After two big losses Robertson bounced back to record their first win of the season 4-1 against Bowral at Welby on Saturday.

Both sides made a strong start to the match. Bowral’s Kim Bunt opened the scoring after just 90 seconds from a short corner.

Robertson struck back only minutes later courtesy of a Rachael Martin goal following sustained pressure in the circle. Hadley scored her first goal soon afterwards to give Robertson a 2-1 half-time lead.

Four-time defending champion coach Damian Gair said Hadley’s last goal was her best.

“She undercut the ball to score a great goal from some good build-up play in the field - it was a cracker,” he said.

Gair said, after conceding nine goals in two weeks, the team’s defence stepped up.

“We put in a really good defensive effort and by attacking a lot better than we had before we took a lot of pressure off ourselves.

“We transferred the ball tightly and Handley lead well from the front,” he said.

For full story see the Southern Highland News, Wednesday, April 30