Mallee Districts Storm win first RMNA premiership
The Storm have defeated the Southern Mallee Suns in the 2024 River Murray Netball Association grand final.
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The Mallee Districts Storm have defeated the Southern Mallee Suns to win their first A grade netball premiership.
Storm came away with a 10-goal win at the final whistle, 56-46, on Saturday at Tintinara.
The match started out goal for goal in the first quarter, with well contested competition and fights for every ball.
But the Storm fought harder, and defensive tips and accurate shooting meant they were able to gain a 10-goal lead by three quarter time.
The Suns weren't able to catch back up and the Storm celebrated with hugs, cheers and big smiles down the court.
Storm captain Abbi Paech accepted the premiership trophy and congratulated her team on a well deserved win.
"It's great to see the team filled with so many locals and to see the young girls come up and bench for us is great," she said.
Storm's bench contained three intermediate one girls: Jessica Kerr, Gemma Cocks and Georgia Rich, all of whom had just won their own premiership earlier in the day after defeating Jervois.
The Suns' Brie Abernethy won the day's best on court award for the never-ending energy she put into the game.
As a team, the Suns were grateful to just make it into a grand final, as the opportunity didn't always come around often, Abernethy said.
In the other grades:
- A reserves: Suns defeated Imperials 48-45, best on court Nicole McMahon (Suns)
- B grade: Imperials defeated Suns 47-37, best on court Caitlin Michalik (Imps)
- B reserves: Imperials defeated Suns 53-41, best on court Belinda Michalik (Imps)
- C grade: Mypolonga defeated Ramblers 37-35, best on court Natalie Gollan (Mypo)
- Inter one: Storm defeated Jervois 52-44, best on court Gemma Cocks (Storm)
- Inter two: Imperials defeated Mypolonga 44-27, best on court Ella McNicol (Imps)
- Inter three: Mannum defeated Suns 49-12, best on court Shaylee Maloney (Mannum)
- Junior one: Mypolonga defeated Imperials 46-24, best on court Lainie Peacock (Mypo)
- Junior two: Storm defeated Mypolonga 38-30, best on court Lucy Phillips (Storm)
- Sub junior one: Ramblers defeated Jervois 37-30, best on court Zara Fullgrabe (Ramblers)
- Sub junior two: Jervois defeated Coorong Cats 17-16, best on court Emilee Hartmann
To celebrate the Storm's win, Murray Bridge News has turned its website and social media feeds teal and pink for the week.
