October 19, 2024 • 6 mins
The Silver Ferns are expected to go head-to-head against Australia in the first Constellation Cup game, to be held at Auckland's TSB Arena.
The first test is expected to begin at 7:30pm tonight.
Silver Fern Maddy Gordon joined Piney to discuss the team's odds against current cup-holders - Australia.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Fine
from Newstalk zed B.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Silver Ferns start their four test Constellation Cup series tonight
in Wellington before tests in Auckland, then across in Perth
and Melbourne. It's the first time the Silver Ferns have
taken to the court since losing the Tiny Jamison series
to England. Just seconds remained and there it is. For
(00:32):
the Silver Ferns. They do want a chest yeah, but
a two to one series loss in the Tiny Jamison
against England. Joined ahead of the Constellation Cup opener by
Silver Ferns midquarter Maddie Gordon Maddie before we look ahead
to the Constellation Cup, how do you reflect back on
that narrow series loss to England in the Tiny Jamison Trophy.
Speaker 3 (00:53):
Definitely was a tough one. We thought late leading into
the series we felt good and we thought we all
had under control, but obviously we had two losses there
which we really looked hard at. But I think the
exciting thing is we weren't far off. It's just little tweaks.
So hopefully we've worked really hard in camp and this
lead up and hopefully we've fixed that going into this
Constellation Cup series.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
All right, so just just drill down into that a
little bit for us, the tweaks that you've had to make.
What are the main things you've been focusing on between
the tiny jamison and now, Yeah.
Speaker 3 (01:23):
I think what obviously most people would have seen with
us to record attack, which we're definitely you know, bringing
the ball down, linking our defenders into our attackers to
bring that ball down strongly. That's definitely been one thing
we've looked at, and also just harding us on our
CPA and CPD. Obviously we had good numbers that we
were just a tiny bit off, so if we get
those all under control, we should be good. And I've
(01:43):
then obviously our turnover it has been a bit too
high for us, So we've definitely worked on all that
ball position, been put under seaps of pressure sets to
hold the ball.
Speaker 2 (01:52):
Can you just just clarify those acronyms for us, Maddie,
What so CPA CPD.
Speaker 3 (01:57):
Of course, yes, CPA so that's our center park and
then CPD is our center part defense, so both en so,
how we're stopping the IV is getting for into the
attacking in and then obviously with us fixing up on
our getting our ball into our shooting in.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
So that heavily involves you obviously as a as a
mid quarter. So how are you feeling heading into this
Constellation Cup series?
Speaker 3 (02:20):
It's you feeling really good. I think this lead up
has been really good. I think I personally made a shift,
a step up and hopefully people can see that leading
us into these games.
Speaker 2 (02:30):
You beat Australia in both home tests last year and
I think in both home tests the year before that
in the Constellation Cup series. So how much confidence do
you get from results like that knowing that that beating
Australia on home soil is something that you've done pretty
regularly recently.
Speaker 3 (02:45):
No, definitely we take a lot of confidence, and I think,
especially because it's the two new dealing game first, if
we can get those two under our belt, I think
it'll give us really good confidence to try and get
them in Australia as well.
Speaker 2 (02:56):
Yeah. Well, on the other side of the coin, and
I guess on the other side of the Tasman winds
have been harder to come by, haven't they, So why
is it so difficult to beat them over there? Yeah?
Speaker 3 (03:05):
I think it comes onto a lot of it as
their crowd and their arenas. Like I think they're huge.
The crowd gets behind them, and I think sometimes I
guess it could be a bit intimidating, but I think
we just got to shut that out. Yeah, believe in
ourselves and just go out their heart and just silence
them early.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
It's been a bit of a disrupted year for you.
Maddie had a prolonged stint on the sidelines during the
A and Z Premiership with an ankle injury. I believe
are you all one hundred percent right now?
Speaker 1 (03:32):
Yes?
Speaker 3 (03:33):
Injury is all all one hundred percent. It was kind
of good that I had a little bit of time
between A and SAID and trials to get myself one
hundred percent right. I think like most people would have
had a break because they have had the full season,
but because I kind of had my little break in
season that I was able to just carry on and
get myself right. So yeah, leading us into these camping series,
I'm one hundred percent, which is good news.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
It was ankle, wasn't it? And did the recovery go
to plan?
Speaker 3 (03:57):
Did it? You know?
Speaker 2 (03:59):
Did you were you out for what the length of
time you thought you were going to be out for?
Speaker 3 (04:04):
Yeah, so I did my ligaments and also quite a
bad bone bruising. But yeah, going into it, I was
supposed to it was twelve weeks out, but I stood
it early and I got back in ten weeks, which
is awesome. And there, Yeah, it was a little bit
of struggle. Obviously, with bone bruising, I lost quite a
bit of mobility in my ankle, so I was really
just building that back up, which took me a while.
(04:24):
There's a thing called Nita Wall, which is try to
get your like me touching the wall, and I was
in the negatives and I had to be at ten,
so that was a bit of a struggle. But once
I got there, it was all smooth sailing from there.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
Good to hear. All Right, So you've got Grace Wicket
for this series, but beyond that next year she's obviously
playing her domestic Nepple in Australia, so you won't have
her for the Silver Ferns next year. Are you starting
to plan for life without Grace Wicket.
Speaker 3 (04:50):
At the moment. No, I think we're just kind of
focusing on what we can do this year and how
we can beat these Ausies. But obviously it's definitely going
to be a huge loss when she goes. But I
think at this stage we're just focusing on the prison
and we can worry about that.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
And are you hearing any whispers about netball's place at
the next Commonwealth Games? We know Glasgow is going to
be a reduced games in terms of the number of sports.
Have you heard any whispers or rumors about whether the
netball's going to be there or not?
Speaker 3 (05:18):
No, Sorr, I actually haven't. I think obviously Calm games
didn't even like, we weren't even sure it was happening.
So it's great news that it is still happening, But
I haven't heard any whispers about the netball and that
part of it.
Speaker 2 (05:29):
All right, Well, keep our air to the ground on
that one. Just finally, Maddie, Wellington crowd. You're from Wellington,
obviously you get good energy from the crowd during the
domestic netball season. You feel as though you'll get that
tonight as well when the Australians are on the court
against New Zealand.
Speaker 3 (05:44):
Yeah, it's great as we love the Wellington crowds and
especially just TSB itself. It just brings such a good vibe.
So and have you even talked to a couple of
the other girls who aren't from here, and they even
said they loved playing at TSB, So I think we're
really excited to play there. I think the Wellington crowd
bring their a game, they threst up their super louds,
so yeah, we're really excited to play in front of them.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
I bet they're excited as well. Hey, Maddie, all the
best for tonight's first Constellation Cup Test and for the
rest of the series. I appreciate you taking the time
for a chat.
Speaker 3 (06:10):
Awesome, No, thank you very much.
Speaker 2 (06:11):
No, thank you, Maddie. Maddie Gordon there mid quarter for
the Silver Ferns. So four test matches against Australia. First
two are here Wellington tonight, then Auckland, Perth and Melbourne
for the Constellation Cup Netball Trophy final appearance on court
this year for the Silver Ferns.
Speaker 1 (06:28):
For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live
to News Talk zed B weekends from midday or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio.
You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Fine
from Newstalk zed B.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Silver Ferns start their four test Constellation Cup series tonight
in Wellington before tests in Auckland, then across in Perth
and Melbourne. It's the first time the Silver Ferns have
taken to the court since losing the Tiny Jamison series
to England. Just seconds remained and there it is. For
(00:32):
the Silver Ferns. They do want a chest yeah, but
a two to one series loss in the Tiny Jamison
against England. Joined ahead of the Constellation Cup opener by
Silver Ferns midquarter Maddie Gordon Maddie before we look ahead
to the Constellation Cup, how do you reflect back on
that narrow series loss to England in the Tiny Jamison Trophy.
Speaker 3 (00:53):
Definitely was a tough one. We thought late leading into
the series we felt good and we thought we all
had under control, but obviously we had two losses there
which we really looked hard at. But I think the
exciting thing is we weren't far off. It's just little tweaks.
So hopefully we've worked really hard in camp and this
lead up and hopefully we've fixed that going into this
Constellation Cup series.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
All right, so just just drill down into that a
little bit for us, the tweaks that you've had to make.
What are the main things you've been focusing on between
the tiny jamison and now, Yeah.
Speaker 3 (01:23):
I think what obviously most people would have seen with
us to record attack, which we're definitely you know, bringing
the ball down, linking our defenders into our attackers to
bring that ball down strongly. That's definitely been one thing
we've looked at, and also just harding us on our
CPA and CPD. Obviously we had good numbers that we
were just a tiny bit off, so if we get
those all under control, we should be good. And I've
(01:43):
then obviously our turnover it has been a bit too
high for us, So we've definitely worked on all that
ball position, been put under seaps of pressure sets to
hold the ball.
Speaker 2 (01:52):
Can you just just clarify those acronyms for us, Maddie,
What so CPA CPD.
Speaker 3 (01:57):
Of course, yes, CPA so that's our center park and
then CPD is our center part defense, so both en so,
how we're stopping the IV is getting for into the
attacking in and then obviously with us fixing up on
our getting our ball into our shooting in.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
So that heavily involves you obviously as a as a
mid quarter. So how are you feeling heading into this
Constellation Cup series?
Speaker 3 (02:20):
It's you feeling really good. I think this lead up
has been really good. I think I personally made a shift,
a step up and hopefully people can see that leading
us into these games.
Speaker 2 (02:30):
You beat Australia in both home tests last year and
I think in both home tests the year before that
in the Constellation Cup series. So how much confidence do
you get from results like that knowing that that beating
Australia on home soil is something that you've done pretty
regularly recently.
Speaker 3 (02:45):
No, definitely we take a lot of confidence, and I think,
especially because it's the two new dealing game first, if
we can get those two under our belt, I think
it'll give us really good confidence to try and get
them in Australia as well.
Speaker 2 (02:56):
Yeah. Well, on the other side of the coin, and
I guess on the other side of the Tasman winds
have been harder to come by, haven't they, So why
is it so difficult to beat them over there? Yeah?
Speaker 3 (03:05):
I think it comes onto a lot of it as
their crowd and their arenas. Like I think they're huge.
The crowd gets behind them, and I think sometimes I
guess it could be a bit intimidating, but I think
we just got to shut that out. Yeah, believe in
ourselves and just go out their heart and just silence
them early.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
It's been a bit of a disrupted year for you.
Maddie had a prolonged stint on the sidelines during the
A and Z Premiership with an ankle injury. I believe
are you all one hundred percent right now?
Speaker 1 (03:32):
Yes?
Speaker 3 (03:33):
Injury is all all one hundred percent. It was kind
of good that I had a little bit of time
between A and SAID and trials to get myself one
hundred percent right. I think like most people would have
had a break because they have had the full season,
but because I kind of had my little break in
season that I was able to just carry on and
get myself right. So yeah, leading us into these camping series,
I'm one hundred percent, which is good news.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
It was ankle, wasn't it? And did the recovery go
to plan?
Speaker 3 (03:57):
Did it? You know?
Speaker 2 (03:59):
Did you were you out for what the length of
time you thought you were going to be out for?
Speaker 3 (04:04):
Yeah, so I did my ligaments and also quite a
bad bone bruising. But yeah, going into it, I was
supposed to it was twelve weeks out, but I stood
it early and I got back in ten weeks, which
is awesome. And there, Yeah, it was a little bit
of struggle. Obviously, with bone bruising, I lost quite a
bit of mobility in my ankle, so I was really
just building that back up, which took me a while.
(04:24):
There's a thing called Nita Wall, which is try to
get your like me touching the wall, and I was
in the negatives and I had to be at ten,
so that was a bit of a struggle. But once
I got there, it was all smooth sailing from there.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
Good to hear. All Right, So you've got Grace Wicket
for this series, but beyond that next year she's obviously
playing her domestic Nepple in Australia, so you won't have
her for the Silver Ferns next year. Are you starting
to plan for life without Grace Wicket.
Speaker 3 (04:50):
At the moment. No, I think we're just kind of
focusing on what we can do this year and how
we can beat these Ausies. But obviously it's definitely going
to be a huge loss when she goes. But I
think at this stage we're just focusing on the prison
and we can worry about that.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
And are you hearing any whispers about netball's place at
the next Commonwealth Games? We know Glasgow is going to
be a reduced games in terms of the number of sports.
Have you heard any whispers or rumors about whether the
netball's going to be there or not?
Speaker 3 (05:18):
No, Sorr, I actually haven't. I think obviously Calm games
didn't even like, we weren't even sure it was happening.
So it's great news that it is still happening, But
I haven't heard any whispers about the netball and that
part of it.
Speaker 2 (05:29):
All right, Well, keep our air to the ground on
that one. Just finally, Maddie, Wellington crowd. You're from Wellington,
obviously you get good energy from the crowd during the
domestic netball season. You feel as though you'll get that
tonight as well when the Australians are on the court
against New Zealand.
Speaker 3 (05:44):
Yeah, it's great as we love the Wellington crowds and
especially just TSB itself. It just brings such a good vibe.
So and have you even talked to a couple of
the other girls who aren't from here, and they even
said they loved playing at TSB, So I think we're
really excited to play there. I think the Wellington crowd
bring their a game, they threst up their super louds,
so yeah, we're really excited to play in front of them.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
I bet they're excited as well. Hey, Maddie, all the
best for tonight's first Constellation Cup Test and for the
rest of the series. I appreciate you taking the time
for a chat.
Speaker 3 (06:10):
Awesome, No, thank you very much.
Speaker 2 (06:11):
No, thank you, Maddie. Maddie Gordon there mid quarter for
the Silver Ferns. So four test matches against Australia. First
two are here Wellington tonight, then Auckland, Perth and Melbourne
for the Constellation Cup Netball Trophy final appearance on court
this year for the Silver Ferns.
Speaker 1 (06:28):
For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live
to News Talk zed B weekends from midday or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio.
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