The City West Falcons had little trouble in accounting for the Wilson Storage Southern Saints in the Victorian Netball League.
Looking for win number 13 of the season on Wednesday night, the Falcons jumped out of the blocks and led by eight goals at quarter time.
The lead continued to grow in the middle two quarters as they put up more than 20 goals in each of the quarters.
While the final quarter was level on the scoreboard, the Falcons had taken their foot off the pedal and looked to change things up.
The Falcons came away with a 78-43 win.
Falcons coach Marg Lind said they were pretty happy with that performance. She said she had expected a big closer of match, so was happy to take the blow out result.
“We played pretty well and there was some good flow tonight [Wednesday] and a good release off centre pass which was good.
“We definitely focused on valuing the ball a bit more. We did talk about getting it to top [of the circle} but that didn’t always happen and sometimes we did release a bit early.
“But our feed was a lot better.”
Lind said star shooter Jane Cook had a good proactive hold and was strong under post.
Cook finished with 58 goals from as many shots as she was rested in the final quarter.
Lind said defensively they played around with a variety things and had some variation and zone defence.
With the game over at three quarter time, Lind took the opportunity to rest some players.
Montana Holmes, who has had a big lot with SSN Reserves, didn’t play at all in the win.
Maggie Lind was taken off at three quarter time, as was Cook.
“We were able to run Chelsea [Imansani] and Vanessa [Augustini] in the middle,” Lind said,
“We ran Maddie [Romios] and Liv [Cameron] in the last [in goals] and gave Cookie a rest.
“Lucia [Fauonuku] looked good in goal defence in the last quarter. She has a lot of potential.
“Everyone got a full quarter and some rotations.”
The undefeated Falcons remain a game clear of the Boroondara Express on top.
The Falcons 23 and under side also had a good win, beating the Saints, 48-46.
Lind said they progressively built their score and they were able to run everyone on the court.
“Everyone contributed and it was a good team effort,” she said. “They have to keep winning.
“They have a tough draw and play all top four teams.”
The Falcons 23 and under side sits in sixth spot, six points clear of Peninsula Waves in the fight for top six spots.
The Falcons next week face the Melbourne University Lightning.
