Ness 25 v 55 Loungers
Ness started the game with the first centre pass however Loungers managed to intercept and score the first two goals of the match. Estella Smith (GS) for Ness managed to score the next goal which was then followed by Kaitlin Leslie scoring a goal from the edge of the circle for Loungers. Loungers pulled away in the first quarter with a score of 13-3.
Loungers quickly passed the ball up the court in the second quarter which lead to some great goals from Ava Johnston (GS) and Kaitlin Leslie (GA). Ness defenders Ruth (GK) and Michaela Christie (GD) worked well together putting pressure on the shooters in the circle. Throughout the second quarter, it was a tough fight in the mid-court for the ball with Vicki Smith and Sonja Kurtz both as centre driving in quickly for the ball. The second quarter finished 29-7 to Loungers.
For the third quarter Ness made some changes with Megan Leslie coming on as WA and Ailish Parham coming on as WD. Loungers had only seven players , but even with no fresh legs Loungers kept the level of play to a high standard with great passing. Kaitlin Leslie made almost every shot from anywhere in the circle. Ailish Parham did a great job as WD keeping the shooters out of the circle. Jennifer Thomson (GK) and Louise Moar (GD) were able to intercept a lot of high balls Ness were forcing into the circle. The score at the end of the third quarter was 44-14 to Loungers.
The final quarter both teams were starting to get tired leading to foot work errors from both teams. Jennifer Thomson and Louise Moar were once again working well together in the circle getting lots of touches on the ball making Ness shooters Estella Smith and Sarah Kissick move well in the circle to get a pass. Close to the end of the quarter Kaitlin Leslie got an amazing shot right from the very edge of the circle. Ness managed to score eleven goals in this quarter to match Loungers, however it was too late. The final score was 55-25 to Loungers. Kaitlin Leslie at GA was player of the match for Loungers, with her shooting on target from anywhere and Michaela Christie at GD against her was awarded POM for Ness for working tirelessly throughout the match.