Weekly Advertiser | As expected Horsham Saints are the first team to book their spot in the Wimmera league A Grade grand final after a win over Horsham Demons in the second semi-final.

It was a competitive, high-standard netball match from the outset at Minyip on Saturday.

The Saints were able to create an eight-goal buffer by quarter-time, but the Demons rallied in the second term, making positional changes to find the right mix.

Saints coach Vernetta Taylor said the Demons put the pressure on the Saints in the second term.

“Right at the end of the second, they actually got a bit of a run on, so while we were still ahead, it didn’t feel comfortable at all,” she said.

“We did a bit of regrouping at halftime and just said okay, let’s just focus on our game structure, do what we know works, keep it simple – and that’s what we went and did in the third quarter, and we really had a cracking third, which set us up for the game.”

The Saints, through goalers Jorja Clode and Abby Hallam, scored 23 goals in the third term, with the Demons adding 11, giving the Saints a 22-goal lead going into the fourth term.

The Demons continued to make positional changes, rotating players through the centre, changing their defence lineup and also putting their coach Georgie Carberry into goals to mix up their attacking lineup.

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