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English international shooter Geroge Fisher was the hero for the Southern Steel with a last-gasp shot to revive their ANZ Premiership playoff hopes with a crucial 59-58 win over bottom-placed Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in Dunedin.
Grace Nweke Photo: Photosport The bonus point loss helped the Stars retain their status at the top of the table, the Mystics closing to within one point after putting out in their most consistent and disciplined showing of the season. The Stars came home strongly, closing to within two in a tense run home but that was as good as it got for the league pace-setters. Significantly, the Mystics achieved the result without two of their regular starters in centre Tayla Earle (still recovering from a head knock) and wing defence Fa'amu Ioane (sprained ankle). Towering teenaged shooter Grace Nweke w...
George Fisher clinched the winning shot in the dying seconds as the Southern Steel pipped the Magic 59-58 in a riveting national netball league clash in Dunedin on Sunday.
Steel consign Magic to seventh straight loss with George Fisher scoring the winning goal as fulltime whistle sounds.
The Northern Mystics have beaten cross-town rivals and competition leaders the Stars 63-60 in a top-of-the-table national netball premiership clash in Auckland.