DOWN TO THE WIRE: Tarrawingee’s Liv Gourley looks for an option across the court as King Valley’s Leah Kelly applies pressure in a tightly contested Ovens and King A grade affair on Saturday. The two sides could not be separated in the first half before the Bulldogs found an advantage in the fourth quarter to come away one goal winners, 45-44. PHOTO: Luke Plummer
IT was titled as match of the round and Saturday’s encounter between Tarrawingee and King Valley did not disappoint.
From the first five, intense minutes of the match, it was clear the result would come down to the wire.
And it did.
The Bulldogs and Roos could not be separated in the first half, with scores even on 12 and 25 goals respectively at the first two breaks.
Both sides played with minimal positional changes throughout the match.
Roos were missing Deanna Mawson (unavailable) and Georgie Fisher (injured) while the Bulldogs were without Maddie Canning (illness) and Eleanor Keir (unavailable).
In the third stance, King Valley converted turnovers across the court into a three-goal buffer at the last change.
Early in the fourth quarter, Roos playing coach Rachael Cavallin came off the court with a calf injury with Amy Byrne slotting into the vacant goal attack position.
Despite the efforts of the Roos in the dying minutes of the match, the centre pass was in favour of the Bulldogs who had snatched the lead after the injury stoppage.
In a true spectators match, the Bulldogs took away the four points, 45 goals to King Valley’s 44.
Last Modified on 19/05/2016 13:59
