Top goal scorers and results from Round 4 of the Gippsland League's football and netball games
Clubs settle into a rhythm as the ladder separates the serious contenders from the pack
Jacob Wallace
May 05, 2025
As the dust settles on round four of the Gippsland Football and Netball League, it’s beginning to become clear which teams are the serious contenders for the premiership flags.
Stay tuned to the Gippsland Monitor as we continue to keep you updated with results and highlights throughout the season.
Netball A Grade
Drouin versus Sale. Image taken by Daniel Heathcote.
Moe and Warragul are sitting pretty on top of the ladder with zero losses to their names.
Maffra put on a great showing and came close to nabbing their first win but just couldn’t get over Traralgon.
Top goals scorer went to Emma Ryde, who picked up 72 of Warragul’s 74 points, Moe’s Ashlea Mawer scored 49 while Morwell’s Holly Stephens and Drouin’s Charlize Traumanis swished 46 points.
Warragul 74 v Bairnsdale 41
Drouin 72 v Sale 20
Leongatha 47 v Moe 76
Morwell 72 v Wonthaggi 47
Maffra 55 v Traralgon 67
Netball B Grade
Leongatha and Wonthaggi still haven’t lost so far this season – with wins over Moe and Morwell. Both Maffra and Drouin are right on their tails, however, having only suffered one loss this season.
The three big point scorers from the weekend were Warragul’s Zoe Ryde, who topped her 53 points last week with a 60-point haul this weekend. Meanwhile, Leongatha’s Emma Ton scored 43 points and Drouin’s Tess Mapleson ended her day with 38.
Warragul 63 v Bairnsdale 33
Drouin 49 v Sale 25
Leongatha 56 v Moe 41
Morwell 35 v Wonthaggi 55
Maffra 41 v Traralgon 61
Football Seniors
Bairnsdale celebrating their win over Warragul. Image taken by Daniel Heathcote.
Moe, Wonthaggi and Leongatha are tied in the number one position now – with Leongatha suffering their first loss, coming up short againstMoe. Drouin remained winless, though put up a solid fight against Sale.
There was a three way split for top goal scorer of the round with Sale’s Thomas Campbell, Leongatha’s Jenson Garnham and Morwell’s Brandon McDonald all snagging four goals.
Warragul (10.8) 68 v Bairnsdale (12.13) 85
Drouin (10.13) 73 v Sale (16.7) 103
Leongatha (8.8) 56 v Moe (15.13) 103
Morwell (8.8) 56 v Wonthaggi (10.8) 68
Maffra (8.10) 58 v Traralgon (5.9) 39
Football Reserves
Four teams are vying for the top spot in the reserves with Leongatha, Wonthaggi, Traralgon and Moe all tied on top of the ladder with only one loss apiece.
Top goal scorer of the round went to Leongatha’s Zane Waixel, who slotted eight between the big sticks as Leongatha pumped Drouin by 153 points.
Warragul (5.6) 36 v Bairnsdale (9.8) 62
Drouin (1.1) 7 v Sale (24.16) 160
Leongatha 7.3 (45) v Moe (9.6) 60
Morwell (4.6) 30 v Wonthaggi (7.6) 48
Maffra (7.5) 47 v Traralgon (9.9) 63
