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- Top man
- Ben Buckland — 10 (38% of M)
- Top woman
- Eleanor Parker — 11 (35% of F)
Even gender split in attack
- Ben Buckland — 1
- Sophie Parker — 1
- Eleanor Parker — 2
Top-heavy attack — top 4 score 63%, bottom 6 score 37%
- Top man
- James Wilcox — 7 (41% of M)
- Top woman
- Kiera Wilcox — 6 (55% of F)
Men carry the attack — 61% of team goals
- Jonny Potter — 2
- Leo Comerford — 1
- Kiera Wilcox — 1
Extremely top-heavy across top 9 scorers
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| Alix Richardson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Buckland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Eleanor Parker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Isobel Day | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Richardson | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Luke Buckland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sophie Parker | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Alderton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| Erin Barratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isla Hedderman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Beckett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| James Wilcox | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiera Wilcox | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Laurie Fabian | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Comerford | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Lizzie Tighe | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nadine Gallagher | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Kim | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tamsin Ellis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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| Georgina Curson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Greenfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tornadoes edged Bristol Thunder 29-28 in a National League thriller at Rochester Grammar School for Girls, holding their nerve to stay perfect and top of the table. In a one-korf game that swung on tiny moments, the league leaders proved they can win ugly as well as win big.
The Match
On Sunday 4 October 2026, Tornadoes welcomed Bristol Thunder and were pushed all the way in a contest that never allowed either side to breathe. The hosts carried the initiative for long spells, but the visitors repeatedly found answers, trading korfs and keeping the scoreline on a knife-edge right into the closing stages.
With only the final score available, the standout numbers are at team level: Tornadoes’ 29 korfs to Thunder’s 28. That one-korf difference hints at an intense battle across both divisions, where conversion under pressure and disciplined defence in the post area likely mattered as much as any single passage of play.
The 1-korf margin underlines two contrasting realities. For Tornadoes, it’s another win that reinforces their status as the pace-setters, even when opponents drag them into a shootout. For Bristol Thunder, it’s a third straight defeat, but also their clearest sign yet that they can go toe-to-toe with the league leaders—now they have to turn that competitiveness into points.
What It Means
- Tornadoes stay 1st and remain in the promotion zone on 6 points from 3 games (GD +27), extending their perfect start to WWW.
- The league leaders are now 6 points clear of relegation and have laid down an early marker: they’re winning tight ones as well as comfortable ones.
- Bristol Thunder remain 8th with 0 points from 3 games (GD -9) and their form reads LLL; the task is turning narrow losses into results, starting with sharper late-game execution.
- Thunder are 3 points off the promotion places and have a game in hand on the team above, so the table can shift quickly if they string a couple of wins together.
- At the top, Tornadoes’ win keeps them clear of the chasing pack—Norwich Knights match them on points—while the broader season remains young with 12 of 90 games completed.
Head to head record shown as at the time of this match.
Recent matches shown as at the time of this match.
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| 1 | Tornadoes 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Bromley 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Norwich Knights 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Bec 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Trojans 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Kingfisher 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Cambridge Tigers 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Nomads 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Bristol Thunder 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Birmingham City 1 | 4 | 0 |