Samford Netball Club

A great game by everyone today ending in a nice win over All Hallows.  Some great defencive work by Maddi and Lily saw some good turnovers, followed by improved passing down the court and again our shooters were able to finish off with some great  goals.  Congratulations to all of you - we now face semi finals next week.  Keep up the team work and keep enjoying our netball!!!GO SAMFORD !!!

What a fabulous game. The girls started on fire and the flame never went out. They were hungry for the ball and their confidence grew throughout the game.

Gabi and Emma were brilliant in the goal circle and so accurate. Jess, Lucy, Jess and Hannah covered and intercepted in the mid court with determination and Alyce and Kristen made it very difficult for our opposition to score. They may have beaten us twice before but you certainly outplayed them on Saturday.

Great game girls, even though we did not get a win, 100% effort from all even when you played in positions that you normally don't play. A big THANK YOU to Jess and Meg for filling in for us (hope you had fun). Last game next week, let's go out and have a great game and most of all lets have fun

Valleys proved to be too much of a challenge this week, with some of our players missing as well. We started strongly enough but their more physical approach endured to run out winners. A big thanks also to Jess and Kristen for filling in for us.

What a great game to watch.  The girls worked well as a team with the ball flowing nicely down the court and Eliza and Rachel E. finished it off with some great shooting.  Rachael A. had an awesome game this week and was always there to make the intercept.  Congratulations on a great game girls, you all played brilliantly. 

This was a tough game for the Raiders as they played the immediate game before this one, so they were not only tired but also down 1 player for the 2nd half.  So they were probably very thankful it was just a half-hour game.  This was an opportunity for us to practice finding space away from our opposition player and we managed that quite well.  Congratulations on another strong win.

A few of the girls tried some new positions this week and did a great job.  Rachel tried her hand at goal keeper and made some great intercepts. Sarah had a go at goal attack and did well for her first time.  Eliza wanted to give wing defence a go and did an amazing job. Jess went to centre and performed well both in attack and defence.  It is great to see all the girls in the team continuing to enhance their skills and play well.  Keep it up! 

Wow, the girls did an amazing job this week! We were slightly nervous before the game started, because we were missing our shooters, yet the awesome nipper fill ins did an awesome job. Emma and Nicola did a great job in defence and pulled in many rebounds and doing the turn and block. Rebecca did a great job pulling in loose balls and intercepts. Ruby and Afton did an awesome job together in attack, and were driving forward for the ball and took the ball down to the shooters. Thank you to the awesome nippers that filled in and thank you to Emily who filled in for Team 14. We hope you have nice holidays and we will see you after the break.

Well done Team 20, it was great to see you out there on the court having a lot of fun playing netball, and even through the game there was great improvements in passing and coming forward. Keep up the good work at training and keep enjoying the game and you will really improve as a team.

This week the girls came out firing.  They worked hard all game and didn't let the heat slow them down.  Hana and Jess both had an outstanding game by making it very difficult for the opposition to score.  It was great to see the girls working well as a team and digging deep to produce another win.  Great work girls!

What a great game we played this week. It was our highest score ever. Well done girls.

We showed that we can play as a team. Holly's passes were the best they have been all season. Meg was everywhere. Lauren was in space giving options when they were needed (I don't think she dropped a pass). Andenique and Isa showed that they could play at both ends of the court (they both scored goals). Tatum was again reliable under the hoop. Mikaylah and Serena gave it to the opposition in defence and Jess was very good in the middle(attack and defence). Aweesome work, if I had been sitting down I would have been on the edge of my seat.

It was a good effort from the team this week and you played really well for most of the match and if the game had not been interrupted by the rain I'm sure you would have pulled off the win. There was some good passing and shooting this week backed up by some solid defence and sharp intercepts. With a little more tweaking and refining the team's play will flow with more consistency across the court. Keep up the good work !!

Great game today girls, nice and close. Some great down the court attack. Once again great effort in defence.

Well done girls, this was such a lovely game to watch.  Your passing and positioning was fantastic and your defence was amazing, with so many intercepts and picking up the loose balls.  Everyone played exceptionally well.   Great game - I hope Vipers are ready for us! :-) 

Another fanastic win by the girls under wet and slippery conditions.  We had two of our regular girls away this week which meant it was always going to be tough but the girls rose to the occasion.  A big thank you to Shakira for filling in for us.  This week a special mention must go to Kirsty who played GD and GK for the first time and did an amazing job.  I would also like to congratulate Abbey for staying composed against a very forceful opponent.  Congratulations again to all the girls, you are all stars. 

WOW!  What a brilliant win by the girls.  Aspley made us work very hard for our victory.  We were down by about 4 goals at half time but our team just kept on fighting back.  Brilliant work by Millie, Calista and Annabel with some superb intercepts and strong mid court work. Millie certainly played one of her strongest games today. Calista took on the role of centre and just played brilliantly.  And once Annabel stopped being so hard on herself, had a blinder of a game.  As usual, outstanding defence by Wayde and Eilish - you two work really well as a team. Keep up the good work you two!  And our shooters Olivia and Charlee-Jo never missed a chance to have a go for a goal, which paid off.  Nice shooting Rex!  Well done girls, we are all very proud of you.  Thanks to Jo who scores for us every week and who was the lucky recipient of walking through the guard of honour to finally be able to return the scorecard to the control desk!  And thanks to Olivia's dad for the lucky chair!!! Remember girls, never give up,try really hard and you will be rewarded.  Thank you for turning a gloomy Saturday into rays of sunshine.

There were more good efforts this week. Mikaylah and Andenique were very commited in defense. Tatum and Isa worked well together in the goals with Tatum our leading goal scorer. Training is paying off, you certainly played better than last week.

We mixed things up a bit this week and moved a few girls around.  This meant it took a little while for the girls to find their groove but once they did they took off.  Our shooters did well against the tall defenders and the number of intercepts this week was outstanding.  Remember hard work at training pays off each week in the game.

WOW! We started the game with 6 players on the court, we were all nervous to see how the game would turn out, however once the girls started they did an amazing job and they are improving so much. Thanks you so much to the awesome nipper fill ins. The defense were like ninjas today doing an awesome job. The shooters did a really good job; they communicated to each other and moved around together in the circle nicely. The attack was fabulous, they were coming forward (yay!) and there was a lot less stepping! well done girls. Keep up the amazing job at training and in the games.

Congratulations girls! I'm sure i can speak for everyone when I say that the improvement in our game was very evident this week! Everyone played so well and everyone of the girls should be so proud of themselves! lets keep it up girls :) 

Another great win by the girls.  It was hot but the girls kept going until the end.  It is nice to see the girls reading the play and backing one and other up when needed.  The flow of the ball down the court was solid as was our defence. 

Team 13 played will this weekend against a very tough opposition. It is pleasing to see them all improve each week the training and practice is paying off. Lauren and Meg both scored thier first goals for the team (well done). Adenique had another great game at goal keeper this week.

Well done girls!!

This was a really hard game for our girls. There was some excellent shooting from Maddie. Lucy did a lot of chasing loose balls,and played really hard all game.  Which is why she deserved player of the match this week.  Our passing was good, and we got a lot of good intercepts. But in the end, Raiders were just a little bit better than us.

It was an evenly matched and high-scoring game this week against St. Joseph's.  The girls all played well with some noticeable improvements in moving the ball up the court, some quick ball passing and strong defending.   Our player of the match this week was Amber, who displayed great speed on the court. Every week the girls are improving, growing in confidence and developing a strong team spirit.

Our first win for the season - well done girls. It was a shame that it was a shortened game, but a win is a win!!

Unfortunately there is quite a disparitty in this Inter's divison and whilst the team played really well in the previous game, the same plan came unstuck against the bigger,stronger and leading team of the division. It was good to see you all kept your heads up and put more pressure on their attack in the second half, we will however need to improve our drive for the ball and apply more pressure to create a closer contest next time we play them.

Congratulations girls!  You played your hearts out.  It was hot and your opposition were tough but to your credit you came back from 5 down at half time to produce an outstanding win.  It was amazing to watch you all dig deep and fight your way back.  I am so proud of you all.  Keep working hard and you will continue to succeed. 

Good game by the girls. The Valleys girls were the better team on the day. We had a lot of chances but did not quite turn them in to goals. We did show a lot of fight considering that we were a couple of team members down. Defence was very good against the Valleys tall timber.

Well done team 13.

Our girls put up a great defence, with Emma getting some great tips and intercepts in the goal cirle.  All the girls worked well at moving the ball down the court. 

Wow! We had a great start to the game by scoring the only goal, and then the defense did an amazing Job, never letting the opposition score. It was nail biting on the sideline in the last 15s hoping the defense will pull though, not letting the opposition score even one goal. Well girls, keep up the hard work at training.

It was an interesting game, as we started the game off slowly. In the second half the girls turned the game around and they outscored the opposition 3 to 1, the defense really shut them down, unfortunately it was not quite enough to get them over the line but they played very well all the same. Well done girls!

Team 13 lead 6 to 1 at half time with Isa scoring most of those goals (practice is paying off) unfortunately in the second half The Gap came back and we lost our Netball Mojo.

Well done girls, we'll get them next week.

Today's game was a real nailbiter from the start.  We were 1 point down at the end of the 1st quarter then 1 point up at half time.  We managed to get in front in the 3rd quarter but they equalled us by the end.  Well done girls for keeping up the pressure and playing hard for the whole game.

It was an improved performance from Team 4 this week.  Coach Scott is very happy to see that everyone is taking steps to improve their game.  There were some great shots from Rach and Taylor with Clare and Claire defending well against very strong players.Tansitional play from Beth, Molly, and Sarah is really starting to gel.  Well done girls and looking forward to more improvement next week.

What a tough game!  You will did so well to stay positive.  We thought this game would be a tough one and we were right!  We did have moments of brilliance, but unfortunately just not often enough, but I've seen the brilliance in weeks prior so I know it's there!   This game gave us an opportunity to also try out some different positions and the girls played well and tried out a few new things.  Well done.

Once again the girls showed us what they are made of.  They started off slow however as the day warmed up so did the girls.  Proving they have the stamina to give it their all even when it is hot and they are tired.  Keep it up and remember everyone needs to practice shooting. 

I honestly don't know how these girls kept going in the heat as they really felt it today.  It was only during the 2nd quarter where the opposition scored the majority of their goals.  Wayde, Eilish and Olivia showed some really awesome defense yet again.  Our passing and attacking let us down strongly today.  Overall the girls remained positive and it showed in their resilience to fight back and keep The Gap at bay!

Well done girls you are improving each week and you put on a really riveting game today, in very hot conditions.  Our girls tried really hard and it was great to have Sian in the team.  Her defending in the goal circle was outstanding.  Jess shot an amazing goal from just inside the goal circle.  Emma and Taylor were great at intercepting the ball and Cara again showed that she owns WD.

It was our first game with our full team and it was a rough game, but the girls played well, only losing by 2. The defense played extremely well, stopping the opposition from shooting too many goals.  The teams skills are improving and they are now defending over the ball and there is a lot less stepping. In the fourth quarter the girls started getting tired and coming forward was a major problem, but the girls did well and held up strong. Great effort girls!

How big were those AHS girls!  Lillian’s partner was twice her size but it didn’t stop her from trying, which is why she deserved player of the match.  Olivia and Harriet paired up really well in the goal circle. Maddie and Danielle did a great job of feeding the ball into them. Sinead was great at picking up the loose balls.  Tia did a great job of making sure she was available for the passes.

What a sensational game to watch.  The girls worked well in all areas.  They gave it everything from the first to the final whistle.  Keep up the fanastic teamwork!

Congratulation on another big win girl’s .You started the game strong, and tried extremely hard. In the rain the girls slipped around on the grass but it did not greatly affect their game. The girls struggled in the third and fourth quarter but they pulled through wining by three. Thank you to Maddie and Olivia for filling in on such short notice. Keep up the good work girls.

Fantastic work girls!  Our defence was outstanding, our attack play worked so well down the court and enabled our shooters to do their job.   Ellie: excellent work in the circle as GS having never played there before, Olivia: great shooting and positioning, you and Ellie were a great team, your play looked like a training run, Therese: excellent defence and positioning in the mid court always keeping your eye on the play, Amy: great defence as GK keeping the ball out of the circle, Eloise: fantastic work as GD - you read the play so well and as a result obtained so many intercepts, Phoebe: excellent attack skills in the mid court and won lots of battles!  AND Eilish: thank you for being a wonderful C for our game.   Great game - we all look forward to the next one.

Samford got away to a very good start in the first half. The heat caught up with us in the second and The Gap mounted a spirited fight back. Samford hung in there and salvaged a draw. Well done girls!!!

The game began with a bit of a rough start, but in the end the girls found their feet. It was an extremely close game but the team pulled through winning by one. The girls improved over the game and tried their hardest at all times, rising up to meet the challenges from the Gap. A BIG Thank you to Maddie Grainger for filling in for the team, and keep up the great work girls.