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Round 8 Match Report

Thursday 05 June 2025

The sun shone brightly on Saturday, but it must have got into the eyes of a few of our players!  It was a disappointing day with only one of our five sides tasting victory.
 
Our Women literally kicked the dew off the grass with an 8.00am game at Elsternwick, and recorded an emphatic 57 to 0 win.  It was a memorable match for 50-gamer Maclyn Matheson, who starred with 3 goals.  Congratulations on reaching that milestone Maclyn, we look forward to many more great games to come.
 
The Under 19’s were competitive for a half against third placed Old Haileybury before being outplayed to lose by eight goals.  Pleasingly, the boys kicked ten goals for the game, including four in the last quarter, which should give them some confidence for the upcoming games.
 
Our Third XVIII went down by three goals against Ajax in a hard fought clash, but remain in third place on the ladder.  In what seems to be a common theme in the VAFA this year, it is a very even competition with only one game separating third and eighth.
 
The Reserves lost to Old Geelong by 18 points in a low scoring affair, with a total of eight goals for the game.  Mounting injuries and unavailabilities in both the seniors and reserves is affecting our performance, but the effort shown by the boys cannot be questioned.
 
A blistering opening ten minutes by the Seniors saw us kick the first three goals of the game, but beyond that point Old Geelong dominated, running away to win by 45 points.  Now sitting at 4 wins and 4 losses, our next game at Williamstown is crucial in keeping our finals aspirations alive.
 
The long weekend sees a bye for all teams, which will be a welcome opportunity to reset and comeback refreshed and re-energised.  Next week the seniors have a tricky assignment out at Williamstown, the women host Ormond, and the Thirds and Under 19 fixtures have not yet been posted.
 
In my next update I will look to provide dates for our Wellsmen lunches which will no doubt be big days for the club again.
 
Enjoy the week off, and good luck to our teams next week.

Go Wellers!

Gavin Powell
President

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Weekend Results

 
SENIORS   8.12.60
Old Geelong   16.9.105
 
RESERVES   3.4.22
Old Geelong   5.10.40
 
WOMEN   7.15.57
Elsternwick   0.0.0
 
U19   10.8.68
Old Haileybury   18.13.121
 
THIRDS   7.8.50
AJAX   10.8.68
 

-- Round 9 --
 
Saturday 14th June
 

Women vs Ormond (H)
2pm @ GBO

U19 vs TBC
??

Thirds vs TBC
??

Reserves vs Williamstown (A)
11:40am @ Fearon Reserve
MAP

Seniors vs Williamstown (A)
2pm @ Fearon Reserve
MAP
 

Seniors vs Old Geelong

We started the game well, putting pressure on OG and having multiple inside 50 entries. Our midfield was on top, centre clearances 6-0 for the qtr. Our tackling numbers were high, we had good run and carry. If we were more accurate, we could have easily been in front by 4 goals at the first break.
 
In the 2nd qtr we allowed OG to hit the scoreboard mainly from our turnovers.  Our pressure dropped away, and we were poor with our decision making with ball in hand. We need to be more consistent with the pressure we apply to the opposition. We can’t afford to have 10 min lapses and allow the opposition to control the game.
 
After half time our pressure dropped right away and allowed OG uncontested possessions. OG were accurate in front of goal taking full advantage of their ability to mark inside their F50. The inside 50 count and clearance count were similar, OG used the ball better when they won it at the source.
 
We showed in the first qtr we have the ability and game style to match most teams. The biggest challenge is to maintain it for 4 qtrs. After the bye weekend we could potentially have 5 senior players back from injury or overseas.

Best Players: Joshua Blew, Patrick Blew, James Harker, David McColl, Ruben Hopkins, Josh Holding
Goal Kickers: Josh Holding 2, Harry Laukens 2, Caleb Finlayson 1, Lachie Harker 1, David McColl 1, Lachie Ross 1

Neil Connell
Senior Coach


Reserves vs Caulfield

Best Players: Jamie Schreuder, Fraser Wells, Liam Visser, Oscar Cirulis, Louis Campbell, Luke Davidson
Goal Kickers: Louis Campbell 2, Oliver Purcell 1

Steve Warr
Reserves Coach


U19 vs Old Haileybury

Video Match Reviews here

Best Players: Freddie Askew, harry taylor, Oliver Lowe, Charlie King, Angus Mcneill, Joshua Day
Goal Kickers: Noah Shinnick 2, Noah Smith 2, Freddie Askew 1, Joshua Day 1, Jackson Haintz 1, Connor Inston 1, Declan McCabe 1, Harry Taylor 1

Al Rodrigues
U19s Coach


Women vs Elsternwick

Best Players: Charlie Lacey, Maclyn Matheson, Gabriella Bianco, Jess Humphries, Bec Kertes, Asha Kennedy
Goal Kickers: Maclyn Matheson 3, Rebecca Bellpieri 2, Bridget Facey 1, Asha Kennedy 1

Nick Hooper
Women's Coach
 


Thirds vs AJAX

Best Players: Edward Biggs, Darryn Dick, Charlie Dore, Sean Larkin, William Woods, Chris Young
Goal Kickers: Charlie Dore 2, Owen Cox 1, Max Kearsley 1, Thomas Mckie 1, Lucas Noack 1, Private Player 1
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