Tuesday
‘Garleigh Trophy Centre’ Autumn Competition – Premier League Section 3
Tuesday, June 25; Waverley Netball Centre, Court 4 – 8pm
HOW THEY
FINISHED
Magic: 1st (14-2, 155.7%), Yarra Jets: 2nd
(13-3, 132.4%)
HOW THEY
GOT HERE
Semi Final 1: Monash Magic 63 def. Tricksters 37
Semi Final 2: Yarra Jets Under 17s 53 def. RREJECTS 41
LAST FIVE
Magic – WWWWW, Yarra Jets WWWLW
PREVIOUS MEETS
April 26, 2013 (Round 4): Magic 60 def. Yarra Jets 31
May 14, 2013 (Round 13): Magic 42 def. by Yarra Jets 55
Monash’s youngest side, the Magic are just one win away from
being crowned champions of the ‘Garleigh Trophy Centre’ Autumn Competition.
The Melissa Ahearn-coached side will take its place in the
Grand Final against the second-placed Yarra Jets Under 17s after 14 wins from
their 16 matches saw them finish comfortably on top of the ladder at season’s
end.
A commanding 27-goal victory over the fourth-placed
Tricksters in the first semi-final saw them book their place in the final last
week.
Their dominance comes off the back of being the best
defensive team, conceding just a remarkable 36 points per game.
Regularly putting on 60-plus goals in each of their outings
this season they face, the best attacking side in the competition in the Jets
who themselves have come off an intriguing 12-goal win to advance to the Grand
Final.
The Jets can take great confidence in taking the chocolates
last time the two clubs met, edging out Monash to inflict just their second
defeat of the season.
That last loss, coming in Round 13, clearly spurred on the
Monash girls as they went on to win their next six matches by an average of 21
goals.
Speaking to monashuniversitycentral.com.au
the night before her side’s big clash, Ahearn said all that needed to be done,
had been done.
“Our long-term goal was the grand final and we made it,”
Ahearn said.
“We’ve got one more hurdle and that just means that we need
to sharpen our focus areas, which is nothing different from what we’ve done all
year.”
“The other teams really stepped up from the start of the
season, which made the challenge harder.”
“I’m fortunate that the girls have also simultaneously
stepped up and being really competitive.”
The match starts at 8pm this Tuesday night.
