NETBALL
DIVISION 2 GRAND FINALS
A GRADE
Yarra Glen 31 d Seville 26
YARRA Glen completed the perfect season after beating Seville by five goals – undefeated for the year.
Yarra Glen, which led from start to finish, were challenged on a couple of occasions, but lead by three goals at the first change.
It doubled that lead by half-time but the game was still very much in the balance.
Yarra Glen’s fitness shone through in the third quarter where it scored 10 goals to six to grab a very handy 10 goal lead going into the last quarter.
Seville gave it everything in the last term, getting to within four goals to create a few nervous moments for Yarra Glen.
Yarra Glen was able to wrestle back control to win by five goals.
Best
Yarra Glen: Peta Fay. ‘Best on Court’, Georgia Taylor (22), Elizabeth Kay (9).
Seville: Tania Hoare, Riley Gentle, Rachael Goulding (8).
A RESERVE
Yarra Glen 34 d Seville 29
YARRA Glen claimed the 2014 Premiership after a hard fought five-goal victory over a gallant Seville.
Seville steadied early and held sway by three goals at the first break.
Yarra Glen composed in the second term and created a lot of scoring chances shooting 11 goals to six to turn its quarter time deficit into a two-goal half-time lead.
The third term was goal-for-goal, Yarra Glen holding a three-goals lead into the final quarter.
Seville tried but couldn’t break Yarra Glen’s defence, Yarra Glen scoring nine last quarter goals to seven to win by five goals.
Best
Yarra Glen: Nicole Moate ‘Best on Court’, Sharnie Gray (22), Cayley Gray. Seville: Jessica Holliday (15), Samantha Holly, Jessica Hayward.
B GRADE
Yarra Glen 24 d Seville 19
THIS was first-class netball that couldn’t have started more evenly.
It went goal-for-goal for the first half, a great defensive battle to watch with half-time scores locked at 10 goals apiece.
The third quarter opened up a little but it was still a very even contest, Yarra Glen in front by one goal by the last change.
Yarra Glen really stood tall in the last quarter with great defence as it held Seville to just two goals and made the most of its forward thrusts shooting seven goals to win by five goals.
Best
Yarra Glen: Louise Oakley ‘Best on Court’, Madelaine Dale, Stacey Adams (16).
Seville: Melanie-Rose Jakobs (11), Kylee Baldasso, Kate Penman.
B RESERVE
Yea 21 d Yarra Glen 18
THIS game started with two evenly matched sides struggling to find the goals and at quarter time scores were four goals each.
Yea went into half time with a two-goal lead and an epic battle with Yarra Glen threatening and Yea answering.
Yea scored 10 second-half goals to Yarra Glen’s nine to win by three goals.
Best
Yea: Chelsea Kerr ‘Best on Court’, Sarah Lobley (12), Emily Watts.
Yarra Glen: Brianna Jones (9), Shannon Maile, Emma Surridge.
