It was a testing day for eight AFL teams who competed in the early autumn heat of this years Lightning Cup in Eden on Saturday, March 24.
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In the women’s first round Eden Whalers finished strong beating Merimbula 80 – 0. Narooma Lions had a close encounter with the Pambula Girls, results in favour of Narooma 32 – 21.
The men’s first round, Pambula put up a fight against Eden finishing on top 59 – 27. Lakes Entrance were too good for last years grand final runners up Narooma with a finishing score of 76 – 35.
Round two, the women had a close game between Eden and Narooma. The Eden girls showed their form from last years grand final finishing on top 21 – 20. Pambula girls played a tight game as a team finishing ahead of Merimbula 64 – 6.
Men’s round two, Pambula go down to Narooma 47 – 34, with Narooma showing some good outside running. Lakes entrance dominated over Eden 94 – 18, the Lakes class really showing on the field.
In the final women’s round Narooma were too strong for Merimbula 83 – 7 but some positive signs with the Merimbula girls kicking a goal and showing high spirits in all games. Eden put out a tough game against Pambula with Eden proving to be too strong 33 – 13.
In round three of the men’s, Eden put up a fight against Narooma which wasn’t enough to bring them out on top, Narooma secured their position in the final 68 – 31. Pambula took on Lakes Entrance in their final game, with a few injured players Pambula battled on but went down 78 – 18.
A thrilling final saw Narooma play Lakes Entrance with the interstate side taking the victory 81 – 45.