The English international kept her side in touch in the first half,but West Coast’s ultimately commanding win vaults them to the top of the ladder.
The Giants proved too strong for the Collingwood Magpies,without four key players because of COVID-19,while the NSW Swifts named academy product Sophie Fawns as the permanent replacement for injured shooter Sam Wallace.
A strong first-half has helped the West Coast Fever comfortably defeat Collingwood,despite a late fightback from the Magpies.
The Giants will be out for revenge against the Swifts in the decider next week after losing to their NSW rivals in the semi-finals.
The Magpies 2021 Super Netball season is over after slumping to a one-sided defeat to West Coast on Tuesday night.
On the face of it,the Vixens broke the rules by not fielding a team in a scheduled match. That they have appeared to have been able to do this without any form of censure beggars belief.
The round-eight clash between the Fever and Vixens was called off after three Vixens players were denied entry into WA because they had spent time in NSW during the bye round.
Viewer numbers released by Netball Australia show fans spent an average of 16.2 per cent more time watching matches in 2020 compared to last year.
The Melbourne Vixens have won the 2020 Super Netball grand final,defeating the West Coast Fever in an absolute classic.
Stacey Marinkovic and Simone McKinnis refuse to let the Super Netball grand final become a referendum on who should coach the national team.
The stats say it will be hard to split the Vixens and Fever on grand final day. But statistics are just an indication,so we will have to wait and see who steps up.