Seven Malvern Teams Play Off In Spring Grand Finals
Seven Malvern teams had won their way to the WDNA Spring Grand Finals played on Saturday December 10 2016.
Malvern Heat u13/8 13 lost to St Cecilia's Meteors 19
Heat had won their way through to the Grand Final having won a thriller the previous week by one goal.
They were behind 8-0 halfway through the second quarter, but fought back to go down by 6.
Malvern Lightning u13/5 12 lost to St Dominic's Tigers 13
Lightning had had an undefeated season and lead 12-7 at 3/4 time in the Grand Final.
A strong last quarter from St Dom's and some disruption due to injuries saw Lightning headed in the last minute, losing the game by 1 goal.
Malvern Lightning Spring 2016 u13/5 Runners Up
Malvern Storm u15/3 16 lost to Ashburton Flames 29
Storm finished on top of the ladder and went straight through to the Grand Final. They trailed by 7 at half time, eventually losing by 13.
Malvern Frostbites u17/5 8 lost to Hartwell Puffins 24
In a closely contested section, Frostbites finished on top of the ladder. They came up against a very strong Hartwell team, and were 9 behind at half time.
Malvern Frostbites Spring 2016 u17/5 Runners Up
Malvern Tornadoes u17/6 23 lost to St Michael's Strikers 28
At quarter time Tornadoes were down 0-9. It was a long road back from there. A great fightback saw them get to within 1 of the lead in the last quarter, but St Michael's held on to win by 5.
Malvern Tornadoes Spring 2016 u17/6 Runners Up
Malvern Avalanches u17/2 15 lost to Hartwell Swans 26
Hartwell Swans had been the stand-out team of the section. Avalanches were down 8-12 at half time, the final score being 15 to 26.
Malvern Avalanches Spring 2016 u17/2 Runners Up
Malvern Hurricanes Open 4 36 d Korowa Kats 22
The Kats finished 2 games clear on top of the ladder. Hurricanes lead 16-11 at half time. In a very high standard game they eventually ran out winners, and premiers, by 14 goals.
Malvern Hurricanes Spring 2016 Open 4 Premiers
Congratulations to all Malvern Players whose teams played in Grand Finals, and well done to all Malvern Players who represented Malvern during 2016.
See you in 2017!
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