Cairns Netball: Short season is shaping up to be a tight contest
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We’re only two rounds into the new Cairns Netball Association Senior Division 1 competition but if the opening fixtures are anything to go by, this season is going to be one of the most tightly-contested in recent years.
Five of the six top-division teams have notched at least one victory in their first two games, showing that, on any given Wednesday, any team can beat any other team.
Tigers are the only club yet to win a game, while defending premiers, Sharks, are yet to lose.
Add in the short, sharp 10-round season and you have a recipe for a logjam in the middle of the ladder and a frantic finish to the regular season.
■ After two 20-plus point defeats to start the season, it won’t get any easier for North Cairns Tigers in Round 3.
The Tigers are due to face Sharks next week, in a first-versus-last clash that could get ugly on the scoreboard.
It’s hard to see the Tigers turning around their poor start to the season against the defending premiers, especially with word that this will be the week former Northern Rays player Esther Ratalatala makes her Cairns Netball return with Sharks.
■ Far North netball players will descend on Cairns Netball’s Martyn St courts next month for the annual Fowlers Group Carnival.
The event has been expanded to be held over two days this year, with junior (13-18 years) and senior (15+) competitions on August 22, followed by under-9s to under-13s competitions on August 23.
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