| Event | 2007–08 Netball Superleague season | ||||||
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| Galleria Mavericks make their third successive grand final appearance and win their first Netball Superleague title. | |||||||
| Date | 5 April 2008 | ||||||
| Venue | K2 Leisure Centre, Crawley | ||||||
| Player of the Match | Amanda Newton[1] | ||||||
The 2008 Netball Superleague Grand Final featured Galleria Mavericks and Loughborough Lightning. Having played in both the 2006 and 2007 grand finals, this was Mavericks' third successive grand final appearance. It proved third time lucky for Mavericks who defeated Lightning 43–39.
Lightning were leading 21–14 at half time thanks to an outstanding shooting performance from 19-year-old Joanne Harten. However Mavericks, inspired by Louisa Brownfield and Karen Atkinson, subsequently began to create more shooting opportunities. Mavericks defence – Amanda Newton, Clare Elsley and Naomi Siddall – also played a vital part in a second half fight back. By the end of the third quarter, Mavericks had reduced Lightning's lead to 28–31. During the final quarter Mavericks drew level at 34–34, before pulling ahead by six goals thanks to clinical finishing from Brownfield and Michelle Hall. Harten scored four goals to help keep Lightning in touch before three goals from Brownfield secured the title for Mavericks.[1][2][3][4][5]
Route to the Final
Match summary
| 5 April 2008 | Galleria Mavericks | 43–39 | Loughborough Lightning | K2 Leisure Centre[1][2][3][4][5] | Sky Sports | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 6–9, 14–21, 28–31, 43–39 | |||||||
Louisa Brownfield  33/38 (87%) ?Michelle Hall 9/11 (82%)Monique Wood 2/7 (29%) |
Joanne Harten 24/30 (80%) Alex Wood 11/17 (65%)Becky James 4/8 (50%) | ||||||
Teams
| Head Coach: Maggie Jackson Assistant Coach: Kendra Slawinski Starting 7: Substitutes: |
Head Coach: Rosie Port Player coach: Olivia Murphy [6] Starting 7: Substitutes: |
References
- 1 2 3 "What a match! Mavericks def Loughborough Lightning in Super League Final". www.womensportreport.com. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- 1 2 "Superleague victory for Mavericks". www.express.co.uk. 5 April 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- 1 2 "Third time lucky for magnificent Mavericks". www.whtimes.co.uk. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- 1 2 "Super leauge [sic] final 5th April 2008". www.lewesnetballclub.co.uk. 5 April 2008. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- 1 2 "Mavericks win Netball Superleague final". www.sportsister.com. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ↑ "Lightning finish Superleague on top". www.womensportreport.com. 12 March 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2020.