The Swifts escape with a 57-54 victory over the Thunderbirds in Cairns as they continue their Super Netball title defence, while the Fever end the Giants' finals hopes.
Cracks have appeared in the NSW Swifts' Super Netball title defence despite their 57-54 win over Adelaide Thunderbirds in Cairns on Saturday.Sam Wallace topped the scoring for the Swifts with 27 pointsAssured of a finals berth, the Swifts should have put away the seventh-placed Thunderbirds in the Indigenous Round fixture but instead gave coach Briony Akle some headaches ahead of next weekend's final match of the regular season.
The Swifts had lost four of their past five matches before the road trip north and their confidence was further dented by the Thunderbirds, who found strength in a midcourt led by rising playmakers Maisie Nankivell and Georgie Horjus. "That was super tough. We always knew the Thunderbirds were going to come back," Swifts centre Paige Hadley said."More teams are going to come at us because we are the reigning champions. We need to develop the belief that we can do it again."Lenize Potgieter's 33 goals at 97 per cent accuracy gave the Thunderbirds a chance but the Swifts were clinical when the game was on the line.The sun has set on the Giants' finals hopes following their loss to the Fever.
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