Moments That Mattered
Fever maintained a strong lead throughout the match however, their breakaway moment came in Power 5 of the third quarter.
Fever extended their lead from 12 goals to 20 in a supershot frenzy led by Sasha Glasgow scoring three supershots.
Q1: WCF 18 | MAGPIES 13
An exciting first quarter saw Fever start strong to build an early lead against the Magpies.
Skipper Courtney Bruce caused a number of turnovers with clean defensive pressure on Shimona Nelson, which Fever capitalised on.
Magpies began clawing back midway through the quarter but could not close in on Fever. Sasha Glasgow scoring an excellent supershot to bolster their lead in the Power 5.
Q2: WCF 37 | MAGPIES 24
The second quarter saw Fever keep up the momentum and almost double their lead in a dominant display of netball.
Jhaniele Fowler was unstoppable under the post shooting at 98 per cent for the game, while Bruce and Sunday Aryang capitalised on a number of missed supershots as the Magpies scrambled to lessen the gap.
Magpie Ashleigh Brazill moved from wing defence into centre, facing off against former teammate and game MVP Verity Simmons for a competitive match-up after a number of clashes throughout the game.
Q3: WCF 58 | MAGPIES 38
The third quarter saw Fever expand their lead to 20 goals and remain in control of the scoreboard.
Aryang was instrumental with three intercepts and five deflections for the game, as well as Bruce with seven deflections and two intercepts for the game, who delivered a stunning deflection that manifested as a supershot from Glasgow in the Power 5.
Glasgow was impressive from a distance, scoring an exciting supershot moments before the whistle.
Q4: WCF 80 | MAGPIES 53
Emma Cosh entered the court for the first time this season at goal attack at the start of the final quarter. Cosh’s first appearance was impactful with three goals, four goal assists and five centre pass receives.
Fever switched up positions across the court, with Rudi Ellis and Kim Jenner coming on defence, Aryang moving to wing defence and Glasgow into GS to allow Fowler, Bruce and Anstiss to rest up.
Fever wrapped up the quarter with another supershot frenzy much to the excitement of the 5,842 fans inside RAC Arena. Glasgow scored four from five supershots, her fourth in the final 25 seconds for a fitting end to an exquisite performance from Fever.
Goals: Fowler 53 | Garbin 21
Super Shots: Glasgow 10 | Garbin 7
Goal Assists: Simmons 23 | Garbin 13
Feeds: Simmons 35 | Browne 25
Centre Pass Receives: Teague-Neeld 19 | Browne 21
Deflections: Bruce 7 | Ward 4
Gains: Bruce 10 | Ward 6
Intercepts: Aryang 3 | Ward 3
Match Report By. Grace Barlow
