A wet and windy weekend in Melbourne washed out the majority of games in the VSBL Women's competitions, as VSBL Women's Division 1 got both games in but Women's Division 2 and Division 3 were washed out except for one game. Despite the disappointing weather all VSBL Women's teams will be looking forward to a chance at victory in round six as the season continues and the competition gets tighter.
Women's Division 1
Springvale Lions 4 v Doncaster Dragons 20
Doncaster pulled off an amazing rout of Springvale to move past this Women's Division 1 powerhouse. Doncaster has scored 20 runs in each of the last two games, with 68 runs scored total in the first five rounds. The Dragons are leading the way in first place with three wins and two draws.
Three straight dominant victories, in which the Dragons have outscored their opponents 54 to 21, gives them great confidence moving forward as they look to keep the momentum going against Footscray this weekend. Doncaster won 14-12 over Footscray in round three.
This result marked Springvale's first loss of the season as the Lions look to get back to their winning ways at home v Essendon this weekend, a team they beat by just one run in round three.
Doncaster pulled off an amazing rout of Springvale to move past this Women's Division 1 powerhouse. Doncaster has scored 20 runs in each of the last two games, with 68 runs scored total in the first five rounds. The Dragons are leading the way in first place with three wins and two draws.
Three straight dominant victories, in which the Dragons have outscored their opponents 54 to 21, gives them great confidence moving forward as they look to keep the momentum going against Footscray this weekend. Doncaster won 14-12 over Footscray in round three.
This result marked Springvale's first loss of the season as the Lions look to get back to their winning ways at home v Essendon this weekend, a team they beat by just one run in round three.
Essendon Bombers 5 v Footscray Bulldogs 5
The Bombers had their second draw of the season following a hard-fought battle against the Bulldogs. Essendon remains in third place, now with a 1-2-2 record, while Footscray is 0-4-1 as the Bulldogs continue their search for that elusive first victory of the season.
Footscray's next chance for a win comes in round six as the team visits Doncaster. Essendon heads up to Springvale in hopes of securing victory number two.
Women's Division 2
The rain was a force to be reckoned with as the Wheelers Hill v Footscray and Springvale v Doncaster games were both washed out in VSBL Women's Division 2. Essendon forfeited against Fitzroy to give the Lions their first "W" of the season.
These six determined teams will be looking for sunnier skies on Saturday as Footscray faces Doncaster, Fitzroy hosts Springvale and Essendon visits Wheelers Hill.
Women's Division 3
The rain didn't hold out for VSBL Women's Division 3 games either, as both East conference games were washed out and the same in the South. In the West, the game between North Western Titans and Fitzroy was also washed out, but Sunshine and Geelong White were able to play. Improved fielding by Sunshine saw the team avoid back-to-back losses with a dominant performance, the Eagles emerging victorious 13-2.