Port Fairy netballer Ally Feely suffers serious injury in Hampden league match

Feely was carried from the court at Gardens Oval in the latter stages of the fourth term.

Seagulls coach Renae Taylor said it was an emotional finish for the team, which fell 41-26.

"She is our assistant coach and has been really good this year and been carrying those junior girls around her," she said.

"It is sad to think she might not be playing anymore."

A brighter note for Port Fairy was Maddie Green's impressive open grade debut.

The Victorian junior cricketer settled into the Seagulls' midcourt.

"She was fantastic. She got a lot of touches and I said (post-game) when we were in our group setting that she played like someone who has been playing for such a long time.

"She had really good composure, she helped bring it out of defence really well. I thought she was really impressive and she's going to see a lot more open netball."

Cobden midcourter Amy Hammond - the league best and fairest in 2019 - said the unbeaten Bombers were working well under new coach Sophie Hinkley.

"She is very passionate, gets her points across very clearly and is easy to understand and take feedback from," she said.

Hammond said the Bombers, who hope to welcome the injured Hinkley and former coach Nadine McNamara back into the team in coming weeks, were pleased with their 4-0 start. But she said there was always room for improvement including "playing out four quarters".

"The last few games we've dropped off at half-time or three-quarter-time," Hammond said.

Hinkley said the win against the Seagulls "was a bit of a grind" and the "timing of the whole team was out a bit".

"We were missing goals we would usually shoot and little balls weren't going our way," she said.

"Having said that it is a good win and to get the four points is great for us. It's probably a nice time for us to reset, go away and relax for a week."

Cobden had planned to play just seven players in the top-grade but Jaymie Finch was called on in the fourth quarter. She slotted into goal attack.

"They played a nice split ring defence so we were looking in that last quarter to split that a bit and have more of a moving circle," Hinkley said.

The Bombers' depth is the envy of rivals.

"That is the lucky position we're in. Anyone else would think it's a bit unfair really, to have someone like Jaymie playing div one," Hinkley said.

"It's the same thing really if we have defenders who are dropping back.

"Anyone who is dropping back in div one because they are such great players. But we've got too many and there's only seven positions."

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