With a big crowd watching four entertaining games, it was easy to see why women’s football is one of the fastest- growing sports in the country.
Not to be outdone, the Woorinen youth girls’ team also opened their season in the Bendigo Junior Football League under-18 competition with a dominant 39-point win over Golden Square.
The girls secured their first win in m ore than 12 months after turning a seven-point half-time deficit into a comfortable win with seven unanswered second-half goals.
Boom recruit Issy Boulton got the ball rolling after the main break with four centre clearances in a row to get the momentum going the Tigers’ way– and from there they were never headed.
The Central Victoria FL girls’ under-14 competition continues on Sunday, with all games to be hosted by the Sea Lake-Nandaly Football Club.
Sea Lake-Nandaly Tigers kick off proceedings against Birchip-Watchem at 9.30am.
CENTRAL VICTORIA FL GIRLS’
UNDER 18 GIRLS
Round 1
WOORINEN 1.1 1.6 5.10 8.11.59
GOLDEN SQUARE 0.0 3.1 3.1 3.2.20
GOALS – WOORINEN – Issy Boulton 3, Samantha Johnston 2, Natasha Kelly 2, Alannah Taylor 1.
GOLDEN SQUARE – Not supplied.
BEST – WOORINEN – Emilie Ward, Madison Johnston, Issy Boulton, Demi Greenwood, Samantha Johnston, Natasha Kelly.
GOLDEN SQUARE – Stephanie Demeo, Holly McPhee, Gabrielle Drage, Olivia Hogg.
UNDER 14
Round 1
SEA LAKE-NANDALY 5.4.34
SWAN HILL 5.6.36
GOALS – SEA LAKE-NANDALY – Prue O’Sullivan 4, Aurora Day 1.
SWAN HILL – Mia Hirst 3, Zoe Brooks, Emily Pekin 1.
BEST – SEA LAKE-NANDALY – Prue O’Sullivan, Aurora Day, Keira Barton, Elise Barry, Teyana Barton, Ali-Jane Thompson.
SWAN HILL – Sarah Vrolijks, Mia Hirst, Emily Pekin, Ruby Gracia, Zoe Brooks, Pearl North
WOORINEN 0.0.0
BIRCHIP-WATCHEM 4.7.31
GOALS – BIRCHIP-WATCHEM – Sami Weir 2, Eedie Rowe, Abby Weir 1.
BEST – WOORINEN – Meg Young, Emma Van Liessum, Indiana Hare, Erin Johnston, Chloe Lovell, Milla Stewart
BIRCHIP-WATCHEM – Sienna Richmond, Abby Weir, Eva Coffey, Mia Sharp, Eedie Rowe, Mineva Cotton
TYNTYNDER 7.7.49
WARRA BLUES 1.1.7
GOALS – TYNTYNDER – Ruby Butler 4, Mayla Conway 3, Lainey Styles 2, Reeve O’Toole, Sienna Spence, Kieley Styles, Ella Threadgold, Charli Woodward 1.
WARRA BLUES – Alethea D’Silva 1.
BEST – TYNTYNDER – Ruby Butler, Lainey Styles, Kieley Styles, Mayla Conway, Lauren Clarke, Hattie Merrett.
WARRA BLUES – Isabella Wise, Alethea D’Silva, Keira Wise, Makenna Thompson, Lucia Felekos, Carla Peacock.
CENTRAL VICTORIA FL – GIRLS’ UNDER 14
Round 2 FIXTURE
Sea Lake
Sea Lake-Nandaly v Birchip-Watchem, 9.30am
Swan Hill v Tyntynder, 10.40am
Warra Blues v Woorinen, 11.50am
