A Grade
While Monbulk have a superb record against Mt Evelyn in the Senior football, the opposite is the case in A Grade, where the Rovers have long been the nemesis of the Hawks. Playing first up, as the broadcast game, Mt Evelyn grabbed the early ascendancy and never let Monbulk back into the game. The final margin blew out in the final quarter as Monbulk went down by 21 in the end.
Monbulk 31 def by Mt. Evelyn 52
Best: Peri Reid, Nicole Macdowell, Paige Whitworth
Goals: Peri Reid 26, Sophie Stubbs 5
B Grade
Monbulk’s B Grade team is the only netball side from the club that was currently in the Top 5. They faced an undefeated Mt Evelyn team that hit the ground running and showed no mercy as they rattle on 16-4 in the opening term. For the remaining three quarters Monbulk held their own as the Rovers won that period 39-33 but they were not able to work their way back into the game.
Monbulk 37 def by Mt. Evelyn 55
Best: Rihanna Kelly, Alice McCormick, Siobhan Munday
Goals: Paige Rondinella 28, Jen Dewhurst 7, Chloe Schmidtke 2
C Grade
Monbulk’s C Grade side battled consistently across the four quarters but Mt. Evelyn had answers to every challenge and made fewer errors as they claimed a 17 goal win over the Hawks.
Monbulk 22 def by Mt. Evelyn 39
Best: Jamie Sands, Jess Whitworth, Sammi Kelly
Goals: Jamie Sands 15, Sammi Kelly 4, Laura Del Biondo 3
D Grade
The young Monbulk D Grade team is yet to taste success this season as their fight to retain possession from the defensive arc to their goalers is broken by more experienced teams, but there are promising passages which show that this side has a good future.
Monbulk 10 def by Mt. Evelyn 27
Best: Caitlin Utting, Kate Smith, Bronte Passingham
Goals: Kate Smith 6, Hannah Dickason 2, Eireann Lawson 2
