The debate over the increased physicality in the transtasman netball league erupted again yesterday.
Magic sharpshooter Irene van Dyk hit out at the rough-house tactics of the West Coast Fever defenders following her side's 57-51 loss in Perth. It was Fever's first win over the Magic.
The veteran shooter, always a target of opposition defences, launched a measured, but stinging attack on the Fever defenders Eboni Beckford-Chambers and Josie Janz.
After copping a constant battering under the goal yesterday, van Dyk dished out a few hits of her own in the post-match interview.
"I've been playing netball for a very long time, and I can honestly say I have never come across a defensive pair that are as physical and get away with murder," the 40-year-old super shooter said. "There's a fine line between playing with skill and coming out and being dirty, and I think they crossed the line."
