The momentum continues to roll on for the City West Falcons in the Victorian Netball League.
Undefeated as the season hits the pointy end, the Falcons weren’t troubled against the Geelong Cougars on Sunday in Ballarat.
The Falcons jumped out to a 10 goal lead at quarter time and were able to more than double that heading into half time.
It was more of that in the second half with the Falcons winning 71-39.
Falcons coach Marg Lind was pretty happy with the performance.
“It was a good win and we were able to roll some combinations,” she said. “They were undermanned and missing three defenders.
“We weren’t great in the first five minutes but Geelong is always tough early.”
Lind said once they worked out how to counter the Cougars defence with Stephanie Boyce matching up well against Jane Cook, they were able to get on top.
With the margin blowing out, the Falcons were able to rest Montana Holmes, Maggie Lind and Cook at stages later in the game.
“We wanted to have a better scoring rate. We ran Liv [Olivia Cameron] and Maddie [Romios] in the last quarter and it was much better rate in the final quarter.
“Chelsea [Imansani] came on in the midcourt and did a good job.”
Lind said they were wary of having a short turnaround with their next match on Wednesday.
She said they would have a lesser load heading into Wednesday’s game with the short turnaround.
Not for the first time this season, Lind couldn’t pick some standouts on the court as they put out another team performance.
She said she prefers it that way and is hoping that it continues.
The Falcons 23 and under side locked in their finals berth with a win against the Cougars, 49-38. They moved up to fifth with the win, which is as high as they can finish.
Lind said they were really starting to find their feet. Imogen Sexton got another opportunity, with Lind saying it was pleasing to see the pathway athletes getting their chance.
The Falcons now face the North East Blaze.
It will be a big week for the Falcons who will be hosting the games at Altona, in their last home round of the season.
“We have a two-day clinic which is full, so hopefully we’ll have good support from the locals” Lind said.
A highlight set to feature in the championship game is Jane Cook shooting her 1000th goal in a season for a second straight season.
She needs 33 against the Blaze to hit that mark, having scored more than that in every game so far.
