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News.com.au
29-06-2025
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Molly Jovic leads Mavericks in Super Netball team of the week for Round 12
The Melbourne Mavericks stunning upset over title challengers New South Wales Swifts has propelled three players into Code Sports' team of the week. Led by a standout midcourt performance from centre Molly Jovic, the Mavericks launched into wild post-match celebratory scenes on court after downing the Swifts 68-64. Up against Swifts' star Paige Hadley, Jovic had 32 goal assists and 44 feeds to deliver the ball beautifully to Mavericks' goal shooter Shimona Jok in a player of the match effort. Mavericks' star goal shooter Shimona Jok is back in the team of the week. Picture: Getty Images While there were some strong performances from the league's other leading goal shooters, including Fever's Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard and Thunderbirds' Romelda Aiken-George, Jok's volume and accuracy with 61 goals from 63 attempts got her the nod at GS this week. Mavericks' captain Amy Parmenter also slots into the team of the week at wing defence for her game against the Swifts, in which she had four deflections and one intercept, although Giants' Amy Sligar was another strong candidate here. Alice Teague-Neeld, with 26 goal assists and 40 feeds, delivered a polished performance at wing attack for the Fever, who sit top of the ladder after their win over the Sunshine Coast Lightning. Molly Jovic was in sensational touch for the Mavericks. Picture: Getty Images Young gun Georgie Horjus starred in the Adelaide Thunderbirds' win over Melbourne Vixens, providing plenty of drive and spark at goal attack. Jamaican star Latanya Wilson was equally important in the win for the T-Birds, finishing with six deflections, five gains and one intercept to get the spot at goal defence as the defending champions pushed back into the top four. There could have been a few candidates for GK, but we're going to give it to a veteran who has continued to surprise everyone since her shock call-up from retirement. At age 40, Casey Kopua played another key role in the Giants' win over the Firebirds, finishing with three deflections, helping the team to its third win from in its past four games since she joined the team. PREMIUM NETBALL COVERAGE READ: Netball hurtling towards fresh pay war after ominous player survey READ: The murky truth behind Swifts great's Super Netball exile READ: Harten bares her soul: Tears, regrets and the 'Yoda of netball' LISA ALEXANDER: Super Netball stars who should command six figures Check out Rebecca Wilson's Super Netball team of the week below, and use our team picker tool to select your team of the week for Round 12. Originally published as Magic Molly Jovic leads Mavs trio in CODE Sports' Super Netball team of the week for round 12
News.com.au
22-06-2025
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Shimona Jok, Mavericks stars, headline Super Netball Round 11 team of the week
The Melbourne Mavericks' efforts to ensure they don't finish with the wooden spoon this season have pushed three players into Code Sports' team of the week. The Mavs' win might not have been the best collective effort of the week but some of their players' individual efforts against the Firebirds were outstanding, with one key player from each third of the court making the team of the week. Shimona Jok's 60 goals showed what a dominant force she has become as a holding shooter, not just in Super Netball but amongst the world's best, with her efforts surpassing fellow Jamaican Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard (Fever) and Kiwi Grace Nweke (Swifts) in round 11. Wing defence Amy Parmenter had a captain's knock in Brisbane, picking herself up from a massive clash with Firebirds Macy Gardner and Abi Latu-Meafou to lead her team to a crucial win, while Kim Brown had a cracker against her old side, finishing with eight gains at Nissan Arena. Meanwhile, co-captain Paige Hadley's efforts to lead the Swifts back from a terrible start against the Giants in the NSW derby pushed her into the week's best, alongside defender Teigan O'Shannassy, who had six gains in her side's comeback win. The victory kept the Swifts on top of the ladder, level on points with the Fever, whose midcourter Alice Teague-Neeld was once again outstanding in their clash with the Adelaide Thunderbirds. The Vixens' Kiera Austin rounds out the team after a player of the match effort in Melbourne's win over the Lightning on the Sunshine Coast.
News.com.au
17-05-2025
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Super Netball, round 6 news, scores: Jok stars in Mavericks' win over Firebirds
In a Super Netball match that featured a good old fashioned shootout, the Melbourne Mavericks banked just their second win of the season, by seven points against the Queensland Firebirds. Both teams featured towering shooters and defenders working overtime to make a dent in their volumes. It was the Mavericks who had the best of the deal, with a pumped up Shimona Jok rock solid under the post with perfect stats of 61/61 in an MVP performance. Goal keeper Liv Lewis was also having her best game of the season showing incredible athleticism to force four blocked shots against opponent Mary Cholhok. Despite giving away a 17 centimetre height difference, Lewis' aerial display restricted passes into Cholhok and her confidence to go to the post. Her volume of just 33/44, despite a supportive cameo from Emily Moore, just wasn't enough to threaten Mavericks on the scoreboard. After watching from the sidelines last week with an ankle injury, Mavericks captain Amy Parmenter made a spectacular return to the game. Her physicality forced numerous errors by the Firebirds as she finished with two gains and four deflections. A heavy head collision between Firebird Ruby Bakewell-Doran and Maverick Sasha Glasgow in the third quarter saw them both leave the court. Both were forced to temporarily leave the court under the league's concussion protocols, with Bakewell-Doran visibly distressed on the sidelines. Earlier this week, Firebirds goal attack Tippah Dwan decided to step away from the game to continue rehabbing her knee. Dwan's departure presents a prime opportunity for Emily Moore to show why she deserves a full 60-minutes which, coach Kiri Wills said is something she would like to see from Moore. While she didn't quite hit those minutes today, her contribution of 17/22 is heading in the right direction. Samoan goal attack Abigail Latu-Meafou has been filling the vacant goal attack role for the Firebirds over the last two rounds. Latu-Meafou's connection with Cholhok is on point and her efforts at post also helped the Firebirds make a comeback attempt, however her nine from ten including four supershots were not enough. MISSING MAVS Today's match marks 20 outings for the Melbourne Mavericks. Yet since their inception 18 months ago, the team has not once taken the court with their full 10 contracted athletes. In 2024 Sasha Glasgow and Lauren Parkinson (nee Moore) missed the full season. So far in 2025 Parkinson is yet to make her Mavericks debut, and English international Eleanor Cardwell is unlikely to return to play until Round 12, as she rehabs from knee surgery. WILL THEY SWAP DWAN FOR A DIAMOND? Mere hours before the news dropped that Dwan was taking a break, former Firebird and Diamond's goal attack Gretel Bueta posted a netball training session to social media. The Liz Ellis Diamond winner hasn't played netball in well over two years, after having stepped away to expand her family with husband Nico. And while it could be a great coincidence and pure speculation that she is making a return to the game, the timing could be the saving grace for the Firebirds.
