Match write ups for this weekends A Reserve & 13 & Under netball finals. GO SAINTS!!! A RESERVE Millicent would have enjoyed sitting back and watching the 2nd semi final last weekend as North and South played a physical encounter that was not without its casualties. Whether Toni Sims can recover in time from a serious ankle injury is one of the variables that will make a huge difference to the final result. Sims is a key for the Demons , as an on court leader, an accurate shooter and an outstanding mover in the shooting circle, not just setting up her own opportunities but opportunities for fellow goaler Tanya Thomson. The two have formed a good understanding in the shooting circle and will test Saints defenders Lucy Walker, Kylie Grosser and Natalie Potter. Walker has reinvented herself in tis finals series at both junior and senior level in her return to circle defence rather than goals and given her performance in the 1st semi final, it is hard to see Millicent starting her anywhere but keeper. The battle in the centre between Sharon Adams and Lynette Shanks will be pivotal. Adams is a hard running , creative player, who often pulls off the seemingly possible feed, while Shanks is the steady head who always gets the job done without any fanfare. It is a ying and yang match up sure to determine the final outcome. Millicent lost Carol Grimes to a knee injury in the 1st semi final so that will see multi-premiership wing attack Paula Tunkin back on court. South’s Tash Hemmings-Dunn is a good match up for the smart wing attack though and the two have had a number of classic battles over the years. The battle on the other wing will also be intriguing as South’s Ashlee Cutting looks to find space and room to drive against the tight checking Hannah Cooymans. The match could well be won and lost in the Millicent shooting circle as teenage shooters Keah Lynch and Zoe Brown take on experienced defensive duo Rachel O’Brien and Krystie Reid. Reid and O’Brien work well together and are masters at shutting down space, with both equally as adept in the air as they are on the ground. The young shooting duo stood tall in the first semi final though and the pace and movement of Lynch would trouble most defenders. Brown is also a valuable finals commodity – a shooter not afraid to take the long shot. If Sims plays, the Demons will definitely win and if not, Emily Gazzard will certainly prove a capable replacement and while the result will be closer, it should be the same. 13 & UNDER South Gambier takes on Millicent in this preliminary final in what looms as an intriguing clash. The battle of the day will be Jordyn Adams taking on Millicent star Isabelle Turner. Turner is the key go to player for the Saints, both in setting up play and the shooting and Adams is a classy defender who reads the play amazingly well for one so young and who can create turnovers at will. At the other end, Imogen Walker is the key player for the Demons in offence and her match up with Macey Taylor will go a long way to deciding the outcome. Both sides have plenty of hard running talent through the mid court – South with Ruby Hickman and Claudia Edmonds and Millicent through Hannah Nitschke and Tayla Werchon. South is yet to drop a game to the Saints and the injury to tall key position player Madi Haggett has made life tough for the Saints and the Demons should earn a rematch with the Tigers in the grand final.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 07:03:37 +0000
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