With a new format in the Dahlsens All Stars, Round 1 took place in Leongatha seeing footballers descend on the Southern Gippsland town from across the region.
6 games were played over the two grounds, and there were 300 players as well as an AFL Victoria Asuckick Come and Try taking place meaning there was no shortage of football action on Easter Monday.
The standard of football was high, and both canteens were jam-packed from start to finish with one Leongatha volunteer comparing the senior canteen takings to a Leongatha v Wonthaggi home game.
The results across the day saw each region take out at least 1 win and there were a couple of nailbiters as well.
The results were as follows:
UNDER 13s
Southern 9.7.61 def Latrobe 7.5.47
Eastern 4.2.26 def by Western 9.11.65
UNDER 14s
Southern 3.4.22 def by Latrobe 9.14.68
Eastern 6.4.40 def Western 4.10.34
UNDER 15s
Southern 5.12.42 def Latrobe 4.8.32
Eastern 5.15.45 def by Western 6.10.46
Our major sponsor, Dahlsens, also provided each team with an award for the player determined to be the team’s best player by the coaches.
The awards went to:
SOUTHERN
U14 – Heath Bowen
U15 – Jasper Shone
WESTERN
U13 – Ollie Muir
U14 – Cooper Vickery
U15 – Ash Mounsey
EASTERN
U13 – Hudson Froud
U14 – Jonah Linford
U15 – Jobe Froud
LATROBE
U13 – Thomas Bastin
U14 – Oscar Wilkins
U15 – Archie Jones
A big thank you to everyone who was in attendance, as well as the South Gippsland Umpire Association for officiating all games, and to the Leongatha Junior and Senior Football Clubs for hosting the day!
