Sport
11 August, 2026
Roaring Tigers overwhelm Campbells Creek
Lexton will enter their potentially fate-altering round 18 clash with Talbot after disposing of Campbells Creek 63-29.
Reminiscent of their round four victory over the Magpies, Lexton put the visitors on lockdown in the first half, with the standout defensive trio of Eliza Bell, Shanae Hepworth and Cindy Teggerth allowing just 13 goals in the opening 30 minutes.
Fresh off their hard-fought defeat to locked-in finals participants Dunolly, the Magpies received major reinforcements with captain Taylah Sartori and emerging shooter Millie King back in the side.
With King returning, Campbells Creek elected to shift Heni Moeke into wing attack, who looked to create early opportunities for King and Claire Jones in the attacking goal circle.
While Sartori, Phoebe Jones and Reagan Fulford ensured the Magpies weren’t immediately overwhelmed by the Tigers’ sharp-toothed offence, Lexton stifled Campbells Creek’s attack with persistent pressure that forced regular turnovers.
With the Magpies unable to fly out of their nest, Lexton took an eight-goal lead into quarter time.
Hoping to gain some traction on offence, Campbells Creek moved Moeke back into goal attack alongside Claire Jones, reuniting a tandem that scored a combined 32 goals the weekend prior.
While Ashleigh Coburn took Moeke’s old position at wing attack, Phoebe Jones and Fulford also switched defensive positions as the Magies looked to keep testing Lexton’s elite shooting duo of Charlize Kennedy and Rachel Phelan.
Despite their quarter time alterations, the second term was a carbon copy of the preceding period for Campbells Creek, who routinely saw their moments of promise quashed by the Tigers’ paws.
Boasting a healthy 17-goal half time advantage, promising prospect Stella Alexander-Foster was given the wing attack bib for Lexton, allowing reliable midcourter Caitlin Howell to be rested on the bench.
Alexander-Foster immediately pounced on the opportunity to prove herself, combining well with Darci Berry in the midcourt and giving Kennedy and Phelan multiple avenues to receive the netball.
With their shooting maestros painting a typically flourishing display on the Lexton Reserve canvas, Lexton’s lead expanded to 25 goals at three-quarter time.
Besides an exciting late shooting cameo from Fulford, who scored four of Campbells Creek’s seven fourth-quarter goals, the Tigers had no trouble preserving their four-point gap in fifth with a 34-goal victory.
While not as potent as her 48-goal performance in her last meeting with Campbells Creek, young gun Kennedy remained a nightmare for the Magpies defence, scoring a game-high 41 goals alongside veteran Phelan, who converted 22 of her 27 attempts at goal.
King ruled the Magpies scoring with 11 goals, closely followed by Moeke on nine goals and Claire Jones on five goals.