Warrandyte Bloods shoot for 3 flags

by Mikey Di Petta
2nd September 2015

It’s time, people of Warrandyte. Grand Final day is this Saturday in Division 4 of the EFL and the mighty Bloods have all three teams playing for premiership glory. So let’s paint the town red and white.

The place: Walker Park, Mitcham.

The time: All “bloody” day!

A remarkable seven-goal turnaround resulted in one of the most memorable final wins in EFL history when the Bloods’ Under 19s snatched a spot in the GF. The game was a highlight for Warrandyte Football Club president Stephen Bell.

“The 19s win tops off an awesome year and an awesome two years of hard work. We started pre-season in October 2014 for this,” Bell told the Diary. “To the coaches and 19s, they deserve credit because they’ve worked hard. I saw how disappointed they were after the loss the week before and to see them in the rooms after the game they looked really together. They are a terrific bunch of kids.”

The support for the 19s was immense and Bell wants to see the sea of red and white grow even bigger for the big dance.

“It’s a pretty unique situation where you’ve got three sides representing the community on the one day in finals. It’s never been done in Warrandyte before and we want to make sure there’s an absolute sea of red and white down there to get the boys going.”

Unfortunately, a couple of boys will have to miss out on places, due to the nature of competition within the squad.

“You can never have too many players, but obviously you can only field 22 blokes. So a couple of guys are going to have to miss out in the firsts, and a few in the reserves, but they know that they’ve contributed and worked hard to help us get here,” Bell said.

The action kicks off at 9.15am at Mitcham and Warrandyte footy needs your support. Let’s cheer the mighty Bloods home.