Wooo Hoooo - Netball has started for 2009 !!
Fuzz and Bec kicked off their season with Round 1 last weekend and had a tough match first up against a polished looking Cavaliers (Launceston team). Our girls put up a brave fight and although the score really doesnt tell the story - they all played pretty well. Cavaliers prevailed 50-23.
Round 2 was on Sunday night against Arrows. This time our Cripps girls didnt work well together and looked very scrappy the whole game and were convincingly beaten every quarter and in every third of the court. Although the Arrows played a good game and were outright winners on the night, our girls should be well prepared next time they meet. Final Score: Arrows 49 - Cripps 27. It must be said: This team can be beaten !!! - Player of the Match: Zoe Crawford (Arrows)
Here's where I give you a match report !!
On Friday night (6 March) our Cripps girls played DJ's. Our girls hit the court full of confidence and were firing right from the start. The starting line up was :
GS: Bec Langford
GA: Jess Boulter
WA: Steph Butterworth
C: Claire (Fuzz) Minton
WD: Bec Boxall
GD: Emily-Kate Garvey
GK: Ashlee Nichols
sub: Nikki Stoneman
sub: Zoe Cupit
This week our shooters (Bec and Jess) made good space in the circle and with terrific feeding into them by Fuzz and Steph, the defenders had NO CHANCE !!
Fuzz, Steph and Bec Boxall combined extremely well at the other end of the court and took many intercepts as DJ's tried their hardest to get the ball into their shooters.
Ashlee and Emily worked their butts off in defence and their hard work paid off. If they weren't deflecting the ball away from their opponents, they were holding their stretch well enough to panic the shooters and then their strong boxing out enabled them to grab the rebounds !!
This week the Cripps girls were strong at leading onto the ball and were placing their hands over every ball when in defence.The Final Score told the story: Cripps 51-DJ's 19. Player of the Match: Claire (Fuzz) - Cripps
I've posted some photos from the game that Lisa Boxall took on Friday night - ENJOY!!
