Big last quarter seals Roo win

The Roos applied the defensive pressure early on to set the tone and were up by five goals at the quarter break.

The second and third quarters saw strong performances and tight contests in all areas of the court especially in the goal rings.

The last quarter the Roo girls came out firing scoring 16 goals for the quarter to take the win, 43 to Yarrawonga 32.

Indianna Frauenfelder (Player’s Player & Club 1) - who did a heap of running, jumping and directing in the GA bib.

Tamir Richardson (Health Hub) - who was responsive to the gametime coaching and went out and performed her role well

Sophie Hanrahan (Ladies Committee & MVP) – reliable as every and who won us a lot of ball out of defence.

B Grade

Roos 39 to Yarrawonga 44

Another close fought game by the girls who are building and working on team processes and connections, looking forward to being competitive throughout the season.

Courtney Haigh (Club 1 & MVP) – great strong defensive game.

Remy Longmire (Essential Beauty) – great drives down the court to feed into the attack end.

Tori Sampson (Ladies Committee) – dynamic moves to get to the circle to feed the goalers.

C Grade

Roos 53 to Yarrawonga 51

The C Grade teamwork paid off on Saturday against the Yarrawonga Pigeons with a solid win.

The girls showed great pressure all over the court, turned the ball over in defence many times.

The attack feed into the circle consistently well.

The rhythm of subbing with positional changes did not upset the momentum of the play as the girls continued to show their good form from the first quarter.

Defenders Charlotte, Niamh and Steph did a great job against tall shooters.

The team kept the lead the entire game with strong defensive pressure over the court from all the players, Nellie and Jemma worked well to shut down the WA. Jemma, Ava, Issy and Chelsea fed well into strong holds from Eloise with Sophie balancing the ring well.

A great fourth quarter effort from the whole team keeping their composure held off the strong finishing Yarra.

It was awesome to get a win as the team farewelled Jemma who is leaving for the UK.

Jemma Smith (Club 1), Eloise Black (Thrive Wellness), Issy Saunders (Ladies Committee), Sophie Kennedy (MVP).

17 and Under

Roos 45 to Yarrawonga 49

The score did not reflect the game with the team constantly working hard over the four quarters.

Top effort from all the girls – it was such an amazing game.

Sommers Hogan (Origin & MVP) – had an incredible game in defence. Her relentless effort did not go unnoticed

Rahni Dickins (The Hire Room) – was a big player for the four quarters, her leadership was huge in the Centre/ mid court.

Alex Gniel (Ladies Committee) – played an amazing game, her talk was so good.

15 and Under

Roos 36 to Yarrawonga 45

What a game from the Under 15s this week.

The girls brought everything and have been working hard and showed off their skills in a fierce and thrilling match. It was a real battle and although we fell short by eight, the effort and teamwork were outstanding.

Lilyana Wright (Docs) – was an absolute wall in defence – fearless, focused and pulling off intercepts left and right.

Maddison Ryan (Sportspower) – a good captains game. Her voice and leadership kept the team driving forward – her presence on court was next level.

Katelin Baker (Ladies Committee) – she owned the circle with slick movement and an impressive 75% shooting accuracy.

Millie Eales (MVP)

It was another fantastic day at John Foord Oval as the club hosted the Yarrawonga Pigeons on the ANZAC weekend. Congratulations to C Grade on their first win of the season. Next week we travel to Albury to take on the Tigers.