The girls had an all-round amazing team game, but unfortunately, were not strong enough to get the win against a very good Tarrawingee side.
Tarrawingee had plenty of speed and agility, Chelsea Beavis and Ally Ellis had very strong ring defence against two tall strong shooters, they were able to adapt to the Tarra shooters and very rarely gave away a second shot.
However, the Tarra shooters were exceptional players and did not make it easy for the Bats.
The Bats trailed by one at quarter time.
Mid-courters Amelia Gall, Sarah Osborne, Alexandra Davies and Georgia Thomson had great passages of play.
They had consistent hands up over balls in defence and fantastic feeding into shooters in the attack.
Again they were well matched with the Tarra girls, who put plenty of pressure on the mid-court.
At half-time the bats led by three goals.
Bats shooters Ella Sheehan and Kylie Relf worked so well in the ring and rotated it well, giving the Bats easy scoring opportunities.
Ella changed her game when needed and worked hard at always being an option, Kylie’s speed in and out of the ring was fantastic, making the Tarra girls have to work extra hard. At the three-quarter time break it was all tied up.
Tarra was determined to stay in the game, and it came down to an even match where the Bats were up, and Tarra clawed their way back, taking control in the final minutes of the game.
The Bats lost by three goals at the final whistle.
The Bats are overwhelmed by the year they had and coaches Amelia Gall and Sarah Osborne cannot wait for what next year has to come. #Bats2023
Thank you to support staff Erin Hernan and Kelsey Moss on their team manager and assistant coaching roles through the season we couldn't have done it without you.
Thank you to Stacey Nolan for being our trainer throughout our finals series.
Thank you to our teammate Jacinta Beavis for the support and encouragement you provided the team while unfortunately being out injured.
Thank you to Molly Doidge and Georgia Thompson for stepping up to provide support on the bench and lastly thank you to all Goorambat FNC supporters, volunteers and players for all of the encouraging messages and support at both our finals games.
Final score: Goorambat 42 def by Tarrawingee 45.
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