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GFL Series at West Melbourne

Published 6/18/2021 by Rob Meronek

It was our first stop at West Melbourne with 160 entries. Thanks to everyone who came through, pushed through the heat, and had a good time with us. See you in Fort Lauderdale at the next one.

Photos

GFL West Melbourne - Red Bull Start

Stiv kicks the morning off with Red Bull.

GFL West Melbourne - GFL Tent

Thanks for supporting the Grind for Life Organization's mission to help cancer patients with travel expenses for treatment.

GFL West Melbourne - Plank

Quite a plank you got there.

GFL West Melbourne - Longboard

if your board comes up to your chest, does that make it a longboard?

GFL West Melbourne - Baby Shakkaz

Baby shakkaz.

GFL West Melbourne - Family Forts

Family forts in the tree shade.

GFL West Melbourne - Lipslide

A lipslide on the bump to ledge.

GFL West Melbourne - Pop Shuv

The tiniest pop shuv I ever did see.

GFL West Melbourne - Schedule

Ryan Clements keeps us on schedule.

GFL West Melbourne - Dan

Dan, thanks for having us.

GFL West Melbourne - Ollie Down Five

Crackin' an ollie down the five.

GFL West Melbourne - Boardslide

Shiloh with the boardslide.

GFL West Melbourne - Judges

Andy, Meagan, and Justin debate scores.

GFL West Melbourne - Street Mens 9 and Under

Street Mens 9 and Under winners.

GFL West Melbourne - Street Mens 10 to 12

Street Mens 10 to 12 winners.

GFL West Melbourne - Street Womens

Street Womens winners.

GFL West Melbourne - Passing Down the Stoke

Passing down the stoke.

GFL West Melbourne - Raffle Time

Raffle time!

GFL West Melbourne - Backside Ollie

Backside over the hip.

GFL West Melbourne - Scumline

Slashing around the scumline right now, but going to the coping in no time.

GFL West Melbourne - Lunchbreak

Staff lunchbreak.

GFL West Melbourne - Chess Break

Alvis and pops take a chess break.

GFL West Melbourne - Deep End Stand Up

Standing straight up in the deep end.

GFL West Melbourne - Overheating

Both the iPads and the judges are overheating.

GFL West Melbourne - Raffle Tickets

Did you win?

GFL West Melbourne - Tat Battle

Pause for an ink battle. We need to add Nyjah's butt.

GFL West Melbourne - Frontside Air

Proper frontside air.

GFL West Melbourne - Bowl Mens 9 and Under

Bowl Mens 9 and Under winners.

GFL West Melbourne - Bowl Mens 10 to 12

Bowl Mens 10 to 12 winners.

GFL West Melbourne - Bowl Womens

Bowl Womens winners.

GFL West Melbourne - Backside Air

Backside over the hip.

GFL West Melbourne - Front Rock

A front rock from Mike.

GFL West Melbourne - Bowl Mens 13 to 29

Bowl Mens 13 to 29 winners.

GFL West Melbourne - Bowl Mens 30 and Up

Bowl Mens 30 and Up winners.

GFL West Melbourne - Red Bull Pause

Pause for a can in hand.

GFL West Melbourne - Crooked Grind

Back over to the street course with a crooked grind.

GFL West Melbourne - KFFSBS

A kickflip front board on the rail.

GFL West Melbourne - Front Feeble

Keeping all that white clean with a frontside feeble.

GFL West Melbourne - Back 50

Back 50 down the hubba.

GFL West Melbourne - Crooks Out

Crooks out.

GFL West Melbourne - Hot Foot

When the hot foot needs a cool down.

GFL West Melbourne - Rain Delays

Ugh, rain delays.

GFL West Melbourne - Rain Delays Dry Up

We need to run the reverse irrigation on this rain delay. When it's time for real irrigation, hit up Jain.

GFL West Melbourne - Ryan Mic

When we're short staffed, Ryan steps in on the mic.

GFL West Melbourne - Healed Up

Healed up and ripping.

GFL West Melbourne - Corey and Brandon

Corey and Brandon, thanks for skating all these GFL's with us.

GFL West Melbourne - Smith

Dipping a smith.

GFL West Melbourne - Tail Smack

Closing in on a tail smack.

GFL West Melbourne - Frontside

A big ol' frontside corner air.

GFL West Melbourne - Frontside Blaster

Frontside blaster.

GFL West Melbourne - Merle

Merle wants to be an inside dog on hot days like this.

GFL West Melbourne - Street Mens 13 to 15

Street Mens 13 to 15 winners.

GFL West Melbourne - Street Mens 30 and Up

Street Mens 30 and Up winners.

GFL West Melbourne - Bowl Mens Advanced

Bowl Mens Advanced winners.

Related Results

GFL Series at West Melbourne Street Mens Adaptive AdvancedGFL Series at West Melbourne Street Mens Adaptive Advanced

6/12/2021. Winner: Josh Tancos

GFL Series at West Melbourne Street WomensGFL Series at West Melbourne Street Womens

6/12/2021. Winner: Autumn Tust

GFL Series at West Melbourne Bowl Mens 9 and UnderGFL Series at West Melbourne Bowl Mens 9 and Under

6/12/2021. Winner: Sebastian Dradrach

GFL Series at West Melbourne Bowl WomensGFL Series at West Melbourne Bowl Womens

6/12/2021. Winner: Ruby Lilley

GFL Series at West Melbourne Bowl Mens 13 to 29GFL Series at West Melbourne Bowl Mens 13 to 29

6/12/2021. Winner: Creighton Cummings

GFL Series at West Melbourne Street Mens 13 to 15GFL Series at West Melbourne Street Mens 13 to 15

6/12/2021. Winner: Noah Strockbine

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