SUNS MOVE BACK INTO THIRD, ROOSTERS REBOUND
By Kel Rowe |
Round 12 of the St Vincent’s Private Hospital Werribee Senior Women’s competition saw plenty of cause for celebration — with some big wins, big milestones and beautiful jumpers to complete the fixture.
To kick off the weekend, West Footscray headed west to take on Wyndhamvale where the visitors claimed a 17-point victory.
Angela Dickson celebrated her 150th senior game with a best on ground performance for the Roosters, whilst teammate Alannah Sander provided plenty of speed around the ground.
Harmoni Fonua and Ava Strathairn were strong for the Falcons, being named in their best, with the match also marking 50-game milestones for Emily Kalos and Angel Noone.
Laverton and the Suns faced off at Laverton Park, with the away team downing the hosts by 112 points.
Emily Evans was best on for the Suns and was well supported by teammate Sharni Currie, who kicked four majors for her side.
Ashleigh Pearson and Nikki Eustace were amongst the best for Laverton.
Ladder leaders Werribee Centrals exerted their dominance over North Sunshine in a 224-point victory at Dempster Park.
Larrisa Renaut was prolific in front of goals kicking 13 majors for her side, to once again claim top spot in the race for league leading goal kicker.
Shani Fear and Jessica Mudie battled hard with the latter kicking the lone goal for the Roadrunners.
To complete the round, Yarraville Seddon welcomed Caroline Springs to Yarraville Oval for their NAIDOC Week clash, with both sides donning incredible First Nations-designed guernseys.
The Eagles’ jumper featured an artwork by Gunmok woman, Lorraine Kabbindi White called, ‘Fly Up and Out’, whilst the Lakers repped a guernsey that honoured the connection that Caroline Springs continues to build with Darwin-based club Wanderers FC.
By the final siren the contest was claimed by the Lakers, overcoming the Eagles by 41 points.
Stephanie Thompson and Jasmine Bongiovanni starred for the visiting side, whilst Ruby Cashmore and Lahne Scrivener were the top performers for Yarraville Seddon.