. The Mounts boys heads dropped, until Wilbur Johansen came to the party and toe poked a sneaky one from the goal square shortly after to snatch the lead back again. The siren went soon after and the boys were certainly up and about and straight on the cans. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Shea Griffin, 2 Jezza Brewer, 1 Bruno King. Rivergate Wine Award went to Marcus, and the old man who turned the clock back ten years (Mark Hill) was awarded the meal voucher for his heroics late in the game. Bonus Awards went to Hester, Mark Hill, and Bruno. Another crunch game in the Seniors with both sides desperate for the 4 points. Mounts were a game clear but with a terrible percentage were not keen to let this game slip. Our boys had the best of the first quarter taking a 1 goal lead into the first break. They slowly extended this lead over the next couple of quarters making it a 19 point margin at three quarter time, but White Hills were always looking dangerous and continually snapping at our heels. The last quarter was pretty intense, but Mounts managed to steady late in the game, with the big guns standing up, and ended up taking a 4 goal win. This was much to the delight of the Mounts crowd who were engaged in some humorous but friendly banter on the sidelines. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Tim Hill, 2 Koe Ngawati, 1 James Walsh. Kain Robbins got the meal voucher, and Trigger got the bottle of Rivergate Shiraz. Bonus Awards went to Taig, Baz O’Connell, and Nathan Whipp. The win sees the top 4 now only separated by 4 points (and percentage), so every game from here on in is going to be crucial and with the top 3 finish up for grabs, we really need to work harder than ever to achieve this goal. Congratulations to the Superdraw winners from last week. Nervous Noel Svanosio from Moama Quality Meats took out the $600 first place, $300 went to Jo Doye, and the $100 went to Warren Trickey. We have the 125th Reunion day and Ball coming up on the 5th of July after the Heathcote game. There is a flyer getting around with all the info. Things will kick off with a session at the Brougham Arms Hotel on the Friday night starting at 7:30pm, followed by the match against Heathcote where the players will be wearing specially designed jumpers that will be auctioned off later in the evening. We would appreciate if everyone could please bring along a plate of cakes or slices for afternoon tea. These can be dropped off at the canteen. The Ball will be held that night at the Truscott Reserve, Murdoch St, Eaglehawk starting at 7:30pm. Entry is $50 including food and a live band. Drinks are at bar prices and dress code will be formal/black tie. There will also be buses running to and from the venue. We also have some club merchandise for sale including sports bags, beanies, caps, polos, stubby holders etc. Please catch up with Dubbs or Phil to get yours. Also one more reminder to get your money for the footy trip to Pudd or Trev. Will be $350 all up for flights and accommodation and we need all the money to be paid in 1 months time to book it all in so hurry up! GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 11 2014 V WHITE HILLSNo game in the Thirds last week with so the boys should be ready and raring to go today as they can take top spot with a win over White Hills. The reserves added another 4 points to the tally with a solid 33 point win last week. Lots of rain overnight made the conditions a little slippery with puddles around the ground that did not agree with Blackys new chinos and Italian suede loafers. Story of the day was Steve Sicko Hicko who bobbed up with an unexpected haul of 5 goals. His recent good form must be put down to the new vow of celibacy that he has taken upon himself to uphold until the end of the footy season. The guys through the middle played exceptionally well especially Jezza Brewer who Blacky believes is even better than Chirs Judd at the moment. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Daniel Kerr, 2 Jeremy Brewer, 1 Will Johanson. Jacob Smith picked up the bottle of Rivergate Wine, and Hicko got the meal voucher. Bonus Awards went to Jezza Brewer, Justin Kelly, and Daniel Hester. It was a danger match for the Senior side, with the ladder getting congested, they couldn’t afford to drop this game. Great to see Rhys 'The Better' Deacon in for his first Senior game after killing it in the Thirds week in week out. It was only around 1 minute into the game when the heavens opened and dumped one almighty storm on the boys. It seemed to work in our favour though as we added 4 goals to 1 in the first quarter. The weather only got worse during the second quarter and any chance of using skills and taking overhead marks had gone out the window, and we were left to watch some ugly footy. By half time Mounts had extended the lead to 4 goals. Finally the sun broke out in the last half, and Mounts never looked in danger as we continued to will the ball through the goals finally ending up with a 37 point win, which was a pretty good effort considering the conditions. Luke Milroy bagged himself 5 goals in a great individual effort. National Tiles Award: 3 Koe Ngawati, 2 Luke Milroy, 1 Tim Hill. Jimmy Walsh picked up the Rivergate Wine award, and Mitch Collins got the meal voucher. Bonus Awards went to Nathan Whipp, Brenton O'Connell, and Rhys Deacon. A big thanks to Peter Cole, Dean White, Effun, Pinky and the netballers for organising the sportsman’s night last week. It was a great success and Ninga is pretty chuffed that Brad Hodge will be lining up for a game with the Goornong Walruses next season. Trev put in another poor performance when he was triple parked by Benny Mac within the first hour. He will have to lift his game by the time the footy trip rolls around or he might have to just go on the netball trip instead. Finally a reminder about the Reunion day and Ball coming up on the 5th of July. There is a flyer getting around with all the info, but there will be a session at the Brougham Arms Hotel on the Friday night starting at 7:30, followed by the match against Heathcote where the players will be wearing specially designed jumpers that will be auctioned off later in the evening. The Ball will be held that night at the Truscott Reserve, Murdoch St, Eaglehawk starting at 7:30pm. Entry is $50 including food and a live band. Drinks are at bar prices and dress code will be formal/black tie. There will also be buses running to and from the venue, so start getting exited! Please be reminded that no girls are to talk to Hicko under any circumstances because he does not want to break his vows until after the season. We also have some club merchandise for sale including sports bags, beanies, caps, polos, stubby holders etc. Please catch up with Dubbs or Phil to get yours. Also one more reminder to get your money for the footy trip to Pudd or Trev. Will be $350 all up for flights and accommodation so get onto it asap. Some blokes are still yet to pay anything so you need to hurry up or you will miss out all together. After the game today we will be having another Superdraw so make sure you stick around for your chance to win big! GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 10 2014 V HUNTLYMixed results in the footy last week with the Under 17s and the Reserves both having good wins, but the seniors had a disappointing day out, and will be looking to recapture some form today. The Under 17s kicked off the day with another convincing win by 172 points. Another really strong effort by the boys and with a rest this week, they will be cherry ripe to take on White Hills next week to challenge for the top spot on the ladder. The goal kicking was shared around with Tyler, Jesse, Jeremy, and Rhys kicking 4 goals each, while Charlie, Bailey, and Zebb all booted 3. Best players were Bailey O'Connor, Zebb Murrell, Sam Billett, Joe McCormick, Charlie Gadsden, and Jesse Tuohey. The Reserves notched up another victory with a 10 goal win in what was a bit of a danger game for them. They now sit at the halfway mark at 5 and 3, and look set to make a challenge to finish top 3 if things can go to plan. Hussle Ead took charge of the warm up and got everybody ready for the first bounce. Mounts were inaccurate in the first quarter, kicking 2.6 to 1.3 but the game was set up for them in the second when we added 6 goals, and kept North to just one point. Bruno, Fitchy, and Hussle were controlling the backline, while it was good having Joey and Buttsy back to add some run and carry through the middle. Mounts extended the lead in the third quarter, but faded out in the last as everyone seemed a little out of shape after having the two weeks off. Ninga finished the day with 3 goals, while Blake, Wilbur and Pudd snagged 2 each. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Joey Whiting, 2 Dylan McNamara, 1 Steven King. Rivergate Wine Award went to Will Johansen, and Buttsy got the meal voucher. Bonus Awards went to Buttsy, Joey, and Blake. As mentioned the senior game didn’t quite go to plan, as North ran all over us taking away a 77 point win. We were able to match it with North when we were kicking with the breeze, but against it they were simply too good, as North seemed to be kicking goals at will. Hilly, Blacky, and Taig battled hard all day down back, and Kain managed 4 goals but it looks like we are back to the drawing board, and hopefully can turn things around this week in what shapes up to be another important game considering the positions on the ladder are getting very tight. National Tiles Award: 3 Patty O'Brien, 2 Tim Hill, 1 Carl Thiez. Jimmy Walsh got the Rivergate Wine Award, and Trev got the meal voucher. Bonus Awards went to Taig, Jezza Blencowe, and Matty Filo. Well done to Tyson Findlay from North who was awarded the Gus Roulston Cup for best on ground. Another great day on Sunday with the $1000 draw being another huge success. Thanks to Kingy for running the show, and well done to Kirka and Youngy who split the winnings between them. Thanks to the Broughie for their hospitality for the big day. Make sure we all get along to the Sportsman’s Night at the Kangaroo Flat Leisure Centre tonight. The night will kick off at 7:30pm and has food provided and also a bus back into town after the show. Cost is $40 per person, and there are still tickets to sell, so please see Peter Cole or any of the players for a ticket. Coley has done a great job in organising the event and has secured International Cricket Star Brad Hodge, Former North Melbourne Coach (and current Carlton Assistant Coach) Dean Laidley, and Media Personality Mark Robinson. We also have Brian Coghlan from 3BO on MC duties for the night. Also can we all pencil into the calendar the 125th year reunion ball coming up on July 5th. This is going to be a great night out and is definitely not to be missed. Finally a reminder about the footy trip to the Gold Coast on September 12th for 3 nights. It will cost $350 each which includes flights and accommodation. The money is slowly filtering in, but we need a bit of a hurry up on it as we need to finalise some payments shortly. So please get your money to Trev or Pudd as soon as you can, or you might miss out or it could end up costing you way more. Good luck to everyone as we take on Huntly today. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 9 2014 V NORTH BENDIGOGood to be back into the footy after a couple of weeks off with the byes. Today we are in town taking on North Bendigo in what promises to be 3 great games of footy to be played. In our last game a few weeks ago, we took on Leitchville Gunbower out at Toolleen. The Thirds kicked off the day with another win to keep their streak alive. Our boys jumped out the the blocks hard in the first quarter and led by 6 goals to 2 at quarter time, with Rhys Deacon dominating up forward. Things looked like they were going to get ugly in the second quarter but Leitchville fought back hard and their defensive play really stopped Mounts in their tracks for the second and third quarters allowing us to only manage to put 2 goals through the sticks. The boys finally found their feet again in the last quarter slamming home 5 goals to 1, to eventually run away with a 51 point win. Standout for the day was Rhys with his 9 goal haul in a fantastic individual effort. He should probably take his brother down the park and teach him how to football. Jesse Tuohey kicked a couple, and Charlie Gadsden and Matty 'Mad Dog' Fitzgerald snagged one each. Best players were Rhys Deacon, Bailey O'Connor, Zebb Clayden-Murrell, Tyson White, Tommy Gee its a big one, and Jackson Blakemore. The Reserves went down by 40 points in a disappointing day for them considering the good form they have been having. A lack of run seemed to the the problem on the day, with Leitchvilles younger faster side looking far too slick. Hopefully after a couple of weeks off the boys can re-group and get back into the swing of things. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Jezza Brewer, Steven Hickson, Jake Fitch. Rivergate Wine went to Steven King, and Wilbur Johanson picked up the meal voucher. Bonus Awards went to Jezza Brewer, Fitchy, and Wilbur. The Senior side went in as underdogs, with recent form and the big Gerta still on the sidelines, many pundits had written us off. The game went neck and neck all day with both sides really putting in. Mounts led the first quarter by 1 point, then took this to 13 points at the main break. Kaino was looking dangerous up forward, filling the void left by Gretrix well and kicking goals from everywhere. It all came down to a very tense last quarter, and things definitely went our way as we slammed on 7 goals for the term to run away to a 4 goal victory. Kain finished with 8 goals (still not as many as Deacs but a good effort nevertheless). Koe, Dusty, and Cement Head all chipped in with 2 goals each. National Tiles Award: 3 Kain Robbins, Koe Ngawati, and Tim Hill. Rivergate Wine Award went to Eddo, and Jimmy Walsh got the meal voucher. Bonus Awards went to Nick Edwards, Jezza Blencowe You Beauty, and Trigger Griffin. Thanks to everyone who helped orgainise the mystery bus trip after the game. Some of the people still dont know where the bus went (even though they were on it!). Kaino thoroughly enjoyed himself, but when you kick 8 goals you can pretty much get away with what ever you want! Today we play for the Gus Roulston Cup, which will be awarded to be best player on the ground, so make sure we all get into the North Bendigo clubrooms after the game for a beer or two. Also congratulations to all players from the club, both under 17's and seniors on making the inter league teams. All the Mounts boys performed really well representing the HDFL and it was great to see both sides having a win. Congratulations to Jess Tuohey and Rhys Deacon on receiving awards at the junior carnival in Moama. Also congratulations must go to winning senior coach Murray Collins. Well done boys. Lots of things coming up socially, firstly $1000 draw at the Broughy tomorrow. Please get your ticket sorted out and back to Kingy as soon as you can because he is an extremely nervous man at the moment with his Mrs ready to drop any second now! With the public holiday the next day, there is no reason not to get along and support our major sponsor. We also have the Super Sportsmans Night on the 14th of June at the Kangaroo Flat Leisure Centre after the Huntly Game. Thanks must go to Peter Cole for organising such a first class line up with Brad Hodge, Dean Laidley, Mark Robinson and special guest MC 3BO's Brian Coghlan. All the players have tickets to sell so please speak to them to secure yours. Then the major event of the season with the club's 125th year reunion celebrations on July 5th after the Mounts v Heathcote Game. Also the Footy Trip has finally been locked in and deposit paid (no more changes I promise!). This year we are heading to the Gold Coast on Friday 12th September for 3 nights. Cost will be $350 per person and will cover your flights and accommodation so please get this money to Pudd or Trev over the next month or so. We need to pay by certain dates so get your money to us so we don't have to chase you up. Hopefully the price will be a bit lower depending on fundraising over the next few months. GO MOUNTS!!!
ROUND 8 2014 - BYE
ROUND 7 2014 V LEITCHVILLE GUNBOWERLast week we travelled up to Lockington and had some mixed results in the footy. The thirds once again proved they are going to be a force to be reckoned with this year as they racked up a 79 point win. Mounts kicked 12.15 for the match, and managed to hold Locky to just 1.2 in a dominant display. Tyler McNamara proved that he is easily the best McNamara kicking another bag of 5, surely Derrick would have his eyes on him with big Gerta out for a few weeks. The centremen worked hard all day with big skipper Deacon taking most of the clearances alongside his partner in crime Love Nuts Murrell! Best players were Zebb "Love Nuts" Murrell, Ben Welch, Rhys Deacon, Jackson Blackmore, Sam Billett, and Tom Gee. The Reserves came agonisingly close to knocking off the top team, only to lose the game in the last ten seconds. After a reasonably even and low scoring first half, Locky held a slender 10 point margin at half time. Mounts managed to shorten this lead in the third quarter to just 2 points going into the last. We were going into the slight breeze in the last but quickly added 3 goals to set ourselves up with the win, but unfortunately Locky fought back adding 3 goals themselves in quick succession, to win the game by 4 points. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Jez Brewer, 2 Jez Blencowe, 1 Ben Deacon. Rivergate Wine went to Andy Nisbet, and Shea Griffin got the meal voucher. Bonus Awards went to Jez Brewer, Andy Nisbet, and Dylan McNamara. Congratulations to Benny Deacon for his first run in the Reserves last week! also thanks to Rhys "The Better" Deacon and Jeremy "Kyle Cheney" Hancock for filling in from the Under 17s. The senior game didn't quite go to plan, as Locky took us apart quarter by quarter finally ending up with a 63 point win. With Matty Gretrix going down with an ankle in the first quarter, we struggled to find someone to fill his position with Derrick running a number of blokes up forward, but we really struggled to score against Lockys defence. Mounts were still in the game at half time, but 28 points down was always going to be a difficult margin to make up. Locky extended this in the third quarter out to 40 points, and then once the rain started our blokes heads dropped in the last as Locky blew out the lead to 63 points by the final siren. Hopefully the boys learnt a few things from the game and can be better prepared for the our next contest later in the season. National Tiles Award: 3 Jarrod Findlay, 2 Tim Hill, 1 Koe Ngawati. Taig scored the Rivergate Wine Award, and Simon Mitchell got the meal voucher. Bonus awards went to Taig, Matty Filo, and Eddo. This weeks game against Leitchville Gunbower will be one of our "exclusive" XXXX Gold mid strength only games as part of our new sponsorship arrangement with Lion Nathan (Griffo will be in Heaven!). This also supports that as a Level 3 Good Sports Club, we promote the responsible consumption and serving of alcohol. We will have another Superdraw after the game today, so make sure you get into the clubrooms for your chance to win big before heading off on the Mystery Bus Tour which leaves the Broughy at 7pm sharp with Beauty & The Geek Theme. We also have another great function coming up on June 14th after the Huntly game, being the Sportsmans Night featuring world class cricketer Brad Hodge, Dean "Junkyard Dog" Laidley, and Mark Robinson. So lets all make sure we get along to this one as it is set to be a very enjoyable night. We have the footy trip slowly getting sorted out, and it looks like we are off to the Gold Coast this year. We have a few fundraising ideas in the pipeline, but still need to start collecting money in the meantime, so if you have not already done so, please get $50 (minimum) to Pudd or Trev as soon as you can to secure your spot. Good luck to everyone having a kick today. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 6 2014 V LBUAnother good result for the Mounts boys in the footy against Elmore last week. 3 wins from 3 grades again has created a great feeling around the club, but we have a couple of tough weeks coming up so everyone needs to make sure they stay on top of their game. The Thirds kicked it off with another powerful win by 161 points. Charlie Gadsden was best in front of goals and helped himself to a lazy 7, while Tyler McNamara showed off some class with 6 to his own name. Best players were Rhys Deacon, Joey Connelly, Charlie Gadsden, Matty 'Mad Dog' Fitzgerald, Bailey O'Conner, and Tyler McNamara. The Reserves kept their good form rolling with another win, this time by 43 points. Mounts looked good after the first quarter where they had kicked 4.4 to 1.1 but Elmore fought back in the second quarter when they added 3 goals in quick succession. Mounts steadied in the third adding 5 goals to while keeping Elmore to just 2 points, and that was enough to see the game out with scores at the end of the day 15.9 (99), to Elmore's 8.8 (56). Both Jesse O'Connell and Andy Nisbet booted 4 goals, but highlight of the day went to our dashing full back, who, frustrated at never being allowed in the forward line, went for one final dash up the ground in the remaining seconds of the game, plucked himself a free kick, and then a 50m penalty to make sure he got his name in the paper on Monday. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Lachy Begg, 2 Jeremy Brewer, 1 Jake Fitch. Rivergate Wine Award went to Bruno, and Smithy of the meal voucher. Bonus Awards went to Beggy, Eddo, and Nisbet. The Seniors also notched up another win this time to the tune of 64 points. Mounts absolutely put Elmore to the sword in the first quarter slamming home 8 goals, and looked to have the game stitched up from there. That was not the case though as Elmore fought back hard in the second quarter kicking 6 goals to keep the pressure right on Mounts. A bit of a spray from the Coach got the boys moving in the last half as they gradually kicked away and ended up registering a 10 goal win. Kain was the best in front of goal slotting home 6 majors, while Matt Gretrix helped himself to another 5. National Tiles Award: 3 Kain Robbins, 2 Luke Milroy, 1 Tim Hill. Rivergate wine went to Trigger Griffin, and the meal voucher went to Chris Black. Bonus Awards went to Kingy, Simon Peter Mitchell, and everybody's favourite dairy farmer Mr Whippy. We kicked off the Superdraw last week with a double header. Winners were $600 Benny O'Dwyer, $300 Kain Robbins, and $100 Knackers Kennedy. The second draw went $600 Dennis Roney, $300 Michelle Dorrington, $100 BBK Crew. Thanks to Kain for putting on the Sunday session around at Quick St after the game last week. There was a good crew despite the weather, and best on ground clearly went to Hicko for a solid performance. Just a reminder to save the date on July 5th for our 125 year anniversary ball. More details to come in the following weeks but make sure we all get there are it is set to be a great night. We also have the Mystery Bus Tour after Leitchville next week. Beauty and the Geek theme so make sure you get your outfit sorted. Mitch Collins has a complete wardrobe of suitable attire, so please see him if you are struggling for some inspiration. After todays game we are heading back to the Criterion Hotel in Rochester. The Criterion is another great supporter of Mounts, and we would like to see you all in there for a feed and a few beers on the way home. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 5 2014 V ELMOREA great day out for the footy club last week as we secured wins in Under 17’s, Reserves, and Seniors for the first time in a long while, and also brought back the Peter & Cliff White Memorial Shield back to its rightful place in the Clubrooms at Toolleen. The Thirds started off with a 65 point win to continue their good start to the season. They boys kicked 3 goals in the first quarter, setting up the game from there. They continued on with a dominant display, however ended up kicking 10 goals and 20 behinds, so Greg might have the lads practicing some goal kicking throughout the week at training. Charlie Gadsden chipped in with 3 goals, Tyler kicked a couple along with Jesse who also got his first (of many) yellow cards for the season. Best players were Jeremy Hancock, Jordi Philbrick, Daniel Dahl, Sam Whitty, Zebb Clayden-Murrell, and Sam Billett. The Reserves chalked up another win with a 76 point belting over an undermanned Heathcote side. The star of the show was Jesse ‘Look at me’ OConnell who bagged himself 8 goals. He barley left the goal square all day in what was the most goal hungry display of all time, and with the amount of supply coming in, he probably should have kicked a lot more. Pud kicked 4, while Nisbet chipped in with a couple. Wridgy made his much anticipated comeback, and was also good to see Ballsys younger brother Jason have his first run around in the navy blue. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Jesse O’Connell,2 Jezza Blencowe, 1 Jake Fitch. Hicko got the Rivergate Wine Award, and Hester got the meal at the Axedale Tavern. Bonus Awards went to Jesse O’Brien, Caleb Avery, and Jesse O'Connell. As mentioned the Seniors finally claimed back the Peter & Cliff White Memorial Shield after a 5 year stint in the Heathcote rooms, and it’s great to have it back. An interesting game in which an even first quarter saw Mounts take a 10 point lead at quarter time. In the second, Mounts put the foot down, quickly jumping to a 6 goal lead. They looked like they were going to run away with it, until Heathcote turned things around with 6 unanswered goals in about 10 minutes to level the scores. Much to everyone’s amazement, Derrick kept his cool at half time, and rallied the boys who came out and dominated the last half kicking 14 goals to Heathcote’s 3. Teaser and Birchy were running riot through the middle and bagged themselves 4 goals each, while Matty Gretrix helped himself to a lazy 7 goals from Full Forward. Everyone’s favourite Dairy Farmer, Nathan ‘The Tiprat’ Whipp was back in the side and helped himself to 3 goals, along with Luke Milroy who invented a new type of ground level rolling barrel kick for the most impressive of his 3 goals. National Tiles Award: 3 Carl Thiesz, 2 Shaun Burchell, 1 James Walsh. Brad King once again claimed the Rivergate Shiraz, while Nathn Whipp got the meal voucher. Bonus Awards went to Joey Whiting, Nathan Whipp, and Brenton O'Connell. A big thanks to Dutchy and his staff from the Axedale Tavern for putting on tea and a few beverages last Saturday night. Dutchy is a great supporter of the Club so make sure you all get in there when you can and sample what is arguably the best parma getting around in the Bendigo region at the moment. Young Matty Filo liked his parma so much he wanted to show everyone what it looked like a second time around back at the Strickland Road Halfway House. Unfortunately he is now another one of Hicko’s long list of victims on his drinking buddy list. Another mention about the Mystery bus trip coming up in a couple of weeks. Its Beauty and the Geek theme, so everyone should start thinking about their costumes (apart from Mitch Collins). Get back to the Toolleen Hotel, or the Broughy (or both) tonight for a couple of beers. Also if you haven't got a SuperDraw Ticket yet, please make sure you catch up with Dubbs today as the first draw will be held tonight after the game. Make sure you get in there for your chance to win big! Good luck to all players having a kick today as we take on Elmore back home at Toolleen. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 4 2014 V HEATHCOTEHi Everyone and welcome to this weeks away game against Heathcote. Today we play off for the Peter & Cliff White Memorial Shield in what is always a thrilling contest and means a lot for all the players and supporters involved. Heathcote have had the wood over us in recent years, and its time we turned that around and claim back the shield. Last week we were at home to old foes from over the hill in Colbo. The Under 17's registered their first win of the season with a dominant display over Colbo. A nine goal to zip first quarter set up the game and the boys continued on from their winning each quarter to run away with a 137 point victory. Big Rhys Deacon again showed he is the better of the Deacon boys slotting home 5 majors for the match. Harry Gadsden and Zebb Clayden-Murrell both booted 3 each, and there were another 7 goal kickers which shows the boys can share the load well. Best players were Jorden Allen, Matty Fitzgerald, Charlie Gadsden, Ben Welch, Bailey O'Connoer, and Slamming Sammy Billett. The Reserves got back on the winners list with a hard fought victory. 5 goals in the second quarter allowed the team to take a strong lead and they held onto that for the remainder of the match to take home a 27 point win. Colbo did have a lot of scoring shots, but luckily for our guys they were a bit wayward in front of goal. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Joey 'Tom Cruise' Whiting, 2 Jezza 'Porn Star' Blencowe, 1 Nick 'Clark Kent' Butler. Shea got the Bottle of Rivergate Shiraz, and Fraser got the meal voucher. Bonus Awards went to Joey Whiting, Jesse O'Connell (4 Goals), and Nathan Whipp. Not such a great day for the Senior side, the boys were outclassed by a much more determined Colbo outfit, and ended up going down to the tune of 58 points. Mounts could only manage 2 goal kickers in Luke Milroy (3 goals), and Matt Gretrix (2 goals), as Colbos defence seemed impenetrable at times. It was good to see Patty O'Brien back for Mounts, unfortunately he couldn't play as well as his namesake for Colbo who was named best on ground. National Tiles Award: 3 Kain Robbins, 2 James Walsh, 1 Chris Black. All of Kingys Christmas's has come at once as he was awarded the Rivergate Wine, whilst Taig Griffin got the meal voucher. Bonus awards went to Brenton O'Connell, Brad King, and Matty Filo. After today's game, we head back to the Axedale Tavern to support another great sponsor of Mounts. It is also with great appreciation that we would like to thank "Dutchy" of the Axedale Tavern in welcoming Lion Nathan as a Sponsor of Mount Pleasant Football Netball Club. So lets make sure we head back to the Axedale Tavern tonight to enjoy some quality Lion Nathan products and the fine food and hospitality of the Axedale Tavern and their staff. We also have the Mystery Bus Tour on May 17th with the bus leaving the Broughy at 7pm. Its a Beauty and the Geek theme so Mitch Collins wont even have to get dressed up. We also have the $1000 Sunday Draw coming up soon so get your ticket sold for that one as well. Also a quick reminder to get your memberships paid for. If your not sure what you owe please see Kingy and he will be able to sort you out. Good luck to all players having a kick today. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 3 2014 V COLBINABBINLast week saw Mounts take on White Hills. After a rainy week the ground was looking good. The Thirds started their first game for the season strong in great conditions showing muscle, fight and speed under new Coach Greg Gadsden. Rhys Deacon showed why he is the best Deacon booting 3 majors. It wasn’t enough to lift the boys over the line going down by 10 points at the final throw. Votes went to Philbrick, Welch, Hancock, Clayden-Murrell, Blakemore and Deacs. The Seconds went in with confidence after their victory over Huntly, however it wasn’t to last. White Hills kicked the first three unanswered goals and kept in front all day. Losing our ruckman Justin Kelly to an ankle early and Caleb being promoted to the Seniors for his first game meant our height stocks were depleted. Hornet was instrumental through the Centre in his first game back and Jez Brewer was cutting swathes through their lines like the glass through his back. The pressure couldn’t be maintained and the ledger was heavily weighted to White Hills (36 pts) at the final siren. Toolleen Hotel best were Blake, Fraser and Eady. Bonus went to Fraser, Blake and Jez Brewer. Jez Blencowe’s debut earned him the Meal Voucher and Hornet got the famed Rivergate. The Seniors were also buoyant after their Round 1 win. Koe was again impressive receiving first use often from debutant Caleb “Big Red” Avery! Gerter fired with 6 goals. and Burchy was earned a solid place in the best. Matty Filo received his first HDFL yellow card, promising to be the first of many. The defence were again solid lead by Blacky and Trigger carrying forward form. Kicking accuracy proved the difference putting the boys 2-0 after two games. National Tiles Best: Gerter, Burchy, BO’C. Bonus: Mr Fertility, Edo and Deacs. Rivergate went to Deacs and the meal voucher went to Brenton O’Connell.
ROUND 2 2014 V WHITE HILLSWelcome everybody to another week of footy. We travel out to White Hills today in what should hopefully be another great contest. We would like to send out a big thanks to all our sponsors, both old and new, it’s great to have you on board for this season and we appreciate your support. After today’s game make sure we all head back to the Broughie to meet up with Scotty and his friendly staff for a beer or two. Good week for Mounts supporters last week with both sides taking home the 4 points. With Huntly unable to field an Under 17’s side this year, the thirds had a week off allowing the Reserve side to kick things off. Blackys new look side looks to be much improved this year, and with players having to earn a spot each week, they can hopefully string together a few wins this season and get themselves deep into finals action. After a slow first quarter, the boys gradually kicked away over the course of the game to end up registering a comfortable 62 point win. Gun recruit and new father Andy Nisbet bagged himself 5 goals, while Joey Whiting chipped in with 3 goals from the midfield. It was a good team effort with everyone doing their bit, and the coach seemed happy with the result. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Fraser Cole, 2 Blake Natoli, 1 Andy Nisbet. Bonus Awards went to Shea Griffin, Joey Whiting, and Daniel Kerr. Rivergate Wine went to Jacob Smith, and Dylan McNamara got the meal voucher. The Senior side took to the park without their two key position players in Bubsy and Jezza who had a little mishap earlier in the week when a bit too much bromance ended up with them both in hospital after going through a glass pool fence. Apparently there was so much blood it resembled a murder scene, but luckily their girlfriends were both at the hospital to take care of them (even if Bubsys is a bit of a Fatty). With all the hype of the off season, a bumper crowd had assembled to watch the game and they were not disappointed. It was neck and neck all day, and Huntly often would look to take control of the game, and Mounts would fight back with a couple of quick goals. Huntly led the first quarter by 2 goals, Mounts led at half time by 1 point, and Huntly led at three quarter time by 1 goal. It all came down to a frantic last quarter where Huntly chipped away to lead by three goals late in the quarter, but Mounts fought back once again through goals to Ballsy and Gretrix, they levelled the scores. With just seconds remaining, new assistant coach Kain Robbins booted one deep into the forward line where Gretrix marked. As he lined up for his shot the siren went, and the Showman put another one through to take the win and put some icing on the cake. Great win for the boys first up, and was enjoyed thoroughly throughout the night. National Tiles Award: 3 Chris Black, 2 Tim Hill, 1 Carl Thiesz. Bonus Awards went to Taig Griffin, Brenton O’Connell, and Brad King. Rivergate Wine went to Brenton O’Connell, and the meal voucher went to Taigy. Last Saturday night we kicked off the 125 year celebrations with the Barn Dance at the Toolleen Tin Shed. There was Tractor Pulls, Yabby racing, Singing, Dancing, and a few beers. Taigy could hardly string a sentence together by the end of the night and was fumbling his words just as much as he fumbles the ball during a game, but was eclipsed by Patty from over the hill, who must have been on the end of a rather large bender. And as the night drew to a close, there looked to be a bit of love in the air on the bus ride home (wont mention names but you know who you are!). Also we have the $1000 Superdraw tickets still for sale, or available with your purchase of a silver or gold membership packages. Please see Dubbs, Rob Roy, or Kingy for more info. Good luck to all players having a kick today. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 1 2014 V HUNTLYMount Pleasant Football Netball Club would like to welcome to all players, supports, official etc to the 2014 season, as we celebrate out 125th year in the business. With strong recruiting and expert coaching panel in place, we are hoping to push well into finals contention this season, and gain back some of the respect that has dwindled off in the last few years. As mentioned we have recruited high profile coach Derrick Filo to lead the senior side, whist Chris Black will again coach the Reserves, and Greg Gadsden will take charge of the Thirds. Derrick brings a wealth of knowledge and experience of the game out to Toolleen and is rumoured to have played in over 1000 games of senior football (although he will tell you it’s even more). Along with Derrick comes assistant coach Kain Robbins who will slot in at centre half forward and become a real focal point for our game plan. Kain is definitely one to watch on the field, and is also set to become a big time performer on a Saturday night so watch out! A reshuffle with the Hierarchy this year with club legend David ‘Dubsy’ McNamara taking over from Phil Ryan as the President. Dubsy has been around the club for the full 125 years now, and will no doubt do a great job in his new role. Rob Roy has signed on as the Treasurer this year and will be getting a tiny bit of help from Kingy, and Nikki Gee will once again take on the role of Secretary. They will be chasing money for memberships, functions, and apparel very soon so make sure you get this to them straight away so they are not chasing people up all year. We also have the $1000 superdraw up and running again this year. Every player is expected to sell a couple of tickets, but more are available if you need them. Please see the usual suspects if you wish to purchase one. Hang around tonight at the Toolleen Tin Shed for our first function. There are buses running to and from Bendigo, so no reason not to make an appearance and tip in a couple of frothies. And I couldn’t finish off the notes without saying a big congratulations to Wacko for his recent hard work. His wingman Ningas efforts have finally paid off, and with the Strickland St half way house about to open up for business, there will no doubt be a revolving door on the place with plenty more victims to come. Maybe Jack can invite young Joey around and show him how to get things done. Today we take on our old foes in Huntly in what should shape up to be a cracker of a game. Make sure you all head over near the scoreboard end during the senior game and check out the new ‘Mountaineers Club.’ This is a great way to support the club and meet some new (and old) faces. For more info and detail please catch up with Peter Cole who will be over there for most of the day. Best of luck to everyone having a kick today. GO MOUNTS!
GRAND FINAL - 2013 Hello everyone and welcome to the grand final and the last edition of the Yabba notes for the year. Unfortunately we don’t have any football sides featuring today as the Under 17s got rolled last week, but we do have the A Reserve and B Reserve netball sides playing today so let’s all make sure we get over to the courts and cheer them on. A great year from Pete Natoli and his Thirds came to a disappointing end last week. The boys had won every game up until round 17 where they had a draw, then lost the last game of the home and away season, before losing both finals and dropping out in straight sets. Not the best way to finish off the year but the boys can take great pride in finishing the minor premiers and having an enjoyable year on and off the field. The boys had a terrible first half only managing to add 1 goal, while Leitchville added 6 goals 12 for the half. They boys kicked into gear in the third quarter adding 5 goals, but they couldn’t draw the margin back as Leitchy took away a comfortable 44 point win. Wade finished with 3 goals, and Blake got 2. Best players were Blake Natoli, James Gardner, Rhys Deacon, Wade Bonham, Jesse Tuohey, and Harry Mulqueen. Congratulations to Blake who came runner up in the league vote count last week. A great job for a little fat man with short legs. Must be getting slower with age because he actually won it last year. Also well done to Matty ‘Thrillmore’ Gilmore who took out the league goal kicking which was a great effort given they only won 4 games for the year. Now onto our thankyous for the year. There are so many I won’t mention everyone so don’t get angry if I have forgotten you. Firstly to the sponsors for the year, the club cannot function without your support which is greatly appreciated. Phil Ryan who not only is the President, but also many other roles around the club which go mostly unnoticed, along with Dubbsy McNamara who works tirelessly alongside Phil to run and manage the club. The Coaches in Youngy, Blacky, and Pete. Nikki, Kingy, Eady etc who run things behind the scenes. The trainers in Tarryn and Holly. Carrie for organising everyone on game day and washing a boatload of stinking jumpers every week. Also to Wog, Coggy, Slagga, Muzza, Pete Cole, Johnno, Phil Whiting, and everyone else who has helped out running the benches on game day. Social reminders:Vote Count/Presentation night coming up on September 20 at the Ted Harte Hall in White Hills, and then we have Effun Dave’s footy tipping day on October 12. There are still quite a few people yet to pay, so please get the money to Dave or Melissa ASAP. For those who didn’t submit a tipping form, they can still attend the day at a cost of $30 per head. Oktoberfest Keg day at Youngy’s dam, has been rescheduled to October 5th so ask around for details on this one. It will cost you $50 for the day which includes drinks and a BBQ. Starts around lunchtime, and finishes around 6pm. Finally there is a Volunteer Day to celebrate all the hard work people have put in this year. It will be a trip up to the Wycheproof Races on the 2nd of November. Please see Pinky or Melissa ASAP so numbers can be confirmed. As mentioned above no football today, but 2 netball sides battling it out, so lets all get over to support them. GO MOUNTS!
FINALS - PRELIMINARY 2013 Welcome everyone for the Preliminary Final. Our Thirds couldn’t get the job done last week against Colbo, and now have to get there the hard way by fighting it out with Leitchville for the chance to play in the Grand Final at Elmore next week. It was a tense game last week with the momentum swinging both ways throughout the match, but ultimately it was Colbo who were able to take out an 8 point victory. Mounts were held scoreless in the first quarter which has not happened to the boys this year, and Colbo were able to take a handy 15 point lead into quarter time. Mounts switched into gear in the second quarter but inaccuracy in front of goal cost us dearly as we only added 1 goal 7 for the quarter. At halftime Colbo looked to be in control of the game, until our boys booted 6 goals in the third quarter to snatch the lead by 8 points going into the last. Unlikely for the boys inaccuracy came back to hurt us in a big way, as the final quarter saw Mounts add 5 straight behinds, while Colbo added a few goals to run out eventual 8 point winners. Best players for us were Rhys Deacon, Blake Natoli, Zebb Clayden-Murrell, Harry Mulqueen, Aiden Brohm, and Jesse Tuohey. Good luck to the boys in today’s match, let’s all make sure we get behind them and get them over the line! Away from footy, we have the Vote Count/Presentation night coming up on September 20 at the Ted Harte Hall in White Hills, and then we have Effun Dave’s footy tipping day on October 12. There are still quite a few people yet to pay, so please get the money to Dave ASAP. For those who didn’t submit a tipping form, they can still attend the day at a cost of $30 per head. Keg day at Youngy’s dam, may have been rescheduled to October 5th so ask around for details on this one. Furthermore we have 30 booked in for the footy trip to Cairns, but there are still spots available, so if you want to come please see Poss or Trev to make sure you get up there. Finally there is a Volunteer Day to celebrate all the hard work people have put in this year. It will be a trip up to the Wycheproof Races on the 2nd of November. Please see Pinky or Melissa ASAP so numbers can be confirmed. We also have a couple of netball sides playing in today’s game so don’t forget to get over to support them too. GO MOUNTS!
FINALS - SEMI ROUND 2013 Welcome everyone to week two of the finals. Unfortunately we only have the Under 17’s left in the finals race after the Reserves were bundled out last week in the Elimination final. Today the Thirds take on Colbo in what should be a ripping game. Our boys form has dropped off in the last couple of games, and Colbo look to be up and about. Hopefully with the rest last week, the boys will be cherry ripe to take out a win today and march straight into the grand final in a couple of weeks. As mentioned the Reserves couldn’t get the win last week against Colbo. The boys put in a great effort, but just couldn’t match it with them on the day. Colbo won each quarter to gradually take the game away from us. We had no answers for their Full Forward who finished the day with 9 goals, making it a 7 goal win to the Grasshoppers. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Joey Whiting, 2 Jezza Brewer, 1 Nick Butler. Rivergate Wine award went to Liam Bolger and the meal voucher went to Mick Fanning. Bonus Awards went to Joey Whiting, Jezza Brewer, and Daniel Kerr (who kicked 5 of the greatest goals you will ever see after paying absolutely no attention to Coggy’s goal kicking lessons at training). Big thanks to Blacky for coaching the team for the year. He really wears he sleeve on his heart and did a great job with the list we had. Lots of younger blokes got the opportunities to develop their game and learn from the master of not just football, but life in general. This is also extended out to all his helpers throughout the year. Important dates to remember: Vote Count/Presentation night on September 20 at the Ted Harte Hall in White Hills, so make sure you pencil this one in. Then we have Effun Dave’s footy tipping day on October 12, and finally Oktoberfest Day on October 19th at Youngy’s dam. $50 per person includes booze and BBQ. Please let Wridgy or Poss know if you are coming so we can work out numbers. Friends, Netballers, Partners etc welcome. We still have plenty of netball sides playing finals along with the Under 17’s so lets all get along and cheer them on. GO MOUNTS!
FINALS - ELIMINATION ROUND 2013 Last week we saw our Thirds boys lose their first game of the year to a pumped up Heathcote side. The draw the previous week, and now a loss in the final round, is not the best preparation heading into the finals series. The boys still finished on top of the ladder, and hopefully they can forget the last two weeks and recapture the form from earlier in the year. The game was a good contest to watch and it was Heathcote who had the better of it in the first quarter to lead by three goals at the first break. Mounts fought back with the wind in the second quarter to cut Heathcote’s lead to just 8 points at half time. Heathcote added a few goals in the third quarter making it a 14 point lead that the Mounts boys would have to chase down in the last quarter. They had the wind, and Mounts got very close, but Heathcote ran the game out the better of the two sides to cruise to a 16 point win. Best players were Blake Natoli, Rhys Deacon, James Gardiner, Zebb Clayden-Murrell, Charlie Gadsden, and Joey Connelly. The boys can enjoy the week off this week and have a well deserved rest to freshen up for the semi final next week. Blackys Reserves went into the game knowing they had to win to grab a spot in the finals. They were still short on players with another 3 Thirds kids getting the call up to fill in the numbers, along with Jezza, Jack, and Troy Young who had to play in the Senior game also. Mounts had a solid start with the wind and jumped out to a 3 goal lead at quarter time. Heathcote utilised the wind in the second quarter much better and snatched the lead back to make it 9 points at half time. Our boys thought the wind would do the work for them in the third quarter, but they failed to take advantage of it, and only held a 1 point lead going into the last. It didn’t look good for the boys, but against the trend of the day, they somehow played their best footy into the wind. They had 8 scoring shots but only managed to kick 2 goals 6, however kept Heathcote to just one goal for the quarter. In the end it was a 15 point win, and that was enough to see the boys take out 5th spot on the ladder and give them a chance this weekend in the elimination final against Colbo. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Bubbsy, 2 Fraser, 1 Shea. Bonus Awards went to Fraser, Bubbsy, and Poss. Skitzo got the meal voucher, and Ninga got the Rivergate Wine. The Senior side knew they would be in for a challenge as Heathcote were also needing a win to ensure a gig in the finals. After coming off a morale building win against Leitchville last week, Mounts went into the game full of confidence, despite being short on players once again. Taig’s head butt on Peedick Findlay at training resulted in a broken jaw, along with Youngy’s shoulder injury from the week before, saw those two on the sidelines, but the elevation of Troy Young into the Senior side got everyone exited for his debut. Mounts had a great first quarter and looked the goods, however from then on it was all one way traffic as Heathcote totally outclassed us on their home turf. Mounts found scoring very difficult, while Heathcote were having no trouble finding avenues to goal. In the end it was a 65 point thumping in what was a disappointing end to the season for the Senior side. National Tiles Award: 3 Eddo, 2 Cogho, 1 Taig. Trev got the meal voucher, and Blacky got the Rivergate. Bonus Awards went to Kingy, Joey, and Beggy. So unfortunately there will be no finals action for the Senior side this year with only 4 wins and 12 losses, however around half of those losses were only by a few goals, so although the results don’t look great on paper, they played a lot better throughout the year than the ladder suggests. Hopefully we can fix up the areas that need work, and keep the group together, so next year we can turn things around. Socially we had Kingy’s $1000 draw last week. Ninga O’Connell won the major prize which he split with Beggy and Matty Gilmore. We also have the Vote Count/Presentation night on September 20 at the Ted Harte Hall in White Hills, so make sure you pencil this one in. Then we have Effun Dave’s footy tipping day on October 12, and finally Oktoberfest Day on October 19th at Youngy’s dam. $50 per person includes booze and BBQ. Please let Wridgy or Poss know if you are coming so we can work out numbers. Friends, Netballers, Partners etc welcome. Thanks to all of our Sponsor’s, Supporters, & Volunteers that have helped throughout the season. Best of luck to all grades of football & netball in your finals campaign. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 18 - V HEATHCOTE 2013Welcome everyone to our final game of the home and away season. Although our Senior side will not be taking part in finals action, the Under 17’s and hopefully the Reserves, along with plenty of netball sides will be taking part, so let’s all get behind them and give them as much support as possible over the next month or so. The Thirds winning streak finally came to an end last week, strangely enough with a draw. Playing against last year’s premiers, the boys had been undefeated all year, however may have just got ahead of themselves with some complacency setting in. They had a handy lead after the first quarter, but Leitchville gradually chipped away making the game a very even contest. It all came down to the last quarter, and Leitchy took the lead by 6 points with not long remaining. A very handy 50m penalty gave Zebb a shot from right in front which levelled the scores, and then the siren went not long after that. It was disappointing, but the boys probably got out of jail with a draw. Hopefully this will spur them on for the next month of footy to really hit their straps at the right time. Best players were Rhys Deacon, Aiden Brohm, Brandon Musgrove, Brodie Knight, James Gardner, and Bailey O’Connor. The Reserves jumped back on the winners list with a solid 57 point win. Going into the game with a must win attitude to keep the finals dream alive, the boys started out on fire in the first quarter kicking 4 goals 4, to nothing in what was probably the best quarter of footy they have played for the year. They took the foot off the pedal in the second however, and Leitchy came back with 4 goals themselves. However it was all one way sailing in the last half, as Mounts held Leitchy goalless to run away with the four points and keep the chance at playing finals well and truly alive. It has now come down to the final match of the round, and it is quite simple, win and we are into the finals, or lose and we are out. So Blacky will no doubt be up and about this week and the Blackisms will be coming out like flies to the honeypot. Everyone get behind the Reserves boys and get this win and then hopefully a few more! Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Jez Brewer, 2 Daniel Kerr, 1 Mick Fanning. Rivergate Wine went to Ninga O’Connell for his 6 goals, and Jack McCann got the Meal Voucher. Bonus awards went to Deano, Jack, and Ninga. Finally the Senior side broke through for their first win on home turf. It’s been a tough year for the boys and to finally hit some form and be on the right side of a close game was great for the morale around the place. Not to mention it was the sponsor’s day, so was good to get up for a win in front of all the major backers of the club. It was an even first half with both sides going goal for goal. Stench Harris kicked a ripping 6 pointer just before half time to send the boys into the main break with a 2 point lead. But it was the third quarter where the boys really put the foot down, adding 4 goals 5, to 2 goals 1, giving them a 28 point lead at three quarter time. Leitchville challenged again in the last and got to within 2 kicks, but Mounts held on for a well earned 19 point victory. The Big Goat helped himself to another 4 sausage rolls and looks to be on target to take out the league goal kicking. Ballsy kicked 3, while Azza and Youngy chipped in with a couple each. Bradley King turned the clock back with a vintage display in the ruck. His go go gadget arms were ruthless on the opposition with Kingy relishing his role as the number 1 ruckman he always wanted to be. National Tiles Award: 3 Trev Douglas, 2 Mitch Collins, 1 Jarrod Findlay. Eddo got the bottle of wine, and Kingy got the meal voucher. Bonus Awards went to Kingy, Eddo, and Fish Fingers Whiting. Off the field, It was a cruel week for some of the Mounts Committee. It has come to light, that a former premiership player, gun CHF, fearless in his attack on the ball met his match. In pursuing his normal farming activities on the Three Chain Road, he came across the neighbour’s bull. Doing the right thing, he was in the process of chasing it back when the bull turned on him, leaving our man in the back of his ute, throwing sticks and chips trying to get to safety. Later in the week a former President and back pocket premiership star decided it was too wet to take the ute into the paddock, instead he took the 4 wheeler with the knowledge that they are impossible to bog...... well apparently not impossible! Catching up on the superdraw winners for the last few weeks. 3/8/13 : $600 Colbo FC, $300 Bluey Harrop, $100 Trickey’s Diesel. 3/8/13 $600 Dave Coghlan, $300 Tony Smith, $100 Sharon Brewer. 10/8/13: $600 Jack Ryan, $300 Shea Griffin, $100 Carrie McNamara. Socially we have the $1000 draw tomorrow at the Toolleen Clubrooms. Kicks off around 12pm so lets make sure we all get there and have as much fun as the draw earlier in the year. There will be busses running so please ask around today for departure times etc. There is also the iPod Shuffle competition running on the day, $10 per song, so please see Anita Wild or Poss as soon as possible to ensure your song gets in. We also need money for the Punters club (Blacky you owe $40 no arguments, don’t be a tightarse!), and also the footy trip (need $200 per person all up, whatever you still owe, please get this to Poss or Trev asap). We also have the Vote Count/Presentation night on September 20 at the Ted Harte Hall in White Hills. We have saved the best party of all til last. The finer details are to be confirmed, but Saturday October 19th is a date to set aside in your diary. It will involve a few kegs, a paddock, and probably the best time you can have with your pants on (or off if you are Bubbsy). Netballers, Partners, friends, Aunties, and Grandmas welcome. Stay tuned for further info! Last game before finals, thanks to all of our Sponsor’s, Supporters & Volunteers that have helped throughout the season. Best of luck to all grades of football & netball in your finals campaign. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 17 - V LEITCHVILLE-GUNBOWER 2013 Last week the Thirds kept rolling along with another solid victory. It was the usual suspects controlling it out of the middle with Wade, Rhys, and Blake being the focal points up forward and kicking the goals. The defence stood strong all day only allowing Elmore to kick 2 goals for the whole match. If the boys can take out another 2 wins they will have gone through the season undefeated and will be in a great position to launch their assault on the finals. Best players were Wade Bonham, Blake Natoli, Rhys Deacon, Zebb Clayden-Murrell, Josh Gregor, and Harry Mulqueen. The Reserves let another game slip, and have dropped to 6th spot and the ladder and are now a chance to miss out on finals all together. It was only a few weeks ago, they were eyeing off a top 3 finish. However after a few poor performances, they have put themselves in a position where they must win the final 2 games of the year to take part in the September action. The game did not start well for Mounts, as Elmore took full advantage of the wind in the first quarter and helped themselves to 5 goals in no time at all. Mounts couldn’t capitalise on the wind in the second quarter as Elmore extended their lead to be 29 points up at half time. The second half was much the same as the boys tried hard but couldn’t match it with Elmore’s ground game, with the final result being a 62 point win to Elmore. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Dean Carvill, 2 Daniel Kerr, 1 Clay Taylor. Rivergate Wine went to Jack McCann, and Jack Ryan picked up the Meal Voucher. Bonus Awards went to Deano, Poss, and Wacko. A bad day out for the senior side as it let Elmore get their first win of the season. There is never any love lost between the two sides and this game was no exception. Right from the first bounce the contest was fierce with both sides applying plenty of pressure and throwing the weight around. The wind was getting stronger as the day went on so the scoreboard end goals were getting peppered, whereas up the other end both sides found it difficult to score. By three quarter time, Mounts held a slender 7 point lead, but knew it was going to be a difficult job holding Elmore at bay in the last, given they were kicking with the wind. Our boys pushed the lead out to more than a couple of goals midway through the last, but eventually Elmore got the ball moving out of the centre adding 5 unanswered goals and putting the game beyond any doubt. Final scores were 76 to 98. Good to see the best looking bloke at Mounts in Marcus getting his first run in the senior side after a consisted season in the Reserves. National Tiles Award: 3 Taig Griffin, 2 Azza McKean, 1 Trev Douglas. Rivergate Wine went to Joey Whiting, and Nick Butler got the meal voucher. Bonus awards went to Buttsy, Fish, and Trigger. Thanks to everyone who turned up for the Goods & Services Action last week. The numbers were not great, but there were still plenty of sales and some bargains going out the door. Thanks to Eady, Phil, Kingy etc for organising the night, and if you still owe money for items, make sure you get this fixed up as soon as possible. This week we take on Leitchville out at Toolleen again. Good luck to all of the players having a kick today. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 16 -V ELMORE 2013 Last week we travelled up to Locky in what has always been a tough ask. The Thirds started off the day with a solid 109 point victory. The boys are starting to get some form back after a couple of games where they have not played to their full potential. The boys got the damage done early with 7 goals in the first quarter to set up the win. They continued from their and shared the scoring around finishing with 9 individual goal kickers, with Blake the best of them with 4 to his name. With 3 games left this season they are on track to go through undefeated, and then be primed for a big crack at winning the flag for the first time in a long time. Best players were Brodie Knight, Blake Natoli, Rhys Deacon, Josh Gregor, Harry Mulqueen, and Liam Bowe. The Reserves were up against the ladder leaders and were full of confidence coming off an impressive match against White Hills where they nearly snatched an unlikely victory. The game didn’t start well for us as Locky kicked three goals to none in the first quarter. Our guys didn’t drop their heads, and fought back in the second quarter kicking 3 goals 5, to take a one point lead into half time. It appeared to be anyone’s game going into the third quarter, but Locky once again had the best of it adding another 3 goals to steer the game in their favour. Mounts knew they had the scoring end in the last and could almost smell a win on the cards, however after a bit of a dust up on the wing, we were a man down and couldn’t capitalise on the scoring end, as Locky held on to register a 27 point win. Highlight of the match went to Smithy for his fantastic running goal in the last quarter. He took on 12 blokes, ran 40m without taking a bounce, and then slotted it from 60m on a sharp angle (just ask him). Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Jez Brewer, 2 Ian Blandthorn, 1 Bubba Hand. Meal Voucher went to Shea Griffin, and Daniel Kerr got the bottle of Rivergate Wine. Bonus Awards went to Bubbsy, Shea, and Jezza. A horrible day out for the senior side as Locky ran rampant over our boys, completely destroying us to the tune of 136 points, and showing us why they are on top of the ladder. Locky made scoring extremely difficult for us, as we only managed to slot through 3 goals (all care of the Big Goat). Good to see Beggy the Bearded Burbler into the side after dominating the Reserves week in week out. The beard may have gone for now, but the skills are still there. Our defence was under extreme pressure all day and couldn’t do much to stop the onslaught, with Lockys bigger and more experienced players making things look too easy. Things have not gone our way this season, but hopefully the boys can stick together and grab a couple more victories in the last few games. National Tiles Award: 3 Jarrod Findlay, 2 Nick Edwards, 1 Dusty Craig. Rivergate Wine went to Taig Griffin, and the Meal Voucher went to Joey Whiting. Bonus Awards went to Joey, Taig, and Eddo . Thanks to the Criterion Hotel in Rochy for having us last week on the way back from Locky. Make sure we all get along to the Ted Harte Hall in White Hills tonight for the Goods & Services Auction. There are some great bargains up for grabs this year that are not to be missed. If you still have some items to donate for the night please see Eady as soon as possible to make sure it gets in. Today we take on old rivals Elmore back out at Toolleen. This is always a fiery contest so we should be in for a good show. Good luck to everyone having a kick today. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 15- V LOCKINGTON 2013 Good to be back into the footy today after a well earned rest with the bye last week. Today we travel up to Lockington to take on the cats in what should be a some interesting matches. The Under 17’s nearly let one slip to White Hills in slippery conditions a couple of weeks ago. The Hillies come out and kicked 3 goals to none in the first quarter, in what would turn out to be a low scoring game. By three quarter time, Mounts had pulled the lead back to 14 points, but didn’t look like they would be able to make up the difference with the skill level being affected by the greasy conditions. Luckily they finally kicked into gear in the last quarter adding 5 goals to 1, to storm home to an unconvincing 11 point win. Best players were Rhys Deacon, Jesse Tuohey, James Gardner, Blake Natoli, Joshua ‘Frillo’ Frilay, and Wade Bonham. The Reserves put up a great fight and looked to have the game stitched up in the last quarter, but a few bad errors allowed White Hills to steal back the lead late in the game and take away the points. It was a really good effort from Blackys boys and if they can play like that come September, then they should well and truly be in the mix. The first quarter didn’t go our way with White Hills adding six goals, but to our boys credit they didn’t drop their heads and fought back in the second to be only a goal down at half time. We took the lead in the third, and then looked like cruising to a comfortable win in the last, until White Hills really switched on, adding 5 goals in no time, to give them a 10 point win. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Lachy Begg, 2 Jezza Brewer, 1 Alex Hand. Rivergate Wine Award went to Nath Byrne, and Jack McCann got the meal voucher. Bonus awards went to Bubbs, Jezza, and Jack. The Senior boys finally chalked up another victory, and did it in style with a 41 point win in the wet miserable conditions. We always seem to play well at White Hills and this game was no exception. Both teams seemed equally matched going into the game, but Mounts slowly took the lead away for the first three quarters, until totally dominating the last quarter adding 4 goals to none to take away the 4 points at the Hillies home turf once again. The coach found some form and helped himself to six goals which was a fantastic effort given the conditions. Azza McKean was making it look easy as he racked up possessions at will with his sticky fingers making no mistakes. Caleb Avery was up again up from the Thirds and slotted through a couple of goals to really put the icing on the cake for the Mounts boys. National Tiles Award: 3 Azza McKean, 2 Nick Edwards, 1 Koe Ngawati. Youngy got the Rivergate Wine Award, and Walshy got the meal voucher. Joey, Eddo, and Caleb picked up the Bonus Awards. We are back to the Criterion Hotel in Rochy after todays game. Everyone make sure you get there to support our sponsors. We also have the Annual ‘Bring a Friend’ Goods & Services Auction, which will be held on Saturday 3rd August after the Elmore game next week. Please see Brad Ead if you can donate something or someone for the cause. Eady can be contacted on 0427 684 399 or b.ead@afsbendigo.com.au. There are also Rugby jumpers, polo shirts, beanies, sports bags etc for sale. Please see Phil or Kingy to make your purchase. Good luck to everyone having a kick today against Locky. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 14 - BYE
ROUND 13 - V WHITE HILLS 2013 The Under 17’s had a close one with Colbo last week. With Youngy stealing all Pete’s players to have a run in the Seniors, the boys were left a little undermanned. After kicking 3 goals in the first quarter, some of the boys though they were going to be in for another easy win. Colbo had other ideas though, as they pushed Mounts all the way for the next three quarters making scoring very difficult. It was a tense last quarter and Colbo nearly stole the 4 points away from them but the boys held true and scraped home to win by one goal. Best players were Liam Collins, Brodie Knight, Joel WeeHee, Joshua Frilay, Sam Kennedy, and Rhys Deacon. The Reserves were also undermanned with a few injuries, people unavailable, and blokes going up to the seniors. We were left to turn to a couple of old heads in Ash Baker and Justin Gee to fill in. The veterans dominated the first quarter with Horse running the backline like the General of old, and Bakes leading well and kicking 2 goals. Either side were looking capable of taking the 4 points, however it was Colbo who gradually drew away as the game progressed. They led by 14 points at three quarter time, and then extended this lead to 19 points by the final siren. Even though we lost, Shea was a bit happier this week, it appears the anger management classes have paid off. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Bubsy, 2 Dusty, 1 Jubber. Bonus Awards went to Marcus and Beggy. AJ got the meal voucher, and Bakes got the bottle of Rivergate Wine. The same old story unfolded in the Senior game with the boys being competitive most of the day but not being able to take home the four points. Midge Collins played a great game, but is still just a shadow compared to his old man’s glory days back at Mounts. Good to see Caleb Avery get a run around in the seniors. He went alright and is clearly not scared to have a crack with the big boys. The Goat led well all day and helped himself to a well earned 4 goals 4. Not a bad day out for the Big Goat. Cogho’s handball on the far wing cost the Mount Pleasant boys dearly and from all reports probably the game as well. He will most likely be playing in the Reserves this week, however as Blacky doesn’t rate him either he may have to sit on the sidelines and take stats with his mate Benny Greenwell. National Tiles Award: 3 Mitch Collins, 2 Ballsy Findlay, 1 Joey Whiting. Bonus Awards went to Joey, Kingy, and Buttsy. Wogga got the meal voucher, and Gilly Goat Gilmore got the bottle of Rivergate. Thanks to everyone for attending and organising the ball last week. Winners for the drunkest person goes as follows: 1st place – Ballsy, 2nd Trevor (Cactus Hunter) Douglas, 3rd Troy’s Mrs (Meagan). Congratulations to Jack Ryan who did manage to get a date to the ball after all. He was punching well above his weight and had a severe case of pink eye for the night so he couldn’t quite close the deal but he reckons he got to second base so that’s a good start! We have the Annual ‘Bring a Friend’ Goods & Services Auction, which will be held on Saturday 3rd August after the Elmore game. Please see Brad Ead if you can donate something or someone for the cause. Eady can be contacted on 0427 684 399 or b.ead@afsbendigo.com.au. There are also Rugby jumpers, polo shirts, beanies, sports bags etc for sale. Please see Phil or Kingy to make your purchase. Footy trip is in full swing. At this stage we should have around 30 blokes heading up to Cairns on the 25th October for 3 nights. If you have not already done so, get $50 (minimum) to Poss or Trev by today to secure your accommodation as we will be booking this in this week. If your one of the blokes who cant afford it, you should just steal the money out of your Mums purse and come anyway as Wogga is going to put on a show this year that is not to be missed!
ROUND 12 - V COLBINABBIN 2013 Round 10 of the BJFL saw our under 14's travel to Dower Park last Sunday to play Kangaroo Flat. Given our recent inaccuracy in front of goals we had spent a lot of time at training during the week working to improve this aspect of our game and were hoping we could kick more goals than points for the first time in the re-graded competition. The Boys got off to a flyer with an immediate improvement kicking 6.3 in the first quarter which was a great result for all their hard work on the training track. In the second quarter we swapped our backs & forwards around to ensure everyone got a chance to put their hard work at training into action in a game and we continued on our improved form kicking 8.2 for the quarter giving us a score of 14.5.89 at half time. We continued to rotate the boys through different positions during the second half and it was great to watch their enthusiasm to play for each other and maintain discipline to play to our game plan despite dominating the general play. Whilst the final score of 21.14.140 to 0.1.1 was a great unexpected result it was overshadowed by the way our boys played the game showing respect for their opposition in victory, having fun giving their best effort for each other and showing so much improvement in such a short time frame. Players to receive awards were Iggy King, our captain Harry Sexton, Ryley Millikin, Ryan Degenhardt, Jordan Clarke, Tristan Boykett (6 goals), Will Berryman, Max Membrey & Jack Stevens. The Thirds had a good contest against North last week. It was a close match all day with both sides showing plenty of fight. Mounts kicked 3 goals in the first quarter, while holding North Bendigo scoreless, and it looked like it was going to be another easy win for our boys. North had other ideas though, as they fought back in the second quarter to make it only a 7 point lead to Mounts at half time. The arm wrestle continued for the last 2 quarters, with the game hanging in the balance. Mounts just managed to hold on by the final siren to take home the chocolates with a 10 point win. Best players were Rhys (Bendigo Auto Electrical) Deacon, Brandon (Bendigo Mini Cretes) Musgrove, Wade Bonham, Charlie Gadsden, Michael Whiting, and Josh Frilay. Blackys Reserves were in a vital game, which could have set us up for a double chance come finals time. With our numbers down, we had to call on a few under 17’s boys, along with the best full back in the league Timmy Dunlop to fill in the 22. We also lost a bit of pace with a couple of boys going up to the Seniors, and that probably showed on the day as North gradually took the game away from our reach, to end up scoring a 52 point win. This was a disappointing result for the Reserves who seem to be having a ‘hot & cold’ season so far. Mounts were in touch for much of the game, but as North slowly slipped away, Mounts appeared to drop their heads in the last quarter allowing North to kick 5 goals and put the match beyond any doubt. Most upset was Griffo after going off the ground early with an ‘ouchy’ on his knee. He was not happy with the result and really let Hussle know about it after the game! Now everyone knows to keep quiet when the Captain is speaking! Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Jez (Bill Dent Water Cartage) Brewer, 2 Daniel (Bourke’s Kitchens) Kerr, 1 Brad Ead. Bonus Awards went to Jezza, Jubber, and AJ. Timmy Dunlop got the Rivergate Wine, and Jubber got the meal voucher. After coming off a 100 point flogging from Huntly the week before, the Senior side came into this game as massive underdogs. With an increasing injury list, the door was opened for some of our younger players in Fro, Joey, Buttsy, and Blake to get another crack in the main game. Mounts had the better of the first quarter adding 6 goals in what was probably one of our best starts to the year. Fro was everywhere in the first quarter having the ball on a string, and his disposal had more shine on it than Koe’s new hairdo. North came back hard at us in the second quarter to take a one point lead in at the main break. North then took the ascendancy of the game in the third quarter adding 4 goals to 1, to make it a 19 point lead at three quarter time. Mounts were not done with though, and Youngy pleaded with the boys for another 30 minutes of hard work to get us over the line. Ballsy was doing the job up forward adding 4 goals, but It wasn’t to be though, as Mounts tried to fight back, but North hung on to register a 16 point win. National Tiles Award: 3 Chris (Brougham Arms Hotel) Black, 2 Blake (Criterion Hotel) Natoli, 1 Joey Whiting. Bonus Awards went to Joey, Blacky, and Kingy. Koe got the bottle of Rivergate Wine, and Jarrod Findlay got the meal voucher. Make sure we all get along to the Ball tonight at the Toolleen Tin Shed. Dress is black tie, with the bus will leave the Broughy at 6:30pm. There will be a 2 course dinner provided, and band Acoustic Republic will be playing. Strangely enough (even after recent advertising) Jack Ryan still has not got a date for the big night. He has got the chassis in top notch form at the moment, so any single ladies you had better get in quick or you will miss out. Also we have the Annual ‘Bring a Friend’ Goods & Services Auction, which will be held on Saturday 3rd August after the Elmore game. Please see Brad Ead if you can donate something or someone for the cause. Eady can be contacted on 0427 684 399 or b.ead@afsbendigo.com.au. There are also Rugby jumpers, polo shirts, beanies, sports bags etc for sale. Please see Phil or Kingy to make your purchase. Good luck to all players having a kick today against Colbo. GO MOUNTS!!
ROUND 11 - V NORTH BENDIGO 2013 Last week the Under 14’s returned to Toolleen for our round 9 match against 3rd placed Kennington Sandhurst. We all arrived early (with the frost) to take our team photo and prepare for our last game of the season at Toolleen in the hope we could get our first win at home. The early start to the day and the cold weather probably contributed to our slow start to the match with a lot of our boys not running hard enough, however a few individual efforts in the first quarter saw us kick 4 goals and come into the first break with a 23 point lead (4.2.26 to 0.3.3). Although the boys were happy with their scoreboard effort in the first quarter we reminded them that unless everyone in the team is giving it their best effort our early success wouldn't last. Everyone's effort lifted in the second quarter and it needed to because Kennington played well and won the quarter 2.0 to 1.3 reducing our lead at half time to 20 points (5.5.35 to 2.3.15). Our second half efforts were particularly good with our run and link play returning giving us the advantage to attack our goals resulting in 13 scoring shots to Kennington's 3 scoring shots for the half. However we were again inaccurate with our shots at goal kicking 3.10 in the second half to Kennington's 1.2 to eventually win the game by 40 points (8.15.63 to 3.5.23). It was great for the boys to finally get a win at Toolleen and take their excitement into the rooms for a seriously impressive rendition of the Mounts theme song. We will have plenty of goal kicking practice at training this week so we will be ready for Kangaroo Flat at Dower Park on Sunday. Player awards were earned by Griffin Hicks, Tom McTaggart, Kester Jansen (2 goals), Will Pollard, Max Membrey & Iggy King. Another easy win for the Under 17’s last week, putting Huntly to the sword by 93 points. The boys shared the scoring around with 10 individual goal kickers, with Wade Bonham the best in front of the sticks, slotting 3 for himself. The boys put in a good four quarter performance with steady scoring for the whole match and no lapses which Pete would be happy with. Best players were Liam Bowe, Wade Bonham, James Gardner, Charlie Gadsden, Brodie Knight, & Joel WeeHee. The Reserves notched up another good win. The boys are starting to get the season back on track after having a bit of a mid season lull. They have now moved into third place on the ladder and should be in the mix come September. It was a good day out for the boys who ended up winning by 29 points, however it was not all smooth sailing as Huntly put up a great challenge, and it was only with a 3 goal to 1 last term that the Mounts boys were able to pull away to take away the four points. It was good to see some of the young blokes stepping up with Fro and Shaneo being named in the best, and also the Old Dinosaur in Brad Hussle Ead, back from setting up AFS International over in Europe. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Jake (Bendigo Air & Hydraulics) Murray, 2 Shane (Colbinabbin Fertilisers) Downie, 1 Jezza Brewer. Bonus Awards went to Joey Whiting, Jezza, and Buttsy. Bubsy got the meal voucher and Eady got the bottle of Rivergate Wine. Not a good day out for the Senior side last week with Huntly dishing out a good old fashioned belting. Huntly had the better of the first two quarters taking a 25 point lead in at half time, but the flood gates opened in the third term and Huntly went on the rampage. They added 10 goals for the quarter making our blokes look second rate as we struggled for answers. We had a couple of players injured which didn’t help the cause, but Huntly ran the game out to make it a 111 point flogging at the final siren. The only positive to come out of the match was that after nine games and three practice matches, veteran footballer Dave ‘ Turbo’ Coghlan managed to kick his first goal for the season. He had to have it handed to him on a plate from Ballsy though, and still almost missed from only 10m out. Good to see former superstar in Patty O’Brien back. He slotted straight onto the wing and with no training or match fitness and carrying a bit of weight, still showed that he is a class above. National Tiles Award: 3 Ballsy (Elders Bendigo) Findlay, 2 Chris (Gerard Tuohey Transport) Black, 1 Midge Collins. Bonus Awards went to Johnno, Blake, and Jack McCann. Jimmy Walsh got the Meal Voucher and Hester got the bottle of Rivergate Wine. Superdraw winners from last week: $600 Bubsy, $300 Tracey Roney, $100 Judy Ryan. Also Forgot to mention in last weeks notes about the magnificent Thai banquet that Rocket and Co. put on for us after the Heathcote game. He was so angry about not getting a mention that he is going to take over the Yabba and write the notes himself, so get prepared for some quality penmanship from the great man. Don’t forget we have the ball coming up next Saturday night at the Toolleen Tin Shed. Jack Ryan is still looking for a date if there are any eligible single ladies out there. He has been working on the rig this year, and with the new set of chompers, and Presidential Privilege, you would be mad to pass up this opportunity. Good luck to everyone today as we take on North in town. GO MOUNTS!!
ROUND 10 - V HUNTLY 2013 Our under 14 boys travelled to Canterbury Park to take on Eaglehawk last Sunday in the hope of continuing their improving form. We got off to a great start with the wind kicking 3.5 in the first quarter to lead by 22 points at the first break. The second quarter was a bit of a scrap defending against a strong breeze but we did well to clog up the play in the dead pocket limiting Eaglehawk to only 2.2 and we held an 8 point lead at the long break. With the breeze behind us in the 3rd quarter the boys played fantastic free flowing footy with plenty of run & link play allowing us to kick 3.3 to Eaglehawk's 1.1 and take a 22 point advantage into the last quarter. At the final break we talked about not just defending our lead against the breeze in the last quarter and set a goal of taking on the game against the wind and that's exactly what the boys did kicking 2.3 to Eaglehawk's 2.2 in the last quarter to win their first game of the season 8.11.59 to 5.6.36. All the boys played really well with Tristan Boykett playing his best game ever bagging 4 goals, other awards on the day went to Jordan Clarke, Coban Lenten, Bailey Giri, Daniel Whiting, Drew Merryfull, Griffin Hicks, Jarred Metcalf and the future Mounts legend Riley McNamara. The Thirds kicked off the day at Toolleen last week with another win. The boys are well and truly flying and are undefeated at the midway point of the season. They didn’t have it all their own way on Saturday though, as Heathcote really put up a great contest. Mounts outplayed Heathcote in the first half, however in the third quarter the visitors hit back hard to take the lead by one point at the final change. Luckily our boys held strong in the last quarter and finished the game off well with a 6 goal to 1 final term to keep the unbeaten record intact. Best players were Michael (AFS & Associates)Whiting, Wade Bonham, Rhys Deacon, Aiden Brohm, Brandon Musgrove, and Liam Bowe. The Reserves got back on the winners list, just managing to hold off a fast finishing Heathcote side to win by 6 points. The strong wind down the ground was the difference for the day, with Mounts taking advantage of it in the first quarter adding 3 goals to 1, to take a 15 point buffer into the first break. Heathcote didn’t take full advantage of the wind in the second quarter, only adding one goal, but managed to keep us to just one point for the quarter. After half time Mounts kicked away and looked to heave the game stitched up, however Heathcote had other ideas in the last quarter kicking 3 goals in about 5 minutes to bring the margin back to just one kick. Luckily our boys just managed to hold off in time for the final siren to take away a 6 point win. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Benny (Barnadown Fencing)Deacon, 2 Deano Carvill, 1 Nick Butler. Rivergate Wine went to Marcus Arandt, and Jack McCann got the meal voucher. Bonus Awards went to Shea (Central Vic Footy) Griffin, Lachy Begg, and Benny Deacon. Once again the senior side were on the wrong end of a close one, in what is becoming a frustrating occurrence for all involved. The boys had to let Heathcote retain the Peter & Cliff White Memorial Shield for another year, much to the disappointment of our loyal supporters and players. After a fiery first quarter, Mounts took a slender 2 point lead into the first break, and things were looking positive. Heathcote fought back in the second to make it a 10 point lead to the visitors at half time. Youny asked the boys to lift in the last half, but injuries to Koe, Kingy, and Coley didn’t help our cause as Heathcote kept a 2 – 3 goal buffer on us for the rest of the game to take away a 20 point win by the final siren. National Tiles Award: 3 Taig (Drovers Arms Hotel) Griffin, 2 Chris Black, 1 Blair Wild. Bonus Awards went to Taig (Echuca Pump Shop) Griffin, Blacky, & Byrnesy. Jarrod Findlay got the meal voucher, and Benny Greenwell got the bottle of Rivergate Wine. Thanks to all the old boys who showed up for the 1983 and 1993 premiership reunions last week. Great to see some of the old footage later that night, including some killer hair do’s belonging to Dubbs and Brud in particular. We also had the player auction which was another successful venture, thanks to everyone who brought teams and good luck on wining some cash. The Super Draw winners so far have been as follows: $600 winners – Geoff & Sam Walker, Mick Carbone, Phil Nicholas, Brud & Hilma. $300 winners – China Comer, Barney Nihill, Bluey Harrop, Bain Rochester. $100 winners – Warren Martin, Brad King, John Craig and Shane Downie. Today we are back home at Toolleen taking on the Huntly Hawks. Good luck to all the players today. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 9 - V HEATHCOTE 2013 Welcome everyone to our home game today against our old foes Heathcote. This warm welcome is extended to all the ex – players from our 1983, and 1993 Premiership sides who are here today to enjoy the match and slip into a few quiet frothies. There will be plenty of familiar faces getting around, so would be great to see everyone stick around for the function later tonight. Back to the footy from last week, which saw the Under 17’s continue their great form with a hard fought 39 point win over last year’s premiers in Lietchy. Our boys had a great first quarter kicking 4 goals while keeping Leitchy scoreless. The tables were turned in the second with Leitchy kicking 4 goals to none, to bring the halftime margin to just 4 points. An even third quarter saw the Mounts boys extend the lead to 13 points, before we finally kicked away in the last adding 5 goals to run away with the chocolates and keep their unbeaten run for the season intact. Best players were Caleb Avery, Wade Bonham, Charlie Gadsden, Brodie Knight, Tyler McNamara, and Matt Fitzgerald. The Reserves were looking to get back on the winners list after a couple of disappointing losses. We looked good in the first quarter, but once again had a lapse in the second quarter allowing Leitchy to kick 5 goals and basically wrestle the game away from us. The Mounts boys tried hard in the last half to get back in the game, but inaccurate kicking cost us dearly in the third quarter and we just couldn’t catch up to Leitchy who eventually took away a 13 point win. Good to see Jesse O’Connell line up for his first game at Mounts. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Jezza, 2 Jubber, 1 Jess O’Brien. Rivergate Wine Award went to Rocket Smythe, and the meal voucher went to Marcus. Bonus Awards went to AJ, Jess, and Johnno. It was a crunch game for the Seniors who really needed a win to keep the finals hopes alive. As close as it was, the boys just couldn’t get over the line at the end of the day, and will now need to knock off some of the top teams to still be a chance. Mounts were in the game all day and were actually leading going into the last change. The Big Goat was doing his thing up forward, while the Silverfox was playing a blinder down at full back. A dramatic last quarter saw the lead change a couple of times, however Leitchy were too good on the day, and with a couple of late goals walked away with a 7 point win. National Tiles Award: 3 Chris Black, 2 Koe Ngawati, 1 Goat Gilmore. Rivergate Wine Award went to Hester, while Taig ‘Tampon Chin’ Griffin got the meal voucher. Bonus Awards went to Blacky, Byrnesy, and Taig. Congratulations to Nathan ‘Byrnesy’ Byrne who will line up for his 100th senior match today for Mount Pleasant. The son of former great Vinnie Byrne, Nathan started from humble beginnings on the farm at Toolleen, and has gone all the way to the dizzying heights of being named the DLO Plumber of the year. The perennial ladies man is the twin brother of Hawthorn full forward Jarryd Roughead and has a jaw to match. He is off overseas after this season in search of some European loving, so let’s hope the boys get behind him today and come away with a win. Don’t forget we have the Player Auction on tonight. So if you fancy some ‘Butt Nuggets’ or maybe would prefer some ‘Balls in Hand’ get your wallet out and start bidding. Check out the flyers and start getting your syndicates together now so the night can run smoothly. We have an Auctioneer organised and something a little different with a Thai Banquet being put on for Dinner. We will also be having 2 superdraws, plus the presentation of the Peter & Cliff White Memorial Shield. So plenty to get through so make sure we all get along and support the club. Thanks to the Broughie for hosting the $1000 draw last week (also the blokes who turned up last night). Congratulations to Effun Dave for winning the cash. He was pretty F*%&ing happy with himself (his words). Also thanks to Kingy for organising the whole event and smashing down 3 Jager Bombs for his efforts. Best of luck to all players having a kick today against Heathcote. GO MOUNTS!!
ROUND 8 - V LEITCHVILLE-GUNBOWER 2013 Last week saw Pete’s under 17’s put on another convincing display knocking off Lockington by 93 points in wet conditions. Mounts jumped out of the blocks early kicking 5 goals 2, to 2 points. They continued on their way for the next two quarters adding 7 goals 8, while keeping Locky scoreless in what was a fantastic defensive effort. By the final siren scores were 107 to 14 which they boys should be very proud of. Best players were Rhys Deacon, Jesse Tuohey, Tyler McNamara, Zebb Clayden-Murrell, Joshua Frilay, and Matt Fitzgerald. Not such a good day out for the Reserves who copped a belting by a much stronger Locky side. Locky controlled the first quarter adding 6 goals 3, to 1 point, and it was always going to be a tough ask from there. The boys had a crack though, however scoring was difficult due to the wet conditions. The second quarter was fairly even, Locky had the best of the third, while Mounts just managed to outscore Locky in the last quarter. Final scores were 79 to 18. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Joey Whiting, 2 Shea Griffin, 1 Jack Ryan. Rivergate Wine went to BloodButt, and the meal voucher went to Marcus. Bonus Awards went to Joey, Shea, and Cheese. Rocket was visibly upset not being named in the best and has threatened to head back to Bridgewater if he doesn’t get his name in there soon! (hopefully he can take Nugget and Cogho with him). Good to see Lips Fanning back after missing the start of the season with a severe case of Shaggers Back, and Tool of the week went to Benny Deacon for one of the best Falcons you will ever see. The ball bounced off his big melon so hard that it nearly went into orbit. The Seniors were up against the ladder leaders and last year’s premiers and knew they would be up for a tough match. Good to see young Blake getting another crack at the Seniors after carving it up in the thirds week in week out. Mounts were in touch for most of the game although Locky won every quarter and gradually took the match out of mounts grasp, eventually running away with a 44 point win. The weather didn’t help our guys out and the amount of turnovers costing us dearly. There were a few positives to come out of the game though, and our guys just need to tinker with a few things and we should be able to match it with the top teams. National Tiles Award: 3 Nick Harris, 2 Alex Hand, 1 Aaron McKean. Rivergate Wine went to Brad King and Nick Edwards got the meal voucher. Bonus awards went to Alex Hand, Blake Natoli, and Brad King. Thanks to everyone who helped organise the mystery bus tour last Saturday night. Everyone had a great night and there were plenty of great costumes getting about (especially Nuggets). Also congratulations to the winners from the first two superdraws. Don’t forget to get along to the Broughy tomorrow at 12 O’clock for the $1,000 draw. Please see any of the footballers if you wish to purchase a ticket or see Phil or Kingy if you can sell a few more. Today we travel up to Leitchville in what should be a great game to watch. Best of luck to all footballers playing today. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 7 - V LBU 2013 Good to be back at the footy today after a week off with the interleague bye. Congratulations to our boys who represented in both the Under 17, and Senior games. The previous week we travelled out to Elmore in what was a very successful day for the Club. The Thirds kicked it off with a massive 144 point win over an undermanned Elmore side. The boys had 11 individual goal kickers with Jesse Tuohey the best in front of the sticks, contributing 4 himself. The awards went to Zebb Clayden-Murrell, Rhys Deacon, Brandon Musgrove, Aidan Brohm, Jesse Tuohey, & James Gardner. The Reserves continued this on with a hard fought win. Strangely all the scoring was done down the golf course end which resulted in a see-sawing match. Every time Mounts looked to kick away, Elmore fought back hard to keep themselves within reach and actually took the lead going into three quarter time. Finally mounts kicked into gear adding 7 goals to nothing in the last quarter to record a 32 point win. Rocket and Skitzy looked dangerous up forward and added 3 goal each. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Buttsy, 2 Jezza, 1 Jordy. Bonus Awards went to Jubber, Marcus, and Troy Young. The Rivergate Wine went to Jubber, and Jimmy Bennett got the meal voucher. The senior game was another great match to watch, especially with the Big Goat putting on a clinic, kicking a terrorising 9 goals 11, much to the delight of the reserves boys sinking cans on the sidelines. Although Elmore had yet to mark up a win, Mounts knew they wouldn’t roll over easily, and they proved that, being within kicking distance for most of the game. By the final siren Mounts walked away with a 32 point win to make it 3 from 3 for the day. Ballbag Findlay played an absolute blinder through the middle and up forward, while Brad King turned the clock back with a screamer on the wing just before half time which really set the crowd alight. National Tiles Award: 3 Matt Gilmore, 2 Jarrod Findlay, 1 Brad King. Bonus Awards went to Brad King, Jack McCann & Fraser Cole. Rivergate Wine Award went to Taig, and Azza picked up the meal voucher. Socially we have the mystery bus trip tonight leaving the Broughy at 7pm sharp. Dress for the night is Super Hero, so make sure you all dress up. Cost is $20, or $30 if you don’t have an suitable outfit (wearing your jocks on the outside does not count). Also a reminder that we have the 1983 and 1993 Senior Premiership Reunion day on the 15th June when we take on Heathcote at Toolleen. Hoping to get a big crowd to reminisce about the day that Mounts beat Stanhope in wet conditions at Colbo (1983), and the Premiership against Heathcote (1993) which was the first coached by Peter White. Please spread the word around as it is set to be a great day. We still have a few super draw tickets for sale. We will be having 2 draws after today’s game so please get your tickets sorted out now. We also have the $1000 draw coming up on Sunday the 9th June after the Leitchville game. Each footballer has tickets to sell, or please see Phil or Kingy if you would like some more. Finally the footy trip has been locked in. We are off to Cairns on 25th October, returning on 28th. Already 25 blokes have booked their flights, so if you are still yet to do so, get onto it ASAP. No excuses for not coming this year such as ‘the Mrs wont let me’ (Dave Coghlan), or ‘Im having a baby’ (Chris Black). Please see Trev or Poss for more info. Good luck to everyone today as we take on Locky. GO MOUNTS!!
ROUND 6 - V ELMORE 2013 Last Sunday saw our under 14 Boys take on the might of Marong in their first away game of the year. For the first time this year our boys played 4 full quarters of high effort footy and showed us exactly how good they can be matching it with the bigger faster Marong boys and taking the lead in the third quarter and coming in at the final break level on the score board. The final quarter was a great tussle with Marong only securing their 11 point win in the final few minutes. On Monday after training we all enjoyed a well earned pie night and the boys voted in their leadership group for the year and congratulations goes to our Captain Harry Sexton, Co-Vice Captains Tristan Boykett & Daniel Whiting and Co-Deputy Vice Captains Coban Lenten & Ignatious King. Good to be back into the footy after the much needed bye last week. Today we face the old foes in Elmore in what is set to be a great match. Last week the Under 17s continued their winning streak with a good victory over White Hills. The game was pretty even for the first half, with both sides playing well. Mounts had the better of the third term though, and were able to put a few goals on the board while keeping White Hills scoreless. After the final siren Mounts ran away with a 31 point win. Best Players were AJ, Zebb Clayden-Murrell, Rhys Deacon, Jackson Blakemore, Brandon Musgrove, and Joshua Frilay. The Reserves were up against last years Premiers and the first quarter showed just how good White Hills can be. They completely outplayed us and took full advantage of the stiff breeze to kick 6 goals 3, to nothing. Our boys were hoping the wind would help them out in the second quarter, however White Hills had other ideas, as they extended their lead by a couple of goals. Our boys steadied in the third quarter before finally finding their feet in the last where they started to show some fight. The damage was already done however, as White Hills walked away with a 53 point win. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Marcus, 2 Jezza, 1 Hester. Bonus Awards went to Jess, Marcus, and Caleb. Caleb also got the meal voucher, while Eddo got the Rivergate Wine. The Seniors were once again on the wrong side of a close one, much to the Coaching Staff’s disappointment. Mount looked to have the game stitched up at certain stages of the game, however to White Hills credit, they never gave up and put on a great performance in the last quarter to take away a 10 point win. Azza and Gilly were on fire early and had 3 and 5 goals respectively to their names in no time. White Hills put on a great defensive display in the last half that really stopped Mounts momentum and made scoring difficult. The last quarter came down to a bit of an arm wrestle, but White Hills were too good on the day, leaving Mounts at 1 and 3 going into today’s must win match against Elmore. National Tiles Award: 3 Blacky, 2 Bomber Walsh, 1 Fish Guts Whiting. Bonus Awards went to Kingy, Fishy, and Blacky. Kingy got the meal voucher and Wogga got the bottle of Rivergate Wine. Still yet to see Dave ‘Turbo’ Coghlan named in the best this year. Its about time he pulled his finger out or may find himself running around in the Reserves before too long. Socially a reminder that we have the 1983 and 1993 Senior Premiership Reunion day on the 15th June when we take on Heathcote at Toolleen. Hoping to get a big crowd to reminisce about the day that Mounts beat Stanhope in wet conditions at Colbo (1983), and the Premiership against Heathcote (1993) which was the first coached by Peter White. Please spread the word around as it is set to be a great day. We still have a few super draw tickets for sale. We will be having 2 draws after the next home game so please get your tickets sorted out as soon as possible. Please see Phil, Kingy, or Rob for more tickets. Congratulations to Hester and Amanda on the arrival of James Walter. Hester decided to wet the head last Friday, but only lasted about 2 hours before turning green, soiling his pants, and being unable to walk. He had to be carried home by his minder, but couldn’t even remember which house he lived in. Eventually he made it home, and needless to say, Amanda was not too impressed! Good form Hester! We are back to the Drovers Arm Hotel in Goornong after today’s match. Good luck to all the players having a kick today against Elmore. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 5 - BYE
ROUND 4 V WHITE HILLS 2013 A good day out for Mounts last week with the footballers winning all three grades out at Colbo. Pete’s Thirds started things off with another convincing win to the tune of 47 points. Mounts controlled the play for most of the day and shared the goals around with Blake being the only multiple goal scorer with three. Best players were Jesse Tuohey, Michael Whiting, Harry Gadsden, Josh Frilay, Brodie Knight, and Aiden Brohm. The Reserves snuck away with a one point win after a bit of a mix up with the scoreboard. After a see-sawing match, the final score on the scoreboard read both sides at 10 goals, 9 points each. However the goal umpires had Mounts with an extra point, resulting in the score being changed, and the 4 points awarded to Mounts. The boys are now sitting on top of the ladder for the first time in ages and with plenty of depth this season, hopefully they can do well come September. Ronan Jubb was again best on ground and slotted 3 goals in an awesome game. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Ronan Jubb, 2 Jack McCann, 1 Taig Griffin. Rivergate Wine went to Benny Deacon, and Jacob Smith got the meal voucher. Bonus Awards went to Ronan Jubb, Dylan McNamara, and Jack McCann. Bad luck to Ro who’s chalky bones let him down again with a broken wrist. Hope to see him back soon. The Seniors finally got over the line for their first win this year. After narrowly losing the first two games of the season, they really needed a win on the board to boost morale. Under lights at Colbo was always going to attract a large crowd who were well and truly entertained with a great game. It was neck and neck all match with neither side looking like they could break away with the lead. A brilliant goal from Ballsy on the boundary brought Mounts back within reach, and then first gamer Bolger topped it off with one better from almost the same spot to give Mounts a handy lead. Nugget Harris kicked another cheap one late in the quarter to pretty much seal the game. The final siren went not long after and Mounts took away a 9 point win. National Tiles Award: 3 Matt Johnson, 2 Nudge Harris, 1 Brad King. Rivergate Wine went to Jarrod Findlay, and the Meal voucher went to Aaron McKean. Bonus awards went to Matt Johnson, Liam Bolger, and Fraser Cole. I couldn’t go past not giving a mention of the classic Blackism from the great man at the 3 quarter time huddle: “Come on boys! We are not only just in this... we are up by 9 points.” A few puzzled faces directed Blacky’s attention to the scoreboard where he quickly realised Mounts were actually down by 9 points. Bad luck Blacky! Your eyes seem to be deteriorating with your age and your hair colour, so best head off the optometrist for an eye test as soon as possible mate. Dont forget your $1000 Draw tickets which are due back ASAP. Today we take on White Hills back out at Toolleen. Best of luck to everyone having a kick today. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 3 V COLBINABBIN 2013 Last week saw history with the first Mount Pleasant Under 14 side taking to the Toolleen oval for round 1 of the Bendigo Junior Football League. The game was a bit one sided on the score board with North Bendigo having a lot of the play to themselves in the first half however the second half saw a vast improvement with the young Mounts boys matching the North Bendigo players around the ground and controlling a lot of the play themselves. This was the first time the team had played together and from the outset we said it was going to be a learning experience for players, coaches and parents and learn we did, with a bit more training together we all look forward to seeing continued improvement over the next 15 weeks. A big congratulations goes to all our parents who were able to get the boys to the Toolleen ground by 8:15am on Saturday without getting lost (like I did last year the first time) along with a big thank you to all our parent volunteers who helped out during the game. All our boys played well with the match day awards going to Ryan Degenhardt, Griffin Hicks, Jarred Metcalf, Harry Sexton, Tristan Boykett, Will Berryman & Bailey Giri.The under 17s made it two in a row with a hard fought win. The boys were in front most of the day but could never shake a determined North Bendigo until late in the game. They eventually ran away with a 47 point victory with Harrison, Rhys, and Blake all kicking multiple goals. Best players were Josh Gregor, Harrison Gadsden, Blake, James Gardner, Jesse, and Tyler.
The Reserves also made it two in a row with a 25 point win. We got out of the blocks quickly booting 5 goals in the first quarter, however our scoring dried up in the next two quarters keeping North right in the game. Luckily we got going again in the last and pushed the lead out to a comfortable margin to take home the chocolates. Toolleen Hotel 3 Ronan Jubb, 2 Joey Whiting, 1 Brad Ead. Rivergate went to Jack McCann and Jesse got the meal voucher. Bonus awards went to Jordy, Shea, and Lachy Begg.
The Senior side once again put on a great show for the crowd but sadly couldn't get over the line. Both teams were going goal for goal all day in a very entertaining match. Mounts were a few goals down at three quarter time, but quickly made up the lost ground and hit the front halfway through the last. A few ugly turnovers cost us dearly though, and swung the momentum back in favour of North who quickly kicked away to a 17 point win. Ballsy Findlay was playing out of his skin and helped himself to four goals. Old man Coghlan claimed to have 37 touches and fancied himself as best on ground but was devastated not to hear his name read out in the best players. National Tiles 3 Jarrod Findlay, 2 Fraser Cole, 1 Nath Byrne. Bonus awards went to Blacky, Fraser, and Nath. Rivergate went to Blacky, and Mitch got the meal voucher. Thanks to everyone who helped organise the karaoke night last week. There was not as big of a turn out as they had hoped but those who did go along were well and truly entertained. Who would of thought that Timmy Reid would have the voice of an angel! Condolences to the Nihill family's on the passing of Eugene Nihill. He will be sadly missed by all.
Today we take on colbo under lights! Good luck to all players having a kick today. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 2 V NORTH BENDIGO 2013 Welcome everyone to our first home game out at Toolleen today against North Bendigo. Last week our Thirds kicked off the season with a comfortable win over an undermanned Huntly side. Pete’s new look team had first use of the ball all over the ground and it showed on the scoreboard at the end of the match with Mounts winning 37.12 to 1.0. Blake was the hungriest player on the day and didn’t give off one handball allowing him to slot through 9 majors, while Rhys Deacon booted 7, and Big Red snagged 5. Best players for the day were Blake Natoli, Charlie Gadsen, Rhys Deacon, Aiden Brohm, James Gardiner, and Tyler McNamara.Blacky’s Reserves fought out a hard earned 9 point win in the middle game. With some good players in from the Seniors, and a few missing out shows that we have a lot more depth this season and should be able to put a lot more wins under the belt. Momentum swung each way throughout the game and neither side appeared to ever have the match stitched up. Mounts just managed to hang out at the final siren to take home the chocolates in a very positive start to the season. Toolleen Hotel Award 3 Liam Bulger, 2 Ronan Jubb, 1 Joey Whiting. Bonus Awards went to Joey Whiting, Shea Griffin, and Jack McCann. Marcus got the meal voucher, and Shea got the bottle of Rivergate Wine. Tool of the week goes to Blacky for writing our entire game plan on the white board in the Huntly rooms in permanent marker for the entire world to see. Bad luck to Benny Deacon who fractured his wrist only hours before his 18th birthday party. The doctor told him to stay off the booze, however he had other ideas that night by the sounds of things, which ended up with a visit from the boys in blue.The senior game had a bit of hype built up with both sides considered to be big improvers this year, and it definitely lived up to it with a cracker of a game. Huntly looked to have the edge for the majority of the day, however the crowd really got going as Mounts edged back to be within 5 points of Huntly midway through the last quarter. It wasn’t to be though, as Huntly kicked away late in the quarter to take out a 27 point win. It was disappointing for our boys, but there were plenty of positives to take away. The main attraction Matty Gilmore snagged 6 goals (along with plenty of behinds). The new recruits in Mitch, Ballsy, and Clayton all showed good signs, and the defence looked solid all day. Dusty had a bit of the old Aaron Sandilands turf toe problem, and Fraser was on another planet at one stage, but fingers crossed both of them will be right to go this week. National Tiles Award 3 Nath Byrne, 2 Chris Black, 1 Matt Johnson. Bonus Awards went to Chris Black, Fraser Cole, and Nathan Byrne. Fraser also got the meal voucher, while Wogga Wild got the bottle of Rivergate Wine.The senior best player for today will be awarded the "Gus Roulston" Cup, a tradition between Mounts and North that began after Gus passed away, Gus played some great footy for both clubs and it is an honour to win this memorial award.Socially we have the karaoke night on tonight at the clubrooms so make sure we all get along to that. We have the $1000 draw tickets out now, so please get these sold and back in as quickly as possible. Good luck to the under 14’s who take on North Bendigo today. Their games start at 8:45am so would be great to see everyone out there supporting them. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 1 V HUNTLY 2013 Welcome everyone to the 2013 footy season. It should be a real cracker this year out at Mounts with a new coach and plenty of fresh faces. Shaun Young takes over from Grints as the senior coach and we wish him all the best for the season. He has his old mate and veteran footballer Dave Coghlan helping him as assistant coach, along with a legend of the club in Dean White who will be helping behind the scenes and on the bench. Chris black is once again taking charge of the Reserves and will be helped along the way by his Speech Pathologist the Big Gypsy. Peter Natoli is the coach of the Thirds again and his team is looking sharp this year so everyone get right behind them as they should do well come September. Preseason and recruiting has gone well with new additions to the senior side this year including Jarrod Findlay and Matty Gilmour from Eaglehawk along with the son of one of the Mounts greats in Mitch Collins from Kangaroo Flat. Big Cam Berry has also come down from Mildura, but has been resting his legs in a hospital bed of late so we all hope you get well soon mate. Wridgy has basically recruited half the reserves side himself from the pub, so get around them all and get to know them. There are a heap of new blokes in the Under 17’s and a few from last year have stepped up to play Reserves and even Senior football this season which is a good sign. Another good sign for the club this year is the addition of an Under 14 side which will be competing in town. This is fantastic news for the club and we urge all players and supporters to get along to as many games as possible this year and give them all the support possible. Thanks to our sponsors for this year both new and old. Your support is very much appreciated and does not go unnoticed. A reminder to all that the superdraw is up a running again. Tickets are now available so just see any of the usual suspects to purchase yours. Today we kick off the new season against Huntly in which should be a ripper of a game. Best of luck to all players having a kick today. Go Mounts!
GRAND FINAL 2012 Welcome everyone to the grand final and the last edition of the Yabba for 2012. Unfortunately we don’t have any football sides participating in the final today, but we do have 4 netball sides in so hopefully the Girls can bring home some silverware. Last week the Thirds almost got the job done but just fell away towards the end of the game resulting in a 9 point win to Locky. It was a perfect day for footy and with the previous margin against Locky in the qualifying final being only 2 points, the boys knew they were going to be in for a tough match. The first half saw plenty of good play, but not too much scoring as Mounts went into the rooms at half time only 5 points down. A final inspirational speech from Pete (along with some help from his old mate the Time Keeper) got the boys fired up for the last half. Jesse Tuohey slotted through a nice half volley goal off the ground followed by a goal to Timmins and Mounts had the lead back. Locky fought back though and once again snatched the lead at the break to make it 8 points going into the last quarter. Benny Deacon was playing the game of his life and looked almost unstoppable in every marking contest he went for. Blake and Fro were getting plenty of it through the middle, while Fraser and Fitchy were looking solid down back. It all came down to a very intense last quarter which saw the lead change a number of times. Regrettably when the final siren went our boys were on the wrong end of it, and Locky celebrated a 9 point win. It was disappointing but the boys held their heads high and should be very pleased with what they have achieved this season. To go from not having a Thirds side at all, to being only 9 points off playing in a Grand Final is not an easy thing to do. So to Pete, his helpers this season, and all the boys, we hope you can do it all again next year and hopefully go one step further. Best players were Benny Deacon, Blake Natoli, Fraser Cole, Jake Murray, Jedd Perez, and Jake Fitch. Congratulations to Blake who took out the Under 17s League Best and Fairest last Sunday. This is a massive achievement given Blake still has another year to go in the Thirds so well done Blake. Our own presentation night will be held on Friday 14th Sept at Ted Harte Hall in White hills, so make sure we all get along to that one. And apart from that it just leaves the footy trip on the 5th of October. All of you young blokes aspiring to be the next Downlow Medallist I suggest you go and speak to the great man himself, Bruiser for some handy tips. Better start getting some training in now if you have not already done so…I’m talking to you Coggy (maybe you can speak to Nugget about how to drink like a real man). Early favourites include Jack Ryan, Dean Carvill, and Blair ‘Concrete Head’ Wild, while you can never count out the Red Rom to pull a rabbit out of the hat, unless he is still too upset about being beaten up by a couple of teenage girls last time we went to Geelong. And thanks to Effun for offering to drive the bus. Lastly just a few thankyous to get out on what has been an enjoyable year. To all the people behind the scenes that do massive amounts of work for little recognition, these include Phil Ryan, Nikki Gee, Brad Ead and Brad King. A big thanks goes out to Grints, Blacky, and Pete for their coaching efforts this year, as well as all the people helping out on the sidelines. Although we have no teams playing today we still had a reasonably successful year. The amount of work Grints has done in the last 2 years has not gone unnoticed and is greatly appreciated by everyone around the club. Thanks to the rest of the committee members, the trainers in Crystal and Tarryn, to Ange, Max, Carrie, Dubbs, and Slagga for all the work you do, water boys & girls, sponsors, players, supporters, and anyone else I have forgotten to mention. We hope to see you all back here next season and with the way our new coach Youngy has been recruiting (mainly late at night at the pubs and nightclubs) we should be able to get a few more wins on the board in 2013.
PRELIMINARY FINAL 2012 Last week didn’t quite go to plan for our Thirds boys who were comprehensively beaten by a powerful Leitchy outfit out at Toolleen. The boys found scoring very difficult in the first half and couldn’t even manage a goal up to half time, whist Leitchy were able to get 5 goals on the board to sit in a comfortable position. The boys were upbeat in the rooms at half time, and knew they had a big job ahead of them in the last half. The third quarter started off a little better for us with Tyler getting onto the end of a long kick into the forward line and then slotting through our first goal, then Timmins chipping in with a nice goal on the run. Leitchy were not done with though as they continued their assault kicking goals at will to finish the third quarter with a very healthy lead. Our boys fought out the last quarter well, but the damage was already done and eventually went down by 69 points. Best players were Benny Deacon, Fraser Cole, Jake Murray, Blake Natoli, Sammy Timmins, and Jackson Ngawati. Luckily the boys can now make use of the double chance and will again battle it out against Locky today at Elmore in the Preliminary Final. If we can knock them off, then we can regroup and have another crack at Leitchy in the Grand Final. Thanks to all of the workers that helped out last Saturday running the bar, canteen, and BBQ apart from Coggy who is still trying to work out how to make a hamburger. It was greatly appreciated and made the day run smoothly. Don’t forget the Vote Count & Presentation Night Friday 14th Sept at Ted Harte Hall White hills. Please get your numbers to Phil, Anthea, Brad and Brad as soon as possible. As well as the Under 17s we also have 4 Netball sides playing today so let’s all get behind them and come away with some victories. GO MOUNTS!
2ND SEMI 2012 Congratulations to the Thirds boys who last week had a nail biting 2 point win over Locky at White Hills. It was a very low scoring game with both sides defences holding strong and making scoring difficult. Mounts went into the halftime break one goal up and Pete gave his boys a big rev up to come out and get the job done in the last half. The third quarter belonged to Mounts with the boys adding 3 goals to 1, to push the margin out to 23 points at the last change. Fish Whiting was playing another great game, while the Twin Towers in Fabio Deacon and Tyler Mac were looking dangerous around the goals. Mounts looked to have the game stitched up going into the last quarter, however Locky kept chipping away at the lead, eventually bringing the game to within a kick. There were a lot of nervous people in the dying minutes of the game, but our boys just held on long enough that when the final siren went they celebrated a well earned 2 point victory. Best players were Michael Whiting, Jackson Ngawati, Tyler McNamara, Fraser Cole, Jake Fitch, and Sammy Timmins. The win now puts them into the Second Semi today against Leitchy so best of luck to Pete and the boys. If they can get over the line today they go straight into the big one in a couple of weeks. Along with the Under 17s we have most of the netball sides still going strong in the finals so make sure we all get over there to support them where you can. Phil and Angie are busy organising the BBQ, Bar, and Canteen today at the semi final at Toolleen. Please offer some assistance if you can spare an hour or so to make sure the day runs smoothly. Also please keep you calendar clear on the 14th September for the Best and Fairest Vote Count. All the best to everyone playing today. GO MOUNTS!
QUALIFYING FINAL 2012 Last week the Thirds finished off the home and away season with a 15 point win over Huntly. Mounts led at every change but could never quite shake the persistent Hawks side who looked as though they might have snatched the lead at any time. Sammy ‘Stickboy’ Timmins played a great game and finished with three goals and was awarded the meal voucher in the hope he can get some meat on those bones. Jacob Smith also did well in front of the sticks and kicked three himself, while Joey Whiting and Snake McNair slotted home two each. Best players were Sam Timmins, Blake Natoli, Joey Whiting , Caleb Avery , Joshua McIntosh, and Jedd Perez. Good luck to the boys who play Lockington at White Hills today, hopefully they can have a couple of wins and go straight into the big one! The Reserves got off to a terrible start last week and just couldn’t quite catch up to Huntly, eventually going down by 32 points. Although having plenty of the play, the boys couldn’t buy a goal in the first half and went into the half time break with only four points on to their name. Blacky asked the boys to lift the work rate in the last half and we managed to match it with them for the last two quarters, but the damage had already been done, and after a long season many of the boys were happy to hear the final siren. Poss had a good last quarter and finished with four goals, while Griffo got a couple, and Youngy kicked one. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Poss Kerr, 2 Griffo, 1 Jesse O’Brien. Bonus Awards went to Chambo, Poss, and Jesse. Troy Young got the Rivergate Wine, and Dempsey got the meal voucher. The Senior side were pretty pumped up and wanted to finish the year with a win to give Grints a good send off. We were inaccurate in the first quarter and didn’t make the most of kicking with the wind to go into the first break 4.6 to 4.1. Huntly had the best of the second quarter, kicking 5 goals to our 3 making it a 9 point deficit to Mounts at half time. An inspirational address from the Coach saw the Mounts boys take it to another level in the third quarter slamming home 9 goals to give us a 30 point buffer going into the last. Patty O’Brien and Koe were looking very dangerous through the midfield with Big Trev providing the onballers with plenty of the pill. Kicking with the wind, Huntly chipped away at our lead and brought it to within a kick deep into the last. When Coggy closed his eyes and slammed one on the boot from a very tight angle the wind helped it through and Mounts looked to almost have the game sown up. The siren went not long after and Mounts recorded a hard fought 8 point victory. National Tiles Award: 3 Patty, 2 Trev, 1 Koe. Meal voucher went to Bubbs, and Nugget (whose face currently resembles a dropped pie) picked up the Rivergate. Bonus Awards went to Byrnesy, Eddo, Bubbs, Blacky, Benny Deacon, Jonno, and Kingy. Congratulations to Shaun Young who has been appointed Senior Coach for next year, Chris Black will once again take the reins in the Reserves, and Peter Natoli will continue his great work with the Thirds. Thanks to Grints for coaching the last two years. He has done a great job considering the situation from when he first took over. There have been many ups and down, plenty of yelling and spitting, and a whole lot of tears, but the most amazing thing was that he never paid for one beer the whole time he was in charge! All the best Grints for whatever you decide to do next year. Socially we had the $1,000 draw last Sunday organised and ran by the best Accountant in central Victoria Bradley Ronald King. Well done to Ballsy on winning the $1,000....... and committing to play for us next year! We have the Best and Fairest vote count on Friday 14th of September. We are also hosting the second semi final out at Toolleen and we need help for the bar, bbq, and canteen. Please see Phil and Angie to let them know if you can help out. There will also be a working bee on the Friday afternoon before the second semi to get the ground ready for the big day. We have the Thirds and plenty of Netball sides still in the finals so make sure everyone gets along to support them. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 18 2012 Welcome to our sponsors today, and a huge thank you for your continued support throughout the year. Not a good day for Mounts last week when we travelled to Gunbower and were beaten in all three grades of the footy. The Thirds were up against the ladder leaders, but were confident they could match it with them in the lead up to the finals. Unfortunately the Leitchy boys were too strong on the huge Gunbower ground, and ran away with a 51 point win. A couple of injuries to our boys didn’t help the cause but hopefully they will get up for today’s game. Jake Fitch earned himself the meal voucher for his efforts. The incentives went to Jake Murray, Jedd Perez, Charlie Gadsden, Michael Whiting, and Jacob Smith who finished the day with 3 goals. Not a great preparation for the Reserves due to Blacky only showing up 5 minutes before the start of play because he had to take his retarded dog to puppy school. Mounts were looking good early with Wridgy on fire, slotting goals from everywhere to finish with 4 in the first quarter. Leitchy fought back to keep the game level pegging from then on. The wide open spaces and the sun beaming down made it a pretty challenging game. Leitchy looked to have it sown up deep in the last quarter, but another late goal to Wridgy brought it back to within a kick, unluckily the siren went with the ball in Mounts goalsquare, resulting in a 4 point victory to Leitchy. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Jesse O’Brien, 2 Brad Ead, 1 Benny Deacon. Meal Voucher went to Fitchy, and Shea got the bottle of Rivergate. Bonus Awards went to Jezza, Shea, and Wridgy. The Seniors were outdone by a fast finishing Leitchy side who slammed on 6 goals in the last quarter to run over the top of us, much to the home crowds delight. Mounts had no answer for their forwards who were looking dangerous each time the ball got kicked in. The game had swung each way early, but to Leitchys credit they did the damage when it counted and thoroughly deserved to win. Was great to see young Nick (Buttsy) Butler earn himself a game after consistent play in the Reserves throughout the year. For our guys, the midfield did a pretty good job with Patty, Coggo, and Nugget all playing well. The backs tried their best, while Youngy had 12 shots on goal but only managed to make one count! National Tiles Award: 3 Nugget, 2 Coggo, 1 Patty O’Brien. Bubbsy got the meal voucher and Blacky got the bottle of Rivergate Wine. Bonus Awards went to Nath Byrne, Nackers, Kingy, Blacky, Bubbs, and Bairdy. Youngy’s Sunday Session was a winner, with Jimmy Walsh and Wogga ‘Concrete Head’ Wild probably taking the honours. Good to see Wogga looking after his injured leg by pulling an all nighter then spending the entire Sunday on the gas whist wearing the most horrible pair of pants imaginable. Will be interesting to see if he comes up for today’s match! Don’t forget we have the $1,000 draw on tomorrow at Toolleen. Please see Kingy if you need a ticket or would like more tickets to sell. Also make sure we all get behind the Thirds during the finals. Feel free to come along to training and help Pete out as needed. They should do pretty well this year and the more support they have, the better their chances. Today we take on Huntly back home at Toolleen in the final game of the season. Good luck to all blokes having a kick today. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 17 2012 Good to have the bye last week to get everyone refreshed ready to go for the last two games of the season. Today we are up to Gunbower to take on Leitchville Gunbower, then back home for the last game of the season against Huntly. Should be a ripper game in the Thirds today with our boys taking on the number 1 team, in what may well be a grand final preview. The week before last our boys were pushed all the way to a fired up North Bendigo side. Mounts looked to be in control of the game early on, but a goal scoring blitz by North saw the game come right down to the wire. Luckily our boys had done enough early and just managed to hang on to win by a single goal. Blake was once again on fire and booted four goals, along with Snake McNair who helped himself to three. Fitchy was also doing what he does down back and was in our better players. The Incentives went to Fitchy, Aiden Brohm, Joey Whiting, Beau Casey, Liam Collins, and Blake got the meal voucher. Blackys Reserves didn’t go too well going down to North by 67 points, and putting any faint hopes of a finals appearance to bed. Not too much to write about as North controlled every quarter and made scoring very difficult for our boys. Chambo once again tried his hardest in the ruck all day and the boys in the backline did well considering the ball spent most of its time down there. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Chambo, 2 Griffo, 1 Youngy. Jesse got the meal voucher and Dempsey got the bottle of Rivergate Wine. Bonus Awards went to Eady, Buttsy, and Dempsey. The Senior side also had their slight chance of making finals squashed as North kicked away late in the game to register a 17 point win. Our boys started the game well and were 16 points up at the first break. Youngy was on fire and looked to have his goalkicking boots on which was a good sign. North fought back hard in the second quarter though, and managed to grab the lead just before the half time siren. The second half was a real arm wrestle with both sides slotting goals at crucial times. The game really came down to the wire in the last but once again the final result did not swing our way and the boys couldn’t quite match it with North. Youngy finished the day with 5 goals in a fantastic individual performance. Kenny chipped in with 3 goals, and Nugget played a great run-with game through the midfield. National Tiles Award: 3 Nugget, 2 Youngy, 1 Bairdy. Koe got the meal Voucher and Bubsy got the Rivergate Wine. Bonus Awards went to Blacky, Bairdy, Eddo, Kingy, and Bubbs. A huge thanks must go out to Phil and Eady for organising the Auction Night after the North game and to all the people who donated items. It was a big effort to get all the items sorted and the night to run smoothly. Thanks to Glen for giving up his time to be the Auctioneer for the night. Don’t forget we have a $1,000 draw on next Sunday after the Huntly game, so make sure you see Eady for some tickets to sell if you have not already done so. Unfortunately the Seniors and Reserves will not make an appearance in the finals but our Thirds boys are right up there and can hopefully go a long way come September, so make sure we all get behind them and give them as much support as possible. Same goes for the Netballers who are looking good for September action in most grades. Tonight we are calling back into the Criterion Hotel Rochester for a few quiet drinks with Adam, so make sure we all get there to support our sponsors. Good luck to everyone having a kick today. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 16 2012 BYE
ROUND 15 2012 A good day out for Mounts supporters last week as we had a clean sweep in all grades of the footy. The Thirds kicked off the day with another big win. The slippery conditions were having a bit of an effect early, but our boys stuck to the task and ran away with an 81 point victory. (Bendigo Mini Cretes) Joey Whiting played a blinder and earned himself the meal voucher. The other incentive awards went to (Bourkes Kitchens) Beau Casey, Fro, Blake, Tyler, and Benny Deacon. The Reserves were all pretty pumped to notch up another victory. They set up the win in the first quarter booting 5 goals to nil. Elmore fought back slightly in the second quarter but after half time it was mostly one way traffic as the Mounts boys kicked away to win the match by 59 points. Chambo put in a super effort playing in the ruck all day, and he was helped along the way with (Elders Insurance Echuca) Jezza and Hester through the midfield. (Criterion Hotel) Dunny and Dempsey were doing their jobs down back, and it was great to see the crowd favourite Malman back from digging holes in the west. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Hester, 2 Jezza, 1 Chambo. Deano picked up the Rivergate Wine, and Jesse got the meal voucher. Bonus awards went to Dunny, Jezza, and Poss. The Senior boys were greeted with a massive hail storm at the start of their game, and conditions quickly deteriorated meaning the match was always going to be a hard slog from then on. Our guys took the early advantage to be up by a couple of goals at the quarter break. A real arm wrestle took place from then on, with scoring goals proving to be quite difficult. Mounts held a slender 3 point lead at three quarter time, but a goal to Nath ‘Black Pepper’ Byrne deep into the last, followed by a 100m penalty to Blair ‘Sexy Eyes’ Wild saw our guys take away a hard earned three goal victory. National Tiles Award: 3 Trev, 2 Koe, 1 Kingy. The Rivergate Wine went to (Elders Bendigo) Azza, and Nackers got the meal voucher. Bonus Awards went to (Boydies Butchery) Kingy, Nackers, Bubbsy, Blacky, Johnno, and Byrnsy. Thanks to the Drovers Arms Hotel in Goornong for having us last Saturday night, and Also to Effin Dave and the South Bendigo Bowls Club for a great day out on Sunday. Poor form from Coggy when he arrived late, then refused to take part in the ‘spin the wheel’ game. Luckily his best mate Nugget was on hand and showed him how it was done. Not only is Nugget a better drinker than Coggy, he is also a better bloke, better looking, better footballer, and is also the most talented footballer in his family. Congratulations to Wogga for taking out first prize in the one out music comp. We have the Goods and Services Auction tonight at the Ted Harte Hall (Holy Rosary) White Hills. As mentioned last week some items up for grabs include a framed jumper of the U16 1985 Grand Final win, Framed Mounts jumper listing the 19 Senior Premiership teams, Framed netball dress celebrating A Reserve 3 Premiership wins (2009, 2010 & 2011), plus loads more. Make sure we all get there and bring your wallet as there are plenty bargains to be had. Full details of the auction items will be available today. Please see Eady or Phil if you have any questions, or still have any items that can be put into the action. Today we tackle North Bendigo back at home. Best of luck to everyone playing today. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 14 2012 A six goal to one opening term helped set up another win for our Thirds boys last week against Locky. (Punches in Bunches) Jackson and (Peter Rowe Agencies) Blake were leading the way both slotting through 3 goals each, while the backline were rebounding well all day. The boys managed to keep Locky goalless for the rest of the game which is a fantastic effort. By the final siren the lead had blown out to 11 goals, and the boys were very happy given they haven’t beaten LBU in the thirds for a very long time. Best players were Fitchy, Sammy ‘Stickman’ Timmins, Jedd Perez, Aiden Brohm, Caleb Avery, and Matty Mooney. Not such a good day out for the Reserves going down to LBU by 121 points. It was a tough day at the office for our boys as a much more skilful Locky outfit ran all over us. (Justin Gee Builders) Wridgy booted another 3 goals up forward and was fed well from (McLennan Bulk Fuels Pty Ltd) Luxy who is taking his game to a whole new level ever since he has got his new girlfriend. Chambo, Hester, and (Mick Pay Painting & Decorating) Dunny were all doing their best in the backline but couldn’t stop the LBU forwards who were just too good. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Luxy, 2 Chambo, 1 Griffo. Wridgy got the bottle of Rivergate, and Hester got the meal voucher. The bonus awards went to Dunny, Luxy, and Wridgy. The Senior side really needed the 4 points to keep any chance of grabbing the last spot in the finals, but unfortunately after being right in the game all day, a last quarter fade out saw Locky take home the points with a 7 goal win. Disappointing for the boys who can still mathematically make the finals however it is not looking too good. (Midstate Machinery) Azza started the game well and had 3 goals to his name in no time. Our guys were playing well in patches, but turnovers once again were killing us, handing LBU many goals through mistakes. The Slippery Gypsy had a few shots on goal, but didn’t have his kicking boots on. (Moama Quality Meats) Kenny played a great last half and kicked some really good goals to keep us in touch, but the LBU boys kicked 5 goals to nothing in the last quarter to run away with the chocolates. National Tiles Award: 3 Wogga Wild, 2 Chris Black, 1 Nugget Harris. Patty got the bottle of Rivergate Wine and Kenny got the meal voucher. Bonus Awards went to Blacky, Taig, Bubbsy, Knackers, Byrnesy, Lips Fanning, and Bairdy. Super Draw winners from last weekend were: $600 Denis Chapman, $300 Maryland's Pastoral, $100 Theresa Gee, and we are going to have a twiggy around at Cogho’s house soon to burn off the wood he won in the raffle (Cogho’s going to supply the beers). Goods & Services Auction coming up on 21st July after North Bendigo game at Ted Harte Hall (Holy Rosary) White Hills. Compulsory to ‘bring a friend’ and make sure you get items into Eady ASAP. A few of the items up for grabs are Framed Jumper of the U16 1985 Grand Final win, Framed Mounts jumper listing the 19 Senior Premiership teams, Framed netball dress celebrating A Reserve 3 Premiership wins (2009, 2010 & 2011), plus loads more. Also make sure we all get along to the South Bendigo Bowls Club tomorrow for Effun Dave’s Bowling Extravaganza. Looks set to be the event of the year! After today's game we are back at the Drover's Arms Hotel Goornong for a couple of frothies. Today we tackle Elmore at Elmore so good luck to all players today. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 13 2012 Last week the Thirds kept their good form rolling along with another convincing win over Heathcote. (Rodwells and Co Pty Ltd) Blake Natoli was in some good form helping himself to a nice 5 goal haul. Jackson was playing well all over the ground and was helped along the way with (SportsPower) Smithy, and Budda Collins. It appeared that Pete has implemented an 18 player forward press at stages of the game with many of the backline boys getting hungry for a kick. Blake picked up the meal voucher for his efforts, and the incentive awards went to Jackson, Budda, Fraser, Fro, and Smithy. Not such a good day for the Reserves as they were on the wrong end of another belting. Heathcote were too big and strong around the ground, and our boys had trouble matching up on their forwards who were doing the damage for the opposition. We battled it out but by the final siren were comprehensively beaten by 88 points. One highlight of the game was young (Toolleen Hotel) Fraser Cole who got higher than Charlie Sheen when held onto one of the all time great grabs in the backline. Baridy and Luxy were both on different planets after the game after receiving knocks to their heads, luckily there is nothing up there to damage so both of them will be fine. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Chambo, 2 Buttsy, 1 Fraser. Meal Voucher went to Jezza, and the Rivergate Wine went to Chambo. Bonus Awards went to Chambo, Buttsy, and Fraser. A very entertaining game in the Seniors that wasn’t decided until deep into the last quarter. Unfortunately our boys were once again on the wrong side of it and couldn’t bring home the 4 points. A bit of a dust up before the game even started had our boys fired up and at the end of the first quarter had jumped Heathcote to lead by about 4 goals. Heathcote hit back in the second quarter slamming on 7 goals to zip to take a handy lead into the main break. Grints told the boys to dig in and not give up, and they did just that with a great display of footy banging on 4 goals and keeping Heathcote goalless for the quarter to hold a slender 3 point lead at 3 quarter time. The boys were a man down for the remainder of the game when Eddo decided to take a nap in the centre circle and just wouldn’t wake up. We contemplated digging a shallow grave right there and just rolling him in, but he decided a $6,000 taxi ride into Bendigo Hospital was a better idea. The delay in the game didn’t help our guys, as Heathcote kicked away late in the last quarter to sneak away with the points. National Tiles Award: 3 Cogho, 2 Nugget, 1 Trev. Koe got the meal voucher and (Peerless Products Pty Ltd) Patty got the Rivergate Wine. Bonus Awards went to (Wizartry Signs) Bubbs, Jack, Taig, Johnno, Shea, Knackers, Eddo, and Blacky. Youngy didn’t get any votes because he didn’t touch the ball all day, and it was great to see young Fitchy earning his first run in the Senior side, even though no one knows how to pronounce his name. Luckily he answers to any of the following plus a few more, Finchy, Fitzy Flicksy, Frisbee, Frisky etc. Thanks to Dutchy from the Axedale Tavern for a great night last week. Keep in mind we have the Effun Dave bowls day next week on the Sunday after the Elmore game. This is set to be the best event in the calendar. Hester is running the one out music competition on the day so please see him ASAP with some cash to make your song selection. Good luck to everyone having a kick today against Locky today. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 12 2012 Another good win by the Thirds boys last week against White Hills has pushed them up to outright 3rd on the ladder. The side started out a little slowly, but a 5 goal 3rd quarter saw the boys run away win a 53 point win. Fabio booted another 4 goals to take his tally to 28 for the year, while (Bendigo Auto Electrical) Fish and (Colbinabbin Fertilisers Pty Ltd) Blake both chipped in with 2 each. Meal voucher went to Jake Fitch. Incentives went to Joseph Whiting, Blake Natoli, Sammy ‘Stickman’ Timmins, Matt Mooney, Michael Whiting. A special thank you to the Thirds boys who filled in at the Canteen last week, your cheques are in the mail. The Reserves copped another flogging with White Hills running all over our boys. They jumped us in the first quarter slamming on 6 goals to nothing, and then continued the assault for the rest of the day. Not too many positives from the game apart from seeing the big (Drovers Arms Hotel) Goose man and “Head Butt” Brewer back from injury. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Bairdy, 2 Jezza Brewer, 1 Goose. Bonus awards went to Goose, Jezza, and Eady. Jesse got the meal voucher and Eady got the Rivergate Shiraz. The tables were turned in the Senior game with our side pumping the Hillies by 12 goals. The boys spread the goals around with 11 individual goal scorers, in a solid 4 quarter performance which has the coach, players, and supporters all pretty pleased with the days effort. They boys now need to continue this form into the next few matches and string some wins together. If we can knock off a few teams above us, then grabbing a finals berth is not out of the question. (Wes White Bricklaying) Kenny was our best player for the day taking a heap of grabs across half back in his best game for the club. He was helped along the way by best buddies (Paul Evans Welding) Cogho and (Rochester Tyres & Batteries) Nugget who was able to find the footy a little easier than his bag on a Sunday morning. National Tiles Award: 3 Kenny, 2 Cogho, 1 Nugget. Bonus Awards went to Jack, Eddo, Alex Hand, Johno, Taig, Mick Fanning, Burnsy, and Nackers. Koe got the meal voucher and Jack got the Rivergate Wine. A good night at the ball last week with everyone having a blast out at the Toolleen Tin Shed. Thanks for everyone who helped organise it and to Jimmy Hot Piss for a great night. Don’t forget Effun Dave’s Bowls Day to be held on the 15th of July after the Elmore game. We will also be running the Daniel Hester One Out Music Party on the same day, so please see (Hickson & Tuohey Transports) Hester with your song selection. Also catch up with Eady to make your auction contribution to the list for the “Bring a Friend” Goods and Services Auction (Saturday 21 July @ Holy Rosary Hall – Compulsory attendance). Today we take on Heathcote out at the Barrack Reserve. Best of luck to all players having a kick today. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 11 2012 Another convincing win by the Thirds boys last week against Colbo has them sitting pretty in 4th place on the ladder and looking good to knock off White Hills this week. Benny ‘Fabio’ Deacon was unstoppable in front of the big sticks and slammed home 6 goals with a super effort. Blake and (John G Craig Accountants) Jackson were racking up possessions at will through the midfield, while the Backline General (Mulqueen Family) Fraser Cole was once again bringing it up from the rear. The boys ran away with a 99 point victory and really played well for the full 4 quarters which is pleasing to see. Jackson got the meal voucher for his efforts and it will hopefully put some meat on his bones. Other incentives went to Blake, Fabio, Snake Murray, Jedd Perez, and Fish Whiting. After a great win against Huntly, the Reserves dropped right off the pace again, copping a good old fashioned flogging at the hands of a hard running Colbo outfit. We are still struggling to fill a side with another 6 thirds kids filling the gaps, so once again thanks to those blokes who played both games. They boys tried hard, but couldn’t stop Colbo’s forwards who seemed to be kicking goals at will. (Bendigo Air & Hydraulics) Buttsy played a great game for us, and had more bounces than Gabe on the basket ball court. Farmer of the year, (Grogan Machinery) Deano was also back to some good form and was getting plenty of it, while (Quality Wool) Hustle Ead was trying hard in defence. (Rob Rye Irrigation) Adrian has also hit some good form in recent weeks, which coincidently is roughly the same time he has had a new girlfriend on the go. The boys rarely see him anymore because he spends all his time with her. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Nick Butler, 2 Caleb Avery, 1 Luke Beard. Bonus Awards went to Deano, Adrian, and Eady. Hester got the meal voucher and Jesse got the Rivergate Wine. The Senior side were going to be up against it taking on top of the ladder Colbo at their home ground. Colbo were quickly out of the blocks and before we knew it were up 7 goals to 2 at quarter time. The boys pulled their finger out after a quarter time spray from the coach, and from then on the game became quite stagnant with scoring opportunities restricted for both sides. At the main break the lead the lead was still around 5 goals, however in the last 2 quarters the boys fought their way back into the game to be within a couple of kicks. The last ten minutes of the match were pretty tense but the Colbo boys held on to sneak away with an 11 point win. National Tiles Award: 3 Pat O’Brien, 2 Trev Douglas, 1 Azza McKean. Bonus Awards went to Chris Black, Nick Edwards, Shae Griffin, Taig Griffin, Alex Hand, Brad King, Jack McCann, and Matt Johnson. Cogho got the Rivergate Wine, and Bubbsy got the Meal Voucher. Socially we have the ball on tonight. Starts at 7:30pm at the Toolleen Tin Shed with a bus leaving the Bridge Hotel at 6:30pm. Cost is $30 per person for a 2 course dinner and band ‘Monicas’ ($10 extra for the bus), and dress is Black Tie/Cocktail. Effun Dave and Effun Hester are running a lawn bowls day on the 15th of July (the Sunday after the Elmore game). So make sure you clear you calendar for that (and get Monday & Tuesday off work). Today we take on White Hills back out at Toolleen. Best of luck to everyone having a kick today. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 10 2012 Last week Pete’s Thirds had a big win over Huntly. Coming off a narrow defeat to the top of the table Leitchville, the boys put together a solid 4 quarter performance to run away with an 85 point victory. They shared the goal kicking around with Benny Deacon, Blake Natoli, and Snake McNair all kicking 4 each. Jacob Smith chipped in with 3, and Tyler and Jackson both got 1 each. Jackson Ngawati was named our best player for his efforts and was helped along the way with Matty Mooney, Tyler, Snake, Aiden Brohm, and Benny. So at the halfway mark the boys are sitting with 4th on the ladder with a good percentage and look poised to give it a real crack come finals time. Blacky’s Reserves got up for their much awaited 2nd win of the season. After allowing Huntly to break away with a 4 goal to zero first quarter, the boys fought back hard in the 2nd and 3rd quarters, keeping Huntly goalless, while pumping a few through themselves to be 19 points up at three quarter time. There were a lot of nervous boys in the huddle, but they fought out the last quarter to hang onto their lead and come away with a 17 point victory. The big boys in Wridgy and Camel Munro were looking the goods up forward and both finished the day with a couple of goals along with Nick Butler who played a great game through the midfield and up forward. Jesse O’Brien was back to some good form and was named as our best, while Mick Fanning, Hester, and Jezza all put in solid performances. Thanks to all the thirds kids who helped out and had a kick in both games. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Jesse O’Brien, 2 Mick Fanning, 1 Daniel Hester. Bonus Awards went to Jesse, Munro, Jezza. The Rivergate Wine went to Cam Munro, and Jezza got the Meal Voucher. Another crunch game for our Senior side which we really needed to win, once again slipped away in the dying moments of the game, as Huntly got away with a 2 goal win. The momentum swung both ways throughout the game, but unfortunately our guys came up just a little short. A top effort nevertheless, and Grints was pleased with the endeavour, but it was disappointing not to come away with the crucial 4 points. Both Wogga and Jimmy played their loose defensive roles extremely well and set up many of our attacking opportunities. Nugget sacrificed his game and did an effective job as a tagger, while the Big Gypsy was once again on target with 5 sausage rolls, and even managed to hit the post 3 times in a row just to keep the game interesting. National Tiles Award: 3 Walshy, 2 Eddo, 1 Nugget. Rivergate Shiraz went to Johno, and Cogho got the meal voucher. Bonus Awards went to Eddo, Bubbs, Kingy, Taig, Blacky, Knackers, and Poss. Congratulations to Sophie Kennedy who took out the $1000 draw last Sunday. Also well done to Jezza for trying to head butt a 2 foot high window sill on Saturday night just to make everyone’s night a little bit more memorable. If it was anyone else they would have only had to worry about a grazed knee. Back to the Goornong Pub tonight on the bus so make sure we all get along and support our sponsors. Best of luck to all players having a kick today.GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 9 2012 Last week the Thirds put up a spirited effort against the top side in Leitchville Gunbower only to fall an agonising 4 points short at the final siren. Although we didn’t get the 4 points, the boys can take away a good feeling from the game and can know they should be somewhere around the mark come finals time. Once again Benny ‘Fabio’ Deacon was our best up forward with another 3 goals, while Jesse, Jacob, Charlie, and Jake all chipped in with one each. Blake was named our best once again, and was rewarded with a bit of a run in the Senior side. Also in the best were Fitchy, Benny, Jake Murray, Beau Casey, Joseph Whiting, and Jedd Perez. Blacky’s Reserves had another day they would rather forget, going down to Leitchville by 43 points. They boys couldn’t get the link up play going for them, and scoring was made difficult by the opposition defence. Daniel Wridgway was our only shining light up forward with 3 sausage rolls. Daniel Hester played a great game and was our best on ground for the day. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Hester, 2 Nick Butler, 1 Cam Munro. Bonus Awards went to Jez Brewer, Mick Fanning, and Cam Munro. Meal Voucher went to Mick Fanning, and the bottle of Rivergate went to Jezza. In the Senior game the they boys eventually came away with the 4 points, but had to fight for every piece of it, with Leitchville never giving in right up until the final siren where we snuck away with an 8 point victory. After a pretty even first half we went in at half time with only a 3 point lead and plenty of work to do. Something kicked the boys into gear in the third term and especially the Gypsy as he was unstoppable kicking 5 goals in the quarter. This blew the lead out to 6 goals at three quarter time and we all thought we were home. It wasn’t to be though as Leitchville came back hard in the last, and with a man down they capitalised on the opportunity kicking 7 goals for the quarter to get within 8 points. Luckily we managed to hold on though and take a much needed 4 points. National Tiles Award: 3 Aaron McKean, 2 Blair Wild, 1 Pat O’Brien. Meal Voucher went to Nugget Harris and the bottle of Rivergate went to Matt Johnson. Bonus Awards went to Johnno, Eddo, Bubbsy, Jack McCann, Hornet, and Blake Natoli. We had a great night last Saturday with the Player Auction/Casino Night in central Victoria’s best function centre the Toolleen Tin Shed. Well done to all the winners on the night including Poowong Prowler, Torquay Tiger, Patty Poofter Pants, and Gold Toothed Rat. Thanks to everyone involved in organising the event and also to Effin Dave for making everyone a winner on the Crown & Anchor table. Super Draw Winners from last Saturday are $600 Pat O'Brien, $300 Jo McCann, $100 Theresa Gee. Jo McCann also won herself the Wood Raffle. We are back to the Bridge Hotel after today’s game, and don’t forget tomorrow we have the $1,000 draw at Toolleen with the bus leaving the Bridge at 11.30am. Also keep in mind we are back to the Goornong Hotel after the Colbo game, and also have some tickets available to the Bendigo Races on Sunday 17th June. On top of all that we have the Mounts Ball on 23rd June, so please try and get along to as many events as possible to help support the club and the people organising all these functions. Phil also has a new batch of beanies that have just arrived and are for sale, along with caps and polo shirts, so see him for anything you want. Today we take on Huntly at Huntly so good luck at all players having a kick today. GO MOUNTS!
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ROUND 7 2012- BYE
ROUND 6 2012 Great results in the footy last week against Elmore with the Mounts boys winning all three grades. The Thirds kicked it off with a hard fought 4 goal win. The boys led at every change but Elmore were always within striking distance. Big Bad Benny Deacon was once again on target up forward and slammed home three goals, while (Gilmac Pty Ltd) Aiden Brohm and Sammy Timmins chipped in with two each. Our best players were Sammy Timmins, Jackson Ngawati, Aiden Brohm, Jedd Perez, and Josh McIntosh. Joseph Whiting scored himself the meal voucher (he will most likely get the fish and chips). Blackys Reserves followed suit and also came away with a 4 goal victory. After a very slow first quarter in which neither side managed to put a goal on the board, a spark was needed to kick the boys into action. Chris ‘Plugger’ Nihill provided that spark with his hit just near the pavilion wing, not to dissimilar to the Tony Lockett vs Peter Craven incident of 1994. The resulting melee got both sides fired up and they began kicking some goals. With a 22 point lead at half time, things were looking good for the Mounts boys. Camel Toe Munro was playing well in the Ruck and also chipping in with a few goals, and (Barnadown Rural Fencing) Azza Debattista was controlling the backline like a General. The boys kept at it in the third quarter to extend the lead to 40 points, however Elmore fought back somewhat to bring the final margin back to 4 goals. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Cam Munro, 2 Jezza Brewer, 1 Azza Debattista. Bonus Awards went to Cam Munro, Troy ‘Power Spew’ Young, and Jezza Brewer. Jeremy Smith got the bottle of Rivergate Shiraz, and Marcus Arandt scored himself the meal voucher. It had been quite some time since the Senior side had beaten Elmore so understandably the boys were pretty excited to come away with the Chocolates. Going into the game both sides had a few missing through injury so we always knew it would was going to be a tough game. There was also the added incentive for the boys to win, knowing that 4 points for us would result in Youngy having 5 gas chambers at the pub that night. The first quarter did not quite go our way. Elmore put 6 goals straight on the board to our score of 3 goals 4. Grints asked for a lift in the second quarter and the boys did just that adding 4.5 to 2.2 to go in at half time with a one point lead. The last half saw the lead go up and down, but our guys managed to control the last 15 minutes of the game to grab a 25 point victory. Patty O’Brien and Azza were back to some great form in the middle, and (Goornong General Store) Wogga was playing his best game for the club so far providing plenty of run from deep in the backline. The Griffin brothers were looking dangerous up forward along with (Patches Canvas & Manufacturing) Kenny who had missed a couple of weeks with an ankle. National Tiles Award: 3 Patty O’Brien, 2 Blair Wild, 1 Aaron McKean. Bonus Awards went to Taig Griffin, Alex Hand, Shea Griffin, Jack McCann, Luke ‘Beardy’ Baird, and Daniel Kerr. Walshy got the bottle of Rivergate Wine, and Bubsy got the meal voucher. Thanks to Jimmy from the Toolleen Hotel and also to Bluey from the Bridge Hotel for a good night on Saturday night. Also congratulations to Max for his 50th birthday last week (and Ange for making the cake), and to Kingy and Stacey for the arrival of Mounts future superstar full back Jed. We had 2 superdraws last week to catch up, the winners were $600 Jack Bowles, $300 Danny & Marg Tuohey, $100 Mark Oliver, and for the second draw were $600 Stephen ‘Wogga’ Wild, $300 John Tuohey, $100 Dylan McNamara. Today we take on North Bendigo. A win today is a must, so then we can sit back and enjoy 2 weeks off with byes. Make sure we all head back to the Bridge Hotel again after today’s game. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 5 2012Last week the Thirds put in their best effort against reining premiers Locky but fell a little short at the final siren, going down by 21 points. They boys were always in the game, but just couldn’t manage to get the ball through the big sticks when it counted. In his first game for the club Dooley Niemann was our best player. (National Tiles) Blake Natoli was once again trying his hardest and did pretty well considering he still has a busted arm. Tyler was getting plenty of the ball around the ground along with another newcomer in Jake Murray. Hopefully the boys can notch up another win today against Elmore. Best players were Dooley Niemann, Tyler McNamara, Jake Murray, Rhys Deacon, Alexander Pilling, and Blake picked up the meal voucher for his efforts. Our undermanned Reserves team knew they would be up for a massive challenge to be competitive with the fast running Locky side. Captain Hussle left the side in the lurch because he selfishly succumbed to the forces of the dragon and agreed to get married in the footy season. He did have a straight swap though with Nath ‘Roughead’ Byrne coming back from overseas fitter than ever and slotting straight into the backline. Blacky was so desperate with getting a side on the park, he even had to ask Grints to have a run for the first half. So along with a few more Thirds players he did get a full 18 but they boys couldn’t get much of the ball and ended up getting comprehensively beaten. (Axedale Tavern) Shea Griffin and his buddy Byrnesy were our best players and really tried their hardest for 4 quarters. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Nath Byrne, Nath Taig, Nick Butler. Bonus Awards went to Shea, Nath Taig, and Marcus Arandt. Azza got the meal voucher and Shea got the bottle of Rivergate Wine. The Senior side followed on from where the Reserves left off. Our boys really struggled to link up and too many turn overs really cost us as the Locky side used every opportunity to kick a goal. Let’s hope we can clean it up against Elmore this week and put in a much more competitive effort. The Spruce Goose was working tirelessly down back and was once of our few shining lights. (Glenco Fencing) Koe again put in a solid performance in the midfield. Eddo chipped in with a couple of nice running goals, while Trev and (OzWeld Engineering) Dusty both tried hard all day. National Tiles Award: 3 Koe, 2 Nick Edwards, 1 Garth Boldiston. Bonus Awards went to Nick Edwards, Taig Griffin, Garth Boldiston, Jezza Brewer, Jack McCann and Daniel Kerr. Dusty got the meal voucher and Trev got the Rivergate. Thanks to Adam for his hospitality at the Criterion Hotel Rochester last week. Abby and Koe were very grateful for their gifts. Sadly Abby did not get to enjoy hers, as Bubsy decided he was clearly the best on ground at the netball that day and the drinks belonged to him! Good luck to all blokes having a kick this week against Elmore. Let’s have a better day today and come away with some wins. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 4 2012 The Thirds got back on the winners list last week with a big win over Heathcote. The boys put together a solid 4 quarter performance to run away with a 136 point victory. They shared the goal kicking around but best for us in front of the big sticks was Shark Fin Montgomery who slammed home 5 sausage rolls with a Tony Lockett like performance, while (Mawson’s Quarries & Concrete) Benny Deacon, Blake Natoli, Jacob Smith, and Snake McNair all contributed well with 3 goals each. Best players were Jake Fitch, Joseph Whiting, Alex Pilling, Fin Montgomery, Ben Deacon, and Jackson Ngawati. The roles were reversed in the Reserves game as our boys copped a 117 point drubbing at the hands of a very good Heathcote side. We were short on numbers once again so Blacky had to call up some Thirds to fill the side, so thanks to those boys who stepped up. Micky ‘Mouse’ Fanning was once again our best player for the day and is really pushing his case for a gig in the Senior side. Greg ‘Superintendent’ Chalmers played well along with Daniel ‘Bear’ Hester who always gives his all. Even the presence of his old man on field could not prevent Dylan “Chalky” McNamara suffering another injury in the form of a broken arm. Might have to start drinking some more milk there Dubbs. Somehow (Armstrong Tyres) Adrian managed to kick another goal! He is now up to 2 goals for the season and has his sights firmly set on taking out the league goal kicking award. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Mick Fanning, 2 Greg Chambers, 1 Daniel Hester. Rivergate Wine went to Aaron Debattista and the Meal voucher went to Caleb Avery. Bonus awards went to Mick Fanning, Daniel Hester, Caleb Avery. It was a disappointing day for the Senior side who were playing for the Peter & Cliff White Memorial Shield. The boys were comprehensively beaten by Heathcote and will have to go back to the drawing board for today’s game against Locky. Heathcote jumped us in the first quarter slamming on 9 goals and ran away with the game from there on. Our guys really struggled with match ups around the ground, and Heathcote’s big forwards proved too difficult to stop. (G.E. Silos) Youngy started the game well and ended up kicking four goals for us, Kenny kicked two, and in his debut game young (Quality Wool) Fraser Cole from the Thirds also kicked a couple. Nugget Harris was trying his hardest through the midfield and was our best on the day. National Tiles Award: 3 Nick Harris, 2 Fraser Cole, 1 Alex Hand. Rivergate Wine once again went to Trevor Douglas, and the meal voucher went to Nick Kennedy. Bonus Awards went to Fraser Cole, Jack McCann, Nick Kennedy, Nick Edwards, Chris Black, and Daniel Kerr. Please note there are still some $1000 draw tickets available (drawn every home game, three draws next week) for anyone interested. Please see Kingy or Phil if you would like some more tickets. It’s been a while since we have had success up at Locky, so let’s hope we can come away with a few wins in today’s match and get the season back on track. We will be back at the criterion hotel Rochester after the game. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 3 2012 Last week the Thirds were out to make it two in a row against White Hills. With perfect conditions the game surprisingly ended up being a very low scoring affair with only 9 goals kicked for the day. Unfortunately for our boys only 3 of those goals belonged to us, and we ended up going down by 17 points. One big omission from the game was midfield superstar Blake Natoli, who was ruled out with a broken fingernail from last week. Big (The Bridge Hotel) Aiden Brohm played a great game and was our only goalkicker with 3 sausage rolls. Fraser Cole and Flanders Slater were once again trying their hardest, while Caleb Avery, Jake Fitch, Matt Mooney, and Tyler McNamara were also named in the best. We are still a bit low on numbers so if anyone knows someone who wants a kick please get in contact with Pete as soon as possible.The Reserves followed a similar tune and just couldn’t find enough avenues to goal on the day. A fast running White Hills side just had too many answers and have sent Blackys hair even greyer (if that’s possible). Even the inclusion of the Mallee superstar and all round Mr nice guy Cam ‘Camel Toe’ Munro couldn’t swing the momentum our way. Big (AFS & Associates) Jarrod Milson was best in front of goals for us and managed to put 3 through the big sticks. Dunny found his way to his favourite position in the back pocket and played a fine game, while Mick Fanning, Timmy O’Brien, and Luke Baird all played well through the midfield and up forward. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Mick Fanning, 2 Timmy Dunlop, 1 Timmy O’Brien. Bonus Awards: Mick Fanning, Timmy Dunlop, Timmy O’Brien, and a greedy Jarrod Milsom helped himself to both the Meal Voucher and the bottle of Rivergate Wine. The Senior side broke away for their first win of the season in a crucial game that we really needed to win. We jumped out of the blocks early and slammed home 5 goals in the first quarter to put us in the box seat for the rest of the match. Neither side could get much momentum going, and as soon as we put a couple of goals on the board, White Hills would hit back with a couple themselves. It came down to a very intense last quarter that seemed to go on forever. To White Hills credit, they never gave in and kept coming at us at every chance until we just managed to hold on at the final siren to win by 7 points. There were some pretty exited boys after the game and the song was belted out loud and proud in the change rooms. (Gerard Tuohey Transport) Walshy played one of his best games for the club from half back providing plenty of drive out of defence. Bubsy did a great job down back also, and was sporting a new look style cut which is sure to impress the ladies. (O’Sullivans Transport) Youngy slipped under the radar and finished with 4 goals and some celebrations that would rival Steve ‘Hicko’ Hicksons 2011 attempts. Koe, Cogho, Nugget etc were all doing their jobs in the midfield which went a long way to our boys coming away with the chocolates. National Tiles Award: 3 Walshy, 2 Koe, 1 Bubsy. Bonus Awards: Taig Griffin, Nick Edwards, Alex Hand, Nick Kennedy, Jack McCann, Daniel Kerr, Garth Boldiston. Rivergate Wine Award went to Taig, and Cogho got the Meal Voucher. A good night was had by all on the Pirate themed mystery bus trip last Saturday night. Big thanks to Gabe for organising the event and Captain Pirate Trev for looking after his Matey’s! Just a reminder for all players to get their membership order forms in ASAP. Please see Kingy if you have any questions. Huge game today against Heathcote as we play for the Peter and Cliff White Memorial Shield. We are also welcoming our 1962 Premiership Team celebrating 50 years. The side was captained/coached by Jack Byrne and defeated the Heathcote Rovers 9.11 (62) to 6.7 (43). Good luck to all 3 sides having a run today! GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 2 2012 The Thirds kicked off the season in the best possible way with a hard fought 10 point win over Colbo last week. Congratulations must go out to Peter Natoli for getting them back in action this year and also for shaping together a pretty good side. It was a close game all day and the boys were 4 points down going into the last quarter. There were a few nervous moments but the boys managed to hold the lead at the final siren bringing much relief to all the players and spectators. Big Bad Benny was clunking everything that came his way while Fraser and Blake were looking the goods through the midfield. Hanny booted 3 goals to be the best of the goalkickers, and Fitchy played a great game in defence and provided plenty of run and carry that set up many attacks. Best players were Ned ‘Flanders’ Slater, Blake ‘Coaches Pet’ Natoli, Jake ‘Umpires Pet’ Fitch, Fraser Cole, Joe ‘Fish’ Whiting, and Josh Hann.Unfortunately Blackys coaching career couldn’t get off to the dream start with the Reserves boys going down by 37points. The heat was really getting to the boys, none more so than Brad Hussle Ead who was sweating more than Eddo before he got his ankles strapped last week. Dylan thought he would try out his UFC skills but he was giving up about 50kgs so naturally came off second best. After a massive preseason big Nort was looking an absolute picture of fitness, unfortunately he didn’t get a kick all day so might have to work on something there. New Players Wazza and Mick both played well and have got all the ladies talking about which one of these two will take out the Mountain Man this year. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Aaron Debattista, 2 Deano Carvill, 1 Hester. Troy Young picked up the meal voucher, and somehow Nort earned himself a bottle of Rivergate Shiraz. Bonus Awards went to Wazza, Luke Baird, and Griffo. The Senior side also went down to a sleek looking Colbo outfit. We had patches throughout the day where the boys played quite well, but a few lapses allowed Colbo to get a run on in crucial moments of the game and run away to a 32 point victory. A few injuries to Youngy, Kingy, and Blacky didn’t help our cause and made it difficult for our match ups with Colbos tall timber. Luckily for us the Gypsy was on fire in the forward line and booted 7 goals for the game. A few more contributors to the score line and we should hopefully be able to match it with most teams. National Tiles Award: 3 Nackers, 2 Dusty Craig, 1 Gypsy Johnson. Meal voucher went to Azza, and the Rivergate went to Trev. Bonus Awards went to Gypsy, Nackers, Hornet, Goose, Jack, Eddo, and Bubsy.Best of luck to all 3 sides as we tackle White Hills today. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 1 2012 Welcome back to all players, supporters, and sponsors for the upcoming 2012 season. Good to see lots of new faces around the club and we are all looking forward to a successful year both on and off the field. The great man Dennis Grinton is once again in charge of the senior side and is just frothing at the mouth with anticipation of our opening game today. We also have two assistant coaches this year in Shaun Young and Dave Coghlan. In a bold and ambitious move by the club, Chris Black has been amazingly appointed Reserves coach! Luckily he will have the Gypsy helping him out and trying to keep the ‘Blackisms’ to a minimum. Peter Natoli has stepped in to help bring the thirds back into action and by all reports they should do pretty well this year. He is still chasing a few more players so please get in contact with him if you know of anyone interested. Fabulous Phil Ryan has once again taken on the role of President, with Brad Hustle Ead stepping in as Vice President. Nikki Gee has continued with the Secretary role, and a true Bean Counter in Brad King has is now wearing the Treasurers hat. Recruiting has gone well in the off season with many new faces and also some ex legends returning. New players to have a look at include Coggo, Kenny, Youngy, Wazza, Wogga, Goose, Koe, the Disco Bandit Nugget Harris, and Blackys surfer mate Mick Fanning. Also keep an eye out for the Gypsy who is looking very fit and will most likely spend a lot of time in the goalsquare. Thankfully Effun has stepped down as the chief water boy and the players may actually get a drink or two this year. Hopefully he is better at getting the alcoholic type beverages to the old boys or we might have a riot on our hands. On a sad note, our thoughts go out the O’Dwyer family with the loss of John O’Dwyer, and also to the Nihill and Tuohey families on the passing of Mrs Tuohey. Both will be greatly missed. We are expecting a bumper crowd today for the opening game of the season against Colbo so good luck to all players having a kick today. GO MOUNTS!
2011 In our final game for the season the reserves were overpowered by some strong opposition. Hornet was our best servant for the day, while Jason Comer and Nino Bucci also played well. Thanks to Patto for a fantastic job coaching the side this year, the young blokes around the club have learnt a lot under your guidance. Reserves Bonus awards 3 Jason Comer, 2 Rob Roy, 1 Hornet. Toolleen Hotel Award 3 Hornet, 2 Jas Comer, 1 Nino. The meal voucher went to Daniel King. The bottle of Rivergate wine went to Dean Carvill. The seniors finished the season off on a disappointing note being out classed by a determined Heathcote. There were some good signs to come out of the game with some of the youngsters showing great promise including Nick Kennedy, Bubsy and Taig who were amongst our better players for the day. Thanks to Grints on a fantastic season as coach, it was great to see so much passion going into the job and the improvement out of some of the younger players as the year progressed. Senior Bonus went to 10 Nick K, 4 Bubsy, 4 Taig, 4 Jez Brewer, 4 Jess O'Brien, 3 Nath, 1 Blacky. National Tiles Award 3 Jess O'Brien, 2 Nick K, 1 Pat O'brien. The meal voucher went to Blacky. Dave O’Dwyer picked up the bottle of Rivergate. Thanks to all Sponsors, Players and supporters for another enjoyable season. Especially Phil and the committee for all your hard work behind the scenes, the trainers and volunteers who have helped out over the course of the season. Don’t forget that the Presentation Night is coming up on Friday 23rd September at the Ted Harte Centre in White Hills, next to Holy Rosary. Finally, good luck to all the Mounts netball sides in the finals this weekend! Go Mounts
ROUND 16 2011The reserves were very unlucky not to make it two in a row last week recovering from a slow start to fall agonisingly short by 5 points. The side was lead by the older brigade with Bowlesy playing a blinder up forward, Slagga yet again showed he is a supreme footballing talent and Rob Roy was an out and out gun finding plenty of the footy. Jason Comer put in a solid performance as did Hornet who made his presence felt around stoppages. Dylan McNamara is said to be still looking for his head after it was kicked off at one stage during last weeks game in what the doyen of local football Hussle Ead has described as the worst thing he has seen in his 50 years of football. Toolleen Hotel Award 3 Daniel Bowles, 2 Rob Rojewski, 1 Justin Gee. The Meal Voucher went to Jason Comer. The bottle of Rivergate went to Shaun O’Brien. Club Bonus Awards went to Daniel Bowles, Jason Comer and Shaun O’Brien.The seniors faced there biggest game of the year to try and avoid the clubs first ever wooden spoon. After an inspiring pre game spray from “Effin Dave” the club distributed cold spoons out to all the sponsors after witnessing the arousing scenes. Mounts had most of the momentum for majority of the first half but the game was as messy Bubsy on a Saturday night. At centre half forward Corbin Fleming was trying to impersonate Dermott Brereton after watching a video of the great man pre game. His arrogant strut and puffed out chest seemed to be working for him as he dominated the game finishing with a career best 5 goals. After an even third quarter the boys intensity increased as much as big Gypsy Johnson’s presence on the famed Toolleen Recreational Reserve. Dukes Byrne combined well with the Gypsy to provide a strong target for the boys to kick to. Patty O’Brien yet again showed why he is the clubs B&F favorite producing another amazing performance, even labeling his opponent an oxygen thief after the game. Trigger had a day out on the wing with each disposal increasing the blood flow to the veins of many supporters. Alex “50 Cent” Hand was seen taking his opponent to the candy shop numerous times throughout the day. He was proving to be as much of a menace for the Huntly attack as he was for the patrons of the Black Swan dance floor on Saturday night. Nackers Kennedy also played his best game of the year by running hard through the lines all day. After a big last quarter from the boys and putting Huntly to the sword, it was a massive relief to finally be able to sing the song at home for the first time this year. National Tiles Award 3 Corbin Fleming, 2 Pat O’Brien, 1 Taig Griffin. Meal Voucher to the Axedale Tavern went to Matt Johnson. Rivergate Wine Award went to Chris Black. Club Bonus awards went to Taig Griffin, Nick Kennedy, Alex Hand, Nick Edwards, Matt Johnson, Jeremy Brewer, Nathan Byrne.Super Draw Winners on Saturday were $600 Keith Chambers, $300 Brad King, $100 Chris Black. Meat Tray went to Mel Harris and the trailer load of wood to Max Gibbon. Thanks to the Ladies and everyone else that helped to make Sponsors day an enjoyable day. Tonight we are back at the Axedale Tavern after the game. Tomorrow we have our second $1000 draw for the season so make sure you are there for what will be an entertaining day. Buses will be running out to Toolleen at 11:30 sharp from the taxi rank behind the black swan. If you need a ticket see Phil or Kingy. Go Mounts
ROUND 15 2011 Mounts would like to welcome all of our sponsors to today’s game and thank you for your support during the season it is very much appreciated. It was an exciting day for the reserves last week as they broke the drought to get their first win for the year and they did it in style running away with a 10 goal win. Some big inclusions came into the side and the boys were full of confidence and played some fantastic footy. Flamboyant winger ‘GE Silos Goornong’ Nick Edwards got plenty of it and gave the forwards some great delivery along with ‘Gerard Tuohey Transport’ Azza Debattista and ‘Goornong General Store’ Clancy who also helped setup a lot of the play across half back. In the forward half there were some big targets to kick to including ‘The Bridge Hotel’ Symesy, ‘Jims Fencing’ Johnno and ‘Hickson & Tuohey Transports’ Bowlesy who all finished with multiple goals. Big ‘Justin Gee Builders’ Flemo made a return to the side and helped to steady the ship in defence. While young ‘Liquid Engineering’ Jack Ryan looked lively up forward. Well done to ‘Mawson's Quarries & Concrete’ Patto and his team it was a very well deserved victory. Toolleen Hotel award went to Eddo, Symesy and Jack Ryan. Azza got the meal voucher, Clancy got the Rivergate and club bonus awards went to Symesy, Flemo and Eddo. It was a very different story for the Seniors as once again they were outclassed by a hard running Colbo side, going down to the tune of 102 points. It was very disappointing for the players, coaches, and supporters, however we will have to put that one behind us and focus on today’s game. Our backline was just under too much pressure all day with ‘McLennan Bulk Fuels Pty Ltd’ Taig and ‘Midstate Machinery’ Bubsy doing their best against some much larger opponents. ‘O'Sullivan's Transport’ Patty O’Brien continued his good form, and he would like to give a shout out to his new girlfriend. ‘Ozweld Engineering Pty Ltd’ Dusty Craig has been putting together some really good matches in recent weeks and was once again named in the best. We had to call in a favour from the Australian Air Force who provided a Hercules C-130 to get ‘John G Craig Accountant’ Corbin Fleming out of Queensland, and he was one of the few blokes that was looking like he could score a goal and finished with the day with 3 sausage rolls. National Tiles Award: 3 Bugsy, 2 Patty ‘Lover Boy’ O’Brien, 1 Dusty Craig. The Bonus Awards went to Bugsy, Corbin, Kingy, Taig, Nackers, and Chris Black who’s hair has now gone the way of Tom Cruise from his hit movie ‘Collateral.’ Kingy picked up a free feed with the meal voucher, and Corbin got the bottle of Rivergate Shiraz. Tickets for the second $1000 draw have gone out this week which will be held at the Mounts club rooms on Sunday 14th August. Buses will be running from in town and lunch will be provided so keep this date free! Good luck to all sides today and Go Mounts!
ROUND 14 2011 The clock was turned back to biblical times at Toolleen last week as (Armstrong Tyres Pty Ltd) Ben “Moses” Greenwell parted a sea of Leitchville defenders on his way to kicking a freakish crumbing goal. He didn’t let the crowd down as he then produced a Rocky Balboa like celebration pumping his arms in the air wildly. Unfortunately this wasn’t enough to lift the boys into a winning position as they went down by about 10 goals. A youthful half back line led the side from the front inspired by (Barnadown Rural Fencing) Dubsy who was in vintage form. (Bendigo Air & Hydraulics) Chris Nihill at times resembled Mil Hanna on a wing as he gathered a number of possessions. (Bendigo Auto Electrical) Adam Tuohey showed that his hard work on the track has paid off with a solid performance. Towering ruckman (Bendigo Mini Cretes) Josh Owens showed why he is regarded as the Aaron Sandilands of the HDFL reserves competition with a strong performance in the ruck. (Bourkes Kitchens) Horse Gee and (Boydies Butchery) Jason Comer rounded out the better players for the day. Toolleen Hotel award 3 David McNamara, 2 Chris Nihill, 1 Adam Tuohey. Bonus awards Justin Gee, Jason Comer and Josh Owens. The bottle of Rivergate went to Dean Carvill and the meal voucher went to Josh Owens. Not a great day for the Senior side with the boys poor first half performance paving the way for a fast running Leitchville side to take home the chocolates with a 10 goal win. Our big men stocks were depleted with (Elders – Bendigo) Trev missing with a sore knee after falling off a ladder, and (Elders Insurance Echuca) Corbin getting stuck in Queensland as he was not allowed back on the Plane because his muscles are now so large that he couldn’t fit inside the cabin door. Good to see everybody’s favourite Agronomist (Echuca CIH Sales & Service Pty Ltd) Davie ‘DJ Sexy Snake Eyes’ Jarrott getting the call up. His blistering pace and impressive ruckwork did not go unnoticed throughout the day, and he may just keep Trev out of the side this week. (Colbinabbin Fertilisers Pty Ltd) Byrnesy was getting amongst it again and bagged a couple of sausage rolls, along with the Brownish Bomber. (Drovers Arms Hotel) Taigsy Griffin was sticking closer to his man than he does to his Mrs on Saturday nights, and kept him under control. Unfortunately he couldn’t keep the Bouncers under control later that night, even with the help of his big sister Shea. National Tiles Award: 3 Nackers, 2 Nath Byrne, 1 Whitey. Bonus Awards went to Taig, Byrnesy, Nackers, Jezza, Nick Mallaveeeeeesi, DJ, Kingy, and Shea. Jezza picked up the bottle of Rivergate Shiraz, and Azza scored a free feed. Last weeks super draw winners were auction night extraordinaire Brad “Hussle” Ead $600, Charlie Brown $300 and Roger Hickson $100. The trailer load of wood went to Trigger Griffin who is still deciding whether he should keep it, cash it in or donate it back for the next home game. Thanks to everyone who attended the auction night last weekend in what was a great night had by all. Special thanks to those who put the night together or contributed items to the night. If you haven’t paid for any of the items you purchased please see Phil or Rob asap. Good luck to all teams playing today, lets get a few wins! Go Mounts!
ROUND 13 2011 The reserves were always going to face an uphill battle against ladder leader’s Elmore. But they were confident of posting a decent score and fighting it out. The defence had their work cut out with Bowlesy lining up on league leading goal kicker Matt Lecek, Eady lining up on Ryan Hayes and an endless supply of centre breaks feeding those blokes. Bowlesy kept Lecek to 9, Eady kept Hayes goalless. Rob Roy toiled it out in the ruck for most of the day but it was a formidable opponent. Dubs Snr and Jnr both played strong roles throughout the game and popped up in the awards. Jase Comer played his usual brand of tough in-and-under footy. TOOLLEEN HOTEL AWARD David “Greys are no Barrier” McNamara; Jason “Pull Your Thumb Out” Comer; Daniel “Stiff Neck” Bowles. Dean “The Kid” Carvill played a strong game, back from senior duty and earned himself the Goornong Pub meal voucher. Jye “Leonard” Cohen crooned his way into the awards snagging his first sip of Geoff Kerr’s famed Rivergate Shiraz. The seniors also faced a tough challenge against the inform Elmore. Although the boys jumped out of the blocks and put a lot of pressure on early, the hard work only lasted as long as Grints does in the bedroom. The bigger bodied bloods were too quick and skilled on the day for the Mounts boys although Jesse “Junk Yard Dog” O’brien can hold his head up high with an impressive day down back, saving us several times in the last line of defence. Jezza “Wombat” Brewer also had a good day, numerously taking on 3 or 4 of the opposition at once and really showing his size in the contests. Azza “Hunchback Notre Dam” McKean also continued his fine form this year in the guts by tirelessly trying to stem the midfield influence from the bloods. Shea Griffin was the shining light up forward kicking 2 goals from 2 forward 50 entries for the game, and picking up the Meal voucher for his efforts. Dusty Craig had a massive task down back and played well in defence after his stint in the forward line, he also picked up the famed bottle of red. Nackers Kennedys form in the bedroom is really helping his fitness on match day and continues to run out games well. The boys are keen to get Daniel “Poss” Kerr back on the park after his efforts on the bench which were dodgier than the late Rene Rivkins investment strategies. Make sure everyone gets back to the Ted Harte Centre in White Hills for the Auction Night tonight. Bring your friends and family and pick up a bargain or two. Go Mounts
ROUND 12 2011 The crowd flocked “like flies to a honey pot” (as Blacky would say) to see the two big fellas in Trev and Kingy play their 150th. The reserves had pulled together a reasonable side with (Drovers Arms Hotel) Nath Byrne and (Bendigo Auto Electrical) Jack McCann back from injury, assisted by (Gerard Tuohey Transport) Lethal Leigh Maskel rolling up from somewhere around the back of Bourke. (Midstate Machinery) Dave J was laying low for some reason and was absent, as was the Big Gypsy choosing to head to Adelaide after his first game back for the season, possibly related to the bump he laid against White Hills which nearly hospitalised a kid. The boys put in a reasonable effort for the first half and were right with Locky at half time, sniffing their first win. The tall structure in Rob Roy got 3 votes for wreaking havoc in the ruck, cooly tapping it down in the first bounce to get a centre break which Plugger Greenwell clunked in the dukes and banged home for the first major (of two, a new pb for Greenus). Byrnesy (2 votes) was blowing harder than Yasi after the first minute but ran out the game on-ball. Jack McCann was a welcome inclusion playing both up forward and down back and getting one Toolleen Hotel vote. Bonus awards went to Bowlesy (3) Byrnesy (2) and Rob Roy (1). Dubsy will be sharing the famed Rivergate over a romantic candle-lit dinner with the Mrs. Jase Comer took the meal voucher. In the seniors we celebrated two of the club legends in Kingy and Dougo playing their 150th. All the boys were up and about to get a win for the two larger than life figures of the HDFL. It was another entertaining encounter in the seniors with the boys putting up a good fight against flag favorites LBU. After a tight first half we went into the half time break a real chance to cause a boilover, however a third quarter lapse cost us dearly before the boys finished the game strongly, winning the last quarter and putting some respect back on the scoreboard. In his 150th gamer (Bendigo Mini Cretes) Trev Douglas was brilliant taking some big grabs around the ground and giving his rovers first use of the ball. (Goornong General Store) Azza McKean continued his great form of late using his sublime foot skills to the teams advantage. The snoop dog (O’Sullivans Transport) Patty O’Brien’s outstanding season continued with another blistering performance in the middle. (Boydies Butchery) Corbin Fleming continues to get better as the season progresses with the hulk like figure providing a strong target across centre half forward. Young guns (Hickson & Tuohey Transports) Nackers “Kleenex” Kennedy, (Ozweld Engineering) Jez “Wombat” brewer and (Toolleen Store) Nick “Eddo” Edwards all generated excitement amongst the crowd during stages of the game. While “Moist Brick” Griffin (Wes White Bricklaying) and the old silver fox (Bourke’s Kitchens) Chris Black were great in defensive roles.
ROUND 11 2011 A massive crowd had gathered to watch the Reserves game last week on a rumour that the great Gypsy from over the hill might be once again pulling on the boots. The enthusiasm of the crowd soon turned to disappointment as he was nowhere to be seen when the team ran out. Luckily Big Benny Greenwell (The Bridge Hotel) was up and about on the news that he would be starting at full forward, and he had his sights set on a 10 goal haul for the day. Unfortunately our boys could hardly get their hands on the ball to get it down to the great man giving him very limited scoring opportunities. Patto was looking the goods after injecting 18 litres of calfs blood into his hamstrings to get him up and going, Youngsters Zac Brewer (Rivergate Wines), Keagan Widdicombe (Rob Rye Irrigation), and Jack Ryan (National Tiles) were all trying hard. Big Sammy Dennis (Gilmac Mackie Hay) took some time out from fighting fires to have a run in the ruck much to the relief of Clancy King (Armstrong Tyres) who over the last few weeks has received more bruises on him that Kevin’s face after a footy trip. When the Gypsy finally turned up the boys felt as though he could shift the momentum of the game, however it turns out he is no good anyway and couldn’t even manage 1 goal! Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Mark Patten, 2 Zac Brewer, 1 Rob Roy. Bonus Awards went to Clancy King, Sammy Dennis, and Keegs Widdicombe. Jase Comer picked up the bottle of Rivergate Shiraz, and Jack Ryan got the meal voucher. The Senior side finally notched up their first victory of the season with a 7 goal victory over the Hillies last week. After suffering a one point loss, a draw, and another one point loss all in a row, the boys were beginning to wonder if we would ever get over the line. However we finally put 4 quarters of footy together and even with a few injuries and another few departing to other clubs, the boys fought it out and finally took home the chocolates. It was all a bit too much for Grints who has now decided to buy some shares in the Kleenex Tissue Company after he did some sums and realised he has spent over $300 with all the tears in the last 4 weeks. Even the President might have to look at his investment options too. Our boys kicked with the wind in the first quarter and with this advantage pumped home 4 goals to 1 to take a handy lead into quarter time. Dusty ‘Plugger’ Craig (John G Craig Accountant) who was spruiking a new hairdo was enjoying his new role at full forward and looking dangerous. Mounts held White Hills well in the second quarter and went into the halftime break with Azza (Elders Bendigo) and Patty (Elders Insurance Echuca) tearing up the midfield and Trev (GE Silo’s Goornong) going well in the ruck. The boys all believed they were a real chance and came out in the third all fired up slamming on another 5 goals to really swing things in our favour. Steve ‘Black Swan Bandit’ Hickson (Rodwells Bendigo) was crumbing goals from everywhere, while the backmen were playing very tight and making scoring quite difficult for the opposition. A somewhat nervous coach told the boys to continue the toughness around the ball for the last quarter and we would come away with the points. They did just that and ran away with a 7 goal victory much to the delight of the players, coaches, and supporters. Byrnsy (Quality Wool) and Poss (Peerless Products) did an excellent job on the bench and even Mick Malthouse would be impressed by some of the moves they were making. Well done to 16 year old Dean Carvill (Peter Rowe Agencies) aka the ‘Prince of Poowong’ who got the call up for his first Senior game and managed to slot through a goal which is was a great effort. Roger has since promised him a pay rise but will wait and see how that pans out. Mr Malavisi Mr Nick Malavasi (Sportspower Bendigo)took one of the all time great hangers leaving a size 12 footy boot print in the top of his opponents head which he never stopped talking about all Saturday night. Also good to see Hamstrings Hornet back into the side and he managed to make it through a full game for the first time in his career. The winners of the Shane Meade National Tiles Award were: 3 Aaron McKean, 2 Patty O’Brien, 1 Plugger Craig. Bonus Awards went to Wombat Brewer, Kingy, Nackers, Eddo, Blacky, Hicko, Dozer, and Jess O’Brien. Trev got the bottle of Rivergate Wine, and Hicko go the Meal Voucher. Thanks to Anthea & Co. for organising the Mystery Bus Trip. Everyone had a terrific night and there were some great individual performances throughout the evening. Bubsy is still looking for his wallet, phone, shirt, jocks, and his dignity after another fine performance. Wacko Jacko was running a close second and his outfit was not doing him any favours, but he won back some respect with some dirty dancing on the podium at Level 2 until 5 am. Other costumes worth a mention go to Zac Brewer, Brud Griffin, Dubbs Jnr. Plunger Griffin would not leave his new girlfriends side for the whole night, and his mates are now starting to turn on him after he announced how much he loves her and how he cant wait to settle down and start a family. Thanks to the Goornong, Toolleen, and Axedale pubs for looking after us. Back at home today to take on Locky in a game that marks two significant milestones with long time servants big Trevor Douglas and Brad King playing their 150th senior game for the club. The boys were both recruited to the club in 2003 by club legend Justin Gee and have since gone on to play in the 2005 and 2006 premiership sides and represented the HDFL at interleague level. Trevor has also won 2 best and fairest awards in 2003 and 2008 as well as captained the club for a number of years. Congratulations on the achievement boys, hopefully we can put in a strong performance today and make it one to remember. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 10 2011 The Toolleen recreational reserve resembled a hip hop video set last Saturday before the reserves game when Nick Malavisi rolled in dressed as American MC Del Tha Funkee Homosapien and busting out the lyrics of one of his greatest hits Mr Dobalina. Rather than singing the traditional lyrics however, he was heard singing, “Mr Malavisi, Mr Nick Malavisi, Mr Mr Malavisi, Mr Nick Malavisi.” The crowd were in awe of his performance and the players inspired as they charged to a quarter time lead. Young (Elmore & Lockington Districts Community Bank Branch) Stevie Hickson was again leading from the front and his celebration after kicking a goal will again going down in Mount Pleasant folklore. (Moama Quality Meats) Zac Brewer has been a big improver this year and he played his best game of the year getting plenty of the footy. (PCM – Patches Canvas Manufacturing) Deano was in everything and looms as a star of the future. It was good to see (Mick Pay Painting & Decorating) Hornet back in the side. His hard work around the packs are as good as any and his polished skills were a feature. (Peerless Products) Dylan Mac was in good touch providing the side with run and carry while (Bendigo Mini Cretes) Patto found plenty the footy. Cordell (Gilmac Mackie Hay) Walker Texas Ranger was unable to produce his heroic efforts against Heathcote from last week. It is clear his dedication to following the journey of the famed Iron Hand and his desire to stay at the Dragon’s lair is clearly affecting his mental application to his game. It is clear that Tex needs to make his way into the room of mirrors, look himself in the eye and ask, “What would the Iron Hand have done?” For the second time in as many weeks it was a strapping young local fireman who took centre stage with (Wes White Bricklaying) Sammy Dennis strutting in for his first game for the club and slotting 3 majors in a strong performance.Toolleen Hotel Award 3 Steven Hickson, 2 Zac Brewer, 1Dean Carvill. Bonus Awards 3 Shaun O’Brien, 2 Dean Carvill, 1 Mark Patten. Rivergate wine went to Brad “Hussle” Ead and Dylan McNamara got the meal voucher. The seniors were again unlucky last week going down by a point with the last kick of the game. There were plenty of positive signs to come out of the game with the improvement shown by some of the young blokes very encouraging for the club going forward. It was once again (Gerard Tuohey Transport) Pat O’Brien who led the charge with another case of leather poisoning after racking up more possessions than an 80 year old hoarder. The silky left footer has been one of the standout players in the competition this year. (Punches in Bunches) Big Trev had a mighty battle in the ruck and was influential around the ground taking some important grabs and chipping in with a couple of goals. It has been no coincidence that the sides return to form has coincided with the return of midfield general (Justin Gee Builders) Azza McKean who has been a gun since returning from injury. (Colbinabbin Fertilisers) Brad King put on a stella performance in the backline yet again and was seen after the game eating from a bag of candy that was sold to him by D Lock in the last 2 seconds of the game. Teen heartthrob (Bendigo Air Hydraulics) Corbin Fleming showed that he doesn’t always do his best work on the dance floor on a Saturday night playing a big game at centre half forward and giving the side a strong target to kick to finishing with three goals. (John G Craig Accountants) Toby was another big target up forward taking some massive grabs and returning six majors for the day in his best game for the club.The winner of last Friday's Axedale Tavern meat tray raffle was Teagan Byrne. Super Draw winners where $600 Garry Van Wynen (Axedale Tavern) $300 Rod Clarke $100 Nick Edwards. The trailer load of wood went to Trevor Douglas.National Tiles Awards 3 Pat O’Brien, 2 Dusty Craig, 1 Chris Black. Bonus awards Brad King 9, Nick Edwards 7, Jeremy Brewer 7, Chris Black 5, Shea Griffin 1, Taig Griffin 1. Rivergate Wine went to Grint’s and Meal Voucher went to Corbin. Congratulations to Pat O’Brien for recently reaching his 100 senior game milestone for Mounts. Pat played his first game for the club in the thirds in 1996. He went on to win the thirds best and fairest in 2001, play his first senior game in 2002 and played in premierships in 2005 and 2006. This year has seen him take the step up to become an elite player in the competition and we all look forward to watching him play his next hundred for the club. In a big couple of weeks for the family, Pats brother and popular figure Jesse O’brien will also play his hundredth senior game today. Jesse began his career in the thirds in 1996 playing 7 games. He took out the thirds best and fairest in 1998 before getting his first taste of senior footy in 2000. He has played in three premierships being in 2000, 2001 and 2006. Jess is a skilful player capable of playing at both ends of the ground. He has been a vital part of the team for many years. Tonight we are having a mystery bus tour leaving from the Bridge Hotel at 7pm sharp. Get to the Bridge early for a meal, or they will be available at our first stop. The theme for the night will be survivor. Make sure you’re on board for what will be an entertaining trip! Go Mounts.
ROUND 9 2011 It was Sunday morning and mobile phones around central Victoria were ringing. Our old mate (Peerless) Digger Baker had played his first game for the year and was keen to ring his mates (including one our favourites the (Axedale Tavern) Spaniard aka King of the Moors) and tell them how he had gone. The game started as it normally does for Baker, while his teammates were on the end of a 10 goal to 1 onslaught, Baker sat on the toilet making one of his very regular deposits to the local sewage farm. But it was when he hit the ground however that he delivered his best work, in a dominant display he set up all of Mounts goals before going down back and applying the breaks to the rampaging Heathcote attack. (Boydies Butchery’s) Cordell Walker the Texas Ranger took time out from his Dallas office to snag a couple of goals and intimidate his Heathcote opponents with his huge Chuck Norris-like frame. (John G Craig Accountants) Jason “Medically Induced” Comer was in career best form with his fearless attack on the contest, refusing to slow down for anything, earning him the tag of “Jason One-Speed”. The new king of Facebook, (Mick Pay Painting and Decorating) Justin Gee was hoping he would get snapped taking a hanger to use as his Profile Pic, but gravity held him back. Gravity didn’t prevent Digger having a crack however, only his Heathcote opponent refused to be a stepladder making the attempt look rather awkward. (Paul Evan’s Welding) Jeff Jarrett sported a new racoon look on the field in a futile attempt to intimidate opponents. Young (Liquid Engineering) Dean Carvill showed more promise of greatness than Jeff Kerr’s 2003 Reserve Vintage. In all, despite the scoreboard, the efforts in the face of adversity were encouraging. Toolleen Hotel Award: One-Speed Comer; Dean Carvill; Digger Baker. Meal Voucher: Cordell Walker; Rivergate Wine Award: Everyone’s Friend Mr Gee. It was a gallant effort by the seniors against the reigning premiers and undefeated Heathcote. After looking like causing a major upset late in the game the boys had to settle for a draw in what was a terrific game of footy. (Glenco Fencing) Trigger Griffin’s football is blossoming just as his love life is, with the veined warrior providing a tower of strength in defence. The defensive unit worked well together to keep on top of their opposition for most of the day. Flamboyant midfielder (Wizartry Signs) Dogga O’Brien continued his career best form. The silky smooth playmaker put a few extra bums on seats around the ground. The wombat, (Paul Evans Welding) Jez Brewer had a blistering third quarter racking up more touches than Barney on a Saturday night. The midfield were super competitive with (Wes White Bricklaying) Azza starting to hit his straps after returning from injury playing a big part, he will have a significant role to play in the second half of the year. (Colbinabbin Fertilisers) Barney had his usual impact in the middle applying an enormous amount of pressure through out the game and getting plenty of the footy. National Tiles award went to 3 Taig, 2 Jez and 1 Patty O. The Meal Voucher at the Axedale tavern went to Kingy, while the bottle of Rivergate wine went to Barney. Bonus award winners were Kingy, Taig, Bubsy, Jez, Whitey and Griffo. Thanks to all those from around the club who got to the wood cutting last weekend your support was greatly appreciated. Good luck to all players today, lets make sure we go one better than a fortnight ago. Go Mounts
ROUND 8 2011 Mount Pleasant would like to welcome all players and officials from the 1971 senior football and B grade netball premiership sides to today’s game for their 40 year premiership reunion. It’s fantastic to see some old faces around the club of some of our past greats, please make them feel welcome. Last week the reserves put up a big fight but once again fell painfully short of the mark going down by one kick in a thriller. Young Stevie Hickson (Gilmac Mackie Hay) came back after playing every game in the seniors this year and had a big impact gathering a number of possessions and showing a lot of class in a dominant performance. Dave Jarrott (G.E Silos Goornong) did his bid to play seniors no harm as he continued his consistently strong season. Jason Comer (Elders Bendigo) was another who stood out with his quality ball use and experience helping the sides cause. Dubsy (Barnadown Rural Fencing) showed the young blokes how it’s done with a number of runs out of defence and some high quality disposal. Dean Carvill (Drovers Arms Hotel) had a real crack all game and rounded out our better players for the day. Congratulations to Brad “Hussle” Ead on getting down on one knee at the Eiffel Tower and making an honest woman of Anthea on his recent European vacation. Toolleen Hotel award went to Hicko, DJ and Jase Comer. Dubsy got the meal voucher and Dean picked up the bottle of Rivergate. Club bonus awards went to Hicko, DJ and Dubsy. The seniors unfortunately went down the same path as the reserves and lost in a nail biter by one point. In a seesawing encounter which saw the lead change a number of times in the final quarter the boys were unable to pull off their first win of the season. It was great to see Grints in for his first game of the season as well as the return of Azza after a long layoff through injury. The snoop dog Pat O’Brien (Midstate Machinery) played an absolute blinder as he used his incredible work rate to rack up a number of possessions. Trev (O’Sullivans Transport) worked tirelessly in the ruck and around the ground giving the onballers first use of the footy. Bubsy (Boydies Butchery) put in a solid four quarter performance in defence and provided the team with some run and carry. Eddo (Ozweld Engineering) used his pace well from a wing and pumped the ball forward on a number of occasions. While Taig (Paul Evans Welding) and Kingy (The Toolleen Pub) didn’t give much away in defence. National Tiles award 3 Pat O’Brien, 2 Trevor Douglas, 1 Alex Hand. Meal Voucher at the Axedale Tavern went to Nick Edwards. The bottle of Rivergate went to Taig Griffin. Club bonus awards went to Alex Hand, Nick Edwards, Chris Black, Brad King, Nino Bucci and Taig Griffin. Thanks to all those players and supporters who got along to the $1000 draw last Sunday. It was a great day had by all involved, well done to Anthea and her syndicate for taking home the main prize. Today we play for the Peter and Cliff White memorial shield, it’s a massive occasion for the club so all players need to put their best foot forward and come away with a win. Go Mounts!
ROUND 7 2011 A better performance from the Reserves a couple of weeks ago against Colbo saw them go down by only a kick in their closest game yet. Finally Patto has been getting some numbers to pick from and the boys played it down to the wire, but unfortunately couldn’t come away with the chocolates. (Peter Rowe Agencies) Knackers Kennedy was allowed away from his new Mrs for a couple of hours and played a good game. The 3 old stagers in (Armstrong Tyres) Rob Roy, (Justin Gee Builders) Slagger, and (Sportspower Bendigo) Dubbs Snr were once again in the best players, while (Rodwells Bendigo) Dave ‘Sexy Eyes’ Jarrot and (National Tiles) Daniel ‘I love training’ Bowles were also having a real crack. (AFS Chartered Accountants) Clancy was having a super game in the ruck with that athletic leap of his helping him win almost no hitouts. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Knackers, 2 Dubbs Snr, 1 Keegs Widdicombe. The Bonus Awards went to Knackers, Dubbs Jnr, and Clancy King. Braydon Hopkinson was given the meal voucher in the hope it will put some meat on his bones, and Rob Roy won the bottle of Rivergate which he will go down quite will with a couple of Mars Bars. The Senior side were still looking to pick up their first win of the season against a new and improved Colbo outfit. It was not to be though as once again a second half fade out saw our boys go down by another large margin. Mounts showed a bit of fight in the first half, and with a bit of help from Colbos inaccurate kicking saw us only 5 points down at the main break. The old third quarter came out to haunt us once again as Colbo hit their straps and piled on 7 goals to 1 in the third quarter. We battled it out in the last but the damage was already done, Colbo running away with a 64 point win. (Hickson & Tuohey Transports) Patty O’Brien was once again our best on ground and is continuing his great form this season. Congratulations to (Bendigo Mini Cretes) Plunger Griffin who played a top game in defence, he is now settling down well in his new position after settling down with a fine young lady. (Axedale Tavern) Toby battled hard all day and bagged 5 sausage rolls and a broken nose for his efforts. (Peerless Products) Blacky played well in the backline despite his opponent having 80 possessions, 36 contested marks, 7 goals, and 21 points. And once again (John G Craig Accountants) Tampon Fleming has done another injury and will be out for 4 weeks. National Tiles Award: 3 Patty O’Brien, 2 Toby O’Meara, 1 Trev Douglas. Bonus Awards went to Plunger Griffin, Blacky, Shea, Jesse, Jezza, and El Nino Bucci. Whippy won the meal at the Axedale Tavern, however might have to give it away as the dress code at the pub is a bit too classy for his current wardrobe. Shea won the bottle of Rivergate to go along with every other thing he seems to be winning at the moment. Everyone make sure they get along to the $1000 draw at the Bridge Hotel tomorrow. It starts at noon and includes 2 hours of free squirt and finger food. Tickets are $25 and can be brought off any of the football players. Everyone is welcome so bring along your friends. See Kingy if you need more tickets to sell. GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 6 2011 Last weekend the reserves boys started well with the breeze at their backs with only inaccurate kicking costing them the lead at the first change. ‘Punches in Bunches’ Keag's was unstoppable up forward early on, collecting 25 possessions for the quarter. The only thing which eluded him was the big sticks as he could only manage three behinds and two out on the fulls for his efforts. LG were able to utilise the breeze to their advantage in the second quarter and kicked away to a comfortable half time lead. Unfortunately things only got worse from there, with ‘Paul Evans Welding’ Benny Greenwell's career high second goal for the season, our only other major for the day. ‘Barnadown Rural Fencing’ Jas Comer showed no signs of a honeymoon hangover working tirelessly in and under all day. ‘Bendigo Air Hydraulics’ DJ lead from the front again staking his claim for a spot in the ones while ‘Bendigo Auto Electrical’ Tex Walker was again lively putting in an impressive showing which included breaking a 12 year goal drought. Young Brayden Hopkinson provided the highlight of the day, gathering the ball in the back pocket before taking six bounces up the wing, baulking and selling the dummy to four opposition players along the way. Dean Carvill continues to impress and Zac Brewer had a solid game. The Toolleen Hotel Award 3 Dave Jarrott, 2 Jason Comer, 1 Dean Carvill. The meal voucher went to Keagan Widdicombe and Texas Walker took home the famed bottle of Rivergate Wine. Club bonus award recipients were Dean Carvill, Dave Jarrott and Jason Comer. The seniors made the trip to Leitchville last week and were looking to get their first win on the board. The side had a new look with the injection of new players Toby and Brent as well as Ziggy back for his second hit out. After a slow start we worked our way into the game and looked to be in a good position midway through the third term before a disappointing fade out late in the game saw us fall short of the mark. ‘Rivergate Wines’ Brent Fitzgerald was a shining light in his Mount Pleasant debut with his hard work in and under a real feature. ‘Rob Rye Irrigation’ Ziad Kassab racked up many possessions in close and brought his teammates into the game. ‘Wes White Bricklaying’ Blacky continued his great start to the season playing a key role in defence and rebounding the ball out on several occasions. ‘Midstate Machinery ‘ Trev Douglas was again a tower of strength, providing a big target around the ground and dominating the ruck. The great man ‘Rowell’s‘ Nino Bucci took some time out from making Caroline Wilson look second rate at The Age as he worked hard all day on the half forward line. While ‘Bendigo Mini Crete’s’ Bubsy played another solid game in defence and managed to keep his clothes on for the bus ride home this week. Congratulations to Taig Griffin for going ‘Official’ with his new girlfriend on the weekend. National Tiles Award 3 Brent Fitzgerald, 2 Ziad Kassab, 1 Chris Black. The meal voucher at the Axedale Tavern went to Trev Douglas. The bottle of Rivergate went to Bubsy. Club bonus awards went to Nino Bucci, Alex Hand, Chris Black, Shea Griffin, Daniel Kerr and Nick Edwards. Remember on Sunday the 7th of June we have the $1000 draw at the Bridge Hotel. If you would like a ticket see one of the players or netballers. Another reminder to get your membership and $100 draw tickets paid asap. Good luck to all sides today. Go Mounts!
ROUND 5 2011 For the first time this year the reserve boys were able to field a full list, although the average age was 40 years old. Numerous old club legends came back to help out like ‘Paul Evans Welding’ Crazy john, ‘Wizartry Signs’ Nick Touhey and ‘Ozweld Engineers’ Chris Nihill. It was also good to see ‘Armstrong Tyres’ Mick ‘Bully’ Carbone and ‘Hickson & Tuohey Transport’ Josh ‘Sonic’ Ogden out having a kick. The boys fought hard in the first quarter but were unable to show that on the score board. By half time the boys were spent with ‘McClennan Bulk Fuels’ Chambo tirelessly trying to stem the flow on goals in defence, along with Hamstrings ‘Justin Gee Builders’ Patten who never gave up all day in the middle. It took until 5 minutes from the final siren for ‘Peter Rowe Agencies’ Josh ‘Owie’ Owens to save the guys from dropping there shorts when he slotted one straight through the middle to register the mounts only goal for the day. It was a very tough day against the young slick Elmore team who were too strong in the end, winning by a couple of goals. Chambo, Patto and Nick Tuohey were the 3,2,1 for the Tooleen Hotel award. Dean “twinkle toys” Carville had another strong performance earning himself the Bridge hotels meal voucher, and Stewy Read made his first appearance for the year and showed he hasn’t lost any touch, taking home the Rivergate. The incentive awards again went to Chambo, Dean and Nick Tuohey. The boys will be looking to get on the winners board when they take on Leitchville Gunbower today.An injury ravaged senior side took to the field against a strong Elmore outfit and knew they would be in for a tough match. ‘Gilmac Mackie Hay’ Trev took over the captaincy from ‘John G Craig Accountant’ Byrnesy who was sitting on the sidelines with his arm in plaster, ‘GE Silos’ Brandt ‘Tampon’ Fleming (in for one week, out for four) missed the game with another extraordinary injury. New recruit ‘Sportspower Bendigo’ Symesy only lasted one week and was sporting similar arm wear to Byrnesy. ‘Quality Wool’ Johnno blew out the knee, then add in Jesse, Azza, Hornet etc and we were missing about half the side. One a positive note our new recruit Ziggy finally turned up after he had missed the turn to Toolleen and ended up somewhere near Wangaratta. Luckily a sharply dressed Grints was on hand to go pick him up and safely direct him back to the ground. Once the game started Elmore jumped us early and slammed on 6 goals to 2 in the first quarter. We managed to steady the ship and fight back to be only 10 points behind at half time. Once again our workrate all but stopped in the last half and it was all one way traffic from then on as Elmore kicked away with 17 goals to 3 to totally blow us away. It was disappointing for the boys but hopefully they can all regroup and be more competitive today. Trev played a terrific game in the ruck and was easily our best on ground. Patty Obrien once again stood up and put in another top performance. Dusty, Griffo, and Bubsy were all trying hard in the backline, and it was good to see Dubbs Jnr, ‘Emu’ Bucci, and The Malman earn the opportunity to have a crack in the senior side. National Tiles Award: 3 Trev, 2 Patty, 1 Dusty. Bonus Awards went to Bubs, Shea, Knackers, Eddo, Jezza, Kingy, and Blacky. The Axedale Tavern meal voucher went to Bubs and Shea picked up the bottle of Rivergate Wine. A reminder that we have the $1000 Draw coming up on Sunday the 5th of June at the Bridge so be sure to keep your calendar free as its not to be missed. For those with outstanding Membership and $100 draw tickets please get your payment in to Rob Roy or Phil asap. Last weekends annual ball was a great night at the tin shed. Thanks to all those who organised the night. It was a fantastic turnout well done to everyone for supporting the club. Go Mounts
ROUND 4 2011 An undermanned two’s outfit went down to a slick LBU last week on their home turf. Patto’s boys started the match well taking the lead at the 5 minute mark when Bowlsey kicked the ‘Elmore / Lockington & Districts Community Bank Branch’ goal of the day by threading the needle from 55 out on the boundary. Unfortunately this would be the only major for the day. The return of cult hero ‘Mulqueen Family Funeral Directors’ Wayne Fidler was cut short after the Rolls Royce blew out a tyre in the third term. ‘Burkes Kitchens’ Rob Roy was a rare shining light in defence rebounding many times in what was a relentless day for the defenders. ‘PCM – Patches Canvas Manufacturing’ Dill McNamara thrived in his new captaincy role racking up many possessions for the day. ‘Boydies Butchery‘ Benny “Earl Spalding” Greenwell provided one for the highlight reel, outmuscling his opponent 15 meters out directly in front before missing his set shot. ‘Wes White Bricklaying’ Dean Carvill was another who battled hard as did Horse Gee. Toolleen Hotel Award 3 Rob Roy, 2 Dean, 1 Jase Carbone. Bonus awards 3 Rob Roy, 2 Dylan, 1 Dean. The bottle of Rivergate went to Dylan and Horse took home the meal voucher. Round Three started well for the seniors with ‘Mawsons Quarries and Concrete’ BR King kicking the first couple of goals and ‘Liquid Engineering’ Corbin “J Brown” Fleming taking plenty of contested marks to get Mount’s off to a flyer. For the rest of the first half, the boys pressure was maintained at a high level, with ‘Glenco Fencing’ Patty “leather poisoning” O’Brien ( National Tiles – 3 votes) and ‘Rochester Tyres & Batteries’ Chris “White” Black (National Tiles – 1 Vote) working hard through the middle to ensure our forwards had plenty of opportunities. The Back line was standing up well, making sure the LBU ‘Wheel of Rotation’ were being covered. Going in at half time only 22 points down, ensured the boys had an opportunity to maybe clinch a victory over last year’s grand finalist. However, it was not to be. LBU midfield found another gear, which has only been seen from the likes of the reigning AFL premiers Collingwood, in their display against the Western Bulldogs on the weekend. By the end of the third term LBU had put on 8 goals 5 points to blow the game apart and lead by 67 points going into the final quarter. By the end of the third quarter, Mount’s were running on empty, with no players on the bench, with Clint “Bull Dozer” Grenfell – Knee, Rowan Symes – Hand, Nathan Byrne – Hand and Brandt “can’t take a trick” Fleming – elbow, all unavailable to come back on the ground. To the boys credit, the final quarter was fought out to the end, restricting LBU to only 4 goals and putting 2 goals on the board ourselves. Solid performances all day from ‘Mick Pay Painting & Decorating’ Dusty Craig (National Tiles – 2 Votes), Steve Hickson (Rivergate Wines) and Nathan Whipp (Meal Voucher), ensure Mounts ran the game right out to the end. After the game Pat O’Brien’s white left boot was said to have a red stain on it after gathering a lazy 42 possessions. Bonus awards went to Jezza, Shea, Stevo, Blacky, Corbin, Bubsy and Eddo. Well done to all those who got back to The Criterion Hotel in Rochester after last weeks game for a great meal and a few quite ones it was a fantastic turnout. On the social calendar tonight we have our annual ball to be held at the tin shed. It will kick off at 7:30 with buses running from the bridge, leaving at 6:30 for those interested. Also keep in mind that the first $1000 draw for the year will be held on Sunday the 5th of June at the Bridge. Tickets will be available soon. On the last Friday of each month be sure to drop into the Axedale Tavern for a meat tray raffle and happy hour from 5:30 until 7:30. Thanks to everyone that turned up last Sunday to help cut wood at Brownes. We had a great turnout of 20 guys and the job was knocked over in a couple of hours. Special thanks to Steve and Charlie for their organising. The club appreciates the work everyone did. Go Mounts!
ROUND 3 2011 Before the Easter break the boys took on White Hills in our first game on home turf for the year. The surface was looking a treat thanks to a lot of hard work going into the ground over the summer. The 2’s had mustered up the services of (Bendigo Air and Hydraulics) Silky Smooth Sexy Texy Walker and the (Bourkes Kitchens) Rugged Robinson to bolster the stocks and take on an in-form White Hills. Their inclusion was felt straight away as Texy fed (Boydies Butchery) Bowlesy lace out off the left. This gave him his second of four goals. Bowlesy’s bash and crash style proved difficult for opposition defenders to stop. (GE Silo’s) DJ Niggle got in the grill of his opponents earning him the reputation of worst on ground to line up against, but was awarded plenty of the ball for his hard running. Once the centre bounce set-up was settled, (Hickson and Tuohey Transport) Bucci and (Midstate Machinery) Dillon combined to achieve many solid clearances. Bucci was easily best on ground with strong grabs in the air and tough in-and-under stuff around the packs. The defence held tight against many opposition entries but weight of numbers took over, and towards the end they leaked many goals as defenders gambled on a win. (Mulqueen Family) Mala saved numerous goals on the last line with a fist that Mike Tyson would be proud of.Toolleen Hotel Award; 3 Nino “Caroline Wilson” Bucci, 2 Dylan “Dubs” McNamara, 1 Daniel “Lockett” Bowles. Meal Voucher at Bridge Hotel: Nick “Maldog” Malavisi. Rivergate Wine Award: Brad “Hustle” Ead. Club Bonus Awards Nino Bucci, Daniel Bowles, “Disco” David Jarrott. It was a disappointing performance from the senior side last week after an encouraging first half the boys fell away later in the game. The run of the White Hills midfield proved to be too strong as they were willing to work harder in the second half. One man who stood tall was (Mawson's Quarries & Concrete) Trev Douglas who was dominant in the ruck winning the majority of the hitouts and taking some strong grabs around the ground to be our best servant. The new Tony Libratore of the HDFL (Rivergate Wines) Chris Black didn’t give his opponent much room to breath in an impressive display. Silky smooth moving midfielder (Fusion Physiotherapy) Patty O’Brien was in good nick making some impressive runs and finishing off his work with a couple of long goals. (Wizarty Signs) Poss and (Rob Rye Irrigation) Bubsy worked hard in defence, while (Gerard Tuohey Transport) Dozer Grenfell and (Gilmac Pty Ltd) Taig Griffin tried hard in the forward half. National Tiles Award; 3 Trevor Douglas, 2 Chris “Whitey” Black, 1 Pat “Snoop Dog” O’Brien. Meal Voucher at Axedale Tavern; Daniel “Pood” Kerr. Rivergate Wine Award; Clinton Grenfell. CLUB BONUS AWARDS; Chris Black, Daniel Kerr, Taig “Head over heals” Griffin, Alex “Peter Hore” Hand, Jeremy “Little man” Brewer, Corbin “Marquee player of the HDFL” Fleming, Shaun “Windscreens” O’Brien, Brad “Clamp Hands” King. Thanks to those who organised the Cocktail night following our last game. It was a very enjoyable evening and a great turnout. Don’t forget to get your money to Rob Roy or Phil for memberships and $100 tickets as soon as possible. A reminder that the clubs annual ball will be held next weekend after the Elmore game at the tin shed, there will be buses running from Bendigo. Tonight we will be calling into the Criterion Hotel in Rochester for a meal and to read out the votes for the seniors and reserves. Go Mounts.
ROUND 2 2011 Round one started rough for the reserves with the bare 18 taking to the field. Under the watchful guidance of new coach Mark (Hamstrung) Patten, the boys were able to stay in touch with North most of the game. Ageing warriors (Armstrong Tyres) Rob Roy, and (Drovers Arms) Justin Gee battled hard all day and won a lot of ball. (Ozweld Engineering) Dubsy Snr proved age is not barrier hitting plenty of targets across half back. (Peerless Products) Clancy King took on the gargantuan task of rucking all day against seasoned ruckmen and battled well with plenty of second and third efforts and bone crunching tackles. (Grogan’s Machinery) DJ’s head crashed into the Earth harder than the Space Shuttle Columbia, synonymous with the pressure received by most players. (National Tiles) Easy twisted his ankle in an awkward tackle, leaving the team with 17 men before Patto succumbed to hammy soreness (still managing to kick goals after this). A ball bursting chest mark and goal by (AFS’s) Benny Greenwell got the boys up in the 2nd quarter. Artful ball use by (Rivergate Wines) Dubsy Jnr was a highlight as well as promising signs by (Greater City Tyres) Keegan Widdicombe and youngster Braydon Hopkinson (2 goals on debut). Despite the lack of numbers the boys were never really out of the game until the last few minutes. Toolleen Hotel Award: 3 Adrian, 2 Horse Gee, 1 Dubsy. Bonus Awards went to Adrian, Rob Roy, and Braydon. Rob also picked up the feed at the Axedale Tavern, and future UFC lightweight fighter Jack Ryan took home the bottle of Rivergate Wine. It was a new look Senior side that took to the field last week. Good to see so many former Thirds players in the side and the confidence Grints has shown in these boys will bring out the best in them this season. Kicking into the howling wind in the first quarter was always going to be a difficult job, however a good job by the defence saw North up by just a couple of goals at quarter time. (Sports Power) Dusty, (Wizarty Signs) Shea, and (Toolleen Hotel) Poss were all looking solid across the backline, and apart from his kicking out, (Rochester Tyres and Batteries) Blacky was doing well on North’s Full Forward. Mounts pegged back the lead slightly in the second quarter, and went in at half time only 9 points down. A disappointing third quarter which allowed North to capitalise on our errors saw them slam on 7 goals to our 2 and making it a massive task to come back from there. Any hope of a last quarter comeback was gone when the wind stopped and the rain started pouring down. The last quarter was a bit of a stalemate with neither side doing much scoring. Final scores were 112 to 77 but there were some good signs to come out of the day. (Bendigo Auto Electrical) Nathan Whipp was best on ground for us in his first game. Dustin (Pretty Boy) Craig had a great game at centre half back, as did other new comers in Clint (Dozer) Grenfell & Jimmy (Bomber) Walsh. (Bendigo Air & Hydraulics) Jack McCann sobered up for the first time in 8 months and looked lively when he came off the bench, and (E.B. Mawson & Sons) Patty O’Brien was raking up possessions at will proving that pre-season training is overrated. (Elders Bendigo) Brandt managed to play a full four quarter game for the first time since under 12’s. Unfortunately his brother (GE Silo’s) Corbin received a nasty gash to the face that will surely cut short his lucrative modelling career. Strangely enough Trev had the exact cut on his face too, but with a head like his we were never going to see him grace the runways in Milan. And while we are on the subject just when you thought Steve (Supercoach) Hickson couldn’t get any uglier he copped a knock to the face leaving him with suspected broken nose. It didn’t bother him too much as he sent through 2 majors during the game resulting in some wild celebrations. National Tiles Award: 3 Whippy, 2 Patty, 1 Trev. Bonus Awards went to Jez (Lovechild) Brewer, Chris (Silverfox) Black, Nath (Roughead) Byrne, Jack McCann, Stevo, and Nackerbag Kennedy. Azza is off to see Bluey for a free feed at the Bridge Hotel, and Dozer Grenfell won the bottle of Rivergate wine. Don’t forget to dust off the old suit for the Cocktail night at the Bridge tonight. There will be a flyer around today with all the details. Favourites for the top performer award are as follows: Bubsy $1.05, Jack McCann $2.60, Effun Dave $5.90, Jack Ryan $8.50, Rob Roy $1000. Make sure we all get there to support the club and the sponsors... (and Bubsy).
ROUND 1 2011 Welcome to Round 1 of season 2011. The boys have been hard at it over the pre-season under the superlative guidance of new Coach (Mawson’s) Denis Grinton. The return of the silky skilled Grinton and his coaching panel consisting of (The Bridge) Pop’s and (Armstong Tyres) Mark Patten (reserves coach) has injected great enthusiasm into the club who have been busily implementing game plans, working on fitness and honing the young blokes’ skills. It’s an exciting time for the club with a young list and a bright future ahead. Great to see some of the emerging youngsters putting their hands up with the likes of (Boydies Butchery) Eddo, (Elders Insurance) Nacker bag Kennedy, (Toolleen Hotel) Jez and (Gilmac) Jack McCann impressing during the practice hit-outs against Sea Lake, Macedon and Marong. Veterans (GlenCo Fencing) Trev Douglas and newlywed (G.E. Silo’s) Poss Kerr are leading the way again, looking sharp on the track while Blacky has entertained the group with a few early ‘Blackyisms’. (Rivergate Wines) Davey Jarrott is attempting to bring big hair back and looks like former Melbourne Storm star Matt King with his ferocious attack on the footy. Former thirds (Barnadown Fencing) Zac Brewer and (Bourke’s Kitchen’s) Jack Ryan have stood up well with faultless attendance at pre-season and are set to put in a big season. Good luck to all the new players today in their first hitout in the Mounts jumper lets make sure we get off to a winning start. Back to the Bridge tonight to analyse the first game over a few pots. Bring the cheese and kisses.
FINALS TIME The Reserves are hitting their straps at the business end of the year downing White Hills last week to the tune of 56 points. Despite all the rain during the week the ground was in good condition apart from the centre square which was wetter than a couch cushion at the Freeman household. Finally Coach Dean had been able to fill a team for the first time all year, and on paper the side looks like it could go all the way this season. Despite an intense warm up and a pre game speech from local football doyen and captain Brad Ead, the boys came out flat in the first quarter allowing White Hills to take a 2 goal lead at quarter time. The Coach was not happy with this and asked the boys to apply more pressure. The Three Stooges in Bubsy, Edo, and Jezza started to lift the work rate through the centre while up forward Fozz, Slagga, and Wiggsy Grieves could all smell goals coming their way. The game had evened up by the main break and Mounts looked to have the momentum up going into the last half. A great effort from the boys in the third quarter saw them kick 5 goals and restrict White Hills to just 3 Points. The Man Mountain in Corbin Flemming continued his illustrious recent form, shaking a Liberatore like tag on him early, before taking some great grabs and delivering well into the forward line. Ex Under 17 Best and Fairest winner and all-round nice guy Andrew Armstrong was playing the game of his life down back. Mounts looked to have the game won in the last term apart from an interchange mix up with Cannonball McLennan which threatened to wipe our score. Luckily Army was able to set a new land speed record while making his way to the bench. Play of the day goes to Dave Jarrott, who’s shot on goal from 25m out directly in front, did a right hand hook turn and almost landed in the bakery across the road. Rob Rye Irrigation Award: Corbin Fleming 3 / Alex Hand 2 / Jez Brewer 1. Bonus Awards: Corbin Fleming 3 / Jez Brewer 2 / Alex Hand 1. Azza got the meal voucher and Bowlesy got the Rivergate Wine. Raffle winners that were drawn last weekend went to: 1st prize - Dylan McNamara, 2nd prize - Daniel "Ando" Anderson, 3rd prize – Corbin “Myctophid” Fleming, 4th prize - Pat Gibbon, 5th prize - Shane Davis. Put Friday the 10th of September in your diaries, as it is the Mounts Presentation night, which is held at the Holy Rosary Primary School hall. Cost will be $30 per head that includes a two-course meal with drinks at bar prizes. The night will begin at 6pm and make sure you RSVP with Nikki Gee on either 54415035 or mount-pleasant@hotmail.com or Melissa Nihill on 0404842259. Makes sure you get there for a great night. Go Mounts! It was a case of ground hog day on Sunday for the ressies as they turned up to play north for the second weekend in a row. The boys welcomed handy inclusions back such as Bubsy, Adam Fleming, the big bear Hester and Nino “frequent flyer” Bucci. After a slow start to the match the leading assist giver in the competition Luke Freeman popped up selfishly kicking the first goal for the blue boys. Eddo provided some Usain Bolt flash down the wing to keep the momentum in mounts favour. After a scrappy first half the boys went into the sheds with plenty of confidence. Slagger “Luther King” Gee gave the most arousing speech of the season geeing the lads up for a dominant second half. Dion “George Foreman” Grieves kicked two extremely valuable goals in the 3rd quarter while Jezza was at the bottom of the pack all day with impressive determination for the footy. Brad “gigantasaur” Ead battled hard all day with conditions reminding him of those glory days in Warrnambool. With the game won in the premiership quarter it was topped of with horse snagging a left footy snap in the final quarter with a celebration that rivalled that of the diggers coming back from war. All in all the boys finally broke the 5 game losing streak in the game that counts and will come out firing to make it two in a row.The Rob Rye irrigation award saw 3 votes go to Dion, 2 Votes to Corbin and 1 to Bubsy. Bonus awards saw Nick Edwards take 3 votes, Corbs taking 2 and Bubs with the 1 vote. Stewey Read took the Meal voucher home and Azza will be enjoying the rivergate. Put Friday the 10th of September in your diaries, as it is the Mounts Presentation night, which is held at the Holy Rosary Primary School hall. Cost will be $30 per head that includes a two-course meal with drinks at bar prizes. The night will begin at 6pm and make sure you RSVP with Nikki Gee on either 54415035 or mount-pleasant@hotmail.com or Melissa Nihil on 04044842259. Make sure you get there for a great night. Go Mounts! The season came to an end for the thirds last week when they went down to North to the tune of 72 points. Well done to all the boys and Dubsy on their season. Brad Sides finished the year off strongly and was again our best servant and he collected the meal voucher. The ladies committee award went to Jordan Raymond who was lively around the goals. Marcus Arandt has had a great season and finished it off on a high note getting the Goornong Store award. Jake Edgar contested every issue and took out the supporter award while Mackenzie Whittle was our most disciplined player. The home and away season ended with a 5th successive loss for Desmond’s boys. Fortunately, the boys scored enough wins early in the season to earn a finals spot and will face North Bendigo again today for a spot in the 1st Semi Final next week. Although it was only in the runners gear it was great to see Bonjela Humphrey back out on the ground. He said although it was a numbing experience and that he struggled to get a feel for the game it was just nice to be out running around again. He also produced a stirring speech at quarter time that had the hairs standing up on the back of the players necks. A blast from the past, Moon threw a mounts jumper for the first time in years and turned back the clock with some inspiring efforts in the backline. If our boys take a leaf out his book this week and play can with the same vigour and intensity it will go a long way to winning the game. North jumped the boys early and had a solid lead by quarter time. Tiny Timmy Pattison, son of Farrer league legend Tommy Pattison, K Bags and Big Eady all worked hard through the midfield to try to regain ascendency, and the serial pest Dawso was playing one of his best games for the season before he copped a nasty blow to the protected area and his boys have spent a week on ice. Bowlsey was once again outstanding down back and along with NUMBER 85…..NICK EDWARDS, would be well backed to take out the best and fairest this year. The bulldogs proved too strong however, and ended up running out comfortable winners. The boys will need to take their game to the next level today and turn the result around in this weeks do or die clash. Rob Rye Irrigation votes went to Timmy, K Bags and Dawso. Bonus awards went to Bowlsey, K Bags and Moon. Eady took home the Rivergate and Bowlsey won the meal voucher. The senior’s season ended in disappointing fashion last week with a two goal loss to North Bendigo. After being right in the game for most of the day, inaccurate kicking proved too costly in the end. Shane Davis again worked tirelessly in the midfield and was our best servant. Brad “the glove” King yet again proved why he was the Steven Silvagni of the HDFL with numerous marks and rebounds out of the defensive 50. The junk yard dog Jesse O’Brien and Jimmy “Spew in a bag on the bus” Roscoe were solid in defence. Big Acky was a strong presence in the ruck and at ground level ball magnet Easy and Patty “Mick McGuane” O’Brien who took 86 bounces down the wing at one stage found plenty of it. Young guns Corbin Fleming and Busby were good performers as was sharp shooter Golly up forward. National Tiles award 3 Shane Davis, 2 Brad King and 1 Pat O’Brien. Bonus Awards Mark Walters 7, Ian Blandthorn 7, Brad King 6, Alex Hand 5, Corbin Fleming 3, Jess O’Brien 1, Jamie Gee 1. The bottle of Rivergate went to Acky, while Easy got the meal voucher. Good luck to all mounts players in today’s finals!
ROUND 18 2010 Dubsy’s boys took on the top side last week and battled hard against the bigger and stronger bodies of their opponents. Myles English was our best player and he was awarded the meal voucher. The Ladies Committee award went to Dylan McNamara who got plenty of the footy. The Goornong store award went to the flamboyant Zac Brewer, the consistant Keagan Widdicombe got the supporters award while Will Monaghan was our most disciplined player on the day. The twos were keen to break their 3 game losing streak by knocking off the top team. They jumped out of the blocks well with the second and third smallest blokes on the ground Jezza and Timmy having more clearances than a Persian rug dealer. They kept pumping the ball inside fifty much to the delight of our forwards. Everyone’s favourite fireman Ash Baker took time out from strutting around like a peacock to slot through 3 first half goals. In an inspired move Coach Desmond White threw Big Benny G forward and he gave us one for the highlight reel when he out wrestled his opponent in the goal square to take a strong grab before slotting though the first major of his career. The former back pocket turned goal sneak gave the crowd what they wanted as he celebrated with great vigour after his textbook finish off one step. There was an opportunity to double his account 30 seconds later in an open goal square but an attempt to kick the ball off the ground looked more like Nadia Comaneci’s dismount from the uneven bars at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games. Unfortunately he didn’t quite hit the landing or the footy and the ball rolled out of bounds. Armo was as hard as a cat’s head across half back boring in to packs and taking big marks. His willingness to win the footy at any cost was compared by many to Bubsy’s willingness to find a stray beer at any cost at a club function. Bubsy’s experiment to become a left footer continued to show positive signs as he continually rolled onto his left foot to hit targets down the ground. Bowlesy kept the “Year of the Ranga” going as he stopped more opposition advances than General Custer in the battle of Little Big Horn (a battle name also reserved for Timmy Pattison’s bedroom shenanigans). He claimed yet another scalp, shutting down Lockington’s gun full forward much to the joy of Fozz. Stuey “Lou” Read and “Rock DJ” Jarrott kept the pressure up all around the ground with some great tackles. After leading for 3½ quarters the boys ran out of legs to eventually go down by 21 points. Robe Rye Irrigation votes went to Armo, Bubs and Bowlsey. Bonus awards went to Little Timmy, DJ and Bowlsey. Stuey was awarded the bottle of wine and the peacock collected the meal voucher. Captain Brad Ead fought back tears and resembled Danny Frawley as he spoke about the return of the controversial legendary forward Tony Lockett…I mean Luke Freeman from his 4 week holiday with UFC commitments. His right fist… sorry, boot will be looking to follow on from its great form prior to the break. Last week the Seniors went into another crucial contest in what would be their 2nd last chance to make the final 5. Unfortunately the boys went down to a very strong Locky outfit, meaning it all comes down to today. With a win we just may sneak into 5th position, but lose and the boys can have a sleep in next week. The first half was almost as disappointing as Chris Black’s effort last Thursday night when he left his “former” mates stranded at the pub in the biggest betrayal of trust since Judas and Jesus. He up and left without warning, all because he wanted to get home for some kisses and cuddles with the Missus. Shame Shame Shame! If only Rob Roys Tarago was organised a week earlier then all this would not have been a problem. Locky came out punching in the first half and slammed on 12 goals to 2, and really put us out of the contest by the main break. The coach was not a happy camper and asked for a much better performance in the second half. Enter Corbin Flemming. With word that some Gold Coast FC scouts had arrived the young man decided to take his game to the next level. The 20 year old superstar with a motor as big as his presence, has burst onto the scene this season and now not only is the best tennis player in Bendigo, he is also the best footballer. When asked this week about his glorious rise to the top Fleming was quoted as saying “I dominate all facets of life. Sport, women, modelling I have risen to the peak of it all. Nobody can stop me, I’m number one, that means I’m the best”. He also showed the softer of the Fleming brothers (Brandt) how to take a pack mark with out some sort of freak injury occurring. Other players to shine for the day were a couple of geriatrics in Smithy and Doc who showed that their frail old bodies are still up to the challenge, while renowned wine maker Geoff Kerr enjoyed watching his greatest creation the 1983 vintage labelled “albino poss” also play a great game. A solid second half still wasn’t going to pull back the halftime deficit though as Mounts went down to the tune of 80 points at the final siren. National Tiles Award: 3 Poss Kerr, 2 Smithy, 1 Doc O’Connell. Bonus Awards: 10 Corbin, 4 Byrnesy, 4 Easy, 4 Acky, 3 Poss, 2 Jesse, 2 Doc, 1 Smithy. Corbin got the meal voucher at the Captain Cook Hotel, and you couldn’t get the smile off the face of Kris Davis who picked up the Rivergate Shiraz. Well done to Jack Ryan who came was rewarded for his good form in the thirds with his first senior game. Captain Chris Black has given us some great one liner’s this season. Here’s a few of his better recent comments. After training Tuesday night “grab yourselves a drink to eat”, “You guys line up alphabetically by height”, “I have half a house in my head”, “I’m the most competitive person my misses has ever felt”, “You guys pair up in groups of three, then line up in a circle”, “Make sure we all get to Heathcote early this week boys (we were playing at home)”, “If you get tackled just pull yourself off and brush yourself up” Super draw winners for last week were $600 Stuart Read, $300 Leigh Maskell, $100 Max Kennedy. Winners of the bonus draw were $600 Sarah Mannes and Ash Wallis, $300 Brud and Pinky Griffin and $100 Rowan Hickson. Tonight we have bogan bingo out at Toolleen, make sure we all get along for a great night.
ROUND 17 2010 It was heartbreak for the thirds last week as they went down by 2 points in a thriller. Brad Sides looks to be hitting his straps with another good performance in the midfield and was awarded the meal voucher. The ladies committee award went to Braydon Hopkinson for his consistent four quarter effort. Marcus Arandt was another one of our better players and he took home the Goornong store award. Jack Ryan continued on his recent hot streak and was awarded the supporter award, while Mitch Davies was the most disciplined player after making his senior debut a fortnight ago. Again numbers were an issue going into the Heathcote game for the two’s. We raided the war chest and Digger Baker filled a void at full forward, assisted by the well aged Rob Roy. Wigsy Grieves was clearly the best addition to the battle front since the automatic rifle, bagging 4 goals and earned a much needed meal voucher (which should fill out his lean frame). Numbers around the ball was the key issue for the boys as Heathcote seemed to manage clearances from disputed possession, despite some very honest attempts particularly from Azza, Ready and Dawso. Bowlsey found himself on a seasoned campaigner at full back but did well to restrict the Heathcote scoring opportunities. Davy Jarrott provided some solid straight line running as did Army, and Chambo brought in some ferocity, clearly from the sleepless nights. His Rivergate award should help with getting some sleep. Crowd favourite and Canberra correspondent Nino “Laurie Oakes” Bucci was a big pleaser as he graced the sub-par playing field, bolstering the stocks. Unfortunately a 3 goal deficit at the siren means a top three spot is in the balance more than one legged ladder. Awards as follows: Rob Rye Irrigation award 3 Daniel Bowles, 2 Aaron Debattista, 1 Stuart Read. Bonus Awards 3 Aaron Debattista, 2 Andrew Armstrong, 1 Simon Mitchell. It was a very disappointing performance from the seniors against an in form Heathcote side that were far to good on the day. The boys will need a lot of improvement in the final two rounds to keep their finals chances alive. It was again Dogga Davis who led from the front with another high possession game, while Smithy was another who worked hard in the middle. Doc continued his consistent form spending time up forward and in defence. The tougher of the Fleming brothers Corbin again showed he is getting better each week with another strong performance. Poss and Easy both tried hard, as did Acky in the ruck. National Tiles Award went to 3 Shane Davis, 2 Eamon Smith, 1 Daniel O’Connell. Bonus awards went to Corbin Fleming 10, Daniel Kerr 5, Mark Walters 5, Eamon Smith 5, Ian Blandthorn 4, Brad King 1. The bottle of Rivergate went to Mark Walters and the meal voucher went to the snoop dog Pat O’Brien. Thanks to our sponsors including John G Craig Accountant, Mulqueen Family and Midstate Machinery for your continued support. Go Mounts
ROUND 16 2010 The thirds again showed that they are improving each week under the guidance of club great Dubsy McNamara with a strong performance against White Hills last week. Jack Ryan was in everything and is growing in confidence after some impressive recent performances and looks to be a player of the future, he was awarded the meal voucher. Last years best and fairest winner Brad Sides played an excellent game in the midfield and received the ladies committee award. The Goornong Store award went to Marcus Arandt who found plenty of the footy. Jacob Weber took out the supporter award, while Braydon Hopkinson was our most disciplined player on the day. The two’s faced an uphill battle from the get-go, with Wog on the blower doing overtime to get anyone to fill in. Injuries and work (and sleepy young fellas such as Captain Snooze Dale) decimated the squad. An up-beat White Hills was always going to be a challenge. Thankfully Dad’s Army came to the fore with Dubsy and Rob Roy filling in again. Wog was tempted but decided to save himself for Wes’s festivities. Azza found himself in the guts and racked up some vital early clearances with a fantastic work rate. Clancy slotted into defence nicely taking some timely grabs from White Hills forward entries. Rick’s inclusion into the team was a big welcome, and his class really shone through, using the ball well. Big Bad Bustling was in the ruck all game, and is said to be moving slower than an over 80’s sack race during the week whilst recovering. Benny Greenwell started to shine in defence and stood tall alongside the league’s no. 1 full back, Bowlesy. We are expecting the Dave Jarrot shuttle to land in Heathcote sometime today after he launched himself deep into the stratosphere, taking one of the great hangers. Unfortunately we ended up a couple of goals short after a lively last quarter. Rob Rye irrigation awards went as follows: 3 Brad Ead / 2 Daniel Bowles / 1 Aaron Debattista. Bonus Awards 3 Aaron Debattista / 2 Simon Mitchell / 1 Brad Ead. Rivergate went to Rhyso. Captain Cook meal voucher went to Rick. Last week the Seniors took on White Hills in a crucial game where a loss would have all but ended our chance of playing finals this year. With 5 changes to the side and a forward line consisting on Kingy, Doc, and Trev, many thought we had about as much chance of winning as Bubsy keeping his clothes on at the disco on a Saturday night. However we were able to lead from start to finish and take away the much needed 4 points with a hard fought 23 point victory. Benny ‘Chalk Bones’ McCleary was given the coaching job for the day and is pretty happy to have a 100% winning ratio at the moment. It was not an easy task though with White Hills keeping the pressure right on us until the last few minutes of the game. Super game from Dogga Davis who snagged 5 goals and had a lazy 40 touches in a best on ground performance, and also Golly Gee who chipped in with 5 himself. Congratulations to young Mitch Davies who came up from the Thirds for his first Senior game, and also good to see Ewok Brewer and Turtle Pattison back into the side who have both been in red hot form in the Reserves. Big Acky Walters put on a show in the ruck and played one of his best games for the year getting possessions and taking strong marks all over the ground. The tougher of the Fleming brothers (Corbin) was another big contributor for the day while the softer brother (Brandt) watched on from the warmth of his car wrapped up in cotton wool drinking a hot chocolate. National Tiles Awards: 3 Shane Davis, 2 Acky Walter, 1 Corbin Fleming. Bonus Awards: 10 Acky, 8 Smithy, 6 Corbin, 3 Easy Blandthorn, 2 Jipposauraus, 1 Golly Gee. Easy won the bottle of Rivergate Shiraz, and Smithy got the feed at the Captain Cook. Happy 40th to Wes White last week and by the looks of things celebrations started as early as last Friday night when he was marking the lines on the ground because they were as crooked as the Melbourne Storms board. Last weeks super draw winners were; $600 - Amy & Jack Ryan, $300 - Lex Dobie and $100 - Charlie Browne. Thanks to everyone who came to the $1000 draw last Sunday, it was a great day. Thanks to our sponsors including Greater City Tyres, McLennan Bulk Fuels Pty Ltd and Peerless Products Pty Ltd for their support. Go Mounts!
ROUND 15 2010 Good to see a much more even contest for our Thirds in their last game against Elmore. Although we didn’t come away with the chocolates the boys really put in a great effort, especially in the second half which had the crowd on the edge of their seats right until the final siren. Keagan Widdicombe was a great target up forward and finished with three goals that earned him the Supporters Award. Young Liam Collins was playing a great game off the wing, reminiscent of a much, much younger version of his old man. Marcus Arandt picked up plenty of possessions all over the ground and was awarded with the Meal Voucher, while Justin McMenamin got the converted Ladies Award for his efforts. Young Tyler McNamara also showed great endeavour, especially when he used his massive frame to almost break the point post ala Leigh Matthews. Rounding out the awards was Josh Tuohey who picked up the Goornong Store Award, and the Most Disciplined went to Mackenzie Whittle. Final scores were Mounts 6 goals 4, to Elmore 7 goals 11. It is with deep regret that this will be the final instalment of the Steve “Spaniard, bubble boy and king of the moors” Humphrey saga for at least 4-6 weeks. In scenes reminiscent of Commodus stabbing Maximus in the tunnels under the coliseum, “Spaniard” Humphrey broke his thumb early in the 1st quarter. Like Maximus , he bravely fought on for the rest of the match before drifting slowly away as the match completed. Thank you Spaniard for all you have done for Rome and for our team. Chris “Chippendale” Dale was everywhere, stripping back opposition attacks as well as setting up our ours. His relentless pressure and tackling was a highlight. His left and right foot no look torpedos are becoming a feature of his game and it seems only a matter of time before he breaks a teammates finger. The self proclaimed “Big Bustling” Brad Ead battled hard in the ruck all day, picking up touches all over the ground in an Ivan Maric type performance. Slaggar was very impressive at full forward slotting 4 goals from limited opportunities. He is quickly becoming the favourite to be the full forward come finals time as the new chapter of the Kane Tatt chronicles begins to play out. The slowest man in country football, “Cobber” Bowles continued his outstanding season. His Brian Lake like reading of the play allows him to rack up massive supercoach scores every week. “Acorns” Debattista showed what a hard nut he is, attacking the ball ferociously all day. Rob Rye Irrigation votes went to Chippendale, Ivan Maric and Slaggar. Bonus awards went to Chippendale, Slaggar and Ivan Maric. Acorns won the rivergate and “Cobber Lake” got the meal voucher. The seniors had their chances a fortnight ago but were unable to come away with the points after a final quarter fade out. In a low scoring encounter heart throb James “Dean” Roscoe led the defence which did a great job to restrict the oppositions scoring. Flamboyant half back Taig “Tetanus” Griffin was another who won plenty of the ball in the back half and provided some run and carry. Hehiry continues to get many possessions each week and was dangerous with the ball in his hands setting up many attacks for the side. Exciting youngster Jack McCann continued his impressive recent form with another great performance, showing no signs of the 86 monster bombs Steve Hickson gave him the week before. Big man Mark “Acky” Walters was impressive in the ruck and around the stoppages. The Matthew Richardson of the HDFL Corbin Fleming was as damaging on the field as he has been off it in recent weeks. The National tiles award went to 3 James Dean, 2 Hehiry and 1 Taig Griffin. The bonus awards were Taig Griffin 10, Jack McCann 7, Mark Walters 6, Brad King 3, Corbin Fleming 3, Daniel O’Connell 1. Kingy got the bottle of Rivergate and Acky got the meal voucher. Thanks to our sponsors including Boydies Butchery, Rochester Tyres & Batteries and the Drovers Arms Hotel for their ongoing support. Remember tomorrow is the $1000 draw at the Captain Cook Hotel. Refreshments will be provided between 12-2, Bubsy has been banned from red wine at this function so it should be an enjoyable day. Go Mounts
ROUND 13 2010 Last week the thirds played some very good footy and they continue to improve as a side each week. There are some encouraging signs for the future with many of the boys showing a lot of promise, Brad Sides is one player who has been consistently good and he again led the way and took home the meal voucher. The Ladies committee award went to Marcus Arandt who showed plenty of endeavour. Young Des Williams stood up with a great performance and received the Goornong Store award. The Supporters award went to livewire Myles English and Axe Creek blues star Jake Edgar was our most disciplined player. The reserves had a great start to the game against Huntly thanks largely to their skipper General Maximus Decimus Meridius aka “Spaniard” aka Steve Humphrey. After whispering to his troops "What we do in life echoes in eternity. At my signal, unleash hell." Humma led by example in a dazzling best on ground performance including four goals. Many spectators around the ground compared his heroics to his previous efforts leading the Roman army against the Russian Barbarians in 180AD and later in life as a gladiator in front of thousands of blood thirsty Romans in the Coliseum. While walking off the ground he turned to the crowd and yelled, “Are you not entertained?” Slagger turned back the clock setting up many goals up forward and slotting through four goals of his own. Few could argue his arrogant statements after the game when he was quoted as saying, “I think we have found a new full forward. Imagine how good I will be when I start training!” I think we all agree old boy. His advice to the young lads after the game was as follows: “It’s not whether or not you take the mark, it’s how good you look in the air!”. Simon “Mark Wary” Mitchell got the team going early with some early goals. Acky (Who is Mark Walters?) took many good marks around the ground and gave our midfielders first use of the footy. In a story reminiscent of the Hare and the Tortoise, Bowlsey’s blistering pace steady one pace running jogging in the backline, enabled him to repel many attacks. The fiery red-head did his bit for the “Year of the Ranga’s” by taking many strong marks and having more clearances than a Labor Party Caucus room. The game got heated towards the end when constant Steven Baker – like harassment provoked a brain snap from the league’s Two’s leading goal kicker. We’ll find out later if QC Denis Denuto (aka Wes White) was able to overcome the misery that is his pending 40th Birthday, and get the Great Man off the hook. A special mention goes to Bear Hester who provided a bump that was heard but not seen. A cry is being made to the Canberra Times to release the Emu from political reporting commitments and get him on-board for the finals campaign. Rob Rye Irrigation Award votes went to Spaniard Humphrey, Acky and Azza. Bonus awards went to Acky, Spaniard and Jezza. Bet24/7’s own Simon Mitchell’s day ended with a happy ending taking home the bottle of Rivergate, while Jezza will be heading out to the Drover’s Arms for a feed. After a sluggish start, the seniors produced a great display of football in the second half to run away with a comfortable win. Inaccurate kicking (5.13) in the first half cost us a valuable lead and allowed Huntly to stay within reach. Following a quality half time spray the boys kicked into gear and dominated play for the rest of the day. Nine goals in the third quarter, and Ten in the last saw Mounts lead blow out to 89 points at the final siren. Story of the day was the fairytale senior debut of Timmy ‘Turtle’ Pattison. They young fella brought half of Wagga along to watch him and he didn’t let them down with a gutsy performance up forward and through the middle. Star onballer Benny McCleary put in another super effort and bagged 5 fantastic running goals to go with his many possessions. The albino Daniel Kerr was on fire again and his 70 meter bomb goal from the boundary line into a strong head wind was a crowd pleaser. The silky smooth Jack McCann continued his good form in recent weeks with 4 majors, and both Daniel ‘Duck’ O’Connell and Hairy popped up with 3 each. With 12 individual goal kickers and a great effort by the backline it was hard to pick the best players. Goal of the day honours goes to Duck O'Connell who roved the ball from a stoppage, then waddled for about 30m without taking a bounce, used some sort of Jedi mind trick to make his opponents run away from him, then float a kick through that still nearly missed from only 10m out. National Tiles Award: 3 Jack McCann, 2 Daniel Kerr, 1 Chris Black. Bonus Awards: 9 Poss, 8 Duck O’Connell, 5 Jack McCann, 5 Taig Griffin, 3 Ian Blandthorn. Patty O'Brien picked up the bottle of Rivergate Shiraz and Bynresy can hit up Bluey for a delicious meal at the Captain Cook Hotel. Thanks to the ladies and Snake for the meal on Saturday night and thanks to Timmy “The auctioneer” Pattison who could have sold milk to a dairy farmer he performed that well at the auction night. Also thanks to all those who made a contribution to the auction. A reminder for those with tickets for the $1000 draw, please get them to Kingy asap as its now only two weeks away! We will be heading back to the Drovers Arms Hotel in Goornong after the game for a beer tonight, hope to see you there! Go Mounts!
ROUND 12 2010 Welcome to Toolleen for today’s big clash against Huntly. Today is Sponsors Day and the club hopes all sponsors in attendance have an enjoyable day and would like to thank you for your support throughout the year. Tonight we will the annual Goods & Services auction so make sure you get along and pick up a bargin or two. Well it was a difficult day out for the Thirds last week as they again went in undermanned and up against a much stronger team who have only lost a couple of games for the year. It was all one way traffic for the first half with Leitchville Gunbower dominating all over the ground. Mounts could only manage 1 point as Leitchville piled on 13 goals to blow our boys out of the water. Our backline showed some fight in the third quarter, really putting a stop to the onslaught and keeping Leitchville to just 5 points. Mitch Dillon and Jacob Weber were both showing plenty of intensity, while up forward ‘The Twin Towers’ Tyler McNamara and Jesse Tuohey were both trying hard. Unfortunately Mounts ran out of steam in the last term and allowed Leitchville to extend their lead late in the game and run away with a comfortable victory. The meal voucher went to Mitch Dillon and Ladies man Zac Brewer was awarded the Ladies Committee Award. Jacob Weber got the Goornong Store Award, Supporter Award went to Mitch Davies, and Jack Ryan was awarded the Most Disciplined. The two’s romped home under the clinical guidance of captain Foz (Superboot) Freeman. His 10th kick for the day was for his 9th goal which knocked the umpires hat off it was that perfect, only to be denied by the umpires inability to lift two arms at once. Once again the forward line functioned well particularly with the assistance of 300+ gamer Slagger Gee, who managed to consistently mark strongly around the 50M arc (unlike Butterfingers Ead). Slagger’s big hands will come in handy as they wrap themselves around the famed Rivergate he received for his efforts. Bubble Boy Humphrey turned back the clock to the eighth century to when he conquered the Iberian Peninsula, racking up countless contested possessions throughout the midfield. A collision between the Big Ackman and an opponent was nearly as sickening as Bubsy’s incessant public displays of affection on the bus home with his new found love. The new fella Benny “Beckham” G managed one of the great goal assists of our time, unfortunately it was an opponent he spotted up lace out 15m out directly infront, to allow Leitchville their 3rd. Stu Reed was hungrier than a Baghdad hostage for the ball with brilliant determination, often winning out in a 3 on 1 contest. This earned him 2 Rob Rye Irrigation votes. Edo’s pace worried the bombers and his left boot did more damage than a biblical flood. Edo took out the Rob Rye votes, and 3 bonus award votes. Jez snagged two votes for his hard running, and Foz rounded out the awards. This win leaves the two’s in a great spot on the ladder and in an position to launch a serious assault on finals. Let’s get strong numbers to training for the last half of the season and plenty of fire in the belly. The seniors couldn’t do enough to get across the line after a slow start to the game. Flourishing in his new role as a key forward workhorse Doc O’Connell was our best performer for the day his work rate was the equivalent of Taig Griffins on the dance floor on a Saturday night. Young gun Jack McCann continued his improvement at senior level with another great game. Benny McCleary was in everything as usual putting his head over the ball and racking up the possessions. Poss Kerr produced a gutsy display coming back from a couple of big knocks to have a big influence in the middle. The “enforcer” Jamie Gee and Flemo tried hard up forward, while Jimmy and Chris “Justin Timberlake” Black were our better players in defence. National tiles award 3 Daniel O’Connell, 2 Jack McCann, 1 Ben McCleary. Bonus awards Daniel O’Connell 10, Daniel Kerr 6, Jamie Gee 4, Nathan Byrne 3, Jack McCann 3, Brandt Fleming 2, Ian Blandthorn 2. The bottle of Rivergate went to Jimmy and Blacky got the meal voucher. Tickets for the $1000 Draw on the 18th of July have been given to the footballers, so make sure you get one as it will be a great day. Good luck to all sides today. Go Mounts!
ROUND 11 2010 Well done to Dubsy and his boys who last week recorded an impressive 41 point victory against Colbo. After a solid start the boys went in at quarter time with a two goal break and maintained their lead until half time. The second half saw the boys play some quality footy to extend the lead and if not for some inaccurate kicking could have won by a huge margin. Josh Toohey snagged a couple of goals in his best on ground performance that saw him collect the Meal Voucher. The ladies committee rewarded the efforts of young gun Liam Collins with their award. The Goornong store award went to Jacob Weber for his great game, Jake Dickins got the supporter award while Josh Mawson and Mitchell Dillon shared the Most disciplined award. The reserves welcomed back some OLD favourites to the side against Colbo. Dubbsy, Rob Roy and Slagga formed one of the oldest forward lines in country football. The trio turned back the clock with their ferocious attack at the footy and intense talking pressure. Rob even managed to give off the most unselfish handpass ever 1m out in the goal square to Dubbsy who goaled (I don’t think Rob knew what to do up that end of the ground). We hope the three were able to walk this week and can get up for today’s game. After a slow first quarter where they trailed by 17 points, the boys finally hit their straps and played an exciting brand of footy for the last three quarters to eventually win by 79 points. “George” Costanzo and Eddo both had solid games. George had more clearances than the Christmas Island passport issuing office while Eddo’s ability at long range was like that of Lee Harvey Oswald, nailing 2 from outside 50. Rhyso straighten up our entries through Centre Half Forward and snagged two goals.The leader of the Moors Steve Humphrey thought he had kicked goal of the day when he kept the ball from going out of bounds, ducked under a would be tackler, pushed off another before kicking a banana goal on the run in the scoreboard pocket. Unfortunately for Humma his teammates felt Fozz’s crumbing 48 metre snap in the last quarter was better in a poll after the game. Little Chrissy Dale played his best game for the year with many dashing runs out of the defensive half of the ground. Votes for the Rob Rye Irrigation Award went to Fozz for his seven goals, Eddo and George. Bonus awards went to Fozz, George and Eddo. Little Chrissy picked up the bottle of Rivergate and Stuey Read will be heading to the Drover’s Arms for a meal. After a disappointing loss the previous week against North, the Senior group was put on notice that they had to start performing. With Johnny Taylor out injured the coaching staff were forced to make a few changes to the side. Brandt Fleming was moved to full forward which proved to be a great success, Nath Byrne came back into the side after being dropped for a facial hair indiscretion, and the biggest story of the day (and what everyone thought was a misprint in the Addy) was the inclusion of Big Bad Bustling Daniel O’Connell to line up at centre half forward. This was sure to put bums on seats and double the gate takings for the day. Mounts knew Colbo would be out for revenge after we snatched the four points from them in round one, and they did manage to jump us early with a few quick goals however Mounts steadied late in the first quarter to lead 6.2 to 5 goals straight. The tension nearly boiled over at one stage when Blacky (who is still trying to regain his tough guy image after the debacle with his hat at the ball) decided he would try to decapitate the youngest player on the field. In an unbelievable second quarter Mounts piled on 9 goals to 1 as Brandt ‘kick it to me’ Fleming was having a day out at full forward. Doc O’Connell had a shot on goal which followed the trajectory of a Muttiah Muralitharan Doosra straight through the big sticks resulting in wild celebrations. From then on the game was a bit of an arm wrestle. Golly Gee was playing a great game along with Benny in the Guts, while Patty ‘Melon’ O’Brien and Nath Byrne were playing well off the wings. Corbin ‘Boral’ Fleming was another to impress the Selectors and looks to have cemented his senior spot. Colbo fought back slightly towards the end of the match, but the damage was too great from Mounts as they ended up winning by 43 points. The backline did a great job all day while up forward Flemo finished with 7 goals in a fantastic individual performance which he believes was so good it should force Johnny Taylor to warm the pine for the rest of the year! National Tiles Award: 3 Brandt Fleming, 2 Beny McCleary, 1 Patty O’Brien. Bonus Awards went to Flemmo, Jack, Golly, Doc, Byrnesy, Poss, and Kingy. Poss scored himself a feed at the Drovers Arms Pub in Goornong, while Jack ‘Toucan’ McCann picked up the bottle of Rivergate Wine although he will have to wait a few years until he is 18 to drink it. The club would like to congratulate three time premiership star Daniel “Poss” Kerr on recently playing his hundredth senior game. The Albino has been in great form in recent weeks using his blistering pace and hard nosed approach to the sides advantage. Last weeks super draw winners were $600 Ben McLeary $300 Trevor Forbes $100 Shane “Gavin” Robinson. On the social calendar we have the sponsors Day and Goods & Services Auction night coming up on our next home game on the 26th of June. If anyone would like to help out by donating an item to the auction it would be greatly appreciated, please see Phil. The footballers are organising a $1000 Draw on Sunday the 18th July at the Captain Cook Hotel with tickets to be handed out soon so keep this day free. Last Saturdays trivia night was a great success, thanks to everyone who brought in a casserole and contributed to the night. Mounts would like to thank all of their valued sponsors including Grogans Machinery, Bendigo Mini Cretes and Trickeys Diesel Service Pty Ltd. Go Mounts
ROUND 10 2010 Once again the Thirds went into the game with an undermanned side and knew they would be in for a tough match. North came out firing in the first quarter slamming home 5 goals to nil to stamp their authority on the game from the start. Mounts battled on in the second quarter and young Sidesy stepped up and kicked a nice goal, however from then on it was all one way traffic. The score line for the last half was fairly disappointing but the boys never gave up. Dylan McNamara was doing some good rebounding from the half back line and Snake Edgar was trying his heart out. The end result didn’t look pretty but if everyone can get behind the boys their next win should be just around the corner. Awards for the game went to Josh Mawson who picked up the meal voucher, Zac Brewer won the Ladies Committee award, and Braydon Hopkinson got the Goornong Store award. The supporter award went to Bryden Tuohey, and Jack ‘Paddle Pop’ Ryan was awarded the most disciplined. It was a new look reserves side in last weeks game against North Bendigo. With the senior selectors filling their side with youth, the average age of the reserves side went up by about 6 years. The selectors also decided to drop any player who looked older than 40, so the 23 year old Byrnsey was also setting his alarm early. It was a shame Nick “Forty Winks” Kennedy didn’t set his alarm and has now booked himself a Saturday morning wake up call for the rest of the season. “George” Costanzo continued the trend of hair raising inspirational speeches pre match. “Bobby” Bucci decided to make the 6 hour trip from the nation’s capital to have a game of footy in a solid performance. “Twiggy” O’Connell took many strong contested marks across half forward and even uncharacteristically managed to put a goal straight over the goal umpires hat. Timmy “The Giant” Patterson and Jezza “The Monster” Brewer were walking tall for the first time in their careers as they were not the smallest players on a football ground. “Bubble Boy” Humphrey was heard yelling, “Who invaded Spain in the 8th century?” for much of the match confusing both his opponents and his teammates. Bowlsey followed with another impressive performance keeping North’s gun full forward to three goals. Fozz kicked 6 goals and showed the team why he doesn’t handball, when he was seen giving off a handball to “Forty Winks” 15 metres out from goal who missed from the top of the goal square. Don’t listen to your teammates calling for the ball in future Fozz, kick the goals yourself. Jason “Medically Induced” Comer continued his excellent form across half back dodging and weaving his way past opponents and setting up many attacking thrusts. Davey J relished the opportunity to have a run back in the ruck played a solid 4 quarter game. “Giant” Patterson and Armo (not Army) both gained praise from Coach White for their courageous efforts playing injured. Rob Rye Irrigation Award votes went to Byrnsey, Fozz and Bubbsy. Bonus awards went to “Medically Induced”, Bowlsey and Byrnsey. Bobby drove back to Canberra with a bottle of Rivergate and Davey J is heading off to the Drovers Arms for a meal. The seniors continued their form slump last week although they are starting to show some signs of improvement. Again the wet and slippery conditions made the going tough and after getting off to a good start we lost touch with North after a lapse in concentration in the second quarter. The second half became a slog as the rain fell and the boys were unable to put any scoreboard pressure on their opponent. A positive to come from the game was the form of some of the young blokes led by Jack McCann who played his best game at senior level showing he has a bright future. The debut of Corbin “Myctyphid” Fleming was another positive as he contested well and used his big motor to the team’s advantage. In defence Jimmy and Kingy didn’t give much away to their opponents, while midfielders Davo, Iasy and Smithy found plenty of the footy. National Tiles award 3 Brad King, 2 Shane Davis, 1 James Roscoe. Bonus Awards 10 Jack McCann, 7 Ian Blandthorn, 4 Daniel Kerr, 4 Jeremy Quick, 2 Taig Griffin, 2 Brandt Fleming, 1 Corbin Fleming. Smithy took home the famous bottle of rivergate and Iasy got the meal voucher. Last weeks super draw winners on sat night were $600 Chris Black, $300 Charlie Browne and $100 Anthea Griffin. Tonight there will be a trivia night in the club rooms after the game so make sure we all hang around and get involved in what should be an entertaining night. For those going on the footy trip get your $50 deposit to Blacky, Benny or Kingy in the next couple of weeks. Mounts would like to thank sponsors Justin Gee Builders, Ozweld Engineering Pty Ltd and Toolleen Hotel for their support. Go Mounts!
ROUND 9 2010 Thanks to sponsors Bendigo Auto Electrical, Liquid Engineering and Quality Wool for their support of the Mount Pleasant Football Netball club this season. Last week we travelled to LBU and encountered some wet conditions making all games a hard fight. The thirds put up a great effort against a strong opposition with Dylan McNamara leading the charge from the front thriving in the wet conditions and being awarded the meal voucher. Jacob Edgar was an outstanding performer hitting the contest hard and he collected the ladies committee award. The skilful Marcus Arandt was another to play well and he took home the Goornong store award. Others to play well were Mitchell Davies and Brad Sides who were awarded the Supporter and most discipline awards respectively. Thanks to LBU for providing Jezza and Marcus to fill in for the game, both played great games, it was much appreciated. The reserves battled hard but were unable to come away with a victory last week against LBU. Tough nut Daniel Bowles was welcomed back into the side and had a big impact with his straight line approach being effective in the wet conditions. Star full forward Luke Freeman was the shining light up forward kicking 4 goals in what was a difficult day for the big power forwards. Nick Kennedy showed he has a big engine as he worked tirelessly continually putting in second and third efforts. It was good to see Jase Comer starting to hit his straps with his kicking skills a feature in the difficult conditions. Bubsy and Jez tried hard in the midfield and provided the side with plenty of drive. Up and comers Timmy Patterson and Disco Jarrot ran a muck in Echuca after the game and deserve a mention in the better performers for the day. The Rob Rye Irrigation award went to 3 Daniel Bowles, 2 Luke Freeman, 1 Nick Kennedy. Bonus awards 3 Jason Comer, 2 Luke Freeman, 1 Daniel Bowles. The bottle of Rivegate wine went to Bubsy and the meal voucher went to Jase Comer. The seniors had a day to forget being totally outplayed by a quality LBU outfit in what was an extremely disappointing performance. Iasy made the most of his opportunity to start on the ball racking up many possessions and doing all the hard work in the middle. The silky smooth Patty O’Brien was at his best in and around the stoppages and along with Hehiry helped setup play through the midfield. Jamie Gee was the best forward on a day that goals were hard to come by. Smithy produced his usual tough game style that allowed him to win plenty of the footy in close. Youngster Jack McCann was good in his first senior game for the season playing a variety of roles. National Tiles Award 3 Pat O’Brien, 2 Brendan Hehir, 1 Jamie Gee. Bonus Awards 10 Ian Blandthorn, 8 Eamon Smith, 5 Jack McCann, 3 Jeremy Quick, 3 Brad King, 1 Jamie Gee. The Rivergate Wine went to Ben McCleary and the meal voucher went to John Taylor. All sides will be looking to produce a much better performance today against North in what is a huge game for the club. Go Mounts!
ROUND 8 2010 Welcome to today’s big clash against LBU. After enjoying a week off everyone is looking forward to a big performance today against one of the benchmarks of the competition. The thirds went down in a thriller last round in what was a gallant effort against Heathcote. Despite having a lack of numbers the boys fought it out and were right in the game until the final siren. The orange roughie Brad Sides led the charge and was awarded the meal voucher for his outstanding performance. Flamboyant youngster Dylan McNamara was another good player and he took home the Ladies Committee award. The Goornong Store award went to Mitch Davies who battled hard in a consistent effort. Excitement machine Marcus Arandt lit up the park on several occasions and took home the supporters award. Braydon Hopkinson rounded out the better players for the day and received the most disciplined award. The reserves went down to Heathcote in what was a tough game for the boys. Speedster Nick Edwards was our best servant, regularly using his explosive pace to burn off his opponents and get dangerous around goals. Serial pest Alex “Bubsy” Hand was another very good performer, he also backed this up by being the second drunkest bloke at the ball behind Teaser. As a consequence he has now been banned from red wine at future club functions. Jack McCann continues to improve as the season progresses and found plenty of the footy. Steve “hates doing dishes” Hickson managed to get away for the biggest pile of dirty dishes ever assembled by man to have a run around and proved to be much more effective on the footy field than in the kitchen. Ladies man Corbin Fleming is working his way into the season after an early injury setback and could be a trump card later in the year. Nick Kennedy covered a lot of ground and used the ball well to round out the better players for the day. Rob Rye Irrigation award, 3 Nick Edwards, 2 Alex Hand, 1 Jack McCann. Bonus awards, 3 Nick Edwards, 2 Steve Hickson, 1 Corbin Fleming. The rivergate wine went to Flemo and the meal voucher went to Nick Kennedy. A huge crowd had gathered to watch the Senior game as the two clubs were set to do battle for the Cliff and Peter White Memorial Shield. A couple of Old Stagers were brought back into the side in Jess ‘Grizzly Adams’ OBrien and the 38 year old birthday boy Doc O’Connell. Unfortunately Blacky missed the game as he had to head over to LA to borrow a hat from Justin Timberlake. The captaincy honours were passed onto Kingy who has been a consistent performer over the last few weeks and was well deserved. Mounts knew they had a difficult task ahead of them as Heathcote sat undefeated on top of the ladder. An emotional speech from Max ‘The German’ Kennedy got the team fired up and knowing that if they did all the right things they would come away with the chocolates. A frantic first half saw plenty of hard contested footy. Both sides were applying the pressure and the ball was getting passed around like a hot potato. Mounts went in at half time with a 14 point deficit, but knew the match was still there for the taking. Solid defence from both sides in the third quarter only allowed one goal each as the game tightened. Kingy was leading well from the backline, while Taig Griffin and Patty O’Brien were both showing class with their disposal across the middle. Just 15 points separated the sides heading into the last quarter. An early goal to Mounts got the crowd fired up, and then when big Kris Davis marked close to the goalsquare and wobbled one through to bring the margin to within a kick the game looked to be on a knifes edge. It was not to be our day however as we missed a shot on goal, which resulted in a quick rebound goal to Heathcote. They followed this up with a couple more late goals which saw the final margin blow out the a disappointing 30 points. National Tiles Award: 3 Kingy, 2 Ben ‘The BMC’ McCleary, 1 Taig ‘Slayer’ Griffin. Poggsy O’Brien won a feed at the Captain Cook Hotel, and Dogga Davis got the bottle of Rivergate Wine. Bonus awards: 9 Kingy, 8 Poss, 4 Ian ‘Clive Peters’ Blandthorn, and 3 each to Nath Byrne, Jippa, and Golly Gee. Tonight after the game we are back to the drovers arms hotel in Goornong, make sure we get some good numbers back there to support one of our valued sponsors. We would also like to thank Bendigo Air & Hydraulics, Goornong General Store and Sports Power for their continuing support. Go Mounts
ROUND 7 2010 Welcome to today’s important clash against Heathcote where we play for the Cliff and Peter White Shield. This is a must win game as it means a lot to many people around the club. Today we also welcome all past premiership footballers and netballers to a reunion of the 1980-81, 1990 and 2000-01 premiership sides. The Annual Ball will be held tonight at the Bendigo town hall and will incorporate the premiership reunion. All players past, present and supporters are welcome to attend. We would also like to thank the following sponsors for their ongoing support Barnadown Rural Fencing, GE Silos Pty Ltd and Rodwells & Co Pty Ltd. Last week the Thirds came up against a much stronger opposition and just could not match it with the White Hills boys. Mounts struggled to get the ball into their forward 50 in the first half and could only manage one point at the main break. Dubbsy asked to boys to lift in the second half and they began to put their heads over the ball and have a real crack. Dylan McNamara was looking good around the centre while Jake ‘The Snake’ Edgar was rebounding well out of defence. They finally got a couple of goals through Mitch Davies and Brad Sides but White Hills kept up with their pressure and ran away with a comfortable victory. Jordan Raymond won himself a feed at the Drovers Arms while Jacob Weber can grab himself a couple of Gummy Bears with the Goornong Store Award. Mitch Davies got the supporter award and young Sidesy did enough to impress the chicks and took home the Ladies Committee Award. Wilbur Monahan rounded out the trophies with the most disciplined. The reserves finally had a full side for the first time this year and the team looked great on paper. However, skipper Jack “Utah Jazz” McCann was concerned that the team may be a bit complacent and gave a pre game address that Martin Luther King, Winston Churchill and Nelson Mandella would have been proud of. Utah’s words obviously got through to Jess “Travis Johnstone” O’Brien, who racked up a heap of touches early and kicked some early goals. Doc was seen collecting possessions all over the ground and delivering the footy with his usual pin point precision. Inspired by “SOS” Hickson’s dashing run a few weeks ago Big Bad Bustling Brad Ead took on half the White Hills side while dashing down the wing, taking many bounces and passing the ball into the forward 50. His strut while returning to the backline was one of the great ‘look at me’ moments of the season. Fozz was seen handballing inside the forward 50 and giving off goals to his teammates in another very unselfish performance. Jezza “Timmy is a midget” Brewer looked dangerous through the midfield and up forward. Much to the disappointment of his great mate Bubsy, Nick “The Flash” Edwards never looked like kicking a goal, however he did win a lot of footy and run at Brad Ead like speed for four quarters. Leigh ‘The Mask” Maskell turned on a two minute patch of electric footy in the third quarter which will no doubt have the senior selectors taking note in the future weeks. The Rob Rye Irrigation award went to Doc, Big Jezza and Flash. The club bonus awards went to Doc, Jess Johnstone and Big Jezza. SOS Hickson picked up the feed at the Drovers Arms for another solid performance and Unselfish Fozz got the bottle of Rivergate Wine for his 6 goals. The talk of the day in the senior game was the new signing of Kris ‘Setanta O’Hailpin’ Davis. The man mountain is the size of four Timmy Pattisons, and should help free up Trev from the rucking duties this year. Captain Whiteys brain was once again working so fast that his mouth couldn’t keep up, resulting in a few classic ‘Blackisms’ before the game. It seemed to work though as mounts came out with plenty of intensity in the first quarter, winning lots of contested possessions and delivering into the forward 50 many times. Our kicking was inaccurate however and we ended up with 2 goals 5 at the first change. Davo reminded the boys of the importance of winning the match with respect to our position on the ladder and how it will affect us down the track. They boys came out fired up in the second quarter kicking 6 goals with Pat ‘Pogga’ O’Brien in red hot form racking up many possessions off the wing and using the old silky skills to hit many targets up forward. Down back both Jimmy ‘Sexy Eyes’ Roscoe, and Dale ‘Moist Pants’ Barry were playing important roles and rebounding many of White Hills attacking plays. Mounts went in at half time with a reasonable lead but Davo encouraged the team to keep up the charge and win the next two quarters. Big Setanta started coming into the game taking some good grabs around the ground and feeding off to his little helpers in Benny, Davo, and Rick. The third quarter was a bit of a stalemate as both teams struggled to get scores on the board. Mounts ran out the game hard in the last finishing with 6 goals to take away a comfortable win. Pogga O’Brien was best on ground and is also looking for a date to the ball tonight if any girls are interested. Hairy played a great game across the half back line and looked as though he had all the time in the world to set up many attacking drives throughout the day. Nath ‘Splinters’ Byrne chipped in with play of the day when he launched a long range missile from 70m hard up against the boundary that sailed through the big sticks at post height, however a special mention goes to Setanta for his Irish jig as the boys were singing the song at the end of the day. National Tiles Award: 3 Patty Oh Oh Oh Obrien, 2 Brendan ‘Hairball’ Hehir, 1 Shane ‘Dogga’ Davis. Jamie ‘The Silverfox’ Gee scored the grub at the Captain Cook Hotel, Benny McSleary picked up the bottle of Rivergate Wine, and the bonus awards went to the SuperGee Silverfox, Jip Quick, Kingy, Taig Griffo, Easy Blandthorn, and Splinters Byrne.
ROUND 6 2010 Mounts would like to thank valued sponsors Armstrong Tyres, Elders Bendigo and Wes White Bricklaying for there support this season. The thirds put in a great effort against Elmore a fortnight ago but went down in an entertaining game. Justin McMenamin was the pick of the players as he collected possessions at will and was awarded the Drovers Arms Voucher. Ash Patterson got this week’s Goornong store award after a consistent performance. Keagan Widdicombe was another to play well and received the Supporter Award. Young gun Jack Ryan impressed the ladies committee and took home their award, while lively forward Braydon Hopkinson was most disciplined and finished with two goals. The reserves lost their first game for the season in Nino “The Alpaca” Bucci’s farewell game. Despite many neutral supporters confusing Nino for Jobe Watson, he could not keep his mind on football, as his mind boggled at the thought of tax reform, shuffling of portfolios and election campaigns. The Mount Pleasant faithful were abuzz at the rumour that Justin Gee was putting the boots back on for a run. In his first minute on the ground he received a beautiful handball, ran into an open goal, tripped over his own feet before hitting the post. He did bounce back however, laying many bone crunching Max Rooke like tackles in the forward 50. After an inspirational 3 ½ minutes on the track on Thursday night big JC had his first goal for the club disallowed in a controversial umpiring decision. The highlight of the day was Steve “Son of Sparrow” Hickson’s run and bounce effort along the far wing dodging and weaving around several Elmore opponents, before passing to Azza who kicked a goal (go for goal yourself next time young SOS). Dion “The Horse Whisperer” Grieve played his first game for the year and looked dangerous around goal while the big Cameltoe was solid down back. Rob Rye Irrigation awards went Eddo, Davey J and Tangles Kennedy and the club bonus awards went to Davey J, Eddo and Tiny Tim. The Cameltoe picked up the Drovers Arms meal voucher and Jezza won the Rivergate. The seniors welcomed new player Brendan Herir into the fold but despite playing some good footy in patches went down to Elmore. Consistent ruckman Trev Douglas again led the way marking strongly and provided a big target around the ground. The man with a serious case of white line fever Eamon “The paddle pop lion” Smith played a great game winning more than his fair share in the middle and setting the tone with some strong tackling. The back half made a good account of themselves with Kingy and heart throb Jimmy Roscoe leading the charge. The albino Daniel “possum” Kerr made a fairytale return to the seniors using his explosive pace to good effect. Taig Griffin continued his good start to the season getting plenty of it and putting his body on the line to win the footy. Johnny Taylor again provided a good avenue to goal putting 5 through the big sticks. National tiles awards went to Trevor Douglas, Eamon Smith and James Roscoe. The Captain Cook Hotel meal voucher went to Taig Griffin and Poss got a bottle of his old man’s famed Rivergate wine. Club bonus awards went to Eamon Smith, Brad King, Jeremy Quick, Taig Griffin, Daniel Kerr and Ian Blandthorn. After the game we had our first two $1,000 draws, congratulations to the winners
1st Draw $600 - Shane Davis $300 - Trevor Douglas $100 - Sarah Mannes & Ash Wallis
2nd Draw $600 - Jim Morgan $300 - Chris Black $100 - Rhys McLennan
This year’s annual ball will be held at the Bendigo town hall on Saturday the 15th of May. It will also incorporate a reunion for players and officials from our premiership sides in 1980-81, 1990 and 2000-01. All players past and present and supporters are welcome to attend, please RSVP to Wes, Dubbs, Bluey, Melissa or Anthea for catering purposes. Pinky is after names of people looking to catch the bus up to Leitchville on the 19th June, if you want to know more catch up with Pinky.
ROUND 4 2010 Welcome to today’s big clash against Elmore for what should be a great day’s football and a big test for the club. Last week the thirds went down to Huntly in a hard fought encounter. Up against some of the most talented Bendigo Juniors since the Selwood’s, Jacob Weber was the outstanding performer on the day and received the Drovers Arms Voucher. Young gun Keagan Widdicombe showed he has plenty of promise and worked hard all game to get the Goornong Store award. Another to stand up was ‘Air’ Jordan Raymond who had a real crack and took home the Supporter award. Mitchell Davies and Myles English were rewarded for their good performances with the Ladies Committee and most disciplined certificate respectively. Jack Ryan battled hard and rounded out the better players for the day. The Reserves continued on their good start to the season with another convincing victory. Still struggling for numbers they had to call up some ex players to fill in. No bigger story out of the day was the return of club legend Clancy King who is rarely seen these days ever since falling head over heels in love. The prince of pistoleers killed two birds with one stone by playing his first game for the year and exposing his incredibly white skin to the sunlight for the first time in three years (refer Huntly notes). He showed patches of brilliance throughout the game but overall still has no idea how to play. Good to see Camel Toe Munro back from injury along with Timmy Patterson playing his first game for the club who has taken the title off Jezza for the shortest man in the league. Australia’s most serious pool player Nick Edwards, showed blistering pace and a superb skill level on his way to a best on ground performance. Nick Kennedy had it on a sting all game as did Ferret who looked lively up forward after being let out of his cage. The newly single Stoney also put in a good four quarter performance. ‘Big bad hustling and bustling’ Brad Ead was a powerhouse at centre half forward providing a focal point to work through. Mounts shared the goals around with Ferret bagging 5 in a great effort, while Stoney and Eddo chipped in with 3 each. Rob Rye Irrigation Award went to Eddo, Nick “Tangles” Kennedy, and Ferret, while Ferret, Stoney, and Eady took out the bonus awards. DJ Feelgood took home the bottle of Rivergate and Jason ‘Gorilla Man’ Comer won the Drovers Arms meal voucher. The seniors were unable to replicate their earlier season form fading in the second half to be defeated convincingly by a more determined Huntly side. In a game that at times in the last quarter resembled an episode of the UFC, the boys will have learnt that they will require much greater efforts in the future to enjoy any success this season. Massive structure Trevor Douglas took many grabs around the ground and battled in the ruck all game. Brad “Dustin Fletcher” King proved again that he has the longest arms in the business managing to get a fist in when he looked out of the contest and pulling in some good grabs. Smooth operator Taig Griffin’s late night training sessions are starting to pay off as he used his pace and height to win many possessions. Fresh off the catwalk at Milan pretty boy Rick Costanzo showed he’s not only at home in the middle of a catwalk, but also a football field as he racked up many touches in the guts. The new recruit that has the ladies excited Jimmy Roscoe celebrated his birthday in style with a solid performance down back. Nathan “Bendigo’s favourite plumber” Byrne rounded out the better players for the day with another consistent performance. Luke Freeman was unable to replicate the feats of his idol James Podsiadly, but was still able to kick more goals than Brandt “Breaks down more than an old Datsun” Fleming. The National Tiles award went to Dougo, Taig and Rick. Chris “Martin Luther King” Black got the Captain Cook meal voucher and Kingy got the bottle of Rivergate. Bonus awards went to Taig, Iasy, Rick, Kingy, Byrner, Golly and Doc. It was a good turn out for the cocktail night at the Captain Cook Hotel last week, thanks to everyone who helped organise and supported the night. Good luck to all sides today. Go Mounts!
ROUND 3 2010 The thirds had a tough day out against Leitchville Gunbower last week. Struggling for numbers, the boys put on a brave performance against a strong side. Thanks to Leitchville-Gunbower for providing the team with some additional players to allow the game to take place. Despite a lop-sided scoreboard, and wet conditions, a good improvement in skills and endeavour appeared to shine through. The Raper of Paper, Jack Ryan was asked to put his boof in the Addy to help sell a few copies, also earning himself the Drovers Arms award for his heroics on-field. Keagan Widdicombe attacked the ball hard against some strong tackling pressure to earn him the Goornong Store award. Mitch Davies got a few touches in the trying conditions and used the ball well, receiving the supporter award. Raymond Jordan showed signs of a very promising season, using his body well in tight and got the Ladies Committee award. Mitch Dillon strangled his opponent out of the game, manning up well and getting a few touches himself, to earn the most discipline certificate. No doubt with the amount of training the boys are putting in and endeavour of the young lads, we’ll see a tight knit group producing match winning performances in very near future. In damp conditions the reserves faced the unknown quantity of Leitchville Gunbower and came away with a convincing 87 point win. The damp conditions forced the selection panel to bring in some wet weather superstars so the smooth moving Wog white and JC were given the nod to start. With the bare 18 core players, fill-ins were required. “Lethal” Leigh Maskell pulled on the boots and provided a concrete performance from the back-line with solid marks, and set up the play well from the few entries to Leitchville’s forward 50. The Defence stood so firm all day that questions were asked if they had been using nasal technology. Like the Eureka tower, a new structure appeared down forward being JC, whose solid Rivergate worthy performance took a strong defender out of the equation; a situation Poss “I love the wet” Kerr took full advantage of having 2 goals with his first 2 kicks in 3 minutes, ending the day with 3 which were said to be cheaper than a meal out of a garbage can. Coach Dean “the thesaurus” White, now dubbed “Deanosaur” showed that evolving from the Jurassic period bears no limitations on putting in a solid performance on field He racked up touches at will across half forward, also earning him a Rivergate Shiraz. Co-Jurassic counterpart, Digger Baker showed glimpses of his glorious 2008 grand final form in his brief on-field stints. The Mcnamara family name continued to get on the score board with young Dylan slotting one through to which Foz replied “ Your joking next time kick it to meeeeeeee!!”. Foz, or “Unselfish Foz” as he wants to be called, couldn’t re-produce his previous weeks scoring feats however was seen to pass off uncharacteristically multiple times in-front of goal. He still ended the day with 4 majors. Peter Harvey Bucci also got plenty of the ball and showed strong tenacity, getting himself amongst the best. Jez Brewer continues to shine and the word is next week that 2 scouts from Richmond reserves will be up next week to track his progress. He showed good early form receiving many touches and earned himself top spot on the Rob Rye Irrigation Awards, followed by Peter Harvey and Unselfish Foz. Edo will put on some much needed weight, earning himself the Drovers Arms meal voucher. Jez, Nick Kennedy and a flu riddled Davy Jarrot took out the club bonus awards helping the side to a comfortable win. The seniors continued their good start to the season with a strong second half performance. It was again Benny Mac who led the way with another fantastic game. Workhorse Trev Douglas rucked for the entire game and found plenty of the ball and took some strong grabs around the ground. Davo looks to be hitting his straps, his link work around the ground and dangerous kicking skills were an impressive feature of his game. Jip found a lot of the ball and setup play in the front half and through the middle of the ground. Hard nut Ian Blandthorn put his head over the ball all day and provided some strong pressure in the back half. Golly and Bubsy enjoyed the role of playing forward and through the midfield finishing with multiple goals while John Taylor kicked 5 in a strong display. National Tiles Award went to Benny “Judd” McCleary, Trevor “Horse” Douglas and Shane ‘Dogga” Davis. The Captain Cook Meal voucher went to Chris “Shakespeare” Black. Rivergate Wine went to Jip. Club Bonus Awards went to Jip, Easy, Bubs, Golly who finished with 3 goals, Smithy, Pretty boy Rick Costanzo and Kingy. Tonight make sure everyone gets back to the Captain Cook for our first social function of the year, a cocktail night. Edo is said to have a few famous beverage concoctions up his sleeve, these are sure to bring Dave Jarrots split personality out for the night which will be very entertaining! Go Mounts!
ROUND 2 2010 Mount Pleasant welcomes everyone to our first home game for the 2010 season against newcomers Leitchville-Gunbower. Today we will look to continue to build on a perfect start to the season in which we came away with three victories in the football last Friday night. The thirds gave Dubsy a dream coaching debut with a convincing victory to kick off their season. Brad Sides continues to show plenty of promise and finished with 5 goals in a best on ground display that earned him the Goornong Store Voucher. The Supporter award winner, Josh Toohey also looked lively around the goals as did Tyler McNamara who was our most disciplined player. The ladies committee award went to the hard working Josh Mawson while Jake Dickins took home the Drovers Arms Voucher. Braydon Hopkinson was another player who enjoyed a great game. The seconds scored a well deserved victory beating Colbo by 83 points, but the day was all about the Luke Freeman peep show with the serious bigman kicking 10 goals and burning 10 of his team mates in the process. Steve Humphries was the engine room all day will a lazy 654 possessions before half time, with great support from Ricky ‘the male model’ Costanzo and the leagues newest inspirational leader Jez Brewer. Half of the McNamara family took to the field with Senior Dubsy rolling back the clock to snag a wonder goal, and new bloke Rothen schnitzel burger gathering many handy possessions through the midfield. The Rob rye & Club bonus awards were scored exactly the same with Foz, Hummer and Schnitzel Berger taking 3,2,1. Meal voucher went to the team’s barometer, Daniel ‘The bear’ Hester and the cheap wine went to Stuey Gough. The nights celebration had many talking points, but none more controversial than the fine leather jacket worn by Simon ‘the Fonz’ Mitchell who looked like he had just got out of a time machine from the 60’s. The seniors enjoyed a thrilling one point victory in what was a scrappy but hard fought encounter. After trailing for most of the night John Taylor sent the crowd into a frenzy with a brilliant left foot snap in the dying moments to put Mounts in front for the first time in the match. The Jonathan Brown of the HDFL Brandt Fleming played a great role across half forward finishing with three goals and taking some big grabs. Ben McCleary was pivotal in the middle throwing his body on the line on many occasions and providing plenty of drive. MJ O’Connell impressed in his return by racking up possessions across the half back line. He teamed well with fellow defenders Kingy and first gamer Jimmy Roscoe to nullify their opponents on the night. Heart throb Taig Griffin provided a good target at half forward and showed that he not only works well with his partner in crime Alex Hand on a Saturday night, but also out on the park. Hard nut Eamon Smith was effective around the stoppages while Jamie Gee, who surprised many by walking away from his computer for a couple of hours where he had been studying non stop for two months for his super coach side, enjoyed some freedom in a variety of roles during the match. National Tiles awards went to Brandt Fleming, Ben McCleary and Taig Griffin. Bubsy picked up a much needed meal voucher, and new captain Whitey scored the bottle of Rivergate. Bonus awards went to Flemmo, Doc, Kingy, Taig, Bubsy, Smithy and Golly. Mounts would like to thank all of our sponsors for their continued support, and remind everyone that our first social function of the year will be a cocktail night on the 17th of April so be sure to keep this night free. Go Mounts!
ROUND 1 2010 Welcome to all involved with the Mount Pleasant Football Netball Club for the start of the 2010 season. Round one kicks off with a big test against traditional rival Colbinabbin, and after a long and hard pre season everyone is looking forward to getting off to a big start to the year. The recently married Shane Davis (sorry ladies) has been reappointed as senior coach for the 2010 season, while Dean White will take on the job in the reserves. Club legend Dubsy McNamara will coach the thirds. Over the summer the club has been busy recruiting some talented new players including former Broadford stars John Taylor and Mick Edwards, the skilful Fleming brothers Corbin and Brandt, Bridgewater pair Michael Allen and Daniel Rothenberger, Moama defender Jimmy Roscoe, favourite son ‘the snoop dogg’ Patty O’Brien returns to the club after a successful stint at Aberfeldie and big man Mark “Acky” Walters has arrived from Kerang. In an off-season controversy of Brendan Fevola size, Tim Pattison is filling Shea Griffin’s shoes, bedroom and jumper. And we can't forget the man who has generated more excitement than Michael Jordan with a fairytale return from retirement Daniel O’Connell. Mounts also welcome the long-awaited return of Ben McCleary, who has spent as much time with the doc getting his hand fixed in the past two years as Edo has spent at the discos this summer. Tonight will be a rare opportunity to play under lights, something nocturnal creatures such as Taig Griffin and Trev Douglas have been hanging out for since juniors. Go Mounts!
FINALS TIME - 2009 Last week the thirds ended their season on a high note defeating Colbo by 29 points in a gutsy display. The boys have enjoyed a great season despite just falling short of finals action, and there is plenty of talent in the side which is exciting for the club in years to come. The ladies committee award went to Dylan McNamara who has been a big improver as the year has progressed, his work at ground level and silky skills were very impressive. The Goornong store award went to Zac Raeburn who was again a quality performer, while Hayden downs and Brad Sides shared the Supporter awards. The reserves suffered a heartbreaking loss after being in a commanding position for most of the game. The smooth mover little Jezza was in good touch hitting the contest hard and using the ball with great effect. Simo Mitchell showed that he is a class act on several occasions and his presence in the middle was damaging to the opposition. Hard nut Stuey Read again hit the contest with vigour and again looks to be hitting his straps at the right time of the year. The emu Nino Bucci highlighted another solid performance by slotting his weekly snap shot goal and produced an exciting celebration that got his team mates fired up. Former international cricketer and member of Brett Lee’s band, six and out, Gavin Robinson featured amongst the better players. Proving he is capable of getting results away from the dry sub continent decks and behind his drum kit. Super boot Micky Checkley rounded out the better players for the day. Rob Rye Irrigation awards went to Bobby Boo-shay, Little Brew and “Peter Hore” Mitchell. Bonus awards went to Little Brew, S Read, Peter Hore and Cletus Checkley. Gavin Robinson took home the bottle of Rivergate. The seniors finished the season off with an inexperienced side on the park, but played some good footy in patches. As has been the story for most of the year they were unable to put together four quarters of footy. The flying Dutchman rounded out a terrific season with another impressive performance and he would now be a strong favourite to take out this years best and fairest award. Wonder kid Illa proved he has a big future in front of him to finish off one of the most impressive debuts seasons from a young kid in recent years. Hummer proved that having short fingers doesn’t mean you cant play good footy as he wound back the clock to rack up possessions across half back and ended a consistent year on a good note. The man who escaped from a touring circus passing through Toolleen years ago Brucey Sheppard, played a very effective role in defence, as did Leigh “Bibi” Davies up forward and in the ruck. Another positive to come out of the game was the emergence of Danny Sordello who was able to stand up and slot a couple of goals in his senior debut. National Tiles awards went to Hummer, Illa and Jip. Bonus awards went to Illa, Hummer, Brucey, Jack, and Danny. The bottle of Rivergate went to Danny.Good luck today to the reserves as they look to launch an assault on this year’s finals series. It’s also great to see the netballers having such a successful year this year so make sure all the footballers get across to offer some support. Thanks to the following sponsors for their support this year Liquid Engineering, McLennan Bulk Fuels Pty Ltd and Midstate Machinery. Go Mounts.
ROUND 16 - 2009 Last week we travelled to Elmore to play them for the third time this season. The Thirds boys kicked off the day and unfortunately they got off to another slow start and didn’t manage to score for the first quarter. The second and third quarters produced much of the same as the boys battled hard against a very strong opponent. Going into the final quarter the boys were asked to give it their all. They took this advice on board and managed to outscore Elmore in the last quarter, however the damage had already been done and the boys ended up going down by 55 points. The Ladies Committee Award went to Zac Raeburn, Braydon Hopkinson picked up the Goornong Store Award, and Joel Clark and Brad Sides got the Supporter Awards. The Reserves went into the game knowing they had to win to keep 2nd spot on the ladder. They came out firing in the first quarter as they dominated the play but inaccurate kicking allowed Elmore to keep in touch at the first break. In the second quarter Elmore fought back and were only a few kicks down at the main break. The last half saw the boys kick into top gear with Wiggsy getting heaps of the ball and Chambo continuing his recent good form with another strong game in the ruck. Hester presented strongly in the goalsquare all day and finished the day with 15 kicks (1 goal and 14 behinds). Final scores were Mounts 15.14 to Elmore 8.3. Rob Rye Irrigation Award: 3 Wiggsy, 2 Chambo, 1 Azza. Bonus Awards went to Wiggsy, Jase, Hester and Chambo. Hester also scored the Rivergate Wine, while Azza was awarded the Pewter Mug and made good use of it. Everyone get behind the boys today as they need to win to claim the all important double chance in the finals. The seniors went into last week’s game with a young side and gave a good account of themselves before falling away in the last quarter. Promising youngster Steve Hickson made his senior debut in what should be his first of many games at senior level, while Nick Kennedy, Jack McCann and Josh Illarietti are other exciting prospects to emerge this season. Dutchy Barry’s impressive season rolled on with another polished display playing roles all around the ground at different stages of the game. Hummer was again creating drive from defence and in the middle. Skilful half forward Jip setup numerous scoring opportunities for the forwards. Excitement machine Illa was everywhere and took several strong marks around the ground as well as being opportunistic at ground level on many occasions. Nathan “KB” Byrne showed enormous strength playing out the game after badly breaking his finger in the early stages of the game an act that typifies the vice captains courage. Smithy and Stoney were both given roles in which they excelled, while small forward Brucey was effective around the goals. Trevor Douglas was again more than competitive in the ruck and around the ground. National Tiles Awards went to Andrew Barry, Steven Humphrey, Jeremy Quick. Bonus awards were collected by Steven Humphrey, Josh Illarietti, Nath Byrne, Eamon Smith, Zac Stone and Brad Shepherd. The bottle of Rivergate went to an ecstatic Trevor Douglas. Today the home and away season draws to an end, the club would once again like to thank all sponsors, players and supporters for their support during the season. For all those sides that have made the finals good luck! Go Mounts!
ROUND 15 - 2009 Last week the thirds went down in a thriller to North Bendigo after a great start that saw them go into quarter time with a handy break. The talented Danny Sordello led the way through out the game and was awarded the ladies committee award for his efforts. The exciting Josh Mawson also played an impressive game to collect the Goornong store award. While Hayden Downs and best and fairest favourite Brad Sides took home the Supporters awards. The two’s faced a fiery encounter from an underrated North Bendigo side. With the bare 18 again, numbers were sought from the 3rds and old hats. It was good to see Big Neillo don the boots after Chris Nihill was nowhere to be seen, said to be still licking his wounds from the prior week. The game was close for the first three quarters with North having replies to every surge the twos made, much to the zoo’s delight. It would only be a matter of time before the game broke open, similar to Davey Jarret’s skin as he copped fist and elbow at the bottom of every pack. Highlights were Robbo’s famous “Hot Dog” comment as he encouraged one of the opponents to grab his half time snack, and Az trying to put to sleep one of the feisty players infront of the raucous crowd after receiving a cheap shot. This earned him some much deserved time on the bench care of Billy “The Kid” Whatley. It was great to see Digger Baker bolster the forward line. Greg Chambers continued his incredible run of form earning him top of the bonus awards. Wigsy was consistent again. Az found a rich vein of form having a run in the midfield and Jeremy “Formerly Shortest Man in the World” Brewer got plenty of it too. Eddo copped the fine drop otherwise known as Rivergate. The seniors were unable to produce their best football and outplayed by a more efficient North Bendigo on their home turf. The defence held up strong again with Kingy and Dogga Barry making life difficult for North’s forwards in the first half. Dogga was given the arduous task of shutting down goal kicking machine A James and was able to restrict his influence on the game. Jip continued his good recent form setting up a number of attacks from half forward. Vicious tackler Eamon Smith set the tone in the centre again and was able to win plenty of the footy as well as apply strong pressure to the ball carrier. Leroy Davies snagged another bag of goals and continues to go from strength to strength up forward providing a strong target to kick to. Ever reliable Trevor Douglas was again amongst the best and his aerial skills were fantastic to watch. National Tiles Award went to Kingy, Leroy and Dogga Barry. Bonus Awards were collected by Smithy, Kingy, Nath “Kevin Bartlett” Byrne, Jack McCann, Fozza and Brucey. Jip got the bottle of Rivergate. Thanks to everyone that attended the Comedy Night last Saturday as it was a huge success. It was a classic night that saw the sniper Brad Ead best afield as he had a field day knocking off unsuspecting victims all night. Well done to Stuey Gough and Kingy for putting the night together. The club would also like to thank the following sponsors for their support Greater City Tyres, Grogan’s Machinery and Hickson & Tuohey Transports. Go Mounts!
ROUND 14 - 2009The thirds had another good win last week against White Hills and have kept their finals chances alive for another week. The orange roughie Brad Sides took out the Ladies committee award after another impressive performance snagging three goals along the way. Zac Raeburn was another in good form winning the Goornong Store award. The supporter’s awards went to Zac Brewer and Brenton Patty, while Ryan Barns-Johnson finished the game with four majors and looked dangerous up forward. The reserves continued their charge towards the finals with another win and moved back into a top two position. After a slow start, the boys stepped up a gear in the second half after some hard words from stand in coach for the day Big Bad Hustling and Bustling Brad Ead. Greggy Chambers was again a dominant player, his strength in the contest and bone crunching tackles were a feature. The man with the biggest arms since Popeye Shea Griffin was sticking out the dukes and pulling in some strong grabs at centre half forward in a dominant display. The nimble Jason Carbon was another who looked good around the goals snagging a couple and setting up a few as well. Nino “Bobby” Boo-Shay was again a prolific ball getter and has also shown that he loves kicking goals and getting his teammates excited with excessive celebrations. Azza was in everything as was speedster Nick Edwards who took home the most famous wine in regional Victoria the Rivergate. Rob Rye Irrigation award winners were Greg Chambers, Jason Carbone and Nino Bucci. Bonus Awards went to Chambo, Griffo, Azza and Boo-Shay. The seniors got back on the winners list against White Hills despite not playing their best footy. There were some encouraging signs as a few of the younger brigade stepped up and looked at home at senior Level. Jack McCann played his best game in the seniors while Nick Kennedy grabbed his opportunity with both hands to do some encouraging things through out the game. Hummer was again in fine form across half back and is enjoying playing his best footy at the club. Leigh “Bibi” Davies is going from strength to strength and finished the game with a lazy eight goals and was clearly the most dominant forward on the ground. Jiposaurus turned back the clock in amassing a huge number of possessions all hitting a team mate lace out. The exciting Josh Illarietti was damaging off a wing winning a number of centre clearances. While Pretty boy Rick Costanzo had another high possession game. Mr Consistant Andy Barry got the bottle of rivergate.National Tiles award winners were Jeremy Quick, Steve Humphrey and Leigh Davies. Bonus awards went to Jack McCann, Steven Humphrey, Nick Kennedy, Joshua Illarietti and Rick Costanzo. Last Saturday night’s Auction Night was a great success and we would like to thank everyone who provided goods and services. Also thanks to Pinky’s hard working team and to everyone that brought casseroles for the night. Thanks to Auctioneer Nathan “Kevin Bartlett” Byrne who broke the world record for saying “cheap as chips” four thousand times in half an hour whilst producing one of his greatest performances since slotting seven goals in front of a hostile Collingwood crowd in the 1980 grand final. His assistants Shea and Brud also did a great job. Winners of Saturday nights draw were $600 Pat Gibbon, $300 Zac Stone, $100 Jack Howard. Don’t forget tonight we are having the Mount Pleasant Comedy Night at the All Seasons Conservatory from 6:45. Hope to see everyone get there.
ROUND 13 - 2009 Welcome to our Sponsors who have come along for the day and we thank you for your continued support for the 2009 season, we hope that you enjoy the day. Last week the Thirds had big win over an undermanned Heathcote side. Thanks to the guys who filled in for Heathcote for the day as we may not have been able to have a game without that help. The boys had a small lead at quarter time but from there really teamed well together with lots of run and carry and continued to kick away for the rest of the game. The coaching staff were loving the new coaches box and there were reports that people as far away as Colbo could hear Fozzie Freeman’s screams of joy every time our boys kicked a goal. Even Jack Ryan the Junior Paddle Pop Lion slotted through a goal which resulted in some very extravagant celebrations. The Ladies Committee Award went to Brad Sides, Goornong Store Award went to Zac Raeburn, and the Supporter Awards went to Ned Matthews and Ryan Barns-Johnson. The Reserves got off to another slow start which is really something Slagga wants us to get out of our game. A quarter time rev-up saw the boys peg back the lead in the second quarter to be a goal up at half time. The last half saw our boys play some really good footy as they piled on 11 goals to 3, and with Horse, Wiggsy, Onions Gough, and Bubsy all booting three each, and coming home with a very convincing win. Rob Rye Irrigation Award: 3 Azza Debadazza, 2 Fatboy Kennedy, 1 Tacklebox Griffin. Bonus Awards went to Wiggsy, Azza, Horse, Bubs, and Chambo scored the Rivergate Wine. The seniors fought hard against a quality opposition in Heathcote but were never able to get within striking distance. The game started in the worst possible fashion with Davo getting injured in the warm up. Jesse O’brien stood tall in defence all day and not only stopped his opponents influence on the game, but also provided plenty of attack going forward. Dutchy continued his great season with another impressive display on a wing. Big man Trev Douglas was on top in the middle and also around the ground presenting strongly. His work combined with the dangerous sharp shooter Leroy Davies was one area where opposition sides are going to have their work cut out in weeks to come. In what was a good effort in defence Dogga Barry, Hummer and Brucey all played great games to make life hard for the Heathcote forwards. Pretty boy Rick Costanzo is starting to really look at home at senior level while Eamon Smiths hardness around the contest has been a highlight in recent weeks. National Tiles award winners were Andrew Barry, Jesse O’Brien and Trevor Douglas. Bonus awards went to Jesse O’Brien, Steven Humphrey, Brad Shepherd, Rick Costanzo and Eamon Smith. Kingy got the bottle of Rivergate. Winners of the draw from last Saturday night were $600 Brian & Helen Comer, $300 Bryan & Michelle Dorrington, $100 Dubs McNamara. If all players with comedy night tickets could get the money in for these asap that would be terrific. Don't forget there is a casserole tea after the game, followed by an auction night. Hope to see everyone getting there.
ROUND 12 - 2009 Welcome back after a week off, that has everyone feeling refreshed and ready for a real crack in the final five weeks of the season. A fortnight ago the club celebrated three wins against Huntly in what was one of the better all round performances for the year. The day got off on a good note when the thirds disposed of their opponents to the tune of 24 points. The boys are playing some competitive footy and should take a few scalps in the coming rounds. Ned Matthews, son of former Australian cricketer Mo Matthews, did what his old man is famous for and put bums on seats with a standout performance. He shared the supporter’s award with Dylan McNamara who looks set to follow in the footsteps of his old man and become a star. It was no surprise that Brad Sides took out the Goornong store award to continue his consistent year, while “dangerous” Danny Sordello collected the ladies committee award with a great display. Other good performers on the day were Trent Kenyon and Steve Hickson. The reserves walked away convincing winners in what was a danger game for the boys. The Huntly officials contemplated calling a head count at different stages of the game as it seemed as though there were three of four Stuey Reads out there, as he racked up an incredible amount of touches. Power utility Greg Chambers was also very impressive in the way he went about it, as was Wigsy Grieve although at times it looked liked his skinny frame may have been blown away in the strong winds. The king of the celebration Nino Bucci continued his good recent form but was unable to repeat his famed look away goal from the previous week. The ever improving Nick Kennedy continues to come on in leaps and bounds, he won a number of clearances and dominated the contest in close. Amazing guitarist Bubsy Hand showed he not only has lightning fingers on his axe, but also on the footy field and his nous was outstanding. Rob Rye Irrigation award winners were Stuey Read, Chambo and Booch. Bonus awards went to Chambo, Stuey Read, Wigsy Grieve and Nick Kennedy, who also collected the famed bottle of Rivergate.The seniors continued to show that they are improving as the year progresses and easily accounted for a Huntly side that had pushed them earlier in the year. Dutchy was everywhere on a wing, proving to be to strong in the air for his opponents and also used the footy very well. Trev and Leroy are proving to be the most potent big men in the league dominating the ruck contest and once again drifting forward to be damaging in front of the big sticks. The clock was turned back to the early 80’s when what looked like Kevin Bartlett started to run riot from the midfield kicking goals from the impossible angle at will, yes it was Nath Byrne that was following in the Richmond champs footsteps finishing with 5 goals, and didn’t he let everyone know about it at the ball that night. Taig Griffin played another super game and took many big grabs around the ground, and looks as though he has taken his game to the next level. Old stumpy hands Hummer rounded out the better players, providing dash from the half backline and didn’t miss a target all game. National Tiles awards went to Dutchy, Trev and Byrner. Bonus awards went to The Burn Dog, Taig, Ricky, Golly and Illa. Hummer took home the bottle of Rivergate. A big thanks to everyone involved in organising our annual club ball last weekend, it was a great night and good to see so many people getting there. Don’t forget to get to the Family Day tomorrow at the Toolleen Community centre, there will be plenty of entertainment for the kids, a spit roast lunch and a presentation to Jamie Gee on reaching his 200 game milestone. The Comedy night is also starting to creep up on us so can everyone please endeavour to get their tickets sold as soon as possible. Anyone who hasn’t got tickets and would like some please see Stuey Gough or Kingy. Thanks to Elders Bendigo and GE Silos for their ongoing sponsorship of the club.
ROUND 11 - 2009 Last week the thirds came up against a very strong Locky side and knew they would have to put in a really good effort to come away with a win. Stand in Coach Fozzie Freeman had the side pumped up from the first bounce and they came out to play showing some really good form to be only 1 goal down at quarter time. However the second quarter did not go quite to plan as Locky piled on 7 goals and really put our boys out of the contest. Foz asked for a big last half and they boys tried hard but couldn’t quite match their opponents who have not lost a game this season. Best players were Jack Ryan, Zac Brewer, Rhys Ermel, and Trent Clarkson. The Reserves also knew they were in for a battle as Locky were sitting on top of the ladder with only 1 loss for the season. Nino “Sleeping Beauty” Bucci didn’t seem to worry about that though as he decided to have a snooze in his car rather than attend the team meeting. Our boys came out strong and had most of the play in the first quarter, taking a 3 goal lead into the first break. Locky fought back to some extent in the second but a goal to the Overgrown Toddler just after the half time siren saw Mounts take a 23 point lead in at half time. The second half was a fairly even contest between the two sides and Mounts ended up taking home a comfortable 27 point win. Jack McCann was best on ground and it was probably due to that atrocious new haircut he was sporting for the day. Rob Rye Irrigation Award: 3 Mullet McCann, 2 Sleeping Beauty, 1 Bubsy. Bonus awards went to Chambo, DJ Feelgood, Stumpy Brewer, Edo, and Eady took home the Rivergate. The Seniors started off very slowly as Locky controlled most of the play. Fortunately they didn’t do too much damage on the scoreboard and allowed Mounts to stay in touch at the first break. Davo asked the boys to step up and they did just that, fighting hard over the next 2 quarters to take a slim lead at the last change. Davo and Leroy were teaming well kicking 7 goals between them and even Whitey managed to put one through the sticks. The Paddle Pop Lion was fired up and at his ferocious best, and Kingy had the inspector gadget arms working perfectly as he marked anything that came into the backline. Unfortunately it was not our day as Locky kicked away in the last with 7 goals to 2, which was disappointing but it showed that we can still match it with the top sides. Congratulations to young Chris Dale who got the call up from the thirds to play his first senior match. National Tiles Award: 3 Davo, 2 Dutchy, 1 Kingy. Bonus Awards went to Kingy, Stegosaurus, Hummer, Taig, Brucey, Burnsey, and the Rivergate went to Leroy. Don’t forget to get along to the ball tonight starting at 7:30 at the Bridge Hotel. Tickets are $40 including finger food and a live band. There will be a family day on Sunday the 19th of July after the Heathcote game at the Toolleen Community Centre. The club will be putting on a spit roast lunch and plenty of entertainment for the kids. Bring Family and friends and help Jamie Gee celebrate his 200 game milestone. Also the Comedy night is on the 1st of August at the Conservatory and every footballer has tickets to sell so see them go get one. The night will include free alcohol all night, 2 course meal, 4 comedians, a live band, and some Karate Kid action from Duggo! Congratulations to the winners of the $80 draw from last Saturday night $600 Dunlop Pitson Social Club, $300 Warren Martin Rochy, $100 Robinson Family (c/-Shane). Thanks to the following sponsors for their support Dunlop & Pitson Earthmoving, E.B Mawson & Sons and Echuca CIH Sales & Service.Good luck to all teams playing today.GO MOUNTS!
ROUND 10 - 2009 The thirds battled hard but couldn’t come away with a win last week despite their best efforts. Brad Sides was again our best performer and is having a very consistent season. Hayden Downes also found the ball regularly and with Shannon Prime played with a lot of grunt around the contest. Jack Ryan continues to get better the season progresses and looks a promising type. Zac Raeburn and Clarko rounded out our best for the day. Ladies Committee Award went to Jack Ryan, Goornong Store Award to Shannon Prime. Supporter Awards to Brad Sides and Hayden Downes.The reserves were overpowered in difficult conditions last week against a determined Colbo. The side was led by Lee “Hermes” Harrison who was prolific around the ground and used the ball effectively. Nort was in outstanding touch using his smooth skills and strength to the team’s advantage. Jezza was another standout performer with his foot skills exceptional in the tough conditions. Stuey Read played well getting a number of possessions and setting the standard with his one percenters. The classy Jason Carbone was the standout forward looking dangerous around goals while young gun Jack McCann was in terrific form to round out the sides better players for the game.Rob Rye Irrigation Award went to Nort, Jase Carbone and Jezza. Bonus awards were picked up by Hermes, Jezza, Stuey Read and Nort. Jack got the bottle of Rivergate.The seniors continued their disappointing run of results against a quality opposition in Colbo. Again the boys looked good in patches but were unable to put together four quarters of footy and overrun in the second half. Young gun Taig Griffin played a blinder from the wing to continue his good form in life in general. Davo was another standout player on the day and he continues to get better as the season progresses. Dutchy continued his consistant season finding plenty of it on the wing and helping out in defence when needed. Hummer was another who is having a great year and his drive out of defence was again outstanding with his crunching tackling a feature. Trev was very good in the middle and gave the on ballers first use of the ball and was also dangerous around the goals when resting forward. Leroy teamed well with Trev in the ruck, taking some strong grabs and kicking a few impressive goals in a great performance.National Tiles Awards; Taig Griffin, Shane Davis, Andy Barry. Bonus Awards; Taig Griffin, Steve Humphrey, Nath Byrne, Jamie Gee and Zac Stone. The Rivergate went to Illa.Remember that the annual Mounts ball is coming up next weekend on the 4th of July, which promises to be a great night. It would be fantastic to see everyone getting there to see the likes of Nino Bucci and Luke Freeman pulling off some of the greatest dance moves of our time.Mounts would like to thank the following sponsors for their support Bendigo Mini Cretes, Bourkes Kitchens and Colbinabbin Fertilisers Pty Ltd.
ROUND 9 - 2009 Last week Elmore were too strong for the thirds running away winners by 9 goals. Danny Sordello was a good target up forward all day finishing with three majors and he shared the supporter award with the livewire of the team Chris Dale. Goornong store award winner Zac Raeburn was another who found plenty of the ball, while Brad Sides was the standout performer for the day and he collected the ladies committee award. Joel Clark and Shannon Prime were other excellent contributers.The seconds looked sharp on their way to a comfortable victory over Elmore. Poss Kerr was in rare form putting on a show and a half for the crowd. His game included high marking, speed, power and goals. Old mate Ash Baker put the disappointment of a poor showing by his famed greyhound by behind him by providing an exciting target up forward. He finished with four in a strong display. Bubsy got back to his best in the middle and proved he is a class act on several occasions. Wigsy Grieve continued his fairytale return putting in another stellar effort. Ricky Costanzo used his pace and skill to good effect while Rhyso had it on a string for most of the day. Another highlight was Stuey Gough’s goal of the year with an inside out torp from the boundary and he celebrated as soon as it left the boot.Rob Rye Irrigation awards Poss, Baker, Rick. Bonus awards Poss, Bubsy, Wigsy and Ash. The magnificent drop of Rivergate Wine went to Dion "Wigsy" Grieve.The seniors were once again unable to come away with the points despite being competitive for large periods of the game. Dogga Davis led by example racking up some hard ball gets and winning more than his share of clearances. Dutchy was strong across half back and along with Blacky made life tough for the opposition’s forwards. Trev again worked tirelessly in the ruck and was also powerful around the ground. Smithy made a welcome return and his hardness in the middle was a feature of his game. Ricey also got alot of the football to round out the better players for the day.National Tiles Award Davo, Dutchy and Blacky. Bonus awards Smithy, Ricey, Brucey, Kingy, Hummer, Jesse, Taig "Casanova" Griffin and Illa. Trev took home the Rivergate wine.After the game the $1000 draw was held and winners were David "Dubsy" McNamara ($600), Paul (Roo) Byrne ($300) and Budge($100). Raffle winners were Ron Coates who collected the air compressor and the trailer load of wood is going to Nervous Noel Svanosio.Well done to Anthea for organising the Barn Dance last Saturday night. All in attendance had a brilliant night, it was great to see so many in attendance in what was the first in a string of quality social events in the up coming weeks including the ball on the 4th July and comedy night 1st of August. Last but certainly not least the club would like to congratulate Jamie Gee on playing his 200th game today. Jamie has been a champion player in his time at Mounts and is renowned for playing his best footy on the big stage. All the boys are keen to get behind him today and make his milestone game one to remember. A presentation will be made to Jamie at the club family day on the 19th of July.Thanks to the following sponsors for their continued support Toolleen Store, Trickeys Diesel Service Pty Ltd and Wizarty Signs Go Mounts!
ROUND 8 - 2009 Last week the thirds went down to North after leading for most of the day. After a strong first quarter the game turned into an arm wrestle with little separating the two sides until the last ten minute in which North kicked away. Joel Clark was the standout for the day and almost did enough to drag his side over the line collecting the ladies committee award in the process. The Goornong Store award went to Shannon Prime who was another strong contributor, as were Adam Holden and Steve Hickson who took home the supporters awards. Chris Dale took a screamer to highlight his good game while Ryan Barns-Johnson rounded out our better players. The Brown dog finished the game with three majors.The Reserves got back on the winners list with a 59 point win. The game was fairly even in the first half with both sides showing plenty of fight. Big news for the day was the return of the illusive Wigsy Grieves who managed to live up to expectations getting plenty of the ball and kicking 5 goals. The Old Dinosaur McNamara also had to pull on the boots and he turned back the clock to slot home a couple of majors helping the boys run home comfortable winners. The Rob Rye Irrigation award for the best players for the day were Stewie Read, Dave Jarret, and Wigsy, while Tiprat Donegan received the bottle of Rivergate wine and was heard saying that he would be able to finish the whole bottle in less than a minute. The senior game was built up as a mini final as both teams needed to win to stay in reach of the top four. Well done to Splinters Harrison and God’s gift to women Ricky Cantstandya who were both called up after showing good form in the 2s. Rick has also been showing some good form on Saturday nights as he now works for the RSPCA, looking after all creatures great and small (mainly great). It was a fast and physical game from the first bounce with both teams applying plenty of pressure. Luckily young Illa could get another day off from detention so he could impress the crowd with a nice hanger on the wing, helping Mounts to take in a slim lead at the first break. They extended this lead in the second with Golly looking dangerous up forward and went into the main break 29 points up. Mid way through the 3rd term it looked as though Mounts could run away with the game but North fought hard to get back in the contest late in the quarter to be only 9 points down at the last change. A thrilling final quarter was ensured and the momentum of the game was swinging like a pendulum. Fozzie Freeman almost took mark of the year when he was catapulted higher than Susan Boyle’s opera voice. Illa took the game into his own hands kicking 3 late goals and looked to have the game won for Mounts but once again North rallied hard and put though a couple of goals in the dying minutes of the game to run out 9 point winners. National Tiles best players for Mounts were Rob Roy, Jip, Illa. Bonus awards went to Byrnesy, Golly, Illa, Rob Roy and Kingy. Well done to Aaron James for winning the Gus Roulston Medal for best on ground, Kingy has been at the physiatrist all week after developing a severe case of post traumatic stress disorder and is hoping to play up forward this week. The players licked their wounds the following day at the golden square bowls club, and after a slow start to the day things started to kick along nicely as night fell. Thanks to Jip for organising the competition and also rigging it so he would win, but being the nice bloke he is, he put it all straight towards the footy trip. Also thanks to Effun ‘worst bowler ever’ Dave for organising the day. Special mention to some of the young boys for their efforts, Nick ‘I want to change my number’ Kennedy, Jezz Spewer, and Jugs’ Griffin. Remember that the Barn Dance is on tonight so make sure everyone does their best to get there for what will be an awesome night. Shea “Punter” Griffin will be running a book for the mouse races and there will be plenty of other activities going on through out the night.Mounts would like to thank the following sponsors for their support John G Craig accountants, Barnadown Fencing and Bendigo Air Hydraulics.
ROUND 7 - 2009 The Young Blue Boys entered the game against White Hills with some good form from the previous two weeks big wins; however they were coming up against a powerful White Hills side. The Blue Boys came out full of intent and thanks to some great pressure down back the White Hills team struggled to slot through too many majors. At quarter time the youngsters were down by 25 points however the damage could have been far worse if it wasn’t for the pressure applied in the backline. White Hills soon overpowered Mounts and ran away to a 62 point lead at the final siren. The young fellas fought hard all day and showed that they are not far off knocking off a few of the top sides. Brad Sides“burns” once again produced a great game trying all day to keep his side in it. Steve “SOC” Hickson down back played a great game and the score could have been much worse if it wasn’t for his heroics. The Zac “Attack” Raeburn and Danny Sordello also tried all day to spark their team however all to no avail. Brad Patty “cakes” also played well slotting through two majors in a lone hand up forward. Awards: Ladies committee: Brad Sides, Goornong Store: Steven Hickson and the Supporters Awards: Zac Raeburn and Danny Sordello. The two’s resources were stretched on the weekend and skill errors in windy conditions were costly, ultimately resulting in a 16 point loss. Thirds players Brenton and Stevo bolstered the stocks. It was a delight to see the Great Hermies back in the Navy Blue as he reproduced his 2007 form, including a goal from an impossible angle. One of Armstrong Tyres finest, Stuey Gough, excited with a scintillating display of football, kicking a contender for the Gilmac goal of the year so far and terrorizing the wing with ruthless run up the ground. The defence was under fire for most of the day and despite the best efforts of Davo and Stu Reid, couldn’t hold back a strong running White Hills mid-field. Award for spray of the year goes to Slagger Gee for after the game as he pointed out a genuine lack of effort, he was however mellowed as he sipped his due rewards - the famed 2006 vintage of Rivergate Shiraz before retiring to bed early. Stand in Coach Bustling Brad Ead’s record slumped to a 100% loss ratio, and Chanel 9’s Hutchy was heard to be snooping at the Toolleen Hotel looking for another coach-sacking scoop. It has been rumored that Ead met with the Mulqueen Family Funeral Parlor during the week to bury his coaching career. The two’s thoroughly enjoyed watching the display of how football should be played put on by the ones, and it was good to see everyone back at the Bridge. Awards: Rob Rye Irrigation: Hermies, Nort, Dad to be Stuey G. Bonus awards: Hermies Harrison, Nort Nihill, Sharp Shooter Stu, Jez. Rivergate Wine: Horse. The seniors continued to build momentum with a resounding victory against White Hills last week. The attack on the ball was fierce all across the ground led by the return of the hard hitting Eamon Smith who made a welcome return after an absence from the game. The Gerard Toohey Transport player of the day was Checkers who played an absolute blinder kicking six from a wing in a performance that could be the making of him. Nath “Early B&F Favourite” Byrne is having a stellar season and he was again one of our better players. Jeremy “Jiposaurus” Quick showed that he is a class act racking up a number of possessions and not wasting one. Dutchy continued his consistent year at centre half back and took an absolute screamer that left him with altitude sickness after the game. The ever reliable Jesse O’Brien provided plenty of drive out of defence and put his body on the line on numerous occasions. Young Illa backed up his incredible debut with another standout performance looking sharp up forward. Awards: National Tiles Award: Checkers, Jip and Byrnesy. Bonus Awards: Checkers, Kingy, Byrnesy, Jesse, and Illa. Rivergate Wine: Dutchy It’s good to be back at home today as we look for another three wins against North Bendigo. Today in the seniors the best player on the ground will be awarded the Gus Roulston Cup which is an annual tradition between the two clubs. Tomorrow make sure all players get to the lawn bowls day to be held at the Golden Square bowling greens from 11, in what will be a great team bonding event. Other social events to look out for are a trivia night to be held in the next few weeks after training on a Thursday night, the Barn Dance on the 13th June, the annual Ball held on the 4th July, and the much anticipated Comedy Night (look out for Fozzie Freeman) held on the 1st August.
ROUND 6 - 2009 The under 17's entered the battle against Heathcote as warm favourites and needing to have a win to keep in touch with the final four. Congratulations to young Josh Illarietti who after a few great games in the under 17's has impressed the senior selectors and made his debut in the seniors on the weekend. The first quarter was a slow start for the young mountain men who could only open up a 7 point lead by quarter time. After a rev up from the coach and a few inspirational words from their spiritual leader Fozzie Freeman the Mount Pleasant side lead by Brad Side(burn)s and Hayden Downs moved into second gear and turned the momentum in their favour. From quarter time Heathcote barely gave a yelp as the young blue boys went about destroying the saints all over the ground. Mounts went onto record their second win of the year winning by 77 points, 15.14.104 to Heathcote 4.3.27. Sideburns slotted through 4 majors, Ryan Barns-Johnson popped through 3 majors while Dubs jnr, Joel 'Budha Hocking' Clark and the Brown Dog put through 2 goals each. Better players for Mounts included Sideburns, Hayden Downs, Jack 'S.O.P' Ryan, the Brown Dog and Dubs Jnr. The awards went to: Brad Sides (Ladies Committee), Hayden Downs (Goornong Store) and Sam Brown / Jack Ryan (Supporter) The Reserves went into their game ever wary of Heathcote at home, despite Heathcote's ladder position. Their concern was justified. In an intensely heated encounter, the two's had to pull out all stops to overcome a relentless Heathcote outfit. Azza and Horse found themselves on the end of some big niggles from the word go but proved that possession spoke louder than push. Having moved Buddy Fidler into defence, Eady relished the opportunity to fill the void in the forward line banging home the first.\ JC pulled a hammy early so we were one down. Rob Roy was forced to relinquish his short stay at full forward and reinforce the backline, as did 'Lightning Fingers' Ead who seemed to rack up marks at will across half back. Chambo fought hard in the ruck all day and earned his spot in the best. Edo found he should watch for the counter punch as his nose got smashed across his face in a three quarter time tussle, as he helped protect Rick Costanzo's beautiful looks. Thirds players, Stevo, Haydo and Buddha bolstered the reserves fledgling stocks and played exceptionally well. In a genius stroke of coaching, Baker was moved to full forward and slotted 3 majors to ensure a victory. The Toolleen Hotel awards went to Brad 'White Hendrix' Ead, Greg 'Father of the Year' Chambers and Rob 'I am a Forward' Rojewski. Bonus awards went to Ash 'Horrendously ironic name for a fireman' Baker, Brad Cool hands Ead, Greg The Hulk Chambers, Wayne Buddy Fidler. Youngster Stevo Knock Knock Knocking on One's Door Hickson picked up the bottle of Rivergate much to his old mans delight. The seniors had plenty to play for last week as they took on Heathcote in a battle for the Cliff and Peter White Memorial Shield. Unfortunately the boys were overpowered despite putting in a creditable performance. Making his senior debut, Josh The excitement machine Illarietti played superbly looking very lively up forward and finishing with four majors. Kingy was a solid contributor in defence, while Nathan Get the hose Byrne continued his strong season in the midfield. Brucey Shepherd worked hard to get himself in the right positions to make himself dangerous on a number of occasions. Hornet was again influential in the middle with his trademark hard tackling again on display. Ladies man Micky Checkley was as smooth on the field as he is off it as he continued to look at home at senior level. National Tiles awards went to Illa, Kingy and Byrnesy. Bonus awards went to Illa, Kingy, Byrnesy, Brucey and Hornet. The bottle of Rivergate went to Fabio Checkley. It was great to see some good numbers making their way to the Bridge Hotel after the game. Brothers Shea Peter Haw Griffin and Taig Brokeback Mountain Griffin led the way, many also witnessed a stunning display of Jager bomb sculling from club legend Dubsy McNamara and partner in crime Mick O'Shea who broke the world record for the fastest consumption of the famed beverage. The club has a busy few weeks approaching on the social calendar kicking off with a massive weekend after the North Bendigo game next week. The netball girls are organizing a mystery bus tour on the Saturday night, to be followed by Dave O'Dwyers traditional lawn bowls day at the Golden Square bowls club on the Sunday. The annual Mount Pleasant Ball will be held on the 4th of July at the Bridge Hotel with tickets to be available soon.Pinky would like to thank those players who helped out in the canteen at our last home game. It would be very much appreciated if more players could volunteer to help out in the coming weeks, leading by example as always Trev and Blacky have put their hands up to do the job at our next home game, well done boys. The Mount Pleasant Football/Netball Club would like to express our deepest sympathy to the Frawley family on the recent death of Maurice Frawley who was a past player and supporter of the club. Our thoughts are with Maurices' family and friends at this time. Go Mounts!
ROUND 5 - 2009 The thirds started the day like a house on fire last weekend by demolishing Huntly with a great display of teamwork. Josh Illarietti was again in outstanding form taking strong marks around the ground and getting plenty of the footy. The talented Trent Kenyon was another outstanding performer on the day. Exciting duo Sam Brown and Hayden Downs made it look very easy at times as they racked up possessions. Young gun Steve Hickson was once again one of the better players as was Jack Ryan who is another great prospect for the future. The ladies committee award went to Josh, Goornong Store award was collected by Trent Kenyon and Sam Brown and Hayden Downs got the supporter awards. The reserves were in good touch again last week with first gamer Azza in rare form getting possessions at will through out the game. Dave Jarrott was in good touch also playing his best game for the club. Hard nut Rob Roy was in everything and used his dangerous kicking skills to the team's advantage. Pretty boy Rick Costanzo went about carving up the opposition like he does the dance floor on a Saturday night. Spearhead Wayne "Plugger" Fidler was on target all day kicking four majors. Inspirational leader Brad "Lightning Fingers" Ead returned from is two week tour with Santana to make a solid contribution to the side. The Toolleen hotel awards went to Rob Roy, Davo and Aaron. Bonus awards were picked up by Aaron, Davo, Rob Roy and Ricky. A smile was brought to the face of wine cynosure Wayne Fidler who picked up the bottle of Rivergate. The seniors got on the winners list for the first time this year in a thriller last week. After going into the final term with a comfortable lead the boys were able to hold off a fast finishing Huntly outfit and hang on by two points. Shane Davis was instrumental in the victory getting plenty of damaging touches and setting the tone with some physical work around the ball. Leigh Davies was great across half forward marking strongly and looking dangerous around goals finishing with three. Foz provided another great option in the forward half to continue his recent hot form. In the back half Hummer was again in everything as was Dutchy who enjoyed some time on the wing. Hornet's clearance work was a highlight of the game as he was consistently spotted at the bottom of the pack getting the hard ball out to team mates National tiles award went to Davo, Leroy and Fozza. Bonus awards went to Hummer, Hornet, Jesse, Byrnesy, Taig and Kingy. The bottle of Rivergate also went to Hummer. This week the club plays Heathcote to contest for the Peter and Cliff White shield. This game means a lot to everyone around the club so let's make sure it comes back to Toolleen with us today. Go Mounts!
ROUND 4 - 2009 Today promises to be an exciting day of football with some massive games against an improving Huntly. The thirds will be looking to bounce back after being outclassed by a strong LBU side last week. Steve Hickson again led the way and was rewarded by receiving the ladies committee incentive award for his efforts. Josh Mawson looks like a player to keep an eye on in the future, as he stood up in what was a hard day for most and took home the Goornong Store award. The supporters awards went to Jack Ryan and Brad Sides who found plenty of the ball, whilst Joel Clark chipped in with our only two goals for the day. The reserves suffered their first defeat of the season but showed plenty of fight in the process. Rhyso was powerful in the middle and collected a number of disposals in and around the packs. Ricey continued his solid early season form with some hard running and penetrating kicking. Greg Chambers made those spectators that had come to see some physical encounters happy by hitting the contest with fury. Lively forward Jason Carbone was again creative around the goals as were speedster Nick Edwards and excitement machine Ash Baker. Baker put pressure on Wayne Plugger Fidler to retain his position in the goal square looking dangerous upon moving forward. Checkers was a revelation in the ruck, winning the majority of contests and using his long kicking to the teams advantage around the ground. Toolleen Hotel award went to Rhyso, Ricey and Chambo. Bonus awards were picked up by Jase Carbone, Checkers, Eddo and Mitch. Checkers also got the bottle of Rivergate. The seniors started to show signs that they are returning to form by putting in a competitive effort against LBU. Jip was the general across half back before having an impact when moving forward. Nath Byrne continued his outstanding form on and off the field with another great performance in the midfield and in the Black Swan. The hard at it Steve Humphrey was in great form shutting down his opponent and getting plenty of it himself. Silky skilled Jesse O'Brien mopped up everything in defence and hurt his opponent with pin point finishing. Young talent Zac Stone continues to improve with every game and did some electrifying things. Fozza marked his return to the seniors by proving to be a valuable target around the goals taking some strong grabs and finishing the day as our only multiple goal kicker. National Tiles award went to Nath Byrne, Dougo and Jesse O'Brien. Bonus awards were received by Byrnesy, Jesse, Hummer, Stoney, Kingy and Fozza, who also took home a bottle of Geoff Kerr's famed Rivergate wine. Welcome to the Bucci family who have travelled from all around the state today to witness brothers and bitter rivals Nino and Woody go head to head in the biggest sporting event since Foreman took on Ali in the rumble in the jungle. A big thanks to everyone who attended last weekend's cocktail night held at our major sponsor the Bridge Hotel. A fantastic night was had by all those in attendance with Simo Mitchell the best performer on the night followed by new comer Dave Jarrott and Checkers also in rare form. Good luck to all sides in today's games. Go Mounts!
ROUND 3 - 2009 Today promises to be a big test for all teams as we tackle an in form LBU at home. The thirds will be looking to put on a good showing against the powerhouse of the under 17 competition in recent years. Last week the boys weren't far away from a win going down by 20 points to Colbo. Shannon Prime was in good form as were Josh Illarietti and Zac Raeburn. Steve Hickson continues to show plenty of promise, while Joel Clark and Danny Sorello rounded out the better players for the day. Incentive awards were taken out by Josh Illarietti, Brad Sides, Danny Sorello and Shannon Prime. The reserves again came away with the points last week against last years grand final opponent. After a hard fought opening three quarters we proved to have to much run in the legs in the final term to kick away to a comfortable 5 goal win. Simon Dawso Mitchell racked up plenty of touches as did Bubsy who made it look easy. Speedster Nick Edwards was in everything proving to have to much pace for the opposition. Shane Gavin Robinson followed on from his fairytale cricket campaign over summer with a solid day out, even sneaking forward for a couple of cheap goals. Foz provided a strong target across half forward and at times excited the crowd with some big pack marks. Jason Carbone was another strong contributor getting a number of damaging possessions. Toolleen Hotel award went to Bubsy, Eddo and Foz. Bonus awards went to Dawso, Robbo, Foz and Jase. The bottle of Rivergate went to a very appreciative Ash Baker. The seniors again struggled to play their best footy for long periods of time and were outclassed by a quality opposition being last years premiers Colbo. Nath Byrne continued his good early season form both in the middle and in defence. Trev was again on top in the ruck and around the ground. The O'Brien brothers Jesse and Shaun played important roles in defence and the midfield their ability to use the footy being a highlight. Taig worked hard on a wing and provided a marking target around the ground, while Nino Bucci was effective in a negating role during the contest. National Tiles award went to Byrnesy, Trev and Jesse. Bonus awards were picked up by Jesse, Byrnesy, Taig, Hornet, Nino and Griffo. The bottle of Rivergate went to Stoney. The Mounts cocktail night will be held tonight at the bridge hotel so make sure everyone gets along for what will be a great night. Another reminder to get your $80 tickets and memberships paid. For those interested in buying a Mounts jacket this season please see Dave O'Dwyer to put in an order. Go Mounts!
ROUND 2 - 2009 A slightly undermanned thirds succumbed to a strong Elmore side last weekend. After a lack-luster first quarter the boys found themselves well behind the eight-ball and coach Ian Saxton was quick to passionately express his disappointment in the 2nd rate endeavors and lack of discipline at quarter time. When Josh Illarietti and Shannon Prime had been sent off, one with a never before seen double-yellow card, and then Josh was knocked-out after returning to the game, it was going to be a struggle to reign in the margin.Nevertheless there were plenty of positive signs including Joel Buddha Clarke's raw aggression and dominance on ball, Ryan Barns-Johnson providing good run and accurate delivery and Mitch Danger Davies banging home 3 majors. The Ladies Committee award went to Ryan Barns-Johnson, Goornong Store votes to Zac Raeburn and Supporter votes to Steven Hickson and Joel Clark. The first round for the reserves saw senior regulars Brad King, Luke Freeman, Daniel Kerr and Nino Bucci joining the reigning premiers. The game didn't quite start as expected with Elmore snagging the first couple of goals and Rhys McClennan being reported for solid attack on the ball. Then Plugger Fidler lead, marked and kicked truly through the behinds for mounts first score of the season. The usually dead eye dick Jase Carbone must still be feeling slightly concussed from the captains knee two years ago as he piled on three behinds and one out on the full during his return match. The rejuvenated Nick Maxy's Boy Kennedy won a lot of the hard ball in the middle of the ground to give the forwards plenty of use. Mick Weak Leg Checkley was back in form with the right boot ignoring the short leads of 50 metres up the ground looking further on hitting Kingy with a 70 metre pin-point pass. Doc returned for his first hit out of the year marking strongly on several occasions from what was believed to be unmissable shots on goal only to prove otherwise. Some high flying acrobatics saw Brad Armstrong King nearly take a screamer in front of the crowd but dropped it as it bounced off the moon, and Old Nort wound back the clock and plucked one with some hang time in the goal square and kicked truly to add to the 8 goal win. Toolleen Hotel award went to Nicko, Kingy and Jack McCann. Bonus awards went to Nicko, Kingy and Fidler. Rivergate went to Doc. The seniors started the game well in their clash with traditional rival Elmore with Captain Trev Douglas dominant in the middle and Blacky winning everything in defence and they went into quarter time in front. Unfortunately the boys were overrun from that point and defeated by 38 points. The backline worked hard led by Blacky who played one of his better games for the club in outstanding form. Dutchy was strong across half back and Jip racked up plenty of possessions and used the ball effectively. Jesse O'Brien was also looking sharp in the last line of defence providing plenty of drive. At centre half forward Leroy showed class in his first game for the club to finish among the better players for the day. In his first game as vice captain Nath Byrne showed great leadership and tried hard from a wing. The Griffin brothers were both solid contributors on what was a disappointing day for the club. National Tiles Award went to Blacky, Taig and Dogga. The Rivergate Wine was collected by Jip. Bonus awards went to Jesse, Byrnesy, Taig, Shea, Jamie, Hornet and Rob Roy. Today the boys are looking to hit back hard against reigning premiers Colbo in what will be a great test. Another reminder that the clubs first social event a Cocktail night will be held on May 2 after the Lockington game, at the clubs major sponsor the Bridge Hotel. Don't forget to pay memberships and $80 tickets for those still outstanding the first draw will be after today's game.
ROUND 1 - 2009 Welcome all to the 2009 HDFL season. There has been plenty of excitement surrounding this season's campaign with the arrival of the highly credentialed new senior coach Shane Davis, who will be assisted by the talented Leigh Davies. It's great to have these guys on board as well as several other gun recruits including the Barry boys and Rus Weekly. We also welcome back Daniel "White lightning" Kerr into the fold after returning from his famed tour of Europe. Club great, Justin Gee will again coach the reserves after taking the side to a premiership last year. Whilst Ian Saxton will again coach the thirds, his offsiders will include Jason Clarke and the flamboyant Luke Freeman who will be looking to transfer his supreme Supercoach form out onto the park. After a hard pre season, the boys are pumped up and ready to go in today's encounter. We take on Elmore in what will be a real challenge for all grades. Good luck to everyone involved. For those who haven't done so already, please make sure club memberships and $80 tickets have been paid for asap. Our first function will be a cocktail night after the round 3 clash with LBU on 2nd of May to be held at the clubs new major sponsor the Bridge hotel, mark it in your calendar is it is sure to be a great night. Let's all get back to support the Bridge hotel tonight and have a few well earned beers. Go Mounts!
Today we renew our long rivalry with our neighbours Elmore at home. Hopefully 3 great footy wins and another Netty clean sweep for us to celebrate on tonight's mystery bus tour!
The 3rds kicked us off as always like week against the dogs and got their first win on the board with a 49 point triumph. Dirty conditions didn't help either side but our boys were able to hold the lead from start to finish in a good side that they will competing for the top 5 again! Best players were Izzy Carrots, Razzle Mac, Baz White, Teaser, strawberries and Felix Bickers!
The 2's were looking to go 2-0 against last years premiers in atrocious conditions. The whole game was an arm wrestle with never really more than a handful of points in it but North were able to break clear by 15 points in the last quarter and hold on for the win. Best Players were Tiprat Mac, Buck Thiesz in his return from injury, Hilly, Pollza, Bendigo's Best Barman Floppa and Snag Smith.
Conditions got even worse as the senior game got underway and unfortunately North handled the conditions better to open up the early lead and steadily extend it as the day went on. Frankie Cole was best on the ground and will be a lot lighter in the pocket after his efforts in the paper. Next best players were Youngy down back, Filthy in his first game for the year, Eddie Eddso Eddo Edwards, Bubba Gump and Hugo's cooking adventures. A big week this week to get the win loss ledger heading in the right direction!
Like I mentioned before, tonight is the mystery bus tour! Wild Wild West is the theme so make sure you are at the Broughy by 7 for what promises to be a ripping night with a big twist! Bandanas supplied and please bring Cash!!
Super draw tickets were due back Thursday so make sure you hang around for tonight's first draw in the social rooms after the game! Few tickets will still be floating around so make sure you get your hands on them!! Good luck to the netballers and everyone having a kick today! Go mounts!!!!