LAKESIDE Village Tavern confirmed they are premiership material in beating defending champions Nags Head Hotel 46-42 at National Park on Saturday.
Playing in their debut Newcastle open championship netball season, Lakeside are equal second on the ladder with last year's beaten grand finalists Junction Hotel (1).
BNC (1) shook off the cobwebs from not playing the previous week with a convincing 53-38 win over Junction Hotel (2).
Australian under-19 representative Natarlia Manning and Natalie Hilder were the best for BNC (1).
Their second side, BNC (2), who forfeited to their top team the previous week, put up a strong showing against form side Hotel Premier before losing 51-42.
Led by former Hunter Jaegers players Tiffany Lincoln and Annabel Gazzoli, Junction Hotel (1) thumped winless Bilbie Dan 63-35.