Fury finals hopes alive

Monday, August 29, 2011

Defending Australian Netball League champions, the Victorian Fury claimed back to back wins in Adelaide at the weekend.

The victories, a one point win over the NSW Blues and a 57-45 routing of South Australia, means the Fury have made the finals, albeit six points behind competition leaders, the Netball NSW Waratahs.

The Netball NSW Waratahs wrapped-up the ANL minor premiership with one game to play, after defeating second placed Queensland Fusion by 22-goals.

The Fusion sat atop the ladder until this weekend’s consecutive losses to the Western Sting and the Waratahs.

Despite the defeats and no remaining games this season courtesy of the bye, the Fusion  have guaranteed themselves another finals appearance, finishing on 12 points after their eight games, four points ahead of their nearest rivals.

Along with the Waratahs, both the Fury and Western Sting claimed back to back victories over the weekend, with two games remaining for each team.

The Netball NSW Blues finals hopes suffered a setback after their loss to the Fury and the Sting. They must now defeat their state rivals, the Waratahs in the final rounds to play finals.

The Canberra Darters finished their 2011 ANL by defeating the Tassie Spirit by seven goals despite trailing at three-quarter time.

Round 5 Results

Victoria Fury (50) defeated Netball NSW Blues (49)
Victoria Fury shooting stats
Karyn Bailey 26/29 (90%)
Kathleen Knott 24/32 (75%)
Netball NSW Blues shooting statistics
Kimberly Borger 35/41 (85%)
Vanessa Mullampy 14/17 (82%)

Western Sting (52) defeated Queensland Fusion (51)
Western Sting shooting stats
Sarah East 25/26 (96%)
Ashleigh Neal 10/12 (83%)
Lisa Millman 9/12 (75%)
Stacey Northey 8/10 (80%)
Queensland Fusion shooting stats
Ameliaranne Wells 23/28 (82%)
Candice Adams 15/19 (79%)
Tiata Baldwin 10/11 (91%)
Sophie Croft 3/4 (75%)

Netball NSW Waratahs (74) defeated Canberra Darters (32)
Netball NSW Waratahsshooting stats
Carla Dziwoki 22/22 (100%)
Joanne Day 19/23 (86%)
Amorette Wild 18/23 (78%)
Nicola Gray 15/25 (60%)
Canberra Darters shooting stats
Sepi Langi 9/13 (69%)
Jasmine Keene 9/15 (60%)
Jo Pivac 8/9 (89%)
Lisa Kaye 6/6 (100%)

South Australia (58) defeated Tassie Spirit (45)
South Australia shooting stats
Laura Packard 33/40 (83%)
Mel Rowland 25/33 (76%)
Tassie Spiritshooting stats
Melissa McCauley 26/28 (93%)
Dannielle Pickett 17/20 (85%)
Kate Costello 2/5 (40%)

Netball NSW Waratahs (54) defeated Queensland Fusion (32)
Netball NSW Waratahsshooting stats
Carla Dziwoki 30/31 (97%)
Amorette Wild 16/20 (80%)
Joanne Day 7/10 (70%)
Nicola Gray 1/2 (50%)
Queensland Fusion shooting stats
Ameliaranne Wells 19/23 (83%)
Candice Adams 10/17 (59%)
Sophie Croft 3/4 (75%)

Canberra Darters (52) defeated Tassie Spirit (45)
Canberra Darters shooting stats
Madelane White 29/35 (83%)
Lisa Kaye 14/17 (82%)
Jasmine Keene 6/8 (75%)
Sepi Langi 3/4 (75%)
Tassie Spiritshooting stats
Dannielle Pickett 26/31 (84%)
Melissa McCauley 16/22 (73%)
Kate Costello 3/7 (43%)

Western Sting (50) defeated Netball NSW Blues (39)
Western Sting shooting stats
Stacey Northey 20/24 (83%)
Sarah East 18/19 (95%)
Ashleigh Neal 8/13 (62%)
Lisa Millman 4/8 (50%)
Netball NSW Blues shooting statistics
Kimberly Borger 18/23 (78%)
Anita Blanco 13/13 (100%)
Vanessa Mullampy 5/6 (83%)
Amy Sommerville 3/4 (75)

Victoria Fury (57) defeated South Australia (45)
Victoria Fury shooting stats
Karyn Bailey 35/41 (85%)
Kathleen Knott 22/25 (88%)
South Australia shooting stats
Cody Lange 23/26 (88%)
Mel Rowland 19/21 (90%)
Laura Marslen 3/4 (75%)

 Ladder

ANL Shooting Statistics (Top 10):

Kimberly Borger (NSW-B)         191/227 84%
Carla Dziwoki (NSW-W)            187/206 91%
Karyn Bailey (VIC)                   187/218 86%
Megan Fitzpatrick (NT)             157/187 84%
Amorette Wild (NSW-W)           143/169 85%
Sarah East (WA)                      140/152 92%
Danielle Pickett (TAS)               140/157 89%
Taita Baldwin (QLD)                  133/157 85%
Cody Lange (SA)                      129/147 88%
Amerlaranne Wells (QLD)          122/151 81%