Final
for this game
- Tippett scores on the siren and the Coffee Club Queensland Firebirds go through to the last ANZ Championship Grand Final at home next week against the winner of the upcoming Magic v Swifts match. A fantastic match played with gusto to the end.
Jul 23 11:38 PM - SOUTHERN: 64
QUEENSLAND: 67
End of Regulation
Jul 23 11:38 PM - A loose ball that Steel are able to pick up gives them the chance to break back a goal. Fowler-Reid takes it in her stride and scores. Steel are able to get back within 3 goals.
Steel 64, Firebirds 66 4th - 14:34Jul 23 11:37 PM - Aiken has been watching her shooting partner and takes a layup shot for her 56th goal for the match.
Steel 62, Firebirds 65 4th - 13:22Jul 23 11:36 PM - Steel are keeping the pressure on and are fighting this game out. Firebirds get a turnover via a Gabi Simpson deflection. Francois fights back and gets a turnover back and Steel are able to convert off their turnover.
Steel 61, Firebirds 65 4th - 12:49Jul 23 11:36 PM - Aiken takes 2 attempts to score again. She is missing a lot of shots but has managed to rebound her own misses. Nerves seem to be playing a big factor in this last quarter for both teams.
Steel 59, Firebirds 63 4th - 10:54Jul 23 11:34 PM - Steel are looking frazzled as they miss an easy pass and the Firebirds are able to convert through Aiken. Firebirds are now leading the match by 7 goals.
Steel 56, Firebirds 62 4th - 9:22Jul 23 11:32 PM - The crowd are going wild as Aiken misses another shot. Again, she is able to rebound her miss and convert on her second attempt. The Firebirds are up by 5 goals.
Steel 55, Firebirds 59 4th - 7:53Jul 23 11:31 PM - Romelda Aiken is struggling with her scoring but luckily enough is able to get the rebounds.
Steel 54, Firebirds 58 4th - 7:09Jul 23 11:30 PM - Caitlyn Nevins comes through and deflects a ball and then follows up her deflection by picking up the crumbs. Firebirds convert and then get the centre pass. Suddenly the Firebirds take a 2 goal lead.
Steel 54, Firebirds 57 4th - 6:13Jul 23 11:29 PM - Steel are feeling the pressure having to pass the ball back to their defensive third before moving the ball back down the court and converting.
Steel 53, Firebirds 54 4th - 4:39Jul 23 11:27 PM - Fowler-Reid goes up with one hand and looses control of the ball on landing. She picks the ball up again and is called for the replayed ball. Firebirds are able to convert and take the centre pass. The Firebirds take the lead.
Steel 50, Firebirds 50 4th - 1:49Jul 23 11:25 PM - Firebirds take the centre pass to start the last quarter. Aiken is able to score to reduce the lead to 1 goal to the Steel.
Steel 49, Firebirds 49 4th - 1:09Jul 23 11:24 PM - Fowler-Reid is able to score on the siren to give Steel a 2 goal lead at three quarter time. We are ready for a very exciting last quarter to this do or die match.
Steel 49, Firebirds 48 4th - 0:19Jul 23 11:23 PM - SOUTHERN: 49
QUEENSLAND: 47
End of 3rd
Jul 23 11:19 PM - An amazing effort by Tippett and a fast one two pass between Aiken and Tippett allows Tippett to take a lay up shot to draw level.
Steel 47, Firebirds 45 3rd - 13:38Jul 23 11:17 PM - Kim Ravaillion works hard and gets the intercept in the Steel offensive third. They move the ball fast to Aiken on her own under the ring. Aiken misses her first attempt but gets the rebound and converts.
Steel 45, Firebirds 43 3rd - 11:29Jul 23 11:15 PM - Nevins gets the offensive contact call against her in the centre pass and Steel have an opportunity to break the Firebirds centre pass. The crowd are really getting into this match now.
Steel 44, Firebirds 42 3rd - 10:39Jul 23 11:14 PM - Watson playing the front role manages to get fingers to a high ball coming into Aiken. Tippett is able to pick up the crumbs and put the ball back in to Aiken for a Firebirds goal.
Steel 44, Firebirds 41 3rd - 10:04Jul 23 11:14 PM - Selby-Rickit misses a long range shot and Geitz and Fowler-Reid both go up for the rebound. The ball leaves the court and the Firebirds get the throw in. A footwork call in The Firebirds offensive end means Steel have a chance to get the ball back.
Steel 42, Firebirds 40 3rd - 8:05Jul 23 11:12 PM - The pressure is high and both teams are making some uncharacteristic mistakes. Fowler-Reid has her first miss for the match but the Steel are able to pick up the loose ball and are able to score. Firebirds reply.
Steel 41, Firebirds 39 3rd - 7:19Jul 23 11:11 PM - Geitz hunts outside the circle and gets her first intercept for the game. The Firebirds have to work hard and Nevins manages to keep the ball in play. Firebirds convert and are able to get back within a goal.
Steel 40, Firebirds 38 3rd - 5:35Jul 23 11:09 PM - McMeniman with a fantastic deflection and The Firebirds are able to turn the ball over. Steel turn it over again and the ball goes into the Steel goal circle. Steel convert.
Steel 39, Firebirds 37 3rd - 4:23Jul 23 11:08 PM - Geitz gets her finger to a high ball coming in to Fowler-Reid however the height advantage to Fowler-Reid proves too much. Steel convert.
Steel 39, Firebirds 35 3rd - 3:20Jul 23 11:07 PM - Sleby-Rickit misses her first attempt for the 2nd half and Fowler-Reid gets the rebound and converts.
Steel 38, Firebirds 34 3rd - 2:05Jul 23 11:06 PM - Steel take the centre pass as the crowd make some noise to try to fire up the Firebirds home team. Fowler-Reid continues with her record of no misses for the match and Steel get the first goal. Aiken is able to hold her nerve and score for the Firebirds.
Steel 37, Firebirds 33 3rd - 1:24Jul 23 11:05 PM - Aiken gets the margin back to 3 goals just before the half time siren.
Steel 36, Firebirds 32 3rd - 0:31Jul 23 11:04 PM - SOUTHERN: 35
QUEENSLAND: 32
Halftime
Jul 23 10:51 PM - Gabi Simpson works hard to attempt and intercept and is called for the contact. Fowler-Reid is shooting at 100�ith 22/22 for the match so far.
Steel 32, Firebirds 30 2nd - 12:26Jul 23 10:49 PM - A silly pass by Steel goes out of court and The Firebirds take the throw in. They move the ball to the shooting circle where Aiken misses an attempt but is able to rebound and then converts.
Steel 31, Firebirds 29 2nd - 10:49Jul 23 10:47 PM - Aiken has a stepping call paid against her and the Steel now have an opportunity to increase their lead. Fowler-Reid makes no mistake and the Steel get out to a 3 goal lead again.
Steel 30, Firebirds 26 2nd - 8:50Jul 23 10:45 PM - Jane Watson gets an offensive contact call against Aiken and the Steel move the ball down the court fast. Selby-Rickit gets the goal to put the Steel back in front.
Steel 27, Firebirds 26 2nd - 7:23Jul 23 10:44 PM - Tippett is left with all the circle to herself as both defenders are concentrating on keeping the ball from reaching Aiken. Steel will need to tighten up their defence.
Steel 26, Firebirds 25 2nd - 6:41Jul 23 10:43 PM - A fair bit of fire being shown between the two teams at present and the contact calls have increased. Steel are able to hold their nerve and with both defenders out of play Selby-Rickit is able to score.
Steel 24, Firebirds 25 2nd - 5:35Jul 23 10:42 PM - Selby-Rickit has come out and is playing with much more confidence this quarter and scores her 5th goal for the match.
Steel 22, Firebirds 23 2nd - 3:50Jul 23 10:40 PM - Shannon Francois is able to bat a ball away and the Steel pick up the crumbs. They are able to break back a goal after converting off the turnover.
Steel 20, Firebirds 21 2nd - 2:21Jul 23 10:39 PM - Shannon Francois takes the first centre pass for the 2nd quarter. Geitz gets a contact call against her and Selby-Rickit is able to pass the ball into Fowler-Reid for the first score of the 2nd half.
Steel 18, Firebirds 20 2nd - 1:03Jul 23 10:37 PM - Tippett takes a penalty shot on the siren but it falls short. Quarter time and the Firebirds take a 3 goal lead in.
Steel 17, Firebirds 19 2nd - 0:23Jul 23 10:37 PM - SOUTHERN: 16
QUEENSLAND: 19
End of 1st
Jul 23 10:32 PM - Tippett follows on from Nevins last pass and puts the ball high into Aiken from the centre third off the centre pass.
Steel 16, Firebirds 19 1st - 14:35Jul 23 10:32 PM - Caitlyn Nevins takes full advantage of Jane Watson leaving Aiken slightly and throws a long pass in from the centre third. Aiken has her first miss for the match but gets the rebound and converts.
Steel 16, Firebirds 17 1st - 13:20Jul 23 10:30 PM - Steel are attempting to double team Aiken at present but this leaves Tipett free to take the ball high in the circle and then take the layup lob pass into Aiken. The Firebirds height difference in the circle is now troubling Steel.
Steel 14, Firebirds 15 1st - 11:44Jul 23 10:29 PM - Gabi Simpson this time picks off a ball coming into the Steel offensive end. They convert again off the turnover and take the lead for the first time in the match.
Steel 12, Firebirds 13 1st - 9:45Jul 23 10:27 PM - Clare McMeniman comes through against Selby-Rickit and gets the intercept. Firebirds are able to break one centre pass back. The scores are level.
Steel 11, Firebirds 12 1st - 9:00Jul 23 10:26 PM - Te Paea Selby-Rickit opens her account with a score off her second attempt at goal for the match.
Steel 11, Firebirds 10 1st - 7:59Jul 23 10:25 PM - The defensive zone that the Steel are playing is forcing the Firebirds to work the ball around and show patience before feeding high to Aiken.
Steel 11, Firebirds 8 1st - 7:04Jul 23 10:24 PM - Shannon Francois works the circle edge beautifully and puts the ball in to Fowler-Reid on the baseline. Fowler-Reid scores.
Steel 9, Firebirds 6 1st - 5:41Jul 23 10:23 PM - Jhaniele Fowler-Reid's height is proving too much at this stage for the Firebirds defenders. Gina Crampton gets the first turnover with a fantastic intercept and Steel take the lead.
Steel 7, Firebirds 4 1st - 4:12Jul 23 10:21 PM - Caitlyn Nevins forces Aiken to work hard for a high ball. The firebirds score another goal from their centre pass.
Steel 3, Firebirds 3 1st - 2:09Jul 23 10:19 PM - Jhaniele Fowler-Reid opens her account after a nice lob into her by Te Paea Selby-Rickit. Firebirds reply with Romelda Aiken scoring from her first attempt.
Steel 2, Firebirds 2 1st - 1:18Jul 23 10:18 PM - Welcome to Round 3 of the 2016 ANZ Championship Finals. Today we are at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre for the match between The Coffee Club Queensland Firebirds and Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel. Steel take the first centre pass.
Steel 1, Firebirds 0 1st - 0:17Jul 23 10:17 PM - SOUTHERN: 0
QUEENSLAND: 0
1st Quarter - 0:01
Jul 23 10:17 PM
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