Rumbalara’s Nerrissa Leitch looks to get boot to ball under pressure.
Photo by
Holly Daniel
Rumbalara has cleared itself from the rambling pack of finals chasers.
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A dominant round 11 victory from Rumbalara has Shannon Atkinson’s side move one win clear in third place on the Goulburn Murray Women and Girls League senior ladder.
Rumbalara took winless Tatura to the cleaners at Rumba’s home ground at Mercury Drive on Sunday.
The Bulldogs were restricted to one scoring shot, a goal by Maddy Andronaco, for the day as they struggled to match it with their slick opposition.
Rumbalara, while wayward in front of goal, comfortably cruised to the finish line with a 6.9 (45) to 1.0 (6) victory.
Kady Harrison proved to be the game’s most dangerous player in attack as she finished with two majors.
Tammy-Lee Atkinson, Areaka Bamblett, Shadelle Hood and Nhykira Mansfield all contributed one goal.
Ladder leader Shepparton United produced a strong showing against Nathalia, winning by 63 points to keep the Demons’ record unblemished.
United star Paige Baksh booted four goals and remains the top banana on the league’s goal-kicking tally with 18 from eight matches.
Mansfield defeated Barooga by 25 points, while Echuca had the bye.
In the youth competition, an inaccurate Shepparton United beat Nathalia 4.11 (35) to 2.0 (12).
Shepparton Swans fell to second-placed Echuca United by 47 points, while Moama thumped Barooga by 94.
News photographer Holly Daniel was busy along the boundary line at Mercury Drive on Sunday taking snaps of the action.
