South Gambier Red & White This will not be a weekly tribute to newcomer to South Courtney Sims but the young gun did shoot her first goal for the club at the weekend and adding to the excitement of her team mates, her family has also had connec on with West Gambier and there were plenty of familiar faces on hand to cheer the momentous occasion.
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Speaking of senior success the B and C Grade hit the winner's list in style - both securing dominant wins.
Jess, out of her comfort zone in g o a l s h o o t e r, n a i l e d s o m e stunning shots and worked well with Brooke to form a formidable shoo ng combina on while the smiling assassin Ella was dominant at wing a ack.
The A Grade performance, while a loss, was outstanding. It has been quite some me since the team has topped the 50 goal mark and also since they have challenged a contender for the vast majority of the game, were it not for a lapse in the third quarter, it could well have gone down to the wire.
Bella Morale was best on court and looks set to make the goal defence bib her own with some impressive intercep ons and strong rebounding, while Misty was also a standout. especially in the opening quarter and when she combined with Bella to not allow West any easy scoring Imi con nues to be a star and Lara opportuni es. backed up her round one debut with an impressive four quarter The B Grade also rebounded from performance against one of the its round one loss with a four premier defenders in the league quarter performance headlined by for the past decade. Charlene and Maddie starring in a whole team performance. Renee also went toe to toe with star West goaler Lisa McGregor The 17 & Under team also showed and really matched her, showing what they are capable of with a how important snaring her as a strong win over quality opposi on new recruit has been for the club. and one of the genuine contenders for the 2021 tle Grace also put in another good allowing team mate Megan Reid to showing again at both ends of the celebrate her 100th game with a court and Ellie made her debut, victory. made even more special by the final quarter where she played The 13 & Under A girls gave alongside mum Brandi, who again debutant coach Misty her first win was a key to the improved in the driver's seat with daughter performance from the team. G r a c i e p u n g i n a s t r o n g Olivia Patzel also made her first performance, as well as Ruby appearance as a Demon - looking M i l i c h , w h o a l w a y s g i v e s forward to more appearances in everything she has. the near future. Credit to Belinda for the hard work she has done with this motley crew of new faces and it is hard not to be excited about ANZAC Day and a chance to really shine on the big stage.
North Gambier
A Grade - North 33 East 67 With a depleted side this week we took on East Gambier who we knew have recruited well over the off season and would be the team to beat in 2021. The girls had some nice passages of play and at mes put pressure on a quick moving East. Ellen Brown was a standout and stood her ground under intense pressure of East. Mel Renko worked relessly to defend and a ack the ball and added senior guidance down both ends. With 3 girls away and Noni McConnell sustaining an injury prior to the game commencing, the side will take away some valuable lessons.
Alice Tentye
Lauren Norman
15/Under A - North 63 East 18 The game started off as a ght contest with it going goal for goal in the first 5 minutes. Stella Mobbs and Luca Roulstone stepped up the defence and got their hands to many loose balls which where converted into goals. The whole team stepped up in the 2nd quarter to make it look very effortless. Best players Stella Mobbs and Luca Roulstone. 15/Under B - North 20 East 42 Unfortunately, not a result we were expected, but a good effort by the girls. They are under good guidance by their coach and we look forward to seeing some great wins on the board. Best players Summer Mackereth and Eadie Mustard
A Reserve - North 40 East 61 Round two saw more player posi onal changes and a lot of team movement. The girls had an unse led start with Emily Stafford 13/Under A - North 55 East 6 going down in the first few minutes with an ankle injury. With some The girls have enjoyed a great start to p o s i o n a l c h a n g e s t h e g i r l s the 2021 season. They have created regrouped, however a slow start lots of opportuni es for our goalies caused headaches to catch the lead. due to strong defence and pa ence in Libby played a strong game in centre a ack. We are looking forward to providing endless offering and feeds working on team strategies with this into the goalers. Lauran Norman has versa le & talented group of players. transi oned well into a senior Best players Raine Darimaani and posi on as well as her commitments Elodie Adams. to her junior team. Keep an eye on her as she is a rising star who is an 13/Under B - North 31 East 7 exci ng player to watch. Alisha Bryan The under 13B had a very strong start had another accurate game who in their game. The a ackers worked showed great leadership to a new well together to create a strong drive, developing team. The girls are keen leaving their defending players to have a se led side for round 3 and chasing. Our defenders got their hands to almost everything and get back onto the winners board. luckily had our speedy midcourters ready to back them up. The girls have B Grade - North 36 East 33 It was a tough tussle for both sides had a fantas c start to the season, with the score going up and down all working amazing as a team and game. With some mely intercepts developing their individual skill set from Abbey Dyson in GK provided too. Hopefully round 3 will see us, 3 opportuni es for the a ack to from 3. convert off. Junior Alice Tynte was Best players Mia Griffith and Penny valuable in the goal ring. The girls did Coleman. a great job with players already compe ng in other grades prior to 11/Under - North 17 East 10 the win it was a tough fought out win. It’s great to see so many new families Best players were Alice Tynte and to the club and the girls experiencing their first games of netball. The girls Alice Circelli. had a great win with many girls beginning to really learn their C Grade - North 33 East 34 A er a slow start in the first quarter, posi ons on court. Best players Grace we bounced back to be even at half Collins and Sophie Halloran. me. It was a ght tussle, and to the girl’s credit, they fought hard. Unfortunately, we went down by 1 goal. Exci ng to see new player Chloe Miller having another strong game in defence. Zoe Rout was also a stand out for this weeks game. 17/Under - North 41 East 40 The girls first win for the year was a great game to watch. The girls are developing well together as a young side. Alysha Coon is leading the team and stood tall this week with a strong b e st o n ga m e a l o n g s i d e Kate Winterfield.
*Images courtesy Frank Monger Photography
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