2015 ANZ Championship Round 7 Preview

2015 ANZ Championship Round 7 Preview

Round 7 Fixtures:

Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel v Kia Magic
Saturday 11 April, 4.10pm
ILT Stadium Southland, Invercargill

Melbourne Vixens v Mission Queensland Firebirds
Sunday 12 April, 12.18pm
Hisense Arena, Melbourne

Adelaide Thunderbirds v NSW Swifts
Sunday 12 April, 1.48pm
Netball SA Stadium, Adelaide

Mainland Tactix v West Coast Fever
Sunday 12 April, 7.10pm
Marlborough Lines Stadium 2000, Blenheim

Mojo Pulse v SKYCITY Mystics
Monday 13 April, 7.40pm
TSB Bank Arena, Wellington

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Game Talking Points:

Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel v Kia Magic
Saturday 11 April, 4.10pm
ILT Stadium Southland, Invercargill

Media Contacts:
Steel - Kate Buchanan
M: +64 21 292 1660
E: Kate.Buchanan@netballsouth.co.nz
Magic - Greg Palmer
M: +64 21 687 184
E: Greg.Palmer@netballwbop.co.nz

Broadcast Live - FOX SPORTS 2 (AUS); SKY SPORT 1 (NZ)

Umpires: Fay Meiklejohn & Jono Bredin
Reserve: Kristie Simpson

Head to Head:

The Facts:

LAST MEETING: Rd 11, 2014: Steel 62 def Magic 57, Invercargill

• The Magic leads the Steel 10-5 in 15 previous meetings.
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• The Steel has won the past three meetings between the sides in Invercargill. They have played in Invercargill seven times with the Steel holding a record of five wins and two losses.
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• The Magic’s last win over the Steel in Invercargill was in Round 10, 2011 with a 38-33 victory.
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• The Steel is coming off a record breaking 84-58 victory over the Tactix in Round 6.
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• The Steel’s 84-goals against the Tactix set a new ANZ Championship record beating the previous mark of 80-goals by the Vixens and Fever.
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• The Steel sits in third place in the New Zealand conference with two wins from their five matches. Both of the Steel’s wins have been against the Tactix.
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• The Magic sits in second place in the New Zealand conference with two wins a draw and three losses.
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• The Steel has the best attacking record in the ANZ Championship after six rounds with 65.2 goals per match.
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• The Magic have the second best defensive record with 47.67 goals per match scored against them.
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• The Steel has the 4th best shooting accuracy in the ANZ Championship with 83.6 per cent accuracy while the Magic have the lowest return with 75.7 per cent.
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Melbourne Vixens v Mission Queensland Firebirds
Sunday 12 April, 12.18pm
Hisense Arena, Melbourne

ENDS

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