Gippsland Successful day for Drouin League
Drouin’s senior netballers secured wins at Bairnsdale on Saturday.
A grade: Drouin 61 defeated Bairnsdale 35
Round three of Gippsland League netball This was a fantastic win for the A grade
team and showed spectators some new combinations was played on Saturday. on court.
A grade: Leongatha def Warragul 3827, Brooke De Riter stepped up into goal shooter, Drouin def Bairnsdale 61-35, Moe def with Karina Healy into goal attack. They Wonthaggi 65-30, Sale def Maffra 48-35, connected well in the goal circle, with Karina Morwell def Traralgon 53-24. sweeping front and opening up Brooke under
B grade: Leongatha def Warragul 61-38, the post. There was consistent and beautiful Drouin bye, Moe def Wonthaggi 50-38, Maffra passing from goaler to goaler. def Sale 42-36, Traralgon def Morwell 4732. Down the court, Ruby Pratt and Ella Henderson used their smarts and athleticism to
C grade: Leongatha def Warragul 5225, get the ball to circle edge, before some accurate Drouin def Bairnsdale 32-27, Moe def and speedy feeds into the ring. Wonthaggi 35-20, Maffra def Sale 38-14, It was a great game from the defensive unit, Morwell def Traralgon 28-27. covering the first ball and building pressure
17 and under: Leongatha def Warragul 6414, to cause errors and turnovers. Bairnsdale def Drouin 33-30, Wonthaggi
Awards: Ella Henderson and Karina Healy. def Moe 58-7, Sale def Maffra 29-17, Traralgon
B grade: Drouin bye def Morwell 47-22.
C grade: Drouin 32 defeated Bairnsdale 15 and under: Leongatha def Warragul 27
38-18, Bairnsdale def Drouin 64-11, Moe def This was another hard game for Drouin’s Wonthaggi 32-24, Sale def Maffra 41-30, Traralgon attackers against a very strong defensive opposition, def Morwell 72-11. yet they battled it out to get the win.
13 and under: Leongatha def Warragul Tess Mapleson held strong in the circle and 38-11, Bairnsdale def Drouin 43-16, Moe def showed her skill and incredible goaling accuracy Wonthaggi 48-4, Sale def Maffra 37-19, Traralgon in this game, even against tough opponents. def Morwell 52-2.
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The Hawks’ defence end had another successful day, creating turnovers all game and putting the pressure on across the whole court.
The circle defenders were dominant with rebounds, sealing the goalers out to give them no second chances at goals.
Allanah Jagoe used her ability to read the play to get plenty of intercepts, and really turned up the heat in the last quarter to keep the Hawks in the lead.
The midcourt carried the ball from defence into attack with great speed, allowing easy passages into the ring.
Tess Mapleson and Allanah Jagoe.
Awards:
17 and under: Drouin 30 lost to Bairnsdale 33
The Hawks fought hard right to the end, but unfortunately just couldn’t convert when it counted.
Lainey Downy and Rachel Turner combined amazingly in defence, creating many turnovers for the team. Tilly Carroll worked hard all day in the centre and drove the ball down the court well.
Although the Hawks couldn’t close the game, there were many positives and the team look forward to building.
Awards: Rachel Turner and Tilly Carroll. 15 and under: Drouin 11 lost to Bairnsdale 64
It was a slow start from the Hawks, working through lots of different combinations.
They found their footing in the second half of the game and used some speed to really compete.
Chloe Walsh picked off balls in goal defence and then took that defensive pressure into the long drive down the court.
Amber Hammond came up from the under 13s with a fiery work rate and was an easy option under the post, taking on the strong Bairnsdale defenders.
Awards: Chloe Walsh and Amber Hammond.
13 and under: Drouin 16 lost to Bairnsdale 43
The Baby Hawks started well and kept with the Redlegs for the first quarter.
However, as the game progressed, Bairnsdale were just too good.
The Hawks kept fighting the whole game and worked well with new combinations on the court.
Sophie Cassidy was reliable in centre and defence, creating plenty of turnovers.
Chloe Gargan was strong all game in goal attack and kept working hard until the final whistle.
Awards: