After another great season of twilight netball, the Castlemaine District Netball Association capped off 2022 with some really close grand final action just prior to Christmas.
The successful season would not have been possible without the committee and the support of everyone involved. Thank you to Angela Carland who takes photos of every game and the Fletcher family for manning the BBQ each week.
11 Under
In the 11 Under final Castlemaine Warriors 13 defeated Campbells Creek 12 in an absolute nailbiter. Thanks to umpires Marie McCallum and Tegan Maddern.
13 Under
Another game that went goal for goal was the 13 Under Grand Final between Lions and Steaders. With a huge crowd watching the players lifted and showed huge improvement as the game went on. Thank you to Life Member Sandra Grant for umpiring this match. Special mention to Bede Lord who decided one grand final campaign wasn’t enough when he joined the Lions mid-season. Bede also played in the 11 Under Castlemaine Warriors team. Watch out Bede the men’s Diamonds team will be chasing you. At the final whilst Lions 13 just outplayed the Steaders 11.
15 Under
The final of the 15 Under section between Emeralds and The Redbacks went into overtime with Emeralds coming out victorious in the end. Thank you to Tegan Maddern and Emma Jackson for umpiring this fast-paced game. The crowd support for all matches was something we haven’t seen since prior to covid and made the atmosphere buzz with excitement.
Final scores were Emeralds 21 to The Redbacks 20.
Open
Whilst the open grand final wasn’t close this fast-paced game still had umpires Emma Jackson and Carly Haddock on their toes. This season saw 10 teams entered into the Open division, hopefully a sign that netball is coming out of the Covid fog. Thanks to Leonie Clifford for again arranging the trophies, Ellissia Campbell for streamlining our registration/payment system and Ken Maddern for putting up with our troublesome PA every week. Bring on Twilight 2023!
In the Open final The Main Mob 34 defeated Ride or Dye 11.
Wooden Spooners
The committee decided to hold a wooden spoon final for those teams who hold up the ladder every season and encompass what Twilight Netball is about – fun with family and friends. Thank you to umpires Sandra Grant and Carly Haddock.
In the Open Wooden Spooners final The Green Machines 22 def Pink Panthers 19. Special mention to the Pink Panthers who still took the court even though they only had five players and never gave up.
In other netball news the CDNA were finally able to hold a full umpires training session. Thanks to Marie McCallum and Tegan Maddern for assisting with this. Unfortunately, due to clashes with their games Bella Pratt and Sylvie Henry-Hannan didn’t get a chance to umpire but all other participants did. We look forward to working with this group to further their umpiring skills. Our next session will start in February 2023. Congratulations to Ellie Clifford who was awarded the Helen Archer Perpetual Umpires Award.