Diamonds great says coach 'safe for now' after Constellation Cup loss

Australia is trailing New Zealand in the Constellation Cup 2-0 and fighting to keep hold of the coveted trophy in game three in Sydney.

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Sun 25 Oct 2026 at 3:14pmSun 25 Oct 2026 at 3:14pm

Team changes

AUSTRALIA

Australia has two players out with Jamie-Lee Price nursing a calf injury and Matilda Garrett scratched from the game with concussion so this 12 is literally the only 12 players left in their Constellation Cup squad. One of the Diamonds' strength is its depth, so that's taken a hit. As has its confidence. It'll be interesting to see how they fare without this pair.

Thankfully there is some good news and that is that Kate Moloney is back fighting fight after suffering a nasty finger laceration at training. She missed the first outing but was stitched up and appeared on Wednesday night.

"The finger is fine, I had a few more stitches put in after the game but the finger is good to go," Moloney told the ABC.

NEW ZEALAND

Head coach Noeline Taurua has made a single change to her team for game three and it's caught us by surprise. In Auckland, Kimiora Poi started the match in WA and put on a solid performance. She was replaced in the team by Peta Toeava for Christchurch who went from outside the side into the starting line-up, taking hold of that WA bib. She was phenomenal and really hard to shut down. Now there's been a direct swap again. Poi in for Toeava. Keeping us on our toes! Both offer such different styles of wing attack. Maybe this is their trial for the sport for next year's World Cup?

Sun 25 Oct 2026 at 3:04pmSun 25 Oct 2026 at 3:04pm

A series recap

By Brittany Carter

If you missed Wednesday night's game in Christchurch where the Diamonds suffered a heavy defeat to the Silver Ferns 62-50 you can find our blog from game two here.

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Sun 25 Oct 2026 at 2:38pmSun 25 Oct 2026 at 2:38pm

We're at the game!

By Brittany Carter

Hello! Thanks for joining our live blog for the Constellation Cup. Brittany Carter at the Sydney SuperDome ready for game three. It's so nice to be in-person for this one. I cannot think of a better way to end the week than some international netball.

A reminder, we've already had two games played in this series for the New Zealand leg, with the Diamonds trailing 2-0 as they try to get back on track on home soil. If the Aussies win today, the series will still be alive ahead of the final match in Melbourne. However, if they lose this match the Constellation Cup will be the Silver Ferns for just the fourth time in history. There is also thought that three games might be enough for New Zealand to dethrone the Aussies from the world number one ranking spot, but the way the rankings are worked out is confusing... We do know for sure that a 4-0 cleansweep would see a change at the top.

SCHEDULE

Game 1: Sunday 18 October, 5:40pm AEDT — Auckland

New Zealand won 56-50

Game 2: Wednesday 21 October, 5:40pm AEDT —  Christchurch

New Zealand won 62-50

Game 3: Sunday 25 October, 4:00pm AEDT — Sydney

Game 4: Wednesday 28 October, 7:30pm AEDT — Melbourne