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HomeGazetteYoung Brookers fight on

Young Brookers fight on

GEMBROOKCockatoo junior sides posted good wins in last week’s round, including a comeback triumph in under10 grade.

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The club congratulated Zeb Quigley on his 100th game for the Brookers.
Score: GembrookCockatoo 1.2.8 lost to Healesville 25.22.172.
Awards: Player of the match Jake Schueddekopf, Senior club achievement Liam Loveday, Hungry Jack’s Marcus Wybrott, Loaded Pizza Daniel Hampton, Cockatoo General Store Jason Bova.

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Scores: GembrookCockatoo 8.9.57 d Healesville 5.10.40.

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The Brookers had a good team win under perfect conditions. The club congratulated Jeff Clarke on playing 50 games. Jarrod Jensen from the under11s kicked a great goal and Daniel Welsh from the under 11s also did well.
Scores: GembrookCockatoo 5.16.48 d Healesville 2.4.16.
Best: Callum Sawyer, Shaun Mills, Jake Bardwell, Doug Misso, Corey Fraser, Jeff Clarke.
Awards: Player of the match Callum Sawyer, Senior club achievement Corey Fraser, Hungry Jack’s Jarrod Jensen and Jake Bardwell, Loaded Pizza Doug Misso, Cockatoo General Store Corey Fraser.

@BT Sub Sport Gaz:UNDER 11

The Gembrook players let themselves down with poor skills that were costly but the will work hard this week at training.
Score: GembrookCockatoo 0.0.0 lost to Woori Yallock 6.10.46.
Best: Cael Hannah, Jarrod WilliamsSpry, Jacob Bartley, Jacob Blackhurst, Jake Murden, Ethan Appleby.
Awards: Player of the match Cael Hannah, Senior club achievement Ethan Appleby, Hungry Jack’s Jarrod WilliamsSpry, Loaded Pizza Jacob Bartley, Cockatoo General Store Jake Murden.

@BT Sub Sport Gaz:UNDER 10

The club congratulated Jarrod WilliamsSpry on playing his 50th game for the Brookers. Gembrook allowed the opposition a good start and was two goals down at quartertime. But in the second half the Brookers scored an impressive victory from behind. A good all round team effort where everyone put in and kept the pressure on opposition at both ends.
Awards: Player of the match Jarrod WilliamsSpry, Senior club achievement Riley Wood, Hungry Jack’s Stephen Lopez, Loaded Pizza Zac Epstein, Cockatoo General Store Scott Hilder, Canteen Jacob Kostovki and Adam Condon.

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