The Stawell Warriors unbeaten start to the 2021 WFNL senior football season has come to end at the hands of the reigning premiers, but their netballers are making a charge up the ladder.
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The Warriors' A Grade season has largely flown under the radar, but heading into their round seven bye, the netballers are sitting third on the table.
It comes after a hard fought win in round six as the Warriors held off a determined Minyip-Murtoa, as the reigning premiers chased their first win of the season.
It was a see-sawing battle on the courts at Minyip, with the Warriors claiming a six point win, 56-50.
Stawell Warriors A Grade coach Courtney McIlvride said she was proud of the way her team kept their composure during the pressure of the game.
"It was such a close game and it was a really physical game and it was a nice game to have at this point of the season," she said.
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"I think we just kept our heads when it was getting close, in previous years we may have dropped our heads and thought 'this is getting a bit hard' or 'they're catching us'.
"But we kept our cool really well and hold onto all of our 'centres' in the last quarter which helped us get the win."
McIlvride said the her team will use the bye to reassess their goals for the season and look for ways to improve as they chase success in 2021.
"After having a few not so great years in A Grade it is really awesome for the club to see where we are sitting.
"The plan will be to have a good sit down and have a look at the goals we set at the season and reflect on them and reconsider them to push ourselves.
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"I am really enjoying the position and I am really thankful to the club for believing in me and hopefully it continues on the way it is going."
The footballers will also be ready for a hard earned break, after an intense start to the season.
The Warriors couldn't maintain their winning run going down 16.14 (110) to 5.14 (44) to a classy Burras outfit.
Minyip-Murtoa led by 22 points at half time, but the reigning premiers again showed why they are the team to beat as they kicked six goals to one in the third quarter to put the game beyond doubt.
Lucky Ika kicked two goals, while Sam Williams continued his great start to the 2021 season, with Cam Kimber also one of the Warriors' best.
The Warriors will return to action on June 5, when they host the Horsham Demons as Central Park, where both the netballers and footballers will be out continue their winning momentum in 2021.
Round seven fixtures
- Warrack Eagles v Horsham Saints
- Nhill v Ararat
- Dimboola v SM Giants
- Horsham v Minyip Murtoa
- Stawell- Bye
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