Yes it's been a bit of a journey for us netball supporters. Mary nearly had a heart attack and those cheer sticks got a bit of a hammering!!! Samoa ended up playing Barbados for 11th - 12th place after losing the playoffs for 9th - 10th to Wales by 1 goal in the dying seconds. We are still left wondering how they managed to lose this game after being up by at least 10 for the whole match??? Samoa finish in 12th which is down 2 on their previous ranking.
Fiji ended up playing Wales for that 9th - 10th position and gained 10th place which is also a drop on their previous 5th. So what is going on in pacific netball?? To win these days you need that killer instinct and 100% sustainability on commitment and focus for the whole game.
Then it was on to NZ vs England and it was pleasing to see the Kiwis come out with a controlled came that saw them counteract everything the Brits could sling at us and come away with a win. The Aussies also pulled off a great win against the sunshine girls Jamaica, who surprisingly didn't look like they had turned up to play netball and even with the tall timber of Aiken and Fowler in the shooting circle could not compete with Australia.
Diligently we also fitted in a run last night along the river and with glimpses of the fireworks and light show coming from Marina Bay. Very pleasant however pretty warm so just like running in Samoa only the footpaths don't have holes and their is street lighting the whole way so no guessing where your feet will land! This was finished off by watching the end of the Ireland vs South Africa game which was a nailbiter. Ireland kept fighting back but just couldn't hold a lead over South Africa. Then is was dinner at our favourite 24 hour spot by the Bras Basah MRT station. Fried rice set me back $4.50 and Adam's duck $6.00!!
We are now decked out in all the black we can find and are about to head to the stadium for the final against Australia. Wish us luck. We have the team to do it but you can never underestimate Australia on the day.
KIWI KIWI KIWI - HEY HEY HO
KIWI - HEY
KIWI - HO
KIWI KIWI KIWI - NICE ONE BRO!
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