Round 1 footy and netball

Woodside v TTU

New year - new players

Thirds

Woodside 17 15 117

TTU 5 4 34

Goals:

Woodside:James Mattern 3, Roman Hinkley 1, Diamond Dobson 4,

Bryce Kerr 1, Dominic Harrison 2, Tyson Coulthard 1Best: Darby Taylor, Cooper Earles, Diamond Dobson, James Mattern, Mick Mattern, Nate Lucas

TTU:

Goals: Tyler Moloney 1, Riley Payne 1, Marlow Shaw 2, Niwa Macfarlane-Mate

Best Riley Payne, Niwa Macfarlane-Mate, Thomas Colaciello, Jacob Stimson, Benj Selwyn, Ryan Traill

Woodside 6 6 42

TTU 9 13 67

Goals: Brayden Askwe 1, Josh Vanderveen 4, David McKean 1

Best: Corey Whiteoak, Joshua Vanderveen, Braydn Wilson, Brenton Kuch, Angus Dean, Simon Jago.

TTU

Goals: Brady Poel 1, Dougal Williams 1, Matt Cochrane 1, Regan Richards 1, Brad Hough

Best: Dougal Williams, Noah Leslie, Kaleb Watson, Noah Poel, Nicholas Millerm Tyler Mustoe.

Seniors

Plenty of new faces and some old ones returning for the Wildcats

Luke Johnson, younger brother of coach Ben Johnson, comes from the Mid Gippsland league where he played for Inverloch.

Harry Foat returns to the cats from Rosedale .

Josh Hicks and Brodie Stainer have returned from Dingley for another season,

Cooper Ryan joins the Cats from Beaumaris

It was a game of two halves;

The first half was all TTU. They looked sharper, they cut the Wildcats to pieces with their accurate kicking. The second half was a seesawing affair with the Wildcats having the upper hand in the third.

Michael O’Sullivan kept them in the match with his four goals in the first half and then another early in the third.

Interesting description of O’Sullivan by the live stream commentators. “Doesn’t look like a football but boy he has been dangerous up forward for the Wildcats.”

The game was all tied up at the 25-minute mark of the third. Wildcats were on the receiving end of a 50 metre penalty which gave them the lead going into the last quarter.

Scrappy football to start the last with both teams feeling the pressure and many players suffering cramp.

TTU wrestled the lead back. However Woodside refused to lie down and had many opportunities down forward. To TTU credit they created the stoppages and refused to allow Woodside a clear kick on goal.

TTU held on for the win in what can only be described as an entertaining game of football. .\

After the game TTU coach Jack Brown described the game as a good way to blow out the cobwebs

Final scores

Woodside 11 14 80

TTU 13 10 88

Woodside Goals: Thomas King 1, Josh Morgan 1, Zac Richards 1, Alf Jessup, Michael O’Sullivan 5, Brody Stainer 1, Luke Johnson

Best: Michael O’Sullivan, Cooper Ryan, Thomas King, Joshua Morgan, Chris Witchell, Luke Johnson

TTU goals Michael Jacobsen 2, Flynn Shields 3, Caleb Michie 3, Frazar Brouns 4, Josh Twite 1

TTU best Hayden Willaton, Trent Hourigan, Josh Segond, Frazar Brouns, Stuart Goddard, Flynn Shields

Netball

15/u 31 def TTU 22

17/u 13 def by TTU 37

D grade 23 def by TTU 29

C Grade 33 def TTU 29

B Grade 51 def TTU 42

A Grade 50 def TTU 38