Processes and procedures should be called into question after a weekend of farcical endings
due to a power outage at the Gabba. But there was a difference – while the AFL players returned to the field to complete their match, the netballers were forced to abandon their game, which was declared a draw.
“Earlier today we had to delay the match within the match session time window,” Netball Australia head of integrity Nicole Malcher said during an interview with Fox Sports. “We extended it to allow us to complete the match within 120 minutes. Because we’ve extended it into that time, we don’t have enough time to complete it within the session time window so we do have to declare the match at half-time [and] both teams will have two points for tonight’s game.
Considering these events, is a 120-minute window to complete a match reasonable? Netball matches are 60 minutes in length, with four-minute breaks at quarter-time and three-quarter-time and a 12-minute break at half-time. Each team is also allowed two 90-second tactical time-outs a half. This already amounts to 92 minutes without taking into account any injuries or extra time. It would not take a particularly long delay to push a match outside of that window and cause it to be abandoned.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Fever outlast Giants to win Super Netball classic, Vixens pip Magpies in Melbourne derbyDefending Super Netball champions West Coast Fever open the new season with consecutive nail-biting wins after surviving a late barrage from the Giants to complete a dramatic 74-73 victory, while the Melbourne Vixens beat crosstown rivals Collingwood 62-61.
Read more »
Result to stand as Netball Australia investigates umpiring error in chaotic endingInvestigation launched into the error that benefitted Melbourne Vixens in their eventual win over Collingwood Magpies
Read more »
Lightning's first-half blitz downs Firebirds in Queensland derbySunshine Coast Lightning remain unbeaten in Super Netball after recording a 65-55 victory over the Firebirds to lift the Queensland Cup.
Read more »
Bondi ‘super penthouse’ shoots for $26.4m recordSydney’s eastern beaches are awash with pricey penthouses, and the one at the Aqualine building project could raise the suburb record by $2.4 million.
Read more »
Super funds delete climate commitmentsSuperannuation funds’ climate change commitments have been mysteriously disappearing from their websites, at the same time as ASIC ramps up scrutiny of greenwashing.
Read more »
Why automatic indexing of the $3m super cap is a bad ideaTaxing unrealised gains and increases to the total super balance are just two of many challenges to the proposed government change.
Read more »