30th May 2021 5:48 PM | Updated: 6:04 PM
The constant defensive pressure of reinvented goalkeeper Sarah Klau has helped the NSW Swifts turn around their fortunes mid-match and bounce back to the Super Netball winners’ circle with a 62-53 win over a dogged Collingwood Magpies.
Klau’s statline included nine gains, six intercepts and seven deflections as she proved a constant pest for Magpies shooter Shimona Nelson, who looked early as though she might dominate the match.
The Jamaican goaler had been key to Collingwood’s back-to-back wins in the fortnight before their clash against the Swifts and she was on fire early, with 38 of her 41 goals coming in the first three quarters.
What your team needs in the AFLW trade period and the logical landing spot for Tayla Harris
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The AFLW trade period is closing in. The times and dates haven’t been locked in, but are expected to be announced following key AFL meetings in early May.
Despite that, clubs are already deep in discussions with players about what the future holds and rumours are rife.
Putting specifics aside, here’s what all 14 AFLW teams need from the upcoming trade period.
More firepower inside 50
Erin Phillips once again was Adelaide’s most dangerous player inside 50 this year, kicking 14 goals.
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The new season of Super Netball is less than a week away and it is shaping up as the closest one yet, with a number of teams clearly in the mix.
I will try and break it down for you, looking at the key storylines, the teams and most importantly where they will rank at the end of the season.
Back to normal home-and-away
COVID played havoc with an abridged season last year, with all teams based in Queensland. We are swinging back into a home-and-away season this year, with the NSW Swifts and GWS Giants set to christen their new home at Ken Rosewall Arena. It adds another layer of difficulty for the West Coast Fever, who will have the heaviest travel schedule in the competition.
The ACL injury that sidelined Ash is a crisis in women s footy. New research could explain why
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Ash Brazill says she was unable to stand up and hold her son after recovering from knee surgery.
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There s never a good time for an athlete to rupture an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), but Ash Brazill s 2020 injury ended her seasons in the AFLW and Super Netball, all while she had a new baby at home.
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The injury left Brazill unable to hold her son and feeling like a nobody while she recovered
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