A-grade: Deni Rams 57 def Barooga 13.
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Even though it seemed like a one-sided affair on the scoreboard, the Rams were able to enjoy some different combinations on court this week.
They had a couple of key players absent.
Min Seignior enjoyed her 150th senior game in style, showing her strength and dominance through the midcourt.
After her week of representive school netball, Annie Harvey still had enough in the tank to be dangerous defensively.
Bonnie Everett was instrumental in the defensive ring, showing impressive body work and pressure.
Awards: Endeavour Wool Exports - Min Seignior; Purtill Group - Annie Harvey; Frank n Beans - Bonnie Everett.
B-grade: Deni Rams 56 def Barooga 40.
B-grade this week came up against a tough opponent in Barooga, with the game very even in the first half.
The third quarter saw a momentum shift and the Rams seemed to take their intensity to another level.
Kayla Hussey was fearless in GA with nothing but pure determination to retain possession in attack.
Dakota Mitsch was a solid and reliable option, finding space all over the court.
In her 250th senior game, Amber Farley showcased her dominance, feeding the goalers with precision.
Awards: Druitt Earthworks - Kayla Hussey; Purtill Group - Dakota Mitsch; Globe Hotel - Amber Farley.
C-grade: Deni Rams 52 def Barooga 44.
What a great team effort from C-grade to take the points from a third placed Barooga.
Going into the game, we knew they were going to be tough to beat and focused on keeping control and shutting down their experienced shooting end.
Courtney Caniglia, Mel Broadbent and Sophie Dudley worked extremely well together in defence to achieve this.
The midcourt and attacking end also played a great defensive game and were able to convert.
Team awards this week went to Lauren Kelly, Remy Muirhead and Hope Spalding for their act of great sportsmanship.
Awards: Echuca Kia - Remy Muirhead; Globe Hotel - Hope Spalding; Evolve - Lauren Kelly.
C-reserve: Deni Rams 37 def Barooga 32.
It took a four quarter fight and strong contribution from every player to earn a much deserved win this week.
Every player has been working hard to build connections with each other and the combinations, teamwork and trust was superb, a pleasure to watch.
The win this week was led by the defensive efforts of Ellie Parks.
Ellie’s vision and ability to push into space saw her take intercept after intercept. Her ability to support the transition into attack was also a highlight.
Junior Keely Hussey teamed up beautifully with Ellie.
Keely worked hard on staying flexible in defence and not getting caught on the body. This resulted in her being able to dictate her opponents positioning.
Another one of the team’s younger players, Carla Crossley, had a big impact on the game. Her strong drives through the midcourt provided her teammates with plenty of attacking options.
It was Carla’s position and strength around the circles edge that was super impressive.
Awards: Country Waste Systems - Ellie Parks; Total Bliss - Keely Hussey; Evolve - Carla Crossley.
Under-17s: Deni Rams 44 def Barooga 25.
Another good hit out for the team this week.
Again, we took the opportunity to work on developing players knowledge of different positions across the court.
This builds their confidence, knowing that they can impact the game from wherever they are playing.
Mia Parks, in her final junior year, is having a standout season and was strong again this week.
Stella White is starting to find form and was on fire in the shooting circle.
Eliza Atley showed why it is important to get hands over the ball and was involved in many defensive turnovers. She is also starting to play some consistent netball.
Awards: Deni Driver Training - Eliza Atley; O’Connor Ag - Mia Parks; Canteen - Stella White.
Under-15s: Deni Rams 72 def Barooga 7.
A great win by the under-15s.
Zoe Circuitt started off in the shooting circle using that back space beautifully and shooting accurately to get us off to a great start.
She then shifted into the midcourt and fed into the shooters perfectly.
Hannah McBurnie started in defence and had a big impact.
She had a big three feet over everything and got plenty of deflections and turnovers.
She then shifted seamlessly into the goal circle and was confident to put up her shots.
Arabella Bliss worked hard as always and read the play beautifully to give herself a number of intercepts.
Awards: Sam & Carla Armytage - Zoe Circuitt; Evolve - Hannah McBurnie; Canteen - Arabella Bliss.
Under-13s: Deni Rams 29 def Barooga 16.
It was a slow start for the under-13s this week, but they were able to fire up in the last quarter to execute themselves with a win.
Lexi Butcher shone in the midcourt, able to make strong drives into the ring and turn the ball over with many attacking intercepts.
Phoebe Thomas was fierce to the ball and able to dominate against her opponent taking on advice.
Eloise Menadue refined her defensive game, sticking right to her opponent and creating intercepts for her team.
The girls are looking forward to having the week off, so that they can come out firing against Tongala.
Awards: Club Award - Phoebe Thomas; Club Award - Eloise Menadue; Cruizin* Diner - Lexi Butcher.
Under-11s: Not Scored.
It was a whole team effort by the girls this week, reaping the rewards for their hard work at training.
Accurate passing and strong leads saw some impressive passages of play down the court.
Viv Thomson made an impact in her first game back from injury, shooting with precision and taking numerous intercepts.
Zara O’Donnell displayed excellent defensive pressure with strong hands over every ball while Stella Chadderton worked hard to gain the front position all game.
Awards: Club Award - Zara O’Donnell; McDonald’s - Vivienne Thompson; Subway - Stella Chadderton.
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