Weekly Advertiser | Ararat’s A Grade netballers started their 2026 Wimmera league campaign in style, smothering Stawell after quarter time to win by 26 goals in a Good Friday game at North Park.

The Rats, knocked out of last year’s finals in a controversial result, came out with a point to prove in the season-opening game.

But Stawell also showed it was an improved outfit from the one that won only two games last season, scoring the first goal of the game in less than 10 seconds and forcing early turnovers to grab a 2-0 lead.

A back-and-forth game developed in the first quarter, with Warriors goal shooter Ayva Mitchell and Rats counterpart Laney McLoughlan shooting well.

Ararat led 13-12 at quarter time, but thereafter it was all one-way traffic.

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