Hearts vs Blackbird Divas
36-47
A strong performance from Hearts. Although the final score didn’t quite go our way, it was a great display of teamwork, effort, and determination.
It took us a little while to find our rhythm in the first quarter, but once we settled, our connections started to shine. Molly Stanley and Lauren Goymer worked brilliantly in the circle, putting their training into action with some smooth rotations around the D.
Shannon Hall had a tough battle at WA against an extremely contacty WD but showed brilliant resilience and composure before I came on to give her a well-deserved break.
In the second quarter Libby, who kindly stepped up to play for us, was incredible in defence — sticking to her GS like glue and forcing error after error into the D.
In the second half, Lauren and I linked up nicely in the shooting circle, staying patient and popping out for those sneaky passes to get around some very tricky defenders. Nat, despite being slightly worse for wear, played a brilliant game in mid court (better than most of us sober tbh) making some fast interceptions and keeping the pressure around Divas shooting D.
Moving into the third quarter, Pippa Kelly and Kate McStrafick really stepped up the pressure, working together to keep their GA out of the circle and slow down their attacking play.
The final quarter saw the iconic defending duo Molly and Pippa in full force — pulling off their gymnastic interceptions to stop those goals (It looked as cool as it sounded).
A huge shoutout to Shannon, who earned a very well-deserved Player of the Match for her accurate feeds into the D and for putting up a great battle with a tough WD.
Overall, this was a great match filled with energy, communication, and determination. We just need to work on keeping our heads up, staying confident, and trusting in our ability as a team! ❤️💪
Written by Jodie – Player
