O&K NETBALL Bonnie Doon Netball Reports vs North Wangaratta July 27, 2024 A Grade by Mia Tanner Bonnie Doon 77 defeated North Wangaratta 24 Best on Court: Amy Starzer sponsored by Bowser Bean Coaches Award: Anna Manning sponsored by Foodworks Fan Favourite: Amy Starzer sponsored by Mansfield Holiday Letting THIS week Bonnie Doon met a physical North Wang side over at their home ground. Coming off a great win against Benalla, the girls were ready to play a competitive game in drier weather. Doon had a good defensive start, leading 8 to 1 in the first couple of minutes in the game. Cara Moody and Anna Manning continue to improve their connection, and after a few stray balls, they got their head in the game and kept North Wang to 5 goals whilst Doon finished the quarter with 18. Erin Brond had one goal to shut down her WA, and the youngster certainly did that, helping bring the ball out of defence every turnover and delivered a safe pass to the attackers to convert. In the second quarter, Mia Tanner and Tara Murray played a patient game in C and WA under the constant contact and pressure from North Wang, pushing out to 38 goals while North Wang were kept to 8. The second half had Amy Starzer and Portia Keatch under immense pressure in the goal ring against some strong bodies, but again showed they were too good to beat and gave us the 77-24 win. Amy stood up in the attack end, taking some strong balls and sinking some great goals, earning her best on, whilst Anna was awarded the coaches award for her positive attitude and drive down the court in GD. Well done Doon, another win for the board. B Grade by Cassie McCormack Bonnie Doon 62 defeated North Wangaratta 27 Best on Court: Heidi Summers sponsored by Bonnie Doon Pub Coaches Award: Alicia Foster sponsored by McCormack Mountain Valley Trail Rides Players Player: Stephanie Evans Sponsored by Anvil Brewery JESS “Jane Bunn” Harris thankfully got the weather report wrong again, no rain for Saturday’s game against North Wang. The sun was out and so were the girls. Doon were determined to have a nice strong game and didn’t disappoint. North Wang stuck with the Doon girls for the first half of the game. The defence end had a strong start limiting the goalers to 8 goals per quarter. This pressure continued throughout the game with them wearing them down each quarter. The ball movement down the court flowed very well this week. It was a solid consistent game from them all. Panky stood out by her teammates for many ball gets, earning her the players' player. The attack in with some new combinations got their groove on as the game continued. Their defensive pressure was strong all game winning back ball many times. Heidi led the attack end with strong drives and talk all day, also shooting at a strong 85% earning her the Best on Court for the day. Looking forward to the next few weeks to settle the team going into finals. Great game girls. B Reserve by Ash Greaves Bonnie Doon: 72 defeated North Wangaratta 23 Best on Court: Sarah Ragg sponsored by Bonnie Doon Pub Coaches Award: Narelle Seymour sponsored by Advanced Tree Care THE Bonnie Doon attacking end came out strong but slow this week. Ash, Ace, Sarah, and Casey fighting through illness and trying out some new combinations. The strong defensive lineup, Hannah, Cass, and Relle, were able to keep North Wang’s attackers to only 12 goals at half time. A couple of changes coming into the second half saw some of Bonnie Doon’s young guns shine, Charli Purcell and Tilly Thornton, showing outstanding skills and Doon spirit to help increase Bonnie Doon’s lead. The third quarter started and the Bonnie Doon girls were back in their groove. Constant pressure the whole way down the court, some impressive intercepts, and using systems saw the girls increasing the lead 50 - 19. As the final siren sounded it was Bonnie Doon who claimed the win 72-23. A fantastic effort by all the girls. Under 17’s by Chelsea Neale Bonnie Doon 74 defeated North Wangaratta 26 Best on Court: Demi Murray sponsored by Theresa Kirley Coaches Award: Cobie McCormack sponsored by Mansfield Holiday Letting COMING into round 17 everyone was excited to play against North Wangaratta. It was a sunny morning. The quarter started off strong with Tilly getting a turnover from the first centre pass and from there on the defenders Chelsea, Tilly, and Charli worked hard together to get as many turnovers as they can. Demi and Chloe safely worked the ball down the court to the shooters Stella and Cobie who kept getting their goals in with great feeds. The second quarter was consistent with everyone working together to put the score to 14 to 36 with Bonnie Doon in the lead. Going into the second half Gemma came into WD, bringing the ball down from the defence to the attackers. Everyone was very hot but kept going and pushing the lead out more with 20 to 58. In the last quarter, the positions were changed a bit, Charli came back onto the court playing WD, Gemma in GD and Tilly in GK. Halfway through the quarter, Cobie and Stella did a tactical change with Stella back to GS and Cobie into GA. They did really well, putting up the goals and attacking the ball really well with great feeds from Demi and Chloe. Everyone was happy with the end score with 26 to 73. Excited for next week with our last away game with the home and away season and finals coming up soon. Go Bombers. Under 15’s by Kelly Mahoney Bonnie Doon 51 defeated North Wangaratta 13 Best on Court: Erin Mahoney sponsored by Singe Plastering Coaches Award: Lara Klingsporn sponsored by Walsh Gas IT was an intense playoff between the top two teams! The under-15 girls faced a tough opponent in North Wangaratta but in a display of skill and strategy, Bonnie Doon came out in front. From the opening whistle, Bonnie Doon seized control of the game. The defensive pressure shown by Erin, Bella, and Carly thwarted North Wangaratta’s attempts to gain momentum, forcing turnovers which were capitalised by the team at every scoring opportunity. The mid-court lineup with Amy, Maya, Sadie, Annie, and Bella maintained an impenetrable defensive wall and also demonstrated plays that easily brought the ball down the court and into the ring. The goalers, Lara and Kiera demonstrated impeccable shooting accuracy with each well-placed feed into the ring. As the match progressed, Bonnie Doon was able to extend their lead, widening the score with each quarter. The Bonnie Doon girls are having an amazing season and are eagerly awaiting the challenges that King Valley will present next weekend.
