Netball: The Adelaide Thunderbirds wont have to leave home in their bid for back-to-back Super Netball titles after claiming the minor premiership with victory over the Sunshine Coast Lightning.
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The Lightning and Mavericks were both in with a finals chance heading into the round before the Mavs’ Saturday loss confirmed Lightning’s chances, while the Firebirds drop to seventh after an improved back-half of the season. Cleanliness in defence allowed the Thunderbirds to capitalise on some uncharacteristic close misses from the Lightning, but still the away side fought hard to come back within a solitary goal within the final minutes.
While Horjus is more than capable of playing a full game out in goal attack, it does prompt some thoughts about how the Thunderbirds could build their midcourt on the weekend. Both Shanice Beckford and Olivia Wilkinson have shown some impressive form in goal attack throughout the season but aren’t quite having the intended scoreboard impact with Fowler-Nembhard well and truly under the pump to deliver.
With much of their core group signed on multi-year deals, the off-season will be crucial to the Swifts’ success in the future. That being said, expect the Mavericks come out with something more to prove next year as they build for the future.It is safe to say an ongoing issue for the Lightning this season has been their defensive end – for a great reason.
Of course, there’s always the potential to see the Bruce-Ervin partnership in action with Bruce out in goal defence and Ervin down back in goal keeper.
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