Five out of six netball wins

The team played a more relaxed style after three big games to start the season. A few errors were made by Corowa, but the Roos’ formidable defenders and mid court pressure kept winning ball back when needed.

Awards: Lou Madden (Player’s Player & MVP) – who banked 45 of our 60 goals. Sommers Hogan (Coach’s Award) – went to young gun Sommers Hogan who plays 17s and debuted in A grade this week. Well done Sommy. Leah Keating (Ladies Committee) – went to Buzzbox - Leah - who played a very disciplined and effective pressure game in WD and finished in WA.

B Grade

Roos 54 defeated Albury 23

A convincing 31 goal win for our B Grade this week against Albury Tigers. It’s an exciting time to be a B Grader this year, with so much potential and depth within the line-up of this team.

Awards: Kelsea Bullivant (Club 1) – who was a weapon in the midcourt, grabbing multiple intercepts across the game and showing great patience and precision in attack.

Remy Longmire (Essential Beauty) – applied some serious pressure in WD stepping up to meet her player and dictating space to force errors.

Audrey Hogan (Ladies Committee) – who kept her footwork tight and worked her angles to maintain vision of both ball and player. Her long reach over the ball forced some missed shots from the Tigers shooters.

Jade Lane (MVP) – she was a menace in defence staying within arms-reach of her opponent constantly causing several errors in the Tigers attack end.

A special mention this week went to Lisa French who was relentless in finishing off the shot to convert the ball that the defenders turned over. She was a powerhouse owning the goal circle and cleverly setting up her space with some incredible patience on her holds and dominated the rebounding contest all game. She finished with an instrumental 44 of our 54 goals for the day.

C Grade

Roos 56 defeated Albury 24

A slow start to the game but the Roo girls found their momentum with good defence over the court.

In the second quarter the Roos unfortunately lost two players both to ankle injuries and this left the team with only one on the bench for the remainder of the game.

The girls stayed composed with great connections across the court and holding Albury to only three goals, the team was up and about at half time.

In the third quarter the girls continued to work hard driving and defending all over the court – backing each other up with confidence. The last quarter the Roo girls dominated with each player contributing to a great win.

Awards: Niamh Lavis (Club 1 & MVP) – played with confidence and held with strength.

Sophie Kennedy (Thrive Wellness) – strong and consistent with great drives in the mid court through to the goal circle. Created many options and screens to work well with Niamh.

Bree Forrest (Ladies Committee) – strong drives down the court with great intensity and commitment.

17 & Under

Roos 45 lost to Albury 49

Awards: Mia Elliot (Origin Clothing), Bree Forrest (The Hire Room), Alex Gniel (Ladies Committee & MVP)

15 & Under

Roos 46 defeated Albury 39

The girls came out firing for the first quarter showing great defence to transition the ball to the attack end.

In the second quarter Albury applied the pressure with the ball being turned over multiple times. The Roo girls were able to extend their lead from quarter time. The second half saw a tight contest with the girls sticking to their game plan and implementing what Lou wanted them to do to get their first win of the season. Well down girls.

Awards: Katelin Baker (Docs) – stayed calm and composed all game shooting a high percentage of our goals.

Clodagh Way (Sportspower) – worked hard all game and was always being an option on the first and second phase.

Lilyana Wright (Ladies Committee) – was versatile and adjusted well from shooting and then moving to defence.

Kaity Ford (MVP).

Overall, it was great to see four wins out of five – 17s missing out on the win by only three points.