BY NATHAN DOLE
Eagles soar to end Tyntynder’s season
THE Mallee Eagles soared to a 16-goal victory to end Tyntynder’s season in the Central Murray FNL’s A-grade netball elimination final on Sunday.
The Mallee line-up teamed brilliantly at Balranald’s Greenham Park to score a 52-36 victory.
Next-up for the Eagles will be Sunday’s first semi-final against Balranald in Cohuna.
The Kangaroos will be on the rebound from an eight-goal loss to Swan Hill in Saturday’s qualifying final at Lake Boga.
A 40-32 victory for the Swans set up a second semi-final showdown with Lake Boga in Woorinen.
There were some closely-fought matches across elimination final day.
Woorinen won the A-reserve clash with Cohuna Kangas by five goals.
It was a seven-goal margin as Cohuna Kangas defeated Nyah Nyah West United in B-grade.
Balranald netted a 33-30 victory in the B-reserve match against Lake Boga.
Kerang won the 17-and-under clash with Lake Boga by 12 goals.
It was double joy for Koondrook Barham as the River Raiders won the 15-and-under and 13-and-under matches by five and three goals.
The league’s finals series tipped with Saturday’s qualifying finals.
It was a mixed bag for Swan Hill which won A-grade and B-grade, but was beaten in the A-reserve and 15-and-under matches.
The Mallee Eagles won the A-reserve clash with the Swans by four goals.
Swan Hill won the B-grade clash with Koondrook Barham by eight goals, but the young Swans could not halt Lake Boga’s charge to a 14-goal win in the 15-and-under class.
Just two goals was the margin was Tyntynder marked a 35-33 win against Cohuna Kangas in B-reserve.
It was an identical margin in 17-and-under where Tooleybuc Manangatang marked a 43-41 victory against Woorinen in the clash of the Saints and Tigers.
A great day for Lake Boga included a 22-13 win by the Magpies in the 13-and-under match against Woorinen.
Central Murray’s netball elimination finals scoreboard:
A-grade: Mallee Eagles 52 d Tyntynder 36.
A-reserve: Woorinen 41 d Cohuna Kangas 36.
B-grade: Cohuna Kangas 43 d Nyah Nyah West United 36.
B-reserve: Balranald 33 d Lake Boga 30.
17-and-under: Kerang 51 d Lake Boga 39.
15-and-under: Koondrook Barham 49 d Woorinen 44.
13-and-under: Koondrook Barham 27 d Balranald 24.
Central Murray’s netball qualifying finals scoreboard:
A-grade: Swan Hill 40 d Balranald 32.
A-reserve: Mallee Eagles 38 d Swan Hill 34.
B-grade: Swan Hill 27 d Koondrook Barham 19.
B-reserve: Tyntynder 35 d Cohuna Kangas 33.
17-and-under: Tooleybuc Manangatang 43 d Woorinen 41.
15-and-under: Lake Boga 40 d Swan Hill 26.
13-and-under: Lake Boga 22 d Woorinen 13.
Schedule for Saturday’s second semi-finals at Woorinen:
15-and-under at 9am, court one: Tyntynder v Lake Boga.
13-and-under at 10.25am, court two: Tooleybuc Manangatang v Lake Boga.
17-and-under at 10.25am, court one: Cohuna Kangas v Tooleybuc Manangatang.
B-grade at 11.50am, court two: Woorinen v Swan Hill.
A-reserve at 1.15pm, court one: Balranald v Mallee Eagles.
B-reserve at 1.15pm, court two: Swan Hill v Tyntynder.
A-grade at 2.40pm: Lake Boga v Swan Hill.
Schedule for Sunday’s first semi-finals at Cohuna Recreation Reserve:
15-and-under at 9am, court one: Swan Hill v Koondrook Barham.
13-and-under at 10.25am, court two: Woorinen v Koondrook Barham.
17-and-under at 10.25am, court one: Woorinen v Kerang.
B-grade at 11.50am, court two: Koondrook Barham v Cohuna Kangas.
A-reserve at 1.15pm, court one: Swan Hill v Woorinen.
B-reserve at 1.15pm, court two: Cohuna Kangas v Balranald.
A-grade at 2.40pm: Balranald v Mallee Eagles.