The Bombers have lost just the one match in the four qualifying rounds and the three rounds to start the regular season, ranked behind the two Shepparton Notre Dame Bears teams on the ladder.
Nine teams make up division one of the GMJL Under-16 competition, four from the three Shepparton clubs (Bears, United and Swans), along with Tatura, Mooroopna, Echuca (two teams) and Kyabram.
There are six teams involved in the division two competition, Moama, Seymour, Euroa, Alexandra, Yea and Broadford.
Kyabram has won the first three games of the regular season against Echuca Bombers (by 82 points), Mooroopna (by 31) and Shepparton Swans (by 133 points).
They face their biggest test on June 23 at Kialla Park when they meet Shepparton Notre Dame Bears Gold, which beat Tatura by 34 points and Echuca Murray Bombers by 125 points.
This weekend against Tatura, which has won its last two matches, they will be relying on in-form midfielder Isaiah Scoble and key forward Jeff Turpin.
Scoble has played the last two games with the Under-18 team, while Turpin has kicked 22 goals in seven games. He kicked nine against Shepparton Swans in a one-sided match where Riley Carver, Oliver Barnett and James Priest were also stars.
Carver and Barnett have also played at Under-18 level this season, as has the talented James Hargreaves - twice among the best players in the GVL underage competition.
– St Augustine’s Yellow sits on the second rung of the Under-14 division one competition and will return to competition against sister-side Blue this weekend.
Yellow beat Blue in round one this season by 50 points, but has since lost twice - to Echuca Bombers by 21 point and to top team Shepparton Swans by 26 points - before last weekend’s bye.
In the other games they were a one-point winner against Mooroopna and had easy victories against Euroa, Moama and United in the grading phase.
There are eight teams in the division one competition, with St Augustine’s Blue sitting sixth with three wins from seven games.
There are 14 home and away rounds in the Sunday competition, with the final round on August 4.
St Augustine’s Blue has lost to the Swans, Notre Dame Bears and Echuca Bombers since the grading component of the season was completed.
Jonty Sefton (11 goals), Jake Hubble, Henry Millar and Cooper Wilson have been among its most consistent players since stepping up to the top level.
For the Yellow team Archie Sheppard started the season with 19 goals in the opening four games, while Max Stockdale, Billy Isaac and Xavier Dodos have been among the most consistent players for the team.
The team’s captain, Charlie Pekin, has been a star right through the qualifying rounds and regular season.
– Tongala and St Augustine’s are both represented in the Murray Under-12 division of the GMJL.
Tongala play on Friday night against Echuca Bombers, while St Augustine’s face Runnymede.
St Augustine’s had a 17-point win against Echuca United Eagles before the break, Nate Willis kicking three goals and Billy Sheppard one (10 for the season).
Their biggest win of the season came against Lockington-Bamawm (97 points), while Jett Emini, Colman Hargreaves and Jeremy Alley have been among the stars this season.
– At Under-10 level Tongala and St Augustine’s both have two teams competing in the Murray Under-10 division, which will continue its season with round eight on Friday night and Sunday.
Both St Augustine’s teams play at Moama Recreation Reserve on Sunday morning, while Tongala play at Victoria Park in Echuca on Friday at 5.30pm.
Kyabram Bombers play in the Central Goulburn Under-10 division.
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