By
PTE Shannon Joyce
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Edmar Scott, from the ACT men’s side, looks to pass
the ball in the team’s loss to south-east Queensland.
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Photos
by PTE Shannon Joyce
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TRADITIONAL
wooden-spooners North Queensland made a remarkable turnaround
and won the women’s final at the national combined Services
netball carnival in Brisbane for the first time.
North Queensland defeated a traditionally successful ACT side
39-25.
In the mixed final, NSW defeated the hosts, South-east Queensland,
35-23.
The male members of the losing side put the loss to the back of
their minds and refocused on their men’s final against the
ACT 10 minutes later.
The change in mindset worked as South-east Queensland put away
a determined ACT team 32-26.
Defence Netball Association president Captain Carla Watts said
the national carnival was the biggest it had been for several
years.
The five-day carnival was contested by sides from Queensland,
Victoria, NSW, ACT, Northern Territory and South Australia.
CAPT Watts said it was fantastic to see six teams in the men’s
competition for the first time.
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Kara Lukeman, an ACT player, fends off defence from a North
Queensland player during the women’s final.
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“We’d
like to encourage as many men as possible to take part in ADF
netball, and would like to see teams from Tasmania and WA at the
carnival next year,” she said.
“The women’s style of play is more on tactics and team
work, whereas the men’s is a lot harder and faster, more
body contact, more aerial play and a little less strategy.”
She said mixed netball was more of a traditional style.
Neither gender nor Service could divide teamwork as the men’s,
women’s and mixed Services teams from across the nation artfully
stepped and dodged through the round-robin competition and vied
for places in the national sides.
CAPT Watts said the combined Services all-star female netball
side that was selected at this year’s carnival would play
at the international Arafura Games in Darwin next year.
The carnival was held from October 18-22.
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THE
SCORES
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| Women's |
| North
Queensland 39 defeated ACT 25 |
| Men's |
| South-east
Queensland 32 defeated ACT 26 |
| Mixed |
| NSW
35 defeated South-east Queensland 23 |
