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“It was a good lesson for our younger guys that youhavetostayswitchedon100%.
“Everyone loves a North and South game and it could be one better than the Anzac Day game whichwillmakeitagreatonetowatch.”
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Following their solid win over West Gambier in the elimination semi final, the Tigers have enjoyed a week off to be primed for the preliminaryfinalagainsttheirAnzacDayrivals.
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South Gambier is the only team to win more than 10AGradepremierships,whileNorthGambiersit a close second, but only one of these modern-era supergiant'scangracethebigdancethisyear
“It is hard to sort of gauge when it was neck and neck like that and you have to go back to the drawingboardwithnotmuchtochange,”hesaid.
“We have had the wood over them this year gives us a lot of confidence but it is finals footy and we havetobeatourbest.
“It should be a great spectacle in Casterton this
Two of the most decorated clubs in Western Border Football League history will clash in Saturday's blockbuster preliminary final at Island KPark.ainis aware the threat players such like Nick McInerney and Sam Stafford pose in a side which risescomefinalstime.
The Bulldogs have enjoyed the more consistent seasonhavingwonthelasttwoclashes. Jarvi Mee and Cruz McCracken have been the big contributors and will have their eyesonagrandfinal. Harvey Croker and Ka Gilbert pushed West to gloryinthesemiagainst Millicent and will strive for more success against another more fanciedrival. But the Roos cannot be out,especiallyhavingsmashed theDogs76-3inround4.
“Wefeltlikewehadthemajorityoftheplayinthe last and struggled to get through their backline kicking 1.5 when they kicked 3.2, so if we tidy a few things up it might have been a different story butthatiswhywelovefooty”
weekend.”“Ifeellike we match up well against South because they are a very structured and methodical side with the way they want to move theball,”hesaid.
The Tigers will look to dominate the clearances and get the ball in the hands of Sam Stafford, while the Demons hope to catch the Tigers off guardwithfastfootballandallowthetwintargets ofBrodieFosterandBraydenKaintohavebigdays
Reflecting on the defeat Kain said there were still plentyofpositivestotakeintothisweekwherehe hopestogoonebetter Brayden Kain's team fell heartbreakingly short to the Saints with small patches of play proving costlyinanotherwiseevenandtenseaffair
The Roos are still probably on a high following their unforgettable heist in the first semi-final againstCastertonSandfordandbignamesNathan Lewis and Riley Wilson hope to make some more magic.
Millicent and North Gambier have had a strange rivalry this year and it will come to a conclusion this Saturday as they chase an Under 18'sgrandfinalberth.
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“They have been a well-structured and driven team with a great finals record over the last decade,”hesaid.
Northwasnotquiteatfullstrength,butbelievesit shouldbealmostfiringonallcylinderscomegame day with Brett Kennedy hoping to provide the impressiveMitchKeltonassistanceintheruck, Tigers coach Ben Hardy believes his experienced side will stack up well against the young and exuberant South, so brace yourselves for some action.
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Despite last week's hard fought defeat to Millicent in the qualifying semi-final, the form guide backs the Demons having won all three headtoheadswiththeTigersin2022.
Theout.Saints have won two of the three clashes but allofthemhavebeendecidedby15pointsorless.
Under16–NorthGambiervMillicent
Darcy Arthurson and Aaron Dally ran riot that day so the Saints will need to be on the ball to stop them.
ItstartedoffwithEliRedmanpushingtheSaintsto a huge 80 8 win in round 4, but the Tigers bounced back in the two more competitive fixturessince.
“We will tidy some things up and take it one step atatime,butweshouldbethatothersideplaying inthegrandfinal.
Although Millicent is the only team to overcome South, the minor premiers were given tremendous scares from North in the Anzac Day andround8battles.
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Northwillstillbelickingitswoundsfromlastweek so there could be an opportunity for Millicent to pounce.
Anintriguingbattleawaitswitheverythingtogain andlose.
“We had three guys out in the semi and we will at leasthavetwocomebackintotheframe
The day at Island Park will kick off with East and West Gambier going toe to toe in the Under 14's
They would believe they have the edge and the likes of Clay Reilly and Matthew Withers will be determined to respond after just scoring three behinds in the second half as they let a quarter timeleadsliptotheDemons. It is tough to pick a winner in the Reserves preliminary final as two evenly matched teams fightfortherighttomeetSouthGambier
The likes of Mitch Sims made some big impacts forward, Todd Reid and Taylor Saffin scrapped hard,whilethesquademergedinjuryfree.
Mucharena.like their older foes, the Under 16 North Gambier and Millicent semi-final is an interesting Theproposition.firsttwo face offs this year were nail-biting affairs evenly shared, however, those memories are distant following the Tigers' huge 95-point thrashinginthemostrecentcontest.
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Bowd, E. Marks; Millicent: K. Bradley, Z. McGuinness, J. Carger, T Hutchesson, C. Williams, S. Willis. East 0.0 1.0 1.3 2.3 (15) Goals - South: W. A will 2, H. Hicks 2, J Harten, H. Croser, O. McCracken 2; East: J Picken 2. U/14's South 3.1 5.3 6.4 8.7 (55) Best - South: B. Fox, H. Hicks, J. Harten, J Bartle , M. Hopgood, W. Merchant; East: B. Versteegh,
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Best - South: R. Sturges, S. Mctaggart, L. Gray, L. Foran, B. Milstead, H. Winterfield; Millicent: C. Reilly, M. Withers, T. Craig, C. McGrath, B. Tilley, L. Ferguson. U/18's South 2.2 3.4 4.7 7.8 (50) North 0.1 1.1 1.3 2.4 (16) South 3.1 6.4 8.5 9.10 (64)
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Millicent 4.4 7.6 8.9 11.11 (77) Goals - South: K. Eagleson 3, L. Gray 2, B. Milstead, H. Winterfield 2, E. Fisher 5, S. Mctaggart, N. Seager 2; Millicent: Z. Bradley, S. Duldig, M. Withers 2, B. Tilley. South 3.3 5.5 9.8 11.10 (76) Millicent 3.1 5.1 5.2 5.4 (34) North 0.1 0.2 1.3 4.3 (27) U/16's Goals - South: B. Foster 2, B. Kain, T. Saffin, C. Munro, E. Chuck, M. Sims 3; Millicent: S. Willis, D. Bromley 3, J. Carger 2, H. Nitschke, K. Varcoe, E. Redman, T. Hutchesson 2. Best - South: M. Harrold, L. Thiele, J Domaschenz, S. Sims, E. Sims, L. Turley; North: Z. Nulty, B. Braithwaite, D. Arthurson, R. McLaughlin, D. Ilsley, B. Allen. Goals - South: H. Keding, J. Chuck, F. Lawson, M. Harrold, L. Thiele 2, L. Turley 4, L. Winterfield; North: Z. Clark 2, D. Ilsley, S. Richards.
Sims, T. Saffin,
Best - South: No best players selected; North: J. Collins, T. Stephens, J. Glidden, C. Turner, R. Kinyabugma, D. Arthurson. Goals - South: C. Watson, J. Sims, M. Goldsmith, L. Ray, R. Jones, J. Maxwell 2; North: J. M. C. K. C.
South 1.1 6.2 11.2 16.3 (99)
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PLAYER TOBE ANNOUNCED ATLEAGUE PRESENTATIONS OFTHEYEAR F.L.SENIORS PM2.302ndSEMI FINAL South GambierSouth Gambier Red & White Senior Coach: Brayden Kain Assistant Coaches: Mick Muhovics & Molly Patzel Reserves Coach: Nick Patzel Assistant Coach: Peter Harten 4 Josh Woodall 21 Alex Harkness 8 Brodie Foster 7 Duncan Reid 2 Brody Virgo 13 Kaleb Bowd 14 Chris Williams 17 Kym Eagleson 19 Adam Kuhl 10 Brock Keding 16 Lloyd Pierce-Raison 3 Hamish Stevens 11 Todd Reid (vc) a’s 5 Bre O’Neil (c) a’s 9 Sco Enderl 15 Pat Glynn 1 James Paprotny 12 Jake Tentye (vc) a’s 18 Brayden Kain 20 Luke Foran (c) b’s 25 Luke Gray 24 Mason Hein 26 Jack Gazzard 28 Jack Casey 33 Robert Hein 37 Hugh Winterfield 22 Mitch Laube 29 Dane Handreck 30 Ben Milstead 31 Taylor Saffin 32 Sam McTaggart 36 Ethan Chuck 40 Nick Patzel 41 Connor O’Reilly 34 Colby Munro 23 Oliver Thomson 27 Emmerson Marks 35 Mitchell Broome 38 Koby Chant 43 Taylor Laube 42 Bryce Whicker 57 Riley Thomson 65 Noah Sims 44 Ryan Kuhl 64 Mitchell Sims 55 Nick Seager (c) b’s 58 Shaughn King 46 Chris Fallas 48 Harrison McBain 56 Jackson Meyer 54 Branden Telford 59 Sebas an Marano 80 Liam Delaney 82 Luke Winterfield 49 Elliot Fisher 45 Riley Sturges Senior Coach: Ben Hardy Senior Assistant Coach: Jordan Holli & Kevin Bryan Reserves Coach: Tim Young North GambierNorth Gambier Yellow & Black 4 Dale Bachman 19 Reece McLaughlin 24 Elijah Firth 25 Jacob Athurson 2 Nick McInereny (c) 26 Nick Mark 5 Toby McAllistar 16 Sam Shepherd 9 Mitchell Kelton 20 Tim Young 13 Jake Schutz 18 Jordan Holli 7 Bre Kennedy 21 Sam Stafford 11 Ma hew Chapman 15 Jay Turner 22 Brodie Allen 10 Joel Griffith 6 Brad Adams 12 Cameron Ortlepp 17 Hamish Telford 32 Nick Brown 45 Toby DeWi 90 Nick Blachu 77 Ciaran Buckley 33 Jus n McConnell 30 Will Thompson 37 Deacon Ilsley 47 Darcy Arthurson 29 Dylan Munn 54 Tyler Harris 55 Bre Shepherdson 34 Sam Egan V
F.L.RESERVES PM12.40 U21PLAYER OFTHEYEAR MILLICENT Millicent Millicent Red, Black & White Senior Coach: Clint Gallio Assistant Coaches: Tom Hutchesson, Tom Renzi, Peter Duncan Reserves Coach: Nat Robbins 19 Craig Gysbers 4 Ty Lang 2 Kade Bradley 5 Clint Gallio 7 Steven Duldig 14 Mitchell Nitschke 14 Hamish Nitschke 17 Kade Varcoe 7 Kade Varcoe 9 Luke Ferguson 16 Mathew Withers 1 Zac Bradley 6 Lyndon Smith 8 Sam Willis 13 Jacob Carger (c) 12 Tom Renzi 18 Jaxon Cushion 20 Frazer Bradley 10 Colby O’Connor 22 Kalan Shanks 23 Eli Redman 24 Nathaniel Robbins 11 Dylan Bromley 15 Dylan Tincknell 21 Callen McGrath 24 Sam Waring 25 Mitchell Reilly 3 Noah Lang 36 Jack Davies 30 CalebWilliams 32 Nick Ash 39 Todd Craig 41 Clay Reilly 42 Dylan Shanks 34 Hamish Reilly 43 Hugh Armfield 44 Thomas Chant 28 Harry Willis 45 Jed Haines 37 Tom Hutchesson (vc) 46 Brad Smith 27 Aidan Schultz 31 Kynan Dunn 52 Jordon Pra 54 Angus Wa s 50 James Wa s 56 Thomas Chant 48 Zac McGuinness 29 Finn Grimes 35 Jack Wilson 26 Jim Fleming 33 Josh Werchon TOBE ANNOUNCED ATLEAGUE PRESENTATIONS 2ndSEMI FINAL Senior Coach: Daron McElroy Senior Assistant Coach: Nathan Lewis Reserves Coach: Nathan Lewis 30 Bradyn Olds 2 Will Crook 31 Trueman Schrader 16 Nathan Taylor 24 Reece Cowling 6 Todd McPartlan 17 Jesse Pfitzner 19 Lawry Bradley-Brown (c) 21 Riley Wilson 25 Jordan Coombe 27 Mitch Cornolo 26 James Waugh 1 Aden Pfitzner 28 Ben Papps 32 Cooper Sanderson 33 Brady Cook 7 Lewis Lean 13 Abdullah Kamara 14 Nathan Lewis 9 Jordan Williams 18 Dale Robbins 23 Alex Pearson 15 Brodie Parsons 22 Tom Cleveland 12 Joe Judd 3 Michael Minuzzo 20 Jack Carson 4 Taylor Redden 5 Kyle Giddings 8 Ethan Giddings 11 Trey Davies 29 Daron McElroy 48 Joel Bull 66 Tom Dolan 46 Darren Smith 40 William McKinnon 49 Ben Loef 45 Bailey Symonds 37 Callum Hein 36 Joshua Schapel 50 Dylan Gillies 41 Sam Von Duve 43 Max Crook 44 Jessie Hewi Blue & Red West GambierWest GambierV
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At full forward Dick Walker was in a class of his own and his fast leads, safe pair of hands and accurate kicking made him one of the best in that position in the mid 1950s.
InLewis.defence, Neil McDonald was the star centre half back and won the Mail Medal in 1954. He was a flashy defender who before his time and was a brilliant play maker, who burst away from defence with his long rakingdropkicksputtingtheballwellintoattack.Hewas theAgradevicecaptain.
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EARLYFOOTYDAYS: 1955 MILLICENT WHATinterestingaboutthe1955SouthEastandBorder Football League grand final was how Millicent finally brokethroughforitsfirstpremiership. Millicent won the premiership under captain coach Ken Robertsandtheclubrepeatedtheeffortagainin1956.
Centre:RBowering,(sprigger),REddy,GAikman,Darkie Stevens, Tony Hodgens, Kevin Schultz, M Attiwill, W Fennell,DickWalker,IanPeake.
In ruck, Millicent were well served by tall Alan Gould who was backed by R Eddy Gould had some tough assignments in his career including taking on some “giants”inEast’sPeterMarrettandSouth’sErnie“Oigle”
“Darkie” Stevens played at full back right through his time in the SEBFL and into the first year of the Western Border Football League and along with his brother Clive “Bubba” Stevens they gave sterling service to Millicent formorethanadecadeandalsointotheWBFL.
PHOTO: MILLICENT 1955: Back row: K Croser (ctte), L Bellinger (ctte) R Orchard (trainer) R Orchard (trainer) I Brooks,IRobinson(sec)AlanGould,AHaywood(trainer) IWeir(trainer)FSchuller(ctte),LEime(cttee).
Millicent’s Tony Hodgens was another of that famous Millicent team who had come from SANFL ranks in Adelaide.
In1955formerVFLstarcentremanKenRobertsplayeda significantrolefortheMagpiesastheywerethencalled. Roberts had played VFL with Richmond and left there in the early 1950s and went coaching in regional Victoria, findinghiswaytoMillicent. In 1955 Millicent 11.16 (79) def North 5.12 (42) and in 1956 Millicent 21.20 (141) def Penola 12.9 (81). (More reportsonthe1955finalsseriesincomingweeks). He came to the Millicent Magpies as a ball-magnet which had been his great trait when at Richmond with anabilitytofindtheballintrafficanduseitwell.In1955 his brilliant play from the midfield changed the game styleforMillicentandaheadofcentretheyhadplentyof talent.
Strongly built, a powerful mark with amazing judgement, Hodgens played centre half forward almost allhiscareer Hekickedeightgoalsinonefinalsmatch.
Sitting:DJorgenson,CDowns.
Front: A Watts (pres social ctte) G Guryer, G Hawke, Graham Bowering, Ken Roberts (capt coach), Gordon Hutchesson (pres), Neil McDonald (vc) Tom Walker, R Heuzenroeder, Clive “Bubba” Stevens, F Foweraker (ctte). He came to Millicent in the early 1950s and remained there for many years, playing with theclubwellintothe1960s.
Kevin Schultz who would later play for West at full forward was in the Millicent forward pocket and his strength, marking skills gave the Magpies a twin prongedattack. If one was looking at comparisons to players of later eras, Neil McDonald had a similar build and played in a similar way to North star centre half back Doug NortonSmith or perhaps South star Garry Sims. McDonald was a very sound overhead mark with great judgement and hadalongpenetratingkick.
Bubba Stevens was a brilliant, speedy, flashy half forward who was capable of kicking a bag of goals if not watchedcarefully Aswellasbeingaregularinter-league player, he was runner-up to Peter Marrett in the league goal kicking award in 1960 with 41 goals, showing that evenasheenteredtheveteranstageofhiscareerhestill hadwhatittooktobeachampion.
By1955TomWalkerwasinhisveteranyearsbutwasstill one of the best rovers in the league and was selected in the SEBFL inter-league team of that year The 1955 premiership capped off a great career for the talented smallman.Itwasoftensaidhewasthebestplayerinthe SEBFL to never win a Mail Medal. He was one player opposition coaches put in a lot of time to try to curb his influenceinmatches. What was interesting was that Gordon Hutchesson who was 1955 Millicent president would later become president of the Western Border Football League in the 1960s. He was the first of many league presidents who saw the benefit of the WBFL playing in inter-league championshipsinVictoria.
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CongratulationsNat!
Nat is a huge part of our club, receiving many awards including many B&F and runner ups at both league and club levels. Nat has coached for many years both junior and senior grades. He was apart of the 2002 reserves premiership
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Since coming to East in 2015, this player has proved she’s reliable on court, able to transition the ball from defence into attack safely & quickly, andanexcellentfeederintohergoalies tamara janeway club
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100club games
Congratulations Nat Robbins on 350 club games.
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ROUND RESULTS South Gambier 61 (A. Clayton, E. Bouchier) d Millicent 60 (P. McRae, A. Janssen) 15 & UNDER B 13 & UNDER A 17 & UNDER Millicent 44 (A. Dean, J. Hibberd) d West Gambier 22 (L. Pearson, A. Allen) 13 & UNDER B Millicent 56 (A. Janssen, A. Craig) d East Gambier 41 (C. Horrigan, T. Gray) C GRADE North Gambier 40 (T. Jones, M. Allen) d Millicent 25 (S. Sigston, P. Thorne) Millicent 34 (A. Thomson, L. VanEeden) d Casterton Sandford 30 (P. Rhook, M. Robbins) – in over me 15 & UNDER A Millicent 36 (E. Easterby, P. Paul) d North Gambier 33 (R. Mitchell, A Collins) AABRESERVEGRADEGRADEMillicent 65 (T. Sanderson, L. Paul) d West Gambier 59 (S. Ri er, T. Bryant) North Gambier 48 (A. Ashby, B. Fuller) d Millicent 47 (L. Baker, C. Shanks) East Gambier 44 (J. Davis, E. Caruso) d Millicent 24 (S. Skeer, C. Pra ) DENTON’S
2022LADDERS NETBALLGAMETIMES 9am & 8.45am - 13 & Under A & 11 & Under 10.15am - 15 & Under A & 13 & Under B 11.30am -17 & Under & 15 & Under B 1.00pm - A Reserve & C Grade 2.30pm - A Grade & B Grade *All mes are in South Australian me zones A-GRADE W L D B For Agst PTS % Millicent 14 1 1 0 1031 734 29 140.46 South 9 5 2 0 726 567 20 128.04 Cast. Sand. 5 10 1 0 716 793 11 90.29 W L D B For Agst PTS % B-GRADE East 13 2 1 0 725 427 27 169.79 Millicent 12 3 1 0 699 525 25 133.14 North 4 12 0 0 530 643 8 82.43 C-GRADE West 8 8 0 0 736 721 16 102.08 North 8 8 0 0 789 825 16 95.64 East 2 14 0 0 442 737 4 59.97 South 12 4 0 0 723 544 24 132.9 W L D B For Agst PTS % West 1 15 0 0 434 903 2 48.06 Cast. Sand. 0 16 0 0 509 1087 0 46.83 A-RESERVE East 11 4 1 0 700 593 23 118.04 West 4 12 0 0 516 724 8 71.27 South 2 14 0 0 634 774 4 81.1 East 7 9 0 0 760 687 14 110.63 South 6 10 0 0 765 900 12 85 Millicent 13 3 0 0 863 732 26 117.9 Millicent 15 1 0 0 905 466 30 194.21 W L D B For Agst PTS % North 11 4 1 0 814 613 23 132.79 West 14 2 0 0 1070 728 28 146.98 North 6 9 1 0 924 923 13 100.11 Cast. Sand. 8 7 1 0 619 654 17 94.65 Cast. Sand. 11 5 0 0 776 671 22 115.65 East 0 16 0 0 408 888 0 45.95 West 3 13 0 0 489 816 6 59.93 South 12 4 0 0 914 591 24 154.65 W L D B For Agst PTS % Millicent 14 2 0 0 1000 577 28 173.31 North 8 8 0 0 675 719 16 93.88 Cast. Sand. 2 14 0 0 465 795 4 58.49 17&UNDER W L D B For Agst PTS % North 14 2 0 0 566 417 28 135.73 Millicent 11 4 1 0 479 359 23 133.43 North 14 2 0 0 960 397 28 241.81 West 8 8 0 0 558 656 16 85.06 15&UNDERA W L D B For Agst PTS % Millicent 15 1 0 0 867 328 30 264.33 Cast. Sand. 4 11 1 0 414 661 9 62.63 East 4 11 1 0 330 664 9 49.7 South 2 14 0 0 281 704 4 39.91 15&UNDERB 13&UNDERB South 1 15 0 0 90 440 2 20.45 South 3 13 0 0 207 639 6 32.39 Millicent 16 0 0 0 526 179 32 293.85 Cast. Sand. 3 13 0 0 404 660 6 61.21 Cast. Sand. 3 13 0 0 163 683 6 23.87 East 4 12 0 0 222 626 8 35.46 South 4 12 0 0 416 510 8 81.57 West 10 5 1 0 548 420 21 130.48 13&UNDERA Millicent 16 0 0 0 899 146 32 615.75 West 12 4 0 0 614 334 24 183.83 W L D B For Agst PTS % Cast. Sand. 13 3 0 0 375 208 26 180.29 W L D B For Agst PTS % West 9 6 1 0 314 265 19 118.49 East 5 11 0 0 473 520 10 90.96 North 5 10 1 0 301 356 11 84.55 East 3 13 0 0 174 332 6 52.41 North 10 6 0 0 609 286 20 212.94
15&UNDERA Saints36defeatedNorth33 In a very skilful and evenly contested match the MillicentSaintshaveadvanceintothe202215AGrand Finala erdefea ngNorthGambierby3goals. With key matchups across the court the game started at a fast pace with the Saints, Mylee Lynch using her speed along the baseline to find space and shoot at 100%, despite the constant pressure from Ava Collins. At the other end
North made changes at the break and took control in the third quarter as Milly Allen combined well with Mitchell who shot at 100% for the quarter Tilly McEachern entered at WD for North and stopped the driveoftheSaintsa ackersandhelpedhersidetotake a10-goalleadatthebreak.
Elodie Adam and Mackinlee Alcock had a great ba le with Adam's also finishing well underthepost.CaraNultyandPoppyVennwentheadto-head through the midcourt and Venn helped the Saintstotakea1goalleadatthefirstbreak.
The Demons then gained momentum and with some cri cal turnovers in the mid court, they were able to getouttoathreegoallead,onlytoseetheSaintsagain strike back and a goal for goal ba le ensued for the finaltwominuteswithMunro,whoconverted16from 19, ne ng the winner a couple of seconds before the finalwhistleblew IntheenditwasahighqualitycontestwithMcRaeand Janssen the best for the Saints and South best served byClaytonandBouchier
Both teams made changes at the break with Sarah Brown entering at WA for North and teamed well with Nultytoprovidemorescoringopportuni esforMacey Griffith who shot 6/6 for the quarter The Saints also made changes res ng Cushion and enteringMa FauchelleatGKandJaimieLucasatWD Fauchelle used her height and teamed well with Easterby to get some vital touches. North won the quarterby2tobewithin4goalsatthelastchange.
Thebreak.Saints made changes all over the court at the half me break and this worked for them as Wilson, Rainsford and Audrey Galambos made it difficult for the Cats a ackers. The Saints Olive Thorne had a great quarter shoo ng 7/10 and the Saints took back the leadtobe3infrontatthelastchange.
17&UNDER It saw the Saints nine goals clear at the first change with Janssen having ne ed 17 from 19 and the signs wereominous.
Thecentre.Saints shoo ng duo was on target in the opening quarter, ne ng 13 from 14 as a combina on and se ngupa10goalquarter mebuffer
Millicent injected Lille Paul into the centre, Saige Gibson onto the a acking wing and Maya Tarrant into wingdefencefor the third quarter,whileSouth moved Chelsea Ryan to the a acking wing and Sophie Wight to the defensive wing but it was again Millicent in control, working its way out to as many as 12 goals duringthethirdquarter
The third quarter was all about the respec ve goal shooters, with Pearson hi ng some impressive shots fromlongrange,ne ngsixfromsevenforthequarter and Dean moving back to goal shooter and using her well med moves to earn plenty of ball and convert ninefrom11.
The Roos recovered in the second courtesy of some great defensive work from Analeigh Anderson and Alice Allen and hard running from Swaye Lindner and the young Roos started to find their tall target Lila Pearsoninspace.
15&UNDERB It was a tough day for the young Saints as North Gambier started strongly and dominated the second halftoadvanceintothe202215BGrandFinal.
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The final quarter was a goal for goal ba le, with Grigg taking some crucial intercepts and Rees playing her best quarter for the Cats to peg back the lead to take thematchtoover me.Theover meperiodcon nued tobeplayedatahighqualityasallplayersonthecourt worked hard to get the advantage for their side. The Saints Lindy Van Eeden used her speed through the midcourt to ensure Coghlan and Thomson had plenty of opportuni es and Wilson got some important touches in defence to ensure the Saints first place into theGrandFinal.
The second quarter was where the Saints set up their win with a polished performance in a ack with Piper Paul and Molly Cushion showing be er connec ons.
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Once again, McRae and Van Eeden were piling on the pressure in the shoo ng circle, Paul and Gibson used their pace to great effect in linking the defence to the shoo ng circle and Denton was again finding Janssen ingoodshoo ngposi onandatthreequarter methe marginwaseight.
The Demons did se le in the second as they worked the ball more pa ently through Milla Walmsley and Ellie Bouchier and goalers Alyssa Duncan and Lara Munro started to break free of the ght checking Saintsdefenders. The defensive effort of South Gambier also improved as they worked harder through the mid court to slow the slick ball movement of the Saints, with Jade Jennings ge ng some important touches and circle defenders Chelsea Dunn and Alannah Clayton ge ng inbe erposi onandforcingerrorsinthefeeds.
North's RubyMitchellplayed a ght checkinggameon Cushion and rebounded strongly At the other end, Edie Easterby was covering the court well, taking mely intercepts in the midcourt to set up scoring opportuni es.TheSaintswentintothehalf mebreak 6goalsinfront.
Amarlieposi on.Thomson was a strong target all day in goals fortheSaintsandLindyVanEedenwassteadythrough the centre and for the Cats, Phoebe Rhook had a great game in GS and Marlee Robbins ran hard all day in
The Saints s ll won the quarter, on the back of more accuratefinishingfromDeananditwas13goalsatthe mainbreak.
The first quarter was ghtly contested between the two teams with good match ups all over the court. Claire Mitchell was the dominant goalie as Eva Crowe worked over me to contest in the air North's WD, Summer MacKereth applied ght defensive pressure to get some important touches to help her side take 3 goalleadatthefirstbreak.
Thesecondquarterwasthemost ghtlycontestedand wastheSaintsbestasSarahSigstonandPoppyThorne combined well in goals and finish off the good feeding from Millie Ma hews and Chloe Gysbers. North's Tora Jonesranhardthroughthemidcourt,anditwasNorth whomaintainedthethreegoalleadathalf me.
TheSaintscameoutfiringwithJedaHibberdandEmily Denton denying any easy ball, intercep ng the passes into the goal circle regularly and turning defence into a ackateveryopportunity Bell Coghlan then drove hard through the mid court and connected well with Tahnee Grosser who then found Ashlee Dean and Kalani Dunn in good shoo ng
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The second quarter was all the Cats as Phoebe Rhook entered the game at GS and scored 7/11 and was well supported by Makayla Rees The Saints injected Isabelle Wilson for some height in defence and she combinedwellwithLainieRainsford,howevertheCats outscored the Saints by 6 to be 4 up at the half me
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The final quarter went goal for goal early with the Saints Bella Gysbers gaining important rebounds from missed shots, but her side couldn't convert, and North took the match by 15 goals to earn their spot into the 2022 15B Grand Final. Tora Jones was a consistent performer through the midcourt for North and was well supported by Milly Allen. For the Saints, Sarah Sigston and Poppy Thorne showed their skill in a ack toplaykeyroles.
Edie Easterby had a big impact defensively for the Saints and Piper Paul created plenty of drive from the a acking wing, while for North the two defenders Mitchell and Collins worked hard all day to restrict the impactoftheSaintsshooters.
The final quarter was an epic ba le with all players on court giving their all and North kept coming at the Saints, reducing the margin to 1 goal, before Venn se led the Saints and shot from long range to ensure thattheyadvanceintotheGrandFinal.
The 13B match between Millicent and Casterton Sandford was predicted to come down to the wire and it lived up to all expecta ons when it was forced into over mea erbeing edat26goalsapieceatfull me.
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A ghtly contested first quarter saw both sides make earlyerrorsbeforetheSaintsse ledwithIndiCoghlan and Amarlie Thomson working well together in goals, despite the ght defensive pressure of the Cats GD, YlanaGrigg.CourtneySigstonandMarleeRobbinshad a great ba le through the centre and the Saints when intothequarter mebreak2goalsinfront.
The final quarter s ll saw the Saints with the edge, with Dunn returning to the court and the goal shooter bib and making some well med moves to give Coghlan and Grosser a great op on in the shoo ng circle and then finishing accurately with only one miss forthequarter West now has to take on North Gambier for a shot at a grand final berth and will need Allen and Anderson to be even be er than they were at the weekend with their ght checking, while Lindner and Lara Murdoch willneedtoreplicatetheirhardrunningperformances andPearsonwillneedtobestrongatthepost. For the Saints, Dean and Dunn were impressive in goals, while Grosser and Coghlan worked hard in the mid court and Denton and Hibberd proved to be a toughdefensiveduotogetpast.
Defensively Clayton and Dunn picked up some cri cal turnovers, including a couple of rare rebounds, while at the other end Bouchier and Ryan worked over me ontheoutsideofthecircletopa entlywaitforDuncan andMunrotoopenupingoodshoo ngposi on. Easterbyreturnedtothecourtonthea ackingwingin the final quarter as the only change but again South li edagearatbothendsofthecourt.
Withpasses.Munro proving to be a strong target, the gap in the scoreboard started to close and at the main break itwasbacktoafivegoalgame.
The final quarter saw more changes with Kate Walker entering the match and Taylor moving to the a acking wing for Tunkin Horrigan con nued to work hard, and Teagan Gray used her speed to hit circle edge for be er feeding posi on.EastwereabletooutscoretheSaintsby 2 goals, but the damage had been done in the first half and the scoreline was 15 at the end of thematch.
North48defeatedMillicent47 Millicent56defeatedEast41 In the end it came down to the Saints first half where they came out firing determined to enter the2022AReserveGrandFinal.
The match started well with both teams scoring evenly and with both side applying ght defensive pressure the match looked set to be a ght contest. Shannon James and Eryn Caruso were working over me to stop the speed and movement of Claudia Pra and Sapphire Sims, howeveritwasEastwhowereabletogointothe quarter mebreak3goalsinfront.
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The second quarter followed a similar script as every player was commi ed to working one on onetodenytheiropponent meandspace. Sanderson and Verbena were also on song with 16from18asacombina on. Safetosay,though,theRooswerenotdonewith and they started to ramp up the pressure and created some turnover ball, ge ng the scoreboard back to as close as five and possession for four before the Saints rallied and held on for a six goal victory and the first spot in thegrandfinal. Verbena con nued her hard running and accurate finishing, while Ri er and McGregor hadaperfectshoo ngquartertoseethemargin atoneathalf meinfavouroftheSaints. West now faces the reigning premiers East GambierforareturnboutwiththeSaints. Ri er was again a strong target for West while Bryant'shardrunningwasalsopivotal.
Bothsidesmadechangesatthebreak,anditwas Jordan Davis who made the most impact enteringatGAandshoo ng9/12forthequarter
The last quarter was all East as the Saints were outclassed by a well drilled East Gambier East werebestservedbyDavisandCarusoandforthe Saints Skeer and Pra tried hard all day for their side. Millicent will now look to regroup and take on an inform South Gambier in the Pre-liminary final.
The Saints were relentless in their defensive pressure right from the first whistle and with Annelise Janssen back in the GS posi on and shoo ng 15/15 in the first quarter the Saints took early control of the match. East's Casey Horrigan worked hard and tried to create space in the a acking third but the relentless pressure fromAlicePra andJoWilsonensuredtheSaints wentintothefirstbreakwitha6-goallead.
BGRADE North started strong in a ack scoring quickly of their centre pass to get the ball in the hands of Ashleigh Ashby who shot 10/11 for the quarter She was well fed by Georgia McInemey and Amelia Redman. For the Saints, Caitlyn Shanks and Krystal Coghlan applied defensive pressure, however it was North who were able to go into thefirstbreak2goalsahead. The third quarter was where East built their match winning lead as Gaffney and Davis shared the shoo ng load for East. The Saint's Sophie Skeer con nued to run hard at WA, providing strong drives, however they couldn't score as James and Caruso kept winning possession for their side. East had built a 15-goal lead by the finalchange.
Verbena and Sanderson were impressive for the victors, while Paul, in her first A Grade final, showed great determina on to not only apply relentless defensive pressure at wing defence butalsodrivinghardinoffence. It was in the third that the Saints made their move.McRaeandNitschkestartedtoreallyshut down the space and started to not only force some errors in delivery but also took some risks and pulled in some cri cal intercep ons, while Lillie Paul and Lisa Duldig also applied more pressure to the feeders and the momentum startedtoshi allinfavourofMillicent. Paige Nitschke, as she had all game, was hi ng thecirclehardandconnec ngwellwithVerbena and Sanderson and it was the tall Saints shooter's most produc ve quarter, conver ng 13from14asMillicenttookaninegoalleadinto thefinalquarter
The Saints came out firing a er half me with KodiLucasenteringthematchatGD,shecreated hesita on in the North a ack line and was well supported by Laylah Baker to give their side more scoring opportuni es. Jemma Hayward had her best quarter, and the Saints closed the gaptobe2goalsdownatthefinalbreak.
The second quarter was played at a fast pace with the speed of Daisy Tunkin and Jackie Sunderland being a highlight Horrigan con nued to work hard and was well fed by WA, Brooke Hicks, despite the close checking from Alana Craig. The Saints defenders con nued to restrictEast'sscoringandWilsonplayedherbest quarter rebounding any missed a empts Janssen con nued to dominate, shoo ng with great accuracy, and was well fed by Kayleigh Taylor. The Saints led 28-17 at the half me
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TheSaintsswungthechangesatthefinalchange and North took me to adjust as Natalie Fox and Brianna Lush worked over me in defence against the height of Nicole Domaschenz Shanks was able to feed Domaschenz who movedfromGKtoGS.ItwasFullerthatwasable to keep scoring and lead North to the Grand Final.
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The second quarter was another evenly matched quarter with both sides going goal for goal and Ashby con nuing to dominate and shoot accurately She was supported by Brianna Fuller Tiarna Verbena was running hard for the Saintsthroughthemidcourtandconnec ngwell with Jackie Ma hews at GS. North was able to convert their goals to be 4 up at the half me break. Northwaswellledbytheirgoaliecombina onof Ashby & Fuller and for the Saints it was Shanks and Baker who kept their side in the contest all day
break.Bestplayers for the Saints were their star shooter, Janssen and Alana Craig and for East HorriganandGrayba ledhardallday Millicent65dWestGambier59 It loomed as a ght contest and it didn't disappoint as both Millicent and West Gambier putonahighqualityfinalsperformancethatsaw the two sides rarely separated by more than a handful of goals,asidefromagoldenrunfromSaintslatein the third and early in the last and even then the Roosdidthreatenlate. ItwasWestthatearnedtheearlyminibreakand held a three goal lead for much of the first quarter, that ended up ed at 16 apiece at the firstbreak. In typical finals fashion, neither side was able to play its free flowing style of netball as the defensive pressure, all over the court, meant pa ence with ball in hand was the order of the Demiday Verbena started with a flurry as she took total control of the a acking end for Millicent, working hard outside the circle but also using her speed on the front cut to either earn a shot herself or open up the back space for Tabatha ASanderson.ttheother end, the strong driving from Tara Bryant was causing headaches and Lisa McGregorwasalsoplayingoffensivearchitectas she worked to open up opportuni es for Sarah Ri er and she didn't disappoint, ne ng 13 from 14.
Both sides made changes with Renee Henke entering at GS for Geraghty and Keeley Stuart at GD for Pra . The Saints had their best scoring quarter despite the best defensive efforts from Chloe Perryman and Sharna McKinnon who doubleteamedJanssen.Shecon nuedtobethe most dominant scorer on the court shoo ng 17/18 for the quarter. At the last change the Saintshadincreasedtheirleadto17goals.
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Kalli Brown and Kate Pa on applied ght defensivepressureinthecirclefortheSaintsbut with Jacinta Clark controlling the mid court her side pushed the lead out to 8 goals at the half mebreak. East Gambier have dominated the second semifinal defea ng Millicent by 20 goals to advance straight into through to the 2022 C Grade Grand match of the day, it was North Gambier who prevailed by 1 goal to advance to the2022BGradeGrandFinal.
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East come out physical, contesting everything, applying relentless pressure when they don't have the ball andworkingpatientlywithball in hand to frustrate opposition
Get through that initial intensity and not allow east to translate that into scoreboard dominance and you are in the contest.
West wing defender Zoe Malseed has a big task as well as she looks to deny East's Tarsh McCallum easy access to the circle's edge McCallum can run all day so Malseed will have to set herself for four quarters of relentless running to ensure McCallum does not emergethematchwinner
intriguing battles all overthecourt.
Lisa McGregor is the architect for West in the attacking third and her match up with Bo Creek will be a match shaping one and Creek will need to not just deny McGregor too much ball but also be available to help Amy is Sarah Ritter is havingtoomuchinfluence.
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East goal keeper Morgan Amy is coming off a best on court performance in the 1st semi final and she will need to bring that level again as she looks to curb the scoring machine that isSarahRitter. Tara Bryant running with East co-coach Emily Hunter will be one of the match ups of the day and go a long way to decidingthefinaloutcome.
Bosko is one of the few wing defenders that can match Horrigan for height and athleticism so it will be a pivotalbattle.
West Gambier was in the 2nd semifinal up to theirnecks but theSaintsjustgotthebetterof them for a 10 minute period and now they have to take on the reigning premiers to earn anothercrackatMillicent.
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The Roos have beaten East Gambieronallthreeoccasions this season, with the largest margin being in round 14 but the Bulldogs have been building towards this finals series and while West starts warm favourite, it is not a fait accompli.
JadeRitteralsohasatask,with East shooter Amryn Bosko coming off a dominant finals performance as well, and Ritter will need to check the starshooterclosely The other goal attack-goal defencebattleisalsocriticalas Amy Cram, who sets up what West does defensively, goes one on one with Sarah Lock, who does a mountain of work out the front of Amryn Bosko and is an accurate long range Wshot.est has shared premiership favouritism with Millicent all season and they will finally earn what has been an elusive grandfinalberth,endingEast's premiership defence at the finalhurdle.
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The other wing is also intriguing with in form Tyne B o s k o , w h o c o n t e s t s everything,lookingtolimitthe influence of Mikaela Horrigan.
For West, it will be about the start and ensuring they match the Bulldogs' intensity and absorb the frenetic way East havestartedtheirgamesinthe past few weeks because that is how the Bulldogs set up their wins.
Theshootingcombination of Claire Hunter and Jasmine Davey taking on the tough defensive combination of Chloe Perryman and Sharna McKinnonwillbeapivotal duel.
McKinnon will ensure Hunter earns every ball, while Perryman has the ability to singlehandedly turn a game with her abilitytoreadtheplayand her willingness to go h u n t i n g f o r t h e interception. East would have been disappointed with their s e c o n d s e m i f i n a l performance and will bounce back strongly and endWest'sfairytalerun.
At the other end of the court East coach Tarsh McCallum had a look at t w o s h o o t i n g combinations in the 2nd semi final and has the option of holding goal shooter Alysia Geraghty, long range specialist Renee Henke and the cleverCaseyHorrigan.
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A-RESERVE 1.00PM COURT 1 T h e y a l s o h a v e experienced premiership player Melissa Ryan as their coach and it has taken time but she has moulded this time into a competitiveunit.
East Gambier has had West Gambier covered in their three meetings this season but the one thing in the Roos favour is they have built nicely over the season and are playing their best netball of 2022 at the business end of the season.
Chelsea Tremelling adds to that challenge with her speed and vertical leap at wing defence, while Anna Bosco also works hard defensively as well as dominating in attack as she hits the circle hard and feeds accurately, along with Aleisha Pearson and Bryna Kuller who also take on feeding roles. East's mid court is all class with Teagan Gray in the middle, Brooke Hicks on a wingandrisingtalentKate Dempsey on the other wing so whichever mid court can get on top will go a long way to deciding theresult.
They will be looking to find a way through the Roos defensive line of Racheal Langford, who is the general of the West back third and Taylor Wilson Smith, who is especially damaging in theair. She will have to put some time into Davey, though, as the young Roo is not afraid of the long range shot and has been in good formwithheraccuracy.
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Millicent has Kodi Lucas, who can fill any role and had an impact at the weekend when she took the goal defence bib, while South has Gracie Dalton, Sophie Wight, Bree Ridding and Charlie Attiwill which covers everyareaofthecourt. This one has overtime written all over it and in the end, it will be the team that limits the errors with South just gettingovertheline. Both teams have some strong young talent to callonaswell. Both teams' mid courts run hard both ways, challenge everything and are also smart and the mid court that gets on top will inevitably decidetheendresult. Millicent is coming off a tense one goal loss to North Gambier and now take on South Gambier for the right to challenge the Tigers in the grand final.
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These three sides have been neck and neck all season, swapping wins and also a couple of draws.
A n d t h e q u a l i t y continues at both defensive ends. South's Kim McIntyre-Clark and Bella Morale are a tight checking, determined combination, while for t h e S a i n t s N i c o l e Domaschenz uses her h e i g h t t o g r e a t advantage and Krystal Coghlan gets to balls she has no right to intercept and is also a key in transition.
The experienced goal s h o o t e r s a r e t h e generals of each team –coach Jacqui Matthews for the Saints and Leyna Bruggemann for the Demons–andhowmuch influence they have on the contest will go a long way to deciding the final Mresult.atthews teams with t h e c l a s sy J e m m a Hayward who just seems to f i n d s p a c e a n d finished accurately, while the mid court of Layla Baker, Tiarna Verbena and Caitlyn Shanks is set to go head to head to Shelby Auld, Naomi Aston and Kaitlyn Tucker in what will be a featureofthecontest.
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The mid court has Sophie Skeer and her smarts on the attacking wing, the hard running Nicola Batten in the middle, Lilly Gray providingthetoughnesson the defensive wing and Alannah Pratt, who can fill anyofthoseroles.
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The mid court has a wealth of experience with Ange Queale, who gets to the right spots and delivers some ambitious balls, Ash Kuhl, who runs all day, Tara Bonney, who creates turnoversforfunandMisty Dalton who is the on court leader with her composure andpatience.
In their second season as a shooting combination BrookeWinterfieldandElla Egan move well together and finish accurately, while in the defensive circle for theDemonsJessMcGregor hashadastandoutseason, using her athleticism to great effect and she has built a strong combination with the tenacious Mel Kuhl. Claudia Pratt and Sapphire Sims are an impressive shooting combination who use movement and quick p a s s i n g t o u n r a v e l defensivecombinations.
East Gambier would be relieved to be sitting back andrelaxingwhileMillicent andSouthGambierbattleit outforthelastspotintheC Gradegrandfinal. It has been tight between all three of these teams in 2022 and this preliminary final looms as another one ofthosearmwrestles. Predicted to be missing State goal shooter Annelise Janssen this weekend, Millicent still has an embarrassment of riches with Abby Denton all class in the shooting circle and probably set to team with Ella Easterby, whose speed and ability to get defenders heads turning will ensure the scoreboard keeps tickingover.
Defensively Alysha Coon and Kate Dyson will not be u p s e t i f J a n s s e n i s unavailable but they know they will need to be at their best and take every opportunity to create turnover ball if their team is tobeachance. They contest everything, p r e s s u r e t h e s h o t relentlessly and rebound strongly so North will have little room for error in deliveryoraccuracy They will also rely on pressure out the front from the likes of Brooks, Jones, Tentye and Morello so the ball is delivered into the shooting circle under pressure, perhaps forcing errors. At the other end of the court, A Grade goal keeper Portia McRae anchors the defensive end and her partnership with Lauren VanEeden, who has also tasted A Grade action this season, is a tough one to crack.
South has plenty of quality in its line up as well and it has taken most of the season but they have now settled on its strongest combination.
Kalli Brown leads the defensive line with her never-say-die attitude and ability to read the play, while Kate Batten is a tight checking defender who allowsnoeasyball.
The shooting combination of Ava Norma and Lauran Norman worked well together against the tough Cats defence in the 1st semi final and they will need to work together again to open up space for each other. The Saints will advance to what will hopefully be another epic battle with South Gambier in the grand final. Millicent is coming off a high quality 2nd semi final and it is hard to mount a case for North Gambier, given the quality and experience of the Saints line-up.
Themidcourtisalsoriddled withhighqualitytalentwith Daisy Tunkin, another regular in seniors for the Saints, Sophie O'Connor and Maya Tarrant, who are both tight checking wing defenders, and Lillie Paul andSaigeGibson,whodrive hard and deliver the ball withprecision.
Shooting accuracy will be a key in this battle with the Saints prevailing in a tight one.
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The Tigers also have speed andqualityinthemidcourt, with Coco Mackereth starring in the knockout semi final, Alyce Tentye as tough as they come, Gianna Morello an unassuming but effective attacking option andHayleeBrooksandZarly Jones bringing tight checking to the defensive wing and that quintet will need to be at their best to quell the influence of their Saintsopponents.
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15 & UNDER B 11.30AM COURT 2 Millicent and East Gambieraresettoface off in the 15 & Under B preliminary final for a chance to take on the d o m i n a n t N o r t h Gambier line-up in the grandfinal. Millie Matthews is the general on court for the Saints from her usual role t wing attack, while Sarah Sigston and Poppy Thorne loom large as a s t r o n g s h o o t i n g combination. At the other end of the co u r t Eva C ro we contests everything and her combination with Bella Gysbers is a tough defensive duo, well supported by p r e s s u r e o n t h e feeders from the likes of Chloe Gysbers, Lexi Nicholls and Bree Watson, while Zoe R y a n i s a n o t h e r shootingoptionforthe Saints. Abby Lines is a huge key for the Bulldogs with her strength and hard running in centre and Tahlia Geraghty is another key player with her ability to create turnover ball at Eawill. st Gambier will be looking to goal shooter Sharni Clark to be a strong focal point, whileMillieButtonand Ellie Chittleborough are both capable of having an impact at goalattack. This is one of the toughest results to call on preliminary final day with the Bulldogs just getting over the lineinatightone. It is hard to get a read o n t h e s e t w o opponents given their three clashes this season saw two lop sided contests and a n a r row o n e go a l margin.
Elodie Adam is a smart moving, accurate goaler, while Macey Griffith is also an A Grade goal attack which says all you need to know about her s m a r t s , a c c u ra c y, l e a d e r s h i p a n d
Simpsonisthestarofthe show and garners good support from Imogen McGregor, while at the other end of the court, Ellie Xanthopoulos leads the defensive line with her tight checking and a b i l i t y to ta ke a n intercept, while Makayla Pearson just rolls up her sleeves and gets to work andshewillneedtowear Griffith like a glove if the Roos are to conjure a Ivictorytishard to see how Northdoesn'tadvance.
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Tully Lindner, Alex Hudson, Maggie Dyson, Ella Jolley and Hayley Cowie give coach Amy Cram a wealth of options in the mid court and also the option of running fresh legs against the classyNorthmidcourt.
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MaggieCollinsandSarah Brown both bring speed and creative passing to the wing attack role for North, while Cara Nulty, who has also been a regular in senior netball in 2022, can dominate the mid court both offensively and creating defensiveturnovers.
Jayme Young is coming off an outstanding game in the 2nd semi final where she contested everything and went step for step with every opponent that came her way, while the defensive combination of Ruby Mitchell and Ava Collins will not give the West goalersanyeasyball. And that West shooting c o m b i n a t i o n i s i m p r e s s i v e . L u c y
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composure.2022form says North Gambier should take care of West Gambier in this preliminary final and the Tigers pushed Millicent all the way in the 2nd semi final and will be determined to earnarematch.
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The Roos will rely on the hard work and smart moves of goaling combination Sara Richards and Eva Povey, who while undersized uses her speed to great advantage, while at the other end of the court Claire Hunter and Matilda Neale are a tough defensive combination and they will need to create turnover ball to give West a chance.
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North Gambier won the first clash this season in 13 & Under A competition but then West Gambier struck back with two comfortable wins, before the final round of the season was just a three goal margin in favour oftheRoos. Thatresultsetsthescenefor anarmwrestlethisweekend as the two go head to head forafifthtimein2022. Both teams boast tall, accurate shooters Mischa Human was unstoppable for the Tigers in the knockout semifinal,whileLilaPearson hit some wonderful long range shots for the Roos in tier 2nd semi final loss at the weekend.
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It means both teams will need to apply the defensive pressure up the court to deny easy ball to the respectivespearheads. West will rely on the hard running of Lara Murdoch at goal attack and Swaye Lindner through the middle of the court, while Analeigh AndersonandAliceAllenwill need to be at their tight checking best to deny Human and her shooting partner Lacey Allen too may scoring Lindneropportunities.willbetakingonMia Griffith in the mid court and that willbe one of the match defining battles, while the defensive combination of Georgia Nulty and Raine Darimaani shut out East in the 1st semi final and they will definitely test the Roos goalers.JennaBaron provides an X factor for the Tigers with her speed and ability to take any mid court role, while for West Brydee Starick, Kara Murray and Libby Buck are hardworkingandreliable.
Marlee Robbins anchors the Casterton Sandford mid court, while Adele Murphy adds some tenacity to the defensive efforts of the mid court and Renee Gorman brings her smarts to the attacking wing as well as taking a shooting role if required. Ella McKenny and Isla Lynch were both injected into the 1st semi final off the bench andhadanimpactandwhile the young Roos should challenge, the Cats should earn the remining grand finalberth.
The Cats have won all three encounters in the 2022 seasonbutthelastclashwas only a five goal margin, proving the young Roos mighthavewhatittakes. Ylana Grigg and Rachel Forbes make up a strong defensive combination for the Cats, while at the other end of the court Phoebe Rhook and Makayla Rees are a s t r o n g s h o o t i n g combination – Rhook with her strong holds and accurate finishing and Rees with her well timed moves andabilitytofindspace.
Casterton Sandford is taking on West Gambier for that rightanditloomsasanother tighttussle. The young Cats are coming off a tense overtime loss to Millicent so they will be determined to earn one more crack at the Saints by winning their way into the grandfinal.
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This final looms as a goal for goal encounter with the Tigers just getting over the lineinanupsetvictory
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GATE TIMES: U/12's - Various Times - U/14 - 8.30am - U/16 - 9.50am - U/18 - 11.10am - Reserves - 12.40pm - Seniors - 2.30pm Adults $10 - Concession $5 (Pension Card Only) - U18 - Free U/12 - $5 per adult - Kids Free SEASON FIXTURE F.L. 1st Semi Final - West Gambier - 13th August 2022 2nd Semi Final - East Gambier - 20th August 2022 Preliminary Final - Casterton-Sandford - 27th August 2022 Grand Final - North Gambier - 3rd September 2022