About this episode

The episode discusses the recent challenges faced by the Mavericks in the Melbourne Derby and analyzes performances of various teams in Super Netball.

It’s been a tough week for the Mavericks who had control of the Melbourne Derby for the majority of the match before they lost Tara Hinchliffe to an ACL injury and fell to the might of the Melbourne Vixens in an extra-time thriller. Elsewhere, the Sunshine Coast Lightning pulled off back-to-back one-goal victories at home, before the Queensland Firebirds and Giants struggled to meet Super Netball standard. You’ll hear our regular game analysis and our thoughts on potential innovations for the modern game.

Topics covered

• Super Netball
• game analysis
• injuries
• team performance
• innovations in sports

Keywords

• Mavericks
• Melbourne Derby
• ACL injury
• Melbourne Vixens
• Sunshine Coast Lightning
• Queensland Firebirds
• Giants
• Super Netball
• game analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Melbourne Vixens, Sunshine Coast Lightning, Queensland Firebirds, Giants

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