The Strath U14 and U17 Girls travelled to Myponga Friday night.

Our U14 girls kicked off the season with a hard fought 9 point win against a very persistent Myponga side.

Despite starting the game slowly, the girls clicked into gear after quarter time, following the lead of newly appointed captain Lacey Willsmore, whose work rate was incredible. Best for Strath were Lacey Willsmore, Poppy Groom, Natasha Vogelsang, Macie Parker, Jypsi Murphy and Chloe Bailey. Goals were kicked by Lacey, Lily Walker, Macey Parker and Evie Bielby-Spooner.

Highlight of the match was a string of 6 marks in succession across the outer wing in the third term which resulted in a vital goal being kicked into the wind. A great platform for the Roosters to build on as they will only continue to improve and gain confidence as the season progresses.

U14 Girls with assistant coach Zac prep for their game against Victor.

The U17 Girls played Victor Harbor. Both teams had good numbers and skills on show. Strath were strong and controlled the game from the start with some excellent ball movement along the wings, strong tackling and link-up play through the middle. Strath’s Lily Jenke kicked the only goal for the 1st quarter. The game continued at a fast pace in the second quarter with Victor kicking their first, the game tied at half time. The 3rd quarter was tight with only a couple points scored, Strath leading by a single point. Early in the last quarter Strath’s Ava Laan kicked a goal from long range. The team held on to take the win 2.3 to 1.2, in what was a consistently played game. The girls celebrated their first win for the season with a raucous rendition of the Club song. Best were Ava Laan, Marley Tape, Sienna Ballantyne, Marny McInnes, Lily Jenke and Michaela Reed.

Both teams play their next games at home, on Sunday morning, the 14th of April.

You’re invited to attend our Family Fun Day and “Jason Lehmann” Memorial Game! A day full of family friendly fun, food, football, fellowship, friends, froths, and other stuff starting with F!

All players and families welcome! An opportunity for the kids to meet the A-Grade squad.

Merch and Rego available throughout the day!

Saturday the 16th of March – From 11:45am till late!

• All in training (Minis, Moddies, Women, and Colts)

• BBQ & Hot Chips available from the Canteen for Lunch

• Schnitzels for tea from 5:30pm

• Live music from 7pm!

• Merch for sale!

• Registration assistance throughout the day

Times

11:45am – Open

12:00pm – All in Training

1:15pm – Reserve Grade game V Waikerie

2:40pm – A Grade game V Waikerie

5:30pm – Meals open

7:00pm – Live Music

U17 Girls football is the next step for Girls in their footy journey. The focus remains on skill development and fun, aiming for players to have the ability to play A Grade Womens Football and/or Representative Football at an Association, SANFLW or State level.

Contact Paul Jenke (Coach) on 0408807809

Charmane Reed (Team Manager) 0419 819 752 for any inquiries.

Trainings are held:

U14’s – Monday nights at 5pm.

U17’s – Monday and Wednesday nights at 5:30pm

Both teams are always on the lookout for more players – regardless of experience!

The season starts late March, with 15 rounds (including 2 byes) and Finals in August. 

Games are held on Friday nights or Sunday mornings; refer to fixture for details.

12pm to 2pm, Sunday the 28th.

A great opportunity to celebrate the end of the season together with a meal and medal presentations. The U17 will have a best and fairest medal count during the afternoon and U14’s will be preseneted with awards also.

Pizza and chip lunch for only $5 each.

Please fill out the form below to register and pay.

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Seventeen Strath U14 girls combined with Encounter Bay and played a combined McLaren/Mt Compass side at Encounter Bay today. The training through the year is certainly paying off with some great attacking football and general passages of play.

Charlotte Collins kicked three goals and Lucy Weckert one in her second ever game! Zinta Boag in defense and Kaydee Pascoe in Ruck and up forward both played great games today and along with Charlotte Collins were Strath’s best.

The Strath/Bays side were comfortable winners over their opposition in a game with great play from both sides.
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No U17 games today.
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The Strathalbyn Women’s side played against Encounter Bay. Our Women’s team dominated and kept control of the game throughout all four quarters.

Results:
SFC 9.3.57 v EBFC 0.1.1

Goal Kickers: M. Rich 7, M. Tucker, E. Haylock
Best Players: E. Chapman, M. Rich, M. Tucker, R. Rice, T. Grant, L. Mitchell

This week Strathalbyn hosted Round 7. There had been some welcome rain on Saturday so the oval was a little soggy early but looked in great condition. Sixteen Strath girls combined with 9 from Yankalilla playing against McLaren and Mt Compass combined. It made for some congested footy at times but when the ball did come out of the rolling maul there was space for girls to run and use their pace. We had 7 girls playing up with the U17’s so they all played 2 or 3 quarters and then went and warmed up with the older girls. This meant the other girls took more key positions where they all excelled. We even played the last quarter with one less player but it wasn’t noticeable. Its a credit to the depth and talent of the Strath girls that they can step up when required. This was also very evident in the U17 game where none of the U14’s looked out of place. With one goal to Millie and a couple to one of the Yank girls, the combined Reds won the game with continued pressure in the forward lines bringing opportunities for goals. Final score was “roughly” 3:5 to 2:0. I’ve been encouraging the girls to play on whenever they can (except right in front of goal!) and it was great to see more of this happening. One who excelled at this on Sunday was Caitlyn who played her best game of footy yet; a deserving winner of our Best Player this week (donated by Country Canines Mobile Dog Wash). Lastly, a big thankyou to the Mums who gave up part of their Mothers Day to come and cheer on their Daughters. Thanks especially to Natasha for Team Managing as she does every week!

An inaugural player in the 2017 season, Kim Bickerstaff has gone from strength to strength each and every season.

Bickerstaff started her career as a crafty forward pocket with great foot skills Kim’s confidence grew and soon she was utilising her hard running abilities on the wing. She was the recipient of the Most Improved award for her stellar development.

Kim is a dual premiership player with the Roosters, being an emergency in 2018 after battling niggling injuries. Kim’s greatest strength is her skills, her attention to detail and her running capacity. She is the ultimate team woman.

Serving as a trainer, often helping her teammates before games get out on the park as well as a coach with the Junior Girls Academy / Female Auskick, a committee member, volunteering in the scoreboard, BBQ shed and canteen as well as a range of other areas. Kim gives her all for her teammates and her club which speaks volumes for her character. Her pre-grand final cakes are legendary!

The number 4 can be seen racing up and down the wings on game day, creating space and opportunity for herself and others cheered on by her 3 biggest supporters – her kids!

Former coach Darcy Springhall had this to say on Kim, ahead of her 50th game. “Bickers has a natural knack for the game, she is a perfectionist who won’t stop working on her craft until it’s perfected. She can kick both sides of her body and is an incredibly smart player, one of the most driven and selfless players that’s pulled on the red and white”.

We would like to wish Kim all the best on this milestone and hope one day we see Kim’s daughter Jemma wearing the number 4 in the open women’s side!!

We apologize for any inconvenience but use it as an opportunity to check out one of the many pubs, cafes, bakeries or take-aways in Strath.

All 17 Strath U14 girls travelled to McLaren this week, combining with 14 girls from Victor, playing against a combined McLaren and Mt Compass. This meant 22 a side on the ground with a heap of girls on the bench. Most girls got 3 full quarters, with 9 changes each break!
It was a congested game around the packs but when the ball came out there was some excellent running and ball movement by the Strath/Victor “Rooster-Roos”. The ball spent a lot of time in our forward 50 and it was great to see a number of players in particular staying a kick out. Sienna (pictured above) was one who ran and kicked the ball back into our 50 numerous times.
There was some really creative play during the game, with some excellent marking, tackling, running to space and shepherds for team-mates. There were some great runs of play down the wings with multiple bounces by Marley and Lily. It’s also fantastic to see numerous second and third efforts from the girls.
Zoe kicked 2 goals playing up forward, with one from Lily (after kicking 5 points!), one to a Victor girl and a goal to Charlotte Diepgrond with one of her longest kicks ever!
Four of our girls played with the U17’s this week with more to play up a grade in coming weeks.
This week the pizza voucher donated by Cafe Ruffino goes to Zoe for her two goals and the award donated by Country Canines Mobile Dog Wash goes to Charlotte for her excellent goal!
This Sunday we play at home at 11:30 so why not come down before Mother’s Day lunch to have a look at some of the exciting Junior female talent playing for the club!