2 December 2008

Division 2
McEwans 19, Wastside 42

Da McEwans were missing a few key players and had a few new faces in their line up. Wastside settled quickly with very strong attacking play and dominated from the start. Da McEwans battled hard, with Alison Williamson and Emily Shearer playing particularly well at C and WA and feeding good balls into their shooters, but Wastside were just too strong and were never going to be beaten.

Players of the match were Diane Irvine for McEwans and Kirsten Anderson for Wastside.


Unst 29, Challengers 38

This was a good natured game, with some excellent netball played by both teams. However, Challengers settled quicker with some flowing passes through Heather Williamson (C), who assisted their play all over the court. Unst managed to stay in contention with a first quarter score of 5-8.
The second quarter saw Unst come out in a more determined spirit and start to get the better of the strong Challengers defence, with Claire Priest (GS) scoring freely from anywhere in the circle. The Challengers fought back and broke down the Unst passing to retain their three goal lead at half time.
Challenger’s shooters Louise Johnson (GS) and Lynsey Pearson (GA) really found their form in the third quarter, despite some hard work from the Unst defence Martha Clark (GK) and Kathleen Johnson (GD). Unst found it difficult to connect their passes, while the Challengers played sharp, short passes up the court seeming to instinctively know where each other were going to be. They extended their lead to 20-29.

The final quarter was more frantic than the rest. It saw Unst’s Alice Mullay (C) feed some great balls into the circle to get their shooters back in the game. But the Challengers capitalised on some good interceptions and scored as many as the opposition to maintain their nine goal lead and win 29-38.
Unst have a versatile team with players ranging in age by 35 years, their player of the match this time was Claire Priest. Challengers have quality players all over the court but Louise Johnson stood out with some great shooting.

We would like to commend both the umpires for some great and consistent officiating.


Da Hooligans 25, Mishaps 25

This was an evenly matched first quarter with good shooting at both ends. Mishaps took the lead but Da Hooligans linked up well with Zoe Irvine and Vicky Irvine standing out to keep the score even at 6-6.

In the second quarter both teams settled well, with strong defending from Mishaps Elaine Jamieson and Marie Moar. The score was still neck and neck at the end of the quarter 12-12.

As the second half began Da Hooligans started to take the lead, Mishaps were still determined but Da Hooligans managed to hold off their attack and the quarter ended 21-16.

The final quarter, Mishaps seemed to find their stride with some confident attacking and superb shooting from Marie Manson, this lead to an exciting last five minutes with the score ending 25-25. Da Hooligans were extremely unfortunate when a last minute shot was overtime.

Players of the match were Zoe Irvine and Vicky Irvine for Da Hooligans and Marie Manson for the Mishaps.
 

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points
Challengers	9	9	0	0	27
Mishaps	9	4	1	4	17
Wastside	8	4	0	4	16
Unst	7	4	0	3	15
Da Hooligans	9	2	1	6	11
McEwans	8	1	0	7	9