The first week of post grading games of the 2023 Bendigo Bank Netball season is complete. Take a look at last weekend’s results below.
Division One
East Ringwood Black 68 def. Vermont Eagles Gold 31
East Burwood Black 71 def. Lilydale Falcons 39
Croydon 48 def. Coldstream Grey 42
East Burwood Rams 45 lost to FTG Eagles Blue 53
East Ringwood and Croydon are now the only two undefeated Division One sides in what is now an eight-team competition. East Ringwood had another big win, defeating Vermont by 37 goals, Molly Heymason was a standout with 45 goals for the night. Croydon gave Coldstream their first loss for the season as well in a close match out at Waverley. The Blues who are still without Abbott, scored 18 goals in the last quarter after the scores were tied at the final break.
East Burwood Black won their third game for the season, with a comfortable 32-point win over Lilydale. Ella Tweedale scored an impressive 38 goals to take her season tally to 121, the top scorer in the league.
Also getting across the line on Friday Night was Ferntree Gully in what was a tight game with the Rams for the first three quarters. Mikayla Mcnamara and Chloe Bell combined for the Eagles’ 53 points.
Division Two
Vermont Eagles Yellow 31 lost to Knox Falcons 37
Blackburn Black 33 lost to Oakleigh District White 40
East Ringwood Blue 33 def Croydon North MLOC 20
Coldstream Black 33 def Heathmont Jets 22
Kilsyth Cougars 42 def Bayswater Gold 14
Coldstream and East Ringwood both won their fourth games for the year, with 13- and 11-point wins over the KangaRams and Jets. Jessica Ford continued her great start to the season as the leading goal scorer for Division Two, with another 25 goals on the weekend.
Knox Falcons won their first game for the 2023 season, dropping down from Division One to win by six points against Vermont. With the scores tied at both Half Time and Three-Quarter Time, the Falcons broke the game open in the last quarter with 12 goals to 6, defeating the Eagles 37 to 31.
Both Kilsyth and Oakleigh District had impressive wins on the weekend too, the Cougars defeating Bayswater by a big 28-point margin while Oakleigh District defeated Blackburn off the back of a 15 to seven goal second quarter. They’ll be facing a big challenge this Friday Night as they take on the undefeated Coldstream side.
Division Three
The Basin Cubs 35 def Montrose Demons 16
Boronia Gold 31 lost to Nunawading Lions Gold 33
Vermont Eagles Violet 20 lost to Chirnside Park Panthers Yellow 21
Vermont Eagles White 16 lost to Heathmont Yellow 33
The Basin Kodiaks 32 def East Burwood Grey 30
Heathmont White 31 def Lilydale Gold 25
Heathmont White joined Division Three after three straight wins in Division Four. The Jets defeated Lilydale last Friday Night by six points with scoring representation from Hunter, Ashton-Smith and Pringle. The Basin also continued their unbeaten season, defeating Montrose by 19 points with Jessica Rousch and Jaymee Tough combining for 35.
Two close contests of the round in what is now a twelve-team Division Three, saw Nunawading defeat Boronia by two points and Chirnside Park defeat Vermont Violet by just one. The Lions held a slender lead across all four quarters and managed to hold on with Van Zuyden and Lawson both impressive in front of the net. Meanwhile, there wasn’t much separating Vermont and Chirnside Park at Oxley, the scores tied at the end of two of the three quarters before the Panthers managed to hold on in the last quarter for a one-point victory.
Division Four
Kilsyth Cougars Black 54 def Silvan Cats 13
UFTG Red 28 def Park Orchards Black 19
FTG Eagles White lost to Vermont Eagles Purple 42
Kilsyth Cougars Red 36 lost to Montrose Flames 37
East Ringwood Teal 24 lost to Oakleigh District Black 32
The Kilsyth Cougars Black side is thriving in a new division, putting together one of the biggest wins of the weekend. They defeated Silvan by 41 points with Amelie O’Brien and Courtney Muller both finishing with 19 goals each. Summer Lee also contributed frequently to the scoreboard with 12 goals of her own.
In one of the other games of the round out at Oxley, Montrose Flames pulled off a one-point win over Kilsyth Red in a high-scoring shootout. Kilsyth trailed by six at half-time but worked their way back into the game in the second half with Sophie Papadopoulos scoring another 15 goals to take her season tally to 90. But it was Sarah Caldow and Stephanie Verhoef for Montrose who combined by 33 that helped the Demons get across the line.
Division Five
East Burwood Silver 9 lost to Balwyn Tigers 32
South Croydon Blue 19 lost to Coldstream White 36
Vermont Eagles Lilac 33 def Silvan Cats Blue 17
Whitehorse Pioneers 16 lost to Chirnside Park Panthers Grey 32
Park Orchards Red 36 def Boronia Hawks 18
The two undefeated sides in Division Four are set to meet this Friday Night as Vermont Lilac and Balwyn go head-to-head at Waverley.
The two both had strong wins again this weekend, Balwyn defeating East Burwood 32-9, keeping the Rams side goalless in the first quarter in a very strong defensive game. At the other end of the court, Chandler Nichols and Alysia Oakes combined for the Tigers’ 32 point.
At HE Parker, the Eagles were too strong for Silvan, winning comfortably by 16 points. Ashly Bear was once again dominant, scoring 27 goals. Bear’s season tally is now up to 96 which is the most of any Division Five player. Just behind her is Erin Sanguinetti with 95, scoring 24 goals for Park Orchards last weekend in their 18-point win over Boronia.
Division Six
Waverley Blues White 30 def Lilydale Blue 29
Park Orchards White 14 lost to GWH Yellow 31
Chirnside Park Panthers 37 def Bayswater Black 18
Vermont Eagles Black 26 lost to UFTG Blue 36
East Ringwood White 29 lost to Ringwood White 33
Division Seven
Kilsyth Cougars White 18 lost to Coldstream Blue 39
Ringwood Black 20 lost to Norwood Purple 23
Oakleigh District Grey 19 lost to Montrose Thunder 39
Waverley Blues Red 36 def Heathmont Blue 20
FTG Eagles Yellow 32 def Montrose Devils 23
At Oxley Court, Coldstream defeated Kilsyth with Ebony Cooper’s performance earning herself the Bevilles Eastland Netballer of the Week.
Cooper played in the Centre for the full game on Friday Night in Coldstream Blue’s 21 point win over Kilsyth. A fantastic performance, providing quick feeds to the shooters such as Lauren Beaton who took her season tally to 56 with a 15 goal performance.
Division Eight
The Basin Grizzlies 27 def Montrose Storm 21
South Belgrave Saints 51 def Croydon North MLOC Blue 15
Nunawading Lions Black 39 def Ringwood Red 10
Norwood Black 19 lost to Waverley Blues Blue 27
Division Nine
Norwood Gold 33 def East Burwood White 9
Montrose Heat 20 lost to Montrose Raptors 25
Bayswater Green 26 def Coldstream Green 19
Chirnside Park Panthers Black 16 lost to Nunawading Lions Maroon 22