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North West U14 vs Warrington

16/12/2014

Oldham U14s travelled to Warrington to face another Cheshire based team in their third regional game this year.

Oldham got off to a brilliant start as Warrington struggled to handle the quick pace of Oldham's attack and the ball found the circle with ease complimented by great shooting from Mia Robinson and Rosette Luamba. At the back the defence started well and were forcing turnovers from the Warrington attack, however a few unforced errors meant that Oldham were unable to score from them leaving the first quarter with Oldham leading 10-3.

In the second quarter changes were made to the Oldham shooting circle with Hannah Fletcher at goal attack and Rebecca Tudor at goal shooter, both U13s took to the court with confidence and the feeds into the circle were relentless and again so were the goals. Oldham started to dominate without a real answer from the Warrington team. Eleyna Flitcroft and Olivia Woodcock worked tirelessly in defence and the home side struggled to get the ball into the circle. Amira Mirza and Alicia Scholes worked together to stop the ball getting into the circle and were quick in bringing the ball through to the attack. At half time Oldham extended the lead to 23-9.

With a comfortable lead at half time Oldham brought on debutants Jess McDermott to wing defence and Laura Mallinder to goal keeper both key players in their own U13 age group. At the end of the third quarter Oldham pushed further ahead 34-13.

Going into the final quarter Oldham looked to their bench again as they changed the shooting circle, Hannah Fletcher going to goal shooter and Mia Robinson was back on at goal attack. The last quarter saw Oldham really put the pedal down, the speed, pace and accuracy of the ball meant Oldham had their highest scoring quarter. Warrington had become tired and looked bewildered as Oldham scored goal after goal. The combination of Robinson and Fletcher worked well together in the circle and some great vision from Scholes and Olivia Gilbertson meant the Oldham attack were unstoppable. Olivia Woodcock was awarded player of the match for her countless interceptions in defence. It was great to try out combinations and win each quarter convincingly.

Oldham 58 v Worcester Red 28

16/12/2014

In Premier League division one, all teams have now played each other and Oldham find themselves sitting nicely at the top of the league unbeaten. A travelling Worcester Reds had a great chance to turn over the current champions, who were depleted due to five players being on duty with England A.

In the first quarter Oldham did what they do best, start poorly. The home side found themselves behind for the majority of the first quarter as Worcester came out of the blocks hard and fast. This seemed to be a shock to the home side all over the court and their seemed to be no connection through the court. However Oldham did not wait until quarter time to fix things and started to find their recognised quick flow. After a shaky start the Oldham attack were patient in their attack and found the ever reliable shooting force of Kathryn Turner and Krista Enziano under the post. Oldham scraped an early lead after quarter one 11-10.

Oldham 82 v Tameside 29

15/12/2014

GS Amy Clinton
GA Sarah Brennan
WA Amy Neild
C Rebecca Hope
WD Victoria Austin
GD Taylor Cullen
GK Jess Dale
Bench:
Rachael Taylor
Abigail Tyrell
Susie Armstrong

Quarter scores (Oldham scores first)
1st qr 17-9
2nd qr 20-4
3rd qr 21-9
4th qr 24-7
MOM Amy Neild

Oldham were going into this game with confidence after beating Chester last weekend. It is always going to be a tough fixture against Tameside and the girls knew they had to put a great performance out today. Oldham looked strong with the squad they arrived with and were hoping that they would take their strengths on to the court. It was the last game of the year until January so Oldham wanted to finish on a high. The first quarter Oldham started slow, mistakes creeping in and the attack taking a bit of time to gel and work together. A couple of mistakes such as repossession and cross court balls being intercepted it was goal for goal. There was no stopping the Tameside shooting duo who were shooting very well. Oldham defended Tameside centre pass very well creating a solid wall, which allowed Oldham to convert on Tameside’s centre passes and gain a lead. With some superb defending by Victoria Austin and some great feeds into the circle made by Amy Neild, Oldham started to pull away and won the first quarter 17-9.

Oldham U11 44 v 13 Trafford A

15/12/2014

Trafford A were Oldham U11's next opponents in the County League and the girls were looking forward to their traditional interception competition and to putting all they had done in training this week into practice. Injuries and illness left the squad a little depleted but the girls were up for the challenge and started strong ending the first half 23 - 7, Mayah Hopkinson scoring all 23 goals with only 1 miss. Lily Mundy, Louise Hopkinson and Molly Stevenson put some accurate balls into the shooting circle and Goal Attacks Imogen Raftery and Emma Fletcher provided the movement needed to keep the Trafford defenders guessing where the ball was coming in from.

The game ended 44 - 13, Helena Robinson again winning the intercept tally with 5 interceptions. Player of the match was awarded to Mayah Hopkinson who scored all but 2 of the goals and only missed 2 from 44 attempts a shooting rate of 95%.

Squad - Hannah Diamond, Helena Robinson, Rachael Woodcock, Molly Stevenson, Lily Mundy, Louise Hutchinson, Emma Fletcher, Imogen Raftery, Mayah Hopkinson

Oldham 66 v 24 Denton

15/12/2014

Oldham Under 16’s remain unbeaten in the regional qualifying league after a convincing 66 – 24 win against Denton Netball Club.

Oldham showed real intent in the first quarter and played some great offensive netball. Shooter Lucy Stevenson remained ice cool under the post and recorded 100% stats with 20 out 20. Under 15’s defender Emma Fairclough made her debut for the team and didn’t look out of place.

After ending the first quarter 24 – 6 to the good Oldham made changes throughout the remainder of the game giving valuable court time to all the team. The game finished with Oldham recording a 66 – 24 victory.

Team: Emma Fairclough, Rachel Fitzsimmons, Ellie Fitzhugh, Olivia Brown, Morgan Evans, Zara Dunn-Cassidy, Jasmine Newell, Amelia Hall, Isobel Hallam, Lucy Stevenson.

Stats:
Lucy Stevenson: 42/44 95%
Amelia Hall 17/19 89%
Isobel Hallam 8/11 72%

Oldham U13s v Rochdale

9/12/2014

Squad:
Rebecca Tudor
Hannah Fletcher
Georgia Perry
Danielle Rhodes
Nell McKee
Jess McDermott
Brionni Harrison
Eve Parker
Hannah Cusack

Summary Match Report:
At early morning match brought together Oldham Falcons vs Rochdale Under 13s. During Qtr 1, the first four goals went with centre to bring the game 2:2 - after a little encouragement from the bench Oldham were woken from their early morning slumber and they then broke every Rochdale centre, ending the first quarter leading 24:2, with Rebecca Tudor scoring 14 goals with 100% accuracy and Hannah Cusack becoming dominant at GD.

During Qtr 2 Oldham came out flying and with superb shooting accuracy taking the game to 47:6

Qtr 3 saw Hannah fletcher flying shooting with near perfect accuracy 25 from 26 (96%). Credit to Georgia Perry at GA who worked hard creating space that Hannah F exploited with effectively.

The game was effectively over going into Qtr 4 but Oldham maintained their focus and remaining ruthless in their performance bringing the game to a close at 96:17.

A special mention to the middle court players, Rhodes, McKee and McDermott who maintained a high work rate and worked tirelessly to move the ball quickly across the court feeding Oldhams awesome attacking unit.

Summary of Key Statistics:
Qtr 1 - 24:2
Qtr 2 - 47:6
Qtr 3 - 73:13
Qtr 4 - 96:17

Shooting Stats:
Rebecca - 35 goals from 38 (92%)
Hannah F - 54 goals from 65 (83%)
Georgia - 7 goals from 9 (78%)

Turnovers:
Hannah F = 1
Rebecca = 3
Dan = 4
Nell = 6
Jess = 10
Hannah C = 10
Brionni = 4
Eve =7
Georgia = 2

Player of the Match:
- Rebecca Tudor

Oldham U11 vs Saddleworth

9/12/2014

Oldham U11s next opposition in the county league were Saddleworth, their local rivals and the girls were again challenged to get as many interceptions as they could. They responded well and by the end of the first half the score was 29-3 with a very credible interception count of 18, Helena Robinson leading with 5. The shooters Mayah Hopkinson, Emma Fletcher, Rachael Woodcock and Imogen Raftery were equally impressive and it wasn't until the final quarter at goal 43 that there was a missed shot. The game ended 52-5 with only 2 shots missed.

Highest number of interceptions went to Helena Robinson and Ella Dibden but player of the match was awarded to Lily Mundy for her accurate well timed feeds into the shooting circle.

Shooting Stats
Mayah Hopkinson 38/39 97%
Emma Fletcher 4/4 100%
Rachael Woodcock 10/10 100%

Squad - Hannah Diamond, Nikita Narnor, Molly Stevenson, Helena Robinson, Louise Hutchinson, Imogen Raftery, Mayah Hopkinson, Ella Dibden, Rachael Woodcock, Lily Mundy, Emma Fletcher,

Clash of the Table Leaders

2/12/2014

Oldham Netball Club’s premier league side headed to Essex on Sunday to face New Campbell. It was a clash of first place versus second place in the table.

Oldham had a depleted side after much of the team contended the Mike Greenwood Trophy for Manchester Thunder the day before. They ended up with only eight players available for the game, but those eight players contributed to one of the champions best performances of the season.

They started strongly with shooters Kathryn Turner and Alice Travis converting easily from any turnovers which Oldham created. The home side were feeding their shooter with accuracy making life tough for the Oldham defence. But Kerry Almond and Georgie Webster were forcing some errors with some high pressure on the Campbell attack. The quarter ended in favour of Oldham 20-12.

Coach Debbie Hallas made changes for the second quarter with Gabby Marshall dropping to the bench after feeling unwell. Abby Tyrrell came into goal defence and Webster moved to wing defence. The changes had an immediate impact with Webster stemming the influence of the Campbell wing attack and Tyrrell forming a solid partnership with Almond in the circle. Almond was beginning to pick off some of the feeds into the shooter and the ball flowed easily through court with Rachel Henry and Maria McAndrew running the centre court with ease and finding the Oldham shooters all too easily.

At half time the score was 37-27.