The Warriors are unbeaten after four rounds thanks to a comfortable 41-22 defeat of Kolora-Noorat in an Anzac Day showdown at Davidson Oval.

They led by about 10 goals at half-time but rushed clear with a burst to finish the third quarter, blowing the margin out to an insurmountable 18.

The result has set up a tantalising top-of-the-table clash with unbeaten Dennington at Dennington Recreation Reserve this weekend.

Stand-in Old Collegians coach Steph Townsend believed the Warriors would start as underdogs against the rampant Dogs, buoyed by key recruits.

“I would agree with that. I like being an underdog, personally, but netball is a funny game, you’ve got to come together as a team,” she said.

“For us to beat Dennington we have to win all seven positions on the court. They’ve got quite a tall, athletic midcourt, goal end and defence.”

Townsend, filling in for premiership-winning coach Lisa Arundell, was rapt with the Warriors’ third term against the Power.

They seized control early and ensured there would be no capitulation heading into the last break. The last term went goal-for-goal.

Midcourters Rachel Alderson and Meagan Forth and goal attack Sophie Ballinger were their best.

“There was a perid in the third quarter all over the court we were really good,” Townsend said.

“We stuck to our guns, we executed our plans really well. Then Sophie and I were able to convert that into goals. It definitely started in the defence end.”

Kolora-Noorat coach Glenice Justin admitted the Power was outplayed but refused to accept the result said anything about its finals credentials.

Tania Barbary was its best player for her efforts against Townsend. Centre Faye Clarke and goal defence Claire O’Connor also contributed well.

“As far as where we’re at in the scheme of things, they beat us by 20 goals at Collegians last year and we still made the five,” Justin said.

“We’ve got some work to do, we’ve got some changes in personnel we’re working through.

“And there were parts of the game we were very competitive. At times I thought ‘really are we that far down?’ We’d worked really hard.” Justin believed the Power upheld the values of Anzac in its performance, despite the margin. The 2014 semi-finalist has a win and a draw from four matches. “We came away from listening to the Last Post and I said to them ‘we’re the underdogs, get out there and fight really hard’,” she said.

“I couldn’t doubt their commitment and dedication and will to win. It’s just not falling into place for us at the moment.”

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