Watch out world.
Australia has won its third-straight Netball World Cup with a 58-55 win over New Zealand at the final in Sydney last night.
Emotions were high for the tenacious team who wowed a world-record crowd of 16,752.
Diamonds centre Kim Green revealed the strategy was to try and tire New Zealand early in the game.
“Lisa said to put on the thigh burners and make sure that we are just relentless, we’re just having that resistant pressure the whole way down the court and we really set ourselves up in that first quarter,” she told Grandstand.
Winners.
Speaking after the game crowd favourite Julie Corletto was obviously emotional about her departure from the diamonds.
After 52 Tests and three world titles, the 28-year-old is retiring from netball.
“I was trying to hold my emotions back, but it’s hard,” said Corletto.
“”As you can see I’m pretty much broken now,” she said gesturing to her knees both packed with ice.
“But I got a gold medal so there’s nothing sweeter than that to finish on such a high.”
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Captain Laura Geitz said Corletto was an inspiration.
“I don’t think any of you sitting here understand just what this girl puts herself through to be out on court and just what she brings to the team.
“She inspires every single person that wears the green and gold.
“And she just deserves all the success, she’s one of the most amazing human beings.”
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