WARRACK Eagles and Stawell Warriors face off in the Wimmera Netball Association’s first semi-final on Sunday.
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The game should be a good contest with both teams sharing the spoils in the matches between the sides so far this season.
Warrack coach Emma Koschitzke said she would look to exploit what she saw as a lack of height in the Warriors defence.
“They lineup pretty well against us,” she said.
“We’ll have to be wary of their attacking combinations. Jemma Clarkson is in really good form and they’re both really quick.”
Warriors coach Toni Stewart also identified the Eagles’ attacking combination as key to the game.
“Ellie Baxter is quite tall and their goal attack is good at feeding the ball in,” she said.
“They direct the ball well though the centre of the court to link one end to the other.
“Then their tall defenders pose more problems as well.”
Stewart said he side had matured since it first played Warrack and expected the semi-final to be a tight contest that could go either way.
“We’ll just be doing what we have been doing and hope that will work,” she said.
“It is about applying lots of pressure across the court and contesting all the passes.
“I think it will be very similar to the game against Dimboola.”
Koschitzke said she would need her side to play a full four quarters of netball in order to get the win.
“It’s finals and we’ve had close games all through the season,” she said.
“I’m expecting another close game.”