Football
Seniors
Monbulk brought in Joyce, Wensley and Quirk to strengthen their side heading into round 2 in their important clash with Upwey-Tecoma. For most of the first half the Hawks held a one to two goal lead on the back of some accurate kicking, leading 7.2 to 5.5 at the long break.

It was a highly contested brand of football being played on the tight spaces at Upwey. A Monbulk goal on the three quarter time siren leveled the scores at 60 points each. Three early goals by the Tigers in the final term gave them what would become a match winning lead. In the second half Monbulk’s accuracy deserted them as Upwey’s pressure held them to 4.8 while the home team added 8.2 to get the better of the Hawks by 9 points.

Monbulk 11.10.76 def by Upwey-Tecoma 13.7.85
Best: Taylor Joyce, Lochlan Beecroft, Joshua Spencer, Caleb Quirk, Aaron Hoare, Dylan Werts
Goals: Taylor Joyce 5, Joel Wensley 2, Ben Hughson 1, Lochlan Beecroft 1, Josh Wentworth 1, Lachlan Smith 1

Reserves
The Reserves came up against the reigning premiers who unfurled their flag before the match. The Tigers won the game with a five goal second quarter however the determined and gritty Hawks outfit fought out the match and shared the honours in the second half, applying pressure to their experienced opponents to not allow Upwey to extend their lead.

Monbulk 5.7.37 def by Upwey-Tecoma 8.15.63
Best: Thomas Berman, Callan Brinkmann, Coby Passingham, Trent Purcell, Nicholas Heron, Karl Ravenhorst
Goals: Callan Brinkmann 3, Hamish Emmett 1, Jesse Dodd 1

Under 18s
Monbulk’s Under 18s battled hard but ultimately came up short against their Upwey opponents. Many good pieces of play were not converted onto the scoreboard as chains of play were broken up by Upwey defenders. The Tiger’s accuracy made the margin greater than the actual play would suggest, as there was only a difference of three in the scoring shots.

Monbulk 5.10.40 def by Upwey-Tecoma 15.3.93
Best: Eamon Dawson, Blake Nicholson, Jed Fraser, Arley Gray, Myles Koelewyn, Jonah Van Seters
Goals: Riley Broadbent 2, Mitchell Clark 1, Eamon Dawson 1, Charlie Seamer 1

Veterans
Great excitement was seen at Monbulk on Friday night as the Hawks fielded their first veterans team for 20 years. The crowd was almost similar in size to a regular Saturday fixture, a remarkable effort for a stand alone match.

Coming up against a Yarra Glen team that had recruited well over the summer, the Hawks would finally be able to show their prowess as they had not played any practice matches in preparation. Monbulk had a maximum full squad of 28 (10 on the bench) while the River Pigs had 27 pull on the guernsey.

The two sides were quite evenly matched and Monbulk overcame a small halftime deficit to register a solid 14 point victory first up. The enthusiasm shown by players and spectators alike would suggest that this popular addition to the club should be around for many years to come.

Monbulk 6.7.43 def Yarra Glen 4.5.29
Best: Bradley Condor, Dean White, Benjamin Magnay, Jarrett Anderson, Tim Wragg, Jared Major
Goals: Tim Wragg 3, Shannon Koole 1, Benjamin Magnay 1, Mark Haley 1

Netball
A Grade
Monbulk set themselves for a big game at Upwey as they again aim for September action. With 52 goals by half time, Monbulk were on track to set a new A Grade club record score. A quieter term of 20 goals in the third meant a big effort had to be made in the last if they were to break their record. Great pressure netball caused continual turnovers by Upwey and the Hawks scored 31 goals in the final quarter to not only pass their club record of 94 goals in A Grade (against Gembrook in 2017 and Healesville 2025) but then also topped the ton for the first time. There were winners on every line as it was a complete team effort to get the result.

The score of 103 is the second greatest tally by any Monbulk side ever, only behind B Grade’s 115 against Healesville last year. Peri Reid scored 76 goals to fall just one short of the club A Grade record of 77 by Lauren Byrnes against Gembrook in 2017. Peri had previously scored 91 in a match when playing for Olinda-Ferny Creek.

Monbulk 103 def Upwey-Tecoma 16
Best: Grace Scott-Thomas, Peri Reid, Paige Whitworth
Goals: Peri Reid 76, Jorja Wragg 27

B Grade
There were more records set in B Grade as the team posted a new high club score against Upwey with 82 goals. They had previously scored 67 against the Tigers in 2024 and 2025. Again it was a uniform effort across the court, which will be needed in the coming weeks.

Monbulk 82 def Upwey-Tecoma 26
Best: Asha Jones, Chloe Baker, Olivia Crook
Goals: Chloe Baker 37, Dayna Walsham 30, Olivia Crook 15

Under 17s
The Under 17s were at home against ROC, facing the pacesetters in junior netball. While both sides put up valiant efforts they were not able to match the consistency of the Kangaroos.

Monbulk Maroon 14 def by ROC Blue 51
Best: Tully Caccia, Charlotte Hare, Ahliya Wragg
Goals: Charlotte Hare 7, Isla Stubbs 4, Ahliya Wragg 3

Monbulk Gold 25 def by ROC White 35
Best: Isabelle Cross, Kaitlyn Summers, Stevie Mullinder
Goals: Summer Kuppers 22, Amelia Magarry 2, Stevie Mullinder 1

Under 15s
It was mixed fortunes in the Under 15s for the Hawks. The Gold team met ROC White and bettered the team record score of 51, set just last week, when they scored 67, and the winning margin also surpassed last week’s record. The side has conceded just 8 goals over the opening two weeks. The Maroon team met the reigning premiers and were overwhelmed early before regrouping and putting in a stronger showing in the second half.

Monbulk Gold 67 def ROC White 5
Best: Amelia Magarry, Alanna White, Daphne Mitchell
Goals: Eden Murphy 37, Amelia Magarry 26, Indiana Kirk 4

Monbulk Maroon 20 def by ROC Blue 45
Best: Jessica Verheyen, Isabelle Kos, Hayden Brady
Goals: Isabelle Kos 13, Grace Gaunt 5, Jessica Verheyen 2