Sport
15 August, 2026
Boyle, Olive, Giles, Roberts show strong potential for higher grades
Playing goal defence, Alodia, topped Charlton’s intercept tally, tracking her player, reading the play and backing herself to take the intercept all game.
CHARLTON’S Under 14B game was a low scoring affair, with strong defence being shown by both teams.
Playing goal defence, Alodia, topped Charlton’s intercept tally, tracking her player, reading the play and backing herself to take the intercept all game.
Marlly positioned well under the ring, and made the Magpies pay for any missed attempts.
Changes were made to the midcourt right throughout the match, with Megg, Lila and Yazmin all making great space and working the ball down to give the goalers opportunity.
Each of the goalers, Molly, Lilymae and Lila, did their bit, being defended by a much taller team, the Navies converting with reasonable accuracy.
Bendigo Bank Best: Magg F; FHN Ladies Auxiliary Coaches: Marlly M; Rex Theatre “Have a Crack”: Alodia A
CHARLTON’S Under 14A team got off to a positive start. Matching a taller Boort team in the first quarter, with both Rosie and Maddie making the most of their opportunities at the post.
Boort came out stronger in the second quarter, and despite Sophie, Marley and Lilymae all taking intercepts, and Lily doing her best on the tall target, the ball just kept coming back at a rapid pace.
Bendigo Bank Best: Sophie R; FHN Ladies Auxiliary Coaches: Lily L; Caffeinated Chaos “Have a Crack”: Lilymae M
THE Under 17A girls worked hard all game against a very strong Boort team.
Unfortunately, they just couldn’t find enough opportunities to turn their hard work into scores.
The defenders were fantastic once again, making Boort work hard for every score, with Taylah G and Sophie R doing an outstanding job shutting down their players all game.
The girls remained positive and had some really great passages of play throughout the game however it was a tough game against a very strong opposition.
North Central Smash Repairs Best: Sophie Roberts; FNH Ladies Auxiliary Coaches: Anna Fitzpatrick; Caffeinated Chaos Captains Coffee: Taylah Giles
ANOTHER tough game for the Navies against a strong Boort C Grade this weekend.
While the goalers worked hard all game, Boort were far too strong inside the goal ring creating turnovers and winning lots of rebounds.
Charlton’s defence end was competitive along with our mid-court, transitioning the ball well down the court after turn-overs.
Kirsty McKenzie had a strong game in GD along with Ellie O’Connor and Taylah Boyle in the mid-court.
Although the end result wasn’t what the Navies had hoped for there is however plenty of developing young talent to look forward to for the club’s future; Taylah Boyle, Emily Olive, Taylah Giles and Tahli Roberts have all shown growth and maturity in their netball this season which will be exciting for the club next year.
Ergo and Mane Best: Taylah Boyle; Ergo and Mane Coaches: Tahlijia Sheahan; Caffeinated Chaos Captains Coffee: Emily Olive
CHARLTON’S B Grade faced a strong Boort side sitting third on the ladder and, with shifts and players away, were once again forced to take the court with some new combinations.
Boort established an early lead, with the girls initially struggled to find their flow through attack but continued to work at it, with Nat Dawson providing great direction at GA alongside Tahli Roberts, who had already played a full C Grade game and umpired earlier in the day.
Tahli showed great composure and movement in the ring despite a huge workload, earning the Coaches Award.
Through the midcourt, Bec Sexton, Lily Campbell and Stella N worked tirelessly against strong defensive pressure.
Bec and Lily created valuable turnovers and combined seamlessly through their rotations, while Lily was instrumental at both ends of the court, providing strong drives in attack while also picking off ball defensively.
Her all-round performance earned her best on court. In defence, Maggie and Holly again worked tirelessly to create opportunities for the attack end.
Unfortunately, Charlton weren’t able to convert as many of those opportunities as they would have liked, but there were plenty of positives in the way the girls built their game across the four quarters.
A GRADE produced one of their most exciting performances of the season against third-placed Boort, pushing them right until the final whistle in a thrilling contest.
Defensively the team was missing Tessa Johnson this week but the combination of Megan Burns and Claire Smith was still strong.
Lacey Smith also provided some great leads and drive through transition during the first half along with trying to shut down Boort’s attacking opportunities.
Claudia Lee stepped up defensively this week, gaining valuable tips and intercepts to go with her attacking contribution, earning her best on court.
Ash Bowen’s reliability and relentless work rate against one of the league’s strongest centres earned her the Coaches Award. In goals, young Sarah Blair gained some valuable A Grade experience against tough opposition, combining with tall target Chloe Walsh. Charlton regained a three-goal advantage by three-quarter time, setting up an exciting final term. Under increased pressure, a few forced errors gave Boort opportunities which they capitalised on, edging ahead in the final moments.
To take a top- three side right to the wire shows just how far the team has come.
Caffeinated Chaos Captains Coffee: Megan Bruns
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