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Good
things come in threes at netball titles
SOUTH
East Queensland raced away with a trifecta of titles from the Australian
Defence Force National Netball Carnival in Sydney from October 14-18.
Winning the women’s, men’s and mixed competitions, the
teams from SE Qld proved too strong for the competition.
The carnival attracted more than 100 competitors from NT, North
Qld, SE Qld, Victoria, NSW and ACT. The games were hard fought,
with each team playing approximately two games a day, culminating
in semi-finals and finals.
The men’s final between NSW and SE Qld was an aggressive game,
with players even sporting mouth guards. With one player sent off
the court for backchatting the umpire, the tension mounted. SE Qld
streaked away in the end to win 25-16.
In the mixed final, NSW and SE Qld again took to the court with
some competitors from the men’s final having the opportunity
to play a second final. In a fast-paced game, Queensland pulled
away in the third quarter to win 28-17.
In the women’s final, SE Qld lifted against a home team crowd
to win by 11 points, 28-17.
An All Stars team and squad for next year’s Arafura Games,
nationals and public sector games, was announced at a dinner function
at the conclusion to the carnival. They are as follows:
Women: GS - LS Liz Saunders (VIC), GA - CPL Nicole Stephens (SEQLD),
WA - PTE Shay Curtis (VIC), C - LT Amanda Dewar (NSW), WD - LACW
Rachel Gibbs (SEQLD), GD - FLGOFF Jo McBride (SEQLD), GK - CPL Liz
Tuddenham (ACT)
Men: GS - CFN Malcolm Costello (SEQLD), GA - CPL Craig Howell (SEQLD),
WA - LAC Matt Bathe (SEQLD), C - SGT Simon Statton (NQLD), WD -
CPL Anthony Doherty (SEQLD), GD - CAPT Anthony Birch (NSW), GK -
CFN Leon Roberts (SEQLD)
Mixed: GS - CPL Megan Webber (NQLD), GA - CPL Stuart Bond (NSW),
WA - PTE Antonia Burke (SEQLD), C - CPL Craig Rowe (VIC), WD - WO2
Jena Lea (VIC), GD - CPL Kim Booth-Collis (VIC), GK - FLTLT Paul
Fournier (ACT).
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