The Eastern Football League posted three wins in the opening night of the AFL Victoria Metro Junior Championships held at Bayswater Oval and Pat Wright Senior Oval.
The EFL’s under-15 (1) girls were 96-point victors over the Yarra Valley Junior Football League, while the under-15 (2) girls held on for a thrilling two-point win over the South Metro Junior Football League.
In another tight-tussle with the South Metro Junior Football League, the EFL’s under-15 (1) boys ran out eight-point winners, while a gallant under-15 (2) side fell five points short.
Meanwhile, the under-14 (1) boys lost to the SMJFL by 93 points, while the under-14 (2) boys team was defeated by 58 points.
The carnival continues across the Queen’s Birthday long weekend and will be contested across Saturday, June 10 and Monday, June 12.
The remainder of ‘home’ games for the Eastern Football League boys will be played at Walker Park, Mitcham (June 10 and 12) while the Eastern Region Girls’ side will call Pat Wright Senior Oval, Noble Park, home on June 12.
2017 – Metro Junior Championships Boys Div 1A Under-15
Eastern Football League 2.4, 3.8, 6.13, 6.20 (56)
South Metro Junior Football League 0.7, 3.10, 5.12, 5.18 (48)
GOALS, Eastern Football League : Salele Feagaimalii 2, Jack Haag 2, Cole Roberts 1, Hayden Daniell 1
South Metro Junior Football League : Harry Manton 1, Lachlan Riley 1, William Skinner 1, Patrick Bannister 1, Sam Seach 1
BEST, Eastern Football League : Rhyce Drummond, Wil Parker, Makaio Haywood, Jayden McDonald, Connor Downie, Jamieson Vail
South Metro Junior Football League : Sam Seach, Lochlan Jenkins, Amani Karauria-Lunt, Nicholas Grech, Conor Stone, William Skinner
2017 – Metro Junior Championships Boys Div 1B Under-15
South Metro Junior Football League 0.0, 1.2, 5.3, 7.9 (51)
Eastern Football League 1.0, 2.2, 5.4, 7.4 (46)
GOALS, South Metro Junior Football League : Corey Barden 3, Thomas Blamires 1, David Goodman 1, Nicolas Taranto 1, Eren Soylemez 1
Eastern Football League : Lachlan Jackson 3, Jordan McDonnell 1, Jackson Weatherill 1, Max Brasher 1, Joel Dacre 1
BEST, South Metro Junior Football League : David Goodman, Liam Hayes, Eren Soylemez, Sebastian Erharter, Eamon Mckenzie, Corey Barden
Eastern Football League : Charlie O’Connell, Thomas Gasparroni, Lachlan Jackson, Jaden Pay, Jordan McDonnell, Matthew Barkas
2017 – Metro Junior Championships Boys Div 1A Under-14
South Metro Junior Football League 5.3, 10.6, 13.8, 19.12 (126)
Eastern Football League 1.2, 2.3, 3.3, 5.3 (33)
GOALS, South Metro Junior Football League : Nathaniel Dear 7, Harrison Andronaco 3, Joshua Sinn 3, Finn Callaghan 3, Lachlan Brooks 2, Ethan Wright 1
Eastern Football League : Jacob Broad 2, Jeremy Broad 1, Judson Clarke 1, William Bromley 1
BEST, South Metro Junior Football League : Ethan Wright, Nathaniel Dear, Harrison Andronaco, Joshua Sinn, Justin Davies, Dante Visentini
Eastern Football League : Zachary Cileceken, William Bromley, Elliot Triegaardt, Liam Eldridge, Jack Morrison, Adam Pica
2017 – Metro Junior Championships Div 1B Under-14
South Metro Junior Football League 0.3, 2.7, 5.11, 8.15 (63)
Eastern Football League 0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5 (5)
GOALS, South Metro Junior Football League : Steven Hately-Fenton 3, Patrick Twigg 1, Jake Soligo 1, Blake Gordon 1, Nicholas Karamihos 1, Finn Sullivan 1
Eastern Football League :
BEST, South Metro Junior Football League : Patrick Twigg, Steven Hately-Fenton, Finn Sullivan, Jake Soligo, Declan McComb, Angus Edgar
Eastern Football League : Ashton Foulis, Joshua Patman, Dante Ferraro, Joshua Danopoulos, Patrick Marks, Ben Forbes
2017 – Metro Junior Championships Girls Div 2 Under-15
Eastern Football League 2 1.3, 2.10, 4.11, 7.11 (53)
South Metro Junior Football League 2 1.5, 1.7, 4.8, 7.9 (51)
GOALS, Eastern Football League 2 : Estelle Peterson 3, Charlotte Williams 3, Samantha Paoli 1
South Metro Junior Football League 2 : MacKenzie Suppa 4, Amber Lotzof 2, Ella Devine 1
BEST, Eastern Football League 2 : Zara Monk, Samantha Paoli, Tamsyn Pascoe, Estelle Peterson, Natalee Marchese, Jess Grace
South Metro Junior Football League 2 : Mia Cowan, Hope Maillard, Amelia Bishop, MacKenzie Suppa, Eve Williams, Charli Murphy
Eastern Football League 1 3.2, 6.4, 10.10, 14.12 (96)
Yarra Junior Football League 2 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 (0)
GOALS, Eastern Football League 1 : Indianna Crombie 2, Hannah Lawson 2, Tess Flintoff 2, Rachael Slater 2, Emma Chamberlain 1, Katie Cameron 1, Lucy Hilton 1, Matilda Kelly 1, Kara Oakley-Smith 1, Brooke Vickers 1
Yarra Junior Football League 2 :
BEST, Eastern Football League 1 : Riley Hall, Jessica Dunning, Tess Flintoff, Emma Chamberlain, Rachael Slater, Kara Oakley-Smith
Yarra Junior Football League 2 : Marlee Joyce, Scarlett Anderson, Gessica Deiana, Iona Cameron, Emily Bacon, Milla Bornas