Junior footballers from across the Picola League district converged on Yarroweyah on Saturday for the annual interleague competition.
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A league wide bye in the Picola & District Football Netball season allowed for the competitions to go ahead.
Due to team numbers across the under-14s and under-17s competitions, two representative squads were filled for each age group.
Using geographical lines, the North teams consisted of players from the Strathmerton, Yarroweyah, Picola United, Mathoura, Blighty, Tocumwal, Berrigan, Jerilderie and Deni Rovers clubs.
South’s sides were made up using players from clubs in Katandra, Katunga, Katamatite, Rennie, Tungamah and Waaia.
Tocumwal had the most players for one club in the under-17s with seven players selected - Charlie Locke, Pacey Haebich, Seth Lawrence, Nate Grieves, Will O’Connell, Logan White and Jirra Letcher.
Tocumwal’s Archie Chellew was slected in the under-14s, and clubman Drew Haebich was appointed as co-coach of the under-17s.
Jerilderie also had representatives selected in both age groups.
James Winn, Jackson Pitt and Darby Parsons were included in the under-14s squad, while Cooper Gurciullo, Dan Eldridge, Logan Eldridge and Nicholas Taylor were in the under-17s.
Berrigan only had one player selected to compete in Yarroweyah, with Harleigh Carter selected in the under-17s.
Other players in each squad are as follows:
Under-14s:
North - Preston Power, Robert Patmore, Nash Bayne, Tameka Muller (Strathmerton), Dylan Henderson, Ryder Duhring (Yarroweyah), Max Holyman, Lachy Nagle, Ryan Caldwell, Lachie Moor, Beau Griffiths, Raudan Bray, Cooper Wilson (Picola United), Dannon Leetham, Sam Conallin, Bentley Hardman, Callan Glenn, Tom Way (Deni Rovers).
South - Declan Maddox, Dayne Wilson, Jack Poyner, Bailey Chenery (Katandra), Toby Newberry, Ryder Fezwart, Cooper Weeks, Kade Rogers (Katunga), Finn Bruce, Fraser Nagle, Finn Wood, Zander Rhodes (Rennie), Taijan Ussher, Luke O’Brien, Jett Bamford, Billy Doyle, Chase Payne, Xavier Chessells, Tague Saunders (Tungamah) Teddy Smith, Tate Buckland, Blake Fairless, Angus Coutts (Waaia).
Under-17s:
North - Mitch O’Brien, Harry Barnes (Strathmerton), Jacob Purdon, Matthew Jorgensen (Picola United), Alex Harvey, Luke Holloway, Andrew Croker, Andrew Smith (Deni Rovers).
South - Harry Willaton, Hayden Kruse, Michael Rigano, Kaden Cook, Jed Ferguson, Hunter Howells (Katandra), Ethan Davies, Declan Lowden, Darby Salter, Benny Arho, Jayden Arho, Seth Cormick (Katunga), Will Simpson (Katamatite), Brad Burrows (Rennie), Brae Grant, Lenny Lonergan, Jake Walker, Malique Beer, Archie Doyle (Tungamah), Hughie Stammers, Will Trower, Oscar Buckland, Jake Buckland (Waaia).
The results were as follows:
Under-14s:
Final score: North 4.3 (27) def South 3.4 (22).
Goals for North: J Winn 2, R Caldwell 1, B Griffiths 1.
Best for North: R Bray, D Leetham, L Nagle, R Patmore, S Conallin, B Griffiths.
Goals for South: X Chessels 2, B Doyle 1.
Best for South: D Wilson, J Bamford, B Chenery, C Payne, B Fairless, T Smith.
Under-17s:
Final score: South 12.18 (90) def North 8.7 (55).
Goals for South: W Simpson 3, B Arho 3, E Davies 2, H Howells 1, H Willaton 1, D Salter 1, M Beer 1.
Best for South: J Arnold, H Willaton, E Davies, H Howells, J Buckland, M Ragino.
Goals for North: M Jorgenson 2, M O’Brien 2, A Harvey 2, l White 1, S Lawrence 1, P Haebich 1.
Best for North: M Jorgenson, H Barnes, J Letcher, C Locke, A Harvey, L White.
• Photos courtesy of local clubs and parents.