Best win over the weekend?
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I can't understand all the love for the netball. It was 1 game, against Australia, who we used to beat plenty frequently (60 of 167 according to this website, with a couple of draws https://netballscoop.com/forums/topic/netball-history-australia-v-new-zealand/)
It's played indoors, with neutral officials, there is bugger-all home court advantage compared to the cricket.
The sailing also had all the global $'s chasing it and we shut that down.
And the T20, while a bit of a hit'n'giggle, is still a bloody world cup that required composure and quality.
I'm cricket, T20, sailing and the netters a distant last
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@nzzp said in Best win over the weekend?:
For me, Caps with $25 odds to win a test get it. Ridiculous - probably harder than winning in Australia these days.
Then World Cup, TNZ and then Netball
Sorry @Toddy, only looked at international events
I think winning a World Cup trumps the other achievements.
Especially for a team that had just lost 10 games in a row
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@DaGrubster said in Best win over the weekend?:
@nzzp said in Best win over the weekend?:
For me, Caps with $25 odds to win a test get it. Ridiculous - probably harder than winning in Australia these days.
Then World Cup, TNZ and then Netball
Sorry @Toddy, only looked at international events
I think winning a World Cup trumps the other achievements.
Especially for a team that had just lost 10 games in a row
Precisely the reason I picked them. To win a WC with their form going in is an amazing turn around.
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@DaGrubster I'm not saying the WT20 Final wasn't a fantastic achievement and a great back story especially for the veterans in the side, but my caveats are.
- The standard was pretty poor this Cup
- We got trounced by Australia and the draw opened up for us
- Most importantly it's a bogus WC. It's played every fucking year
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@dogmeat said in Best win over the weekend?:
@DaGrubster I'm not saying the WT20 Final wasn't a fantastic achievement and a great back story especially for the veterans in the side, but my caveats are.
- The standard was pretty poor this Cup
- We got trounced by Australia and the draw opened up for us
- Most importantly it's a bogus WC. It's played every fucking year
Still never won one, until now
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@voodoo said in Best win over the weekend?:
I can't understand all the love for the netball. It was 1 game, against Australia, who we used to beat plenty frequently (60 of 167 according to this website, with a couple of draws https://netballscoop.com/forums/topic/netball-history-australia-v-new-zealand/)
And heading into the CC match our record was 7 wins, 9 losses since 2021. By our own very high standards since the late 1990s, this recent period we have been a little up and down but our record against Oz has still held up.
- Test win in India
- T20 WC win
- Americas Cup
- CC win.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Best win over the weekend?:
And heading into the CC match our record was 7 wins, 9 losses since 2021
The Constellation Cup is like the AB's v Springboks for netball.
NZ has won 2/13 last series. We were coming off a home series loss to England. Imagine if that was the record in rugby. I reckon a trouncing of the favourites would be getting a lot more love in this poll given that scenario.
Anyways the Silver Ferns backed it up last night.
We now go across the Ta$man and try and clinch the series with matches in Perth and Melbourne. If Oz square it, Game 4 goes to extra time.
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the really interesting thing re the netball, im in melbourne...no idea it was happening until i saw the results, even in a relatively quiet time for sport (no afl, rugby or league) it didn;t seem to register
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@dogmeat said in Best win over the weekend?:
Most importantly it's a bogus WC. It's played every fucking year
Did not know this.Even biennially it takes the gloss off somewhat. Still, nicer to have won one than not.
