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canefan

@Bones said in Netball:

@canefan We certainly won't be helped by holding onto the ball for no reason instead of shooting.

Our passing into the circle is pedestrian. I've downgraded the game to my secondary channel now

Bones

Dismal showing. Something for the team to be ashamed of.

canefan

@Bones said in Netball:

Dismal showing. Something for the team to be ashamed of.

Taurua's selections haven't helped. Picking a team full of versatile players doesn't sound like the path to glory to me. The ABs know a thing or two about picking utilities over specialists. 4 more years girls

KiwiMurph

Yeah some real question marks over the selections.

Souness is not up to it at either C or WA but is a pet of Noels so always plays. Toeava carved up Aus twice as a WA but can't make the squad.

Bovidae

I didn't see the game but losing means they play England in the SF (due to their upset win over Aust), so that might be a better outcome. I'm not saying NZ will win that either...

canefan

@Bovidae said in Netball:

I didn't see the game but losing means they play England in the SF (due to their upset win over Aust), so that might be a better outcome. I'm not saying NZ will win that either...

England beat Australia....

Bovidae

@canefan said in Netball:

@Bovidae said in Netball:

I didn't see the game but losing means they play England in the SF (due to their upset win over Aust), so that might be a better outcome. I'm not saying NZ will win that either...

England beat Australia....

As I said, beating them is no certainty.

My point was that prior to the WC the talk was winning the group to avoid Aust in the SF. We've done that, but only due to Jamaica and England winning their big games.

Anyway, Crampton should have a good combination with Wilson so needs to play ahead of Souness. It looks like the problem was at the other end in stopping Fowler. Jury should have played GK.

canefan

I didn't see us having anyone on court who could stop their GS

Bovidae

@canefan said in Netball:

I didn't see us having anyone on court who could stop their GS

Put your tallest defender on her. The tactics were obviously to restrict the feed to Fowler, but that must have backfired spectacularly when you compare the goal attempts.

canefan

@Bovidae said in Netball:

@canefan said in Netball:

I didn't see us having anyone on court who could stop their GS

Put your tallest defender on her. The tactics were obviously to restrict the feed to Fowler, but that must have backfired spectacularly when you compare the goal attempts.

Do we have anyone close to her height?

Bovidae

@canefan said in Netball:

Do we have anyone close to her height?

Jury. She is 1.92 m, compared to Watson (1.81 m) and Burger (1.84 m).

KiwiMurph

Jury also wasn't particularly effective at Wing D vs either South Africa or Jamaica.

Bones

Loving the completely unbiased commentary on sky sports UK.

KiwiMurph

Nice first half Ferns. Crampton at WA Burger at WD and Jury/Karaka in the circle is going well

canefan

All square with one quarter to play. Anybody's game

Kirwan

Extremely defensive game. Nothing in it.

canefan

Stick a fork in the Ferns. We are done

Kirwan

Damn, turned on one intercept. They played well though, shooter was excellent

Bones

Is this a young team? Some really panicky moments. At the end of the 3rd quarter, 40s to play, just take it easy and get the goal to go in 2 up. Instead they play as if they're 5 down, rush it and turn it over to go into the break evens. Rife with play like that.

canefan

Just a lacklustre campaign, which IMHO started from the player selections. Losing Grace was a body blow. But a loss to Jamaica and a draw to SA, it's fair to say we never deserved to make it

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