Under 13s
It has been a great start to the season for the under 13s Cherry pickers this year.
We have lots of return players and plenty of great new additions, leaving us with a 21 man squad.
We have been able to come away with 6 out of 7 wins, leaving us equal second on the ladder.
This weekend saw us meet the Wagga Roos for the second time this year, having been defeated by them earlier this year.
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The boys were determined to get a win this weekend, knuckling down last week at training and as a result they were successful in coming out on top on Saturday.
It was a very even match, with all of our boys really putting their bodies on the line and making sure they worked together as a team to fight for the win.
At full time we had a 10 all score line, with a penalty goal kicked after the buzzer, leaving us with a very exciting 12/10 victory.
The boys season has reached the half way point of the season and they are keen to get better and grow as players and as a team, working hard each week at training, as we continue to work on new skills in our first ever competitive year.
Under 15s
The team played against Tumut on Saturday the game kicked off at 11am.
The boys all played well with some of our team being injured, away and coming back from injuries with only having 2 reserves we did well.
At half time we were up 18-16.
Throughout the game we had some errors. Tumut scored with 10mins remaining in the game with the score being 18-20.
In the last few minutes Tumut was over the line again.
Tumut winning with the final score being 18-26.
The boys did try with a close game but just some silly mistakes which did reflect the score.
Tries were scored by Jack Willis, Ryder Dovern and Amer Roumieh and all conversions converted by Ryder Dovern.
Next week we have a bye
Under 16s Girls Tackle
The girls Under 16s tackle side had a tough game on Saturday against an undefeated Tumut team.
The girls played well but went down in the end 24-14.
With missed opportunities costing us in the end.
Phoebe Reynolds scored 2 tries and played very well at dummy half.
Ella Eastwood scored 1 try and kicked 1 goal.
The girls are improving each week and are setting themselves up nicely for a good run into the back half of the season.
Under 9s
The under 9s have had a pretty good start to the season.
Starting with a strong showing at the Tumut Gala day winning all 3 games in impressive fashion.
Scoring 28 tries and only letting in 8.
They had a great win against Cowra in the YOUCOW cup 36-8
After 6 rounds and 9 games the boys have won 6 games, drawn 2 and only lost 1.
Highlight of the year was 2 really good wins against a strong Junee side.
The boys really played well as a team.
The game was so tough and rough for an under 9s game, with both sides playing outstanding football.
Our last games against Temora were definitely tough.
We have always had a good rivalry with them in our age group.
Unfortunately Temora intimidated us a bit with there size and got the best of us in the first game 4-3, But we took confidence into the 2nd game after winning the 2nd half 2-0 and defending really well.
2nd game the boys come out firing and lead for most of the game but some late tries in the 4th quarter left us with a 6-6 draw.
I think those 2 games against a strong, big side will give us a boost for the rest of the season.
All of our boys are getting better every week and we can’t wait to see how well they are going at the end of the season.
Our leading try scorers for the season are
Lewis Palmer 41
Spencer Hardman 18
Wasim Dib 14
Nixon McInerney 11
