Ten teams from Merrigum, Stanhope and Girgarre remain alive in the Kyabram district league’s netball final series after the second weekend of competition.
Merrigum has five teams alive in the premiership race, Stanhope four and Girgarre one, but Merrigum is the only club with a representative in the A-grade competition.
It has an knockout semi final appointment on Saturday against Tallygaroopna, at Avenel.
Stanhope will also contest its knockout semi-final at Avenel, against Tally, while Merrigum’s under-15 team is the remaining team on the September 4 schedule.
On Sunday, at Shepparton East’s Central Park, Merrigum’s C-grade team faces Murchison-Toolamba, while Stanhope and Girgarre are represented in under age contests.
Awaiting the outcomes of this weekend’s matches are Stanhope’s C-grade team, along with Stanhope’s under-13 team, Merrigum’s B-grade and under 17 outfits.
– Extra time was required in the Merrigum and Tallygaroopna B-grade qualifying final on Sunday — the Bulldogs eventually winning through 46-44.
Trailing by seven goals at quarter-time, Merrigum clawed its way back to be within three goals at the half-time and was two goals down at the final change.
At full-time the match was drawn and Merrigum won 7-5 in extra time.
Georgia Wilson’s brilliant final half allowing the team to come from behind for the win.
– A 13-goal win for Stanhope’s C-grade team came on the back of a dominant second half from Hayley Trevena.
She shot 10 of the team’s 11 last quarter goals as it ran away with the qualifying win against Tallygaroopna, at Merrigum.
At quarter-time the teams were level before Stanhope led by two at quarter-time.
After the long break Stanhope won the contest 24-13, defenders Bianca Atley, Megan Williams and Tegan Morrison combining to stop Tally’s goaling opportunities.
– At Rushworth on Saturday Stanhope dominated a one-sided 13 & under qualifying final against Avenel.
The 35-6 scoreline came after captain Matilda Schubach shot 24 goals in the win to earn best-on-court honours.
– Merrigum dominated Murchison-Toolamba in the 17 & under match, a brilliant last half by Nicole Doherty setting up the win.
She converted 24 of the team’s 29 second-half goals as it more than doubled an 11-goal half-time advantage top win 54-24.