WRFL FINISHES FIFTH IN NETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Western Region Football League’s inaugural Netball representative team has finished fifth at the Netball Victoria Association Championships.

The representative team proudly competed in the championships, held at the State Netball and Hockey Center for the first time, winning three of their seven matches.

Led by captain Rebecca Hicks from Point Cook Centrals, the squad of 12 took on the best from across the state.

See below all the results:

Round 1 – WRFL 23 def. Sandringham District NA 6

Round 2 – Bendigo FNL 23 def. WRFL 10

Round 3 – Hampden FNL 23 def. WRFL 14

Round 4 – Goulburn Valley League 17 def. WRFL 16

Round 5 – WRFL 17 def. Outer East Football Netball 11

Round 6 – WRFL 23 def. Murray Netball League 9

Round 7 – Ovens & Murray FNL 17 def. WRFL 14

The winners of the overall championship were the Goulburn Valley League winning 18-14 over Bendigo FNL.

The WRFL would like to thank coaches Nicole Case and Samantha Pruscino from Point Cook for their work over the past month and of course the players, who have created WRFL history as the first ever WRFL representative netball side.

All players will be acknowledged at the 2022 WRFL Senior Presentation evening.

 

@westernregionfl Representative Netball for the first time ❤️ #WestIsBest #WRFL #Netball ♬ About Damn Time – Lizzo