Football
Seniors
Monbulk and Woori Yallock met on the ground of the latter in warm and sunny conditions for an ANZAC Day clash. The Hawks welcomed back Lachlan Sheppard after he got married last week. On a fast track it was the Tigers who grabbed the early ascendancy and had six goals to none on the board by half time. Woori had better cohesion in switching play, were stronger in the air and slick ball movement by hand through the corridor broke the game open.

The Hawks clawed their way to some goals in the second half but momentum remained with the Tigers who scored an impressive 11 goal win. The Hawks have slumped to a 0-3 start but will remember that they had a similar slow start in 2024 and got their season back on track with a win over Officer, their opponents this week.

Monbulk 4.8.32 def by Woori Yallock 15.9.99
Best: Joshua Spencer, Kai Linde, Mitchell Veit, Riley Finlay, Caleb Quirk, Max Thornton
Goals: Josh Wentworth 1, Charlie Barge 1, Taylor Joyce 1, Joshua Dawson 1

Reserves
This year the OEFN League is celebrating 60 years since the formation of the YVMDFL in 1966. In the Reserves the head to head record for Monbulk stood at 110 clashes for 58 wins, 51 losses and a draw. 2026 is the 55th season that Monbulk and Woori Yallock have found themselves in the same division since then.

Clashes between the Hawks and Tigers often bring evenly matched teams together and this year was to be no different. The teams kicking with the breeze to the Yellingbo end won each quarter and Monbulk’s 6 point buffer at the final change looked precarious. The Hawks fought back after Woori had drawn level when Abel Teese kicked a long goal into the breeze to again establish a 1 goal buffer with a few minutes remaining. Woori managed a reply with about a minute on the clock and the match ended in a draw. This is just the second draw between these teams since first occurring in 1971, when they were also tied on 75 points apiece.

Monbulk 12.3.75 drew Woori Yallock 11.9.75
Best: Adam Banks, Thomas Berman, Abel Teese, Callan Brinkmann, Trent Purcell
Goals: Callan Brinkmann 4, Kieren Galloway 2, Matthew James 1, Adam Banks 1, Thomas Berman 1, Noah Rutherford 1, Abel Teese 1, Steven Shankly 1

Under 18s
The thirds made their second trip to Alexandra in little over a month as they had played a practice match there in March. Having lost their opening two games, Monbulk were looking to make a statement and did so with a commanding 105 point win over the Rebels, which is a club record at this level.

Monbulk 15.19.109 def Alexandra 0.4.4
Best: Eamon Dawson, Jed Fraser, Thomas Hill, Myles Koelewyn, Lucas Ibarra, Finley Ede
Goals: Finley Ede 6, Eamon Dawson 2, Charlie Seamer 2, Riley Broadbent 1, Lucas Ibarra 1, Mitchell Clark 1, Jack Ritchie 1, Thomas Hill 1

Netball
A Grade
Monbulk and Woori Yallock were both finalists last year and had played close matches where the Hawks had prevailed narrowly. The closeness of the teams was again on show as the match ebbed and flowed. The Tigers won the first quarter 12-8 before Monbulk responded with a 14-5 second term. Holding a ten goal lead by the final change looked to be under challenge when Woori rattled on 6 quick goals before the Hawks steadied for a hard fought 5 goal win.

Monbulk 45 def Woori Yallock 40
Best: Rihanna Kelly, Grace Scott-Thomas, Peri Reid
Goals: Peri Reid 41, Jorja Wragg 2, Nicole Macdowell 2

B Grade
Monbulk’s B Grade suffered their first defeat for 2026 on Saturday. Woori had a strong first half where they established a 15 goal lead. The Hawks managed to win the second half but were unable to make up the leeway and went down by 13 eventually.

Monbulk 51 def by Woori Yallock 64
Best: Dayna Walsham, Olivia Crook, Chloe Baker
Goals: Dayna Walsham 36, Olivia Crook 9, Chloe Baker 6

C Grade
Monbulk also had a slow start in this match before leveling the contest in the second half.

Monbulk 24 def by Woori Yallock 34
Best: Laura Del Biondo, Candice Freeling, Maddy Buckland
Goals: Macy Giling 10, Grace Sands 9, Maddy Buckland 5

D Grade
The Hawks went down by 10 goals but the match was more competitive than the final results showed. Bronte Passingham, who is also on the club committee, played her 50th match for Monbulk.

Monbulk 20 def by Woori Yallock 30
Best: Katrina Wragg, Brooke O’Loughlin, Jamie Sands
Goals: Jamie Sands 17, Emiley Asling 2, Ella Flynn 1

Under 17s
The Monbulk Gold team came up against a very well drilled Woori Yallock team who had their measure all throughout. The Maroon team traveled further up the highway to meet the Burras and played out a close fought thriller. Monbulk led all day but the margin never exceeded more than a few goals.

Monbulk Gold 18 def by Woori Yallock 51
Best: Bridie McCormick, Kaia Stewart, Isabelle Cross
Goals: Summer Kuppers 9, Amelia Magarry 7, Bridie McCormick 2

Monbulk Maroon 34 def Warburton-Millgrove 32
Best: Isla Stubbs, Chelsea Ferguson, Tully Caccia
Goals: Chelsea Ferguson 20, Kiara Xuereb 9, Isla Stubbs 3, Charlotte Hare 2

Under 15s
The Monbulk Gold team continue on their barnstorming way with another impressive victory. The ball movement and understanding that the players have really shows out. They sit on top of the ladder undefeated with a percentage of 983.33, the highest percentage by any Monbulk team after round 3 since the Reserves had one of 2988.9 in 2004. The Maroon team had a bye.

Monbulk Gold 59 def Woori Yallock 10
Best: Eden Murphy, Alanna White, Amelia Magarry
Goals: Eden Murphy 34, Amelia Magarry 19, Ria Greenaway 6