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Super Netball semi-finals: Adelaide Thunderbirds and Melbourne Vixens battle for grand final spot
Adelaide Thunderbirds head coach Tania Obst has called a tactical timeout and told her team to connect.
“We are in control here, we’ve just got to play our processes,” she said.
The Vixens have stopped Adelaide’s goal-blitz in the third quarter with an impressive performance from Lily Graham and Kiera Austin in the super shot period.
The visors shaved the margin down to five-points with one quarter left.
The Vixens have used the Power five segment in the final three minutes of play to claw back some points and reduce the margin to eight points.
Ahead of the super shot period, the Vixens placed young Lily Graham into the game – who has missed the last three games.
Vixens out to 'flip the narrative' in Super finals
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Attacker Kiera Austin believes the Melbourne Vixens can defy the doubters in their grand-final qualifier against the red-hot Adelaide Thunderbirds as they aim to overcome their late-season Super Netball slump.
Last year's premiers looked primed to earn a home major semi-final after sitting atop the ladder midway through the season, but their campaign dramatically derailed and the side lost four of their last five games, relinquishing top spot to Adelaide.
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Live: Thunderbirds and Vixens vie for first Super Netball grand final spot
Thunderbirds co-captain Georgie Horjus warms up for the semifinal. (Getty: Sarah Reed)
The Thunderbirds host the Vixens in the major semifinal in Adelaide, before the West Coast Fever and Melbourne Mavericks meet in the minor semifinal in Perth.
Di Honey has left her third best shooter on to start the fourth quarter after that great super shot showing. It's nice to see that form rewarded but Lily Graham hasn't had a heap of court time this season, so her connection with Austin isn't as solid in live play as they'd like. Graham goes to pass to Austin but Austin wasn't expecting it and the ball goes out of court. It's a throw-in and another opportunity for the Thunderbirds. They add another to their tally and Graham heads back to the bench.
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