Treasury Impress in first Grand Final

A better script could not have been written for the "rise to fame" for division 2's new kid on the block, Treasury and to win by one point in extra time after hanging onto a 29 each full time score made the story all the more special.

Treasury, made up of the ladies of the Finance, Treasury and National Planning Departments only took the sport up as a means to socialise and bond after the PSNA competition ended earlier this year. To play in the division seemed a crazy notion but today the ladies would have been forgiven if they woke up pinching themselves to see if this was not a figment of their imagination.

To win it in such an enduring way was just mind blowing and I wouldn't be surprised if the bar for the well deserved celebrations tonight was raised just a little.

Their commitment was demonstrated early in the day as they arrived in force to take part in a march-past, one of only two senior division teams to participate in this early morning ritual to the beat of a hastily put together police marching drums. That commitment remained focused when the team took the court and immediately looked to be the underdogs with the Poinimo team well accustomed to this level of competition. But as the game wore on the public service ladies seemed to be the more polished of performers scooting to an early lead and keeping the more fancied Marshal lagoon ladies within their reach. An early lead was cut back by Poinimo and from each quarter there after the two teams seemed to trade the leader card.

At 22 all minutes with only 5 minutes to go it seemed Poinimo might take the game but composure from Treasury saw the lead trade with each net. Full time scores were 29 each and extra time was called without a break in blazing conditions you could fry an egg on.

To their credit it was Treasury who ran away again with a lead that the Poinimo ladies just could not chase down, taking it to the wire again. Treasury ecstatic about their one point win in their first foray into this netball competition. Final scores: Treasury 34 beating Poinimo 33.