THE weekend saw Portarlington Recreation Reserve host the opening round of the BFNL netball finals.<\/p>\n
Saturday\u2019s game saw Geelong Amateurs narrowly defeat Ocean Grove 41-38 to guarantee themselves a place in the first semi-final against top-spot Torquay.<\/p>\n
Ocean Grove will then play Modewarre in the second semi-final after Modewarre comprehensively dispatched Barwon Heads, 5732.<\/p>\n
The winner of that semi-final play the loser of the first one in the preliminary final.<\/p>\n
Barwon Heads A Grade coach Olivia Young said despite the team\u2019s loss she\u2019s pleased with the character the team showed in a season riddled with injuries.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had to filter some new players in because of the injuries. But they really adapted and we played really well to still make finals and finish fifth.\u201d<\/p>\n
Things went differently in the B Grade qualifying finals, with both Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads winning their games.<\/p>\n
Both finals were closely fought, with Barwon Heads beating Torquay in the first qualifying final 36-34, and Ocean Grove beating Modewarre, 4238.<\/p>\n
The C Grade finals were even closer, with both being decided by a single point.<\/p>\n
The first qualifying final saw Geelong Amateur edge past Drysdale 34-33, and in the second Barwon Heads to win 21-20, despite a spirited final quarter from Torquay where they netted eight points to Barwon Heads\u2019 one.<\/p>\n
In the D Grade Torquay won the first qualifying final against Geelong Amateur 25-15. While the second qualifying final saw Barwon Heads on the other side of a one-point defeat, as Modewarre won 23-22.<\/p>\n
In the first E Grade qualifying final, Ocean Grove overturned a half-time deficit to beat Geelong Amateur 27-23. The second semi-final then saw Torquay defeat Queenscliff 25-19.<\/p>\n
Portarlington Recreation Reserve will also host next week\u2019s semi-finals, before the sides move on to Spring Creek Reserve for the preliminary finals and grand finals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE weekend saw Portarlington Recreation Reserve host the opening round of the BFNL netball finals. Saturday\u2019s game saw Geelong Amateurs narrowly defeat Ocean Grove 41-38 to guarantee themselves a place in the first semi-final against top-spot Torquay. Ocean Grove will then play Modewarre in the second semi-final after Modewarre comprehensively dispatched Barwon Heads, 5732. The […]<\/p>\n