The Blackwood Football Club is being recognised a club with great football talent with several players being selected for representative football over the last week and into the future.
Hills Football League
Last weekend several players were selected to play for the Hills Football League in the Interleague weekend against the Riverland Football League at Waikerie. In the Senior Colts, players Tom Brown, Levi Grigg and River Moore were selected to play senior colts. All three players had an excellent games with River being awarded the best player on the ground and Levi second best.
In the seniors we had two players selected, Phil Hopton and Steve Woods. We also had our coach Damian Salievic as an assistant coach. The Hills side ran out comfortable winners 22.18.150 to 11.6.72. Hopton finished the match with 4 goals and was awarded fourth best.
Phil Hopton takes a mark under the pressure of an opponent
Steve Woods spoils the ball
Girls Football
Not only are our male players selected for representative, our girl footballers are also in the spotlight. We are lucky enough to have had two players selected in the State Secondary School Sport SA Girls Australian Football competition upcoming this July in Western Australia.
The players are Willow Homersham and Zoe Venning. We wish the girls all the best in the competition and their involvement with the squad. You are future AFLW stars!
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