A Grade
This match was played first as the broadcast match of the day at 11.30am. Monbulk were hoping to emulate their earlier success at Olinda back in round eight when they caused an upset to claim a 49-41 win. Olinda weren’t going to be caught off guard again and protected their goal well while consistently sweeping the ball forward to create scoring opportunities. The Hawks never gave up and fought the game out as the margin grew bigger every quarter.
Monbulk 48 def by Olinda-Ferny Creek 72
Best: Sophie Stubbs, Tiana Mancarella, Abbey Whitaker
Goals: Peri Reid 44, Sophie Stubbs 3, Jen Dewhurst 1
B Grade
Olinda’s B Grade team burst out of the blocks and established a virtually unassailable lead of 10 goals by quarter time and eventually cruised to a 24-goal win. Olinda were more effective in their ball movement while their defensive players caused numerous costly turnovers for Monbulk.
Monbulk 38 def by Olinda-Ferny Creek 65
Best: Dayna Walsham, Rihanna Kelly, Georgia Wilson
Goals: Paige Rondinella 32, Chloe Schmidtke 6
C Grade
The C Grade match was the final clash for the day and Monbulk suffered a similar fate to their other grades. It was again a case where Olinda won from the back of the court, where they were too focussed and picked off loose balls while causing turnovers.
Monbulk 18 def by Olinda-Ferny Creek 40
Best: Jess Whitworth, Simone Beattie, Courtney Witt
Goals: Jamie Sands 14, Sammi Kelly 2, Laura Del Biondo 2
D Grade
The D Grade match had the worst conditions of the day as a heavy shower hit the game. It didn’t dampen Olinda’s performance though as the likely grand finalists proved to be too good for the battling Hawks.
Monbulk 8 def by Olinda-Ferny Creek 47
Best: Kate Smith, Caitlin Utting, Brooke O’Loughlin
Goals: Kate Smith 6, Eireann Lawson 2
