In what might be the closest round of the season so far, four games were decided by eight goals or less, with two contests going down to the wire.
One entertaining match-up was Mathoura’s clash with the Deni Rovers, with the Timbercutters picking up a two-goal win, 45-43.
Played at Mathoura, this game could have gone either way and with Deni in front by five goals at one stage, it took a resilient Mathoura to stay in it.
Mathoura coach Rita Howard said it was a very tight game.
“We were down at one stage by I think five goals or so and then we came back and then it was even,” Howard said.
“It was a very close game and both sides played very well, I thought.”
Howard said once the Timbercutters drew level, the match started to see-saw.
She said that in order to get her side over the line, she reminded her players to deliver on-court what they practised at training, to trust each other and not hesitate or second guess.
She wanted them to “trust in the process we’ve been working on and just give it a crack”; and that is what they did.
In a team effort, centre Casey Parsons and wing attack Blaize Hearn both put in good shifts.
Howard said that with COVID-19 still around, it had been a difficult start to the season.
“We have had weeks where people have got COVID-19 at the last minute, so they’ve got to isolate for seven days and do what they need to do, so it has been difficult,” she said.
“It is challenging but at the same time when you see how the girls are going and that they’re willing to give it a crack and put what we’ve been working on on to the court and it working, it’s quite rewarding at the same time.”
In another exciting round seven match, Picola United picked up an impressive eight-goal win at home over Katunga.
United, which sits on four wins and two losses after seven rounds, has had an up-and-down start to the year, with Saturday’s win a much-needed one.
United faced two of the league’s strongest sides in round four and five, falling to both Katamatite and Jerilderie, with Saturday’s 38-32 win helping to steady the ship.
In other round seven action, Tocumwal bounced back from a big loss last week to upset Jerilderie by eight goals.
Tungamah and Katamatite battled out a nail-biter, with Tungamah winning by two, while Strathmerton defeated Blighty by 34.
Waaia, Rennie and Katandra all had a week off.
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