West Coast hits Fever pitch to set up battle out east
THE West Coast Fever have kept their 2024 Suncorp Super Netball alive after defeating the Sunshine Coast Lightning by 10 goals in yesterday’s Minor Semi Final.
WEST COAST FEVER 16 | 20 | 18 | 18 (72)
SUNSHINE COAST LIGHTNING 18 | 17 | 12 | 15 (62)
It was the Lightning who actually led at quarter time, before the Fever wrestled the lead from the Lightning at the end of the second term. The Fever also dominated the start of the third term, which set them up for their victory. So much so that the Lightning did not lead again after the 14 minute mark of the second term.
There were a number of key stat areas that the Fever did significantly better in than their visitors did, which proved pivotal in determining the result.
Despite only having four percent more time in possession, the Fever dominated the gains, recording double the number of gains that the Lightning did. The Fever also did significantly better than the Lightning in the centre pass to goal rate (83 per cent to 73 per cent), and dominated the gain to goal rate (86 per cent to 57 per cent).
Shooting accuracy was another category the Fever dominated.
The Fever shooters only missed five shots between them to give the side a shooting accuracy of almost 93 and a half percent. This is in stark contrast to the Lightning, who only recorded a 70% accuracy..
This was spearheaded by a dominant performance from birthday girl Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard, who shot 67 goals in another huge performance. Alice Teague-Neeld also had a massive game, finishing with 43 feeds and 25 assists in a stellar performance.
On the other side of the equation, Teague-Neeld’s Lightning counterpart Liz Watson also recorded some massive numbers, finishing with a whopping 58 feeds and 21 assists. She was ably assisted by Leesa Mi Mi, who also finished with some big numbers of her own (43 feeds, 19 assists, one gain, one intercept).
The Fever’s win sees them move on to face the Vixens in next week’s Preliminary Final, while for the Lightning their much improved 2024 season is over.
Triple treat for City West as Falcons fly high again
THE City West Falcons have established a true dynasty in the Victorian Netball League, defeating the Boroondara Express 64-53 to win the 2024 Grand Final, their third flag in a row. The Falcons led convincingly for most of the match as the key players really stood up and really did not allow the Express to […]
History repeats as Mystics win epic decider
THE Northern Mystics are back-to-back champions of the ANZ Premiership after a nail-biting one-goal win (54-53) over the Central Pulse in today’s grand final. In an epic grand final momentum swapped several times in the game, and with the match ultimately going down to the final seconds of the final quarter. Both sets of defences […]
Thunderbirds are a-going again to the top of the SSN tree
THE Adelaide Thunderbirds are queens of Australian netball again, after defeating the Melbourne Vixens 59-57 in an epic Suncorp Super Netball Grand Final. Despite some contentious umpiring calls, the full court defensive game of the Thunderbirds proved the ultimate difference, which really wore down the Vixens. Player of the Match honors went to Romelda Aiken-George, […]
Boroondara through to a decider, but not all goes Expressly their way
THE Boroondara Express are through to another Victorian Netball League decider after defeating the Hawks 51 goals to 47. Although the Hawks put in a solid fight back at the end of the game, a strong first half from the Express meant that their efforts proved futile. The Express’ intent was on show early, as […]
Vixens out fox Fever to reach yet another decider
THE Melbourne Vixens are through to their third Grand Final in five years after a 73-72 goal win over the West Coast Fever in yesterday’s Suncorp Super Netball Preliminary Final. In a match worthy of its title and a continuation of the rivalry these teams have built over the past few years, it was as […]
Magical Mystics earn another shot at glory
THE Northern Mystics will get a shot at back-to-back premierships after a 68-64 goal win over the Mainland Tactix in yesterday’s ANZ Premiership Elimination Final. The first half saw the match just about as dead even, with the scores tied at quarter time, and the Mystics only leading by two at the main break. A […]
West Coast hits Fever pitch to set up battle out east
THE West Coast Fever have kept their 2024 Suncorp Super Netball alive after defeating the Sunshine Coast Lightning by 10 goals in yesterday’s Minor Semi Final. WEST COAST FEVER 16 | 20 | 18 | 18 (72)SUNSHINE COAST LIGHTNING 18 | 17 | 12 | 15 (62) It was the Lightning who actually led at quarter […]
Adelaide Thunders into another title decider
ADELAIDE Thunderbirds are through to another decider after a dominant 68-43 win over the Melbourne Vixens in yesterday’s major semi-final. The margin was only six goals in the Thunderbirds’ favour at the first change, but a 19 goals to nine second quarter really set the tone for the rest of the match, and the Vixens […]
Pulse’s persistence denies Stars ultimate fairytale
LONDON Pulse have finished third in the Netball Super League, after defeating the Severn Stars 52-48 this morning. The Stars were actually the much better team in the first half, but the Pulse never gave up and worked their way back into the match. They ultimately showed their experience and got the win to deny […]
