Bendigo Bank – Netball Week One Results
Netball is officially back and ahead of tonight’s Round Two clashes, take a quick look at last week’s results before tonight’s action.
Division One
East Ringwood Black 57 def. Knox Falcons 24
Lilydale Falcons 43 lost to Croydon 71
East Burwood Rams 65 def. Bayswater Gold 34
FTG Eagles Blue 31 lost to Coldstream Grey 36
East Burwood Black 75 def. Vermont Eagles Gold 38.
Last year’s Premiers, East Ringwood started the season with a big win out at Waverley in the opening round, defeating Knox by 33 points. Salmon starred with 30 goals as the Roos led comfortably by double digits at each break
The two East Burwood Division One clubs had big opening round wins, proving the club will be another big challenger in 2023. East Burwood Black scoresd a massive 75 points for the game, defeating Vermont by 37 points. Ella Tweedale had 41 goals in the big win while defensively, the side kept the Eagles to just 14 points in the second half.
The East Burwood Rams also were dominant on the court with 65 points as they defeated Bayswater, Rylee Hamilton topping the list with 42 goals. Nicole Wong was fantastic, earning herself the Eastland Bevilles Netballer of the Week. Through her vision and feeds, Wong played with great speed and fantastic positioning, playing a big part of why the side was able to score so heavily with her connection with the goal shooters.
The two East Burwood teams are set to meet tonight in what should be a great contest.
The other big winner in the division was Croydon, 71 points against Lilydale’s 43 proving they’ll be tough to beat this year. Genevieve Abbott led the goal shooters for the entire competition with 48 goals. Annie Hannah also continued her good form alongside Hayley O’Neill, coming across from Vermont.
Division Two
Coldstream Black 36 def. Vermont Eagles Yellow 32
Blackburn Black 42 def. Vermont Eagles Violet 16
Oakleigh District White 49 def. The Basin Kodiaks 26
Croydon North MLOC 28 def. Kilsyth Cougars 18
Heathmont Jets 25 lost to East Ringwood Blue 40
One of the games of the round for the top two divisions saw Coldstream hold off a fast-finishing Vermont side to win their opening round fixture. The win was set up off the back of a dominant second quarter that saw Coldstream keep Vermont to just six points. Jessica Ford topped scored with 28 goals for the Cougars in a great night for the club.
Blackburn’s Lillie Allen led the goal shooting for the division with 31 goals from the side’s dominant win over Vermont Eagles Violet side. A fantastic achievement for the club, with their return to the Bendigo Bank Netball competition.
Division Three
Boronia Gold 30 def. Montrose Demons 26
Kilsyth Cougars Black 24 lost to East Burwood Grey 37
Vermont Eagles White 20 lost to The Basin Cubs 31
Lilydale Gold 46 def. Chirnside Park Panthers Yellow 35
Heathmont Yellow 29 lost to Nunawading Lions Gold 37
Boronia’s nine goal last quarter saw the side hold on by four points in a win over Montrose. The Demons led for majority of the game, a three-point lead at Half Time before scores were levelled at the final break. Georgie Smith top scored for Boronia with 22 goals.
Both Nunawading and Lilydale also had big wins in Division Three with the Bek Breukers top scoring with 28 goals herself. After a tight first half with Heathmont, the Lions outscored their opponents to 20 to 14 in the second half to win by 8 points.
Division Four
Vermont Eagles 47 def. South Croydon Blue 10
Kilsyth Cougars Red 42 def. Whitehorse Pioneers 17
UFTG Red 33 def. East Burwood Silver 17
Montrose Flames 41 def. FTG Eagles White 17
Silvan Cats 19 lost to Heathmont White 48
East Ringwood Teal 21 lost to Park Orchards Black 25
Division Five
Vermont Eagles Lilac 38 def. Ringwood White 17
Chirnside Park Panthers Grey 29 lost to Boronia Hawks 34
Chirnside Park Panthers 24 lost to Silvan Cats Blue 38
Coldstream White 53 def. UFTG Blue 24
Park Orchards Red 20 lost to Balwyn Tigers 27
Division Six
Vermont Eagles Black 35 def. Lilydale Blue 8
East Ringwood White 31 def. Ringwood Black 18
Montrose Devils 16 lost to. Waverley Blues White 31
Bayswater Black 15 lost to GWH Yellow 33
Park Orchards White 20 lost to Knox Black 23
Division Seven
Norwood Purple 15 lost to. Coldstream Blue 41
Oakleigh District Grey 36 def. Ringwood Red 10
Croydon North MLOC Blue 6 lost to. FTG Eagles Yellow 25
Heathmont Blue 16 lost to. Kilsyth Cougars White 27
Montrose Thunder 37 def. Nunawading 14
Norwood returned to Netball competition, having three teams playing in the league this season. Unfortunately, they weren’t able to get a win on the board but they’ll be looking forward to bouncing back tonight.
Montrose had a big night with multiple teams having wins, that included their Division Seven side that defeated Nunawading by 23 points. Tamara Hutson had a strong performance, scoring 28 out of the Thunder’s 37 goals.
Division Eight
South Belgrave Saints 27 def. Chirnside Park Panthers Black 23
Montrose Storm 22 def. Montrose Raptors 10
Norwood Black 25 lost to. The Basin Grizzlies 35
Waverley Blues Red 44 def. Bayswater Green 10
Division Nine
Waverley Blues Blue 38 def. Coldstream Green 15
East Burwood White 17 def. Nunawading Lions Maroon 16
Norwood Gold 21 lost to. Montrose Heat 36
