Introduction
For any reader who may be interested I shall wrap up the Silver Ferns victory over Jamaica .
Result
Silver Ferns 61 Jamaica 56
My Thoughts
Well I will start off with the negatives so that I can end on a positive note . The Silver Ferns mid court duo of Laura Langman and Temepara George threw a few to many wild passes that either went out of court or Irene Van dyk struggled to catch . Langman made up it by taking a number of great intercepts. In the three quarters Larrissa Willcox didn’t make a great deal of an impact . At times the ball got into the Jamaican shooting circle a little to easily . At the Silver Ferns shooting end a most unusual and exciting thing happened Maria Tutaia was the dominate shooter !!
This is a kin to the world being turned upside down when you consider how that Irene was also on the court at the same time . Maria worked the goal circle magnificently and shot at a amazing 97% . Undoubtedly it was Maria best game for the Silver Ferns . While I wouldn’t fault Katrina Grant but I must say that Joline Henry was more suited to combating Simone Forbes . The Jamaican team stayed with the Silver Ferns up until a point in the final quarter , they are certainly a differnt side to contend with at home . At times the Jamaicans were guilty of failing to score off the turn overs they gained . My feeling is that the series will be drawn with the Silver Ferns losing Fridays game .
