Silver Ferns vs Jamaica

2022 - 8 - 6

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Australia outclass England to reach Commonwealth Games netball ... (The Guardian)

Defending champions England lost their Commonwealth Games semi-final against Australia, who were inspired by star shooter Gretel Bueta.

With Australia renowned for their ability to retain possession and England finding no tangible answer to Bueta, who shot 43 from 44, Thirlby’s side were unable to locate the turnover ball they needed to mount a comeback. I think she got too much hand on ball and her getting herself back into the circle exposed us. She’s brilliant and versatile coming out of the circle. Thirlby rolled the dice and made changes, but the nightmare only continued for England. The onslaught of defending pressure applied by the Diamonds turned the Roses’ attack end into treacle. They seized the game from start and never relinquished their grip, leaving England to now tackle New Zealand for bronze on Sunday. The disruption favoured Australia who found another gear, picking off an England ball and delivering it to the star shooter Gretel Bueta with relative ease.

Silver Ferns beaten 67-51 by Jamaica in Commonwealth Games ... (Stuff.co.nz)

New Zealand were no match for Jamaica and star shooter Jhaniele Fowler in their women's netball semifinal in Birmingham on Saturday night (NZ time), going down ...

Jamaica ended the quarter with a huge 18-9 lead and increased that advantage in the second quarter before coach Dame Noeline Taurua replaced Fitzpatrick with Kelly Jury to try and counter Fowler’s impact. A beautiful mind crunching all the player stats. If quality local sport journalism is important to you, become a Stuff supporter today. You need journalists close enough to smell the liniment. The disappointing campaign brought about the end of Janine Southby’s time as coach. The Silver Ferns look likely to miss a medal at the Commonwealth Games for the second time in succession.

Silver Ferns crushed by Jamaica, will play for bronze (1 News)

A horror first quarter and perfect evening of shooting from Jamaica has seen the Silver Ferns taken down 67-51 in Birmingham.

"When you’ve got the shooting prowess that they’ve got, it makes it difficult to turn over ball. Jamaica stuck with the starting seven that had earned them a 14-point lead. We gave our all but today we weren’t good enough.’’

Silver Ferns demolished by Jamaica in Comm Games semifinal (New Zealand Herald)

The Silver Ferns will play in the bronze medal match for the second straight Comm Games.

However, the Silver Ferns needed to get turnovers or pressure the Jamaican shooters in the hope of forcing some misses. There was everything to play for in the semifinal match up, and Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua made some eye-catching changes for it. At the other end of the court, Shamera Sterling was terrific both in picking off passes and pressuring shooters – and to add to the embarrassment for the Kiwi side, both Fowler and Sterling were afforded an extended rest as they were substituted with more than five minutes left in the match.

Commonwealth Games: Jamaica dominate New Zealand to reach ... (Sky Sports)

Jamaica will play in a Commonwealth Games final for the first time in their history after a record 67-51 victory over New Zealand in the semi-final on ...

Overall, Jamaica didn't miss at shot at goal for the full 60 minutes. At 64-42 up, head coach Francis decided it was time to rest Sterling and Fowler in particular. At the other end of the court, Jamaica's captain Fowler was fed well and goal attack Shanice Beckford made sure that she was a constant threat too. Kelly Jury was now tasked with marking Fowler and Kayla Johnson arrived at wing defence. 18 An early four-goal run came without reply, as New Zealand's output was littered with errors.

Jamaica spoil Silver Ferns final aspirations - 'They were better than us' (RNZ)

Silver Ferns' coach Dame Noeline Taurua says her side simply weren't good enough against a red hot Jamaica, who could go all the way in Birmingham.

And they would have to have a golden opportunity to stand on top of the podium after they beat Australia in their final pool match. "We've just got to lick our wounds and get ready for the bronze medal match." "We just weren't good enough and it showed probably the gulf in individuals, the gulf in our fight and our competitive side. "I thought that they do like to body up and I think they would try and go 'right if we can get on the body and try and limit our athleticism'. "At times it worked but at times it didn't and with Kelly coming on the way she did I thought she introduced herself well." "Those are the things that we're not quite sticking and we're not learning, hence having a start like that so we've just got to keep chipping away and tomorrow is a bronze medal match on the line," Dame Noeline said.

Birmingham Commonwealth Games: Silver Ferns to play for bronze ... (Newshub)

Dame Noeline Taurua's side will face either Australia or England in their medal match.