Tongala clinches another fairytale C-grade flag, Weeks named best-on-court

But that’s precisely what Tongala has done in the Murray Netball League, scaling the highest heights of C-grade after claiming its 20th and final victory of the 2025 season.

The Blues held off a gallant Congupna in the grand final, who at half-time sat only five goals shy of the all-conquering C-grade giants after being handsomely defeated by 30 goals in the semi-final.

As the dynasty teams do, however, a Tonny team with a healthy mix of experience and exuberant youth held fast for its 40th consecutive win, bringing yet another netball trophy back to Tongala Reserve.

“It’s amazing, two years undefeated is pretty special,” Blues’ co-coach Karlie Cox said.

“Credit to Congupna, they played amazing; we didn’t get to play our usual free-flowing game, but it still paid off for us.”

Out of the gates, however, the Blues were in hot touch.

A Tongala midcourt spear-headed by centre Alannah Weeks fed the experienced Tracey Hughes slickly in the goal-ring, jumping out to an early four-goal lead.

With the windy conditions making proceedings tricky, Tongala maintained its four-goal lead at quarter-time.

The Blues’ rapid ball movement saw them pull away in the early stanza of the second quarter, as skipper Tamara Cummins took the game by the scruff of the neck, firing Tongala to a 16-9 buffer.

Congupna goal-keeper Stacey Towers repelled some of the Blues’ more probing front-court entries, allowing Kate Boswell and Eliza Linehan to trim the margin to only five goals at half-time.

“Congupna was close; it was five goals at half-time,” Cox said.

“(The half-time message) was just to play our way, run it out.”

And run it out they did.

Co-coach Hughes continued to assert herself in goal, and even though Lilli Keck, Linehan, and Towers continued to battle hard, the Blues full-court connection was in full effect.

An eight-goal lead at the final change of the season would never be shaken, and Tongala rejoiced for a premiership-winning scoreline of 41-29.

Alannah Weeks was a dynamo all day to take out best-on-court honours, while Hughes and Cummins were influential for the whole four quarters.

“Alannah plays amazing every week, she goes 110 per cent,” said Hughes.

“We had a good bunch of girls with lots of talent in there, which makes it easier.

“I think we’re all just cool, calm, we don’t stress, and we have fun.”