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in reply to: 2020 SSN ROUND 2 – LIGHTNING v MAGPIES #1307813

Ward is covering Wood phenomenally I’ve also been impressed with Jovic and Altman in their glimpses given theyre on Langman. Madi Browne is magical to watch as per usual

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in reply to: 2 POINT SHOT! #1307372

Such a good point netballmum, the dialogue always gets changed to fit the narrative. I love Liz, Sue etc but I found some of their comments disingenuous on the weekend. I get that they need to pump up excitement as commentators but it feels like a bit of an indictment on our game that the best of the best think the traditional rules are boring/inferior to this season’s rules.

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in reply to: 2 POINT SHOT! #1307186

I agree that it’s being used to make it appear a success, its a bit stupid though because the commentators have to also make it seem successful ie get excited over every one so the end result is Sue and Cath hooting, hollering and falling over themselves with praise for what are mainly mid range shots.

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in reply to: 2019 CONSTELLATION CUP AUS v NZ TEST 4 (Perth) #1284735

It was interesting that Taurua opted to go the way of a set starting seven alongside impact players. I suppose they wanted to finish the year off strong but I am glad that the Aussies opted to experiment a bit. Even in our losses when certain position changes or lack thereof were questioned at least it gave the coaches a chance to look at different combos and players in those situations. Australia’s 1 goal losses actually reminded me of when they beat NZ by 1 in pool play, Australia played to win and NZ experimented and sure enough came up with a winning formula the next game. My only gripe was that while a lot was said about Australia not having many domestic combinations, they actually could’ve had a strong lineup with a few key combos throughout. E.g. had Klau and Turner in together, Thwaites GS Watson WA and Brazill C, or if Basset were GS have JLP or Scherian in C etc.
The umpiring has been pretty mediocre for all four tests but the last game was so all over the place, there were times when it felt like Maria or Laura held on for five seconds and weren’t called and then it’s like the umpire realised and counted to two the next time they got the ball. Some really soft penalties were given to both teams and then some players could get away with murder at other times.

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in reply to: 2019 CONSTELLATION CUP AUS v NZ TEST 3 (Sydney) #1284234

I thought after game 2 that LA had really improves her decision making around changes etc but this game just shows that she is still rusty on identifying problems. After CWG, WC losses and consistent performance issues in quad and constellation cups I think at least the selection process and game decisions need to be looked at. Watching the Australian attack end at the start of the game really impressed me at how quickly they’d gone from the team with a mass of TOs in the first two games and then the rest of the game went back to that. I don’t know who was keeping stats and decided that Weston only had one TO but I’m sure I saw her throw at least two balls away in the last half. Personally I would’ve brought Bruce on at GD in the third and let her hunt the ball in the midcourt and force the ferns to change things up. In the last test I’d like to see Watson play at WA however that means Price or Shcerian will be in C and that means that Cbass will probably be GS for the connection when Thwaites dominated Watson. I’d have Tippet GA and encourage Thwaites to take the long bombs since the defenders won’t be able to out rebound Tippet provided she’s in the right position. I also agree with others as good as Price and Brazill are we need someone like Gabi Simpson in the team. Cbass is quite uninspiring, it’s not good to have your captain throw their arms up in the air after a TO while everyone else tries to get the ball back. It’s important to note how relatively low capped this team is. The two most experienced players both play GS and one of them is very hot and cold. We don’t have a Langman or Geitz who steps up and lifts at the right moment but the ferns do and I’m sure with time Bruce, Weston, Watson etc can get there but right now I think selecting Simpson at the expense of JLP or Braz would’ve helped. By that same token this series is about gaining experience and testing things out so it’s not imperative that we absolutely dominate either. It’s a shame Proud injured herself because she’s the sort of player who would be a great leader and is able to go toe to toe with Langman, she’s gutsy and we’d still be developing someone new as well as allowing Watson to play WA at international level.

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