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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!

2015 GNC Captains and Vice Captains

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GNC announced their Captains and Vice Captains on Saturday night at our season opener. And they are:

GNC Team one (section one)
Captain – Bianca Power
Vice – Sharna Enright

GNC Team two (section two)
Captain – Francesca Hickman
Vice – Karina Salmon

GNC Team three (section four)
Captain – Lauren Hall
Vice – Belinda Giouskos

GNC Team four (section six)
Captain – Michelle Thomson
Vice – Simone Chenoweth

Congrats to all, well deserved by all recipients.

Round one starts Friday night, 10th April. The countdown is on! Go Boro!

GNC learn defensive skills from the best

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The Greensborough Netball Club had the pleasure of hosting Melbourne Vixen Geva Mentor at a special training session for our 2015 players last week.

Standing at 188cm, Geva is the starting Goal Keeper for the 2014 ANZ Championship premiership winning Vixens and also plays in the England national team. Geva’s impressive list of netball achievements include:

  • ANZ Championship All Star GK (2012, 2013, 2014)
  • Melbourne Vixens MVP (2012, 2014), Melbourne Vixens R/UP MVP (2013)
  • Top of the table in Intercepts and Deflections in the ANZ Championship (2013)
  • ANZ Championship premiership – Melbourne Vixens (2014)
  • ANZ Championship premiership – Adelaide Thunderbirds (2010)
  • ANZ Championship Grand Finalists – Adelaide Thunderbirds (2009), Melbourne Vixens (2012)
  • Commonwealth Games (England) (2002,2006,2010, 2014)
  • World Netball Championships (England) (2003,2007,2011)

After the success of GNC winning the Northern Netball Leagues Section Two Premiership last season, the key focus of this special training session was defence as we continue to work through our preseason training themes.

Assistant Coach Natalie Jolley says, “Geva was amazing and all defenders should take note from what they learnt. It’s clear that she’s a natural coach and she took time out to speak with almost every one of our 40 players and provide valuable one on one feedback.”

GNC’s four teams were divided into two squads, with each squad being coached by Geva for 40 minutes in a number of footwork, defence and timing drills.

GNC President Jacqui Martin says, “Geva was an absolute pleasure to have at training and it was an invaluable experience for our club to have someone of such a high international standard to teach our netballers who range in age from 15 right through to late 30’s. She was lovely, encouraging and you can easily see why she is one of the World’s favourite netballers.”

Anyone interested in hosting a Melbourne Vixen netballer at a club training session should contact Stacey O’Neill, Programs Development Manager at Netball Victoria by phone: 03 9321 2271 or email stacey.oneill@netballvic.com.au.

GNC would like to thank Geva Mentor, Netball Victoria and the Melbourne Vixens for this wonderful opportunity.

Anyone interested in playing at GNC should contact the club via email info@greensboroughnc.com.au

The 2015 Northern Netball League season officially commences on Friday 10th April 2015.

Photo credits: Jessica Hart.
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NNL Summer League Finals

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The NNL regular home and away season finished off last Friday night with Boro retaining their second spot on the ladder after a 36-19 win over West Ivanhoe.  The top four ladder finished:

  1. Heat 1, 11 games played, 11 wins and 265%
  2. Greensborough, 12 games played, 9 wins, 2 losses, 1 forfeit and 170%
  3. Bundoora Comets, 12 games played, 8 wins, 4 losses and 105%
  4. Whittlesea 1, 12 games played, 6 wins, 5 losses, 1 forfeit and 99%

The semi finals kick off this Friday night at Parade College at 7pm.

  • 1 v 4 – Heat 1 v Whittlesea 1
  • 2 v 3 – Greensborough v Bundoora

Come along and support the girls!

Go Boro!

2015 Preseason

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The 2015 NNL campaign for Greensborough Netball Club officially kicks off next Wednesday night, 4th February with our trials for new players as well as compulsory training for our returning 2014 players.

Please be ready to hit the court at 8pm sharp at St Helena Secondary College, Wallowa Road, Eltham North. Details about 2015 playing and training venues can be viewed here.

All players MUST have completed their online 2015 registration form before taking the court.

Any questions? Email us at info@greensboroughnc.com.au

See you all soon!

NNL and NFL Best and Fairest

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Last night the NNL and NFL held the Best and Fairest count for the 2014 season.  Greensborough Netball Club had two players in attendance knowing they had both polled within the top five of their respective section.

Thea from our section seven team, a solid shooter that had a fantastic season, polled exceedingly well for her first NNL season of netball.  Thea was named in third place, gathering 17 votes from the NNL umpires during the season.  This is an exceptional achievement for a classy player that only started playing netball in February this year after making the transition over from soccer.

Sharna from our premiership winning section two team, played every minute of every game in season 2014 and captained the team from the GK anchor all year.  Sharna made the transition to GNC from the Euroa Football Netball Club in the Goulburn Valley Football Netball League, where she played at the top level for the last few seasons as a shooter.  In her first year of the NNL, Sharna also polled exceptionally well with the umpires and finished the count in second place.

Also last night, GFC’s premiership winning ruckman, Michael Hooper, finished in third place of the NFL’s Best and Fairest to cap off a great season.

The Football Club also had four players listed in the 2014 team of the year, Daniel McLinden, Tim Bongetti, Matthew Hyde and Michael Hooper along with the coach of the year our coach Robert Hyde.

Congratulations to all the Greensborough players and coaches on this fantastic achievement to top off 2014 as the Year of the Boro!

This Friday night is the club’s Best and Fairest count, stay tuned for the results live from our Facebook page.

Go Boro !

2014 NNL section seven runners up

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2014-NNL-DIV-7-RUNNERS-UPGreensborough team five took on the highly fancied North Heidelberg in the Northern Netball Leagues, section seven Grand Final last Friday night at Parade College.  The girls went into the game not having beaten North all year and finishing second on the ladder to North’s first place.

The game started off goal for goal, with both GS for each team starring.  North took awhile to get going but half way through the first quarter their GS was shooting goals from everywhere and not missing.  To Boro’s credit, we kept pace with North and at quarter time were only a goal down, 5-6 Norths way.  The second quarter started off with some quick successful shots from North’s super shooter, and they increased their lead.  Halftime saw a regrouping of the players and some direction from coach Sharon Ashworth.

The Boro girls came back on the court in the third quarter with some fire and half way through the third quarter, got the score back to 14-16 North’s way.  Just before three quarter time, a few handy turnovers from Norths GD who went on to take out MVP of the match, pushed the ball back into North’s circle and they capitalised with a few quick goals, bringing the score up to 17-22 Norths way.  The boro girls kept the fight going during the last quarter, but unfortunately went down to North in the end, final score 19-28.

Team five largely consisted of new players to the Boro this year, and with hard work and dedication made it right through to the Grand Final.  Congratulations on a fabulous season.  Bring on 2015!

 

Greensborough Netball Club 2014 NNL Grand Finals Player Profiles

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NNL-Grand-FinalTeam Two, Division Two

Isabelle:
Our quiet agile sharp shooter who provides dynamic attack and flair in and around the goal circle and continues to grow in stature and ability.

Megs:
A dominant goaler that has exceptional skills at holding space and screening in the goal circle for her other team mates.

Chan:
Our goaler that provides many laughs amongst the girls, has an exceptional “netball brain” and has the ability to remain calm and composed under pressure to goal accurately.

Olivia:
Provides an exciting attacking style in mid court and always commits heart and soul in every game. Oozes with energy and enthusiasm and is also known to provide a spark in defence.

Sammy:
A strong mid-courter whose game is highlighted by her speed, agility, drive around the goal circle and ability to read the play for an intercept.

Jess:
A dynamic Wing Attack that provides speed and flair in the mid court and around the goal circle. Has strong athletic ability.

Karina:
Our “quiet achiever” Wing Defence who goes about her business in a cool and calm manner and relishes the pressure of close games. Karina provides outstanding defensive pressure and is a crucial member of our defensive structure.

Francesca:
Dynamic, hard working and determined defender that intercepts many passes and provides dynamic drive out of defence and through the mid court.

Sharna:
Our captain of the team that provides exceptional leadership skills. An agile defender that produces some spectacular intercepts. Sharna’s one-on-one defensive pressure in the goal circle is outstanding.

Team Five, Division Seven

Jess
A defender who is always prepared to give her all in every game. Provides great drive out of defence and through the mid court.

Grace
A gutsy performer whose drive, determination, self-belief and ability to hunt the ball for intercepts is unquestionable.

Lisa
A determined feisty player that provides flair as a mid courter and a goaler. Displays great feeds to other goalers and has shown tremendous accuracy and strong movement in the circle.

Ebony
Our baby of the team who has improved immensely this year to become a dynamic wing attack who combines well with the players around her to set up play for our goalers.

Thea
A hard working accurate goaler that remains composed and focussed under pressure. Has outstanding ability to hold her space in the goal circle and has an exceptional vertical leap when receiving a pass to shoot for goal.

Kate
A sharp shooter that has improved greatly throughout the year and is known for her speed and drive in and around the goal circle.

Nic
A cool and calm centre court player with great attacking and defensive skills. Always prepared to dig deep and give her all. Her dedication is the key to the very good player that she is.

Lizzie
Lizzie is a strong defender who continues to grow in stature and ability. She is a crucial member of the defensive wall. Lizzie takes many rebounds in every game she plays.

Simone
Known for her great defensive pressure and hold on her player and her ability to effectively dominate goalers can be exciting to watch. She is a crucial player in our defensive line up.

Follow all the 2014 NNL Grand Final news on Twitter @GreensboroughNC and Facebook this FRIDAY NIGHT, live from Parade College.

Go Boro!

Boro Bits – Prelim Finals

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T5 Prelim winThe 18 round, 2014 NNL season comes to a close this Friday Night at Parade College.  The players and our coaching staff have worked tirelessly since early February and can now be congratulated with two Grand Final appearances.  Game times are:

  • 7:50pm, North Heidelberg 4 v Greensborough 5 (court 3) play off for the Division Two premiership
  • 9:05pm, Northcote Park 1 v Greensborough 2 (court 1) play off for the Division Seven premiership

Let’s get the Boro Army down to the support the girls in what will be two very entertaining netball games.

Go Boro!