Ladder: Rosedale 40, Gormandale 32, TTU 30, Stratford 26,Heyfield 24, Sale City 24, Woodside 16, Glengarry 12, Cowwarr 6, Churchill 4, Boisdale 2.

West Gippsland

MORWELL proved to be the 'big cat' of the West Gippsland Latrobe Netball Association after producing a 65-20 rout of Moe in its Sunday encounter in round eight.

The Tigers stamped their authority on the contest from the outset and never released their firm grip on the contest as they increased their lead over the Lions at every change.

The Morwell midcourt, led by Lisa Yates and Michaila Hutchison exerted continual pressure on their counterparts and the majority of what got through to Moe's goal circle was repelled by Courtney Garth or Jacklyn Stevens.

The Lions slipped behind by 11 goals at the quarter time break and were 20 goals down at the major interval.

Ashlea Stubbs and Hayley Shaw battled valiantly in defence for Moe but the visitors were continually forced into errors when looking to advance to their attacking end.

Despite some poor shooting, Jamilee Pearce was an imposing presence in the goal circle and formed a potent combination with Jennifer Pickering.

Occasionally the Lions displayed some excellent passages of play but could never sustain that effort and precision as the Tigers coasted to a big win.

Leongatha and Traralgon played out an enthralling draw at the SPLASH Centre after the Maroons recovered from a three-goal deficit at half time.

After level-pegging throughout the opening term, the Parrots turned up the heat with a strong showing in the second period to extend their lead to 23-20.

On resumption after half time, Traralgon fought back gradually and established a brief position of control with a dominant third term run to gain a 33-31 advantage at the last change.

The Maroons lost a little of their composure in the final period and an intense final quarter allowed the home team to fight back to leave the scores locked at 46 apiece at the final whistle.

A Grade results:Leongatha 46 dr Traralgon 46, Sale 25 lost to Warragul 75, Morwell 65 d Moe 20. Maffra and Drouin had the bye.

Ladder: Drouin 24, Morwell 20, Traralgon 18, Leongatha 14, Warragul 12, Maffra 8, Moe 4, Sale 0.

B Grade: Garfield 42 d Maffra 33, Leongatha 31lost to Traralgon 40, Sale 66 d Warragul 42, Morwell 60 d Moe 17. Drouin had the bye.

Ladder: Traralgon 28, Morwell 24, Leongatha 20, Drouin 16, Sale 12, Garfield 8, Warragul 8, Moe 8, Maffra 4.

C Grade: Garfield 28 d Maffra 25, Leongatha 32 lost to Traralgon 37, Sale 27 lost to Warragul 38, Morwell 30 d Moe 16. Drouin had the bye.

Ladder: Traralgon 28, Leongatha 20, Drouin 20, Morwell 20, Warragul 16, Moe 12, Sale 8, Garfield 4, Maffra 0.

Under 17: Garfield 14 lost to Maffra 39, Leongatha 26 lost to Traralgon 59, Sale 46 d Warragul 29, Morwell 36 d Moe 31. Drouin had the bye.

Ladder: Sale 32, Traralgon 24, Drouin 18, Maffra 16, Warragul 16, Morwell 8, Leongatha 8, Moe 4, Garfield 2.

Under 15: Garfield 12 lost to Maffra 36, Leongatha 33 d Traralgon 15, Sale 29 d Warragul 13, Morwell 24 d Moe 20. Drouin had the bye.0

Ladder: Sale 30, Maffra 24, Leongatha 20, Traralgon 18, Warragul 12, Drouin 12, Morwell 8, Moe 4, Garfield 0.

Under 13: Garfield 2 lost to Maffra 30, Leongatha 12 lost to Traralgon 43, Sale 46 d Warragul 11, Morwell 32 d Moe 3. Drouin had the bye.

Mid Gippsland

THERE were no upsets coming out of round nine, except to say the Newborough Under 15 side took it right up to league leaders, Mirboo North.

The under 15 competition is proving to be the most interesting of all the grades this season.

Mirboo North were strong out of the blocks early but the rest of the competition was catching up, especially with the Tigers only winning by one goal.

At the half way mark of the season it was Morwell East who were again dominating in all grades, except in the under 15s.

Mirboo North have shown they were again a force this season, particularly in the junior section with both its under 15s and 17s on top of the ladders.

In A Grade, Morwell East and Mirboo North will square off again in round 11.

The Tigers could knock off the Hawks who haven't looked all that convincing this season.

Thorpdale had a good win over the young Hill End girls.

That win could decide who sits on top of the ladder come end of the season.

Round 10 matches look fairly one sided except when Thorpdale takes on Newborough in A Grade.

Newborough will be one of the sides to watch as they work hard to prove their dominance, although Thorpdale will make a concerted effort to keep its team within reach of the league leaders.

Thorpdale should take this game.

The other interesting game will be in C Grade between Hill End who are sitting seventh and eight placed Boolarra.

The Demons should win this game as their goalers will be far too experienced for the Hill End girls.

Two weeks ago Boolarra took it right up to Morwell East but just couldn't hold on for a win.