| BDFNL PHOTOGRAPHS |
BDFNL Preliminary Finals took place at the Benalla Showgrounds on Sunday 7 September.
Grand Finals will be played on Sunday 14th at the Showgrounds. |
In Seniors football Goorambat 8.15 (63) defeated Longwood 7.18 (60).
Goorambat will play Bonnie Doon in the Grand Final. |
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The match gets underway for the all
important Grand Final berth |
Goorambat's Toby Hair wins
this ruck duel |
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Longwood mark? No!
Struan Pearce spoils |
Goorambat's Richard Siggers in hot
pursuit of Sean Duggan . . . and the ball |
In Reserves football Tatong 9.17 (71) defeated Longwood 3.7 (25).
Tatong will meet Bonnie Doon in the Grand Final. |
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Players crowd the goal front as Tatong
gain ascendancy in the match |
Tatong's Matthew Vallender in flight |
In A Grade netball Swanpool 42 defeated Tatong 33.
Swanpool will take on Goorambat in the Grand Final. |
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| Sally Burgess defends Chantal Lindsay's shot for goal |
Tatong's Andrea Hooker stretches to take this rebound |
Swanpool's Rebecca Spokes, with the ball, a picture of concentration |
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In B Grade netball Tatong 29 defeated Swanpool 27.
Tatong will come up against Goorambat
in the Grand Final. |
In C Grade netball Swanpool 43 defeated Tatong 24.
Swanpool will play Goorambat in the Grand Final. |
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| The elated Tatong team after their win |
Tatong's Shelley Hann played a great defensive game against Swanpool's aggressive forwards |
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Photographs by Meredith Tolliday |
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| BDFNL Semi Finals were played over the weekend Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st August |
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| The Second Semi Finals (ladder positions 1 versus 2) were played at Longwood on Saturday |
| In Seniors football Bonnie Doon 24.17 (161) defeated Goorambat 9.11 (65) |
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| Goorambat's Sam Gall tries to block the kick Chris Dunne directs forward |
Bonnie Doon flying high |
Goorambat's Scott Armstrong manages to mark in a congested forward line |
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| In Reserves football Bonnie Doon 10.13 (73) defeated Tatong 5.12 (42) |
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The race to get to the ball before the
boundary umpire does! |
Justin Blair smothered the kick from this
Bonnie Doon player |
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| Tatong's Will Mitchell attempts a mark |
Taton coach Brendan Anderson addresses
his team at 3/4 time |
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| In A Grade netball Goorambat 50 defeated Swanpool 38 |
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| Jo Gall defends Swanpool's Centre Rebecca Spokes (Mathieson) while sister Kellie leads for a pass |
Rebecca Spokes looks past Amelia Gall |
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| In B Grade netball Goorambat 48 defeated Swanpool 37 |
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| The Goorambat team before the game |
The Swanpool team before the game |
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| In C Grade netball Goorambat 55 defeated Swanpool 34 |
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Katherine Lennard defends the shot put out
by Swanpool's Sam Conlon |
Winners are grinners - the Goorambat team
after their win |
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Goorambat netball club had a very successful season with all three teams finishing on top of the ladder. This means they were the minor premiers. Swanpool finished in 2nd place in all three grades.
Goorambat and Swanpool A grade teams won 14 matches of their 16 matches and lost 2, and finished with 56 points.
Goorambat were placed in first position due to percentage with 207.64% to Swanpool's 182.53%.
Goorambat A grade amassed a mighty tally of 843 goals, and conceded 406 goals against them, whilst Swanpool totalled 794 goals and conceded 435 goals.
At Longwood the three Goorambat netball teams played against the three Swanpool teams in the 2nd semi finals. Goorambat won all three games. Swanpool will have another opportunity to gain a berth in the grand final when they play again next week against Tatong, the winners from the first semi finals played on Sunday at Benalla Showgrounds. |
| Photos and comments by Meredith Tolliday |
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| The First Semi Finals (positions 3 versus 4) were played at Benalla Showgrounds on Sunday |
| In Seniors football Longwood 5.3 (33) defeated Tatong 3.11 (29) |
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| And the rain came down! |
Longwood's Brendan Vercoe sprints towards goal |
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Tatong's David Keen flew to bring
the ball down |
Andrew Squires takes a safe
chest mark |
Brendan Anderson takes this mark
for Tatong |
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In Reserves football
Longwood 5.6 (36) beat Goorambat 4.5 (29) |
In A Grade netball
Tatong 46 defeated Bonnie Doon 23 |
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What a leap! Youngster Jake Warnock did a fine job
as ruckman for Goorambat |
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| Jodie Hooker looks to the shooters |
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The winning Tatong team
Photo courtesy of Greg Kirk |
| In B Grade netball Tatong 32 defeated Bonnie Doon 14 |
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| The happy Tatong team after their win |
| Zoe Worland shoots against tough opposition |
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In C Grade netball
Tatong 27 defeated
Bonnie Doon 18 |
Tatong managed a clean sweep over Bonnie Doon in all three netball grades |
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Photos and comments by Meredith Tolliday |
| Tatong triumphant! |
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In the final round of BDFNL home and away matches, played on Saturday 23 August,
Goorambat were hosts to Longwood |
| In Seniors football, Goorambattered the Longwood Redlegs |
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Goorambat's Ben Reaburn was in fighting form
in this encounter |
Toby Hair won this ruck knock out for Goorambat |
| Final scores: Goorambat 20.12 (132) defeated Longwood 9.6 (60) |
Finals - week 1: Goorambat play Bonnie Doon on Saturday 30 August. Location TBA.
Tatong play Longwood on Sunday 31 August. Location TBA. |
| In B Grade netball Fiona Tolliday played her 100th game |
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| "Funky" Fiona and her team mates |
Fiona in action, standing her ground |
Final scores: Goorambat 56 defeated Longwood 15
While in A Grade, Goorambat 58 defeated Longwood 27 |
Finals - week 1: In A, B and C Grades Goorambat play Swanpool in the
2nd Semi Finals on Saturday 30 August |
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Photos by Meredith Tolliday |
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Feathers flew as the Tatong Magpies swooped on the Swanpool Swans
on Saturday 16 August |
| Tatong Seniors had a good win, and Magpie Ricci Webster played his 351st game |
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Tatong's Kaine Docker took this great mark
early in the third quarter
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Swanpool captain Todd Haslam took a fine
overhead mark then booted the ball to the forward line
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Magpie Greg Vallender almost took this one
hander after a tussle with Ben Cook
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Chris Lindsay booted a goal with this kick
late in the third quarter
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In the final quarter Nick Fritsch took this safe
mark on the half back line, but his Tatong
opponents were looking sure winners
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Greg Vallender put Tatong's fifteenth and
final goal through late in the match
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Final scores: Tatong 15.17 (107) defeated Swanpool 9.5 (59)
Best on ground: Brett Turner of Tatong |
| Q & A's as Ricci Webster reaches his 350 game (plus 1) feat |
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Q When did you start playing for Tatong?
A In 1987 when I was 16. I started in the Reserves and hadn't played football before that.
Q How many premierships?
A Five - three in the Seniors and two in the Reserves.
Q Any awards?
A One Reserves Best and Fairest and runner up twice in the Seniors.
Q What was your career highlight?
A Being one of the magnificent seven - the seven players who played in three consecutive Senior premierships in 1994, 1995 and 1996.
Q How has your body stood up to 351 games?
A I need two knee reconstructions but I will see this year out.
Q Is this definitely your last year?
A Definitely! For two years I said "this is my last season" but this is it, definitely my last year.
Now aged 38, Ricci has played for Tatong for 22 years.
On playing his 300th game, The Ricci Webster Wing was designated by the Tatong Football Club in honour of his enormous contribution to the club
Congratulations Ricci! |
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Photos by Bruce Keogh |
The Swanpool Swans headed to Goorambat to take on The Bats
on Saturday 9 August |
| In A Grade netball Goorambat scored a 3 goal win over Swanpool |
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Swanpool defender Skye Jones throws
herself into intercepting a high ball coming
to Goorambat's Claire Greaves |
Sally Burgess applies plenty of
pressure to Goorambat's Kelsey Moss |
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Goormabat defenders make it hard for
Kellie Mathieson |
Swanpool's Meagan James applies
pressure on WA Jo Gall |
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WD Monique Tolliday looks for a
clear way out |
Monique Tolliday defends a goal attempt
by Swanpool's Brooke Bradshaw |
| Final scores: Goorambat 38 defeated Swanpool 35 |
| In Seniors football Goormabat had a convincing win over Swanpool |
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Swanpool's Blake Haslam attempts
to spoil a Mark Beavis mark |
Bat Jack Gall and Swan Dean
Bradshaw in flight |
| Final scores: Goorambat 21.17 (143) defeated Swanpool 3.5 (23) |
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Photos by Meredith Tolliday |
Tatong played Swanpool at home on Saturday 12 July
- as the spectators braved the cold weather |
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Swanpool's Damian King takes a strong
mark in the first quarter |
Ben Cook goes for a mark on the run under
pressure from Tatong's Kaine Docker |
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Brendan Anderson takes this grab on the back
line before moving the ball forward for Tatong |
Full forward Chris Dube made sure of
this goal late in the first quarter |
| Final scores: Tatong 18.15 (123) defeated Swanpool 8.2 (50) |
| In B Grade netball . . . |
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Kate Gaudion playing centre for Tatong
in the last quarter |
Tatong GD Emma Johnson about to take a catch |
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Emma Johnson about to throw, up against
serious Swanpool opposition! |
WD Jade Kirk moves swiftly into attack for Tatong |
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| Carole Haslam played her 100th game for Swanpool in this match. Carole is "50 years plus" but shows the athleticism of someone 20 years her junior. In 2006, Carole won the C Grade Goal Shooting Award for both her club and the league. Fantastic effort! |
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| Final scores: Tatong 23 defeated Swanpool 22 |
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Photos by Bruce Keogh |
On Saturday 5 July Swanpool held a Sponsors Day as a way of
saying thank you to its sponsors for their support.
Goorambat made their way to Swanpool for the day. |
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Swanpool's Dean Bradshaw backs up
in good position for a mark |
Liam Ward flies for the ball ahead of
Goorambat's Karl Bibby |
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| Martin Pelly with Goorambat in hot pursuit |
Ben Exton (number 4) watching his kick
go through the big sticks |
| Final scores: Goorambat 17.11 (113) defeated Swanpool 10.9 (69) |
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Swanpool's WD Meagan James right in
amongst the action . . . |
. . . and Meagan flies. She did land on her feet! |
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WA Kellie Mathieson gets her hands on the
ball
ahead of a quick disposal |
GS Brooke Bradshaw shoots - and goals
for Swanpool |
| Final scores: Swanpool 33 defeated Goorambat 28 |
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Photos by Bruce Keogh |
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| Celebrations for Goorambat trio |
Monique played her 150th game at Longwood back on Saturday 10 May and was the first Goorambat netball player to achieve 150 games.
Amelia Gall played her 150th game on Saturday 24 May at Swanpool.
Kelsey played her 100th game on Saturday 7 June when the team travelled to Bonnie Doon.
This is the first week the team has been at home to be able to celebrate in traditional style with a congratulatory banner for each young lady.
Between the three girls, who all now play together in A Grade, 400 games have been racked up.
In earlier years the girls have all played in grand finals and been part of great Premiership teams.
It takes years of dedication to amass these big numbers of games particularly in short seasons.
This is a wonderful experience for a small club in a small country league to have netball players play that number of matches.
It is commendable to see the commitment and team spirit these young women have shown to play with the one club for such a long period of time.
Their names will be inscribed on the Honour Board at the Clubrooms in due course.
( Report: Meredith Tolliday) |
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| Left to right: Monique Tolliday 23, Amelia Gall 24, and Kelsey Moss 18, celebrated milestones in their netball careers at Goorambat on Saturday 14 June in front of their home crowd. ( Photo courtesy of Sue Gall) |
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| Goorambat's Kelsey Moss reaches 100 games |
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Kelsey Moss played her 100th game of netball on Saturday when her club travelled to Bonnie Doon.
She joined the Goorambat Club in 2001, aged just eleven. This was a year before she was officially old enough to play. But she trained with the girls through the winter months. At the end of the season the club presented her with a special award to acknowledge her dedication to the club. The following year, 2002, as soon as she turned 12, she joined the C grade team and had three years in the team before progressing to B grade. In 2003 she won her club's Best and Fairest trophy and the League's Best and Fairest award for C grade. She was also the League's highest goal shooter for that grade. In 2004, still in C grade aged 14, she again won the League's and her Club's Best and Fairest award and again was the best shooter in the League. In 2005 she was elevated to B grade and was the League's highest B grade shooter. In 2006 she was the runner up for the Best and Fairest for her club. In 2007 she won the trophy for the goal shooting at the League's presentation night.
This season Kelsey has made the move up to play A grade netball. She is continuing her good form in the ring and around the court. (By Meredith Tolliday) |
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| Swanpool's 103 game veteran |
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| Meagan James celebrated her 103rd netball game with Swanpool recently |
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In the Benalla & District Football & Netball League on Saturday 24 May,
Swanpool was host to Goorambat |
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Swanpool unfurled their B grade Premiership flag
on 24 May. Left to right: Rikki Ryan, Carole Haslem,
Jane Burgess, Skye Jones, Kate Weaire and Lucy
Conlon. |
The 2007 B grade premiership team. This photo
was taken
on the day of their big win.
(Photo courtesy of Meredith Tolliday) |
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Goorambat A Grade netballers Amelia Gall (left)
and Monique Tolliday. Amelia played her 150th
game, while Monique played her 150th
two weeks earlier. |
Jeremy Mansfield after the reserves match - his
100th game for Swanpool. Unfortunately for
Jeremy, poor kicking cost Swanpool the match
losing by 6 points. |
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Kellie Mathieson, playing wing attack for Swanpool
A Grade, showed her usual determination and agility.
Goorambat went on to win the game comfortably. |
Despite a good display of marking skills, Swanpool
seniors were convincingly defeated.
Final scores were:
Goorambat 19.21 135, Swanpool 4.3 27 |
| Photos courtesy of Bruce Keogh |
