And just like that, the regular season of Netball NSW Premier League has finished, and two Minor Premiers have been crowned.
GWS Fury have dominated the Under 23s division, only losing one game throughout the entire competition, while Central Coast Heart have finished on top of the Opens division. Congratulations to both teams!
Six games over three courts were live-streamed by BarTV Sports for the Opens and Under 23s divisions to give fans their netty fix. And it was a thrilling night not just because of the Minor Premierships titles up for grabs, but because the final four teams to move through to the finals were secured.
See how each game went last night.
OPENS DIVISION
The UTS Sparks, who finished seventh on the ladder, went down the Heart by 10 goals, 58-48, while GWS Fury (third) suffered a surprising defeat to Manly Warringah Sapphires, who finished sixth, 67-65.
What was really exciting were the battles to determine the last finals spot – fourth place. Going into Round 14, just 0.01% separated North Shore United and Sutherland Stingrays. The Stingrays had a huge win over the Panthers (last place), 58-41, while North Shore United went down to the ERNA Hawks, 57-45, meaning the Stingrays leap-frogged into the finals.
Opens quarter scores
SAPPHIRES | Q1: 16, Q2: 32, Q3: 50, Q4: 67
FURY | Q1: 16, Q2: 30, Q3: 47, Q4: 65
HEART | Q1: 19, Q2: 31, Q3: 41, Q4: 58
SPARKS | Q1: 10, Q2: 25, Q3: 40, Q4: 48
NSU | Q1: 19, Q2: 33, Q3: 46, Q4: 54
HAWKS | Q1: 14, Q2: 29, Q3: 46, Q4: 63
STINGRAYS | Q1: 16, Q2: 26, Q3: 45, Q4: 58
PANTHERS | Q1: 10, Q2: 23, Q3: 30, Q4: 41
UNDER 23s DIVISION
GWS Fury held a convincing lead from beginning to end over Manly Warringah Sapphires (third), 37-58, and Central Coast Heart (fifth) needed a win to get into the semi finals, but they unfortunately went down by one goal to second-placed UTS Sparks.
Fourth-placed ERNA Hawks had a huge victory over North Shore United (sixth), 36-55, and Panthers finished on a high with a win against Sutherland Stingrays, 43-47.
Under 23s quarter scores
SAPPHIRES | Q1: 12, Q2: 17, Q3: 29, Q4: 37
FURY | Q1: 14, Q2: 30, Q3: 41, Q4: 58
HEART | Q1: 18, Q2: 31, Q3: 38, Q4: 50
SPARKS | Q1: 11, Q2: 22, Q3: 36, Q4: 51
NSU | Q1: 7, Q2: 17, Q3: 24, Q4: 36
HAWKS | Q1: 19, Q2: 34, Q3: 46, Q4: 55
STINGRAYS | Q1: 13, Q2: 21, Q3: 33, Q4: 43
PANTHERS | Q1: 13, Q2: 27, Q3: 38, Q4: 49
Click here to see the ladder and here for the full fixtures.
Click here to watch Round 14 replays.