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With scores tied up for both games at 3-3 midway through the second-half, it was a nail-biting conclusion to the 2016 junior touch football season as both games went down to the wire.
In the 16 Boys, Brothers Gold managed to hold a late lead of 4-3 until the siren, as Sharks put up a brilliant fight to get themselves in a position to even the score. But it wasn't to be for the Sharks side, just beaten by the clock. Brothers player Jake Siandri was pivotal in his side's victory and was named Play of the Final for his efforts.
It was an even closer affair in the 16 Girls division with Sharks Black and Frogs Black battling it out to a 4-all full-time score, and the game heading for extra time. Despite the drop-off removing a player from each team, the line couldn't be broken in the first few minutes as an eager crowd watched on. Eventually the Sharks side crossed the line and claimed the win, taking out the division with a final score of 5-4. Despite not walking away with the victory, Frogs Black secured the Player of the Final award, with Hayley Buchanan recognised as one of the stand-out players.
The future of touch football is definitely in good hands if Friday night's games are anything to go by. Comments could be heard all throughout the evening, from spectator and official alike, that the skill-level of our up-and-coming players is something to admire.
Junior touch football will return in 2017 with the junior mixed competitions for 12's and 14's starting on March 9, 2017. Visit www.tsvjnrtouch.com/mixed/overview for more information.
Full results:
| Grade | Winners | Runners Up | Player of the Final | (Team) | Grand Final Referees | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Boys | Frogs Green | 2 | 1 | Redskins Takanayas | Marley Proctor | Frogs Green | Conor Larkin, Ethan Marsh, Jude DiGiacomo | |
| 9 Girls | Brothers Bumble Bees | 8 | 3 | Rum Runners Red | Isabelle Irish | Rum Runners Red | Tenika Stewart, Eliza Broughall, Paul Stewart | |
| 10 Boys | Crocs Gold | 3 | 0 | Sharks Black | Sean Weir | Sharks Black | Hannah Egan, Meckenzie Hudson, Steve Belltramelli | |
| 10 Girls | Redskins Spirits | 3 | 1 | Redskins Roar | Mikayla Blackmore | Redskins Roar | Makenzie Weier, Summer Donnely | |
| 11 Boys | Redskins Tomohawks | 3 | 2 | Brothers Da Boyz | Jordan Murtha | Brothers Da Boyz | Zachary McMinn, Lachlan Carey, Taleisha Perfect | |
| 11 Girls | Sharks Blue | 6 | 3 | Redskins Feathers | Ruby Mitchell | Sharks Blue | Sophie Lew, Jessica Norris, Abigail Muller | |
| 12 Boys | Sharks Blue | 5 | 4 | Frogs Black | **DROP -OFF** | Ciaran Moran | Frogs Black | Connor Campbell, Steve Belltramelli, Brittany Foster |
| 12 Girls | Brothers Gold | 3 | 0 | Rum Runners | Haley McInnes | Rum Runners | Chris Benstead, Emily-Kate Williams, Connor Campbell | |
| 13 Boys | Redskins Chiefs | 4 | 0 | Brothers Blue | Cathane Hill | Redskins Chiefs | Bailey Sloman, Paul Edmondson, Jude DiGiacomo | |
| 13 Girls | Brothers Gold | 2 | 1 | Redskins Lakotas | Ella Blackman | Redskins Gold | Ayden Shefford, Charles Hellmuth, Paul Stewart | |
| 14 Boys | Rum Runners Red | 6 | 1 | Rum Runners Black | Russell Aplin | Rum Runners Red | Zachary McMinn, Roly Warnock, Kel James | |
| 14 Girls | Frogs Black | 5 | 4 | Brothers Bill | **DROP -OFF** | Georgia Keioskie | Frogs Black | Makenzie Weier, Rhaine Bourke, Marcus Muller |
| 15 Boys | Redskins Wolves | 5 | 0 | Jots-Tigers | FORFEIT | |||
| 15 Girls | Brothers Bazingas | 4 | 3 | Redskins Apaches | Makenzie Hudson | Redskins Bazingas | Lachlan Carey, Luke Prior, Taleisha Perfect | |
| 16 Boys | Brothers Gold | 4 | 3 | Sharks | Jake Siandri | Brothers Gold | Brittany Foster, Chris Benstead, Paul Edmondson | |
| 16 Girls | Sharks Black | 5 | 4 | Frogs Black | **DROP -OFF** | Hayley Buchanan | Frogs Black | Jamie Jensen, Marcus Muller, Paul Stewart |