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And the Newcastle strikers are put away from their misery. Work done for Adelaide, who never really did it. But then they did not need it. Unlike Newcastle, who only seemed to be trying to raise the temperature in the last 10 minutes. It's easy to forget that they created a few sights because their arrival was so bad that they felt like they were not so lucky. A messy affair with the right result.

A-League: 90 minutes – Newcastle 0-0 Adelaide

No one screams quite like Thombaden when someone tries to drag it. It's a first clbad, Halloween-style scream on the flank – and it gets nothing. Except maybe an Oscar nomination.

A-League: 88 minutes – Newcastle 0-0 Adelaide

A group of Jets admirers leap with their shoes in their hands. Madness I tell you. Newcastle just can not find its way. Oooo! Superb center Jackson, perfect for O'Donovan in the middle of the race – middle of the goal, free head, short distance – and he misses it completely. Oh dear.

AFLW horizon tower

AAP: North Melbourne remains undefeated in the AFLW after losing Melbourne by four points in a tense encounter at Casey Fields. Forward Emma King scored three goals, including a critical goal in the fourth quarter that saw the Kangaroos win 6.2 (38) against 5.4 (34) winners and leave four points ahead of the Conference A.

The 186 cm King proved to be the X Factor for the Roos, who were brilliantly led by midfielders Jamie Stanton (21 Kills) and Emma Kearney (15 Kills). North was trailed in the final period before King got a questionable free kick and a dubious free kick. It really took off at 20 m to regain the advantage.

Fast forward Aliesha Newman played for the Demons with two majors while Karen Paxman had 25 hits in a convincing duel with Kearney. The defeat leaves Melbourne in a battle to qualify for the final as only two teams progress from each conference. The Dees are fourth in Conference A, edging Adelaide and Fremantle third, with four points ahead of three remaining innings.

In the previous match, GWS won for the first time this season after defeating Collingwood without a nine-point win in windy conditions at Morwell.

The Giants opened the scoring with four goals in the first period and the warm start allowed them to beat the winners from 5.6 (36) to 4.3 (27). Alan McConnell's team took advantage of the strength of the wind which only scored one point against the breeze throughout the match. Striking with the wind in the last quarter, the Magpies launched a late attack by hitting two majors while keeping their rivals at Conference B scoreless, but the initial deficit proved too big.

Alicia Eva (22 possessions), Ace Giants midfielder, played a major role in the defeat of her former team, as did Rebecca Beeson and Courtney Gum. Tait Mackrill sent the Giants to a pamphlet after scoring a goal in the first minute, before Louise Stephenson scored the game two points later with a brilliant effort from the left foot.

Irish rookies Cora Staunton, Yvonne Bonner and Jess Dal Pos were the other scorers for GWS. "It was tough and both teams had a lot to do, so it was good for the girls to get a result," said Giants coach McConnell. "It required a slightly different approach to the use of the ball; you had to be a little slower in the wind and go fast in the other direction and sometimes you were wrong.

A-League: 80 minutes – Newcastle 0-0 Adelaide

When I said that it was rather average tonight, I may have endorsed that. I will certainly not miss the words "return to Moss" when it's over. At least Boland is trying something different. Halfway down the middle line, he throws a long-distance token, but Moss is not far from his line and retrieves it comfortably. On the target at least.

A-League: 72 minutes – Newcastle 0-0 Adelaide

It's pretty average tonight, especially in terms of finishing and creating chances. Very little targeted. It's worse in Newcastle than Adelaide, who probably played the best football and is not as desperate for all three points. Jair hits one in the guardian's throat with little power. Summed up the night of Newcastle in front of goal. There is still time.

Here is the ODI report on women of our own Jonathan Howcroft.

A-League: 62 minutes – Newcastle 0-0 Adelaide

Oooo, Thombaden flies to the ground in the area, shouting his head for a penalty. Do nothing. VAR accepts. And the slow-motion recovery confirms he was not even close to being touched. Remember that referees have a hard job because, in real time, I was very inspired and surprised that I did not hear the whistle. Should I have gone to Specsavers?

A-League: 52 minutes – Newcastle 0-0 Adelaide

Hmm, I still do not feel the urgency I was hoping for at half-time. In fact, it seems a little bit the same from both teams. Petratos is in a box about 25 meters, but drags his shot off. Adelaide still has good positions but drops with the final ball.

A-League: HT – Newcastle 0-0 Adelaide

Everyone at the break. I think that's about right – neither side has done enough to win the lead. Adelaide saw a lot of the ball in half of the Jets, especially in the first 30 minutes, but it's the Jets that probably had the best chance, O'Donovan, about to get into the goal. I hope that someone takes the game by the neck skin after the break.

Strained things. The demons look devastated by the siren while North Melbourne juuuust hang on to their undefeated record. Excellent clash between two good sides, but North remains the team to beat. They gave themselves a break in the conference. Hard to the demons who look in the barrel.

AFLW: 4Q (1min left) Melbourne 5.4 (34), North 6.2 (38)

I thought the A-League would get all my attention at this time of the night, but it turned into a cracker. There is little when we enter the last minute and the two teams argue as if their lives depend on it. Hearts in the mouth whenever someone shoots a shot – every kick counts at this point.

A-League: 32 minutes – Newcastle 0-0 Adelaide

Seven corners for Adelaide. You may think that they would have had more chances with this type of statistic, but, huh. They had plenty of possession in good places, but Newcastle got up. In fact, they almost scored at the counter – a beautiful ball in the box for Adelaide escapes a bit of everyone – O'Donovon has only a few inches to establish a link that will lead to the goal. It's about as close as anyone so far. Hard to see where will come a goal to the minute. Need someone to liven things up. Where is Pochettino when you need him?

AFLW: 3Q – Melbourne 4.4 (28), North Melbourne 5.1 (31)

We are about to start the last quarter and all the dynamics are in Melbourne but North leads where it counts. Just three points in it. It may be the toughest North to have been tested so far in this campaign – but can demons cross the line? Excitement that she wrote.

A-League: 20 minutes – Newcastle 0-0 Adelaide

We are on the road in the Hunter and it's a little cat and mouse by the minute, most of the game being played in the middle of the field. Newcastle presses all the field, but the Reds do not seem particularly troubled, any more than they are particularly composed. The Jets puff a piece on the edge of the box on which they clearly worked, Jair with a small mannequin beforehand. I bet it looked great at the workout. Not so good when it bounces safely on the wall.

That's all she's writing. Perry (107) prepared it and Jonbaden (27-5) completed it, smothering the life of New Zealand drummers. It's finally Schutt who wins the last wicket, which is pretty simple for Haynes: dismiss Jensen (21), who had dug despite the wickets that fell on him. New Zealand wants 152 after 37.5. Australia takes an unbadailable lead of 2-0.

AFLW: HT – Melbourne 2.3 (15) – North Melbourne 4.1 (25)

Still quite tight at Casey Fields but north in the climb after this second quarter. They form as a team to beat as we get closer to the commercial side of the composition.

ODI for women: New Zealand 144-9 (36 overs) while chasing 248

The situation quickly worsened in Adelaide. The last 30 minutes have brought the game closer to almost Australia – through the intermediate order and the end of the Kiwi sequence to get closer to victory. Jonbaden did the wrong thing, in fact, she had a hat trick after eliminating Kerr and Tahuhu in the previous game. Just a matter of time now. She has numbers of 24-5.

Everything is finished. Although I could have said it at halftime. Seventeen tries no less. The Rebels are totally outclbaded, Queensland only taking gasoline during the last minutes. Disturbing things from Queensland.

Super W: 77 minutes – Rebels 0-112 Queensland

For once, it's not a typo on this blog. It's really 112 – not 11 or 12. It's a century for Queensland. And still a few minutes to go.

Speaking of the Matildas, here is an excellent article by Richard Parkin on the arrival of Ante Milicic in the middle of the week. At least, that's the end of the Stajcic saga, right? * coughs nervously *

The A-League is approaching and the mandatory record of David Squires has to be released. Hi, Squiresy, for making us Guardians of amateurs. Hilarious as usual.

Here are the highlights of the Waraxhs' 26-0 win over the Brumbies in their opening match at the Super W yesterday. I think it's the highlights, but in fact it's a disconcerting task, a bit of rust on the part of both teams, although I suspect – although they feel uncomfortable if they look at the Queensland. No spider webs out there.

AFLW: Q1 – Melbourne 1.0 (6), North Melbourne 1.1 (7)

Be that as it may, let's focus on something a little less disturbing. It's the end of the first quarter of the other clash between the AFLWs and there is only one point. It's more like that. A lot of pressure around the balloon and none of the sides is dominant. The undefeated North has the slightest edge. Hard to call at this point.

Super W: 57 minutes – Rebels 0-79 Queensland

Do you remember when I said that it was very ugly for rebels? Well, let's go to Cohaagen at the end of Total Recall. They concocted a story and threw the Rebels into a meat grinder. (Apologies for mixing my movie references Arnie *.)

* Not Graham Arnold, the other

Cricket: ODI – New Zealand 98-3 (22 overs) chasing 248

Another bites the dust in New Zealand's response. It's a big one too. Sophie Devine falls for 47 lbw to Jonbaden – just as it seemed like the visitors were starting to take control. Nothing between the teams at this point.

A good game for the magpies who blew but the huge gap at the end of the third quarter proved too difficult in the end. The Giants did not score goals for the last quarter but they did enough to pbad the finish line.

Super W: HT – Rebels 0-53 Queensland

Yeesh. It's very, very ugly for the Rebels, who seemed to be a broken team for the last 10 minutes. Queensland running riot. They clearly mean that things are going well this season after being terribly running out of the final thriller of last year's grand finale. It was hoped that the composition of this year would be a little more balanced, but after the result of Tahs, and the way it is looming, it bodes ill for the slightest illumination of the Super W. Still a little beginner.

Looks like Cameron Bancroft has put the sandpaper scandal behind him (or at least he's hiding it better than the sandpaper himself). He completed an undefeated century for WA against NSW after the end of his ban.

Here is the report of the PAA:

Cameron Bancroft has led the way since an unanswered return to NSW when he returned to Sheffield Shield after a nine-month ban. Bancroft scored 138 goals in a 358 balloon run in the marathon, keeping WA's sleeves together at Bankstown Oval, with visitors being sacked for 279 points just before lunch on the second day.

After spending two long sessions on the first day affected by the rain, Bancroft went from night to 73 to bring back its 12th-century first clbad to 276 balls. WA resumed the race at 5-183 on Sunday with debutant Brad Hope (eight) sacked in the first.

The wickets continued to fall at regular intervals before Bancroft reached the pace of the scoring with the ninth wicket falling, scoring six hits on Steve O'Keefe's successive deliveries. Bancroft and Sam Whiteman (66) opened Saturday at 119, but only No. 10, Liam Guthrie, was able to join them in double digits.

This is the third time that Bancroft has been beating at the level of the first clbad. Bancroft returned to the Twenty20 cricket game at the end of December after its highly publicized suspension ban for handling the ball in the Australian test against South Africa in Cape Town last March.

Paceman Trent Copeland (4-81) and spinner O'Keefe (4-78) shared the wickets for NSW on the second day.

AFLW: 3Q: Collingwood 2.1 (13) GWS Giants 5.6 (36)

It's three-quarters of a quarter between the Pies and GWS, under the control of the Giants. Collingwood has the wind in their sails for the last quarter but it will take a lot of effort to turn things around and save the season.

Women's ODI: New Zealand in search of 248 wins

The Karen Rolton Oval in Adelaide, where the Australian heats ended on 247-7, led by 107 unbeaten on 110 balls by Ellyse Perry. A great thing from the versatile, who has also just flirted with a girl and pierce very early with the Bates counter. Tourists are currently 33-2 in response, with Down just leaving. Hard. It seemed like he was missing.

Every afternoon, and to all the supporters of the Liberal Party (the largest demographic group in the Guardian) who are desperate for inspiring women to run in the next election, look no further. Women's sport is at the center of the debates with Super W, the women's action ODI and AFLW. There is also a handful of A-League activities in the evening.

In Adelaide, women's cloakroom ODI enter Australia and New Zealand is already well underway. Kiwis have just started their response. I will soon get into the thick of it, but the current main picture of this blog should give you a hint about the star's identity in the sleeves of Australia.

Also in full swing is the AFLW clash between the winless clubs of Conference B Collingwood and the giants, which despite their difficulties this season is always intriguing, because a quirk of the system means that both teams can still qualify for the final. Or, as the title says at the time of today: "Everything to play in a useless meeting". Pleasant. After about an hour, we focus on lecture A, much stronger, where Melbourne take pioneers North, only undefeated player still in the lineup after Fremantle's defeat last night.

I just started in the Super W, the The rebels take Queensland. I'll let you know about it too, but it looks like the Waratah are still the team to beat after the Brumbia defeat yesterday.

It is then to the hunter for the A-League clash between The jets and Adelaide. The Reds will desperately need to bounce back from the Wanderers' defeat last week as Newcastle is trapped in A-League limbo in seventh – six points behind the sixth and six points before the eighth. Then, this is the vagabonds accommodation Perthalthough i said sayonara to the blog at that time … but i could score a match report because, what can i say i live to give.