Doncaster Handball Club News November 1997

November 1997

1997 Victoria Cup Grand Final

Doncaster could not beat the Melbourne Redbacks in 1997 Grand Final. The Redbacks pulled away to a 6 goal lead at half time, mainly due to Doncaster not realizing their goal scoring opportunities and some questionable umpire decisions.

A fightback early in the second half - Doncaster managed to get within 3 goals of Melbourne - was quickly suppressed when Melbourne scored 3 quick goals. However, Doncaster did not give up and fought until the very end. To no avail, as Melbourne defeated Doncaster with 20 : 15 goals.

General

Doncaster qualified for Grand Final clash against the Melbourne Redbacks, winning a nerv-wrecking semi-final against White City with 23 : 18, after having been down at half time 7 : 12.

Sponsorships

Two sponsors have thrown their support behind our team this month, with further coorporations expressing interest. Stay tuned...

Women's Team

We are still looking for players for our womens team, ready to be launched early 1998, just in time for an exciting national competition. The team is coming along nicely, but there are still some openings... Be quick and contact
Tony Christensen or Mark Blaser