Netball returned on Friday Night as we approach the end 0f the regular season.
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 Division
Croydon 74 def. Coldstream Grey 36
East Burwood Black 64 def. East Ringwood Black 44
Oakleigh District 73 def. Vermont Gold 53
The biggest match of Premier Division this weekend ended with an East Burwood upset, knocking off East Ringwood to jump into third position. It’s the third straight win for the Rams who once sat outside the top four in fifth. Some key players were missing for both sides, Emily and Claire Salmon both unavailable for the Roos, forcing the team to move the magnets around. East Burwood defensive star Gabrielle Clarke also missing for the Rams in their twenty-point win.
Croydon is back on the winner’s list this weekend, defeating Coldstream by 38 goals with Tayla Burrell and Ellarnah Hanlen stealing the show once again in both Goal Shooter and Goal Attack. With East Ringwood’s loss to East Burwood, they’ve almost managed to lock up the double chance with three weeks remaining.
Oakleigh District maintain touch with Croydon at the top of the Premier Division ladder with their win over Vermont. Twenty-goal margin was set up off the back of Emma Ryde’s 49 goals. The Eagles were quite competitive across the night, managing 53 goals of their own.
Division One
Park Orchards Black 39 def. Mitcham Amber 31
Coldstream Black 37 def. Oakleigh District White 25
East Burwood Rams 32 def. Croydon North MLOC 31
Boronia Hawks 39 def. East Ringwood Blue 28
Boronia further proved their premiership credentials with a strong win over top-four side East Ringwood. They’ll likely finish with the double chance from here, with a very intriguing final game of the season up against Park Orchards.
Mitcham Amber again proved to be very competitive, falling short by just eight goals to a Park Orchards side who have lost just one game all season.
Division Two
Bayswater Gold 44 def. Lilydale Gold 21
Blackburn White 29 def. Vermont White 23
Knox Falcons 50 def. Montrose Demons 14
Blackburn Black 44 def. FTG Eagles 39
Both Blackburn sides had impressive wins on Friday Night, especially Blackburn White who came from behind at Half Time to win by six goals. Amber Thorn was impressive in defence, keeping a strong Vermont side to just 23 goals for the game.
The Vermont loss also opened the door up for Bayswater who now moves into fifth place on the ladder with an extra two points than the Eagles. Their win on Friday was arguably their best of the season, defeating second placed Lilydale by 23 points. Olivia Rae top scored with 26 goals, working alongside Taylah Werner fantastically in the big victory for the side.
Division Three
The Basin Clubs 36 def. East Ringwood Teal 23
Blackburn Red 28 def. Vermont Purple 23
Norwood 37 def. Heathmont Jets 26
FTG Eagles 33 def. Montrose Flames 26
Important top-four clash between The Basin and East Ringwood saw the Bears maintain their spot on top of the Division Three ladder. The Basin won by 13 points, their eighth win of the season with Bree Kruger outstanding in defence.
They’re on equal wins with Norwood and Montrose who both also had wins on Friday. It sets up a massive clash tomorrow night at Knox Regional Centre between The Basin and Montrose, an early finals preview.
Division Four
Oakleigh District 26 def. Silvan Cats 20
Heathmont Yellow 27 def. Chirnside Park Topaz 24
The Basin Kodiaks 28 def. Chirnside Park Yellow 22
Park Orchards White 19 def. East Burwood Grey 15
A great achievement for Heathmont this weekend, their first win of the season when they defeated Chirnside Park by three goals. Jessica Hall starred with 24 of the side’s goals in Goal Attack.
The other big result on Friday Night was Oakleigh District’s six-goal win over Silvan, the Cats second loss of the year. The first half was tight before an eight to four goal third quarter helped set up a win for Oakleigh. Lexie Nolan played an outstanding game through the mid-court, helping setting up the win.
The ladder now sees all sides in the top four with seven wins each, Oakleigh with an extra game over Silvan has an extra two points for a draw.
Division Five
UFTG Red 40 def. Nunawading Gold 37
Lilydale Yellow 38 def. Kilsyth Red 19
Vermont Violet 41 def. Norwood Gold 21
Ringwood White 35 def. GWH Yellow 29
Vermont Violet keep their finals hopes alive and well with a big win over Norwood, just one game behind both Lilydale and Glen Waverley. Despite being on the losing side, Norwood’s Siobhon Mundy and Summer Durrant both played important roles in defence.
Upper Ferntree Gully provided one of the upsets of the round, defeating Nunawading by three goals, a great win for the side, their third of the year. It was a high-scoring shoot out and Brooke Fennessy was ultra impressive with 28 goals across the night.
Division Six
Park Orchards Blue 41 def. Rowville Navy 33
Mitcham Gold 29 def. Silvan White 24
Balwyn 20 def. Montrose Thunder 19
Vermont Lavendar 57 def. Oakleigh District Silver 11
Division Seven
Warrandyte 32 def. Lilydale Blue 19
Waverley Blues Red 33 def. Vermont Lilac 30
Rowville Gold 32 def. Coldstream White 24
Juat two games remaining for Divisions Seven to Twelve and the top four is still not set in division seven with five teams trying to fit into four finals spots.
Fifth place Rowville won their seventh game of the season, just percentage separating them from both Lilydale and Vermont.
The top four of the competition all went head to head with Waverley Blues and Warrandyte both defeating Lilydale and Vermont. Waverley Blues held on by just three goals, scoring ten goals to eight in the last quarter. Ashlyn Bear was impressive in Goal Shooter despite the side not getting across the line.
Warrandyte were led their clash against Lilydale right from the start, jumping out of the blocks, followed by an eleven goal second and third quarters. O’Reilly and Potter both combined by 32 goals.
Division Eight
Whitehorse 35 def. UFTG Blue 8
Waverley Blues 26 def. Bayswater Black 19
Vermont Black 33 def. South Croydon Blue 19
Mitcham Black 29 def. Park Orchards Green 16
Division Nine
FTG Eagles yellow 35 def. Oakleigh District Grey 18
Chirnside Park 23 drew with. Montrose Storm 23
Waverley Blues Blue 26 def. Wantirna South Devils 22
Vermont Yellow 26 def. Lilydale White 13
A top of the table clash between Chirnside Park and Montrose finished in a draw in a great spectacle at Oxley! A low scoring first quarter with just four goals combined showed the best of both defences.
The game opened up in the second quarter with very little splitting the two teams. Joy Smith was outstanding in Goal Keeper for Chirnside Park.
With Vermont’s win over Lilydale, the top three remains quite even with the Waverley Blues and Ferntree Gully Eagles just a game behind, looking to maintain touch as we approach the finals.
Division Ten
Coldstream Blue 45 def. Norwood Black 9
Croydon North MLOC 20 def. Kilsyth White 14
Montrose Devils 37 def. Heathmont Blue 28
The Basin Grizzlies 31 def. Silvan Blue 28
Division Eleven
Knox Red 42 def. Chirnside Park Black 18
South Belgrave Saints 42 def. Waverley Blues 10
Montrose Heat 39 def. Ringwood Red 18
South Belgrave Saints Red 31 def. Boronia Brown 9
Division Twelve
Montrose Raptors 21 drew with Waverley Blues Kestrels 21
Scoresby Magpies 26 def. Coldstream Green 24
South Croydon White 30 def. Bayswater Green 17
