The Sonoblomo faced off against the Lillies from Limpopo in a B Division game to start Day 3 of TNL Power-Week 2 on Day 3 of Power Week 2 of the 2024 Telkom Netball League, at Ellis Park Arena in Johannesburg on Saturday 1 June, 2024.
The Limpopo side came out desperate to record their first win of the tournament, however, the many unforced errors, caused them to succumb, 40 – 28 to the Free State team.
In the second game of the day, current B Division log leaders the Comets convincingly beat the Kingdom Queens to record their third win in as many days, extending Queens’ coach Magda du Plessis’ search for the solution to get her team to fire on all cylinders once more.
In the match between Tshukudu and the Kingdom Stars, debutants Tshukudu continued to be an exciting team to watch, taking a serious step up during the game.
At half-time, the Stars were leading quite convincingly, but in cliché proven true, never underestimate the newcomers, and in the end, the Northwest team got too close for comfort, with the KZN outfit claiming victory by a single point.
In a conversation with former Proteas player and netball analyst Vanes-Marie du Toit, she emphasized how exciting it is to watch the debutants play against experienced teams.
“Tshukudu’s mid-court players gelled well together while the Stars made questionable changes in the last quarter, which directly contributed to Tshukudu catching up,” said du Toit.
The fourth game of the day between the Sunbirds and Diamonds saw many moments of brilliance. Andisiwe Dlamini had an outstanding game on goal attack for the Diamonds, and was a close contender for player of the match.
The Sunbirds’ attack, led by wing attack Sinothando Zimema, stood out. Lika Boysen, who walked away as the player of the match, received most of the passes and provided accurate feeding with great pace control, benefitting the team.
Coach and commentator Mampo Tsotetsi said, “There was one-way traffic for the Stings, with no response for Sian Moore in the front.”
“It was an interesting introduction of Kelly Gouws in the GA position,” Tsotetsi continued, “And brought a great partnership between Gouws and Moore in the shooting circle. Syntiche Kubuya, who is a fantastic left-hander, kept pushing Muhluri Hlatshwayo to her dominant side and towards the line, away from the post, which eventually affected Hlatshwayo’s confidence.”
The Baobabs, who are still missing Cornelia Mupenda at the back, remain a challenge for them. It seems like they are still struggling to adjust to the game’s tempo in Division A. Emily Mathosa’s side is still finding it difficult to record a win.
In the final match on Sunday, the still Jaguars appeared fatigued after their massive clash in Saturday’s Gauteng derby, but like then managed to stay on the winning streak against the Aloes to remain first chasers of the Free State Crinums, briefly in second on the Division A log after enjoyed a bye on Sunday, with a game in hand.
Day 13 Results of the Telkom Netball League at Ellis Park Arena in the City of Johannesburg on Sunday, 2 June, 2024
Sonoblomo 40 – 38 Lillies
EC Comets 47 – 33 KD Queens
Tshukudu 49 – 50 KD Stars
Sunbirds 54 – 48 Diamonds
Stings 74 – 36 Baobabs
Aloes 41 – 59 Jaguars
Day 14 Fixtures at the Telkom Netball League at Ellis Park Arena in the City of Johannesburg on Monday, 3 June, 2024
08:00 KD Queens vs Diamonds
10:00 Sunbirds vs Comets
12:00 Tshukudu vs Sonoblomo
14:00 KD Stars vs Tornados
16:00 Stings vs Flames
18:00 Baobabs vs Crinums
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
Day 6 Results on Wednesday, 1 May, 2024
Sonoblomo 42 – 60 KD Stars
Diamonds 42 – 51 Tornadoes
KD Queens 50 – 49 Tshukudu
Baobabs 36 – 44 Flames
Lilies 34 – 44 EC Comets
Aloes 35 – 61 Stings
Day 7 Results on Thursday, 2 May, 2024
Lilies 42 – 59 Sonoblomo
Sunbirds 45 – 44 Tshukudu
Aloes 41 – 58 Fireballs
Tornados 60 – 45 KD Queens
Crinums 44 – 37 Stings
Flames 40 – 60 Jaguars
Day 8 Results on Friday, 3 May, 2024
EC Comets 53 – 40 Sunbirds
Sonoblomo 52 – 48 Tornados
KD Stars 52 – 26 Lilies
Stings 60 – 34 Baobabs
Aloes 46 – 51 Flames
Tshukudu 56 – 45 Diamonds
Day 9 Results on Saturday, 4 May 2024
Diamonds 47 – 57 Sonoblomo
Tshukudu 35 – 49 EC Comets
KD Stars 47 – 49 KD Queens
Crinums 57 – 39 Aloes
Sunbirds 41 – 52 Tornados
Fireballs 53 – 48 Jaguars
Day 10 Results on Sunday, 5 May 2024 (End of Power Week 1)
08:00 Lilies 44 – 49 KD Queens
10:00 EC Comets 51 – 43 Sonoblomo
12:00 Diamonds 36 – 55 KD Stars
14:00 Tshukudu 46 – 62 Tornados
Day 11 Results on Friday, 31 June, 2024 (Power Week 2 Begins)
EC Comets 48 – 44 KD Stars
Jaguars 78 – 44 Baobabs
Tornados 56 – 35 Lilies
Crinums 53 – 43 Aloes
Fireballs 58 – 43 Flames
Day 12 Results on Saturday, 1 June, 2024
Diamonds 47 – 51 Comets
Sonoblomo 41 – 42 Sunbirds
Flames 52 – 54 Aloes
KD Queens 39 – 45 Tshukudu
Fireballs 51 – 53 Jaguars
Crinums 51 – 43 Stings
Original Copy: Netball SA, with editing by gsport
Photo Caption: Home girls Gauteng Jaguars narrowly edged provincial compatriots Fireballs ot keep pressure on unbeaten Free State Crinums on Day 2 of Power Week 2 in the 2024 Telkom Netball League at Ellis Park Arena in Johannesburg, on Saturday, 1 June, 2024. All Photos: Netball South Africa
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