The Harcourt Football Netball Club would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the hard work of our tireless committee members and volunteers. As with all country clubs, we rely heavily on the efforts of such people and the three teams who’ve made it to the grand final this Saturday have done so due to the huge amount of work you have put in. We would also like to wish all clubs competing on Saturday the very best of luck, and we congratulate you all on magnificent seasons.
The Senior footballers continued to play a great brand of team oriented football which has seen them through to their first grand final since 2007! Our captain, Kayne Davidson, won the toss and kicked with the wind in the first quarter. The boys had the majority of the play but some inaccurate kicking let them down. Their tackling pressure came to the fore in the second and they were able to hold a powerful Natte forward line scoreless while kicking a couple of goals against the breeze. Coaches Code and Wridgway stressed how important it was for the players to maintain their pressure in the second half and they weren’t let down with some big tackles being laid. At three quarter time, the lead was out to 46 points and it proved to be enough for the boys to go through to the big dance! Darby Semmens, the Frosts, Mark Noonan and Alex Code played fantastic games and we’re looking forward to them backing it up again this weekend as we take on the mighty Carisbrook Redbacks. It’s sure to be a great game of footy and win lose or draw, we’re proud of the effort the boys have put in this year!
In the netball, our 15 and Under side were in impressive form in the preliminary final, these cubs have been incredibly consistent from start to finish this season. They’re incredibly versatile throughout the squad, showing great depth and great signs for the future at Harcourt. We know they’ll do us proud tomorrow against a strong Maldon.
C Grade remained collected in Saturday’s game, Trentham didn’t give up but the Lions held possession from start to end. Slowly breaking away each quarter. It’s going to be a tightly contested game Saturday and we know we’re going to have to give it 100% for the whole match, without error to overcome the formidable Avoca.
B Grade unfortunately had their last match of the season going down to Carisbrook in the preliminary final. Despite the Lions not giving up to the very end it wasn’t to be. We’re still very proud of their efforts and how they have represented the club this season.
We’d love to see all our loyal supporters back at the den to celebrate what has been an incredible year. For more on the Harcourt Lions grand final squads see pages 28, 29 and 30 of today’s paper.