By Sophie Hammill
The future of the WRFL is looking brighter than ever after a dominant AFL Victoria Junior Metropolitan Championships carnival.
Played over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend, eight WRFL junior teams ranging from Under 16s to Under 13s competed against the top talent from the Northern FL, Southern Eastern Juniors, Riddell District FL, Yarra Juniors FL and South Metro Juniors FL.
With only a handful of Junior Interleague matches left to play over the coming weeks, the WRFL is proud to have chalked up a staggering 14 wins from 19 matches for the tournament.
In the Junior Interleague Carnival, the U16 squad had a fantastic start to its campaign, defeating RDFL by 22-points, the scoreboard reading WRFL 7.11 (53) def. RDFL 4.7 (31).
Elliot Rosado was outstanding for the red, white and blue, booting three goals while teammate Jack Papachatzakis kicked two majors and was also named amongst the best players for the match.
The squad will line up to play the Essendon District FL in its second and final game of the competition at Avalon Airport Oval on June 9.
The U15 Division 1 squad produced one of its best carnivals for the league in a number of years, winning all three of its matches.
The Division 1 squad kicked off its tournament with a good Round 1 win against SEJ (76 to 51), before a dominant Round 2 display over RDFL (114 to 28), followed by a close match over the NFL (70 to 50).
Owen King was a stand out for the WRFL side, kicking 16 goals throughout the tournament resulting in King being the lead goal kicker for their division.
The U15 Division 2 boys also had a good tournament, coming away with two wins and one loss seeing them finish in second position in their pool.
Despite going down to the SEJ by 34-points in Round 1, the team came home strong winning their final two matches, over the RDFL and NFL.
Some of the standouts for the Division 2 squad included Darcy Phillips and Lachlan Scholl both scoring five goals across the tournament, along with James Krajina who polled in the best players in each match.
Both the U14 Division 1 and Division 2 squads remained undefeated after their three matches, with a nailing biting 2-point win against the NFL capping off the tournament for the Division 1 squad.
Joshua Kellett and Alexander Taylor were both standout contributors for the Division 1 squad adding two goals each to the scoreboard in the tight NFL win, while Zac Triplett and Keelan Crimmins were unstoppable for the Division 2 team.
The league’s two Under 13 squads have been strong competitors in their matches against the EDFL in its first encounters this season.
Despite not being able to take home their Round 1 the wins, the Division 1 squad enjoyed victory over the RDFL in Round 2 by 54-points.
The two squads will play the EDFL again in its last match for the tournament on June 17.
The combined WRFL and EDFL Western Youth Girls team came away with just the one win for the competition against the Yarra Juniors FL B-team in Round 2.
Despite going down to a dominant Yarra Juniors A-team, the Western Youth Girls would be proud of its efforts, holding the girls from YJFL to their lowest score in this year’s tournament (60 to 20).
St.Albans’ Madison Lister was one of the best players for the Western Youth Girls, scoring three goals and receiving best on ground votes for all three rounds.
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Last Modified on 09/06/2015 13:33