Round 2 took our Roosters down to the Willunga Demon’s turf. We have always had a great sporting rivalry with Willunga and Saturday was no different.
The Moddies sides saw some super cute, new recruits take to the field. These kids were so pumped to be playing their first games 
Our Mini Colts have once again got impressive player numbers this season. This week marked our second week of loaning some of our Mini Colts to Echunga Football Club’s (HFL) Minis team. We have had some Mini Colts volunteer to play a game in the Echunga side to assist their club and get themselves some extra game experience on their own “rest” weeks. Thank you to those players who have put their hand up to do this 
Our Junior Colts had a tough game against a very good Willunga team. In the first half Willunga were able to win a lot of the footy and our boys were chasing them a lot. An improved second half from our boys was much better. We had far more scoring opportunities and showed we can match it to the better teams. We are a young team and this was a good learning experience to see a good running team. The margin was a 12 goal loss but I’m sure we can improve that margin the next time around. Although it was a difficult game Riley Schubert, Max Fergusson and Elliot Duffield showed some real skill across the ground. James Scott played well, and both Max and James then played in the Senior Colts game, contributing well to that game also.
Our Senior Colts showed great confidence and synergy on the field this week. It was a very close match up throughout the entire game. Amazing leadership and team work was evident and every player certainly played their part. It was tough to limit the best players to 6 Roosters. Logan Barbary played his first game back for the season and was on point immediately. Jacob McMullen secured the top BOG of the game. After a late withdrawal from the B grade, Jacob then played his first official B grade game afterwards. 
Well done Senior Colts on a magnificent effort this week that was really great to watch. 
Our Senior Colts and Mini Colts were certainly the stars of the show this week
Our B grade men had a tough challenge on their hands against a strong Willunga team. It’s these types of tough matches where individual player’s resilience levels and abilities to dig deep can be clearly seen. Even when the going was getting really tough, players like Reuben Stutley, Brett Abbott and Ben Schultz refused to give up.
Our A grade men managed to get within two goals of Willunga at half time by kicking numerous consecutive goals late in the second quarter. Unfortunately they were unable to maintain the momentum and Willunga took the win. Having Cooper Machin and Daniel Peglar back in the side worked well with both players kicking a couple of handy goals each. Tom Redden, Ryan Clarke and our Rooster Captain, Marc Elliott left nothing in the tank and were placed in the top three best players.
Thank you to all our volunteers, coaches and support staff this week. Next week we play at home on Sunday 25th April for our ANZAC day round. It’s going to be a huge day at the club so don’t miss it!
———Willunga V Strathalbyn Round 2 Results———
A grade men:
Willunga 20.10.130 v. Strathalbyn 9.3.57
Goal Kickers: C. Machin 2, D. Pegler 2, L. Fox, R. O”Grady, M. Elliott, R. Clarke, D. Mason
Best Players: T. Redden, R. Clarke, M. Elliott, B. Martin, X. Redden
B grade men:
Willunga 16.11.107 v Strathalbyn 3.4.22
Goal Kickers:D. Hein, A. Weckert, B. Abbott
Best Players:B. Abbott, R. Stutley, B. Schulz, M. Barnes, H. Hirschausen
Senior Colts:
Willunga 5.6.36 v Strathalbyn 5.9.39
Goal Kickers:J. McMullen, C. Hansen, W. Bevan-Giles, O. O”Driscoll, W. Sherriff
Best Players:J. McMullen, J. Kemmis, E. Kamminga, L. Barbary, I. Hobbs, J. Logan
Junior Colts:
Willunga 13.11.89 v Strathalbyn 1.5.11
Goal Kickers:C. Brazzalotto
Best Players:R. Schubert, M. Fergusson, E. Duffield, L. Cutting, J. Scott, J. Ness