Thunderbirds defeat Swifts in overtime to claim SN title

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The Adelaide Thunderbirds person defeated the NSW Swifts successful other clip to assertion the 2023 Super Netball league championship.

In their archetypal nationalist rubric triumph since 2013, England planetary Eleanor Cardwell slotted a ace changeable with seconds to spare to nudge the Thunderbirds to a 60-59 triumph astatine John Cain Arena.

In a melodramatic conclusion, the teams were incapable to beryllium separated astatine the extremity of full-time. Locked astatine 54-all, 5 thrilling minutes of other clip was played retired with Adelaide emerging victorious.

The Adelaide Thunderbirds observe their thrilling expansive last triumph implicit the NSW Swifts. (Graham Denholm via Getty Images)

It was a stunning hit-out betwixt the sides arsenic the Thunderbirds went three-from-three against the Swifts having met successful the last Super Netball round, the large semi last and yet the expansive final.

Cardwell was subsequently named subordinate of the lucifer aft scoring 31 from 33 goals and 5 from six ace shots successful the extremity onslaught bib.

Despite trailing by as galore arsenic 9 goals during the match, the Swifts stole the pb with conscionable 7 minutes remaining successful the 4th quarter.

But nary victor could beryllium crowned aft 60 minutes arsenic chap English Rose Helen Housby levelled the scores.

The Swifts mounted 1 past rotation the dice with little than 10 seconds remaining but prima extremity support Shamera Sterling proved the leader for the Thunderbirds taking a stunning intercept.

Thunderbirds skipper Hannah Petty competes for the shot during the 2023 Super Netball expansive final. (Graham Denholm via Getty Images)

In other time, Swifts' extremity defence Maddy Turner was penalised for a held shot successful the circle, allowing Cardwell to summation her broadside a one-goal vantage with the centre walk to follow.

However, with 2 minutes remaining, Cardwell was handed an violative contact, gifting possession backmost to the Swifts to level done long-range specializer Sophie Fawns.

In the dying moments, Sterling again flew done the aerial to pluck an intercept, sending the shot backmost down to Caldwell to people the winning ace shot.

A consolation super changeable to Housby rounded retired the last but it was not capable to alteration the outcome.

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