Bullants Nest 16 august 2015 number 14

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Semi Finals No: 14
16 August 2015
** Thankyou—Coaches Class of 2015 **

Exec News
BULLANTS NEST
TONIGHT’S DINNER AT THE CLUB
** H A M B U R G E R S **
A message from the Executive Committee:
The mighty Bulleen Templestowe District Junior Football Club is almost at the end of Season 2015.
It has been a very successful year on the field with well over 250 registered players from Under 8
through to our senior Boys Colts and Youth Girls teams, in addition to around 100 young and aspiring
Auskick members and for 2015 we have many of our teams making finals.
The success of our club has been built on years of development and contributions from many
volunteers who not only help coach and manage the teams but also perform the many tasks that
keep a club going.
We have a committee that changes each year as new families come into the club and other families
move on as their children grow up. We need new blood in the committee for 2016 and we welcome
anyone interested to come along and join us at our monthly meetings. New faces bring new ideas
and we always welcome debate on improving facets of the club’s operation.
Meetings are held at the club rooms at Ted Ajani on the first Wednesday of each month starting at
7.30pm. Most importantly the Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 7th October and
we invite all interested parties to attend to help create a new and vibrant committee for 2016.
We wish all teams competing in finals the best of luck and remember when it’s all said and done...it’s
kids footy!
Once again we thank you, all families, members and supporters of the Bullants in 2015.

SEMI FINAL S NO: 1 4 Page 3
Finals
Date Team Time Venue
15 August Youth Girls 9:30am
Bulleen Park Oval No: 1
Vs Seville Ranges
16 August U11 Green 10:15am
Stradbroke Park
Vs Balwyn
16 August U12 Red 10:15am
Templestowe Reserve
Vs Beverley Hills N
16 August U12 Gold 10:15am
Victoria Park Lower
Vs Fitzroy 1
16 August U13 Blue 10:15am
Templestowe Reserve
Vs Heidelberg
16 August U14 Green 12:30pm
Surrey Park
Vs Whitehorse Colts
16 August U15 Div 2 2:45pm
Springfield Park West
Vs Doncaster B
16 August U15 GIRLS 12:30pm
Templestowe Reserve
Vs Glen Iris
16 August Colts Div 1 12:30pm
Bulleen Park Oval No: 1
Vs Ashburton R
Our cover this week.
The 15 faces of dedication to your kids right here!
We salute our Coaches of 2015 and thank them for
their time, dedication and passion bringing the best
out of our players each and every week. Some have
finished for the season and some will fight on.
Fixture correct at time of printing. Always check with your team manager

tovic was rock solid in defence,
taking intercept marks and repel-
ling the Dockers' attacks. Xavier
Aldous was instrumental in the
midfield getting the ball for-
ward. Daniel Newton was the
dominant forward, winning the
ball several times and getting our
only goal of the quarter. He
marked strongly, then played on,
took on his defender and kicked
truly.
The second quarter was another
cracker, both teams scoring 3
goals each. Billy McKenzie got us
off to a great start by winning the
ball and kicking a great goal that
bounced the right way through
the big sticks. Mac Dwyer was an
absolute star in the midfield. His
second and third efforts were bril-
liant as he was able to get the ball
from the contests. Lucas Leggio
was great, with some telling kicks
into the forward zone and the oc-
casional blind turn to get past his
opponent. In defence, Sonny
McKenzie beat his opponent tak-
ing intercept marks and getting
the ball out of our defensive
zone. We went into half time 3
points down, but you could see in
the boys' eyes they had another
super half of footy left in
them. They did not disappoint.
In the third quarter, we had Ben-
jamin Bratovic in our forward
line. His marking presence, quick
play on and long kicking were vital
to us taking the lead. He scored
his first goal after winning the ball
in the pocket, and then slamming
the ball through the goals, at
about chest height. No defender
touched the ball, but the ball cer-
tainly made contact with the goal
umpire as it thudded into Andy
Aldous' stomach! The Lenny All-
sop - Lachlan Gilligan synergy was
on display again in the backline. It
is amazing watching these 2 boys
play, as one of them gets the ball,
the other instinctively runs to the
position where the other will kick
to. Simply put, it is poetry in mo-
tion. Patrick Parnell was inspira-
tional in the midfield, running
through the lines and getting the
ball forward. The quarter ended
with a mark to Benjamin, then,
after the siren he kicked his sec-
ond goal of the quarter.
In the final term, we piled on the
pressure. Benjamin totally domi-
nated the ruck, getting the ball
out to the runners, Xavier Aldous
and Sonny McKenzie who kicked
the ball into our forward zone. If
the ball came out, Liam Hodges
was there, solid as a rock, taking
some great marks and getting the
ball back in. Lucas Leggio weaved
his way through a couple of de-
fenders to kick the first goal of the
last quarter. Daniel Newton was
great in defence. Towards the
end of the quarter, Lenny Allsop
marked strongly, passed to the
other half of the synergy, Lachlan
Gilligan, who marked, and goaled
to ice the game for the Bul-
lants. When the final siren went,
we were 3 goals to the
good. What a game. What a way
to finish off a great season. Thank
you to all of the parents for their
continuing support throughout
the season, and most importantly,
thank you to the boys for playing
the game we love in the right spir-
it, and most importantly getting
involved and having fun. Bring on
the Under 9's!!!
GO BULLANTS!
Cheers, Matt
Our last game of the year was
away at Templestowe Reserve
against the Dockers. In our en-
counter earlier in the season, they
gave our boys a football lesson in
contested ball and possession
footy. This time, we were ready
for the challenge ahead. Since
that game in June, and all
throughout the season, the boys
have trained with purpose, work-
ing on their kicking, marking,
handballing and winning the con-
tested ball. We had our normal
11 starters, Templestowe had 13,
so we had one of theirs to make it
12 on 12. In the rooms before the
game, I asked all of the boys to
talk about their best memory of
the season. They spoke about
kicking their first goal, taking great
marks and playing footy with their
mates. I told them to treat this
game as our Grand Final, and that
this was an opportunity to make
new memories. That they did,
and what followed was probably
the greatest Under 8's game we
have witnessed this season.
From the opening bounce, we
knew this was going to be an epic
contest. Both teams showed
great skill to win the ball in the
muddy conditions and get the ball
to their forwards. Benjamin Bra-
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U8 Blue central Coach—Matthew Leggio
BULLANTS NEST

Team Manager—Stuart McKenzie
NUMBER FIRST NAME SURNAME
2 Lenny Allsop
4 Sonny McKenzie
6 Benjamin Bratovic
15 Mac Dwyer
21 Daniel Newton
25 Patrick Parnell
26 Billy McKenzie
27 Liam Hodges
32 Lachlan Gilligan
35 Xavier Aldous
41 Lucas Leggio

blast home his first goal for the
Gold. I understand the cele-
brations are still going on.
It was goal for goal in the first
half and the bots really dug
deep to get to the loose ball in
the second half. This paid off
as we pulled away, spreading
the ball well and making effi-
cient use of the ball in front of
goal.
Some great running from Cap-
tain Michael along with Luke
W, Luke M and Archie. A great
overhead mark from Harry G in
defence with tremendous sup-
port from Harry W, Cruz, Sid
and Lucas.
A big thanks to everyone who
helped out throughout the year
and well done to the boys on a
very successful first year in
footy!
Go Bullants!
The boys saved their best game
to the end. We played against
Park Orchards and everyone
agreed it was a great contest.
Everyone in the team scored a
goal and the last play of the
game resulted in the best goal
of the day. A free kick from
Harry G in the middle sent the
ball deep into midfield for Sid
to mark.
Sid then provided a quick hand-
ball to Charlie who caught the
express train to the square to
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U8 Gold central Coach—John Gray
BULLANTS NEST

Team Manager—Donna Wightman
1 Cruz Xanthoulakis
5 Lucas Tuckett
8 Charlie Lucas
17 Luke White
18 Luke Mills
19 Harry Wightman
20 Ranveer Rathi
23 Harry Gray
24 Michael Vlahopoulos
34 Archie Toy
38 Sidney Bushell

Nil report received.
The BTAFC (senior)
club will be introduc-
ing a senior women’s
team in 2016.
We will be holding a
planning meeting
very shortly after the
YJFL finals are over.
“Retiring” Youth Girls
from this season (and
past) are invited to
express their interest
in playing next sea-
son.
Phone Craig:
0475 95 44 63
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U9 central Coaches—Chris Costas & James Dedes
BULLANTS NEST

Team Manager—Graeme Richings
1 Michael De Melis
2 Lachlan Sticca
3 Max Donovan
4 Matthew Richings
5 Oliver Pataki
10 Lucas Boniello
11 Christian Proietto
12 Ethan Panagiotidis
14 Jordan Dole
15 Valentino Palmarini
18 Adam Howard
20 Miguel Italia
22 James Walsh
24 Ryder McKenzie
27 Daniel De Melis
32 Michael Winsall-Corsello
33 Dylan Johnson
34 Daniel Metallo

Nil report received
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U10 Blue Coach—Brendan Fry
BULLANTS NEST

Team Manager—Roger Shepherd
1 Evan Giovannucci
2 Daniel Dempsey
3 Jake Wignell
4 Josh Pikos
6 Zac Di Cosmo
7 Daniel Bogovic
9 Sam Alexander
10 Fraser Plain
11 Dean Papadopoulos
12 Daniel Gray
14 Stephen Mihalos
18 Hamish Chapman
21 Declan Keogh
23 Thomas Shepherd
25 Lachlan Florance
26 Cooper Owen
31 Adrian Perugini
34 Michael Willmott
36 Lochlan Fry
38 Luc Boeckenholt
40 Patrick Toscano
43 Bailey Biondo

every contest was relentless.
When an Ashburton player was
in possession they found them-
selves being tackled by 2 or 3
Bullants players. When the
Bullants were in possession,
hard running ball movement
into our forward line soon re-
sulted in goals to Boris Walsh
and Daniel Martino, and a first
ever goal to Songphon – well
done Yor. At the main break
we had managed to kick away
to a handy lead 19-6.
With the visitors kicking to the
scoring end in the third quar-
ter, the Bullants defence held
strong as Ashburton continued
to threaten. Anthony was influ-
ential whether in the ruck or at
full back. Riley and Phillip chip-
ping in to help out in the ruck,
often provided first use of the
ball to our speedy and clever
on ballers. By three quarter
time, Ashburton had pegged
the deficit back by 3 points 25-
15.
With the game up for grabs in
the last quarter, the boys lifted
the intensity to another level.
Christian laid a strong tackle in
the forward line to force a
turnover resulting in a goal.
Aaron, Ben, James, Thomas,
Blake, Andy & co continued to
run hard to receive handballs,
and create space. Peter, Harry,
Diesel were playing the defen-
sive forward roles to perfec-
tion, keeping the ball locked in
our forward 50. James Danny,
Zac and Hamish mopped up
across the backline when Ash-
burton did threaten. A great
team effort to finish the game
off strongly, pushing out for a
25 point win, over a strong op-
ponent.
Second spot on the ladder re-
sults, and a chance to have a
good crack at the finals. Well
deserved boys!
Special thanks to Jade Rawlings
for his discussion with the boys
at training during the week.
Jade who shared his insights
into what it takes to be a valua-
ble member of a football team,
whether it be at Under 11’s or
AFL level - dedication, team
work and willingness to listen
and learn. Followed by some
interactive Q&A. Thanks Jade.
Goals: Daniel Martino 3, Daniel
Walsh 2, Songphon Somchai
McDonalds Award – Songphon
Somchai
GO Bullants!
Bulleen-Templestowe 6 5 41
def Ashburton 2 3 15
The stage was set for our final
home and away match for Sea-
son 2015. The third placed Bul-
lants up against second placed
Ashburton Redbacks. Up for
grabs to the winner – 2nd
place
on the ladder going into finals.
And with one win apiece from
the two previous meetings ear-
lier in the season, it was sure to
be a great contest.
This time around we had the
home ground advantage, at
Ted Ajani Reserve. Captain for
the day was Anthony Bous-
sounis.
Kicking with the slight wind ad-
vantage in the first quarter,
Ashburton posted the only goal
for the term. The Bullants ap-
peared to have their share of
the play, with great commit-
ment being shown all over the
ground, none more so than
Ethans effort to spoil a mark on
the wing, bounce to his feet
again to win the loose ball,
break two would be tacklers
and pump the ball long into the
forward line.
The hard work and great team
play continued into the second
term. The pressure at each and
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U11 Green Coach—Nic Moore
BULLANTS NEST

Team Manager—Carolyn Richings
2 Ben Richings
3 Danny Moore
4 Riley McPadden
6 Anthony Boussounis
7 Andrew Sinclair
8 Hamish McClean
9 Thomas Torresi
10 Songphon Somchai
11 Daniel Martino
12 James Farrugia
14 Andre Bastasin
17 Daniel Brown
18 Ethan Cunningham
21 Robbie Cook
22 Blake Italiano
24 Diesel Barbieri
25 Christian Travaglini
28 Aaron Galapi
37 Harry Christensen
42 Peter Andonopoulos
44 Daniel Walsh
46 Zac Walsh
50 Philip Mayne

three first quarter goals and
kept Park Orchards scoreless.
We maintained our intensity
for most of the match and ran
out comfortable 6 goal win-
ners.
Finn was back to his best form
in the ruck and was supported
by a very strong mid-field. The
half back line continues to be a
tower of strength and again
were instrumental in our win.
George who has been doing a
great job at full back was
switched to the forward line
and kicked a couple of nice
goals. Mitch also kicked a fan-
tastic goal as did James Issa.
Joel Pappa also kicked 2 nice
goals.
Dean Mav and Dean Pappa
were live wires around the
packs and also provide plenty
of run. Leo continues to burrow
into the packs and Luke Lica is
also showing terrific strength in
contested situations.
It is a great thrill for the boys to
be playing finals and we look
forward to a hard fought game
against Beverley Hills.
We played Park Orchards at
Ted Ajani in an early morning
match. The boys always really
enjoy playing at this ground.
Assured of a finals spot, this
was an important warm up
game.
Park Orchards came out with
plenty of aggression and run
which was a good test for us.
The boys responded well and
were prepared to attack the
ball and also tackle hard. We
got off to a good start kicking
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U12 Red Coach—Chris Anderson
BULLANTS NEST
COACHES WANTED FOR 2016
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contact: secretary@thebullants.com

Team Manager—Anthony Maugeri
1 Max Nicolaci
3 Joshua Torounoglou
4 Cody McKenzie
5 Arvtoni Goramitis
11 Blake Gliddon
15 Jamie Cortese
16 Riley Johnson
17 Antoni Goranitis
19 Jack Anderson
21 Matthew Broggian
24 Leo Maugeri
28 Mitchell Sandford
30 Dean Mavritsakis
32 George Dalakouras
33 Bruno Cannatelli
34 Finn Didier
35 Luke Lica
36 James Issa
37 Joel Papadopoulos
42 Joshua Biondo

the season, this would be the
perfect test for us.
The first quarter was a real slog
with both teams not kicking a
goal. We did have a couple
chances so we were still very
happy at quarter time.
If we could just finish a little
better the goals would come.
In the second quarter we start-
ed to get our running game go-
ing and we finally kicked our
first goal through Lachlan.
This was the start of a four goal
quarter that set up the game
for us. At half time we lead by
20 odd points but it was still an
arm wrestle just what we need-
ed for next week.
The second half was about
getting some game time into a
few boys so we would be
primed for next week. We
achieved this and ran out with
a three goal win. It was a great
way to finish the home and
away season. We now look for-
ward to the finals. Go Bul-
lants!!!!!!!
Final Scores: Bulleen Temple-
stowe 8/11/59 def Hawthorn
Citizens 6/05/41
Goal Kickers: Macca 3, Nads 1,
William Mignone 1, Ben
Boeckenholt 1, Anthony
Dell’orso 1, Lachlan Kellaway 1
Today we played away against
Hawthorn Citizens at Victoria
Road it was a 3 pm game. As
results had already gone our
way we knew that we could
not slip from second place but
it was very important to finish
on a high going into finals.
Our two captains for the day
were Gianni King and Dylan El-
liott and again you boys did a
great job well done.
I wanted the players today too
all lead from the front, to take
ownership of their position.
We knew Hawthorn Citizens
would come out firing as this
would be there last game of
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U12 Gold Coach—Colin McArdle
BULLANTS NEST
Seeking expression of interest for the
roles Canteen Manager and Ground
Manager in 2016
Please email secretary with your expression of interest:
secretary@thebullants.com

Team Manager—Susan McLeod
1 Jack McLean
2 Ben Boeckenholt
3 Logan Bishop
6 Daniel Poelsma
5 Lucas Agrotis
7 William Mignone
8 Gianni King
10 Lucas Orlando
12 James Nadalin
15 Tishan Warnakulasuriya
17 Patrick Lallo
18 Murphy Moore
19 Nicholas Paolucci
20 Joseph Keogh
21 Joshua McLeod
23 Terry Boukouvalas
24 James McArdle
25 Anthony Dell'orso
32 Anthony Eblen
33 Jake Donovan
36 Lachlan Kellaway
38 Oshan Singhhasena
41 Dylan Elliott

ball and repelling opposition
forward plays. Toby, once
again, very consistent and reli-
able. Josh Ayoub started in
the centre and played his best
game of the year.
During the second quarter, op-
position again flooded back,
but some of our quick ball
movement was impressive. It
was still difficult to score, how-
ever, Andrew played well, giv-
ing us an option up forward.
James showed his normal poise
and balance. Darcy continues
to be strong in the ruck and
around the ground.
The third quarter opened up as
our runners started to domi-
nate. Joey and Stix went and
got the hard ball and used
it. Matty G helped out on ball
and looked dangerous up for-
ward. Jezza was good at
getting the ball forward under
pressure. Captain Vinny loves
the contest and just sees ball
gets ball.
The last quarter was all Bul-
lants. Tony continues to win
and share the ball up for-
ward. Presty went into the
ruck and competed
hard. George and PK played
well driving the ball forward
with pace many times.
A good win boys.
Thanks for the support on the
day..This week we played Doncaster
at Schramms reserve.
The boys started slowly as
some good pressure came
on from opposition. Kynan led
from the front with attacking
running from defence. Both
Peeky and Daniel Z played
close and kept their opponents
out of the game. Both Ari and
Antoni played well, clearing the
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U13 Blue Coach—Tim Pierce
BULLANTS NEST

Team Manager—David Peek
1 Darcy Pierce
2 Jozeph Thatcher-Brener
4 Josh Sticca
5 Peter Katiforis
6 Vincent Pikos
7 Daniel Peek
8 Matthew Grant
9 Samir Hamzovski
11 James Varrasso
12 Joshua Ayoub
14 Tony So
16 Jeremy Argiros
17 Ari Goranitis
18 Antoni Goranitis
21 Toby Hansen
23 Kynan Douglas
28 Andrew Andriopoulos
29 George Lee
40 Daniel Di Maria
43 Lucas Mercieca
44 Joshua Presta

lead at quarter time.
The second quarter saw us link
well on the outer wing giving
us multiple forward plays
which resulted in a handy lead
at half time.
The third quarter highlight was
our ability to lock the ball in
our forward line for long peri-
ods which provided us with
more chances of scoring. We
finished well and very tired.
We are back in the finals for
the first time since 2012. Let’s
keep up with the large num-
bers at training and continuous
improvement will come our
way.
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U14 Green Coach—Les Voglis
BULLANTS NEST
Bulleen Templestowe 12 -12 – 84
def Balwyn 5 – 6 - 36
Today we played Balwyn away in
the decider as to which team
plays in this year’s finals series.
Balwyn has proved to be a diffi-
cult opponent for us twice this
year so we knew they were not
an opponent to take lightly.
From the outset I could see that
our attack on the ball was going
to be strong. We won many a
contested ball and backed it up
with strong pressure when the
opposition had possession. A bit
more composure around goal
could have seen us with a bigger
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Manager in 2016
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Team Managers—Joanne & John Sivioglou
1 Marcus Bogovic
2 Joel Matherson
3 Nick Gioskos
6 Jackson Sandford
7 Logan Parris
10 Stasi Fragkos
12 Jordan Jaworski
13 Jett McKenzie
14 Jackson Goldenberg
16 Jordan Waites
17 Jack Galapi
18 Adam Voglis
19 Mitch Cassidy
20 Joseph Ayoub
22 Nik Perduv
23 Dion Siviloglou
24 Patrick Dempsey
25 James Iakovidis
30 Nick Andonopoulos
39 Marcus Varrasso
48 Connor Wenborn

ing his 119th
was putting in a stel-
lar effort. 3-4 -22 to 1 behind
meant that we had plenty of the
ball and we dominated the for-
ward entries.
The 2nd
qtr was a different kettle
of fish as Brunswick began to
dominate in the middle and were
getting the critical centre clear-
ances. Their best player, Mott,
was a handful and he single
handidly lifted his side by kicking
three for the qtr. He played on the
ball all day and is their engine.
CIC were not happy campers as
they wanted our mids to apply
more pressure to their mids…. Or
in Brunswicks case….. Mid. The
move of the qtr came from our
coaches box as The Big Fella was
thrown into the ruck to “stop the
bleeding”. And this it did as we
finally got hands on the ball and
kicked 2 very needed goals to
keep our noses in front. The Big
Fella and Scala were once again
prominent. In the 3rd
, Mott need-
ed to be stopped or at least his
influence had to be nullified and
so Jake and Joey were given the
tag team match up. With the aid
of the scoring end we were once
again lively but so too were Bruns-
wick and they actually kicked the
first for the qtr and the game was
on a knifes edge. We needed all
hands on deck and the likes of
Scala and Mickic came to the fore
with a goal apiece along with Zan-
noni with a great snap from the
pocket. Brunswick continued to
attack and the likes of Davis and
Agrotis were kept busy in assisting
the backline to repel the Bruns-
wick attacks. We had control of
the game but it was not over.
After our last qtr fade out last
week, the Bullant parents were on
the edge of their seats and the
guy with the Calicos was hoping
that he was going to see plenty of
action down his end. This time
round there was to be no fade out
as attack was the best form of
defence. The highlight of the day
was Big Aido coming back on the
park , making a fantastic and cou-
rageous comeback from a broken
arm suffered some 12 weeks ago.
Not only did Aido look lively but
he clunked two strong marks from
the forward pocket and we could
not have asked for a brighter
comeback. He has been sorely
missed and could play a major
part in our finals campaign!
Our boys dominated the last qtr
and we kicked away with positive
football. Wise, Scala and Mickic
were able to capitalise on the
hard work of Rodwell , Presta,
Dullard , Enzo & Damo. Anthony
and Zannoni continued to work
hard and present up forward and
Joey and Sticca got the better of
Mott and evened up the centre
clearances in the second half.
They are our engine and are much
needed “in the heat of the kitch-
en”. With the Doncaster coaching
staff looking on in the first qtr of
our game last week , todays
match will be a test of will, skill,
not being a dill and making sure
we get the pill and thus giving us
parents a bloody thrill!!! And
Boys….. let’s go in for the kill !
Everyone has to be 100% spot on
and ready to go.
The finals are here!
The Goal Umpire from the 70’s.
The boys from Brunswick once
again ventured down the Eastern
Freeway to take on the might of
Bulleen! Our boys have not won
since the wettest day of biblical
proportions V Ashburton and
therefore were keen to gain some
confidence. Coming into the fi-
nals, a win today was an essential
ingredient in gaining some much
needed belief.
Last weeks report challenged all
to get better. The talk around the
locker room was that we needed
to step up and attack / score more
and start applying pressure on the
opposition rather than them on
us. This all started with Zannoni at
CHF and Zac at CHB and Big Jack
back in the ruck aided by Dargenio
and The Big Fella. We came out
lively in the first qtr and the team
seemed to have an extra pep in
their step. The Big Fella clunked a
strong mark and goaled and
kicked a snap as well whilst Zan-
noni burst through CHF to kick his
first for the match. We had drive
from Sticca and Joey, and Zac was
holding his position at CHB. Cosi
and Blanchard were their solid
usual selves and Shaun Tozer play-
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U15 Division 2 Coach—Matt Agrotis
BULLANTS NEST

Team Manager—Trevor Glassborow
1 Aiden Glassborow
2 Nick Presta
3 Jake Sticca
4 Angus Dullard
5 Anthony De Propertis
6 Jacob Agrotis
7 Robert Dipierdomenico
8 Tom Davis
9 Ben Rodwell
10 Lorenzo Gullone
11 Daniel Scala
12 Luke Di Cosmo
13 Matt Mickic
15 Calvin Goulopoulos
16 Zack Spadafora
17 Damian De Melis
18 Jack Larsen
19 Lachlan Blanchard
20 Luca D’Argenio
21 Karl Wise
23 Shaun Tozer
27 Joseph Ciranna
50 Ben Zannoni
Lachlan Postans

wanted to win the quarters.
The players responded in the
second quarter winning it by 8
points and again in the third
quarter losing the quarter
slightly by 2 points. That was
pleasing as we have shown that
we can and will match it with a
team like Ivanhoe come finals
time.
We ended up losing the game
by 8 goals but keep in mind we
gave Ivanhoe a 7 goal head
start. That brings me back to
my first point that we as a
team need to come ready to
play football so when that siren
goes at the beginning of the
match we are ready to go.
Tim Dinatale had a fantastic
game after being given a spe-
cific role playing as a defensive
forward. He was able to shut
down his opponent and also
being dangerous for us up for-
ward. Josh Daicos had a great
game before be rested late in
the last quarter.
Congratulations too goes to
Ben Wiggins who as a bottom
age Colts player played in his
150th
match for the club. Only a
few players in each age group
usually reach the 150 game
milestone and as a bottom age
colts player it is a great
achievement to reach this mark
with still a season to play.
Good luck to all Bulleen Tem-
plestowe teams beginning fi-
nals next week.
In the last round of the season
we faced second place
Ivanhoe. Both teams had al-
ready qualified for finals so
from our perspective we want-
ed to play like we want to
come finals but also have an
injury free day.
It was evident in the rooms be-
fore the game that we weren’t
“switched on”. This is a depart-
ment we must improve on
come finals. We need to come
mentally ready to play football.
The top two teams clearly
come ready to play each week
and it showed against Ivanhoe
as they fired through 7 straight
goals to lead by 35 points at
quarter time. For the first five
minutes we had opportunities
but couldn’t convert. Unfortu-
nately quick transition of the
ball by Ivanhoe from free play-
ers really hurt us.
For the rest of the day we just
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Colts Division 1 Coach—Andrew Browne
BULLANTS NEST

Team Manager—Vaughan Dixon
1 Callum Brown
2 Riley Verbi
3 Josh Daicos
5 Matthew King
6 Luke Stacker
7 Andy Donnoli
8 Seb Terriaca
9 Christian Trikolas
10 Louis Cunningham
11 Jack Pierce
12 Josh Richards
13 Alex Samolyx
14 Ben Wiggins
15 Nick Humphris
16 Justin Schieven
17 Tim Dinatale
18 Max Di Ciccio
19 Nik Fotinatos
20 Nadi Hamzovski
21 Hadley Dixon
22 Matthew Cecchin
23 Matthew Capetola
24 Peter Mandis
25 Jordan Richards
26 Max Booth
30 Lachlan Pane
35 Christian Moritz
36 Marcus Pillot
38 Adrian Vidajic
39 Matthew Pane
40 Seamus Troy
44 Stefan Dinatale
49 Max Thomas

The match was preceded by a
touch of sadness with several
players destined to move up to
U15s next season and of course
this was to be Jade’s last match
as head coach.
I’d like to pay homage to the
amazing bunch of girls that
form this team (I am sure Jade
will individualise in the Year-
book). Each and every one of
them gives their all each and
every week. They are fun but
listen, nuts at times but try and
that’s all you can ask.
I’d also like to say farewell and
good luck to our retirees in
Cara “Spaghet” Szigeti, Jasmine
“Fizzle” Burmeister, Alice “Ally”
Mayne and possibly Keeley
“Keels” Owen.
I’ve received some amazing
feedback over the last few
weeks on the job Jade has
done. She was a co-founder
and player with the Youth Girls
in 2011 and 2012. She took on
the new U12 Girls team in 2013
and coached for three seasons.
In 2014 Jade was recognised by
the AFL as the Central Region
Female Coach of the Year.
Finally please allow me to say
an amazing thank you for the
phenomenal support that the
following staffers have given to
Jade and the girls.
JAMES PARNELL team manager
to the stars who brought a pro-
fessional and fun approach
each and every week.
TONY BONIELLO our runner
The U12 Bullunatics ventured
over to a slightly muddy
Ivanhoe Park last Sunday to
take on the “Hoes”.
It was us in 8th position taking
on Ivanhoe in 7th so neither
team had a lot to lose or gain in
the result except for getting on
the park and having some fun.
Incredibly by half time neither
team had scored and this was
testament to both sides being
incredibly tenacious in defence.
Half way through the third
Ivanhoe scored a point much to
the delight of their players and
the crowd. They ended up
kicking 1-2-8 to our 0-0-0.
This result didn’t really phase
us too much as at the end of
the day we’d kept them to just
three scoring shots and we
were soooo close on many an
occasion.
The main goal was for our crew
to get out there, experience
unusual positions and just have
a ball. Mission accomplished!
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U12 Girls 1 Coach—Jade Davidson
BULLANTS NEST
who’s knowledge of the game
and passion for the team is un-
surpassed.
MATT BOLT who relished the
opportunity to be our bounda-
ry umpire each and every
week.
STEPHEN MAYNE who was an
allrounder but seemed to really
enjoy being goaly.
FAB BALDI my mate from the
old days who loved being a wa-
ter carrier and very passionate
supporter.
To the parents. You’ve been
nothing but supportive, proud,
passionate and fun. You’ve
supported the girls and Jade
and would have to be one of
the best crews about.
On behalf of the girls, THANK
YOU Jade and staff.
OoRah!
Your humble Trainer.
Our club would like to
acknowledge the support of
the Manningham City Coun-
cil’s Community Development
Grant Program which enabled
us to provide new playing
jumpers for all of our girl’s
teams for 2015

Team Manager—James Parnell
4 Cara Szigeti
5 Isabella Boniello
6 Milly Whitehead
8 Emily Baldi
9 Sarah Bolt
10 Maya Gale
11 Keeley Owen
12 Alice Mayne
14 Lucy Ryan
15 Jasmine Burmeister
21 Hanna Williams
23 Ella Cassidy
25 Jade Winsall-Corsello
27 Isabella Parnell
29 Gabriella Rawlings
39 Emiliee Fry

During the game I saw some
great tackles from Laura, both
Maddi's, Georgia and the rest
of the team. Antoinette's was
arguably the best as she chased
down a bigger opponent from
behind and brought her to the
ground winning a free kick in
the process.
Alannah was again a lively op-
tion for us up forward, Ruby
played another great game on
the wing and the whole team
gave their all for the entire
match.
Sophie Post was great again in
defence as she took some im-
portant marks, put pressure on
the opposition and won the
ball. It's been great to see her
continual improvement for
someone in their first year of
football.
As the opposition coach men-
tioned after the game, the
scoreboard wasn't a true re-
flection of the tightness of the
match with Kew probably being
a little more polished around
goal than we were on the day.
We look forward to today's fi-
nal against Glen Iris, a team we
have had a win and a loss
against o far this season. If we
play with the spirit and intensi-
ty we showed against Kew we
will be a big chance today.
Bulleen-Templestowe 0.2 - 2
defeated by Kew Rovers 5.6 -
36
Our club would like to
acknowledge the support of
the Manningham City Coun-
cil’s Community Development
Grant Program which enabled
us to provide new playing
jumpers for all of our girl’s
teams for 2015
The final round of the home
and away season saw us play
Kew Rovers at Stradbroke Park.
With a finals spot assured it
was a chance to give everyone
a good run and to focus on
some key skills. A real focus for
the day was our attack on the
footy and our tackling.
The match started and Kew
took the early ascendency as
they won the ball and put our
defenders under pressure from
the first bounce. A great effort
by the entire team to keep Kew
at bay and we ended the first
quarter behind on the score-
board but with the game even-
ly matched.
Laura Mayne was doing a great
job in the Ruck and with She-
nae and Maddi Di Cosmo they
were combining well to win the
ball at the stoppages. Jaclyn
put on a huge tackle to win a
free kick for holding the ball
and this set the tone for the
rest of the team.
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U15 Girls 1 Coach—Norman Elliott
BULLANTS NEST

Team Manager—Bruce Traplin
1 Georgia Relph
3 Bella Biviano
4 Elizabeth Jackson
6 Vicky Kachrimanis
7 Lily Boyes
8 Madeleine Di Cosmo
9 Alanah Cenci
11 Ruby Atkin
12 Laura Mayne
13 Lily Brasch
14 Sophie Bolt
15 Stephanie Paolucci
16 Shenae Dixon
17 Maddison Fall
19 Lauren Traplin
20 Jemima Pysing
24 Jaclyn Elliot
25 Emma Toscano
27 Lauren Vodden
28 Sophie Post
29 Stephanie Charakas
38 Antoinette Dedes

St Mary's were winning the ball
out of the middle which put
pressure on our backline who
were good under that pressure
and only allowed three goals
through fir the day. We strug-
gled up forward to kick goals
early but with Lauren arriving
at half time we had a moving
target and were much more
aggressive in our attack.
Claire played a good game in
the ruck with some great com-
petitive work around the
ground. Lani and Laura threw
themselves into the fray and
won a lot of their own ball.
Pam was a target up forward
kicking two goals. Amy worked
hard on the wing and the flank
and was unfortunate to sustain
a hand injury. The Mosele
twins were prominent through-
out the match and are set for a
big finals series.
After two StMarys goals in a
row we were right up against it
but the girls dug deep and
played a terrific last five
minutes to come from be-
hind.With the siren imminent
we were behind, then drew
level with a goal from Pam.
Finally with seconds on the
clock Laura saved our bacon
after fending off a couple of
opponents on the forward
flank then slotting through a
great long point to see us get
over the line just before the
siren. A very relieved lot of Bul-
lants staff, supporters and play-
ers simultaneously inhaled a
big breath.
Sarah ,Sophie,Pow and Rachel
to return will be a great boost
for the team in the finals.
Good teams win ugly. Hopeful-
ly this match brushes off the
cobwebs and gets our poor
game out of our system. Whilst
it's been a great home and
away effort the important job
lies ahead of us. We now look
out the windscreen and not in
the rear vision mirror.
If the girls play to their ability
they will do very well.All the
best to everyone for a great
finals series.This week we take
on Seville in the second semi
final and can go into the match
knowing we have the armoury
required to win the game- we
just need to be fully switched
on and come to play.
Go Bullants
Well the Virgin Mary was shin-
ing down on her girls as they
came to their last match of the
year with nothing to lose. Our
girls were warned that St
Mary's would throw every-
thing at them .. and they did.
It was a dour battle on a dull
Saturday morning.
The girls looked like they were
in first gear and felt it would
just happen but it wasn't to
be.Not switched on and second
to the ball will need to be recti-
fied in the finals.
Back and healthy again the te-
nacious Georgina at half back
led the way with no nonsense
attack on the ball.Again,Danni
&Lucie played well in the key
posts whilst Edmona,Imi,Kate
and Sheridan along with Mad-
die worked hard to restrict
StMarys to three goals.Carley
who arrived at half time
showed some strong attack on
the ball backed up with good
kicking.
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Youth Girls Coach—James Sutherland
BULLANTS NEST

Team Manager—Bruce Traplin
2 Sarah Musker
4 Edmona Dalipi
5 Lucie Royal
6 Pamela Ikosidekas
7 Alana Pane
9 Sheridan Van Gelderen
10 Rachael Traplin
11 Kate Oxley
13 Lauren Szigeti
15 Claire Woodall
16 Amy Hansen
18 Georgina Robertson
19 Maddie Cook
20 Tessa Zagontinos
22 Julia Mosele
23 Sophie Day
25 Tahnee Parris
26 Imogen Kendal
29 Laura Robertson
30 Annalise Mosele
31 Pow Hartman
33 Danielle Polkinghorne
45 Carley Burmeister

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