Reply To: 2025 Sunshine Series – Jamaica v South Africa (Jan)

Reply To: 2025 Sunshine Series – Jamaica v South Africa (Jan)2025-01-19T09:55:35+10:00
Andrew Kennedy
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    I’m not sure if anyone else is watching this! Test 1, Jamaica v South Africa, in Kingston, started at 10am AEDT. It’s available for $20 for the series on netballpass

    13-all first quarter
    28-23 half time

    I missed the whole first quarter, and the broadcast doesn’t really give much in the way of stats nor names of the South Africans, so I’m missing some details. Anyway, what I’ve noticed from the second quarter is:

    Abigail Sutherland (Jamaican centre) was being kept well in check by SA C (not KC, she’s playing WA), her dodges weren’t effective and she wasn’t getting circle edge, so quite rightly she was replaced by the more experienced Crystal Plummer.

    The Jamaican midcourt is not impressing me generally speaking. Obviously this is affected by having Jok at GS instead of Romelda or JFN, but it’s also due to diligent work from the SA back line. They are all tall and lanky and they’re obscuring the vision and keeping them pushed off the circle and to the sidelines.

    Maseko (GA for SA) is definitely making the highlights reel, deceptive, slick, athletic moves to the backspace are outdoing Jodi-Ann Ward frequently. Streutker is playing fine, not great for lobs against Shamera but is making okay moves and getting front space. The main error from these two is if Maseko tries to pass off to Streutker when Sterling is right there.

    There’s not exactly a feast of intercepts. I think Jam has 3 and SA 2 at half time. Put this down to very consistent short sharp flat passing from the whole SA team that cuts through the classy Jam defenders. The SA transition from defence is secure, I like it.

    Still, Jamaica lead by 5. The SA GK went off in the second Q with something like a hand/finger injury?? which is a shame because she was getting tips and causing turnovers. The loss of the SA GK is probably a major reason for Jamaica building a lead. Jamaica are lucky to have Jok, but Shimona isn’t setting the world on fire, her movement is still stodgy and hands not reliable – that’s tied to the midcourt not getting it to circle edge. It looks awkward.

    Q3 – Jamaica brought on Rhea-Dixon and SA brought on van der Berg at GS.

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