Netball Constellation Cup

13min - Ekenasio scores a rare NZ goal in this fourth quarter, but in a flash Australia work their way down the court, win the rebound and sink another goal.

The return of goal defender Jo Weston and the introduction of Sophie Garbin proved the difference from the first two games, in the first international match on ...

The match will be live on Fox Netball – with coverage from 4.45pm. Phoenix Karaka returned at goal defence minutes later and she too came up with a big play to steal the ball from the back of Garbin. it’s on us in how we’re performing, it’s not got to do with outside noise.” “It’s such a huge opportunity for us. We’ve had a long time off because of Covid. Grace Nweke was restricted to 30/31 before she came off in the final term. Nweke finished with 40 goals at 95% in game one and was player of the match in game two for her 37 goals at 100% accuracy. The series now heads to the Gold Coast for the final match of the series. Stacey Marinkovich turned to her bench for the first time in the match, bringing Amy Parmenter on with two minutes remaining in the third. “Garbin needs to bring the confidence that she had to post that she had that first quarter,” Chatfield said. The return of goal defender Jo Weston and the introduction of Sophie Garbin proved the difference from the first two games, in the first international match on Australian soil in more than 1000 days. It means the Diamonds now only need a win in game four on the Gold Coast on Sunday to reclaim the Constellation Cup.

Australia have taken the Constellation Cup to a deciding fourth game after a barnstorming 62-47 win over New Zealand in Melbourne.

But this time the Diamonds put their foot down and punished the Silver Ferns in the final stanza. She also recalled fiesty Test veteran defender Jo Weston for the first time in the trans-Tasman series. Coach Stacey Marinkovich rolled the selection dice at both ends and came up trumps, starting shooter Sophie Garbin for the first time in the four-Test series.

The Diamonds have taken a huge step towards reclaiming the Constellation Cup, returning to form with a dominant 62-47 win over New Zealand on Wednesday ...

The Diamonds have made a couple of changes to their starting line-up from Game 2, with Sophie Garbin replacing Cara Koenen at goal shooter and Jo Weston coming in for the injured Sunday Aryang at goal defence. If the Silver Ferns go on to claim Game 3 and take a 3-0 series lead, it will be the first time since way back in 2006 that the Diamonds will have lost three games in a row. The Diamonds need to win the remaining two games by a combined margin of at least 13 points to reclaim the Constellation Cup, and a double figure victory here in Game 3 would go a long away to eating away at that deficit. The Diamonds have made the perfect start and lead 31-22 at halftime in Melbourne. The Diamonds didn't wear the Hancock logo on their uniform in Game 3 and let their netball do the talking. The Diamonds needed to win the remaining two games by a combined margin of at least 13 goals to win back the Constellation Cup on goal difference aggregate.