Birds still have fire in the belly
Coast produce a boilover win over Collingwood tomorrow to remain in the race for the top four finals series for another week.
A Collingwood win in the second-last round of the regular season would end Queensland’s aspirations for 2017.
“We have Nevins said.
“It’s all about winning and getting the two points then waiting to see what unfolds with the Magpies.
“We still have finals hopes. great belief,’’ We are not giving up on that just yet. We know we have a really tough task ahead but we see it as an amazing challenge.’’
Nevins said it was impossible to not be impressed with how GWS dismantled the Vixens, who were on an eight-match winning streak.
“They were brilliant. It is probably their best game so far so we’ve got the Giants at their peak form but I feel like we’ve been building towards our best performance too,’’ she said.
Nevins said the 59-48 win over Adelaide last Saturday night had given the Firebirds plenty to build on.
“We had a lot of creative play at the attack end. We weren’t predictable and kept them guessing,’’ she said.
“In defence, the girls forced a lot of turnover ball so it was a complete team effort.
Meanwhile, Firebirds training squad member Tara Hinchliffe has been selected in the Australian under-21 side for the Netball World Youth Cup.