Effort praised by Culnane

Midway during the second term against the West Coast Warriors, Erin Culnane and her ECU Souwest Jets had the league leaders backed into a corner. Although the Warriors eventually went on to win 89-62, they were given plenty to ponder during their time down south. “The second quarter really gave us hope,” Culnane said. “They went out and fought hard, which put pressure on their mid-court. “They then really started to struggle and we kind of blew some holes in their mid-court. Then they brought on Natalie Bright and stacked their heavier guns in defence against us, along with going a little more physical. “And then we just found Donnell Wallam really smartly in that third quarter. So they kind of blew us off the court in that third quarter, but we never stopped trying.” Aside from putting on substantial mid-court pressure, Jets goal shooter Giselle Taylor worked hard, which could give the second-placed East Freo Sharks some issues on Sunday afternoon at the Gold Netball Centre. “A big shame this week is that we will lose Brooke Gibson,” Culnane said. “She has got a family event, so we will not have her in our front line. It is a shame because she was very handy for us on the weekend as well. “So we will sort of be down a wing attack, so we will have to be a bit creative in terms of how we fill that hole.”