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2015 NNL Section Four Premiers

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2015 PremiersFriday night, 11 September saw Greensborough 3 take on Lalor 1 in the section four grand final showdown.

Throughout the season, these teams met twice in the regular season with a win apiece, Lalor finished top and Greensborough second on the ladder, and in the first final, Lalor took the chocolates winning 34 to 17.

Undeterred, Boro had the tough road to make the Grand Final.  Taking on the dark horses of section four, Whittlesea 3 in the Preliminary Final, Boro won it’s way through the Grand Final by six goals.

During the Grand Final, Lalor lead all game until the last quarter.  The scores at each quarter break:

  • Quarter time: 8-11 to Lalor
  • Half time: 14-19 to Lalor
  • Three quarter time: 22-26 to Lalor

final scoreHowever, the girls kept their heads, kept fighting and winning both the third and fourth quarters to take the game on and win the Grand Final by two goals.

  • Final score: Greensborough 3 – 31 to Lalor 1 – 29
  • Best on: Boro’s Thea Nicolaou

A huge thanks goes out to our coaches and players that worked tirelessly throughout the season since February to make it to this point.

And another huge thanks to our sponsors, Aspire, the Pancake Parlour, Anytime Fitness Greensborough & Diamond Creek and Essential Beauty Greensborough.

And last but certainly not least, thank you to our supporters who helped us get over the line on Friday night.

Go Boro.  2015 Premiers!

2014-15 NNL Summer League update

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The 2014-15 NNL Summer League returns on Friday 30th January 2015.

The top four ladder currently stands as:

1. Heat 1, seven wins, 0 losses, 297%
2. Greensborough, six wins, 2 losses, 185%
3. Bundoora Comets, six wins, 2 losses, 117%
4. West Ivanhoe, four wins, four losses, 83%

With only four games remaining before finals, second placed Boro plays all of the teams in the current top four:

7pm Friday 30th January v Bundoora Comets
7.45pm Friday 6th February v Whittlesea 2
7pm Friday 13th February v Heat 1
7.45pm Friday 20th February v West Ivanhoe

Come down and cheer on the girls! Go Boro!

Boro Bits – Semi Finals

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midcourt2014 Northern Netball League finals kicked off last Friday night with two of the five Boro teams in for the hunt, both with a double chance after finishing second on their respective ladders.

First up was the division two semi against Northcote Park. The girls had a real battle on their hands and unfortunately an absolute heartbreaker, coming away with a one goal loss, final score 30 to 29.

Next up was the division seven semi against North Heidelberg. The Kennel had just lost the two games during the season and are a real threat moving into the grand final after defeating our girls 33-19.

Both Boro teams have another crack this week.  Preliminary Finals are:

7:50pm Greensborough 5 v West Ivanhoe, Parade College
8:15pm Greensborough 2 v Bundoora Comets 2, Parade College

Go Boro!

Focus on finals – GNC Team 2, NNL division 2

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GNC2 2014GNC Team 2 finished the 2014 NNL season in second place with 16 games played, 12 wins, four losses and two byes.

The losses came in round one v Whittlesea 1 (28-15), round seven v Northcote Park 1 (34-19), round nine v Bundoora Comets 2 (29-25) and in round 15, a one goal loss to Lalor 1 (29-28). Noted, after the regrading in round four, Whittlesea 1 was elevated to division one.

The Division’s top four finished as:

1. Northcote Park 1 – 15 wins, 1 loss (to Boro)
2. Greensborough 2 – 12 wins, 4 losses
3. Bundoora Comets 2 – 11 wins, 5 losses
4. Lalor 1 – 6 wins, 9 losses

In the NNL division two semi finals this week, GNC 2 takes on Northcote Park 1 at 7pm at Parade College and Bundoora Comets 2 v Lalor 1 at 8pm at RMIT.

GNC Team 2 has taken on Northcote Park twice this season, one 15 goal loss in round seven and a seven goal win in round 14 to the Boro.

Come down and support the girls! Should be a great game of netball!

Later this week – GNC Team 5’s focus on finals.

Go Boro!