WANL 2023: Dominant showing from Rangers grounds Souwest Jets

A dominant Rangers outfit has kept the Souwest Jets grounded for yet another week, this time setting an unwanted losing margin record for their season so far. The Rangers and the Jets faced off during round 11 of the 2023 WA Netball League season at the Gold Netball Centre on Sunday, which acted as the competition’s First Nations round. The Jets had a solid start during the opening term, keeping up with the Rangers across the court to trail by just five goals by quarter-time. But the Rangers kicked into high gear from the second quarter and proceeded to run away with the contest. The Jets were overwhelmed by the Rangers’ defences and struggled to hit the scoreboard throughout the second and third quarters. Dominant shooting efforts by Georgia Pitt and Abbey Hicks saw the Rangers outscore the Jets 20-8 and 22-6 respectively. While the Jets managed to keep the Rangers to 17 goals for the final term, it was too late to play catch-up as the Rangers went on to win 74-33. The 41-goal margin sets the Jets’ unwanted record of their biggest deficit of the season so far with just three more rounds to go until the end of the home and away season. Meanwhile in the 20 and under competition, a solid showing in the third quarter was not enough for the Jets to topple the Rangers, who won 72-40. The Jets will have extra time to regroup ahead of round 12 as the WANL season takes a break for the 2023 Fuel 2 Go & Play Association Championships taking place during the WA Day long weekend. Following the break, the Jets will return to the Eaton Recreation Centre where they will go head-to-head against the East Freo Sharks.