Narrabri Netball Association hosts round 10 of 2023 winter campaign

Narrabri Netball Association hosted round 10 of its 2023 winter campaign on Saturday and there are now just four rounds to play before the finals series get underway.

The enthralling A-grade minor premiership battle continued to heat up heading into the final month of the season as the top three sides were all victorious.

The Tourist Tornadoes did not need to take the court to remain on top of the table as they won by forfeit against Fever 2.0. Second-placed Fever beat All Nets 41-24, and third-placed The Flames defeated Hail Mary’s 32-20.

Those results saw Tourist finish the round on top with 16 points, followed closely by Fever (14) and The Flames (12). However, the Tornadoes have already had their bye in the second round of the season, but Fever and The Flames are still to sit out once more in the final four rounds.

All Nets remained fourth on six points following round 10, while Hail Mary’s, the Pharmacy Flamingos and Fever 2.0 are all on four points ranked fifth to seventh, respectively.

Flamingos had the bye in round 10.

The top three teams were also all victorious in the B-grade division on Saturday.

Ladder leaders the Hairy GOATs downed Baxter Babes 42-36, second-placed Golfie Grubs won via forfeit against the Wilga Warriors, and third-placed Hot Shots prevailed 30-22 over Firebirds.

The other match saw Wrecking Ballers forfeit against Blue Diamonds.

Those results saw Hairy GOATs and Golfie Grubs move to 18 points at the top and Hot Shots (14) remain four points behind them in third place.

Baxter Babes (12) are fourth, and then the teams ranked fifth to eighth are Firebirds (8), Wrecking Ballers (4), Blue Diamonds (4) and the Wilga Warriors (2).

The under-11/12 junior division now has five weeks left in the regular season following the 10th round of the campaign. It is a 15-round regular season, which sees all five teams play against one another three times.

C and W Firebirds are on top of the table on 14 points with five games to go after they had a bye on Saturday.

Fellow Wee Waa side Namoi Cotton Thunderbirds moved to 12 points as they prevailed 23-10 against Swifts on Saturday, while third-placed Giants also had a big win as they downed Lightning 22-4 to climb to eight points.

Swifts (5) and Lightning (1) are ranked fourth and fifth.

The under-9-10 division teams played their round nine games on Saturday and they have three rounds remaining in their 12-week regular season ahead of a three-week finals series.

Rubies won 7-2 against the Valley Vixens to move to 14 points at the top of the ladder and Sapphires overcame Diamonds 17-10 to climb to second.

Sapphires and Diamonds are both on 10 points and Valley Vixens are fourth on two points.

This Saturday’s NNA fixtures are as follows:

A-grade round 11 – Fever v Fever 2.0 on court four, Tourist Tornadoes v Pharmacy Flamingos on court six, All Nets v Hail Mary’s on court seven.

The Flames have the bye.

B-grade round 11 – Wrecking Ballers v Hairy GOATs on court one, Firebirds v Wilga Warriors on court two, Blue Diamonds v Golfie Grubs on court three, Baxter Babes v Hot Shots on court eight.

Under-11/12 round 11 – Giants v Namoi Cottom Thunderbirds on court two, Lightning v C and W Firebirds on court six.

Swifts have the bye.

Under-9/10 round 10 – Sapphires v Rubies on court seven, Diamonds v Valley Vixens on court eight.