It was great to get back to our home turf at Zerbes for our round 15 clash with Parkside White. We were greeted by a wet and cold morning, but the weather cleared before the first bounce and the entire game was played in good conditions.

Alex P and Will P were our two captains for the day - Alex continued his good form and got lots of the footy, while Will worked tirelessly all day and took some great marks. Well done boys.

We got off to a real flyer with 4 goals in the first quarter. Our plan was to move the ball quickly and keep the forward line open and this worked well.

Parkside battled hard after quarter time and we had a fantastic contest for the next 3 quarters.

Once again our backline played tight and provided lots of run from defence.

Our midfielders worked hard all day. I was really pleased that all our boys put their heads over the footy and attacked the ball just as we asked - hard but fair. I liked the way our midfielders stayed out of the forward line, leaving lots of space for our forwards to work in.

Our forwards enjoyed the space in the forward line - this is something we have really improved on throughout the year - when we keep the forward line open we always score freely.

We tackled very well again and earned lots of free kicks for holding the ball - this has been a strength of ours all year - well done.

Thanks to the Beverley Hills boys who helped out Parkside by playing in their jumpers for part of the game.

Our certificate winners were James D - played one of his best games for the year and has just kept improving, and Alex C - moved stylishly and used his beautiful skills to advantage all day.

Our medals went to Bailey C - has kept improving throughout the year and always follows team rules, and Alexander H - had a great game and gathered plenty of kicks. Well done.

Thanks to all our parent helpers for your efforts this year - you have all done a wonderful job.

One game to go boys - lets finish off on a high.

Go Hills.

Tim