By Mitch Turner
Premier Division
Heathmont 38 d East Burwood 37
Heathmont scored an incredible come-from-behind win last weekend against East Burwood. After falling behind 15-4 during the first quarter, the Jets put together a huge second quarter, outscoring the Rams 14-2 to take the lead heading into the second half. They even managed to stretch the lead to 5 goals before the final quarter, and eventually hold off a second wind from the Rams to run out 1-goal winners.
Other Results
East Burwood 56 d Knox 47
Boronia 66 d Lilydale 38
Division 1
East Ringwood 34 d Ferntree Gully 18
East Ringwood enjoyed a commanding win over Ferntree Gully last Friday. They set the tone early with a 16-2 first half, and, despite a valiant effort from the Eagles in the second half, ran away eventual victors by 16 goals.
Imojean Parsons was instrumental to her sides win, scoring a game-high 19 goals, as her team reasserted itself atop their division.
Other Results
Scoresby 38 d Kilsyth 23
Division 2
Scoresby 23 d Croydon North MLOC 22
It was very difficult to separate these two sides last round, with scores level at half-time at 12-all and again at three-quarter time at 18-all. Ultimately, it was the Magpies who were able to edge in front by the final siren, as they won by a solitary goal, off the back of brilliant work from potent shooter Jessica Ford who shot 19.
Other Results
Kilsyth 37 d Mulgrave 29
Lilydale 24 d The Basin 17
Warrandyte 27 d Park Orchards 22
Croydon 39 d Vermont 24
Division 3
Coldstream were victorious in a nail-biter over Heathmont in Division Three last weekend. The side led at every break; however, they could never quite gain enough separation from the Jets to win comfortably. The duo of Samantha Murty and Tarsha Collette shared the scoring duties evenly, scoring 14 and 13 goals respectively in a solid team performance.
Other Results
Montrose 39 d East Burwood 18
Park Orchards 23 d Upper Ferntree Gully 18
East Ringwood 29 d Whitehorse 25
The Basin 42 d Boronia 23
Glen Waverley 29 d Knox 24
Division 4
Ringwood 38 d Norwood 18
Ringwood enjoyed a handy win over Norwood last Friday, off the back of forward duo Nicole Stagg and Karin Tischer who had 20 and 18 goals respectively. The Redbacks gained the ascendancy early after a 7-3 first quarter, and never looked back, expanding the margin to 10 before a big 12-2 final quarter put the final nails in the coffin.
Other Results
Mulgrave 28 d Heathmont 13
Lilydale 30 d Chirnside 17
Montrose 39 d Park Orchards 28
Nunawading 37 d South Croydon 27
Silvan 46 d Boronia 25
Glen Waverley 33 d Coldstream 22
Division 5
Knox 20 d Vermont 18
It was a scrappy affair over at Fairhills as neither side was able to gain any kind of sizeable buffer for the match. Knox led at every term, but ended up victors by just 2 goals. League leading goal shooter Kellie Phillips had a remarkable performance, scoring all of her teams 18 goals, but it wasn’t enough to get her side over the line.
Other Results
Kilsyth 28 d Montrose 25
Waverley 31 d The Basin 24
East Ringwood 29 d Ferntree Gully 15
Upper Ferntree Gully 27 d Mitcham 23
Coldstream (Red) 41 d Coldstream (White) 29
Ringwood 31 d South Belgrave 20
Division 6
Coldstream 29 drew Balwyn 29
Four quarters of netball couldn’t separate these two sides, despite Balwyn creating a decent buffer on multiple occasions. The Tigers had a 25-20 heading into the final term, before Coldstream found a way to get back on level terms as time expired.
Other Results
Scoresby 39 d Montrose 18
Mitcham 29 d Mulgrave 10
Kilsyth 28 d Scoresby 12
South Belgrave 22 d Park Orchards 12
Heathmont 32 d Lilydale 19
Glen Waverley 46 d Norwood 24
Division 7
The Basin (White) 39 d The Basin (Grey) 19
In an all-Bears matchup last Friday, The Basin White proved themselves the superior side with a comfortable win. Elise Tanzen was unstoppable, scoring 29 goals in an exceptional display. White was strong early, however they started to pull away in the second half thanks to a 10-4 third quarter.
Other Results
Montrose 37 d Mulgrave 28
East Burwood 30 d Norwood White 19
Coldstream 33 d Boronia 13