AN early breakout by Ocean Grove in the first half was enough to fend off a resilient Torquay outfit 54-49 in today\u2019s (Saturday, August 27) Preliminary Final, setting up a Grand Final blockbuster with Geelong Amateur.<\/p>\n
The Grubbers led 27-17 after two quarters at Grinter Reserve, allowing little room to move for Torquay.<\/p>\n
Tigers coach Sonia Harris inspired her side to win the next two quarters of play, however, it was not enough on the day, eventually going down by five goals.<\/p>\n
It was a regular 39-goal haul for Rebecca O\u2019Neill backed up by her partner in crime Ashton O\u2019Brien, who had a humble 15 scores next to her name.<\/p>\n
Kelsey Ollis and Georgia Ryan received best-on-court recommendations during the match alongside O\u2019Neill for the Grubbers.<\/p>\n
Torquay\u2019s scorers comprised Daisy O\u2019Kane\u2019s 31 goals, Rhian Moresi\u2019s 15 goals and Julia Allan-Goodwin\u2019s three goals.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Kane, Lauren Berridge and Sarah Cameron had best-on-courts bestowed upon them despite the loss.<\/p>\n
Ocean Grove will get its chance at redemption when it counts, losing to Geelong Amateur in the first qualifying final two weeks ago 45-49.<\/p>\n
The Grubbers and Ammos finished second and third during the regular season with records of 16-2 and 15-3 respectively, setting up one of the most highly anticipated grand finals in recent years.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s BNL Grand Final on September 3 at Grinter Reserve will begin at 3.15pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AN early breakout by Ocean Grove in the first half was enough to fend off a resilient Torquay outfit 54-49 in today\u2019s (Saturday, August 27) Preliminary Final, setting up a Grand Final blockbuster with Geelong Amateur. The Grubbers led 27-17 after two quarters at Grinter Reserve, allowing little room to move for Torquay. Tigers coach […]<\/p>\n