Thursday, September 10, 2009
Victorian Fury favourites heading into finals
By Netball Australia
Victoria Fury have finished the New Idea Australian Netball League season on top of the ladder for the second year, remaining undefeated throughout the seven-week competition. The team from Victoria will head into the finals series this weekend as hot favourites to win back-to-back titles, but with Australian Institute of Sport, Queensland Fusion and South Australia all hitting good form at the right end of the year it will be a tough weekend of netball. The finals will kick off on Saturday afternoon at the Cornubia Park Sports Centre in Brisbane with the Grand Final to be the played as the curtain raiser to the Diamonds v Silver Ferns Test match at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. NEW IDEA AUSTRALIAN NETBALL LEAGU SEMI FINALS Semi Final 1: Victoria Fury v South Australia Cornubia Park Sports Centre, Cnr Bryants Rd & Cornubia Park Drive Shailer Park Saturday 12 September 2009 3:30pm Semi Final 2: AIS v Queensland Fusion Cornubia Park Sports Centre, Cnr Bryants Rd & Cornubia Park Drive Shailer Park Saturday 12 September 2009 5:30pm Tickets available at the door Adults $10.00 Concession $5.00 Children (12-18) $5.00 Children U/12 Free Family $15.00 (2 adults & 2 children or 1 adult & 3 children) GRAND FINAL Winner of Semi 1 v Winner of Semi 2 Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Sunday 13 September 12:45pm Tickets – SOLD OUT Round 7 Results Western Australia 57 defeated Netball NSW Waratahs 53 Netball NSW Waratahs 58 defeated Queensland Fusion 49 Western Australia 57 defeated Canberra Darters 47 Canberra Darters 47 defeated Netball NSW Waratahs 46 Queensland Fusion 54 defeated Western Australia 48 AIS 55 defeated Tasmania 27 South Australia 43 defeated Tasmania 32 Victorian Fury 54 defeated AIS 41 AIS 47 defeated South Australia 42 Victoria Fury 62 defeated Tasmania 62
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