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.
While the Giants were mid-flight, a change in government Covid protocols forced them into isolation. One star was left with no choice but to leave her teammates.