The giants have been slain.
Rosedale defeated Woodside 48 to 42 in Round 8 of the North Gippsland Football-Netball League, ending the Wildcats’ undefeated title.
Playing coach, Sarah Mayman was best on court for Rosedale.
The Blues’ win at the weekend comes as a rather shock result, with the Wildcats tipped to win the match, sitting comfortably on top of the ladder prior to Round 8 with six wins from as many games.
Rosedale entered the game sitting mid-table.
Woodside still holds the number one spot on the NGFNL ladder, only by percentage.
Churchill is hot on the 2022 NGFNL flag winner’s tail, with little over 10 percentage points separating the competitive outfits following the Cougars’ 82-24 thumping of Gormandale.
Rainbow protective padding covered netball posts at Stephenson Park, with Sale City contesting Heyfield for the 2023 NGFNL Pride Cup at the weekend.
A strong Sale City outfit defeated Heyfield, 40 to 39, with the Bulldogs concluding Round 8 with a clean sweep, finding victories across all netball grades that took to the court for the pride game.
Sale City B Grade defeated Heyfield 46 to 38.
A strong Sale City C Grade was too good for Heyfield, claiming a 54 to 17 win, while Sale City D Grade was far too strong for Heyfield, the Bulldogs beating the Kangaroos 65 to 11.
Sale City Under 17s defeated Heyfield 47 to 15, while the Bulldogs Under 15s outfit claimed a 48 to 27 win over the Kangaroos Under 15s side.
Glengarry also concluded Round 8 with a clean sweep, the Magpies defeating Cowwarr 59 to 44 in the A Grade competition.
Megan Garlick was awarded best-on-court for Glengarry.
TTU claimed their second win of the season at the weekend, defeating YYN 58 to 37.
Yarram had the bye.
The East Gippsland game everyone was awaiting, Stratford versus Wy Yung, was played at the weekend.
Previous year’s grand finalists, Wy Yung have set the bar in the competition for some time, losing just one game last season and remaining undefeated in the 2023 season until now.
An undefeated Stratford outfit was more than adequate opposition, as they took hosting duty.
With Stratford failing to make the 2022 Grand Final and Wy Yung losing the 2022 EGFNL flag to rivals Boisdale-Briagolong, the two competitive outfits have a clear agenda this season – to win.
The Swans have had an outstanding start to the 2023 season, sealing comfortable wins over their opponents since Round 1.
Similarly, Wy Yung proved a threat early on, with the Tigers and the Swans asserting themselves as the toughest teams in the competition.
While there is no arguing Wy Yung is a formidable side this season, Stratford well and truly stamped their dominance on the competition, with the Swans defeating the Tigers 46 to 41 at the weekend.
Emmy Williams was best-on-court for Stratford.
Boisdale-Briagolong claimed a 49 to 37 win over Lindenow, keeping the Bombers within reach of the top three outfits.
Orbost Snowy Rovers had a big win over Lucknow, defeating the travelling opponents 59 to 28.
Lakes Entrance drew with Paynesville 51 to 51.
Moe continued to prove themselves as a threat this season following a 61 to 41 win over Leongatha at the weekend.
Georgia Moody, Ramayer Gourley and Olivia Barnett were Moe’s best on court.
Leongatha’s best were Hannah Flanders, Kate Browne and Nicola Marriott.
The Lions’ Round 7 victory over the Parrots has positioned Moe comfortably at second on the Gippsland League ladder, four points ahead of third-place Leongatha and two points behind first-place Morwell.
A formidable Morwell outfit retained their undefeated status beating Sale 62 to 41 at the weekend.
Claire Marks, Chloe Radford and Tanya Budge were best-on-court for Morwell.
Sale’s best was Sienna Wynd, Dee Dee Lambert and Isla McCarthy.
Drouin squandered Maffra’s chances of their first win of the season, defeating their hosts 57 to 38.
Lucy McKellar, Kelly Mills and Ella Henderson were best-on-court for Droiun.
Young Talyi Dimarco, who was recently selected for the Under 17 Women’s national representative basketball team, the Sapphires, was best-on-court for Maffra.
Traralgon defeated Bairnsdale 55 to 37, while Warragul overcame Wonthaggi 48 to 42 to see our Round 7 of the Gippsland League.
