New Zealand vs Australia Constellation Cup netball live updates — blog and scores from Wellington

Australian purpose keeper Josh Byron is doing a stable job marking Mikaira Raerino beneath the publish. Byron is ball facet and squeezing the shooter alongside the baseline, conserving him out of play. That is forcing Thomson Matuku at purpose assault to step up and take the pictures.

New Zealand have been a bit quick and unfastened with their passing, which makes for entertaining viewing, however the lengthy, swinging passes they’re utilizing round their purpose third are bringing the Australian defenders into the sport. Kelpies purpose defence Alastair Punshon tracks again to steal an intercept and his teammates reward his efforts by including one other purpose to their tally.

SCORE: Australia lead 6-4

Liam Forcadilla is proving to be a power to be reckoned with at centre. His feeding has been actually correct and at any time when the Kelpies shooters are beneath stress they’ll make certain that he’ll be ready on the sting of the circle for a move again if wanted.

SCORE: 5-2 Australia’s approach

Forcadilla had the primary centre move for the Kelpies and Gillbard sends it by way of the online.

SCORE: 1-0 Australia’s approach

AUSTRALIA

GS Jerome Gillbard

GA Brodie Roberts

WA Riley Richardson

C Liam Forcadilla

WD Dylan Nexhip (c)

GD Alastair Punshon

GK Josh Byron

Substitutes: LiamKilley, Dravyn Lee-Tauroa, Joe Miller, Victor Nikolic, Jack Vandervelde

Head coach: Nerida Stewart

NEW ZEALAND

GS Mikaira Raerino

GA Thomson Matuku

WA Te Matahiapo Hynes

C Kruze Tangira (c)

WD Liam Dalton

GD Oceon Grady

GK Joh Takaki

Substitutes: Tane Apapa, Timmy Apisai, Dylan Bartels, Elliot Clark, Eriata Vercoe

Head coach: Helene Wilson

There aren’t too many modifications for the Australian group, who are available as a well-oiled machine.

Nonetheless, maintain a watch out for Dravyn Lee-Tauroa. Who was beforehand within the nationwide set-up as a defender and now after a yr’s break from the sport has returned within the capturing finish. Positional swings will be extra frequent within the males’s sport and Lee-Tauroa is one instance!

It’s a new look group for New Zealand however one participant they will be excited to have again in 2024 is Kruze Tangira. He is without doubt one of the most recognised males’s gamers in netball and has been working arduous within the media area throughout his break from the court docket. Having Tangira’s expertise again within the midcourt shall be invaluable for the Internet Blacks, particularly within the centre bib. He’s additionally their captain for the collection.

Huge modifications for New Zealand’s line-up.

This yr, we cannot see Junior Levi grace the court docket for the Internet Blacks. Standing at 2.14m tall, the previous few collection have seen New Zealand concentrate on sending the ball lengthy and excessive into the capturing circle to seek out Levi. A particularly sturdy goal, the faster they threw it within the higher, so numerous the time that feed got here approach off the circle edge and excessive within the purpose third.

He shot 124 of their 144 targets within the 2023 collection.

With out Levi in play, the Australians predict a really totally different type of play from their opponents. As an alternative they imagine the group’s attacking plans will contain working it to the circle edge patiently and feeding from there. This may imply there are doubtlessly much less intercept probabilities for the Kelpie defenders. Ought to be an attention-grabbing watch!

Howdy! Welcome to ABC Sport’s reside weblog on the ladies’s Constellation Cup and males’s Trans-Tasman Cup.

We’re kicking issues off immediately with the Australian Kelpies in opposition to the New Zealand Internet Blacks, as the lads play first within the double header in Wellington.

Males’s Trans-Tasman Cup:

Sport 1 – Sunday October 20: Wellington

Sport 2 – Wednesday October 23: Auckland

Sport 3 – Sunday October 27: Canberra

Sport 4 – Wednesday October 30: Melbourne

Girls’s Constellation Cup:

Sport 1 – Sunday October 20: Wellington

Sport 2 – Wednesday October 23: Auckland

Sport 3 – Sunday October 27: Perth

Sport 4 – Wednesday October 30: Melbourne

Final yr, the Kelpies swept the collection 3-0. For the primary time in 2024 although, the trophy shall be contested over 4 video games to nearer replicate the ladies’s collection.

Keep tuned and we’ll maintain you updated with all of the motion because it unfolds throughout the ditch! And be happy to tell us your ideas within the feedback part.