2014 Under 11 - Red

On Sunday the boys played their first ever final against Park Orchards. The boys got off to a flying start and kicked 3 goals to nothing with a strong wind behind them. In the second quarter they were able to restrict Park Orchards to 2 points by playing really defensive football against the wind. In the second half every player gave 100 % to be able to hold on for a 9 point win! What a fantastic effort by every player to win their first final ever! The boys sang the song loud and proud at the end of the game and they were well supported by friends and family. We now have the big task of playing Glen Iris next week for our chance of playing in the grand final! Win, lose or draw we are all very proud of your effort this season boys. Go Burra!!!

The boys returned to form yesterday to with a win over 4th placed Park Orchards. This is their 9th win of the season and they have now cemented their spot in third place. Well done boys that is an amazing effort. It was another hard fought game in which the boys did not give an inch. The tackling pressure was outstanding and everyone stuck to their structures all day. It was an excellent team effort but I do have to give special mention to Marcus Spilios for the goal of the year from the boundary line and on the run! Well done on another terrific effort boys.

The boys had one of their toughest matches of the season on Sunday. As always they battled it out to the very end and went down by just 1 point. It was a low scoring and physical match that was close all day. We had our chances in the last quarter but just couldn't convert. The boys supported each other really well and although they were disappointed not to get the win they can all hold their heads high for the effort they put in. A special mention to Jack B, Mitch, Jackson and Chase for volunteering to play for the opposition. They all played really well for both sides! Well done also to Amri who kicked his first goal in Aussie Rules!!! Great effort again boys.

The boys braved the cold wet conditions to come away with their 6th win in a row! Hawthorn came out firing from the first bounce and had some dominant players in the middle. A special mention to Jace Zahra and Spencer Mills as they were given the task of playing on the 2 most dominant players and both did a fantastic job to keep them quiet rest of the game whilst dominating themselves. It was a terrific team effort again and the boys really lifted each other in very trying conditions. Everyone is so proud of the boys for the 100% effort that they put in every week and also the way they continue to encourage each other. Well done again boys!

Another great win by the boys again today. 4 wins in a row great effort boys! We played against a hard tackling Fitzroy on their home ground in windy conditions. The boys started to use the corridor well on a big ground and ran in numbers all day. Everyone played to the team structures that we have worked on all year and it paid off with our biggest win of the season. Our rock solid full back Thomas Hewett went forward and kicked a great goal and Jack Boskovski burst through the pack to kick a brilliant goal on the run and also gave out a lightning hand pass to set up another! However it was our rock solid backline that stood up to every challenge again that allowed us to keep the opposition to a low score again. A great team effort boys!

What a fantastic win by the boys today over the top of the ladder Glenn Iris. This was made even better as it was also 50 games today for Marcus Spilios who played a true captains game! We were away to a fantastic start with 3 goals in the first quarter to Alex Gerasimidis. The midfield worked hard all day and our backline stuck to their men tight which was very impressive against such quality opposition. The main reason we were able to get over Glen Iris today was our consistent pressure and ferocious tackling! It was very hard to pick the best players today as all of the boys played their part in this win. Well done on a great effort boys.