2011 ASAFA Carnival
The 2011 ASAFA Carnival was held in Melbourne the week before Easter/ANZAC Day. With torrential rain preventing the use of the Ted Whitten Oval, the carnival was moved to Geelong and played at the St Albans ground for the first 2 matches with the Saturday game being played at Sunshine. The RANAFA squads used the CERBERUS facilities for a 5 day training camp before relocating to RAAF Laverton once the games began.
Girls
The Girls saw what was upon them when they witnessed Army destroy RAAF iin a 91 pt drubbing in game 1. Final scores were Army 14.7 (91) defeated RAAF 0.0 (0)
Game 2
In a very solid performance the girls defeated RAAF by 115 pts sending a strong message to Army. Niki Furlong kicked 9 goals and was well supported up forward by a number of first time players including Beardy, Breanna Abel and Niki Palmer. The more seasoned performers controlled the centre square to provide a wall across the half back line and continually propell the ball into our forward line.
Navy 18-8 (116) def RAAF 0-1 (1)
| Forward | Breanna Abel | Niki Furlong | Gemma Casserly |
|---|---|---|---|
| H For | Sarah Beard | C. Freeman (C) | Katie Cox |
| Centre | Jenna Mercer | Ashley Hudson | Niki Palmer |
| H Back | Naomi Bloxidge | Hailey Merrick | Tamara Prins |
| Back | Steph Bacon | Katrina Brack | Jess Sullivan |
| Ruck | Kimmy Thompson | Trish Muller | Amy Carpenter |
| Res | Tanya Wood | Skye Ronan | |
| Res | Ali Bergan | ||
| Coach | Brent Irving | ||
| A/Coach | Heather Flannery | ||
| Support | Kylie Schulstad | Renae Haremza | Sharron Pickup |
| Support | Casey Green | ||
| Trainers | Jacqueline Russell | Amy Taylor | |
| Runner | Rohan Jennings | Michelle Bush |
Goalkickers: N. Furlong 9, Beard 4, Abel 2, Freeman 2, Cox 1
Best Players: N. Furlong, C. Freeman, Beardy, H. Merrick, A. Carpenter
Game 3
In what proved to be a fitting finale to the 2011 carnival, a closely fought out match provided many highlights. The ball was played predominately between half forward and half back with scoring opportunities hard to come by, reminiscent of previous wins. The onballers played a tough and uncompromising brand of football with Rosso leading the backline to repel a number of Army forward thrusts.
At no stage did either side break away and, with a more rounded team performance, Navy were able to hang on to win by 2 points in a nervous final few moments. Again the win was set up by the more seasoned performances of Krystelle, Trish and Amy who were well supported by a number of less experienced players in Beardy, Merc and Shorty.
Navy 5-3 (33) def Army 4-7 (31)
| Forward | Gemma Casserly | Niki Furlong | Ned Flanders |
|---|---|---|---|
| H For | Sarah Beard | C. Freeman (C) | Michelle Bush |
| Centre | Genevieve Steel | Krystelle Venn | Ashley Hudson |
| H Back | Heather Flannery | Hailey Merrick | Jenna Mercer |
| Back | Mel Pring | Niki Palmer | |
| Ruck | Kimmy Thompson | Trish Muller | Amy Carpenter |
| Res | Skye Ronan | Breanna Abel | |
| Res | Katie Cox | Steph Bacon | |
| Coach | Brent Irving | ||
| A/Coach | Heather Flannery | ||
| Support | Kylie Schulstad | Renae Haremza | Sharron Pickup |
| Support | Tanya Wood | Brakes | |
| Trainer | Jacqueline Russell | Amy Taylor | |
| Runners | Rohan Jennings | Tamara Prins |
Goalkickers:
Best Players: A. Carpenter, H. Merrick, T. Muller, K. Thompson
ASAFA Player of the Carnival: Trish Muller
RANAFA Player of the Carnival: Amy Carpenter
Players Player: Amy Carpenter
Coaches Award: Kimmy Thompson
ASAFA representatives: C. Freeman, H. Merrick, K. Thompson, T. Muller, Beardy, Kylie Schulstad (female operations manager), Renae Haremza (team manager)
2011 players and support staff with Geoff Ledger
Guys
Navy 14-8 (92) def RAAF 11-2 (68)
| Forward | Jarryd Boyd | Simon Horner | Joshua Sims |
|---|---|---|---|
| H For | Kieren McDowell | Andrew Lee | Darren Clinton |
| Centre | Nicholas Rusling | Matt Cace | Reece Gazzard |
| H Back | Scott Belford | Ray Scarlett (C) | Sam Laidlaw |
| Back | Joshua Bond | Matthew Polman | Joshua Scanlon |
| Ruck | Luke Sargent | Mark Breakwell | Christopher Reichman |
| Res | Caleb DeMunck | Sean Byrne | |
| Res | Matthew Cameron | Michael Garstin | |
| Coach | John Tootell | ||
| A/Coach | Rohan Jennings | ||
| Support | Marc Rogers | Ryan King | Matthew Holmes |
| Trainer | Walid Abou Hamze | ||
| Runner | Wayne Sullivan |
Goalkickers: S. Horner 6, R. Gazzard 2, D. Clinton 1, M. Breakwell 1, J. Sims 1, A. Lee 1, J. Boyd 1, M. Garstin 1
Best Players: C. Reichman, S. Horner, C. DeMunck, M. Cameron, S. Laidlaw, A. Lee
Navy 8-12 (60) def by Army 12-7 (79)
| Forward | Jarryd Boyd | Nicholas Rusling | Joshua Heindrick |
|---|---|---|---|
| H For | Darren Clinton | Andrew Lee | Kieren McDowell |
| Centre | Reece Gazzard | Matt Cace | Joshua Sims |
| H Back | Sam Laidlaw | Matthew Polman | Ray Scarlett (C) |
| Back | Scott Belford | Joshua Bond | Joshua Scanlon |
| Ruck | Luke Sargent | Mark Breakwell | Christopher Reichman |
| Res | Matthew Holmes | Sean Byrne | |
| Res | Caleb DeMunck | Matthew Cameron | |
| Coach | John Tootell | ||
| A/Coach | Rohan Jennings | ||
| Support | Marc Rogers | Ryan King | |
| Trainer | Walid Abou Hamze | ||
| Runner | Wayne Sullivan |
Goalkickers: Rusling 3, S. Byrne 2, M. Cace 2, J. Boyd 1
Best Players: S. Byrne, J. Boyd, C. Reichman, S. Laidlaw, N. Rusling, M. Cace
ASAFA Player of the carnival: Simon Horner
RANAFA Player of the carnival: Sean Byrne
Coaches Award: Sam Laidlaw
Team Player of the carnival: Matt Cace
ASAFA Representatives: Rusling, McDowell, S. Laidlaw,
