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Constellation Cup live: Australia vs New Zealand game three
Australia is trailing New Zealand in the Constellation Cup 2-0 and fighting to keep hold of the coveted trophy in game three in Sydney.
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Australia → trail → Sydney
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Lopsided penalty count
Australias has been heavily penalised throughout the series and Stacey Marinkovich said her team would be looking for clarification from the umpires as to why that is.
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that → submit → umpires
New Zealand has conceded 100 penalties so far, while the Diamonds have conceded 145.
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Diamonds → concede → 145
That's a lot of time standing beside your player, unable to contribute to play.
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That → stand → play
The same two umpires will officiate all four games of the series: Gary Burgess (English) and Alison Harrison (Welsh).
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umpires → officiate → series
But Marinkovich told the media that she felt the Diamonds were umpired differently on home soil.
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Diamonds → tell → soil
Whether the coach agrees or not, they definitely need to be more disciplined today.
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they → agree → ?
"In history, for the last four years, we've been penalised in New Zealand and it kind of shifts when we're in Australia …
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we → penalise → Australia
But I don't think our game plan changes too differently."
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plan → think → ?
You can read more about that in our analysis below.
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You → read → analysis
AUSTRALIA
Australia has two players out with Jamie-Lee Price nursing a calf injury and Matilda Garrett scratched from the game with concussion so this 12 is literally the only 12 players left in their Constellation Cup squad.
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12 → have → squad
One of the Diamonds' strength is its depth, so that's taken a hit.
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that → take → hit
As has its confidence.
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confidence → have → ?
It'll be interesting to see how they fare without this pair.
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they → see → pair
Thankfully there is some good news and that is that Kate Moloney is back fighting fight after suffering a nasty finger laceration at training.
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Moloney → be → training
She missed the first outing but was stitched up and appeared on Wednesday night.
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She → miss → night
"The finger is fine, I had a few more stitches put in after the game but the finger is good to go," Moloney told the ABC.
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Moloney → have → ABC
Head coach Noeline Taurua has made a single change to her team for game three and it's caught us by surprise.
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it → make → surprise
In Auckland, Kimiora Poi started the match in WA and put on a solid performance.
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Poi → start → performance
She was replaced in the team by Peta Toeava for Christchurch who went from outside the side into the starting line-up, taking hold of that WA bib.
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who → replace → bib
She was phenomenal and really hard to shut down.
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She → shut → ?
Both offer such different styles of wing attack.
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Both → offer → attack
A series recap
If you missed Wednesday night's game in Christchurch where the Diamonds suffered a heavy defeat to the Silver Ferns 62-50 you can find our blog from game two here.
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you → miss → game
I cannot think of a better way to end the week than some international netball.
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I → think → netball
A reminder, we've already had two games played in this series for the New Zealand leg, with the Diamonds trailing 2-0 as they try to get back on track on home soil.
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they → have → soil
If the Aussies win today, the series will still be alive ahead of the final match in Melbourne.
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series → win → Melbourne
However, if they lose this match the Constellation Cup will be the Silver Ferns for just the fourth time in history.
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Cup → lose → history
There is also thought that three games might be enough for New Zealand to dethrone the Aussies from the world number one ranking spot, but the way the rankings are worked out is confusing...
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rankings → be → spot
We do know for sure that a 4-0 cleansweep would see a change at the top.
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cleansweep → know → top
SCHEDULE
Game 1: Sunday 18 October, 5:40pm AEDT — Auckland
New Zealand won 56-50
Game 2: Wednesday 21 October, 5:40pm AEDT — Christchurch
New Zealand won 62-50
Game 3: Sunday 25 October, 4:00pm AEDT — Sydney
Game 4: Wednesday 28 October, 7:30pm AEDT — Melbourne
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Zealand → win → Game
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