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Results from Round 12

By MGFL - 9th July 2002 - Back to News

Mid Gippsland Football League Results - Round 12

SENIORS

BEST
NEWBOROUGH: Anthony Magnuson (1), David Carpenter (2), Jason Grech (3), Darryl Disisto (4), James Todd (5), John Crieghton (6)
YINNAR: Cameron Harwood (1), Darren Hill (2), Stephen Hopkins (3), Michael Fox (4), Kade Walsh (5), Mark Andrew (6)

GOALKICKERS
NEWBOROUGH: John Crieghton (5), James Todd (2), David Baldi (1), David Carpenter (1), Jason Grech (1), Anthony Chipperfield (1), Dean Caldow (1),
YINNAR: Sam Mills (1), Mark Andrew (1), Brett Sherriff (1), Marc Cheffers (1), Cameron Harwood (1), David King (1)

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final Score
BOOLARRA	2.0	2.3	4.4	6.4	40
THORPDALE	0.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	8

BEST
BOOLARRA: Heath Schaeche (1), Colin Gibson -Williamson (2), Ben Stoops (3), Rian Ibbetson (4), Leigh Zammit (5), Simon Buglisi (6)
THORPDALE: John Asumussen (1), Brett Jennings (2), Ronald Mackie (3), David Jennings (4), Ben Savige (5), Sean Fraser (6)

GOALKICKERS
BOOLARRA: Rowan Pepper (2), Colin Gibson -Williamson (2), Brendan Passey (1), Sam Riseley (1)
THORPDALE: David Jennings (1)

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final Score
HILL END	3.2	3.2	8.6	9.6	60
MIRBOO NTH	1.3	1.6	1.7	3.7	25

BEST
HILL END: Steven Blackshaw (1), Paul Walsh (2), Patrick Poelsma (3), Justin Ivanic (4), Ben Quine (5), Glenn Byrne (6) 
MIRBOO NTH: Chris Joustra (1), Jarryd Clarke (2), Mark Reynolds (3), James Kelly (4), Andrew Smith (5), Chris Smith (6) 

GOALKICKERS
HILL END: Justin Ivanic (3), Paul Walsh (2), Patrick Poelsma (1), Ian Stansbury (1), Glenn Byrne (1), Bradley Richards (1) 
MIRBOO NTH: Thomas Gardener (1), Andrew Smith (1), Salvatore Giardina (1)

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final Score
YALLOURN NTH	2.4	4.9	4.12	5.18	48
MORWELL EAST	1.3	1.3	3.5	3.6	24

BEST
YALLOURN NTH: David Walker (1), David Stevens (2), Brent Harriage (3), Rohan Bounds (4), David Ryan (5), Robert Shelton (6) 
MORWELL EAST: Kirk Jergens (1), James Blair (2), Chris Cowton (3), Colin King (4), Douglas Bell (5), Anthony Neville (6) 

GOALKICKERS
YALLOURN NTH: Shane Galea (2), Ricky Hearn (2), Leslie Brown (1) 
MORWELL EAST: Alan Wright (1), Chris Cowton (1), Leigh Pacunskis (1) 

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final Score
TRAFALGAR	2.3	4.7	8.9	13.12	90
YARRAGON	0.1	1.3	3.1	5.1	31

BEST
TRAFALGAR: Christian Burgess (1), Alfred Mc Pherson (2), Andrew Dubelaar (3), Benjamen Jackson (4), Kane Makepeace (5), William Milroy (6)
YARRAGON: Clint Bransgrove (1), Nathan Bright (2), Luke Hanley (3), Marcus Hanley (4), Tony Kleeven (5), Bradley Wheller (6)

GOALKICKERS
TRAFALGAR: Christian Burgess (3), Andrew Dubelaar (2), Andrew Gringhuis (2), Robert Mc Pherson (2), Clayton Rogers (1) ,Alfred Mc Pherson (1), Steven Tatterson (1), Benjamen Jackson (1)
YARRAGON: Luke Hanley (1), Clint Bransgrove (1), Mark Disisto (1), Glen Walker (1), Marcus Hanley (1)

RESERVES

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final Score
YINNAR	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	29
NEWBOROUGH	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	12

BEST
YINNAR: Darren Burrows (1), Terry Sullivan (2), Craig Skinner (3) 
NEWBOROUGH: Darren Spiteri (1), Bradley Michie (2), Justin Sprake (3)

GOALKICKERS
YINNAR: Rodney Couling (2), Glen Cheffers (1), Terry Sullivan (1) 
NEWBOROUGH: Bradley Michie (1), Danny Schembri (1) 

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final Score
BOOLARRA	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.10	46
THORPDALE	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	8

BEST
BOOLARRA: James Dyer (1), Peter Rennie (2), Brett Davey (3) 
THORPDALE: Craig Bastin (1), Kelly Durkin (2), Barry Robinson (3) 

GOALKICKERS
BOOLARRA: Jason Foster (2), Dean Hillbrick (2), James Dyer (1), Timothy Hollands (1) 
THORPDALE: Brian Keane (1)

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final Score
HILL END	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.6	42
MIRBOO NTH	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	4

BEST
HILL END: Brian Walsh (1), Rodney Ashworth (2), Peter Maggs (3)
MIRBOO NTH: Ted Barrance (1), Brian Lawson (2), Louie Gonzy (3) 

GOALKICKERS
HILL END: Timothy Chuhaj (2), Mark Fallon (1), Peter Maggs (1), Brian Walsh (1), Heath Lowrie (1) 

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final Score
YALLOURN/NTH	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.3	27
MORWELL EAST	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	17

BEST
YALLOURN/NTH: Corey Dobson (1), Sean Hutton (2), Warren Jones (3)
MORWELL EAST: Justin Vajtler (1), Brett Wright (2), Wayne Wilson (3)

GOALKICKERS
YALLOURN/NTH: Warren Jones (1), Jeff Nash (1), Gary Byrne (1), Nathan Stevens (1)
MORWELL EAST: Justin Vajtler (2)

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final Score
TRAFALGAR	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.4	34
YARRAGON	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0

BEST
TRAFALGAR: Unlisted
YARRAGON: Unlisted 

GOALKICKERS
TRAFALGAR: Jason Carpenteri (2), David Dawson (1), Shane Paynter (1), Paul Maggs (1)

THIRDS

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final Score
NEWBOROUGH	0.0	0.0	0.0	16.11	107
YINNAR	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	9

BEST
NEWBOROUGH: Scott Aitken (1), Jason Walsh (2), Luke Casey (3)
YINNAR: Spiridon Dimitropoulos (1), Luke Leviston (2), James Dowling (3)

GOALKICKERS
NEWBOROUGH: Luke Casey (5), William Rilen (3), Scott Aitken (2), Casey Marslen (1), Brendan Shine (1), Leigh Krawszyk (1), Jayson Hall (1), Wayne Wells (1), Brett Casey (1)
YINNAR: David Giles (1)

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final Score
THORPDALE	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.6	24
BOOLARRA	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	9

BEST
THORPDALE: Damien Smith (1), Ian Jennings (2), Daniel Hammond (3) 
BOOLARRA: Matthew Dyer (1), Thomas Cleaver (2), Daniel Taylor (3)

GOALKICKERS
THORPDALE: Joshua Mullen (1), Daniel Martin (1), Daniel Zalik (1)
BOOLARRA: Daniel Taylor (1)

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final Score
MIRBOO NTH	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.9	93
HILL END	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.7	37

BEST
MIRBOO NTH: Lennie Chila (1), Nicholas Bickerton (2), Ross Kelly (3)
HILL END: Shane Daniel (1), Ben Francis (2), Jarrod Stewart (3)

GOALKICKERS
MIRBOO NTH: Nicholas Bickerton (3), Ross Kelly (3), Jayson Giardina (2) ,Lennie Chila (1), Michael Briscoe (1), Simon Lawson (1) ,Luke Palmer (1), Marcus Thompson (1), Jed Campbell (1)
HILL END: Shane Daniel (1), Nathan Pearce (1), Richard Horton (1), Adam Voumard (1), Glen Town (1)

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final Score
YALLOURN/NTH	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.12	72
MORWELL EAST	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.6	36

BEST
YALLOURN/NTH: Mark Vella (1), Owen Budge (2), Matthew Love (3)
MORWELL EAST: Andrew Dalton (1), Paul Dawson (2), Nicholas Gurney (3)

GOALKICKERS
YALLOURN/NTH: Owen Budge (3), Dean Lawrence (3), Stuart Shaw (1), Evan Sheekey (1), Matthew Love (1), Aaron McRae (1)
MORWELL EAST: Paul Dawson (2), Andrew Dalton (1), Danny Maynard (1), Robert Harrington (1)

FOURTHS

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final Score
NEWBOROUGH	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.8	62
YINNAR	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	3

BEST
NEWBOROUGH: Matthew Dickason (1), Thomas Foster (2), Ashley Shine (3)
YINNAR: Jason Yeates (1), Roscoe Williamson (2), Joshua Garth (3)

GOALKICKERS
NEWBOROUGH: Tyson Jones (3), Jason Walsh (2), Dale Roberts (1), David Todd (1), Jeremy Van Neil (1), Matthew Dickason (1)

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final Score
BOOLARRA	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
THORPDALE	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.14	74

BEST
BOOLARRA: Shane Wilson (1), Bradley Martin (2), Alan Brown (3)
THORPDALE: Daniel Rosenquist (1), Anthony Linn (2), James Willis (3)

GOALKICKERS
BOOLARRA: Michael Cleaver (3), Nicholas Morgan (2), Josh Murray (1), Mathew Allison (1), Dermont Leys (1), Shane Colbert (1), Alan Brown (1), Alan Martin (1)

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final Score
MIRBOO NTH	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.8	44
HILL END	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.3	21

BEST
MIRBOO NTH: Jack Piper (1), Michael Aveling (2), Mark Graeme (3)
HILL END: Richard Horton (1), Thomas Long (2), Chrisopher Slate (3) 

GOALKICKERS
MIRBOO NTH: Michael Aveling (2), Luke Palmer (1), Damien Baillie (1), Robert Pincini (1), Alex Windsor (1)
HILL END: Nathan Pearce (1), Richard Horton (1), Adam Voumard (1) 

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final Score
YALLOURN NTH	0.0	0.0	0.0	19.10	124
MORWELL EAST	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	7

BEST
YALLOURN/NTH: Fraser Orr (1), Adam Robinson (2), Todd Dobson (3) 
MORWELL EAST: Alex Scholes (1), Shawne Smith (2), Christopher Johnson (3) 

GOALKICKERS
YALLOURN/NTH: Todd Dobson (4), Fraser Orr (3), Matthew Love (3), Luke Vella (2), Aaron Armstrong (2), Marc Gore (1), Iain Irving (1), Adam Robinson (1), John Francis (1) 
MORWELL EAST: Tommy Hearns (1)

Source: http://gippsland.com/

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