BY NATHAN DOLE
Night games at homes of the Bulldogs
NIGHT matches at the homes of the Bulldogs in North Bendigo and Golden Square on Friday kick off the 15th round in the Champions IGA-backed CVFL senior women’s footy competition.
North Bendigo will be on its turf at Bendigo Club Oval in Atkins Street to take on Castlemaine from 7pm.
Massive test for the team in red, white and blue against the unbeaten Magpies.
The Ross Eagleton-coached North Bendigo had the bye last round following a 20-plus goal loss at Eaglehawk’s Canterbury Park.
Pressure on Castlemaine’s midfield and on-ball players to limit the quantity and affect quality of supply to a formidable attack will be a huge goal for the Bulldogs.
Key players for North Bendigo include Aisha Mansfield, Thallon McEachran, Hannah McKenzie and Paige Panzcel.
Other players to watch will be Cassandra Coughlan, Roweena Ilsley, Tanika Thomson and Nicole Woodman.
The hot streak for the Jordan Cochrane-coached Magpies keeps on rolling.
Castlemaine won its latest match on home turf at Camp Reserve against Eaglehawk by 33 points.
In attack the Magpies have Tiahna Cochrane, Eloise Gretgrix and Rachael Stubbings to cap off the work of Chelsea Cole, Jemma Finning, Emma Pedretti, Taylah Sartori and Maeve Tupper.
Golden Square will be back on its turf at Fur Life Oval in Wade Street to play the Winslow White Hills Demons from 7.15pm.
A 10-2 record has the Nathan Manuel-coached Golden Square in second place.
Paynton Jolliffe has kicked 65 goals in 10 matches to be a runaway leader in the league’s goalkicking race.
Other players to watch in the blue and gold include Kate Douglass, Carly Geary, Molly Forde, Brooke Hutchinson, Sarah Mannes, Claire Picone and captain Liz Watkins.
Will be another testing match for the Phil Murley-coached White Hills.
Best for the Demons in last Sunday’s match against Bendigo Thunder included Rosie Davies, Courtney Gibson, Hannah Ripper and Oakley Turner.
The White Hills squad for Friday’s match includes Daisy Gee, Kara Kane, Ella Griffin, Kadeisha Smith and Katie Wilkinson.
On Sunday it will be Marong against Eaglehawk at East West Oval in Marong’s Malone Park from 12.45pm.
The David Blume and Jimmy Evenden-coached Marong works hard against the more established teams.
Best in the Panthers clash with Golden Square at Marong in round 13 included Bianca Bourke, Alex Campbell-Smith, Naomi Ridsdale and Regeena Torney.
The Molly Metcalf and Geoff West-coached Hawks will be eyeing a percentage-lifting victory as it strives to climb to the third rung.
Best for the Hawks in last Friday night’s match at Castlemaine were Eliza Long, Jess Dover, Molly Metcalf and Shelby Faulkner.
Eaglehawk’s team bound for Marong on Sunday includes captain Alex Summerfield, Cass Coleman, Rhian Hobbs, Olivia Murley and Kelly Mensforth.
Bendigo Thunder faces Sandhurst at Weeroona Oval in Bendigo’s Napier Street from 1.30pm.
A win for the Mick McInnes-coached Thunder will put it level with Sandhurst on 28 points.
Acacia Edwards, Lucy El Hage, Emily Galtieri and Shasta Martion were among those to the fore in Thunder’s win against White Hills.
Thunder’s squad includes Marguerita Murphy at centre half-back, Jaime Sawers at full-forward, Ava Fenton in the ruck, Hannah Perry at half-forward, and Faith Reid on a wing.
Sandhurst rides a wave of confidence into this match after a 29-point victory in a shortened match against Woorinen at Ewing Park.
The Andrew Saladino-coached Sandhurst marked a 29-point win against Thunder at Queen Elizabeth Oval in the sixth round.
The maroon and blue must keep winning to keep the heat on the fourth-placed Eaglehawk.
Players to watch for Sandhurst include Amanda Carrod and Madeline Sexton in attack, Piper Dunlop in the ruck, captain Ruby Campbell in the centre, Chloe Swatton and Kate Sloan in defence.
Woorinen has the bye.
Champions IGA-backed CVFL senior women’s footy ladder:
Castlemaine 745 per cent, 52 points; Golden Square 704, 40; Woorinen 221, 32; Eaglehawk 165, 32; Sandhurst 180, 28; Bendigo Thunder 81, 24; White Hills 13, 8; North Bendigo 12, 4; Marong 7, 4.
Leading goalkickers:
65 Paynton Jolliffe, Golden Square.
40 Brydi Lewis, Woorinen.
34 Chelsea Reeves, Sandhurst.
32 Eloise Gretgrix, Castlemaine.
32 Molly Metcalf, Eaglehawk.
31 Amanda Carrod, Sandhurst.
31 Samantha Johnston, Woorinen.
29 Taylah Moore, Golden Square.
25 Tiffany Bradley, Castlemaine.
25 Tiahna Cochrane, Castlemaine.
24 Tenay Fellows, Woorinen.
22 Rachael Stubbings, Castlemaine.
20 Lily Campbell, Sandhurst.
19 Isabella Ayre, Golden Square.
19 Brianna Burt, Castlemaine.
19 Victoria Winstanley, Golden Square.
17 Jaime Sawers, Bendigo Thunder.
16 Jenna Bannam, Woorinen.
16 Courtney Wakefield, Woorinen.
15 Lacey Nihill, Sandhurst.
12 Molly Pianta, Eaglehawk.
11 Gabrielle Drage, Golden Square.
11 Courtney Hingston, Golden Square.
11 Maeve Tupper, Castlemaine.
10 Aisling Tupper, Castlemaine.
The 15th round in the Champions IGA-backed CVFL under-18 girls competition kicks off with two matches on Friday night.
Golden Square takes on White Hills at Fur Life Oval in Golden Square’s Wade Street from 5.30pm.
Eaglehawk and Sandhurst clash on the Borough’s ground from 6.15pm in Canterbury Park.
On Sunday it will be Castlemaine against Woorinen from 11.30pm at Castlemaine’s Camp Reserve.
Strathfieldsaye has the bye.
Champions IGA-backed CVFL under-18 girls footy ladder:
White Hills 260 per cent, 40 points; Golden Square 257, 28; Strathfieldsaye 144, 32; Woorinen 114, 28; Sandhurst 109, 20; Castlemaine 64, 20; Eaglehawk 10, 0.
Leading goalkickers:
28 Mia Clark, White Hills.
21 Alysha Boyd, Strathfieldsaye.
19 Tarliah Murphy, White Hills.
18 Grace Ayars, Woorinen.
17 Sunny Barry, Woorinen.
16 Eve Cail, White Hills.
15 Tiara Davis, Golden Square.
13 Scout Carmody, Sandhurst.
13 Nadia Peebles, White Hills.
12 Ruby Demeo, Golden Square.
11 Freja Dahl, Strathfieldsaye.
11 Lily Mansfield, Golden Square.
10 Ava Barker, Golden Square.
10 Kate Batchelor, Castlemaine.
10 Ellie Bellenger, Sandhurst.
10 Chloe Butcher, Castlemaine.