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Players court history By Justin Flynn Ocean Grove A Grade coach Mel Holmes will be hoping that her side can emulate last season’s Bellarine Netball League heroics and defeat an unbeaten Geelong Amateur in this Saturday’s grand final. In a stunning performance last September, Ocean Grove put together its best four quarters of netball for the 2024 season to upset the unbeaten flag favourites. The scenario is remarkably similar this time around. “It’s not going to be easy, but the girls are up for the challenge,” first-year coach Holmes said. “I think for us it’s limiting our errors. In those big games, making errors can really cost you so for us it’s not crumbling to that pressure and making good decisions. “I think we’ve got the skills to do it, it’s just if we make errors, they (Geelong Amateur) can capitalise.” The Grubbers bounced back from their second semi-defeat to easily account for Torquay in the preliminary final. “We knew that last week we learned a few lessons and I think we kind of went back to the drawing board and went back to what we need to do well,” Holmes said. “There was pressure on, but there were no nerves. They knew what they needed to get done and I thought they did it really well.” Holmes agreed that 10 other clubs in the league would give anything to be in Ocean Grove’s and Geelong Amateur’s shoes this week. The Grubbers have plenty of new faces on the court this season. “It (making a grand final) is not easy to do,” she said. “It’s not the same team. So the fact that we’ve been able to get it done and get there and then have a chance is amazing. So the girls are really, really excited.” Geelong Amateur coach Mel Savage said her group had not spoken about last year’s result. “I’m a big believer in ‘don’t look in the past, look to the future’,” she said. Continued: Page 2.
It’s grand final time in the Bellarine Football Netball league and the captains got together on Monday. Pictured are Anglesea’s James Carr, Torquay’s James Darke, Geelong Amateur’s Keisha Guilmartin and Ocean Grove’s Emily Moroney. (Ivan Kemp) 428651_16
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