Game 10 L 15-21

Great effort girls.

Rebounding cost us tonight. We will keep working on our shooting next year and making good open shots.

Thank you very much to Katrina and the girls for the lovely present and card. Truly appreciated!

Merry Christmas everyone.

NO BROKEN BONES

Sorry you missed the pic Jaz

Game 9 L 15-22

Our games keep getting tougher and rougher but the girls keep standing up to the Yr 9 girls we play each week.

This was a terrific effort against the top team tonight.

Terrific game Dani

Great hustle Ruby

Great D Kira

Great pressure Jaz and Viv

Excellent hustle Sarah

Great rebounding Charlotte

Won Game 8 27-18

Congratulations girls on a hotly contested game.

Fantastic rebounding all night Danielle 

Terrific hustle Jaz

Great shots Sarah , Freya and Kira

Terrific D as always Viv

Great pressure on the ball Ruby

Amazing long dribbling Charlotte 

Game 8 L 19-20

Terrific effort by our girls

As a bottom age team we are doing an amazing job against Yr 9 girls.

Great hustle Jaz

Great passing Charlotte

Good rebounding Freya

Game 7 W 32-10

Well done girls on a good team game

Great shooting Kira

Terrific Hustle Jaz

All the best with exams you bunch  of “Smarties”

Winter Season Awardees

MVP Kira Collins

Coaches Award Viv Steel

Congratulations girls 

A tremendous effort by you both

Game 6 Drew 16-16

Wow

What a comeback!

Terrific by our girls against a stronger group of Year 9 Girls.

Terrific hustle Ruby

Great D Jaz

Great Shooting Viv

Amazing intercepting Charlotte

Top shots Freya

Great Free Throws Kira

Amazing rebounding Danielle

Terrific hustle Sarah

Game 5 L24-12

So many things to take from that game.

At half time we discussed that our intensity was not there. As the graphic shows below we certainly changed that in the second half.

Terrific Game Danielle 

Great Goal Freya

Game 4 w 14-11

A very scrappy game.

Terrific rebounding Danielle 

Great shooting Charlotte

Our Monday Training sessions are very valuable as Mark goes through technical aspects of our game.

Please let me know if you can’t attend training.

Game 3 L 17-25

It was terrific to see our girls challenged tonight.

I thought they took it right up to a team of Yr 9 girls.

It’s only grading but was terrific to watch their comeback in that second half.

Congratulations on your 3pt Play Ruby

Outstanding Defense Danielle

Game 2 W 33-19

Another great game by the girls tonight.

Terrific to watch their team first approach.

Great dribbling Sarah

Excellent passing Freya

Top defence Jaz

Game 1 W 31-4

A great effort by the girls tonight.

Wonderful to have Danielle and Jaz on the team. They both showed tonight what great teammates they will be.

Back Training

It’s going to be a physical season in u16 and we are preparing. A Great session with Mark

Report Card

 

Viv- Wow what a season. Joint defensive player of the year. We couldn’t have done it without your tenacity! You stepped into a role that should never have been yours and fulfilled it with glowing reviews!

Biggest improvement- shot blocking

 

Kira- Top scorer for the Emeralds. Amazing dribbling. Your dribbling has been a standout all year. Bigger and better next season I  predict!

Biggest Improvement- crossover

 

Charlotte- Outstanding efforts in rebounding and intercepting. Just brilliant to watch.  You have gone from strength to strength and I have really enjoyed seeing your Netball skills shine through on the Basketball court.

Biggest improvement- rebounding

 

Freya- Your efforts were wonderful to watch this season. Seeing you scoring and applying pressure in defense was fantastic. Your willingness to listen and follow advice on court was terrific.

Keep up the great attitude.

Biggest Improvement - shooting

 

Sarah- Your athleticism was a standout all season. We love your defensive pressure and your new found ability to drive hard at the ring.  You are a tremendous team player and a pleasure to coach.

Biggest Improvement- driving at the ring

 

Nadia-Your drive to be your best on court is a great strength. Your outside shooting was something to behold. We all loved having your shooting and rebounding ability on court.

Biggest Improvement- rebounding

 

Ruby- Joint defensive player of the year. Your hustle and effort can never be questioned. Your court coverage is outstanding.  Your never give up attitude helps us every week.

Biggest Improvement- dribbling

Semi Final L 20-7

They brought the pressure and the intensity and we weren’t able to match it!.

Perhaps if last week had gone ahead we may have had a different path but on the night they were just too good. They beat us at our own game.

Enjoy the rest and a good break. It will do us all really good. The girls will move to u16 which will be Tues night games next term.

Thank you everyone for getting them to training and games every week. I’ve loved every minute of coaching these girls!

Enjoy your house dinners and have a great Holiday

Mr F

Game 14 W 28-8

Well that’s it for the regular season.

We started flat but picked up the intensity in no time at all.

Terrific game Ruby

Great shooting Nadia

Excellent D Freya

Great hustle Charlotte 

Great dribbling Viv

Finals next week……. Let’s Go!

Game 13 W 38-8

Top shooting Kira

Great dribbling Charlotte

1 round to go before finals.

Game 12 W 30-11

Another scrap tonight! We are good in these type of games and it suits us when teams want to play rough.

Outstanding hustle and D tonight Viv and Sarah.

I really enjoy every game we play and watching the girls fight them out. Their tenacity and endeavour is just so great to watch.  

A terrific score card for us all again tonight with everyone scoring.

Game 11 W 28-6

Great team game again tonight!

Such a pleasure watching the girls play with such vigour and intensity.

Great rebounding Ruby

Amazing hustle Sarah

Terrific dribbling Kira

Great D Viv

Great shooting Freya

Good running both ways Nadia

Terrific interceptions Charlotte

The ladder shows we are an amazing defensive team

Game 10 W 41-11

A terrific  game by all the girls tonight.

We had all girls ready to take the crt together for the first time in a long time only to lose Nadia to injury in the warm up. All the best with the ankle Nadia.

All girls scored tonight which is again reflective of our great team play.

Tremendous rebounding Ruby

Great to have you back Sarah we’ve missed your tenacity.

Amazing shooting Freya! Fantastic game.

Game 9 W 15-8

A terrific defenders game tonight.

We started with great intensity and it was terrific to watch. All our girls bring an element of defensive hustle to our games and it creates great scoring opportunities for us.

Amazing shot blocking Viv

Terrific intercepting Charlotte

Game 8 L 14-30

Thank you to Mrs Collins for coaching tonight and to the 5 girls who played without subs in a top 2 clash.

Looking forward to seeing you all back on crt next Monday night.

Congratulations to Charlotte on a big game!

Game 7 W 38-14

Thank you to Sophie and Sarah for helping us out tonight. We all hope you can join us again soon. We all loved having you both in the team. You both brought something to the floor that helped our team….. Well Done.

A physical game tonight and the girls weathered the storm. Terrific game Freya and Sarah.

We have 2 week off now before the Monday game in the 3rd week of the Hols. We have 5 available for the game and it will go ahead on Mon July 11th.

Thank you to Mr Collins for coaching on this night.

I will send a reminder over the holidays.

Game 6 W 46-4

A fast game against a good young team.

Great shooting Kira and Nadia

Great screens Ruby

Terrific dribbling Viv

Great to have you back Freya- Great spots

Excellent rebounding Charlotte 

Top hustle Sarah

Game 5 W 56-13

A good win again tonight.

Amazing driving Viv and Charlotte.

Summer Season

Congratulations MVP Nadia

Coaches award Charlotte 

The girls enjoyed their pizza and received a runners up medal tonight at training.

Game 4 W 10-8

Wow! That was tense!

We were in a scrap and we certainly saw it through right to the end.

Terrific Hustle and final goal Ruby

Great D Sarah 

I hope your ankle is ok Nadia and your nose not too sore Viv

Let’s hope games aren’t that stressful each week.

Reminder to order your pizza for Friday by replying to Mrs Tunzi.

Please wear your uniform to training Friday for photos.

Great sesssion

Terrific 45 mins with Mark tonight working on our fast breaks and passing. 

Game 3 W 50-9

A big win tonight.

Great to work on individual skills.

Great shooting Kira

Terrific rebounding Charlotte 

Game 2 L 16-28

A tough game with no subs this evenings

Well done on pushing through!

Terrific running both ways Viv.

Great rebounding Charlotte.

Winter Season Div 1 L 4-37

Tough work for our girls tonight. We are focusing on learning plenty in Div 1 over grading.

Great to be back on court.

Memories

 

Div 2 Qual Final w 25-13

I and I’m sure all of the parents are very proud of our girls. They played wonderful team basketball tonight.

We now await the outcome of next Mondays Game.

Kira- tremendous game- Fantastic free throws and great offensive rebounds. 

Viv- Your hustle and determination is second to none. Keep it up. We love it

Charlotte- your ability to read the play is so good. I admire your rebounding and improvement in scoring

Ruby- You’ve got a tough coach but you always deliver. Terrific game. Brilliant D

Freya- Your improvement is so important to us. Keep up your efforts. Those steals tonight were outstanding!

Sarah -Outstanding offense tonight. Those rebounds are so important for us. Keep it up.

Nadia- wow that shooting is just out of this world.

Keep it up.

No Training this  Friday owing to Aths

Div 2 W 37-11

A HUGE thank you to Ruby Miller and Maggie for helping us out tonight.  Maggie slotted back in like she hadn’t left and Ruby did an amazing job coming up from u12 and even got her self a goal.

Next Monday is the public hol and the following Monday we play St Francis for a spot in a GF.

Stay well everyone please.

Div 2 W 45-8

Another terrific team game by the girls.

Amazing rebounding and scoring Charlotte!

Freya your game improves every week we love your tenacity. Thank you to our Braves reps who play two games each week. 

Our girls have done an Amazing job since joining Div 2 and next week will play for the double chance.

Div 2 W 31-5

Terrific team game again tonight.

Amazing Shooting Nadia and Freya!

Div2 w 29-6

The girls played well tonight. Lots of great teamwork that is great to watch. Terrific to see Sarah playing against her sister Alicia.

Thank you Chris for taking the reigns when Ruby went down and to all parents who supported and showed concern. We are thinking a nasty corky to the side of the knee.

Training is Friday with Mark from the spirit.

I won’t be in attendance Friday. 3.45-4.30