Gisborne Thunder was one of 51 clubs from Australia that had teams playing during Boys & Girls FC 2018. They participated with one team in Boys Under 14.

In addition to Gisborne Thunder, 7 other teams played in Boys Under 14. They were divided into 2 different groups, whereof Gisborne Thunder could be found in Group A together with RedSea SC, Geelong Rangers and BASL Blue.

Gisborne Thunder made it to Plate after reaching 3:rd place in Group A. Once in the playoff they won every match inluding the Final against MONTROSE SC, which they won with 2-1. Thereby Gisborne Thunder won the entire Plate in Boys Under 14 during Boys & Girls FC 2018.

Gisborne Thunder comes from Gisborne which lies approximately 92 km from Bendigo, where Boys & Girls FC takes place. The area around Gisborne does also provide three additional clubs participating during Boys & Girls FC 2018 (Melton Phoenix FC, Balmoral FC and Gisborne FC).