Gippsland League finished its home-and-away season at the weekend with outcomes of no surprise.
Leongatha was too good for Maffra.
The Parrots came out of the gates firing and gave no sign of letting up as they defeated the Eagles by 28 goals.
Laura Higgins, Lauren Redpath and Nicola Marriott were influential for the Parrots, while Maffra’s Chloe Felsbourg, Matilda Pendergast and Ashleigh Keefe were recognised for their efforts.
Leongatha made a statement with this dominant victory. The final scores read Parrots 56 to Eagles 28.
The Maroons finished the season on a high.
Traralgon hosted Sale in the last game for the year for both sides, who fell short of finals, but that did not mean this game did not come at any stake.
Pride and hope for the next year were on the line, and the Maroons grabbed it with both hands as they defeated Sale by just three goals.
It was a close affair all game between Traralgon and Sale – almost goal-for-goal. But the Maroons’ last quarter set them above the rest as they shot 12 goals to the Magpies mere eight and ran away with the win.
Traralgon’s young guns Milly Murphy, Amy Harrison and Cassidy Smith were outstanding on the day for the Maroons and undoubtedly gave the club hope for the future of the side.
That future will be led by someone other than Kate French, with the Traralgon A Grade coach stepping down afther this season.
Moe downed the Hawks.
The Lions won their 17th game in a row, in what would be a record for the club’s A Grade side.
Playing-coach Ramayer Gourley was dominant again, sinking 31 shots to get herself among the best alongside fellow shooter Abby Gregorovich. Emma Sculley was also instrumental for the Lions.
Drouin had no answers to stop the Lions’ train as the final scores read Moe 48 to Hawks 40.
Despite the loss, Drouin’s Ava Gaul, Kym Diston and Lucy McKellar starred.
Moe secured the minor premiership, having lost only one game all year.
Off the back of a stellar season, the Lions finished with 68 points, and will have the first week of the finals series to rest and recover.
The Hawks will have to gear up to play an elimination final against Warragul on Sunday.
Lights out as the Tigers dominate.
Morwell made light work of Wonthaggi last Saturday with a 27-goal victory.
The game started out even as the quarter-time scoreboard read Tigers nine and Power eight.
Wonthaggi’s competitiveness ran out in the second as the Tigers steamrolled their opposition on court, scoring 14 to five.
But it came down to Morwell’s fitness and perseverance in the fourth quarter, which won them the healthy-looking margin, sinking a further 20 shots to a mere seven.
Chelsea Bowman, Annalise O’Halloran and Freya Scapin were good for the away team.
Morwell veterans Tanya Budge and Courtney Garth dominated the play and led the defensive pressure in the game, while Ellie Pollutro had the game of her life.
The final score was Morwell 55 to Power 28.
Morwell will now head to a qualifying final against Leongatha at Wonthaggi on Saturday.
Hoping to put a little fear into Morwell’s eyes with such a big win, the Parrots will turn their focus onto getting through the Tigers in week one of the finals.
The Gulls sent the Redlegs packing.
Warragul showed just why they’re playing finals in season 2023, as they thumped Bairnsdale 48 to 28.
The Gulls were too good, like a well-oiled machine with defensive pressure to make any team crumble.
Despite the best efforts of Bairnsdale’s Alison Dwyer, Anna Mooney and Ruby Dunkley they could do little to stop the dominance of Warragul’s Renee Cook, Pippa Cook and Sienna Green.
