Competition points.
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That’s what Ex-Services needs from Saturday’s ginormous women’s Premier League Hockey clash with competition leaders Bathurst City.
Four points for a win, two points for a draw, any points they can earn will be vital.
Simply because they’ll all but assure the blue and golds of a place in the finals – barring upset results in the final round, of course.
On the other side of the ledger, the competition leaders are chasing the minor title and a home semi-final, they’re in a win at all costs situation to go one step closer to that goal.
City is only two points in front of Panthers, boasts a far inferior goal difference and the Lithgow side is playing the winless Zig Zag unit.
All that sets the two sides up for an absolute epic at Bathurst’s Cooke Hockey Complex.
Not one that will be easily won either, especially when you consider the two sides played out a tense 1-1 draw in Orange earlier in the year.
“We’ve had some tough games against them, and a lot of draws, including the one at the start of this year,” Bathurst City coach Lisa Quinn, wary of the Ex-Services despite them being without their masters stars, said.
“Exies have always been a really well-structured side and always seem to have a few key players who are able to lock us out of games.
“We really need to hold onto this first spot coming into the finals.”
Both sides have improved since that draw in round six.
Quinn said her side is supremely confident coming off a 5-0 win over cross-city rivals Bathurst Souths too.
But, City will be understrength as well, Maddie Tattersall and Kelsey Willott are out, they’re on representative duty with NSW Country while Anna Cartwright is hurt.
“We’ve got a great squad to pick from and we’ll be fielding a strong team for Saturday (anyway),” Quinn said.
The two sides face off from 1pm, before Bathurst St Pat’s derby against Souths.
Matt Findlay
Formerly a sports specialist, I'm based at Orange and shift between wide-spread range of subjects here and, often, across the entire Central West region of NSW as well. I have almost a decade of experience in the media and marketing industries both here in Australia and internationally, along with journalism I have experience in content strategy, brand development, and digital and social media. Along the way, I've been fortunate to win a handful of media awards and be nominated for several others too.
Formerly a sports specialist, I'm based at Orange and shift between wide-spread range of subjects here and, often, across the entire Central West region of NSW as well. I have almost a decade of experience in the media and marketing industries both here in Australia and internationally, along with journalism I have experience in content strategy, brand development, and digital and social media. Along the way, I've been fortunate to win a handful of media awards and be nominated for several others too.
