Another big weekend of Netball in the books, take a look at last week’s results across all 13 divisions ahead of tomorrow night’s action on the courts, thanks to New Balance and Belgravia Apparel.
Premier
East Burwood Black 68 def. Vermont Gold 41
East Ringwood Black 88 def. Coldstream Grey 37
Croydon 56 def. FTG Eagles 27
It was a top of the table clash between Croydon and Ferntree Gully on Friday Night at HE Parker. With both sides heading into the game unbeaten, it was still a massive test for Ferntree Gully with Croydon’s ability to punish sides on the scoreboard.
A tight first-half finished with the Blues breaking away late, opening the game up in the final quarter with 20 goals to 2. As strong as they’ve been in front of the ring, Croydon’s defence once again was a key reason for victory. Brodie Smith was outstanding as Goal Keeper for all four quarters.
Of all twenty quarters played this season, Croydon have won 18 of them, a percentage of 90.00. The next closest is East Ringwood and Ferntree Gully with 15 each. It’s the Blues lowest score this season but they’re still going at an average of 68 goals per game, 340 goals for the season.
East Ringwood were outstanding on the weekend, moving into second position on the ladder after a 51 point victory over Coldstream. They’ll be most impressive with the spread of goals, particularly between star players Molly Heymanson and Emily Salmon.
Also victorious this week in Premier Division is East Burwood, 27 point winners over Vermont. In Goal Keeper for the full four quarters, Gabrielle Clarke was outstanding, competing well against Laura Connell for the Eagles who has been hard to stop in recent weeks.
The East Burwood victory sees the side re-enter the top-four, bumping Oakleigh District out on percentage.
Division One
East Ringwood Blue 40 def. Coldstream Black 24
Park Orchards Black 52 def. Oakleigh District White 29
Heathmont White 41 def. East Burwood Rams 23
Croydon North MLOC 35 def. Nunawading Maroon 31
Boronia Hawks 45 def. Mitcham Amber 20
East Ringwood star Emily Hine celebrated her 50th game for the Roos with a 16 point win over Coldstream. She was fantastic in defence as the side kept Coldstream side that averages 33 points per game, to just the 24 points and their first loss for the season.
After six rounds of the season, East Ringwood take a 5-1 record, sitting on top of the ladder.
Paige Hunter continued her great start to the season, another impressive performance in Goal Attack, 29 goals in the Jets victory over the Rams. The side performed well in attack, 41 goals as well as an average of 36 goals per game. Impressive at the other end of the court, they held the Rams who are the fifth best scoring side in the division to just 23 goals for the game.
Division Two
GWH Blue 40 def. Montrose Demons 24
Lilydale Gold 32 def. Blackburn White 22
Knox Falcons 47 def. Blackburn Black 21
Bayswater Gold 44 def. Vermont White 30
Knox look one of the teams to beat in Division Two after the side won their fourth game of the season, defeating Blackburn by 26 points.
Impressively, the scoring was very even between the two shooters in Jacqueline Harfield and Jennifer Gardner, 23 and 24 goals respectively. Ruby Sherwen fought hard for Blackburn, shooting all six of the side’s goals in the final quarter.
Second placed Lilydale also had a win over a Blackburn side, led by Tyler Drummond through the mid court, starring for the side. They were challenged throughout the night but managed to pull through for a ten-goal victory, moving the side into second position on the ladder.
Division Three
East Ringwood Teal 28 def. Blackburn Red 25
Kilsyth Black 38 def. Heathmont Jets 32
FTG White 20 def. Vermont Purple 18
Montrose Flames 35 def. Norwood 24
Three close encounters at Knox Regional Netball Centre made for an exciting round in Division Three last Friday Night.
The closest of those games came between Vermont and Ferntree Gully with the Eagles coming from behind to win by two goals, a nine-goal last quarter to three. Hannah Mcardle top scored with ten for the Gully but their entire defence stood up, conceding only seven goals in the second half.
East Ringwood also held on for a three-point victory, holding off a brave Blackburn side who outscored the Roos in the final quarter ten to six.
Division Four
The Basin Kodiaks 31 def. Boronia Gold 18
Silvan Cats 41 def. Chirnside Park Yellow 34
Chirnside Park Topaz 29 def. Park Orchards White 17
Oakleigh District Black 33 def. East Burwood Grey 13
Plenty of intrigue on the Division Four top of the table clash between Silvan and Chirnside Park. Both sides undefeated heading into the game. Apart from a quick start to the Cats in the first quarter, it was a relatively even game throughout the night with the margin staying around the five-seven goal mark across the night.
Samantha Murty who has been a star for the Cats this season continued her consistently, 16 points on the weekend to take her overall season tally to 89. Nicole Hajder has been on a similar path, 87 goals for the season, 24 of those coming from Friday night, her best performance of the season thus far.
The two sides remain on top of the ladder with Silvan sitting in first.
Division Five
Vermont Violet 36 def. GWH Yellow 30
UFTG Red 34 def. Kilsyth Red 23
Park Orchards Red 42 def. Norwood Gold 21
Ringwood White 42 def. Lilydale Yellow 34
Division Six
Vermont Lavendar 33 def. Montrose Thunder 22
Rowville Hawks Navy 35 def. Oakleigh District Silver 24
Park Orchards 48 def. Balwyn Tigers 18
Mitcham Gold 25 def. The Basin Pandas 20
Division Seven
Warrandyte 39 def. Norwood Purple 22
Waverley Blues Red 36 def. Lilydale Blue 22
Coldstream White 42 def. Chirnside Park Diamonds 23
Rowville Gold 38 def. Chirnside Park Amber 22
Division Eight
South Croydon Blue 33 def. Waverley Blues White 25
East Ringwood White 38 def. Vermont Eagles Black 20
Bayswater Black 30 def. Mitcham Black 22
UFTG Blue 30 def. Park Orchards Green 29
Upper Ferntree Gully held on in a thriller, a one-goal victory over Park Orchards. Tegan Ryan was fantastic for the side in Goal Shooter, 29 goals from four quarters in the position. The side led by four goals at the final break before a late comeback from the Sharks.
Division Nine
Vermont Yellow 34 def. Oakleigh District Grey 13
Waverley Blues Blue 36 def. Lilydale White 10
FTG Yellow 32 def. Montrose Storm 27
Chirnside Park Panthers 29 def. Wantirna South Devils 9
Division Ten
Heathmont Blue 28 def. Croydon North MLOC Blue 17
Knox Black 45 def. Norwood Black 9
The Basin Grizzlies 33 def. Kilsyth White 14
Silvan Cats Blue 34 def. Montrose Devils 22
Division Eleven
South Belgrave Saints 46 def. Montrose Heat 24
South Belgrave Red 26 def. Knox Falcons Red 12
Boronia Brown 24 def. Waverley Blues 12
Ringwood Black 40 def. Ringwood Red 16
Ringwood Black made it seven in a row on Friday Night, this time defeating the second Ringwood side in the division by 24 goals. Sophie Haddock has improved each week, playing more time in front of the ring, 26 goals on the night, taking her overall tally to 56 in Ringwood’s four weeks in the division.
The South Belgrave Saints were also impressive, taking down another contender in the division, Montrose Heat. The goals were spread around by Foster, Diedrich, Gervasoni and Bliss, incredible contribution across the board. Their next challenge starts tonight as they take on another top-four side in Boronia.
Division Twelve
Scoresby Magpies 28 def. Waverley Blues 25
Waverley Blues Kestrels 35 def. Coldstream Green 16
Montrose Raptors 33 def. Nunawading Black 31
East Burwood White 29 def. South Croydon White 20
East Burwood milestone woman Christine Dryden celebrated her 50th game in style, a nine-point victory over South Croydon. The match was set off the back of an 11 goal to 4 first quarter from the Rams, a margin they were able to hold for the rest of the night. Grace Sketcher top scored with 17 goals in just her second game for the season.
