Fiat Netball Superleague-Glasgow Wildcats vs Hertfordshire Mavericks
There’s a four point gap at the top of the FIAT Netball Superleague after Hertfordshire Mavericks made it 7 wins from 8 beating Glasgow Wildcats by 23-goals.
The table-toppers were using the match to give the squad a run out; Karen Atkinson joined Maggie Jackson on the coaches bench; Louisa Brownfield, Camilla Buchanan and Georgia Schmidt each played half of the match.
While the possession was relatively evenly shared out, where it counted in the shooting circle it was all Mavericks, they converted 84% of their 56 attempts, which explains the margin of victory.
Wildcats are making slow progress and still appear to be struggling to boost the number of balls making it to their shooters, who are also not finding the net often enough to keep their team in matches. For three-quarters of the game Glasgow were competing, but it’s a basic requirement of netball, that to win you need to sink more goals than the other team.
It was only in the final quarter that Mavericks really found their stride, winning the 15 minutes 17-4 and that was good enough for the head coach: “The last last quarter was the way we wanted to play,” said Maggie Jackson. “This was an error strewn game but there was good work by our defenders and constant turnovers, which we need to capitalise on.”
And in relation to the changes she added “We’re always looking for different leaders within the team, and today was an opportunity for those to step up within each of the units.”
Denise Holland, head coach of the Glasgow Wildcats: “It was a solid performance from the whole team defensively, against a strong Mavericks side. We were challenged by the Hertfordshire Mavericks defence, however you can see the improvement from our young talent.”
