By Stacey Davis
Our women’s football team took on Monbulk on Saturday in a twilight match at Monbulk. Emily Spicer kicked the first goal of the match and from that point, we controlled the game. Jess Laidlaw dominated all over the ground, Jade Mewburn in the middle and forward, Adele Ormsby on the backline, Emily Spicer forward and back, and Sarah Wilcox on the wing were the best players. Everyone contributed to a great team effort as we won 6.6.42 to 0.0.0.
Our netballers travelled over to Yea at the weekend – with all four of our sides able to take the court. D grade took on Powelltown while A, B, and C grade played Yea
D grade played Powelltown who are sitting comfortably on top of the ladder – not the result that we wanted however the team started off well and were able to improve on their goals scared compared to last time. Caitlyn Woolley was a stand-out with her high work rate in goals.
C grade was up next and they had a lot of player changes this week, the girls started off slow and were unfortunately unable to catch up going down by 11 goals. Renee Beaumont had a great game working hard to bring the ball down the court and moving well in the goal circle.
B grade took the court with a few new combinations. It was a tight game from start to finish, the team adapted well to the new combos and worked hard defending down the whole court, they pushed through to record their first win of the season 28-25. Teagan Eagle contributed with 12 goals with Charlee Robinson best on for the day. A grade up next for the last match of the day. They won 3 out of the 4 quarters on the weekend, having a great first half which saw them up at halftime 31-19. Yea came back in the second half but strong defence over the entire court with lots of voice saw our girls run out eventual winners 51- 43. Jess Ellwood had an accurate day under the post, shooting 40 goals and Jodi Terry was awarded best on.
Next week, all Yarra Junction sides will be back in action, taking on local rivals Powelltown away.
