A-Grade
Goorambat’s A-grade side knew it was going to be a challenging game going in missing key players Sarah Osborne and Jacinta Beavis against Bright.
The Bats started slow and took time to find their flow.
Ella Sheehan and Ally Ellis stood strong down in defence against fast and accurate shooters. Alex Davies and Amelia Gall showed their speed and endurance through the mid-court with great feeding into the shooters.
It was a great game of netball to watch, Kylie Relf showed her experience in goals uniting with Chelsea Beavis to help keep the Bats in front at the final whistle.
Score: Goorambat 42 to Bright 38
Awards: Best-on: Ella Sheehan (Royal Hotel); 2nd best: Alex Davies (Jenny Milner); 3rd best: Kylie Relf (Rambling Rose)
B-Grade
B-Grade started strong against a polished bright side.
Defenders worked hard all game against accurate shooters. Kelsey Moss played a strong leadership game. Molly Doidge ran hard and created turnovers all game. Kirsty Eastwood showed her strength in wing defence to help slow the pace of the Bright’s game.
Unfortunately, the game slipped through their fingers. The girls will regroup for next week against Tarrawinge.
Score: Goorambat 39 to Bright 49
Awards: Best-on Molly Doidge (Goorambat Hotel); 2nd best: Kirsty Eastwood (Blooms on Bridge); 3rd best: Kelsey Moss (Bill Bo Pop)
B-Reserve
It wasn’t our day against Bright this week. A very different Bright side challenged us and forced errors in our court flow and our passing.
We had a number of turnovers, but were unable to complete the passage of play down the court to convert into points on the scoreboard.
Best-on went to Kate Nolan for her performance and strength in defence this week.
The second-best went to Kobi Chapman for a diligent effort in wing defence, sticking right to her player and defending every pass.
The third best went to Ella Woods, who ran all day and moved well in the ring to secure many attempts at goal.
A big thanks to the team for welcoming Julie Richardson in the absence of Jo and Hannah in our mid-court.
Score: Goorambat 22 to Bright 45
Awards: Best-on: Kate Nolan (Good Guys); 2nd-best: Kobi Chapman (Sportpower); 3rd best: Ella Woods (Munro and Sargeant)
Under-15
What a beautiful day it was on Saturday with the under-15s going down by six goals.
The score was close all game; unfortunately, Bright got away in the last quarter.
The whole team did not drop their heads or give up until the final whistle.
Charli Button received the best on for effort and minimal errors during the game.
In defence, there were many turnovers in the ring from Lacey and Molly’s rebounds.
In the mid-court Teliha Yates stood out as she got intercept after intercept, awarding herself second best.
Score: Goorambat 19 to Bright 25
Awards: Best-on: Charli Button (Hollywoods Pizza); 2nd best: Teliah Yates (Goorambat Club); 3rd best: Sophie Hammond (Spot 4 Icecream — Benalla)