The 2007 Netball Superleague Grand Final featured Team Bath and Galleria Mavericks. Team Bath would eventually retain the title but in the grand final it was Mavericks who started the stronger and were leading 10–12 after the first quarter and 21–22 at half time. Both Rachel Dunn and Pamela Cookey initially underperformed for Team Bath. However in the third quarter, Cookey scored 7/8 while Player of the Match, Geva Mentor, made a number of key turnovers to deny Mavericks shooting opportunities. Their combined efforts saw Team Bath take the lead for the first time. However a return of 9/9 from Mavericks' Louisa Brownfield saw Team Bath lead by just 36–35 after three quarters. With just four minutes remaining the score was still 45–45. However after an injury time out, Team Bath returned the stronger with both Dunn and Cookey converting the goals that eventually saw them finish as winners by 53–45.
Route to the Final
Match summary
Teams Head Coach: Jan Crabtree
Starting 7: Rachel Dunn Pamela Cookey Tamsin Greenway Sara Bayman Natalie Seaton Ursula Bowers (c) Geva Mentor
Substitutes: Joanna Binns for Bayman (Q3)
Squad: Eboni Beckford-Chambers Sasha Corbin Gemma Fletcher Stacey Francis Serena Guthrie Samantha Perry Monique Wood Head Coach: Maggie JacksonAssistant Coaches: Fiona Murtagh and Sam Bird
Starting 7: Joanne Harten Louisa Brownfield Karen Atkinson Deb Jones Naomi Siddall Amanda Newton Janet Coulburne
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