Maddy Toms
SOUTH Mildura A Grade netball best and fairest Maddy Toms knows the side is in transition, but is excited for the future. The captain, who turns 25 on Thursday, was handed the 2021 award over the weekend, with former South junior and returning player Mikaela Saunders the runner-up. The mid-court star was one of only […]
Henry sees end of the playing line
AFTER more than 20 years in blue and white, South Mildura’s Demalza Henry says she’s ready to wrap up her netball career and take a step back. The three-time premiership club legend, who will play her 250th A Grade game on July 10 against Mildura, says she’s been lucky to escape serious injury on the court […]
Medics join the team with Sunraysia footy and netball clinic
Dr Travis Taggert, centre, has established the Football and Netball Injury Clinic, which will provide support to players such as South Mildura netballer Rachel Dalton and Wentworth footballer Wade Hancock. Picture: Krystal Torney SUNRAYSIA Football Netball League (SFNL) players who are injured during play will receive top-notch care from a range of local allied […]
Round 1 – Netball
IRYMPLE started the much-anticipated SNFL season with an impressive A Grade win against South Mildura at Sarah Oval yesterday. The 60-44 battle was fought in front of a packed venue. Irymple coach Travis Coombes put the triumph down to the team’s “to-be-reckoned-with” backline. “It was a good game … our girls played well and I […]
Let’s get the ball rolling
ONE of the biggest reasons why people play sport at a community level is for the social connections. And this was sorely missed in 2020 after the netball and footy seasons were crash-tackled by COVID-19. South Mildura netball star Maddison Toms has reflected on the season that never was – and why she’ll never take […]
No fans No play
THE Sunraysia Football Netball League (SFNL) season will not go ahead if social distancing laws remain in place. SFNL president Paul Matheson said unless the Victorian Government lifted all restrictions on community gatherings, no football or netball would be played in Sunraysia this year. Club presidents voted unanimously to support the decision during a specially […]
2020 Season Launch
Everyone welcome at the 2020 season launch. Saturday 28th March @ the club rooms 6pm to 12pm BBQ tea, drinks at bar prices, entertainment by DJ Loui – rock til you drop! After the League practice matches being played at Merbein
Bulldogs brace for finals
WITH third place on the ladder under wraps, reigning premiers South Mildura are steeling themselves for an elimination final in SFNL A Grade netball. Loretta Thompson’s Bulldogs defeated Red Cliffs 77-24 at Sarah Oval on Saturday and play Mildura this week, but Ouyen United the week after is already a fait accompli. While South finished […]
Round 15
OUYEN United struggled to kick with any potency all day until junior Bailey Pengelly embraced the stage and delivered a powerful punch to the homeside’s aspirations with two match-winning goals in the first three minutes of the final quarter. Pengelly kicked his third goal to seal the Kangas’ 14-point victory against a very competitive South […]
Round 13
IT was a day when Wentworth could have cemented their credentials as a legitimate top-four contender. At the end of a tough battle with South Mildura at Sarah Oval, the Roos emerged with a 19-point victory and four valuable points but more questions were raised than answered by the team clinging to fourth place on […]