NETBALL

Under 15s by Ellie Marks

Mansfield 35 def Swans 25

Best on Court sponsored by Mansfield Armchair Cinema – Eva Clydesdale

Coaches Award sponsored by Mansfield Subway – Ellie Marks

THE girls came out strong and determined to take on Shepp Swans.

We had lots of pressure throughout the whole court which caused many taps and intercepts.

Mid-court worked together well to bring the ball down to the shooters and did some good feeds.

The goalers held their position well and worked hard to get rebounds leading to many goals.

The defenders worked hard to keep their players out of the ring and were determined to grab any loose balls available.

The overall score was 35-25, Mansfield defeated Shepp Swans by 10.

Under 17s by Eliza Doig

Mansfield 52 def by Swans 54

Best on Court sponsored by Café 41 – Jaspa Robinson

Coaches Award sponsored by Subway – Eliza Doig

HEADING into round 13, the Eagles were against the Swans.

Knowing they are a strong side the girls focused on releads and consistent pressure from all positions on the court.

Jaspa Robinson, Molly Judge, Brianna Weight and Harper Anderson maintained pressure on their attackers and the ball, which resulted in much needed turn overs and faults.

Ava Mahoney, Remy Stevenson, Annie Thompson, and Isabelle Byrne were challenged against tall and handsy defenders that had the girls rethink their passing decisions.

It was a rough game throughout, but the girl's kept clarity and stuck to their own tactical plays.

Unfortunately, the girls left with another loss against the Swans but managed to have made improvements statistically compared to their last game against the same side.

Keep up the hard work girls.

B Reserve by Tiarne Paterson

Mansfield 25 def by Swans 61

Best on Court sponsored by Home @ Alpine – Sienna Kynnersley

Coaches Award sponsored by Steam Cafe – Tiarne Paterson

ROUND 13 saw the Mansfield Eagles and Shepparton Swans come head-to-head at the Swans home ground.

The starting seven included Sarah White in goal shooter, Tiarne Paterson in goal attack, Sophie Goff wing attack, Leonie Berry centre, Caroline Trenfield wing defence, Alex Duncan goal defence and Alex Lindsay in goalkeeper.

Mansfield also had a strong interchange with Ava Mahoney, Sienna Kynnersley, Harper Anderson, and Molly Judge starting on the sidelines.

Although the girls were able to get intercepts and pass the ball smoothly down the court, the Swans put up a really strong first quarter which gave them a 10-point lead.

In the second quarter, Mansfield was able to score seven goals with the changes of Leonie Berry and Sienna Kynnersley going into shooting positions, with Sarah White subbing in to goals also.

It was great to have young girls, Ava, Molly, and Harper going into mid court and defence positions.

The second half of the game saw less changes as the Eagles really played with confidence and were eager to finish off strong.

Tiarne Paterson went in to goal shooter with Sienna Kynnersely in goal attack, they were able to work confidently together and score a total of 15 goals in the last two quarters.

Although the Eagles put up a strong and tough fight against the Swans, the Swans played a great game and came out on top with the final scores being Mansfield 25 to Shepparton 61.

Amazing efforts from all the girls today, it was awesome to see such amazing communication and teamwork.

B Grade by Belle Edwards

Mansfield 32 def by Swans 74

Best on Court – Romy Kapelle

Coaches Award – Belle Edwards

THIS week we faced Shepparton Swans which we knew would be a physical and tough fight.

Our first quarter we were beaten on the score board enabling the Swans to get a solid lead early.

Our goalers Meg Mahoney and Jaime Davies started to get into a rhythm, scoring some important goals.

Our attackers Kara Dolling and Shenae Costigan created some great space.

As Shenae was playing up in A grade as well, she only played the first half of the game.

This allowed some young guns Leah Storer from under 15s and Remy Stevenson from under 17s to show off their skills in the mid court.

They fit right in making some great leads and putting the Swans under defensive pressure.

Down the defensive end we had myself, Romy Kapelle and Tahlia Browning joining us in WD.

We were able to get our hands to the ball creating important turnovers and slowing the Swans play down.

Tahlia had a great defensive game and was a strong voice on the court.

Romy came away with a well-deserved best on court as she got many intercepts and made her GA work for every single ball.

Small errors are what let us down as we turned the ball over to the Swans allowing them to score.

We fought hard right till the end but the Swans came away with the win, the score being 32-74.

We know what we need to work on for next week and we’ll be ready to take on Kyabram.

A Grade by Shenae Costigan

Mansfield 43 def by Swans 61

Best on Court sponsored by Mansfield Foodworks- Amelia Charlton

Coaches Award sponsored by Byrne Seeds – Shenae Costigan

A GRADE went up against Shepparton Swans this week, with the girl keen to get into the game and give it their all.

We started off strong and got the lead on the Swans.

Our defense was strong against some really tall shooters, Nelle and Amelia made them work for their goals.

Swans came back second quarter and we went into half time down by one goal.

Our goalers put in the work against some really strong defense from the Swans.

Alex worked it into the ring with the strong presence of Molly in goal shooter.

Unfortunately for us the Swans came back hard in the second half and got a strong lead.

In the end, they were too strong for us and got the win.