Round 2 results:
Nottingham Forest 70-54 Cardiff Dragons
Birmingham Panthers 47-77 Manchester Thunder
Loughborough Lightning 51-77 London Pulse
London Mavericks 54-53 Leeds Rhinos
My highlights:
- London Pulse made themselves the team to beat this season with a phenomenal team performance resulting in a 26-goal win against back-to-back champions Loughborough Lightning.
- The competitiveness of the league is higher than ever, with only two teams, Birmingham Panthers and Cardiff Dragons, yet to get a win after only two games.
- London Mavericks stole the win versus Leeds Rhinos with a last minute super shot goal.
Natasha’s team of round 2:
GK: Razia Quashie (London Mavericks)
GD: Funmi Fadoju (London Pulse)
WD: Cassie Howard (Leeds Rhinos)
C: Amy Carter (Manchester Thunder)
WA: Alicia Scholes (London Pulse)
GA: Elmeré Van der Berg (Manchester Thunder)
GS: Rolene Streutker (Nottingham Forest)
Round 3 fixtures:
Friday 28th March, 19:00: London Pulse vs London Mavericks
Predicted Winner: London Pulse
Players to watch: Funmi Fadoju and Emma Thacker
Friday 28th March, 19:00: Cardiff Dragons vs Birmingham Panthers
Predicted Winner: Cardiff Dragons
Players to watch: Ellie McDonald and Sigi Burger
Friday 28th March, 19:30: Manchester Thunder vs Nottingham Forest
Predicted Winner: Manchester Thunder
Players to watch: Elia McCormick and Brie Grierson
Sunday 30th March, 16:00: Leeds Rhinos vs Loughborough Lightning
Predicted Winner: Loughborough Lightning
Players to watch: Ashleigh Dekker and Jodie Gibson
As a Lightning fan, this was an awful netballing weekend, but I am very much looking forward to see how we come back from the defeat against Pulse this weekend! You can catch all of the action on BBC Sport and Sky Sports Youtube!
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