Hawks win five in local derby Gippsland League

Drouin travelled to Warragul for the local derby clash in round three on Sunday.

The Hawks came away with five wins from six games played.

A grade: Drouin 47 lost to Warragul 50

It was always going to be a close Round three of Gippsland League was

one, and it didn’t disappoint. played on the weekend, with the highlight The Hawks got out to a flying the local derby between Warragul start, playing beautifully composed and Drouin. netball. Strong one-onone Both Traralgon and Bairnsdale had byes. defence across the board A grade: Warragul def Drouin 50-47, allowed defenders Ebony Mumford Leongatha def Maffra 62-25, Morwell def and Kym Diston to take intercepts Wonthaggi 43-34, Moe def Sale 73-21. out of the ring.

B grade: Drouin def Warragul 61-45, Leongatha Karina Healy showed her versatility, def Maffra 58-28, Wonthaggi drew playing out at wing attack Morwell 42-42, Moe def Sale 54-37. and feeding the ball well to

C grade: Drouin def Warragul 56-31, Brooke De Riter and Stacie Gardiner. Maffra def Leongatha 42-28, Morwell def Meanwhile, April Bethune Wonthaggi 39-27, Moe def Sale 38-14. was a force in centre.But, Warragul

17 and under: Drouin def Warragul 57-18, weren’t ready to give up the Leongatha def Maffra 47-26, Wonthaggi def fight and swung the momentum Morwell 38-23, Sale def Moe 36-22. of the game in the second half.

15 and under: Drouin def Warragul 44-33, Bring on the next derby!

Maffra def Leongatha 48-28, Wonthaggi def Awards: Kym Diston and Ebony Morwell 26-25, Sale def Moe 38-23. Mumford.

13 and under: Drouin def Warragul 35-8, B grade: Drouin 61 defeated Leongatha def Maffra 37-30, Wonthaggi def Warragul 45

Morwell 29-15, Moe def Sale 32-22. The Hawks had another new Page 60 WARRAGUL AND DROUIN GAZETTE April 23 2024 line up in B grade, with a great mix of experience and new blood firing from the first whistle.

Charlize Traumanis slotted into the team and proved unstoppable in the air at goal shooter. Brydie Cunningham and Jodie Proctor worked hard in goal attack to create space in the ring.

Ruby Pratt dug deep and set the tone of the attack end beautifully. Deb Thomas, Tilly Carroll and Ruby Pritchett created turnovers in the middle with their defensive pressure.

Defenders Chelsea De Riter, Lainey Downey and Sara Russell proved their versatility, rotating through and standing up against a quality attack. A great overall team win.

Awards: Charlize Traumanis and Chelsea De Riter.

C grade: Drouin 56 defeated Warragul 31

It was a tough, tight contest right from the first whistle. The Hawks a little slow out of the blocks, but built nicely across the game and finished strongly.

The attack end are growing with confidence each week, working out teammates’ strengths and using them.

Kaylee Nalder was great in goal attack. She shot beautifully and her defence efforts were huge.

Defensively, the Hawks continued their great form. It was a real team game, with lots of movement. Different combinations were put out on court and players transitioned seamlessly.

Awards: Kaylee Nalder, Alice McKellar and Kate Butler.

17 and under: Drouin 57 defeated Warragul 18

The Hawks had another strong game against the Gulls.

Leilani “Lulu” Lightowler was impressive in defence, with Mylie Stoll. The pair created lots of turnovers and brought the ball back down the court beautifully. The attack end worked seamlessly, with lots of movement. The ball speed was wonderful to see.

Awards: Leilani Lightowler and Mylie Stoll.

15 and under: Drouin 44 defeated Warragul 33

The girls saw their first win of the season in a great game of netball against the Gulls.

The Hawks came out firing and got a good lead on the board from the first quarter.

Emmy Kneebone was fantastic in defence, creating plenty of turnovers for the attack end to score off. Makaylah Monckton worked well with Emmy to build pressure in the midcourt and had great speed down the court.

Fiona Nalder moved and shot beautifully in goal attack as well as defending hard across the whole court.

Awards: Makayla Monckton, Emmy Kneebone and Fiona Nalder.

13 and under: Drouin 35 defeated Warragul 8

The girls showed the Gulls that they were there to win. They went out and played a great oneon-one defence all the way down the court.

Their attacking and coming towards the ball really made a difference, allowing the ball to flow down the court. A great fought out win.

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