THE Southern Gippsland Junior Football League season is done and dusted for another season with Leongatha emerging as thrilling winners in the Under 12s over Phillip Island by two points and Phillip Island coming through with a strong win in the Under 14s, by four goals on an ideal day for footy at Wonthaggi.
Leongatha’s Beau Elkin was named best on ground in under 12s but it could just as easily have gone to 10 or a dozen other players from both sides, such was their commitment to the contest.
Final Under 12s score: Leongatha 3.2.20 def Phillip Island 3.0.18
The following were named as members of the winning Leongatha Under 12s team: Chance Houston, Mitchell Hogarth, Hugh Williams, Noah Cameron, Reeve Tucker, Harrison Cooke, Lukah Jefferis, Cooper Rogers, Harper Pitts, William Levi Sweeney, Tyson Tumino, Kobey Stokes, Louis Read, Beau Elkin, Taj Houston, Harper Richards, Travis Newton, Logan Misale, Frazer Livingstone, Hugo Sweeney, Will Redpath, Rhys Grist, William Bruce, Mitchell Andronaco, Jacob Dean, Lachie Grimes, Judd Holt and Levi Bordonaro.
In the Under 14s final, Phillip Island played a good brand of football to extend its lead over Inverloch-Kongwak and go on to the convincing win.
Phillip Island’s Charlie Fischer was named best afield in under 14s grand final.
Members of the premiership winning Phillip Island team are listed as: Levi Addison, Zack Hughes, Duke Lawrence, Piers Hennekam, Harrison Carlon, Jeremy Kelly, Xavier Williams, Jobe Williams, Jack Larsson, Jack Mascaros, Riley Herbert, Seth McBean, Heath Bowan, Tommy Newman, Felix Bathgate, Charlie Fischer, Cade Wragg, Ayden Fawaz, Nathan Patch, Lewis De Fazio, Darcy Opitz, Alexander Szymanski, Kai Cashman, Austin Finlayson and Ashton Smith..
Phillip Island coach in under 14s was Daniel Larsson, and IK’s was Ben Soumalis.
Final Under 14s scores: Phillip Island 6.4.40 def Inverloch-Kongwak 2.3.15.
