Netball’s top two clash on Colbinabbin’s court

TOP two teams Colbinabbin and Mount Pleasant meet in this Saturday’s 13th round of A-grade netball in the Agnico Eagle Fosterville Gold Mine Heathcote DFNL season.

The Grasshoppers and Blues will play at Colbinabbin’s M.J. Morgan Oval from 1.30pm.

It’s a rematch of the ’25 grand final which Colbinabbin won to complete an unbeaten run to premiership glory.

When these teams met in round four it was the Jen McIntyre-coached Grasshoppers who claimed a 68-56 victory on Mount Pleasant’s court in Toolleen.

Attacks of both teams were in superb form in last Saturday’s play.

Colbinabbin netted an 80-36 win on the White Hills court in Scott Street.

The Anthea McCleary-coached Mount Pleasant scored a 94-34 win at home against Lockington Bamawm United.

Another big match on Saturday will be at Elmore where the Bloods take on White Hills from 1.30pm.

The Adam Boldiston-coached Elmore fought on for a 37-36 win against North Bendigo at Bendigo Club Oval in Atkins Street last round.

A third win of the season has put the Bloods on the sixth rung and six premiership points behind the fifth-placed Harlowe Huntly Hawks.

It’s another huge test for the Bloods as White Hills won the round four showdown in the Scott Street den by 27 goals.

The Elley Lawton-coached White Hills will be fired up after a 44-goal loss at home to Colbinabbin.

At Huntly’s Strauch Reserve the Hawks will play Leitchville Gunbower from 2.30pm.

The Hawks scored a 20-goal victory at Heathcote’s Pigeon Park in Barrack Reserve last Saturday.

A Huntly line-up coached by Kym Bell and Ash Sherlock will be wary of Leitchville Gunbower after the teams drew 49-all at Gunbower in the fourth round.

The Katie Pollock-coached LG Bombers had the bye last Saturday after a two-goal win at Heathcote in round 11.

Lockington Bamawm United will be back on its court at Nichol Trading Oval to play Heathcote.

In round four the Brooke Price-coached Heathcote scored a 46-43 win at home against the Lockington Bamawm United Cats.

Both teams have marked two wins as the Stacy Bacon-coached LBU leads the Saints on percentage.