ELENOA Gukirewa helped home team Grasshoppers Silver win the U14 final yesterday.

Goal defence Gukirewa stood tall at the back. Time and again, she denied the visiting Aussie All Sorts attack as Grasshoppers Silver won 23-13 at the National Netball Centre in Laucala Bay.

Goal shooter Ruci Konusi topped the scoring for Grasshoppers Silver with 18 points and Salome Uluinaceva was successful with five.

“I’m really impressed by the way they played. They played like adult players,” Grasshoppers coach and former national rep Seruwaia Vonolagi said.

“I was surprised. It was a physical game and the girls have improved a lot.”

Vonolagi said against Aussie All Sorts, Grasshoppers Silver was the underdog.

“I told them to enjoy the game and try to improve from the previous game. We needed to control the game and keep possession.”

Grasshoppers Bronze finished third after beating BNC New South Wales 20-13 in the final.

In the semi-finals, Grasshoppers Silver beat Grasshoppers Bronze 15-11 and Aussie All Sorts edged BNC New South Wales 20-14.