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\u201cProbably the third-quarter is what set the game up for us and we just had to hold off in the last,\u201d she said. \u201cWe knew it was going to be a really good game, a close game, and the girls put four solid quarters together.\u201d<\/p>\n
East had the best of it in the early stages of the first, building a seven-goal lead halfway through the quarter and exploiting their high-quality fast-paced short game, as well as City\u2019s inability to settle get long overhead passes into the circle.<\/p>\n
North was finally able to find their rhythm and when the opening stanza ended they were only down five goals, 9-14.<\/p>\n
The first break saw some key moves by North\u2019s coaching duo, with Sally McLean medallist Madison Selmon moved from shooter to attack and Poppy Douglass pulled out of the circle altogether and allowed to run riot on the wing.<\/p>\n
It was probably the key move of the match as the pair of young guns grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck, contributing in a big way to both teams going into half-time level at 23 apiece.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the move created a lot more drive and then the girls in the circle just steadied and got their shots,\u201d McCartin said.<\/p>\n
In a true premiership quarter, North turned the screws and took their turn creating a gap, which got out to seven and created 37-31 lead at the end of the penultimate period of play.<\/p>\n
East Point looked for solutions to the Selmon\/ Douglass conundrum, which came in the form of tight marking and physical defence, but that just allowed other City players to step up including hard working centre Gina McCartin and replacement shooter Brianna Gregory Johnson.<\/p>\n Position blending and hard at it sticktoitiveness by East, as well as a return to what they do best \u2013 playing their own game, gave the \u2018Roos the better final quarter, but City had done enough and eventual best on court Selmon wasn\u2019t missing the goals that counted.<\/p>\n The premiership capped an amazing week for Selmon who claimed the league best and fairest, grand final MVP and a top-level championship.<\/p>\n \u201cIt feels amazing and I\u2019m really privileged to have won all of them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cI came into goal attack and that changed it up a bit, but I do like playing goal attack as well and get to branch out a bit more.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ballarat Netball League<\/p>\n GRAND FINALS<\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/09\/1W5A9351-for-web-300x200.jpg\")