NZ Herald
  • Home
  • Latest news
  • Herald NOW
  • Video
  • New Zealand
  • Sport
  • World
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Podcasts
  • Quizzes
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Viva
  • Weather

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • New Zealand
    • All New Zealand
    • Crime
    • Politics
    • Education
    • Open Justice
    • Scam Update
  • Herald NOW
  • On The Up
  • World
    • All World
    • Australia
    • Asia
    • UK
    • United States
    • Middle East
    • Europe
    • Pacific
  • Business
    • All Business
    • MarketsSharesCurrencyCommoditiesStock TakesCrypto
    • Markets with Madison
    • Media Insider
    • Business analysis
    • Personal financeKiwiSaverInterest ratesTaxInvestment
    • EconomyInflationGDPOfficial cash rateEmployment
    • Small business
    • Business reportsMood of the BoardroomProject AucklandSustainable business and financeCapital markets reportAgribusiness reportInfrastructure reportDynamic business
    • Deloitte Top 200 Awards
    • CompaniesAged CareAgribusinessAirlinesBanking and financeConstructionEnergyFreight and logisticsHealthcareManufacturingMedia and MarketingRetailTelecommunicationsTourism
  • Opinion
    • All Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Editorials
    • Business analysis
    • Premium opinion
    • Letters to the editor
  • Politics
  • Sport
    • All Sport
    • OlympicsParalympics
    • RugbySuper RugbyNPCAll BlacksBlack FernsRugby sevensSchool rugby
    • CricketBlack CapsWhite Ferns
    • Racing
    • NetballSilver Ferns
    • LeagueWarriorsNRL
    • FootballWellington PhoenixAuckland FCAll WhitesFootball FernsEnglish Premier League
    • GolfNZ Open
    • MotorsportFormula 1
    • Boxing
    • UFC
    • BasketballNBABreakersTall BlacksTall Ferns
    • Tennis
    • Cycling
    • Athletics
    • SailingAmerica's CupSailGP
    • Rowing
  • Lifestyle
    • All Lifestyle
    • Viva - Food, fashion & beauty
    • Society Insider
    • Royals
    • Sex & relationships
    • Food & drinkRecipesRecipe collectionsRestaurant reviewsRestaurant bookings
    • Health & wellbeing
    • Fashion & beauty
    • Pets & animals
    • The Selection - Shop the trendsShop fashionShop beautyShop entertainmentShop giftsShop home & living
    • Milford's Investing Place
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • TV
    • MoviesMovie reviews
    • MusicMusic reviews
    • BooksBook reviews
    • Culture
    • ReviewsBook reviewsMovie reviewsMusic reviewsRestaurant reviews
  • Travel
    • All Travel
    • News
    • New ZealandNorthlandAucklandWellingtonCanterburyOtago / QueenstownNelson-TasmanBest NZ beaches
    • International travelAustraliaPacific IslandsEuropeUKUSAAfricaAsia
    • Rail holidays
    • Cruise holidays
    • Ski holidays
    • Luxury travel
    • Adventure travel
  • Kāhu Māori news
  • Environment
    • All Environment
    • Our Green Future
  • Talanoa Pacific news
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Property Insider
    • Interest rates tracker
    • Residential property listings
    • Commercial property listings
  • Health
  • Technology
    • All Technology
    • AI
    • Social media
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology
    • Opinion
    • Audio & podcasts
  • Weather forecasts
    • All Weather forecasts
    • Kaitaia
    • Whangārei
    • Dargaville
    • Auckland
    • Thames
    • Tauranga
    • Hamilton
    • Whakatāne
    • Rotorua
    • Tokoroa
    • Te Kuiti
    • Taumaranui
    • Taupō
    • Gisborne
    • New Plymouth
    • Napier
    • Hastings
    • Dannevirke
    • Whanganui
    • Palmerston North
    • Levin
    • Paraparaumu
    • Masterton
    • Wellington
    • Motueka
    • Nelson
    • Blenheim
    • Westport
    • Reefton
    • Kaikōura
    • Greymouth
    • Hokitika
    • Christchurch
    • Ashburton
    • Timaru
    • Wānaka
    • Oamaru
    • Queenstown
    • Dunedin
    • Gore
    • Invercargill
  • Meet the journalists
  • Promotions & competitions
  • OneRoof property listings
  • Driven car news

Puzzles & Quizzes

  • Puzzles
    • All Puzzles
    • Sudoku
    • Code Cracker
    • Crosswords
    • Cryptic crossword
    • Wordsearch
  • Quizzes
    • All Quizzes
    • Morning quiz
    • Afternoon quiz
    • Sports quiz

Regions

  • Northland
    • All Northland
    • Far North
    • Kaitaia
    • Kerikeri
    • Kaikohe
    • Bay of Islands
    • Whangarei
    • Dargaville
    • Kaipara
    • Mangawhai
  • Auckland
  • Waikato
    • All Waikato
    • Hamilton
    • Coromandel & Hauraki
    • Matamata & Piako
    • Cambridge
    • Te Awamutu
    • Tokoroa & South Waikato
    • Taupō & Tūrangi
  • Bay of Plenty
    • All Bay of Plenty
    • Katikati
    • Tauranga
    • Mount Maunganui
    • Pāpāmoa
    • Te Puke
    • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua
  • Hawke's Bay
    • All Hawke's Bay
    • Napier
    • Hastings
    • Havelock North
    • Central Hawke's Bay
    • Wairoa
  • Taranaki
    • All Taranaki
    • Stratford
    • New Plymouth
    • Hāwera
  • Manawatū - Whanganui
    • All Manawatū - Whanganui
    • Whanganui
    • Palmerston North
    • Manawatū
    • Tararua
    • Horowhenua
  • Wellington
    • All Wellington
    • Kapiti
    • Wairarapa
    • Upper Hutt
    • Lower Hutt
  • Nelson & Tasman
    • All Nelson & Tasman
    • Motueka
    • Nelson
    • Tasman
  • Marlborough
  • West Coast
  • Canterbury
    • All Canterbury
    • Kaikōura
    • Christchurch
    • Ashburton
    • Timaru
  • Otago
    • All Otago
    • Oamaru
    • Dunedin
    • Balclutha
    • Alexandra
    • Queenstown
    • Wanaka
  • Southland
    • All Southland
    • Invercargill
    • Gore
    • Stewart Island
  • Gisborne

Media

  • Video
    • All Video
    • NZ news video
    • Herald NOW
    • Business news video
    • Politics news video
    • Sport video
    • World news video
    • Lifestyle video
    • Entertainment video
    • Travel video
    • Markets with Madison
    • Kea Kids news
  • Podcasts
    • All Podcasts
    • The Front Page
    • On the Tiles
    • Ask me Anything
    • The Little Things
  • Cartoons
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Sport / Netball

Netball: Noeline Taurua urges Silver Ferns to toughen up after loss to Australia in Quad Series final

Cheree Kinnear
By Cheree Kinnear
Multimedia Journalist ·NZ Herald·
23 Sep, 2018 08:15 PM3 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save

    Share this article

Noeline Taurua believes the Silver Ferns need to toughen up before they face Australia again next month. Photo / Photosport

Noeline Taurua believes the Silver Ferns need to toughen up before they face Australia again next month. Photo / Photosport

If there's one thing Noeline Taurua wants the Silver Ferns to do, it's to toughen up.

Going down 60-55 in the Quad Series closer on Sunday afternoon, the Ferns suffered their seventh-straight defeat to the Australian Diamonds unable to snatch the title from the back-to-back defending champions.

It was an improved performance from the ailing national side, however, who since last October have suffered 21, 19, 16, 12, and eight-point losses to the three-time reigning world champions, but according to Taurua, the Ferns' lack of fight on the court was exposed.

After struggling to combat the Australian's iconic one-on-one defensive style, Taurua urged the Ferns to toughen up and stop playing the victim.

"I think for those moments when we're getting hit, we go somewhere else, we become very reactive and what I call 'victim mode," Taurua said after the match.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
The Silver Ferns struggled against the tough Australian defensive style. Photo / Photosport
The Silver Ferns struggled against the tough Australian defensive style. Photo / Photosport

"Physicality is one of their styles and we need to be able to handle that physicality, take the body on, and execute … I think we got caught up in it instead of knowing that's what we need to expect.

"We need to be able to deliver the ball and execute under pressure so the more that that happens to us and I can detach those feelings, then I can work that mental side of our game."

Taurua's call for tougher play was similar to comments she made after reviewing the Ferns' record 52-39 loss against England in the Quad Series opener in Auckland.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Admitting that the Ferns were simply being out-muscled, Taurua labelled the two losses as reality checks suggesting that it was another reminder of how world netball had continued to progress without kiwi representation during the regular season.

Noeline Taurua believed that the Ferns needed a shift in mindset. Photo / Photosport
Noeline Taurua believed that the Ferns needed a shift in mindset. Photo / Photosport

"Like all teams, it's very competitive out there and we cannot rely on the umpire's call," she said.

"We've just got to know that that's how it's going to be, we have enough skill to be able to work off that and execute and deliver under that pressure so I'd like a shift in our mindset, that physicality is part of the game and we don't need to be surprised about it."

The Ferns will have just over a week to individually rest and regroup before enduring their second training camp on October 2 where Taurua will be tasked with another quick turnaround to address the issues identified.

Discover more

Netball

Vastly improved Silver Ferns overpower Proteas

18 Sep 09:15 AM
Sport

Netball Quad Series: Silver Ferns to pick up weaknesses in Proteas game ahead of clash with Australia

18 Sep 10:32 AM
Silver Ferns

As it happened: Silver Ferns v Australia

23 Sep 02:40 AM
Silver Ferns

Australia conquer Silver Ferns to win Quad Series

23 Sep 04:52 AM
The Silver Ferns will play Australia next month in the Constelaltion Cup Series. Photo / Photosport
The Silver Ferns will play Australia next month in the Constelaltion Cup Series. Photo / Photosport

Although disappointed to have only been able to claim one win from the Series, Taurua said she was overall pleased with her new side's efforts and felt she was clearer on what needed to be done in the coming weeks ahead of the Constellation Cup.

"Obviously it's all about winning, for us to only win one game out of the three is probably in one respect not a good start, but secondly there have been improvements every time we've taken the court," she said.

"I know where we clearly are at and what the plan is moving forward but I couldn't be more happier and pleased with the team and their willingness to be better and represent New Zealand well."

The Silver Ferns will play the first of four test matches against the Diamonds when the Constellation Cup tips off on October 7.

Save

    Share this article

Latest from Netball

Silver Ferns

Australian Super Netball clubs circle for Silver Ferns vice-captain

17 Jun 06:00 PM
Netball

Magic take home second win in a row against Stars

10 Jun 04:33 AM
Analysis

Blowouts and surprises: Magic outshine Stars in unpredictable season

10 Jun 02:00 AM

Help for those helping hardest-hit

sponsored
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Netball

Australian Super Netball clubs circle for Silver Ferns vice-captain

Australian Super Netball clubs circle for Silver Ferns vice-captain

17 Jun 06:00 PM

Kate Heffernan wants the Silver Ferns eligibility rules to change.

Magic take home second win in a row against Stars

Magic take home second win in a row against Stars

10 Jun 04:33 AM
Blowouts and surprises: Magic outshine Stars in unpredictable season

Blowouts and surprises: Magic outshine Stars in unpredictable season

10 Jun 02:00 AM
Hip ray, hip ray: Is it time to ditch netball's post-game huddle?

Hip ray, hip ray: Is it time to ditch netball's post-game huddle?

05 Jun 02:30 AM
How a Timaru mum of three budding chefs stretched her grocery shop
sponsored

How a Timaru mum of three budding chefs stretched her grocery shop

NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • NZ Herald e-editions
  • Daily puzzles & quizzes
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Subscribe to the NZ Herald newspaper
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP