Q1 Fever 14 | Swifts 11
Fever made a slightly shaky start, with their opening centre pass intercepted.
Captain Scarlet Jauncey stood tall in defence with an intercept and multiple deflections as the Swifts edged ahead.
Skyla Payne’s long reach helped her work around her defender, while Caitlyn Brown snatched an intercept before the super shot period to help Fever reclaim the lead.
Sloan Burton nailed her first super shot of the day to keep Fever in front at the first break.
Q2 Fever 27 | Swifts 28
The margin tightened in the second quarter as the Swifts worked their way back into the contest.
Burton provided strong goal assists with sharp movement through the midcourt and around the circle edge.
A string of unforced errors allowed the Swifts to hit the front, despite a late super shot keeping Fever within touching distance.
Q3 Fever 37 | Swifts 42
With the margin still tight, the Swifts continued to apply pressure in the third term.
Teagan Begovic was strong through the midcourt and showed a solid connection with Sloan Burton.
Despite trailing, Jauncey continued to find timely intercepts to keep Fever in the fight.
Q4 Fever 52 | Swifts 54
After trailing by as many as five goals in the final quarter, Fever surged late to set up a thrilling finish.
Georgia Morgan, in centre, applied relentless defensive pressure and created crucial turnovers in the closing stages.
Payne landed crucial super shots late, but Fever ran out of time to steal the result.
Fever will now face the Melbourne Mavericks on Sunday morning in the bronze medal match.
