We Are Well Into the 2016/17 Season Now. Mo
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Welcome Warriors - new and old - it is great to have you with us! We are well into the 2016/17 season now. Most teams have 6 or 7 games under their belt - so let’s take a look and see how they are all traveling……………………. enjoy! U12 ATKINSON – Well what a ‘ding-dong’ battle Tahs U12’s had against Nightcliff! From the opening bounce one could sense this was going to be a ripper game and it did not disappoint. Nightcliff edged ahead by a goal at quarter time.. only to be overtaken in the 2nd quarter by a Tahs outfit that found their mojo.. Tahs going into the main break 3 points up. 3rd quarter - much the same - a tight tussle . 4th quarter the game was broken open in the opening minutes by a brilliant, crumbing goal by Jack Rieniets who mopped up a spilled contested mark between Tahs ‘big fella’ Ty Aitken and Nightcliff’s full back, ran 15m and kicked truly…. But wait there was more brilliance from one of the Tiwi superstars Sylvanus Tipiloura, right foot snap over-the- shoulder GOAL… the game had been put out of Nightcliff’s reach. GO THE TAHS !!! U14 GUNDERSON – U14 LEW FATT – Coming off two hard fought wins against Palmerston The boys have just recently come together as the and St Marys, this week we came up against an in- Division two team and Friday night was there form Nightcliff outfit. Our boys started slowly and second game as a team. They played a great game were down by 53 points at half time. To their credit and dug in to finish with a strong 4th quarter. Final they regrouped and showed glimpses of their true score was Palmerston 8.12-60 and Waratahs 3.9- ability, winning the third quarter and eventually going 27. There are a few AFL first timers in the team so down by 62 points. will be exciting to watch them build on their skills through the season. Best players were Joshua Batista, Jordan Venturin, Congratulations to Remon Baker, Lester Timothy Kalon Goodger, Sam Elder and Ben Kronk. and Taren Cooper for receiving coaches awards and special mention to Clayton Jewell and Tom Venturin for a great effort. U15 GIRLS – U15 Girls had an awesome win in Round six defeating Tracy Village 151-0 in very hot conditions. Ella Hoy and Brooke Hayne both scored 4 goals with Olivia Hatzismalis scoring 3, Reagan Wilkins, Nancy Holtze, Trisharnee Mawson and Charlie Nesbit with 2 each and Georgina Roy and Tess Jungfer with 1. Ella Hoy was best on ground with some impressive goals, kicking on the run. The team is a mixture of players from last year and newcomers. They are a great group of young ladies with loads of potential and talent. It is going to be an exciting season ahead with 3 wins from 5 and the team currently sitting 4th on the ladder. This team is lucky enough to have Colleen Gwynne assisting Dieter Mittermayer in the coaching team. Colleens experience and passion for the game is inspiring the girls to get out on the field and play with guts and determination while still having fun. U16 DIVISION 1 – After what could only be described as a very slow start to the year with numbers, we were able to put a team on the park for our first game. Since then numbers have steadily increased which has been great to see, it has however meant that the coaches have had to go through a team selection process each week and having to rotate the boys through. This year the U16's are lucky enough to be being coached by some of the Senior Playing Group with Jare Krjnic; Matt Toogood and Justin Beugelaar stepping into the coaching role, all who played their junior footy with Watarahs. Their experience as senior footballers will greatly assist the U16 boys playing group. While the boys have only had one win to date there have been a couple of close ones, with only 1 point in our loss to Buffaloes. But each week they are getting better as their skills and fitness improve and they have started to develop more of a team playing style. We have a bye in round 7 but looking forward to our first home game against Palmerston in Round 8. The game against rivals Nightcliff last week was a close and tough fought out game in what was under unbearable conditions and while there was only a goal in it most of the game we went down by 15 points in the end. Strong performances by Brendan Kantilla, Michael Morgan, Ben Jungfer and goals by Troyce Mawson(2), Aben Sandy (2), Michael Morgan, Brendan Kantilla, and Adam Keriniaua and helped keep the Warriors in close contention all day. U18’s BOYS – Waratahs Vs Big River Hawks U18 Boys The boys had a disappointing loss to Big River Hawks after a hard fought even battle. The boys played some really good inside tight footy and matched it with the Hawks for most of the game. Our lack of commitment and running in the third quarter by all but 5 or 6 boys to allow the Hawks to put 4 goals on us saw us go into the 3rd quarter time break trailing by 27 points. A few home truths and challenges laid onto them during the break saw the boys come out firing to redeem themselves. To the boys credit they lifted for the last quarter keeping the Hawks scoreless for the first 15 minutes to claw our way back to within 8 points and looked like we were going to over run them before allowing the Hawks to score two easy goals which saw them eventually run out winners by 20 points. While the loss of a game we should have won was disappointing it was pleasing to watch these boys start to play with belief in each other and work together as a unit. Their inside and close work was great to watch and at times our outside run was fast and flowing. The boys are starting to look to hit their targets and take the game on which is pleasing. The loss of big Marcus to premier league gave an opportunity for Finn Clark to stand up as the number one ruckman for the game which he took on and didn’t lose a ruck contest all day. Dillon Long playing through the mid field was best on ground with his run and hard contested body work leading from the front while Southern District recruit Daly Banks was his usual reliable self tirelessly working through the mid field creating run and dropping behind the ball when needed. 1st year U18 player Jordan “Larry” Wilkins was exceptional at centre half forward taking some great contested marks while captain Tully Hemsley and Texta were both solid contributors. Year to date The boys are currently sitting in 6th position on the ladder with 2 wins and 3 losses. We have a challenging next couple of weeks with a big game against ladder leaders Nightcliff and the next two after that we lose players for schoolies and other commitments. All in all, the boys are steadily improving week by week with some of the younger players starting to come out of their shells and taking the game on. We are now starting to look to deliver the ball to a lead rather than bomb away and hope for the best. The boys are starting to take on our match day set ups and learning the on field rotation set ups. It is good to see the development in the guys with a lot of them who couldn’t kick the ball properly now starting to straighten up and deliver to their targets. It has been pleasing to watch the way they are playing as a team over the last couple of weeks and their willingness to switch play and move around. We are instilling in all the players the will to continuously improve as individuals and as a team and their thirst for knowledge in these areas is pleasing. We have some really good talent in this squad which bodes well for the future of the Waratahs Football Club with 4 or 5 players who with a bit more work could be pressing for senior selection later this season or early next season. With the way we are improving and the dedication most of the boys are showing I expect they will be playing finals footy this year. While it would be nice to play finals our main focus with this group is to develop them and have them ready for senior football over the next couple of years to the style the senior coaches play. DIV 2 – Final score: Waratah 7-4 - 46 Banks 13-9- 87 Liam Keith with 3 goals, Tyson Powell with two. Photo of Matthew Smith (Fletch) in the ruck. DIV 1 – After starting the season winning the first 4 games and coming off round 5 bye, we went down to southern rd districts by 11 points, 9.4.58 to 9.15.69. To date we are sitting 3 on the ladder. We have a tough match against Nightcliff this Saturday. Numbers are strong, boys are putting in at training so we hope to finish strong for the last 5 games before the Xmas break and set the season up for run home after coming back in the new year, when traditionally all clubs step up and work to lock up a position as high as possible up top of the ladder.