BENDIGO’S Zoe Davies has capped a stellar Victoria Netball League season by being named best on court in City West Falcons’ eight goal championship win on Sunday.
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The class goal defence saved her best for last as the Falcons defeated Geelong Cougars 56-48.
Her team-mates included a second Bendigo player, with Sandhurst defender Imogen Sexton also a member of the Falcons squad, which claimed the championship from fourth position with three-straight finals wins.
A dual A-grade BFNL premiership player with Kangaroo Flat, who switched to Eaglehawk in 2017, Davies made a return to City West Falcons this season after spending the previous VNL season with Monash University Storm.
Her coach Marg Lind told the Bendigo Advertiser in the lead-up to the grand final that Davies, who initially joined Falcons as a junior, had really blossomed as a netballer following her return to the Falcons’ nest.
“Zoe’s had a fabulous year and really come along in leaps and bounds,” she said.
“ She’s a totally new person, very dedicated and really fits our mould, so we have rewarded her with plenty of court time.”
Meanwhile, Sexton’s Sandhurst team-mate Meg Williams has come up short of a break-through VNL under-19 premiership with her club DC North East Blaze.
The Blaze lost a nail biter to Boroondara Express 60-58.
Williams and Sexton will be back on court for their BFNL club next weekend, with the Dragons’ scheduled to take on Gisborne in the second semi-final, with the victor earning automatic entry into this year’s grand final.