April 5 2018

Sports Talk is back once again to talk about local Football and Netball.

This week is Round 1 in the PDFNL while it is Round 2 for the MFL and MNL.

Technical problems prevented us from covering Round 1 of the MFL and MNL action last week and so below you will find the results from all four Football and all five Netball matches.

As readers know, the PDFNL declined affiliation with AFL GM and are now an independent league, the PDFNL have scrapped divisions and now have a 13 team competition with 20 rounds and like the old system there will be byes.

The Rovers have Strathmerton up first at Memorial Park and entry to the ground for Adults is now $12.

The Rams host Rumbalara at Hardinge Street Oval with both senior football teams looking to win their first game of the 2018 season.

It is going to be an interesting PDFNL season whilst in the Murray League it will be interesting to see if the Rams can climb up the ladder after the struggles of 2017.

We’ll be back on Saturday with the results from all Rams and Rovers matches.

Rams Results

Football

Seniors lost 11.13-79 to 5.6-36
Reserves lost 13.15-93 to 3.1-19
Under 17’s won 14.6-90 to 6.2-38
Under 14’s won 10.14-74 to 1.3-9

September 23 2017

Deniliquin and the Deniliquin Rams have something to celebrate today as the Rams 12 and Under Netball side (aka U/12’s) defeated Tongala in the Grand Final early this morning at Rumbalara.

The Rams were beaten by Tongala in Round 10 by 14 goals but their form in the lead up to the Grand Final shown they were ready for the big one.

The two sides had two different paths to the Grand Final, Tongala had entered the Grand Final with a 15-1 season and a seven goal Semi Final win over Echuca United.

The Rams had a 14-2 season and made the Grand Final the hard way by winning their Elimination, Semi and Preliminary Finals matches against Rumbalara, Nathalia and Echuca United.

In the end, The Rams triumphed 33 to 27 to become 2017 champions, a victory that was well deserved after their 14-2 season and winning three finals before winning the big one.

This is the last edition of Sports Talk/Finals Talk/Grand Final talk for 2017, thank you for reading all the sport updates throughout the season.

September 16 2017

The Rams played in Preliminary Finals action today with four Rams teams having a shot at making the Grand Final.

Below are the results

Rams Netball

A Grade lost 45 to 34 (vs Tongala)
Under 15’s lost 35 to 30 (vs Tongala)
Under 13’s lost 29 to 18 (vs Echuca United)
Under 12’s won 31 to 25 (vs Echuca United)

Conclusion

It was a tough day for the Rams losing three out of the four finals but the A Grade, Under 15’s and Under 13’s should be praised by fans and officials for having fine seasons having challenged some very high quality teams this year.

Congratulations to the Under 12’s for making the Grand Final, they will be playing Tongala next week.

We’ll be back with a look at how the Under 12’s got to the Grand Final on Thursday.

September 14 2017

It is Preliminary Final weekend coming up and the Rams have four Netball teams in with a shot of making the Grand Final of their competition.

We take a look at the most recent clash between finalists and how both sides got to the Preliminary Final.

A Grade vs Tongala

Tongala comfortably won their Round 10 clash 49 to 37 in their only clash of the season.

The Rams have had to fight their way to the Preliminary Final by defeating Numurkah 37 to 34 in the Elimination Final and defeating Echuca United 45 to 43 in the Semi Final.

U/15’s vs Tongala

Tongala narrowly won their Round 10 clash 34 to 31 so this match has the potential of being another close one.

Tongala defeated Mulwala 47 to 17 in their Elimination Final and held off Moama 48 to 47 in the Semi Final.

The Rams lost their Semi Final to Echuca 32 to 26 and a win on the weekend will see them face Echuca United again in the Grand Final.

U/13’s vs Echuca United

Echuca United comfortably won their Round 9 clash 46 to 18.

To get to this weekend, the Rams outlasted Finley 34 to 31 in the Elimination Final and then held off Moama 35 to 34.

Echuca United lost their Semi Final to Tongala 31 to 20 and will be hoping to face them again in the Grand Final.

U/12’s vs Echuca United

Echuca United won their Round 9 clash 25 to 18.

The Rams are playing their third final having won their Elimination Final against Rumbalara and Semi Final match against Nathalia by 22 and 13 goals.

Echuca United were defeated in their Semi Final against Tongala 26 to 19 and a win would see them face Tongala again.

Conclusion

All four teams were unsuccessful against their opponents in their one regular season clash but a tough Finals campaign may even up the odds in their bid to make the Grand Final.

We’ll be back on Saturday night with all the results.

September 10 2017

The Rams played in Semi Finals action over the weekend with hopes of advancing further into September.

Below are the results in the categories of Rams Football and Rams Netball.

Rams Football

Under 14’s lost 4.7 – 31 to 4.2 – 26 (vs Echuca United)

Rams Netball

A Grade won 45 to 43 (vs Echuca United)
B Grade lost 45 to 38 (vs Echuca United)
C Reserve lost 38 to 35 (vs Finley)
Under 17’s lost 40 to 38 (vs Echuca United)
Under 15’s lost 32 to 26 (vs Echuca United)
Under 13’s won 35 to 34 (vs Moama)
Under 12’s won 38 to 25 (vs Nathalia)

Conclusion

A tough weekend for the Rams with all losses no more than 7 goals in Netball and in Football the Under 14’s host by under a goal, all these results will hurt but players, fans and officials should be proud of the effort all Rams sides have put in this season.