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Sydney Morning Herald
5 hours ago
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Swifts digest horror show as Fever lock in grand final
The NSW Swifts have spoken of their regret over Sunday's 77-45 semi-final mauling at the hands of West Coast, conceding they suffered an 'absolute shellacking' on enemy territory. NSW were simply no match for the minor premiers, trailing 46-20 at halftime en route to the embarrassing 32-goal loss. Sunday's result means the second-placed Swifts will now need to lick their wounds and defeat the Melbourne Vixens in next weekend's home preliminary final to stay in the title hunt. The Vixens secured their preliminary final spot with a 58-56 win over two-time defending champions Adelaide in the minor semi-final. West Coast, who are on a Super Netball record 13-match winning streak, have now qualified for the August 2 grand final in Melbourne. The Swifts made a perfect 8-0 start to the season but have lost five of their past seven games since then. Their loss to the Fever was the worst of the lot, with star goal shooter Grace Nweke simply devoid of confidence as Fever defender Sunday Aryang ran riot with seven gains and two intercepts. Nweke finished with just 23 goals from 28 attempts, and the star NZ shooter committed a whopping nine turnovers in a performance that resulted in her benching. But Swifts defender Maddy Turner is urging her teammates to keep their heads high, pointing out how NSW were thumped 58-48 by Sunshine Coast in the 2019 major semi-final before rebounding to win the title.
The Age
5 hours ago
- Sport
- The Age
Swifts digest horror show as Fever lock in grand final
The NSW Swifts have spoken of their regret over Sunday's 77-45 semi-final mauling at the hands of West Coast, conceding they suffered an 'absolute shellacking' on enemy territory. NSW were simply no match for the minor premiers, trailing 46-20 at halftime en route to the embarrassing 32-goal loss. Sunday's result means the second-placed Swifts will now need to lick their wounds and defeat the Melbourne Vixens in next weekend's home preliminary final to stay in the title hunt. The Vixens secured their preliminary final spot with a 58-56 win over two-time defending champions Adelaide in the minor semi-final. West Coast, who are on a Super Netball record 13-match winning streak, have now qualified for the August 2 grand final in Melbourne. The Swifts made a perfect 8-0 start to the season but have lost five of their past seven games since then. Their loss to the Fever was the worst of the lot, with star goal shooter Grace Nweke simply devoid of confidence as Fever defender Sunday Aryang ran riot with seven gains and two intercepts. Nweke finished with just 23 goals from 28 attempts, and the star NZ shooter committed a whopping nine turnovers in a performance that resulted in her benching. But Swifts defender Maddy Turner is urging her teammates to keep their heads high, pointing out how NSW were thumped 58-48 by Sunshine Coast in the 2019 major semi-final before rebounding to win the title.
The Age
07-07-2025
- Sport
- The Age
Record-setting Fever topple Giants to secure top spot
West Coast Fever have set a new record winning streak and secured their maiden Super Netball minor premiership with a 73-56 triumph over the Giants. Unbeaten since round two, the Fever became the first team in competition history to claim 11 consecutive victories at RAC Arena on Sunday. They have lost just twice all season and will head into the finals as hot premiership favourites with home-court advantage. The achievement follows consecutive one-goal preliminary final heartbreaks for the Fever since their breakthrough title three years ago. But goal defence Sunday Aryang noted the job wasn't finished yet, with a premiership there for the taking. 'I think we'll probably sit in it until after this game,' Aryang told Fox Sports when asked about the Fever's first minor premiership. 'Then we'll probably go back to focusing on the next game and just staying locked in for that as well.' West Coast, who led 37-33 after a tight first half, put a match-winning gap on the Giants with a dominant 20-11 third term and won every quarter.
Sydney Morning Herald
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Record-setting Fever topple Giants to secure top spot
West Coast Fever have set a new record winning streak and secured their maiden Super Netball minor premiership with a 73-56 triumph over the Giants. Unbeaten since round two, the Fever became the first team in competition history to claim 11 consecutive victories at RAC Arena on Sunday. They have lost just twice all season and will head into the finals as hot premiership favourites with home-court advantage. The achievement follows consecutive one-goal preliminary final heartbreaks for the Fever since their breakthrough title three years ago. But goal defence Sunday Aryang noted the job wasn't finished yet, with a premiership there for the taking. 'I think we'll probably sit in it until after this game,' Aryang told Fox Sports when asked about the Fever's first minor premiership. 'Then we'll probably go back to focusing on the next game and just staying locked in for that as well.' West Coast, who led 37-33 after a tight first half, put a match-winning gap on the Giants with a dominant 20-11 third term and won every quarter.
News.com.au
07-07-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Fever stars Fowler-Nembhard, Teague-Neeld, lead Super Netball's Team of the Week
West Coast Fever players have dominated the Code Sports' Super Netball team of the week for round 13 after sealing the club's maiden minor premiership. The Fever underlined their status as the team to beat this season after notching a league-record 11th successive win, with Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard, Alice Teague-Neeld and Sunday Aryang winning places among the competition's best with their performances. The metronomic Fowler-Nembhard netted 63 goals in her team's 73-56 win against the Giants, winning her personal battle with Giants goalkeeper Casey Kopua. Kopua earnt the match nomination as goalkeeper of the game, although this was due as much to the Fever rotating troops throughout the position - with the lingering illness of 100-gamer Kadie-Ann Dehaney meaning she, Fran Williams and debutant Caitlyn Brown all wore the GK bib for stints. Teague-Neeld underlined why she's pushing for a Diamonds spot with another outstanding contribution at wing attack, while defender Aryang earnt the goal defence spot after nabbing a massive seven gains to starve the Giants goalers of ball in the circle. Latanya Wilson continued her stellar efforts this season, again showing her versatility by shutting down the Mavericks' Shimona Jok at goalkeeper. Liz Watson's efforts in the clash against the Swifts helped her side stay in the hunt for a finals berth, while Amy Sligar was strong in a beaten Giants side at wing defence. Kiera Austin was arguably the difference for the Vixens in their tight win against the plucky Queensland Firebirds, missing just one shot in the back half of the game while doing plenty of work off the ball to steer her side home.
