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Bell finishes off the match on a high with her 28th goal. Fever were too strong but a great effort by the Thunderbirds winning the last quarter by 2 goals. Fever took the game by 12 goals in the end.

Jun 4 11:42 PM

WEST COAST: 63
ADELAIDE: 51
End of Regulation

Jun 4 11:42 PM

Watts gets taken out by Brazill and both end up on the floor tangled. Everyone gets back on their feet laughing and Thunderbirds convert.

Fever 63, Thunderbirds 51  4th - 15:03Jun 4 11:42 PM

The Thunderbirds are continuing to try hard to reduce the deficit but great defensive pressure from the Fever sees them get back to a 12 goal lead.

Fever 62, Thunderbirds 50  4th - 14:27Jun 4 11:41 PM

Brazill with a fantastic intercept. Great closing speed sees the Fever convert from the turnover.

Fever 58, Thunderbirds 47  4th - 10:45Jun 4 11:38 PM

Erin Bell continues to inspire her younger teammates and the Thunderbirds have scored 3 more goals than the Fever for the quarter.

Fever 57, Thunderbirds 46  4th - 9:57Jun 4 11:37 PM

Bassett has eclipsed the scoring of the whole Thunderbirds team. She is on 44/47 so far.

Fever 55, Thunderbirds 43  4th - 7:03Jun 4 11:34 PM

The Thunderbirds are not going to throw in the towel. They are outscoring the Fever 8 goals to 5 this quarter.

Fever 54, Thunderbirds 42  4th - 5:53Jun 4 11:33 PM

Brazill is still going hard at the ball but gets a contact call against her. Thunderbirds are able to convert through Bell.

Fever 51, Thunderbirds 40  4th - 3:56Jun 4 11:31 PM

Kate Beveridge has come on in WA for Fever and Erena Mikaere has replaced Josie Janz-Dawson at GK.

Fever 51, Thunderbirds 38  4th - 2:49Jun 4 11:30 PM

Brice converts off the Thunderbirds centre and the margin is back to 12 the way of the West Coast Fever.

Fever 49, Thunderbirds 36  4th - 1:28Jun 4 11:28 PM

Proud with a great intercept sees the Thunderbirds open the 4th quarter with a goal off the Fever centre.

Fever 48, Thunderbirds 36  4th - 0:56Jun 4 11:28 PM

A 17 to 14 goal 3rd quarter the way of the West Coast Fever and the Thunderbirds are down by 13 goals.

Fever 48, Thunderbirds 34  4th - 0:01Jun 4 11:27 PM

WEST COAST: 48
ADELAIDE: 35
End of 3rd

Jun 4 11:23 PM

April Brandley keeps Bell under pressure but a good deflection by her sees the ball go out of bounds. Thunderbirds score off the throw in.

Fever 48, Thunderbirds 35  3rd - 14:34Jun 4 11:22 PM

Brice opens her account with a lovely goal under the post.

Fever 45, Thunderbirds 31  3rd - 11:52Jun 4 11:19 PM

Erin Bell goes to GA and Puopolo goes to the bench. Kristina Brice gets an opportunity at GS for the Thunderbirds.

Fever 45, Thunderbirds 29  3rd - 10:29Jun 4 11:18 PM

A rebound from a Medhurst miss sees the Fever move the ball well down the court and Bell scores.

Fever 44, Thunderbirds 29  3rd - 10:07Jun 4 11:18 PM

Bassett has full confidence and puts a long shot up to score her 35th goal.

Fever 44, Thunderbirds 27  3rd - 8:54Jun 4 11:16 PM

Erin Bell has a long shot refused as the umpire calls her for a held ball. Fever take full advantage of the turnover and they are out to a 16 goal lead.

Fever 43, Thunderbirds 26  3rd - 8:07Jun 4 11:15 PM

Lovely passes between Bell and Puopolo and the Thunderbirds get a goal against the flow.

Fever 41, Thunderbirds 26  3rd - 7:03Jun 4 11:14 PM

Fever have scored 7 of the last 10 goals and take a game high lead.

Fever 39, Thunderbirds 26  3rd - 6:16Jun 4 11:13 PM

Fever have been able to break the Thunderbirds centre pass and now have an opportunity to take their lead to 12 goals.

Fever 38, Thunderbirds 25  3rd - 5:03Jun 4 11:12 PM

Courtney Bruce has made her way to the bench after the half time break with her tracksuit top on. She has her knee heavily iced.

Fever 34, Thunderbirds 25  3rd - 3:32Jun 4 11:11 PM

Shae Brown with a very out of the ordinary mistake and the Thunderbirds are able to convert with a long goal from Bell. Bell is showing great form in a difficult game for the captain after the departure of the teams coach this week.

Fever 33, Thunderbirds 24  3rd - 2:26Jun 4 11:10 PM

Thunderbirds have missed their first goal for the quarter and Fever have converted off the rebound.

Fever 32, Thunderbirds 22  3rd - 1:10Jun 4 11:08 PM

Brandley gets another intercept but unfortunately the ball goes out of court. Puopolo scores off the throw in. Fever are able to get the lead back to 10 on the siren.

Fever 32, Thunderbirds 21  3rd - 0:38Jun 4 11:08 PM

WEST COAST: 31
ADELAIDE: 21
Halftime

Jun 4 10:55 PM

Bell puts a shot up over Janz-Dawson and it rolls around the ring and drops for her 10th for the quarter.

Fever 29, Thunderbirds 20  2nd - 13:39Jun 4 10:53 PM

Josie Janz-Dawson takes on the GK bib replacing Bruce.

Fever 28, Thunderbirds 18  2nd - 12:20Jun 4 10:52 PM

Courtney Bruce has hit the court after an intercept on a terrible angle and has injured herself. It appears to be her knee that is causing her pain. She is being treated by the physio on the court but will leave the court.

Fever 27, Thunderbirds 18  2nd - 11:33Jun 4 10:51 PM

Brown and Simmons are working well together moving the ball to the Fever shooting circle. Thunderbirds manage a turnover and patiently work the ball to their attacking end. Bell has her eye in and is putting shots up from the very edges of the goal circl

Fever 24, Thunderbirds 17  2nd - 10:14Jun 4 10:48 PM

Thunderbirds shooting circle are having to be very mobile against the strong defence of the Fever however patience wins out and the Thunderbirds continue to peg back the deficit.

Fever 21, Thunderbirds 14  2nd - 7:09Jun 4 10:45 PM

Puopolo misses and Bruce takes a strong rebound. Fever move through the mid court well and high penalty counts continue to cost the Thunderbirds defenders.

Fever 20, Thunderbirds 12  2nd - 5:51Jun 4 10:43 PM

Thunderbirds manage to break back a centre pass and reduce the lead to 8 goals.

Fever 20, Thunderbirds 11  2nd - 5:16Jun 4 10:43 PM

Kate Shimmin works hard but Bassett is too tall and the Fever continue to pull away.

Fever 19, Thunderbirds 9  2nd - 3:15Jun 4 10:41 PM

Khao Watts goes to WA and Madeleine Proud takes the C bib. Emily Beaton goes to the bench for Thunderbirds. Fever make no changes.

Fever 17, Thunderbirds 8  2nd - 1:34Jun 4 10:39 PM

Fever are currently taking the Thunderbirds to task and are converting off turnovers as well as centre passes. Bell scores a long goal after the siren to bring the difference back to 9 goals at quarter time.

Fever 16, Thunderbirds 6  2nd - 0:18Jun 4 10:38 PM

WEST COAST: 15
ADELAIDE: 6
End of 1st

Jun 4 10:34 PM

Brown is getting very mobile and has been able to get a couple of intercepts. Unfortunately on this occasion the ball goes out of bounds and the Thunderbirds score off the throw in.

Fever 12, Thunderbirds 5  1st - 13:12Jun 4 10:31 PM

Things just aren't going the way of the Thunderbirds. A slight deflection by Brandley and the ball hits Puopolo's shoe on the way out of court. Bassett takes advantage of the turnover again and scores the 9th goal for the Fever.

Fever 10, Thunderbirds 5  1st - 12:25Jun 4 10:31 PM

Brazill works hard to keep the ball in at the defensive end and Shae Brown is able to get the ball through the centre court. Fever convert from another defensive turnover.

Fever 9, Thunderbirds 4  1st - 11:25Jun 4 10:30 PM

Bruce with a lovely intercept in defence and the Fever convert from the turnover.

Fever 8, Thunderbirds 3  1st - 8:31Jun 4 10:27 PM

A lot of defensive pressure by the Thunderbirds sees a bad pass put in to Bassett too high and the Thunderbirds get the turnover.

Fever 5, Thunderbirds 2  1st - 6:17Jun 4 10:25 PM

A contact call on Puopolo and the Fever are able to break the centre again through a goal to Bassett.

Fever 3, Thunderbirds 1  1st - 4:00Jun 4 10:22 PM

Fever take advantage of a turnover and score off the Thunderbirds centre pass. A contact call against Bassett sees the ball turned over again and the Thunderbirds with the opportunity to break the centre pass.

Fever 2, Thunderbirds 1  1st - 2:45Jun 4 10:21 PM

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Fever 2, Thunderbirds 1  1st - 2:45Jun 4 10:21 PM

Adelaide Thunderbirds have the first centre pass.

Fever 1, Thunderbirds 0  1st - 0:37Jun 4 10:19 PM

WEST COAST: 0
ADELAIDE: 0
1st Quarter - 0:01

Jun 4 10:18 PM