Great result. Well done the Phoenix women. And the Nix management, good return on their investment into the women’s team this year, and getting a quality coach. Wonder where Vlok will end up, she is class
What a game, superb effort from all involved. From fan to player to groundsfolk. Can be very proud of that and I’m glad they got the result they’ve been striving for. I got nervous when woods missed those glorious chances but then she got that winner.
Can’t wait for the grand final. Wife is out that evening so me and my boys will be tuning in!
Bloody awesome. Huge team effort. Big ups to Jale though. Think she won everything in the air that came her way. And those girls that have been in this team from the early days just brilliant. Now for Bev to get this team up for one more huge performance.
Just booked my flights and accommodation for the Grand Final. Anyone else going? Anyone started a Grand Final thread? I am assuming we will get the usual little corner of yellow allocated at AAMI park for Phoenix fans.
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Still hard to believe after all the years of frustration, the times we came close (especially 09/10 and 23/24) with the men, we’re finally making a GF.
We will be the underdogs next Saturday, but if anyone can motivate, get the ladies ready for this, it’s Bev.
Typhoon wrote: Just booked my flights and accommodation for the Grand Final. Anyone else going? Anyone started a Grand Final thread? I am assuming we will get the usual little corner of yellow allocated at AAMI park for Phoenix fans.
Talking to people after the game there are at least half a dozen of us going over from Wellington, plus some dedicated Nix supporters from Sydney and Canberra coming down to join us and VicNix.
It’d be nice for once to get the South Terrace as the away team, but yeah we’ll probably end up in that corner bay again.
martinb wrote: Well that’s a bit of an awkward one the commentator says.
Dangerous play as we call it. Not in control, two feet off the deck over, through and around the ball.
Commentators talk nonsense and I’m not sure the ref has cards or knows what a fowl is. We haven’t been as sharp this half and probably deserve what might come to us having not taken our chances. Trivia question - when was YF shirts off not a thing after winning at 80min..
Typhoon wrote: Just booked my flights and accommodation for the Grand Final. Anyone else going? Anyone started a Grand Final thread? I am assuming we will get the usual little corner of yellow allocated at AAMI park for Phoenix fans.
Think you will find there are a few of us heading over. a few bookings being made after the game
Noah4thenix wrote: Far ooooout those last few minutes dragged by way too slowly. This is so legendary!
The last 15! I wasnt enamored with 15 mins of sit deep and hammer the ball down the other end, forgetting possession. But it worked, the defence looked pretty robust I thought.
Typhoon wrote: Just booked my flights and accommodation for the Grand Final. Anyone else going? Anyone started a Grand Final thread? I am assuming we will get the usual little corner of yellow allocated at AAMI park for Phoenix fans.
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Typhoon wrote: Just booked my flights and accommodation for the Grand Final. Anyone else going? Anyone started a Grand Final thread? I am assuming we will get the usual little corner of yellow allocated at AAMI park for Phoenix fans.
Booked my flights and accommodation tonight! I'm coming from Sydney though so a bit of an easier one for me
Gosh what a ride that was. Proud of this team and of course the staff and all they have done. Crowd was absolutely fantastic, chanting pretty much the whole way through. Heard Joshy you're a goal keeper chant, was he there? Assume so. I didn't spot any of the mens team. Saw Iffy and his daughter. Sat not too far away from Michael Mayne, he didn't once clap or celebrate the goal or win.
Procrastinixing wrote: Gosh what a ride that was. Proud of this team and of course the staff and all they have done. Crowd was absolutely fantastic, chanting pretty much the whole way through. Heard Joshy you're a goal keeper chant, was he there?
Yep, he came and joined us in the Fever zone for a while, even got on the drums briefly I think.
Procrastinixing wrote: Gosh what a ride that was. Proud of this team and of course the staff and all they have done. Crowd was absolutely fantastic, chanting pretty much the whole way through. Heard Joshy you're a goal keeper chant, was he there?
Yep, he came and joined us in the Fever zone for a while, even got on the drums briefly I think.
Great day for us long suffering Nix fans. I watched this in the early hours of the morning on the other side of the world. One of my best experiance ever as a Nix supporter. The ground looked fantastic with the crowd close to the action.The YF came over loud on TV, loved the Bev banner!!!! It was a tense and hard fought match and everyone put in a shift. Shout out to young Vlok....what a talent. Bev is a great coach. Im sure she will get the team in the right zone for the grand final. They can celebrate tonight because they deserve it.
Elbo wrote: Terrible game quality wise. City will be very relaxed watching this
Why you couldnt say they were outstanding by any means if anything it could go anyway.
I thought that was an immense effort. We looked the most likely all the way through, we just needed to get it right at the pointy end.
I thought Jale was immense. Difficult to pick out too many individuals because everyone impressed me apart from Woods - and she got two goals!
Picking on some of the less accoladed players, I though Pijnenburg and Elliott stood up and put in huge shifts.
Sad to see Fraser barely involved.
Agree about Pijnenburg and Elliot. That was the best performance I've seen from Elliot. And it's been great to watch Pijnenburg gradually mature over the course of the season. For me she's the most improved player in the squad. The calm, classy way she controlled that ball deep in her own half before sending it wide for Nunn to set up the second goal was a joy to watch.
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