Super Netball round eleven came with another retirement. Champion of not only Super Netball, but netball as a whole, Nat Medherst has announced her retirement.
The Melbourne Vixens have continued their stronghold at the top of the Super Netball ladder after beating the Swifts for the second time in as many weeks, West Coast Fever are attacking the back half of the season with vigour and the GIANTS have kept their finals hopes alive with a slim win over Collingwood.
NSW Swifts v Melbourne Vixens, Tuesday September 8 @ USC Stadium, Sunshine Coast
NSW Swifts – 55
Melbourne Vixens – 62
Score breakdown
Q1: Swifts 17 v Vixens 17
Q2: Swifts 13 v Vixens 16
Q3: Swifts 10 v Vixens 16
Q4: Swifts 15 v Vixens 13
Player of The Match
Mwai Kumwenda (Melbourne Vixens)
Swifts shooting statistics: 49.57 (86%)
Sam Wallace: G1 29/31 (94%) G2 1/2 (50%), total points 31
Helen Housby: G1 9/9 (100%) G2 3/7 (43%), total points 15
Sophie Garbin: G1 5/5 (100%) G2 2/3 (67%), total points 9
Vixens shooting statistics: 59/65 (91%)
Mwai Kumwenda: G1 47/48 (98%) G2 1/3 (33%), total points 49
Caitlin Thwaites: G1 9/12 (75%) G2 2/2 (100%), total points 13
Swifts starting seven
GS – Sam Wallace GA – Helen Housby WA – Nat Haythornthwaite C – Maddy Proud WD – Paige Hadley GD – Maddy Turner GK – Sarah Klau
Vixens starting seven
GS – Mwai Kumwenda GA – Caitlin Thwaites WA – Liz Watson C – Kate Moloney WD – Kate Eddy GD – Jo Weston GK – Kadie-Ann Dehaney
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Sunshine Coast Lightning v West Coast Fever, Tuesday September 8 @ USC Stadium, Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast Lightning – 52
West Coast Fever – 72
Score breakdown
Q1: Lightning 16 v Fever 15
Q2: Lightning 13 v Fever 21
Q3: Lightning 11 v Fever 15
Q4: Lightning 11 v Fever 21
Player of The Match
Verity Charles (West Coast Fever)
Lightning shooting statistics: 49/57 (86%)
Cara Koenen: G1 29/32 (91%) G2 0/1 (0%), total points 29
Steph Wood: G1 12/14 (86%) G2 3/5 (60%), total points 18
Peace Proscovia: G1 5/5 (100%) G2 0/0 (0%), total points 5
Fever shooting statistics: 68/78 (87%)
Jhaniele Fowler: G1 55/58 (95%) G2 0/0 (0%), total points 55
Alice Teague-Neeld: G1 9/12 (75%) G2 4/8 (50%), total points 17
Lightning starting seven
GS – Cara Koenen GA – Steph Wood WA – Laura Scherian C – Laura Langman WD – Maddy McAuliffe GD – Karla Pretorius GK – Phumza Maweni
Fever starting seven
GS – Jhaniele Fowler GA – Alice Teague-Neeld WA – Emma Cosh C – Verity Charles WD – Jess Anstiss GD – Stacey Francis GK – Courtney Bruce
GIANTS Netball v Collingwood Magpies, Wednesday September 9 @ USC Stadium, Sunshine Coast
GIANTS Netball – 62
Collingwood Magpies – 58
Score breakdown
Q1: GIANTS 9 v Magpies 13
Q2: GIANTS 18 v Magpies 13
Q3: GIANTS 19 v Magpies 16
Q4: GIANTS 16 v Magpies 16
Player of The Match
Jo Harten (GIANTS Netball)
GIANTS shooting statistics: 57/72 (79%)
Kiera Austin: G1 14/20 (70%) G2 1/3 (33%), total points 16
Caitlin Bassett: G1 19/20 (95%) G2 0/0 (0%), total points 19
Jo Harten: G1 19/21 (90%) G2 4/8 (50%), total points 27
Magpies shooting statistics: 51/66 (77%)
Nyah Allen: G1 3/3 (100%) G2 1/2 (50%), total points 5
Shimona Nelson: G1 29/35 (82%) G2 0/0 (0%), total points 29
Gabby Sinclair: G1 10/13 (77%) G2 6/10 (60%), total points 22
Emma Ryde: G1 2/3 (67%) G2 0/0 (0%), total points 2
GIANTS starting seven
GS – Jo Harten GA – Kiera Austin WA – Maddie Hay C – Jamie-Lee Price WD – Kristiana Manu’a GD – April Brandley GK – Sam Poolman
Magpies starting seven
GS – Shimona Nelson GA – Gabrielle Sinclair WA – Molly Jovic C – Kelly Altmann WD – Melissa Bragg GD – Jodi-Ann Ward GK – Geva Mentor
Adelaide Thunderbirds v Queensland Firebirds, Wednesday September 9 @ Priceline Arena, Adelaide
Adelaide Thunderbirds – 59
Queensland Firebirds – 61
Score breakdown
Q1: Thunderbirds 11 v Firebirds 17
Q2: Thunderbirds 17 v Firebirds 18
Q3: Thunderbirds 14 v Firebirds 11
Q4: Thunderbirds 17 v Firebirds 15
Player of The Match
Kim Jenner (Queensland Firebirds)
Thunderbirds shooting statistics: 50/58 (86%)
Georgie Horjus: G1 10/11 (91%) G2 7/10 (70%), total points 24
Lenize Potgieter: G1 31/33 (94%) G2 2/4 (50%), total points 35
Firebirds shooting statistics: 60/73 (82%)
Romelda Aiken: G1 45/52 (87%) G2 0/0 (0%), total points 45
Tippah Dwan: G1 14/15 (93%) G2 1/6 (17%), total points 16
Thunderbirds starting seven
GS – Lenize Potgieter GA – Georgie Horjus WA – Chelsea Pitman C – Hannah Petty WD – Maisie Nankivell GD – Layla Guscoth GK – Shamera Sterling
Firebirds starting seven
GS – Romelda Aiken GA – Tippah Dwan WA – Lara Dunkley C – Mahalia Cassidy WD – Gabi Simpson GD – Kim Jenner GK – Tara Hinchliffe