By Anne-Marie Ebbels
The A grade netball faced Seville who had beaten them by 48 goals last time they met.
Seville got out to a fast start in the first quarter to go into the first break with a nine-goal lead.
Healesville worked hard in the second quarter and held Seville to a 11-goal lead at half time. The Healesville players came out hard in the third quarter to dominate the scoring and earning turnovers to whittle the Seville lead to a single goal at the three quarter time to set up a tense final quarter.
Healesville couldn’t hold the momentum in the final quarter and Seville took the lead back out to 11 goals at the final whistle for the win. It was a terrific game and showed how much the Healesville team has improved over the season.
In the B Grade game Seville dominated the game from start to finish. Seville went into half time with an 18-goal lead and came out in the third quarter and quickly piled on 22 goals while limiting Healesville opportunities to score.
Seville continued to hit the scoreboard while Healesville made the most of their opportunities in the final quarter.
Seville were big winners by 46 goals.
In a much-improved performance from the previous week, C Grade still struggled to make an impact on the scoreboard with Seville getting out to a 11-goal lead at quarter time.
Seville continued to dominate the game and were winners by 32 goals.
The U18s took on Seville and kept Seville scoreless in the first half to go into the half time break with a 71-point lead.
Seville got onto the scoreboard in the third quarter, but Healesville continued to pepper the goals with Bailey Rutley kicking nine goals for the game.
Healesville were big winners by 137 points.
The women played their final home and away game against Upwey-Tecoma.
Healesville went into the first break with a 10-point lead after keeping Upwey-Tecoma scoreless in the first quarter.
In an even second quarter, both teams scored one goal with healesville lead reduced to 9 points at half time.
Healesville held their nerve in the second half to increase the final margin to 19 points.
The women commence their finals campaign next week.
The Reserves Men’s game was another nail biter with Healesville getting off to a good start with some straight kicking to go into the first break with a 10-point lead.
Seville hit back in the second quarter to reduce Healesville’s lead to 2 points at half time.
Seville didn’t make the most of their opportunities in the third quarter with some wayward kicking for goal. Seville were up by one point at three-quarter time.
In a tight final quarter healesville accuracy in front of goal was the difference in the end with the Bloods winning by two points.
In the final game of the day, Seville got out to fast start against Healesville in the Senior Men’s game to go into the first break with 23-point lead.
In a tighter second quarter, neither team took their chances in front of goal and Seville increased their lead to 30 points at half time.
Healesville came out firing after half-time but couldn’t make any inroads into the Seville lead who went into the final break with a 37-point lead.
Healesville won the final quarter, but it was a little too late with Seville winning by 28 points.
This weekend Healesville head up to Yea for the netball and Men’s football.
The women play their first final against Pakenham at Seville and the U18s head to Olinda for a Friday night game.
Football
Senior Women Healesville 33 defeated Upwey-Tecoma 14 Best: P Pavic, P Stock, I Stock, A Mende, L Mathieson and C Wilsmore
Senior Men Healesville 44 defeated by Seville 72 Best: C Warren, S Donkin, L Daly, N Mende, J Savage and M Jones
Reserves Men Healesville 50 defeated Seville 48 Best: M Evans, M Renouf, D Sissins, P Jones, R Ashby and J Parish
U18 Healesville 143 defeated Seville 6 Best J Ferris, A Biddiscombe, H Burchmore, B Rutley and K Barclay
Netball
A Grade Healesville 50 defeated by Seville 61 Best: J Harris, H Blackney and B Erickson
B Grade Healesville 25 defeated by Seville 71 Best: C Bouma, A McMaster and G Milgate
C Grade Healesville 10 defeated by Seville 42 Best: K Bromilow, C Wild and L Boundy
