Superoos snare minor title
2 min read

MITIAMO completed the home-and-away season undefeated in Loddon Valley A Grade netball, sealing its perfect record with a commanding win over finals-bound Bridgewater last Saturday.
The Superoos, last season’s premiers, won 75-45 over the Mean Machine to head into their week off on a high.
Bridgewater will face Marong in the elimination final this weekend at Mitiamo.
Mitiamo surged to a 15-goal lead in the first quarter and increased the margin at every change.
Bridgewater’s strongest term was the third, in which it scored 14 goals to 15.
Coach Abbey Battersby said it was a welcome solid contest against Bridgey, especially with the week off approaching.
“The game was 8-0 early on and Bridgey seemed a bit unsettled,” she said.
“But they got better, and it was still a tough game.
“We’ve had Bridgewater and Marong giving us some really tough hit outs – tougher than the scores suggest.”
Battersby said the team would train tonight as normal and have a half-court session on Saturday to try to keep the momentum rolling into the second semi-final next week against either Pyramid Hill or Newbridge.
A potential practice match this week with Elmore fell through because the clubs were unable to agree on a date.
PYRAMID Hill will take on Newbridge in this week’s qualifying final at Marong full of confidence after thumping Maiden Gully by 60 goals.
The Bulldogs poured on 43 goals to seven in a dominant second half to win 84-24.
Pyramid Hill finished three games ahead of Newbridge in second place on the ladder and is favoured to win through to another battle with Mitiamo.
The two clubs played off in last season’s grand final, with the Superoos winning by six goals after having been defeated two weeks earlier in the second semi-final by the Bulldogs.
The grand final was played at Mitiamo’s home court, and this year will be contested at Newbridge.
Maiden Gully ended the season in seventh spot with four wins.
NEWBRIDGE beat fellow finalists Marong by 10 goals after leading throughout the game.
The Maroons have a tough task in coming up against Pyramid Hill this week after finishing three games behind the Bulldogs on the ladder.
Marong won the last quarter by 14 goals to 11, providing some welcome momentum going into the finals, where they face Bridgewater in an elimination match.
Lauren Knight and Rachel Pettifer were named as Newbridge’s best players.
CALIVIL versus Bears Lagoon Serpentine was a dead rubber, with neither team in the finals mix, but Serp put a seal on its claim to be the best of the rest with a 32-goal win.
The victory saw the Bears end the season in sixth place, one spot and one game behind Marong.
Star goaler Ava Francis was in fine form despite being double-teamed at times by Demons defenders as Bears Lagoon Serpentine  charged to a 10-goal lead at the first break.  
Another 17 goals to Calivil’s four in the second quarter put the match well out of the Demons’ reach.
Calivil finished second last on the ladder, with three wins for the year.


Top Stories
To read the full story, subscribe to Loddon Herald.
Click here to view our subscription options.
91be27bdaa15e3928204fabb9e1b0d15