The Free State Crinums lead the Gauteng Jaguars at the top of the 2024 Telkom Netball League Division A leaderboard by a slim goal difference margin of 6 after Day 5 of the national champs at Ellis Park Arena in the City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, on Tuesday, 30 April, 2024.
Crinums and Jaguars are tied on seven points after matching each other with three wins withe the draw testament to their matched results, coming from their match on Sunday against each other. The Golden Fireballs lie third behind them, comfortably ahead of the chasing pack.
The unbeaten Kingdom Stars lead the tournament’s Division B prospects with a game in hand over the Sunbirds, each with four wins for 8 points to lead the log, but the Sunbirds having lost their fifth encounter against the very KD Stars. Eastern Cape Comets lead the leaderboards’ third place tussle over the Freestate Sonoblomo.
The best of Day 4 action saw a battle of experience between two national coaches bringing to court two different game plans, in the match between the Crinums and the Fireballs. Coach Dumisani Chauke, “It was the cracker of the day.”
The starting line-up for the Fireballs favoured defensive height with Tinita van Dyk in the circle to assist with rebounds, to counter Karla Pretorius’ height. Refiloe Ntseka did very well with ball placement and feeding into the circle, but it appeared at times that the Fireballs connections were lost at centre court.
In the match between the Stings and the Jaguars, the tenacity of the Stings was shown as they didn’t let go, but the match result was settled with the Jaguars winning the game.
In the B Division, the Sunbirds and the Lillies youngsters demonstrated gutsy play, but tired bodies and minds introduced increased errors.
The Kingdom Queens proved very impressive in their performance on the day, highlighting recovery methods when playing two matches in less than 24hrs, as in the case of the Diamonds.
As day five hit, it was again shown that bodies are starting to get fatigued, and injuries are creeping in, with several players walking around with strapping, leading to the tempo and match intensity decreasing.
The Northern Cape Diamonds recorded their first win of the season in a tightly contested match against the Lillies, a match where both teams were pitted against each other equally half for half. Both teams showed utmost determination to win the game. The Lillies won Qs 1 and 2, only for the Diamonds to come back stronger after halftime and claim a 47 – 38 victory.
The match between the Crinums and the Flames, the last showcasing of Day 5, ended with the Crinums walking away with a 48 – 33 victory over the Flames, advancing their tournament title plans admirably.
Day 6 Fixtures of the Telkom Netball League at Ellis Park Arena in the City of Johannesburg on Wednesday, 1 May, 2024
08:00 Sonoblomo v KD Stars
10:00 Diamonds v Tornados
12:00 KD Queens v Tshukudu
14:00 Baobabs v Flames
16:00 Lillies v Comets
18:00 Aloes v Stings
Day 1 Results on Friday, 26 April, 2024
Kingdom Stars 53 – 42 Tshukudu
Kingdom Queens 32 – 37 Sunbirds
Tornados 46 – 34 Lillies
Jaguars 53 – 40 Baobabs
Comets 43 – 35 Diamonds
Fireballs 42 – 39 Flames
Day 2 Results on Saturday, 27 April, 2024
Sunbirds 14 – 7 Sonoblomo
Tshukudu 45 – 41Lillies
Flames 43 – 48 Stings
Jaguars 68 – 37 Aloes
Tornados 37 – 41 KD Stars
Crinums 64 – 35 Baobabs
Day 3 Results on Sunday, 28 April, 2024
KD Queens 39 – 48 EC Comets
Sunbirds 47 – 45 Diamonds
Stings 47 – 49 Fireballs
Baobabs 50 – 62 Aloes
Jaguars 48 – 48 Crinums
Day 4 Results on Monday, 29 April, 2024
KD Queens 40 – 32 Diamonds
EC Comets 41 – 47 KD Stars
Sonoblomo 48 – 44 Tshukudu
Lilies 21 – 49 Sunbirds
Fireballs 33 – 44 Crinums
Stings 48 – 53 Jaguars
Day 5 Results on Tuesday, 30 April, 2024
Tornadoes 40 – 42 EC Comets
Diamonds 47 – 38 Lilies
Sonoblomo 52 – 43 KD Queens
Baobabs 31 – 70 Fireballs
KD Stars 42 – 33 Sunbirds
Flames 33 – 48 Crinums
Original Copy: Netball SA, with editing by gsport
Photo Caption: The Free State Crinums lead the Gauteng Jaguars at the top of the 2024 Telkom Netball League Division A leaderboard by a goal difference margin of 6 after Day 5 of the national champs at Ellis Park Arena in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Photo: Netball South Africa
Photo 2 Caption: The Jaguars are tied with the Crinums on seven points each after three wins apiece, just 6 goals the difference between them. Photo: Netball South Africa
Photo 3 Caption: The unbeaten Kingdom Stars lead the tournament’s Division B prospects with a game in hand over the Sunbirds. Photo: Netball South Africa
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