Super Netball final series teams, TV, draw, results and guide
THE second season of Super Netball is set for a thrilling finish after it produced arguably some of the best netball ever seen. SWOOP guide to the finals series.
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THE second season of Super Netball is set for a thrilling finish after it produced arguably some of the best netball ever seen.
There was controversy with certain rule changes, shooting records smashed, the emergence of a new group of Diamonds youngsters and news of the retirements of two greats of the game in Sharni Layton and Susan Pettitt.
Now we take a look at what’s ahead for the teams who make the cut for the finals series.
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THE GRAND FINAL
The West Coast Fever became the first team to advance into the Grand Final of 2018 Super Netball thanks to their fighting win over the Giants
The win earned Fever the right to host the Grand Final in Perth on Sunday, August 26..
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Heading to the west to take on Fever are Sunshine Coast Lightning, the league’s defending champions. he the Werst for the The second
Lightning booked their spot in the Grand Final with an emphtaic win over the Giants in Sydney. PRELIMINARY FINAL MATCH REPORT
Grand Final Details:
West Coast Fever v Sunshine Coast Lighting
Sunday August 26: 1pm AEST/11am AWST
Perth Arena, Perth
Broadcast: Nine
PRELIMINARY FINAL
The first team to advance into the preliminary final was the Giants after the Kim Green captained side fell to the West Coast Fever by six goals in a boilover in Sydney.
Lightning then booked their spot with a thrilling one-goal victory over the Firebirds in Melbourne in a bruising encounter.
This has set up a replay of last year’s Grand Final which Lightning won.
PRELIMINARY FINAL: Giants ready for Lightning
Preliminary final details:
GIANTS Netball v Sunshine Coast Lightning
August 19, 1pm.
Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
TV: Nine
THE SEMI-FINALS
And then there were four.
At the end of an extraordinary season, four team reigned supreme in the top netball competition in the world.
It took the final round to decide the makeup of the semi-finals and what a round it was.
The team which had sat atop the league ladder for most of the season was toppled when the Giants beat West Coast Fever.
And two of the sports biggest rivals - the Firebirds and Lightning - both qualified for the semi-finals.
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FAST FACTS
Major semi-final:
August 11, 3pm
Giants v West Coast Fever
Quaycentre, Sydney
Broadcast: Nine.
MATCH REPORT: GIANTS SQUANDER HOME ADVANTAGE
Minor semi-final
August 12, 1pm
Queensland Firebirds v Sunshine Coast Lightning
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
Broadcast: Nine
MATCH REPORT: LIGHTNING BEAT FIREBIRDS
MINOR PREMIERS
That would be the Giants, who survived a stirring comeback from West Coast Fever to claim the minor premiership.
The Kim Green lead Giants had actually been trailing Fever on the scoreboard for most of the season.
But their three points win in the final round secured them the title.
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FAREWELL: Susan Pettitt to call it quits
COMPETITION LADDER AT END OF THE REGULAR SEASON
Giants, Fever, Firebirds, Lightning, Vixens, Swifts, Magpies, Thunderbirds.
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THE WOODEN SPOON
Adelaide Thunderbird went through the season without a single win.
They were the only team to take a win off rivals.
WHAT’S AHEAD
Preliminary final: Sunday August 19
Grand Final: Sunday August 26.