Drouin Dragons receive surprise
The Gippsland teams played at home on Sunday against Mirboo North in overcast weather with the threat of rain looming during the day.
The rain reached Drouin around 2pm and with the already poor condition of the pitches, the senior game had to be called off due to the unsafe condition of the pitch.
The surprise of the day came when Erika Wassenberg and Don Sinclair from the Drouin Lions Club arrived and presented a cheque for $1500 to go towards the development of the Drouin Dragons junior teams.
The club thanked the Drouin Lions Club for their generosity. Under 8 It’s always a challenging game when Drouin play Mirboo North, but the under eight’s did a fantastic job. They kept the pressure on and did very well in defence.
There were some exciting breakaway moments for the Dragons due to some excellent passing and ball skills.
It was great to see Max from the under six team help out the under eights, and he did a great job.
Harlan was goal keeper and did an excellent job.
Three awards were handed out and they went to Aidan Franz, Lacey Bryant and Harlan Thomson. Under 10 The theme of the week for both teams was defence, with the match remaining goalless until well into the second half when Jordan opened the scoring for Drouin.
The defensive trio of Hugo, Lucia and Isobel were rock solid at the back, and helped the Drouin goalies (Will, and then Ayden) keep a clean sheet through the game.
A further goal late in the second half, again from Jordan, gave Drouin a much-needed boost for the rest of the season.
Coaches award: Jordan, for two goals; Encouragement award: Luci, for her part in a great defensive effort. Under 12 Full time score: Drouin 10 Mirboo North 0 It was a strong performance by Drouin under 12s from start to finish with some great team play and runs up forward, which resulted in numerous goals being kicked.
The defence did not let in a goal for the duration of the game which was a real positive going into a big game next week against Wonthaggi.
Player awards: Best on ground: Nathan; Coaches award: Rinnan.
Goal scorers: Tristan 4, Nathan 4, Isaac 1 Lachy 1 Under 15 The girls started out strong against Mirboo North, with most of the play in the first few minutes going the Dragons way.
Lilly Carrison took on the keeper in a gutsy move and received a penalty kick after the keeper went for her instead of the ball. She scored putting the Dragons on the board.
The girls kept the pressure on Mirboo North with Sophia Belcher and Sylvia Cooper running hard in defence to keep up with the quick forwards. ,
Sasha Geerlings and Tahlia Mitchell had their work cut out for them in the centre, with Zoe Hope supporting to clear the ball.
Miriama Cooper ran hard, especially towards the keeper who kept the ball at her feet.
Cienna Byers played a superb game on the wing, jockeying the opposition at every turn and gaining possession of the ball on many occasions. Half time came and the girls were 3-1 down.
The second half saw a very determined Drouin take the pitch, they put pressure on Mirboo at all turns, with Mirboo resorted to aiming for goal from nearly half-way.
A lucky shot found its way into the back of the net, leaving the girls to chase another goal.
Sasha Geerlings had a brilliant run down the centre, taking on two opposition players to put the ball past the keeper, giving the Dragons their second for the day.
The last came from an assist from Violette Thomas. A short pass to Lilly again made it past the keeper, giving the girls three goals for the game. Final score: 3 – 7. Awards: Sasha Geerlings, Miriama Cooper, Lilly Carrison, Imogen Cooper. Senior Women Full-time Score: Drouin 5 – Mirboo North This week saw Drouin take on Mirboo North at home.
The women had fire in their bellies and come out swinging. Right from the get go, Drouin had the play. They were running it up the wings with some beautiful crosses in.
It didn’t take Jess Nalty long to find the back of the net in the 13th minute.
Mirboo kept pushing and made Drouin move quick. Drouin were quick to capitalise on Mirboo’s mistake. With a hand ball in the box, Jess Nalty took the shot and put it away.
Casey Lewis followed with a goal before half time.
Drouin went into the half time break with smiles and laughter in the air. The women were all enjoying the day.
Throughout the game Drouin had multiple shots on goals, but to Mirboo’s credit they kept it out.
Jess Nalty scored another goal with some great plays throughout the day. Soon the rain arrived, which didn’t dampen the Dragon’s moods one bit.
Mackenzie Warren found the back of the net in some great play.
Kerry Brown come out swinging, she was reading the play so great, she knew what she was to do and was executing it very well.
All women played well, with the back line of Zali, Biscuit and Bec holding.
The team are getting so much better at reading each other.
Kate, Erin, Jaz, Mac, Kerry, Jess N and Jess B held the midfield. The talking, movements and team work was outstanding.
Casey, Chelsea, and Angel are reading the plays well up the front with plenty of opportunities on goals.
Player awards: Best on ground: Kerry Brown; Casey Lewis; Mackenzie Warren.
Goal scorers: Jess Nalty –3, Casey Lewis – 1, Mackenzie Warren – 1.