Sport
22 May, 2026
Eagles psyched up for Demons clash
There are a couple of potentially brilliant contests scheduled for round six of the Wimmera Football Netball League in A grade netball this Saturday, including a battle between fourth and second.
While Dimboola (third) are on the road to Davis Park to play Nhill (eighth), ninth-placed Minyip Murtoa will be hoping to get their first win for the season against Stawell (sixth).
There's a lot of interest in the clash between Ararat and Southern Mallee, who play at Beulah Memorial Park, but also of interest is the game between Horsham, who are second, and Warrack, fourth.
Eagles coach Sarah Spicer said it was always a battle to come up against Horsham.
"For as long as I can remember, in every grade," Spicer said frankly.
"We're trying not to overthink what they can do and focus on our own game and back that into being good enough."
Spicer said the Eagles would need to make the most of their opportunities to goal when they turned the ball over but also focus on keeping posession of their ball and not give the opposition easy openings.
"Our defenders will need to stay in play and keep the pressure on their attack line," she said, the Demons' duo in goals of Georgie Carberry and Imogen Worthy having had a fantastic start to the year.
"It will take a consistent, four-quarter effort from us to get the win Saturday."