Rochester’s A-grade netball team has a critical August 19 match against Echuca that will decide whether it has a final-round opportunity to qualify for the Goulburn Valley League finals.
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After losing to top team Euroa on Saturday, the side, led by defensive juggernaut Bridgette Holt (above), must beat the highly fancied Echuca at Victoria Park on August 19 and win its final-round match with Shepparton United.
It will also need to rely on other clubs beating teams above it on the ladder in order to qualify for the play-offs.
The final two rounds will also decide the future of other Tigers netball teams and there will be no lack of sideline support.
GVL fans will be looking forward to the Echuca and Rochester football match, despite the teams being at opposite ends of the ladder.
It will pit two of the hardest players in the competition against one another — Echuca coach Sam Reid and Rochester ironman Joe Atley.
