2022 Fast5 Netball World Series

My two cents….

Jamaica were diabolical. In fact, that 5vs6 game against Uganda was just played at such a terrible standard. INF need to send some sort of message to Jamaica to stop sending such sub-par teams to international test series and tournaments. If they can’t field competitive teams they shouldn’t be given a spot. Was great to see Romelda back though, she was a bit off the pace but looking forward to seeing how she progresses over the next few months and with the Swifts in 2023.

England were a joy to watch. Elle McDonald and Paige Reed were two standouts for me. Super impressed with the depth England are building.

NZ to me were the 2nd best team there. I still don’t understand how South Africa beat NZ.

Glad the Aussies got the win. Briony had the right idea with simple 1point netball, it can be boring but its easily the most effective scoring wise. Garbin was impressive all tournament and was great to see Jenner and Hinchliffe back at their best.

I think that was the most competitive Fast5 for years. Loved it. Like the new powerplay format, it’s sped the game up even faster. It’s also interesting how the different nations used this tournament. Jamaica, England and SA using it to get young players out in a tournament environment whose WYC got cancelled. Uganda using this as WC prep for their team is a clever move for them. Not sure what NZ were looking to get out of this, but for once Australia took it seriously and put out a strong team for Fast5.