Macedon A-grade netballers missed out on a golden opportunity to catapult into fifth place on the ladder when beaten by two goals in an exciting finish against Wallan on Saturday.
The Cats were tied 30-30 at home at the last change, but the visitors rallied to stay in second place, behind Lancefield on percentage.
After showing some promising form, Riddell finally put it all together with a confidence-building 58-43 margin against fourth-placed Gisborne Giants.
The Bombers had Amelia Haxby, Hayley Brown and Milly Shaw in top form, and a 20-7 first quarter advantage proved decisive. Malia Seumanutafa (34 goals), Lauren Clymo and Madeline Quigley were the Giants’ best.
Romsey A-graders are still looking for their first win after going down 68-52 to Melton Centrals.
Kyneton scored a fourth successive victory to move into sixth place, with superstar shooter Ellie Bird again in dynamic form with 64 goals in the 71-48 victory at home to Diggers Rest.
Rarely has an imported player made such a monumental impact as Bird — opposition sides have simply had no answers to her dominance.
OVER 100 GOALS!
The magic 100 barrier was broken by ladder leader Lancefield, as Shanae Brundell scored 80 in continuation of her fine season.
Defender Bridget Dods and Bella Collodetti also shone, with the Tigers crushing bottom side Melton South 102-18 to boost percentage to 162.56.
In B-grade, Tarnee Hammond threw 68 goals in the Tigers’ 89-34 victory, and Romsey’s Maddison Thompson scored 50 in a 77-29 win over Centrals.
Current A-grade ladder: Lancefield 28 (162.85%), Wallan 28 (140.78), Woodend-Hesket 28 (113.27),Gisborne Giants 24 (106.84), Riddell 20 (122.19), Kyneton 20 (116.71), Macedon 16 (130.56); Melton Centrals 16 (91.11), Diggers Rest 8 (86.56), Romsey 4 (71.53), Melton South 4 (40.20).
B-grade: Wallan 32, Romsey 32, Lancefield 28, Macedon 20, Gisborne Giants 20, Kyneton 20, Riddell 16, Melton Centrals 10, Melton South 4, Woodend-Hesket 4.
