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 competition, 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.
The Deni Rovers had representatives selected in both age groups - Dannon Leetham, Sam Conallin, Bentley Hardman, Callan Glenn and Tom Way in the under-14s and Alex Harvey, Luke Holloway, Andrew Croker and Andrew Smith in the under-17s.
Two Mathoura players were also selected in the under-17s - Jackson Jones and Digby Newman.
Rovers mentors also got the call up, with Pete Wills co-coaching the under-14s and Brendan East the coach of the older age group.
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) Archie Chellew (Tocumwal), James Winn, Jackson Pitt, Darby Parsons (Jerilderie).
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), Charlie Locke, Pacey Haebich, Seth Lawrence, Nate Grieves, Will O’Connell, Logan White, Jirra Letcher (Tocumwal), Harleigh Carter (Berrigan), Cooper Gurciullo, Dan Eldridge, Logan Eldridge, Nicholas Taylor (Jerilderie).
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.