Netball - Well Done England!

[naomi24]

As an former netball player I can only say our girls make a formidable opponent! All the very best to them in the final.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/netball/66415133

[10ClarionSt]

I know some girls who are keen netball players. They, and their mum, are absolutely loving this.

[10ClarionSt]

Oh, and it's the final at 5pm today vs Australia.

[naomi24]

For anyone who might like to watch but unfamiliar with the game ... the rules.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules_of_netball

[naomi24]

//The 2023 Netball World Cup Final will be on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport app and website on Sunday 6 August from 4.45pm. England face Australia in the final match. //

https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/articles/2023/netball-world-cup-on-the-bbc

[jourdain2]

Wild horses wouldn't drag us away from the TV from 5.00 p.m.. (I'm prepping dinner now!) Mr. J2 is also hooked (took a while and many diagrams before he understood it).
The semi-final was nailbiting in the extreme.
I was also a netballer as well as Jumper/Sprinter (Goal Defence usually). Elder daughter (in her 40s) moved to netball after
athletics and is now G.K. in a league team. Granddaughter is
Goal Defence in the same club (1st team).
It should be a great final. Come on the Roses!!!
PS I thought N.Z. panicked a bit in the last quarter & that gave the game to the Roses.

[brainiac]

Don't know anything really about netball (just had a quick squizz at the rules - I knew you couldn't run with the ball, but I didn't know you have to pass it within 3 seconds) but would have watched the final today.
Unfortunately I have to go to a Residents Association meeting, which I am absolutely dreading; I'd rather go to the dentist then take my car for an Mot!
Still, next time I check in to AB the meeting will be over - and so will the final.....

[Arksided]

Well done them, JoggerJayne will be pleased I remember her being a big follower of Women's netball. Good luck to them.

[brainiac]

They've already beaten Australia in the group stage, which must give them a lot of confidence. Good luck to them.

[ladybirder]

Any predictions Naomi?

[ClareTG0ld]

Crossing my fingers. Not a sport I follow typically, but dare say I'll be tuning in this afternoon!

[Lie-in King]

Well done indeed, fingers crossed for them this afternoon & I'll have it on somewhere :-)

[Arksided]

Maybe a repeat of this:

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Sport/Question1602463.html

[naomi24]

No predictions LB. I haven’t seen Australia play. What do you think?

[naomi24]

Jourdain, I was GS.

[jourdain2]

I wonder if we could make up an AB team? I'd be better at GK these days. :)

[naomi24]

What a good idea. Any offers?

[Geoffrey13]

As someone who's never played netball, or watched a match, all I can say is "Good luck girls, and enjoy yourselves".

[Arksided]

I've played Netball in middle school mixed sex classes (10-13) I quite enjoyed that and rounders, but alas I wouldn't qualify for the women's team.

[ladybirder]

Never played it N, Hockey and Tennis were my sports. I'll be watching though.

[naomi24]

LB, I played hockey and tennis too, but never in serious competition. I played netball in league teams - we had an England player in my school ‘old girls’ team.