The A-reserve grand final was an even contest between Mustangs and Rovers and was played at a very high standard in hot conditions.
Mustangs scored the first goal of the game, then Rovers scored towards the end of the first half.
Scores even at the start of the second half, the pressure was turned up by both teams desperate to score.
Rovers scored a number of short corners but couldn’t put the ball in the back of the net.
Mustangs made their way into their attacking circle shot on goal the ball deflected off a Rovers’ stick to go into the goals.
Rovers then had most of the play in their attacking half but could not put score board pressure on Mustangs.
Mustangs A2 Premiers for 2018.
The A-grade grand final saw Rovers, who went straight into the grand final from the semi, come up against Amaroo who finished as minor premiers.
Amaroo applied the pressure early, attacking with determination.
Amaroo scored three goals in the first half to blow Rovers away.
No score in the second half saw Amaroo take the A-grade Premiership for 2018.
End of Season
The association would sincerely like to thank all the umpires for the season and those that did finals games, special mention to the grand final umpires Keith Old, Steve Michalak, Sonya Mumme and Melissa Pullan.
Thank you to the club tech bench representatives and many thanks to the supplied tech bench officials for the finals: Rachel Moloney, Vicki True, Simone Fraser and Wendy Old.
A big shout out to the hard working executive committee who, on a volunteer basis, do a fantastic job running the association.
The association would not be so professionally run without the help of a number of volunteers.
Clubs are urged to take the time to get to know who does the work in your association and give them a thank you, there is more to hockey than just turning up and playing; a lot of hard work is done behind the scenes by a number of people.
Also, take the time to thank those in your own club that do a lot of work, let them know they are appreciated.
RESULTS
A-reserve – Grand Final
Mustangs 2 (A. Capagreco, C. Forrest) d Rovers 1 (H. Bastow);
Best Mustangs: Team effort; Best Rovers: N. Gasperi, H. Bastow, C. Crowe; Fairest and Best grand final: N. Gasperi (Rovers).
A-grade – Grand Final
Amaroo 3 (M. Crowe 2, N. Michalak) d Rovers 0;
Best Amaroo: Team effort; Best Rovers: W. Marley, D. Cockram, A. Davidson; Fairest and Best in grand final: C. Jones (Amaroo).
Association Awards
A-grade
Premiers: Amaroo;
Fairest and Best: Alyssa Davidson (Rovers) 18 votes;
Runner-up Fairest & Best: Emily Antonovich (Mustangs) 15 votes;
Highest Goal Scorer: Tayla Kirk (Amaroo) 12 goals;
Fairest & Best Grand Final: Casey Jones (Amaroo).
A-reserve
Premiers: Mustangs;
Fairest and Best: Debra Dye (Rovers) 15 votes;
Runner-up Fairest & Best: Kylie Burek (Mustangs) Julie Davidson (Swans) and Renae Pike (Mustangs) 9 votes;
Highest Goal Scorer: Shay Dewar (Rovers) 7 goals;
Fairest & Best Grand Final: Natalie Gasperi (Rovers);
Vernon Family Trophy: Alyssa Davidson (Rovers) 70 points.
Intermediates
Premiers: Rovers;
Fairest and Best: Alyssa Davidson (Rovers) and Belle Ramshaw (Rovers) 16 votes;
Runner-up Fairest and Best: Grace Sheppard (Mustangs) 15 votes;
Highest Goal Scorer: Grace Sheppard (Mustangs) 22 goals;
Fairest and Best Grand Final: Alyssa Davidson (Rovers).