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West Australian
a day ago
- Sport
- West Australian
GNFL round six wrap: Royals stand tall at home while Railways snatch a win in Kalbarri
Two stellar games — Chapman Valley battling it out against Brigades and Railways' close scare against Northampton — headlined round six of the GNFL on Saturday. The Royals hosted the Hawks with the home side keen to bounce back after losing at home to Railways. Brigades came off a 150-point win over Rovers and looked to carry their confidence into the battle in the Valley. However, the Royals stood tall, defeating the visiting Hawks by 18 points, despite a third-quarter scare. Chapman Valley welcomed the three Simpson brothers back for the first time in season 2025 with Kane and Beau returning to play alongside their brother Kobe. The trio put on a show and were among the Royals' best. Tom Walker from Chapman Valley was judged best-on-ground for the Royals, alongside the Simpson brothers and Mick Horstman. Kane Simpson returned to the side after a knee injury with three goals with fellow forward Tyrone Papertalk Jr kicking two, while Kim Schofield also collected two for this efforts out of the middle. Lucas Ronan was one of Brigades' best, finding himself on Jayden Schofield for parts of the game as the young forward booted two goals. Chapman Valley jumped out to a quick start through forward Tom Warr before Brigades replied in the first quarter. However, the Royals managed to add two more to their total going into the first break. A three-goal term for both sides in the second quarter saw momentum swing from end to end, with the Royals going into the second half up by two goals. A fightback in the third quarter by Brigades had the visiting supporters up and about as the Hawks looked to mount a comeback. Ronan came though with an important goal in the third as the Hawks gained momentum. A three-goal to two third quarter had Brigades in the box seat as the visitors looked to storm home in the final term, only down by seven points. Chapman Valley, however, bounced back and held off a charging Brigades outfit to claim victory by 18 points, 10.7 (67) to 7.7 (49). Railways snatched victory late in the last quarter as Northampton put up the toughest challenge the Blues had faced this season, with only four points separating the teams at the final siren in Kalbarri. Callum Teakle impressed in the ruck for Northampton, earning himself best-on-ground honours along with teammates Tyler Caddy, Kingsley Smith, Blake Luxton and Jaden Poletti. For the Blues, half-back Drew Tunbridge claimed best-on-ground honours while Matt Kimberley, in his 150th game, shone brightly once again. Chris Scott and Seth Farmer booted two goals apiece for the Blues in the low-scoring affair. It was a tight first half as both sides went goal for goal, with the Rams edging ahead by a goal going into the main break. Railways clawed their way back into the contest in the third term, setting the stage for a last-quarter showdown. Northampton jumped out of the blocks with a goal before Railways replied with one of their own. The Rams managed two more majors in the final term before Railways locked it in their forward 50 with Rams' defenders scrambling. A goal late through Blues' Damien King put Railways in front, securing a four-point win for the Blues, who remain undefeated this season. The final score was Northampton 7.7 (49) to Railways 7.11 (53). The final game of the round saw Rovers host Towns, with the traveling Bulldogs managing to bounce back after last week's thumping at the hands of Railways to secure a 70-point win over the Demons. Clay Azevedo, Matt Russell, Thomas Collins, Blake Tazewell and Farren Parfitt were judged best-on-ground at Greenough Oval for Rovers with Kevin Seelander and Farren Parfit booting two goals each. For Towns it was Zane Marwick who was judged best-on-ground with Drew Forrester, Jaylen Parsons, Bobby Gibson and Caleb Sewell all impressing in the Bulldogs' win away from home. The final score was Rovers 6.5 (41) to Towns 17.9 (111). AROUND THE GROUNDS Women Chapman Valley def. Brigades: 14.15 (99) to 0.0 (0) Railways def. Northampton,: 8.6 (54) to 6.2 (38) Towns def. Rovers: 11.8 (74) to 0.0 (0) Reserves Railways def. Northampton: 71 to 31 Towns def. Rovers: 17.10 (112) to 3.0 (18) Chapman Valley def. Brigades: 10..3 (63) to 2.2 (14) Colts Railways def. Northampton: 8.7 (55) to 3.6 (24) Towns def. Rovers: 8.10 (58) to 4.1 (25) Brigades def. Chapman Valley: 17.19 (121) to 2.7 (19) Bye: Mullewa
West Australian
5 days ago
- Sport
- West Australian
GNFL round six preview: Royals host Hawks while Northampton and Railways head to Kalbarri
Chapman Valley will look to put the hammer down when they host Brigades at Mazzuchelli Oval on Saturday in what is shaping up to be match of the round in the GNFL. It will be a battle out of the middle between the Royals and the Hawks in what could be wet weather footy out at the Valley. The Royals' last home game was a loss at the hands of Railways, in which the Blues ran over the top of Chapman Valley early in the third quarter. The reigning premiers will be looking to re-establish their home ground as a fortress this weekend. The last time the two met was in round two in both clubs' first game of the season. That time Chapman Valley won by 51 points at the Hawks' back yard at GBSC Sports Park, with the Royals' Kane Kimpson kicking a five-goal bag. Simpson has failed to play a game since then due to a knee injury. It is unclear when he will return. The Royals' midfield group were firing on all cylinders in the round two win, led by captain Ringo McKenna and Kim Schofield. Brigades will be looking for a big game from their ruckman Hayden Johnson who is coming off a commanding game against Rovers last weekend. The mids and forward line of Brigades had a day out last round with Alby Dean booting six goals, Dylan Ralph four and Hassan Ahmat-Watkins three. Chapman Valley pose a bigger challenge as the reigning premiers, along with Railways, are benchmark of the competition. Travelling to Kalbarri for round six are Railways and Northampton as the Blues look to continue their winning start to season 2025. Railways' coach John Reynolds said the plan for the season so far has gone to plan nicely. 'We've put ourselves together a bit of a plan and broken it into three or four phases throughout the year,' he said. 'Our phase one is done at the moment, and we achieved what we needed to, but we've got to get through the next lot unscathed as well and keep the momentum going.' Reynolds expected a lively Northampton outfit, meaning his team would need to be switched on from the first quarter. Northampton's coach Jeremy Heberle said despite their loss last weekend to Mullewa, the squad was coming together and improving game after game. 'Last week, we should have really won, but that wasn't the case,' he said. 'We just made some fundamental errors and at the wrong times. 'I think our boys are definitely hitting the right way mentally, as well as on the ground. 'We came together as a group and this week has been good we are moving in the right direction.' Heberle said the squad was excited to play in Kalbarri and put on a great show for the locals. 'The facilities up there are good enough to play football on, so they probably should be utilised more often,' he said. 'The boys are keen to make a weekend of it and have a real crack at one of the top contenders in Railways this weekend.'
West Australian
15-05-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
GNFL round 4 preview: Railways prepare to face Brigades after downing reining premiers
After downing reigning premiers Chapman Valley last round, Railways turn their attention to Brigades this Saturday as they meet in the game of the round at GBSC Sports Park. Star signing during the off-season from Northampton, Flynn Dillon, was judged one of Railways' best on ground last weekend against Chapman Valley in his first real test of the season. Railways coach John Reynolds said Dillon was fitting right into the squad and the club as he continued to improve in the Blues' midfield group alongside captain Jesse Adamini. 'Flynn has been great for us so far, obviously he has played five years at Northampton so he is still getting used to our style,' Reynolds said. 'He has come forward though with some great ideas in our mids group and continues to gel well with the rest of the boys. 'Playing alongside Jesse helps too, his leadership all season has been great. 'Especially at half-time in the Royals game, I went to (Adamini) and said I needed more out of the mids and he took that and ran with it and led from the front. 'He was a big part of the shift in momentum that you saw in the third quarter, which allowed us to defend in the last term.' Dillon now gears up to face last season's JJ Clune medalist Hayden Johnson in the ruck battle this Saturday. Reynolds said it will be a great match-up for both teams collectively. 'I think we match up really well, we both play a similar style so it will be interesting,' he said. 'There are things we want to work on that will we be taking into Saturday's game and some individual match-ups too that we have our eyes on. 'One is obviously the ruck battle between Flynn and Spud (Hayden Johnson) and I think that will be one to watch.' Railways went on a goal surge in the third quarter against the Royals in the Valley, flexing their muscles against the reigning premiers in what was a big win by the visitors. The first half against Chapman Valley was an arm wrestle with neither team able to pull away on the scoreboard, an outcome that Reynolds said was something his side had prepared for. 'We came into that game understanding that it was going to be a really contested battle and high pressure,' he said. 'Coming in with that mentality, understanding that it was just going to be toe to toe all day until we could open the game up a little bit. 'So we were quite happy to go toe to toe with them until we could find that bit of rhythm and then and get the right match-ups where needed to be, to be able to open it up.' Judged best on ground in Brigades' 64-point win against Mullewa last round was Dillon's former Rams teammate Dylan Ralph, who has proven to be a livewire for his new side in season 2025 so far. The crafty mid will be working alongside Johnson as the duo prepares to face off against Adamini and Dillion. Bounce down is at 2.30pm. The women's game of the round will also be at GBSC with bouncedown at 1pm when Brigades face Railways, with both teams still on the hunt for their first win of the year. Railways will be looking to bounce back from their loss last week at the hands of Chapman Valley as they face off against Brigades, who come off the bye. AROUND THE GROUNDS Saturday, May 17 LEAGUE Rovers v Chapman Valley (2.30pm, Greenough Oval) Towns v Mullewa (2.30pm, WA Country Builders Stadium) Bye: Northampton WOMEN'S Rovers v Chapman Valley (1pm, Greenough Oval) Byes: Northampton, Towns RESERVES Rovers v Chapman Valley (11.30am, Greenough Oval) Brigades v Railways (11.30am, GBSC Sports Park) Towns v Mullewa (11.30am, WA Country Builders Stadium) Bye: Northampton COLTS Rovers v Chapman Valley (9.30am, Greenough Oval) Brigades v Railways (9.30am, GBSC Sports Park) Towns v Mullewa (9.30am, WA Country Builders Stadium) Bye: Northampton
West Australian
08-05-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
GNFL & GNWFL round three preview: Railways to face real test against Chapman Valley on Saturday
GNFL & GNWFL round three preview: Railways to face real test against Chapman Valley on Saturday
West Australian
06-05-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
GNWFL round 2 wrap: Chapman Valley and Towns pick up wins in a hot start to season 2025
Two thumping wins took place over the weekend in the GNWFL with Chapman Valley and Towns taking the points. Chapman Valley proved to be too strong for Brigades on Saturday at GBSC Sports Park as the Royals' forwards dined out on a day to forget for the Hawks. The Valley were a well-oiled machine all over the ground. However, some individual performances provided the Royals with an edge, particularly in the forward line. Lucinda Rouse kicked five goals in the Valley's big win with teammates Yasmin Venemore and Ruby Wallace also kicking two goals each. Keely Svensen was judged best on ground for Brigades. New captain Tira-Li Mason also impressed. Teagan Brooks was best on ground for the Valley, with Phoebe Ashworth, Eva Campo, Wallace and Rouse also commended for their performances. Chapman Valley ended up defeating Brigades by 14.13 (97) to 0.1 (1). Chapman Valley will host Railways on Saturday, May 10, while Brigades head into the bye. Northampton hosted Towns, facing the challenge of taking it to the reigning premiers. After a big win last round for Towns against Rovers, the Bulldogs were looking to continue their hot start to the season with a win over the Rams. From the start, the strength of the Towns' midfield was apparent, with captain Olivia Bidwell leading the charge out of the middle with repeated inside-50s. Northampton's defensive unit was under constant attack. Bidwell was judged best on ground for Towns with teammates Ashleigh Jones, Holly Baynes, Aaliyah Jones and Emily McAuley also impressing. Northampton's best player was Shelby Gavin with Shannon Smith, Kara Elliott, Mikenna Schultz and Gillian Goad also making a valiant effort in the defeat. The final score was Northampton 0.2 (2) to Towns 9.5 (59). The Rams now prepare to take on Rovers on Saturday, May 10 while the Bulldogs head into the bye.
