Saints fall in tight ‘Pies tussle

A repeat of their victory back in round three was not to be, as Myrtleford’s A grade netball side fell by three goals to Wangaratta. It was a fast-paced and intense match for the full hour, but the Magpies held on the triumph at McNamara Reserve 51-54. The first half was incredibly close, going goal-for-goal for large sections of the match and the scores deadlocked by quarter time. Myrtleford upped their intensity but Wangaratta matched it, opening a seven-goal lead over the Saints by the half-time whistle. The Magpies put the foot down through the third with a double-digit lead, and despite heroic efforts form the Saints to rein their opponent in, in the end the timer won out. Coach Tina Way said the match could’ve easily gone the other way. “It was a very fast-paced game, the scoreline see-sawed throughout the match,” she said. “The girls played with great intensity, it was a very different line-up to last time we played them - Tayla Cartwright and myself didn’t play that game, we had Daisy [O’Kane] and we had Liv [La Spina], so there were four different players on the court playing them from last time. “The girls have so much fight and so much determination – we nearly nabbed that win on the weekend and Wangaratta were out to get that one back.” Goal keeper Tayla Cartwright held the dangerous Amanda Umanski quiet for much of the game, while Taylah Reidy shot 47 goals for the match in a stunning performance. “Amanda Umanski is very tall so it’s very hard to get many balls off her, but I think Tayla would’ve gotten about a dozen for the game, intercepts and a few clutch rebounds at the right, crucial moment to keep sending it back to the attack line,” Way said. “Taylah Reidy and Emma Sharp combined well in the circle - Tayla shot 47 goals on Saturday which is a huge effort – but they combined really well.” The Saints come up against a challenging Yarrawonga this weekend, with the Pigeons sitting fourth overall. In other matches, the juniors thrived, with the under 15s coming home 52-34, and the under 17s winning 54-42. The C graders were also successful, taking the win 32-24, while B grade went down by six goals, 47-55.

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