Share Wasps Netball fell just short of a historic third successive league title in a 57-52 loss against Manchester Thunder at the Copper Box Arena. It marked the first season the Black and Golds have missed out on the title since joining the Vitality Netball Superleague. Mel Mansfield’s side led going into the fourth-quarter but Thunder produced a perfect final 15 minutes to secure their third title and first since 2014. Mansfield said: “It didn’t quite happen for us. We played well in quarters one and three but we needed to play better for longer. “There were huge momentum shifts in the game, we started strongly but Thunder made very few errors and we found it really difficult to win ball. “I was really pleased after half-time with the response but we made a couple of crucial errors in the final quarter which ended up being really important. “It’s been a hugely enjoyable season and today didn’t change that, this group is fantastic and they kept battling right to the end. “We’ve still got an incredible team and set-up at Wasps and we’ll certainly come back fighting next season.” Related news post 16th Dec 2024 Manchester Thunder announce leadership team for 2025 Reading: 3 mins Manchester Thunder Tags: Grand Final Mel Mansfield Wasps Netball Previous Story VNSL 2019 All Star VII Next Story Greig and Cardwell hail Thunder heroics More News 20th Dec 2024 wpforms Event Accreditation – Netball Super League – Super Cup 2025 Reading: 6 mins 16th Dec 2024 News Manchester Thunder announce leadership team for 2025 Reading: 3 mins 6th Dec 2024 News The Netball Super League introduces the two-goal Super Shot ahead of new rules and innovations for the 2025 season Reading: 4 mins 25th Nov 2024 News Catching up with Nottingham Forest Netball’s Rhea Dixon as she makes her international debut Reading: 6 mins 21st Nov 2024 News Netball Super League confirms new Board of Directors to lead the League into the new era of professionalisation Reading: 4 mins More Google Ad – MPU – Right Column