The Queensland Firebirds kept their transtasman netball top-two hopes alive yesterday, bouncing back from successive losses to score a big win against the West Coast Fever at Challenge Stadium.
The Firebirds were looking good for a top-two spot up until the last fortnight with a shock defeat by defending champions Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic on the Gold Coast and then losing to the Melbourne Vixens last Sunday in Brisbane.
Queensland have improved to an 8-3 record this season to be equal with the Vixens as the battle for second spot intensifies.
The Fever have shown flashes of what they can do this season - veteran coach Norma Plummer's second season in charge - but the longer yesterday's game went on, the more her developing line-up was outclassed and the Firebirds rammed home their dominance.
The Firebirds led by just six goals at quarter-time, 11 at halftime and then 14 at the last change. They dominated the last period, outscoring the Fever 21-10 to cruise to a 25-goal victory.
