GEELONG Cougars are hoping to draw a big crowd when they come to Torquay for their one-off Victorian Netball League (VNL) fixture this Sunday, March 23.<\/p>\n
The championship-level team will be looking to continue their winning ways against Melbourne University in Round 2 after recording a 14-goal win over the Southern Saints last weekend.<\/p>\n
Geelong Netball Club president Darren Hellmann explained why the Cougars would be playing at Wurdi Baierr Stadium.<\/p>\n
“It’s really the only venue suitable for us as a home venue to host a VNL game. We’d rather play at a stadium in Geelong, but the lack of a suitable stadium necessitates us going to Wurdi Baierr in Torquay,” he said.<\/p>\n
“It’s not ideal but it’s a good stadium and been good for us, so we just make the best of that opportunity.”<\/p>\n
The Cougars otherwise play most Wednesdays at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in Melbourne.<\/p>\n
Hellmann is confident there will be a good turnout on Sunday, and invited the community to come along.<\/p>\n
“Most of our athletes are local girls who have come up through Geelong football\/netball, which is why we get such great support from the local netball community because these girls have been in the system for a long time,” he said.<\/p>\n
The netball will begin at 10.30am with a curtain-raiser exhibition match being played with the Geelong Flyers Junior Development Program.<\/p>\n
This will be followed by a match between the Cougars and Melbourne University development squads and the under-23s.<\/p>\n
The championship match starts at 3pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
GEELONG Cougars are hoping to draw a big crowd when they come to Torquay for their one-off Victorian Netball League (VNL) fixture this Sunday, March 23. The championship-level team will be looking to continue their winning ways against Melbourne University in Round 2 after recording a 14-goal win over the Southern Saints last weekend. Geelong […]<\/p>\n