Winning the possession battle paved the way for The Good Oil Tactix to emerge 54-49 winners over a gallant Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel in a pulsating Elimination Final in Invercargill on Sunday.
The Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel host The Good Oil Tactix in Sunday’s Elimination Final, with the winner earning the chance to meet Northern Mystics in the Grand Final.
Household names Casey Kopua and Robyn Broughton will remain at the forefront of Netball New Zealand’s elite domestic competition with trophies named in their honour to acknowledge the game’s best.
In their final hit-out before the Grand Final in two weeks, the Northern Mystics delivered a strong dress rehearsal when shutting out a determined challenge from The Good Oil Tactix 63-59 in Christchurch on Sunday.
The Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel have an anxious wait to see if they will host the Elimination Final after securing a nail-biting 59-57 win over Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse in Invercargill on Saturday.
In a frenetic finish to a game with so much riding on it, the Ascot Park Hotel Steel have secured their spot in the ANZ Premiership Finals Series - their 46-45 victory ending the Robinhood Stars’ dreams of making the top three.