Super Netball Round Fourteen wrap up

Super Netball round fourteen sees the 2020 regular season end and finals on the horizon. More retirement announcements have come, Caitlin Thwaites headlining the list.

Four teams’ seasons are officially over, while the Melbourne Vixens, Sunshine Coast Lightning, West Coast Fever and NSW Swifts have their sights firmly set on the first week on finals. Along with the excitement of finals, a handful of players have also announced their retirement, including Caitlin Thwaites and Tegan Philip of the Vixens and Jacqui Russell of the Lightning. All three, however, have a finals series to play before ultimately bowing out of the game to which they each contributed a huge amount.

Collingwood Magpies v Queensland Firebirds, Saturday 26 September @ Nissan Arena, Brisbane

Collingwood Magpies – 63
Queensland Firebirds – 65

Score breakdown

Q1: Magpies 18 v Firebirds 19
Q2: Magpies 17 v Firebirds 15
Q3: Magpies 16 v Firebirds 13
Q4: Magpies 12 v Firebirds 18

Player of The Match

Gabi Simpson (Firebirds)

Magpies shooting statistics: 57/65 (88%)

Shimona Nelson: G1 42/43 (98%) G2 0/0 (0%), total points 42
Gabby Sinclair: G1 9/12 (75%) G2 6/10 (60%), total points 21

Firebirds shooting statistics: 61/71 (86%)

Romelda Aiken: G1 46/51 (90%) G2 1/1 (100%), total points 48 
Tippah Dwan: G1 11/14 (79%) G2 3/5 (60%), total points 17 

Collingwood starting seven

GS – Shimona Nelson GA – Gabby Sinclair WA – Molly Jovic C – Tyler Orr WD – Mel Bragg GD – Jodi-Ann Ward GK – Geva Mentor

Firebirds starting seven

GS – Romelda Aiken GA – Tippah Dwan WA – Lara Dunkley C – Mahalia Cassidy WD – Gabi Simpson GD – Kim Jenner GK – Tara Hinchliffe

Kim Jenner not answering the phone to Stacey Marinkovich the first time she called (to tell her she was a Diamond!) because it was an unknown number is peak millennial. #SSNMagpiesFirebirds

— Erin Delahunty (@della79) September 26, 2020

https://twitter.com/gpb1979/status/1309717992792612864

Every umpire I've EVER known LIVES for that offside call. We had one in our grand final last year and it was brilliant. #SSNMagpiesFirebirds

— Erin Delahunty (@della79) September 26, 2020

NSW Swifts v GIANTS Netball, Saturday 26 September @ Nissan Arena, Brisbane

NSW Swifts – 77
GIANTS Netball – 77

Score breakdown

Q1: Swifts 22 v GIANTS 24
Q2: Swifts 17 v GIANTS 17
Q3: Swifts 23 v GIANTS 13
Q4: Swifts 15 v GIANTS 23

Player of The Match

Amy Parmenter (GIANTS Netball)

Swifts shooting statistics: 68/77 (88%)

Sam Wallace: G1 44/47 (94%) G2 6/9 (66%), total points 56
Sophie Garbin: G1 15/16 (94%) G2 3/5 (60%), total points 21

GIANTS shooting statistics: 60/72 (83%)

Jo Harten: G1 24/26 (92%) G2 10/13 (77%), total points 44
Kiera Austin: G1 19/23 (83%) G2 7/10 (70%), total points 33

Swifts starting seven

GS – Sam Wallace GA – Sophie Garbin WA – Nat Haythornthwaite C – Paige Hadley WD – Sophie Craig GD – Maddy Turner GK – Sarah Klau

GIANTS starting seven

GS – Jo Harten GA – Kiera Austin WA – Maddie Hay C – Jamie-Lee Price WD – Amy Parmenter GD – Kristiana Manu’a GK – Sam Poolman

.@NSWSwifts would have won the match 68-60 without the Super Shot, with the @GIANTS_Netball scoring a whopping 39 goals (more than half their score) across the Power5 periods. #SSNSwiftsGiants

— M (@xLurch) September 26, 2020

https://twitter.com/KiwiStii/status/1309733306846519296

Parma doing everything she can to prove she deserved that Diamonds spot and honestly, it's wonderful to see #SSNSwiftsGiants

— Joey Nicita ☀️ (@JoeyNicita) September 26, 2020

West Coast Fever v Adelaide Thunderbirds, Saturday 26 September @ Nissan Arena, Brisbane

West Coast Fever – 63
Adelaide Thunderbirds – 64

Score breakdown

Q1: Fever 19 v Thunderbirds 13
Q2:Fever 14 v Thunderbirds 15
Q3: Fever 16 v Thunderbirds 19
Q4: Fever 14 v Thunderbirds 17

Player of The Match

Chelsea Pitman (Adelaide Thunderbirds)

Fever shooting statistics: 62/76 (82%)

Jhaniele Fowler: G1 54/58 (93%) G2 0/2 (0%), total points 54
Kaylia Stanton: G1 4/4 (100%) G2 0/1 (0%), total points 4
Alice Teague-Neeld: G1 3/8 (37%) G2 1/4 (25%), total points 5

Thunderbirds shooting statistics: 55/68 (81%)

Sam Gooden: G1 2/3 (66%) G2 1/4 (25%), Total points 4
Georgie Horjus: G1 10/15 (67%) G2 8/9 (89%), total points 26
Lenize Potgieter: G1 34/36 (94%) G2 0/1 (0%), total points 34

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

Thunderbirds starting seven

GS – Lenize Potgieter GA – Sam Gooden WA – Georgie Horjus C – Maisie Nankivell WD – Shadine van der Merwe GD – Layla Guscoth GK – Shamera Sterling

Pulling this out again. Horjus has played like she has this season because of one C.Pitman. 💕#SSNFeverThunderbirds https://t.co/IHvEhrchVz

— Jessica Currie (@Jess_M_Currie) September 26, 2020

Stacey Marinkovich needs to get Horjus in the Diamonds as soon as possible. I get she’s young, but seriously that girl is the future of the Diamond’s attack #SSNFeverThunderbirds

— luc🌻 (@starbeamswift) September 26, 2020

Congratulations @AdelaideTBirds! That was a comeback for the ages. Lead for just 4:09 mins of game time. A fitting, fighting send-off for @ChelseaPitman. #SSNFeverThunderbirds

— M (@xLurch) September 26, 2020

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Sunshine Coast Lightning v Melbourne Vixens, Sunday 27 September @ USC Stadium, Sunshine Coast

Sunshine Coast Lightning – 54
Melbourne Vixens – 58

Score breakdown

Q1: Lightning 13 v Vixens 18
Q2: Lightning 13 v Vixens 13
Q3: Lightning 16 v Vixens 12
Q4: Lightning 12 v Vixens 15

Player of The Match

Mwai Kumwenda (Melbourne Vixens)

Lightning shooting statistics: 48/62 (77%)

Cara Koenen: G1 21/25 (84%) G2 1/2 (50%), total points 23
Steph Wood: G1 11/13 (85%) G2 5/9 (56%), total points 21 
Peace Proscovia: G1 10/13 (77%) G2 0/0 (0%), total points 10 

Vixens shooting statistics: 57/61 (93%)

Tegan Philip: G1 3/4 (75%) G2 0/0 (0%), total points 3
Caitlin Thwaites: G1 11/12 (92%) G2 0/1 (0%), total points 11
Mwai Kumwenda: G1 42/43 (98%) G2 1/1 (100%), total points 44

Lightning starting seven

GS – Cara Koenen GA – Steph Wood WA – Laura Scherian C – Laura Langman WD – Jacqui Russell GD – Karla Pretorius GK – Phumza Maweni

Vixens starting seven

GS – Mwai Kumwenda GA – Caitlin Thwaites WA – Liz Watson C – Kate Moloney WD – Kate Eddy GD – Jo Weston GK – Emily Mannix

Kylee Byrne showing true class as coach and starting her retiring player, affording her and the crowd respect #SSNLightningVixens

— Nik (@nik76231) September 27, 2020

It’s not fun to watch but realistically it is smart for McKinnis to be giving players like Watson, Thwaites, Mannix and Eddy a rest in this game. Not only does it give it them a break, but they get a chance to have a good watch at how the lightning play #SSNLightningVixens

— luc🌻 (@starbeamswift) September 27, 2020

Thwaites to Scherian end of game "im so sorry for the hip and shoulder" Scherian "oh I don't even remember" they both have a laugh 🤣🤣 Love that moment..#SSNLightningVixens

— Coco (@ChanelleMGale) September 27, 2020