Swifts storm home over Giants in Super Netball derby

The NSW Swifts have enhanced their reputation as Super Netball's comeback masters with a thrilling 67-64 win over the Giants in the NSW derby at Ken Rosewall Arena.

After falling behind by five in the fourth quarter on Saturday evening, the Swifts - for the third week in a row - found a way to turn stress into success down the stretch.

The third-placed Swifts (4-2) conjured six of the last seven goals to seize control of the arm wrestle in the last six minutes.

Maddy Proud and Paige Hadley celebrated their selection in the Australian squad for this year's World Cup in South Africa with fine midcourt performances.

Fellow Diamond Sarah Klau's enormous aerial intercept inside the last 90 seconds officially terminated the Giants' hopes.

"We like to keep the fans entertained because we don't like to do it easy, that's for sure," Proud said.

"It would be nice to win by a little bit more and not in the dying seconds.

"We've learnt to be able to grind out games in the last few weeks."

English great Jo Harten, who recently announced her retirement from international netball, took her place in the Giants' shooting circle and showed no ill-effects from the left knee injury she suffered last week.

Her presence and leadership, propelled by wing attack Maddie Hay's playmaking, helped the Giants move ahead 16-13 at quarter-time.

Defender Maddy Turner shrugged off the disappointment of missing out on World Cup selection by lifting the Swifts in the second stanza, conjuring three intercepts as the momentum changed hands.

The Swifts moved ahead by five on a 5-0 burst, lost their lead momentarily following a rush of Giants super shots, then seized it back when Jamaican spearhead Romelda Aiken-George buried a two-pointer on the halftime buzzer.

The neck-and-neck nature continued in the third term, which finished with the Giants up 52-51 after Dwyer and Helen Housby took turns in landing two-point bombs in a long-range shooting exhibition.

Aiken-George, incredibly, missed three straight close-range shots in a matter of seconds, while at the other end the Giants eased ahead by five.

But then the Swifts, led by Proud, found another gear, which found the Giants were incapable of keeping pace.

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