Glen Orden’s remarkable run in the Western Netball League competition has continued with the club’s seven sides still in the premiership race.
After all five teams making the grand final last season, all seven of the Hawks sides have made finals this year.
Their division 1 and 2 teams are through to the grand finals this Friday night.
It’s division 5 is also through to the grand final with a week off and straight through to the grand final the following week.
The Hawks division 3, 4, 6 and 7 team will all play in preliminary finals this Friday, as they look to make it seven from seven teams in grand finals.
Coach Rebecca Hicks said it was something they had been working for.
“We said to the girls that it hasn’t been easy and we’ve had to work for our spots in finals,” she said.
“It’s been competitive and it’s nice to have a really good contest every week. We’ve had to work even harder this season.
Hicks said to herself and division 2 coach Nathan Selvidge had put in a lot of hard work to get the combinations right so they could make it back to the grand final.
Both teams won the premiership last season.
“The program we have built at Glen Orden is paying off,” she said. “There’s been a lot of hard work to get to this point.”
The Hawks will face Sunshine in the division 1 grand final, while they will play the Altona Valkyries in the division 2 grand final.
Speaking before the semi finals of the other divisions, Hicks said it would be special to have all seven teams in the grand final.
“It will be challenging, but we will give it a red hot crack,” she said. “It’s not going to be smooth sailing.”
The Hawks netball program has continued to grow with having entered the M-League mixed competition.
Hicks said it would only help the netballers playing against men each week, including some from the Australian Kelpies side.
She said it was different for many of the players.”
“It’s more physical,” she said. “Playing against men makes me stronger for women’s netball.”
Hicks said the rest of the club was getting around them and wanted to build a successful program on the footy field.
“We are united as one club and a lot of clubs don’t have that,” she said. “We put in the work.”
In other sides, Sunshine still has four sides left in finals, while Hobsons Bay has its first grand final team with its team four team making it through.
