| |
All Blacks A Grade netballers enjoyed their first win of the season
at King Valley on Saturday 2 August. B Grade also took the honours. |
|
 |
Happy All Blacks A Graders after their win.
At the back left to right:
Alara Jones, Cassie Creed, Kaitlyn Ackerly, Jenna Stafford, Michaela Allen and Catherine Masters, with Sarah Anderson at the front.
|
Jenna Stafford (centre) played her 100th game while Kaitlyn Ackerly (left) and Michaela Allen have both played 50 games for the Panthers. |
| |
Photos by Tanya Kubeil |
| North Wangaratta travelled to Benalla on Saturday 26 July |
| In a thrilling finish, All Blacks Seniors held on to win by 2 points |
 |
 |
In the third quarter, goals came thick and
fast for All Blacks. Shane Allen (number
6) marked this and goaled |
Tony Reaper took this great mark and then booted a goal |
 |
 |
| Strong ground play by Michael Donehue saw him put this one through |
Terry Clarke shrugged off the opposition and
put another 6 points on the board for All Blacks |
 |
 |
Brendan Fear, always a reliable mark, took
this fine grab at centre half forward |
Jamie Smith, no stranger to this page, earned another mark of approval! |
| Final scores: Benalla All Blacks 11.12 (78) defeated North Warangatta 11.10 (76) |
| |
| In A Grade netball . . . |
 |
 |
| GD Michaela Allen moved the ball forward despite tough opposition |
GA Alara Jones scored this goal in the first quarter |
 |
 |
| Jaquie Currie switched to GA in the second quarter |
Alara Jones managed to stay in play and
fling the ball for a shot at goal |
| Final scores: North Wangaratta 61 defeated Benalla All Blacks 28 |
| |
Photos by Bruce Keogh |
| |
| All Blacks Seniors had a good win over Greta on Saturday 12 July |
 |
 |
| Jack Frampton takes a strong mark in the second quarter for the Panthers |
Brendan Fear flies for a mark as Greta players converge |
 |
 |
| Jamie Smith, always potent up forward for All Blacks, gets his hands to the ball . . . |
. . . and Jamie breaks through Greta tacklers . . . |
 |
 |
. . . and when clear, Jamie boots the
ball forward |
On the half time siren, Brendan Fear kicked a goal - too high for Greta's defence to get their hands to the ball |
| Final scores: Benalla All Blacks 15.11 (101) defeated Greta 10.4 (64) |
| |
Photos by Bruce Keogh |
| |
| On Saturday 28 June, Benalla All Blacks were hosts to Bright |
| In Seniors Football . . . |
 |
 |
| All Blacks led at 3/4 time and looked promising. Jamie Smith, pictured here, was effective in forward play. |
Ricky Willett booted a goal to regain a 4 point lead for All Blacks before Bright began a charge late in the match. |
 |
 |
| Ben Irwin tried valiantly in defence but Bright drew away to record a solid win. |
Despite the loss, playing coach Les Gilchrist congratulated his players on their determination and endeavour. |
| Final scores: Bright 16. 11 (107) defeated Benalla All Blacks 11. 7 (73) |
| In A Grade netball . . . |
 |
 |
GD Michaela Allen had GS Cassie Creed in
her sights for a goal opportunity. |
And Cassie got it, but All Blacks failed to capitalise on goal shooting opportunities as Bright took ascendancy in the match. |
 |
 |
| Playing in Centre position, Sarah Anderson repeatedly moved the ball forward. |
GS Cassie Creed was up against tough defensive work by the girls from Bright. |
| Final scores: Bright 50 defeated Benalla All Blacks 36 |
| |
Photos by Bruce Keogh |
In the A Grade Netball match, played in Benalla on Saturday 24 May,
King Valley (55) defeated All Blacks (48) |
Photos by Meredith Tolliday
 |
 |
| Kaitlin Ackerly shadows King Valley's shooter |
Michaela Allen, usually a defence player, shoots for goal. With two shooters missing from the All Blacks line-up, Michaela went into attack and performed well |
 |
 |
| Plenty of action in the ring |
Alara Jones shoots for goal with team mate Michaela Allen at the ready |
| All Blacks pair notch up single and double centuries |
 |
 |
| Peter Woods is chaired off by his All Blacks team mates after his 200th senior game on Saturday 26 April. |
All Blacks netballer Kirsty Orton after her 100th game for the club on Saturday 26 April.
Photos courtesy of Tanya Kubeil |
 |
Some of the kids who enjoyed a great day of games and fun at the
All Blacks Family Day on Sunday 5 May |
| |
Photo courtesy of Tanya Kubeil |
