The Thunderbirds have misplaced two video games in a row in a shaky begin to their preparation for a primary finals look in 10 years.
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Thunderbirds take positives out of ultimate spherical defeat
– Warren Partland
Adelaide Thunderbirds coach Tania Obst admitted to frustration after dropping a second successive recreation with their first finals look in 10 years simply two weeks away.
The Thunderbirds, overwhelmed by two objectives to Sunshine Coast Lightning at Adelaide Leisure Centre on Saturday evening, powered residence with a 20-10 last quarter on the again of six two-point tremendous photographs.
The loss adopted a defeat to bottom-placed Collingwood in Melbourne final week and threatens to derail the Thunderbirds’ bid for the essential double probability within the finals.
“It is a younger crew and now we have given ourselves a chance to play finals with what now we have finished earlier within the 12 months,” Obst mentioned.
“I don’t know that I’m anxious, in all probability a bit of pissed off that we will try this in a single quarter, and we all know now we have it in us to try this for a couple of quarter.
“We simply need to be a bit of extra constant and put some processes in place at coaching so we will win a couple of quarter.”
Obst mentioned the Magpies and Lightning had been capable of play with nothing-to-lose freedom, having already been dominated out of finals rivalry.
She had hoped for extra vitality within the group, however lamented it being up and down.
“We’ve got had a dialog with the crew and there are just a few attention-grabbing issues that come out of it, which has been nice studying,” she mentioned.
“We’ll evaluation the sport and prepare for the (NSW) Swifts subsequent week.”
Lightning coach Belinda Reynolds described the win because the crew’s finest efficiency for the season.
She claimed her gamers had been actually medical, particularly in assault, and had adopted a key asset, good ball pace.
“We’ve had lots of accidents this season and we’re simply beginning to consolidate a few of our line-ups,” she mentioned. “I do want there have been extra video games forward of us this season.
“That was our most constant efficiency and the ladies actually caught to the sport plan. I used to be very nervous within the last 5 minutes, we performed too protected too early.”
Initially revealed as Tremendous Netball spherical 13: Sunshine Coast Lightning upset Thunderbirds in entrance of capability Adelaide crowd
