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GDU - UNDER 15s

Defensively we were very good all season. A special mention to our Captain Dion
Kappa, Farch, J.K, Brando and Ryan were the Kapnias. Voted by his teammates, he is the
foundation of our man-on-man match ups, and ultimate leader on and off the field, and also
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all were extremely disciplined and aggressive finished 4 in the B&F in what was a very
all season. This allowed Jyedin to read the consistent season. He was ably supported by
play and provide endless rebound from Ben Corboy and Will Macafee as Vice-
defence, with help from George and Jye at Captains.
times as running defenders.
We also acknowledge and congratulate Will
Our Forwards had to rotate a bit more and Macafee, Jyedin Williams, Ryan Allessio and
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adapted well, sometimes with not a lot of Chris Kerdemelidis, who all played their 100
supply. Baron, Justin and Cam gave us strong games this season, a terrific effort. Angus
marking targets, and were well supported by Evans and Dan Waters also played their 50
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more mobile forwards Walks, Vinny, Jack, Matt games. Congrats boys! It was also very
Grundy and Macca. Our smallest player, Will rewarding to have 3 GDU players invited to the
Mac was again our leading goal kicker, closely YJFL best and farest count, meaning they are
followed by Chris.K from the midfield pushing in the league top 10 for the season –
forward. Congratulations to Chris.K, Jyedin and Will
and good luck!! Will and Corbs were also in
The key to our season was always going to be the Oakleigh Chargers U15 squad this year.
in the midfield, where we had lost our #1
ruckman and 2 strong bodies from last year. A huge thank you to the committees of both
This meant a more permanent role in the Greythorn and Doncaster for their support and
midfield for Chris.K, Corbs, Angus and Jason, hard work. Thanks to Robyn McCarthy, Kristin
supported out wide by Tino and Dan. Lucas Evans and Brett Donnar for their stellar
returned to the ruck and had an outstanding management. Paul Kerdemelidis again was
season, sometimes rucking solo on some big trainer and had plenty to do, and Maurice Tino
grounds. He was supported well at times by for being runner again this year and helping
Justin and Baron, with some chop outs from every week at training.
Jason and Corbs.

When our stoppage work was disciplined, we
were as good as any side in the comp. When
we dropped off around the ball we were not
competitive as a team. A huge load fell on our Andrew Evans
midfielders, and all suffered some injuries Coach
during the year. They should be commended Richard Macafee
for their attitude and effort all year against Assistant Coach
some big bodies on some big grounds. GDU Demons Under 15s.

Best and Fairest – Chris Kerdemelidis
In an extremely close count, Chris just prevailed to win the B&F with a best
on ground performance, and 3 amazing goals, in the last game. This is
Chris’s 2 B&F win, but first outright after he tied with Will a few years ago.
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No one in the league attacks the ball harder than Chris. His courage and
aggression are manic, but he tops it off with much improved disposal, and
this year he also became a threat on the scoreboard with several 3 and 4
goal games. This award is highly deserved for a brilliant young player who
inspires his teammates weekly.

Greythorn Football Club 2014