| WU20 -R2 18 Apr 2026 Sat - 11:50 am - gorehill oval | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Best PlayersCharlee Jones Amber Reveley lucy crean Sienna Lindsay kate crean Matilda Brown |
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Goal ScorersCharlee Jones - 2 Lily Cranwell - 1 kate crean - 1 Mia McGregor - 1 |
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After watching our Div 3 side take the field with grit and determination, the question was simple: could our U20s bring the same?
With three of our crew promoted to Prems and a handful unavailable, we took the field with minimum numbers. The brief remained the same — Fun. Contest. Defence. The girls rolled up their sleeves, ready for a tough day.
Lining up 5-6-3 meant we gave up a little forward presence, with North Shore playing a loose spare. The first quarter was about finding our feet — adjusting to structure and working out how to move the ball.
Sienna, backing up after a full Div 3 game, was out on her feet from the start — but you wouldn’t know it. She competed relentlessly in the ruck, giving us first use and setting the tone. Charlee added a different edge, taking the ball cleanly and bursting out of stoppage to spark some exciting passages of play.
With some smart rotations through the middle, Mia stepped up and nailed our first goal. A strong opening quarter saw us edge ahead — 1.2 (8) to 1.0 (6).
Our forward pressure lifted in the second, driven by some outstanding work off half-back.
Lucy Crean was electric — rebounding hard, taking space, and driving the ball forward with intent. Katie H, despite her earlier “I hate being a back Wilko,” showed exactly why she was there — strong tackles, smart positioning, and clean execution.
We struck early — four seconds into the quarter — and added two more behinds to extend the lead: 2.4 (16) to 1.1 (7).
The third quarter was where the game was won.
Both sides came out hungry. We struck first, but North Shore responded quickly with two goals to close the gap. What followed was six minutes of tough, contested footy — grit, pressure, and refusal to give in.
Then the breakthrough — one goal… and then another.
Momentum shifted.
North Shore managed a late behind, but we went into the final break with a solid lead: 5.4 (34) to 3.2 (20).
The final quarter tested us.
Charlee (ankle), Sienna (black eye), Lily (well… let’s just say she wasn’t at her best coming back from the flu ?) — but there was no way this group was coming off.
They dug deeper.
Alayna, quietly building all day on the wing, exploded from a contest — legs pumping, bouncing once, twice, three times — driving us forward for another scoring shot.
It didn’t need to be pretty. It just needed to be ours.
Final score: 5.6 (36) to 3.3 (21)
And then came the moment.
Smiles. Noise. Energy.
A group of young women, beaming ear to ear.
Their first ever win.
This is just the beginning.
#BuiltNotBought #ThePlaceYoudRatherBe ??
