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Round 6 - Saturday May 17, 2025 at Griffith Exies Oval 2.10pm
Griffith ..................... 1.3 .. 2.5 .. 6.7 .. 7.7 (49)
Mangoplah-CUE .... 1.2 .. 4.5 .. 5.5 .. 8.6 (54) 
Goals - Griffith: Z Mitchell 2, B Aloisi, B Spencer, O Bartter, M Rosengreen, T Trevaskis
Mangoplah-CUE: H Wheeler 2, T Smith 2, F Collins, J Warden, C Quade, H Fitzsimmons
Best players - Griffith: B Browning, B Dinning, S Foley, O Bartter, T Trevaskis, M Rosengreen
Mangoplah-CUE: J Castles, H Fitzsimmons, R Cole, C Reynoldson, H Collins, E Schiller
Senior debut: Mason Ashcroft, Zavier Mitchell
Griffith Swans:- Jordan Crowe, Mason Ashcroft*, Lachlan Wallace; Willem Vaessen, Sam Foley, Ben Dinning; Mason Rosengreen, Oliver Bartter, Billy Evans; Reece Matheson, Bede Kenny, Cooper Purtill; Tom Trevaskis, Bailey Morrissey, Zavier Mitchell*; Blake Aloisi, Ben Browning, Kahlan Spencer (capt); Jack Neyland, Broden Spencer, Zachary Spiers. Coach: Greg Dreyer
Mangoplah-Cookardinia United-Eastlakes:- Xavier Moller, Riley Cole, Beau Edmunds; Harry Collins (capt), Cody Reynoldson, Nelson Foley; Zac Walker, Harry Fitzsimmons (capt), Otis Irvin; Henry Angel, Connor Quade, Jack Warden; Flynn Collins, Tom Smith, Harrison Wheeler; Jack Castles, Samuel Schiller, Ethan Schiller; Jack Woodhouse, Harrison Leddin, Liam Trevaskis. Coach: Nelson Foley  
Umpires: Brock Piltz and Craig Fletcher (RUA).
Media report - by Jimmy Meiklejohn: Mangoplah-Cookardinia United-Eastlakes fired late to secure a thrilling five-point victory on the road against Griffith. Trailing by eight points at the last change, the Goannas booted three final term goals to run out 8.6 (54) to 7.7 (49) victors against the Swans. While they didn't quite get the four points, it was a much-improved effort from the Swans who went down by 150 points last weekend against Ganmain-Grong Grong-Matong. 
Griffith coach Greg Dreyer said he was proud of the response from his side. "I was happy," Dreyer said. "Obviously not happy with the result, but we copped a fair flogging, and we've had a couple of those against the top sides. We're a long way off the pace, but to come back out and really compete hard, to be honest it was two young sides just having a real crack. "We had our opportunities, I think we let it slip and that was disappointing. I know the boys were pretty disappointed in the sheds, I think that we had a good reaction from them, they are trying hard and we're training well, we're pretty young and I was happy with how they had a crack."  
Sixteen-year-old Zavier Mitchell finished with two goals for the Swans in a very impressive first-grade debut. Dreyer credited the performance of Mitchell, noting the teenager has made the step up to first grade via a couple of games in the reserves. "Zav's still 16 but he's a big fella," he said. "He's got some natural instincts as a forward player; he'll be a key forward player when he gets a bit older. We had him there at full forward and Bede Kenny who's 18 at centre half forward, Will Vaessen he's 19 at centre half back.
"We had another debut in Mason Ashcroft at fullback who's 20 so we have a lot of boys under 21 today and that's a positive. We seem to be able to get the juniors, it's just being patience and working hard and they are doing that. We are pretty happy about Zav, he's a good kid and did well." Ben Browning, Ben Dinning and Sam Foley were among Griffith's better players in their narrow loss.

Browning arrived at the club over the off-season and Dreyer thought his game against MCUE was easily his best for Griffith. "He just worked hard Ben, he's just a good footballer and he's up for the contest," he said. "He's one of those blokes that doesn't give up." Source - The Daily Advertiser, Tuesday May 20, 1925. 
Other matches: Leeton-Whitton 4.2 (26) def by Coolamon Rovers 24.15 (159), Narrandera Imperial 6.6 (42) def by Turvey Park 17.27 (129), Wagga Tigers 1.3 (9) def by Collingullie-Wagga 10.12 (72); Ganmain-GGM, bye.
Reserves: Griffith 7.7 (49) def by Mangoplah-CUE 9.9 (63)
Goals: L Trembath 2, M Agnew, O Young, A Forwood, M Devery, G Tully
Best players: C Harrison, M Salvestro, G Tully, J Virago, A Forwood, J Armanini
Griffith:- L Stevenson, G Tully, J Hassan; M Salvestro, J Armanini, J Virago; C Harrison; X Peihopa-Smith, A Forwood, B Cooper; L Trembath, B Colvin, T Podbury; B Summers, A Ray, M Agnew; M Devery, O Young, T Hammond, R Pagano, R Patey, Ishkaranjot Singh.
Umpire: Matt Kenny
Under 17.5: Griffith 7.3 (45) def by  Mangoplah-CUE 17.13 (115)
Goals: T Curran 4, B Virago, G Jones, J Snow
Best players: B Virago, T Curran, M Devery, T Files, L Newman, R Pagano
Griffith:- C Culgan, T Files, O Young; D Stevenson, F Kelly, A Norbiato; B Virago; C Sergi, M Devery, T Curran; X Spiers, K Simpson, C Morrissey; L Newman, G Jones, J Bruce; J Snow, C Twaddell, L Stevenson, J Webb, J Bruce, L Waide, T Minato, E Molloy. 
Umpire: Mick Duncan
Netball vs Mangoplah-CUE- A Grade draw 67-67, A Reserve: lost 48-51, B Grade: won 36-35, C Grade: won 36-29, U17: won 37-32.