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GRIFFITH SWANS NETBALL FIXTURES - 2022
R1 - April 8 (H) Mangoplah-CUE - A Grade: lost 33-47, A Reserve: lost 34-38, B Grade: lost 23-36, C Grade: lost 19-37, U17: lost 23-34.
R2 - April 23 (a) Leeton-Whitton - A Grade: won 42-51, A Reserve: won 26-48, B Grade: draw 38-38, C Grade: lost 28-20, U17: lost 49-37.
R3 - April 30 (H) Collingullie-GP - A Grade: won 55-28, A Reserve: won 41-23, B Grade: won 44-22, C Grade: lost 9-18, U17: won 45-7.
R4 - May 7 (H) Ganmain-GGM - A Grade: won 49-34, A Reserve: won 34-33, B Grade: won 40-32, C Grade: lost 19-32, U17: lost 33-43.
R5 - May 14 (a) Turvey Park - A Grade: won 44-52, A Reserve: won 43-52, B Grade: won 32-47, C Grade: lost 39-27, U17: lost 45-21.
R7 - May 28 (a) Wagga Tigers - A Grade: lost 45-25, A Reserve: won 40-45, B Grade: lost 37-33, C Grade: lost 47-23, U17: won 14-39.
R8 - June 4 (H) Coolamon Rovers - A Grade: won 53-39, A Reserve: won 36-33, B Grade: won 44-14, C Grade: won 38-19, U17: won 26-25.
R9 - June 18 (a) Narrandera - A Grade: won 34-86, A Reserve: won 20-61, B Grade: won 28-58, C Grade: won 24-53, U17: lost 48-30.
R10 - June 25 (a) Mangoplah-CUE - A Grade: lost 68-37, A Reserve: lost 49-41, B Grade: lost 51-32, C Grade: won 23-24, U17: won 26-32.
R11 - July 2 (H) Leeton-Whitton - A Grade: won 69-37, A Reserve: won 51-34, B Grade: lost 31-38, C Grade: won 30-27, U17: lost 34-46.'
R12 - July 9 (a) Collingullie-GP - A Grade: won 38-56, A Reserve: won 39-41, B Grade: won 32-53, C Grade: won 18-40, U17: won 6-51.
R13 - July 16 (a) Ganmain-GGM - A Grade: won 43-58, A Reserve: won 33-40, B Grade: won 34-45, C Grade: draw 37-37, U17: lost 44-42.'
R14 - July 23 (H) Turvey Park - A Grade: won 71-27, A Reserve: lost 37-48, B Grade: won 41-38, C Grade: won 36-35, U17: lost 25-40.
R16 - August 6 (H) Wagga Tigers - A Grade: lost 32-36, A Reserve: lost 35-36, B Grade: won 49-43, C Grade: won 29-28, U17: won 30-16.
R17 - August 13 (a) Coolamon Rovers - A Grade: won 37-46, A Reserve: won 30-66, B Grade: won 16-59, C Grade: won 19-45, U17: won 25-54.
R18 - August 20 (H) Narrandera - A Grade: won 62-31, A Reserve: won 64-9, B Grade: won 58-11, C Grade: won 57-13, U17: lost 33-38.
2022 RFNL NETBALL Ladders
A grade: Mangoplah-CUE 32*, Wagga Tigers 26, Griffith 24, Ganmain-GGM 20, Leeton-Whitton 16; Coolamon Rovers 14, Turvey Park 6; Collingullie-GP 4, Narrandera 2.
A Reserve: Wagga Tigers 30*, Mangoplah-CUE 28, Griffith 24, Turvey Park 22, Collingullie-GP 16; Ganmain-GGM 10, Coolamon Rovers 7, Leeton-Whitton 7, Narrandera 0.
B grade: Mangoplah-CUE 28*, Leeton-Whitton 27, Wagga Tigers 24, Griffith 23, Ganmain-GGM 13; Turvey Park 13, Collingullie-GP 12, Narrandera 2, Coolamon Rovers 2.
C grade: Turvey Park 26*, Mangoplah-CUE 24, Wagga Tigers 23, Leeton-Whitton 20, Griffith 19; Ganmain-GGM 18, Collingullie-GP 10, Coolamon Rovers 3, Narrandera 1.
Under 17: Ganmain-GGM 32*, Turvey Park 26, Leeton-Whitton 25, Narrandera 19, Mangoplah-CUE 14; Griffith 14, Wagga Tigers 10, Coolamon Rovers 4, Collingullie-GP 0.
2022 RFNL FINAL SERIES
August 27: QF @ Narrandera - A grade: Wagga Tigers 40 def by Griffith 43, A reserve: Mangoplah-CUE 48 def by Griffith 49, B grade: Leeton-Whitton 38 def by Wagga Tigers 50, C grade: Mangoplah-CUE 22 def by Wagga Tigers 36, Under 17s: Turvey Park 29 def Leeton-Whitton 27.
August 28: EF @ Robertson Oval - A grade: Ganmain-GGM 57 def Leeton-Whitton 34, A reserve: Turvey Park 45 def Collingullie-GP 31, B grade: Griffith 52 def Ganmain-GGM 28, C grade: Leeton-Whitton 33 def by Griffith 36, Under 17s: Narrandera 32 def Mangoplah-CUE 27.
Sept 3: QF2 @ Narrandera - A grade: Mangoplah-CUE 52 def Griffith 37, A reserve: Wagga Tigers 57 def Griffith 40, B grade: Mangoplah-CUE 27 def by Wagga Tigers 42, C grade: Turvey Park 42 def Wagga Tigers 31, Under 17.5s: Ganmain-GGM 42 def Turvey Park 35
Sept 4: SF1 @ Narrandera - A grade: Wagga Tigers 47 def Ganmain-GGM 32, A reserve: Mangoplah-CUE 49 def Turvey Park 31, B grade: Leeton-Whitton 36 def by Griffith 41, C grade: Mangoplah-CUE 42 def Griffith 29, Under 17s: Leeton-Whitton 51 def Narrandera 27.
Sept 11: PF @ Robertson Oval - A grade: Griffith 40 def by Wagga Tigers 44, A reserve: Griffith 40 def by Mangoplah-CUE 50, B grade: Mangoplah-CUE 45 def Griffith 33, C grade: Wagga Tigers 32 def by Mangoplah-CUE 33, Under 17s: Turvey Park 25 def by Leeton-Whitton 31.
Sept 14: Grand Finals @ Narrandera - A grade: Mangoplah-CUE 48 def Wagga Tigers 37, BOC - Kaylah Upfield (MCUE), A reserve: Wagga Tigers 40 def by Mangoplah-CUE 41, BOC - Sophie Edmonds (MCUE), B grade: Wagga Tigers 44 def Mangoplah-CUE 42, BOC - Zali Wheatley (Wagga Tigers), C grade: Turvey Park 38 def Mangoplah-CUE 35, BOC - Lauren McClurg (Turvey Park), Under 17s: Ganmain-GGM 45 def Leeton-Whitton 40, BOC - Ava Pritchett (GGGM).
SWANS SIGN FORMER SUPER NETBALL DEFENDER JOHANNAH MUNRO - By Jon Tuxworth
GRIFFITH'S netball resurgence has received another major boost after the club signed former Super Netballer Johannah Munro (nee Curran) for the coming season. The 35-year-old, who generally plays goal defence or wing defence, has moved to Griffith from Melbourne to be closer to her extended families of husband Clint, and children Tom and Ruby.
The Swans finished second on the Riverina League table last year in coach Georgie Fuller's first season as coach, before the finals series was abandoned.
Munro began her Super Netball career in 2004 with Melbourne Phoenix, before joining the Melbourne Vixens as part of their inaugural team in 2008. She spent the next three years as captain of West Coast Fever, before returning to the Vixens for a swansong season in 2013.
Griffith vice-president Karen Conlan said Munro's knowledge of the game will be just as valuable as her playing talent. "You've got a very experienced and capable leader on the court with Georgie Fuller, as Swans coach so they can share the responsibility there," Conlan said.
"We're gained plenty with her playing ability, but her coaching knowledge is going to be a huge asset. "She's keen to be part of our club and is also interested in doing clinics with our juniors, which she has done here in the past. "Her sister Stephanie played for us a few years ago and her brother Shaun as well, She's got connections here at Griffith."
Munro who will be an invaluable sounding board for Fuller, given she has filled specialist coaching roles with the Vixens since her retirement. Fuller will have her hands full this season also juggling an assistant coaching role with the Southern Sports Academy.
(The Daily Advertiser, Wednesday, February 09, 2022).
FOUR OF FIVE NETBALL TEAMS QUALIFY - By Liam Warren
THE Griffith Swans will be well represented on the netball courts when the RFNL finals get underway on Saturday. The Swans will have four of the five grades take to the courts at either Robertson Oval or Narrandera Sportsground, with the under 17s only missing out on percentage.
The A graders were able to secure their second chance in the final series after coming away with a convincing 62-31 victory over Narrandera. This weekend the A graders will have their work cut out for them when they take on the Wagga Tigers in Narrandera on Saturday. The Tigers have two wins against the Swans already this season, the second of which was a tight tussle at Exies Oval.
A reserve was able to secure third place heading into the finals after they dominated on court to take a 64-9 victory over Narrandera. A clash with Mangoplah is what awaits the Swans, and much like the A graders, they will need to overturn their regular season record against the Goannas.
Despite picking up a win on the weekend, the B graders fell one point short of reaching the top three after the Tigers defeated Leeton. It was another pretty convincing performance from the Swans as they were able to see off the challenge from Narrandera with a 58-16 victory and now ready themselves for a do-or-die clash with GGGM Lions at Robertson Oval on Sunday. The Swans have a good record against the Lions in the regular season and will be looking to replicate that and keep their season alive.
The C graders were able to get the job done against Narrandera with a 44-point victory over the Eagles, which saw them leapfrog GGGM into fifth spot, after the Lions had a bye. It has set up a do-or-die local derby with old enemies Leeton-Whitton set for the opposition at Robertson Oval. It has been a mixed season for the C graders against the Crows, with both sides taking a win on their respective home courts in two evenly matched games.
Unfortunately, the under 17s needed to take the points against Narrandera if they were to leapfrog GGGM into fifth, but it was the fourth placed Eagles who came away with a 38-33 victory and seeing the Swans miss out.
(The Area News - Friday August 26, 2022).
