By Jonty Ralphsmith
Cardinia’s senior season has come to an end with a high-pressure 1-0 loss to top-placed Waverley.
With finals out of the equation, the Storm were able to play with a sense of freedom and their core skills were executed well to generate scoring opportunities, but they were unable to penetrate the statistically best backline in the league.
The defence of Cardinia was also tight, keeping Waverley to just one goal despite having repeated opportunities.
The weekend’s results see Cardinia finish sixth on the eight-team table, with seven wins, four draws and seven losses.
Cardinia got on a run through the middle of the year and showed promising patches of exciting and free-flowing hockey in its inaugural season.
The under-12s, meanwhile, were exposed to different positions in a loss to KBH Brumbies while the under-10s played their best match of the season with Rattan Cheema, Rubani Bhatia and Annabelle Fallu the best juniors of the week.
Seniors results: Waverley 1 v Cardinia 0, Mentone 1 v St Bede’s 5, Knox 1 v Hawthorn 2, Monash University 3 v MCC Hockey Section 0
Final ladder: Waverley 38, St Bede’s 36, Mentone 30, Knox 30, Monash University 29, Cardinia 25, Hawthorn 11, MCC Hockey Section 5
