A-grade: Blighty 27 def by Jerilderie 52.
This week saw the team relying on young girls to step up.
This included youngster Ash Charlton who settled beautifully in the goal ring, showing some real promise, shooting ability and balance in the goal ring.
Megan Lowry, as always, ran all, day working both ends of the court, creating turnovers and pushing the pace in a determined fashion. She was awarded best on for the day.
Erica Nicholls was athletic in attack, quick to feed the ball in the ring and showing perseverance for a young player.
The defenders, while under mounting pressure, were able to keep their heads and play out of the back-court.
While the scores or results may not have gone in the girls’ favour, their intensity, intent and ability to stay in the contest is an admirable building block to work upon.
Awards: Ashlea Charlton, Erica Nicholls, Meagan Lowry.
B-grade: Blighty 21 def by Jerilderie 50.
Blighty were gritty in their side’s loss to Jerilderie, with most players playing more than one game during the day.
The fight in the team displayed was a clear indication of the their intent, and the club’s desire to improve.
Emma Brain again stepped up, showing she is more than capable of playing at this level and able to match the game pace and movement. She also shot well.
Chelsea Weir again dominated in any position she took to, with Erica Nicholls strong through the mid-court.
The defence worked hard to put pressure on Jerilderie, resulting in numerous turnovers.
Awards: Emma Brain, Erica Nicholls, Chelsea Weir.
C-grade: Blighty 13 def by Jerilderie 59.
Blighty had a tough game against Jerilderie.
Our defenders worked extremely hard to try and interrupt the opposition’s game play, which proved quite difficult with height on Jerilderie’s side.
The girls all gave 100 per cent and didn’t go down without a fight.
Congratulations to the junior girls who stepped up to help fill in the gaps to ensure a game was able to be played.
Awards: Niccola Stanworth, Rachel Bucholtz, Sammy Watson.
C-reserve: Blighty 16 def by Jerilderie 29.
The girls’ shooting was on fire with Penny Gallpen and Ali Macdonald working the ball around the ring.
The girls created space driving forward for the ball. They had great defence rebounding for the ball as well as intercepting.
It was looking to be a close game, but Jerilderie seemed to create a gap toward the end of the game.
The girls were in the thick of it the whole way and unfortunately came up short, although, given availabilities put up a strong effort.
Awards: Penny Gallpen, Elise Davis, Tayla Kennedy, Alena Larmour.
Under-17s: Blighty 36 def by Jerilderie 37.
The Redeyes met Jerilderie on Saturday for a battle of ladder positions.
The Demons sit just above the Redeyes, making a recipe for a well contested game.
In the first quarter the girls made a few errors under pressure, which allowed the Demons to gain a seven goal lead.
However, to the girls’ credit they reset the game play and focused on good decision making in attack. They clawed back to three goals at half time.
Amelia Hay joined the girls this week and fit in effortlessly in defence, taking some lovely intercepts and passing well to her teammates.
Chelsea Weir is always dynamic and came out to centre to take control of the game.
Steering the Redeyes to further points on the scoreboard, the captain earned herself the top award for the day.
Special mention also to Sammy Watson who a had a solid game as shooter, showing great confidence and discipline. And well done on achieving your C-grade badge for umpiring too.
Awards: RTCE incentive award leadership - Chelsea Weir; Blighty Canteen - Amelia Hay; IGA award - Ruby Pisasale.
Under-15s: Blighty 20 draw Jerilderie 20.
It was another nail-biting game for the Blighty under 15s on Saturday with a draw against Jerilderie.
In the last three weeks, the girls have showed their commitment and determination for the club.
They have not dropped their heads, although they have come up against strong sides and have had to work hard for the ball.
Cassady Sibraa is one of the players who has been consistent and calm in the goal ring, ensuring she is moving towards the ball and encouraging her teammates.
Eliza Weir is a very strong player and stays positive, encouraging everyone especially when it’s a very close game.
Isabel Pearn is also very consistent every week working hard in defence or wherever she is playing on the court.
Awards: Cassady Sibraa, Eliza Weir, Isabel Pearn.
Under-13s: Blighty 17 def Jerilderie 16.
Blighty held off a comeback to defeat Jerilderie by one goal.
In a tight battle the move of Ellie Miller into goal keeper was pivotal in shutting down the opposition shooters.
The speed of the Blighty midcourters, led by Kaydnce Sibraa, was vital in moving the ball into attack.
Ella Charlton was reliable in goals with Shelby Huckin supporting her to clinch the win.
Isla Andrews and Georgie Butcher stepped up from under-11s showing determination in their debut game.
Awards: Ellie Miller, Amelia Armytage, Shelby Huckin.
Under-11s (Minis): Not scored.
The girls had a lot of fun out on court against Jerilderie.
They worked hard each quarter and made some impressive game play down the court, resulting in goals.
Each player put into practice what we had worked on at training, showing some strong progress.
Awards: Flipstars - Georgie Butcher; Blighty Canteen Award - Carla Brown; Finley IGA - Lindsay Lankow.