“I’m looking forward to the penultimate home game of the season against Mavericks. Mavericks always prove to be tough opposition for us as they always bring it.”
“They are known to be a really defensive team which makes it difficult for the opposition to break them down, so we’re going to have to ensure that we are firing on all cylinders. We’re going to have to be smart with our ball to ensure we are not giving them opportunities to take ball off us. I’m really looking for us to be clinical in possession and starve the opposition off ball.”
“Overall I’m looking forward to putting out a good performance which will hopefully result in a good result to push on as we strive for the top two finish.”
Karen Greig, Head Coach and Franchise Director
Game Day Details
Location:
Belle Vue Arena
Timings:
5.00pm – Doors open
5.15pm – Curtain raiser game: Thunder U23s vs Mavericks U23s
(The curtain raiser games are included in the cost of your ticket)
7.30pm – Main NSL game: Manchester Thunder vs Saracens Mavericks
The game will consist of 4 x fifteen minute quarters, with a 4 minute break between quarters 1 and 3, and a 12 minute break at half time.
Tickets:
Tickets are available to purchase online until 12pm on Friday 17th May 2024 via our ticketing partner Ticketline by clicking here.
If you are looking to purchase group tickets (10 or more) please click here.
There will be a very limited amount of tickets available on the door, and you will be able to pay using card or cash.
Where to Watch:
The game will be broadcast live on BBC iPlayer from 7.25pm.
We will also be giving live updates on our Twitter feed which you can view here.
Our Opposition – Saracens Mavericks
Head Coach:
Camilla Buchanan
2024 Results:
Round 1: Dragons 48 | Mavericks 48
Round 2: Mavericks 53 | Rhinos 44
Round 3: Storm 59 | Mavericks 48
Round 4: Mavericks 46 | Lightning 66
Round 5: Team Bath 48 | Mavericks 60
Round 6: Sirens 50 | Mavericks 71
Round 7: Mavericks 56 | Stars 58
Round 8: Mavericks 46 | Thunder 70
Round 9: Pulse 45 | Mavericks 43
Round 10: Lightning 68 | Mavericks 60
Round 11: Mavericks 53 | Bath 44
Round 12: Mavericks 57 | Sirens 41
Round 13: Rhinos 59 | Mavericks 49
Current Placing = 6th (16 points)
Current Form = LWWLLLLWWLLWD
2023 Results:
Round 9: Mavericks 56 | Thunder 63
Round 19: Thunder 75 | Mavericks 48
2023 Placing = 5th (24 points)
Player(s) To Watch:
South African shooter, Ine-Mari Venter or Brittany Clark in there will definitely pose a threat and players to watch out for in the Mavericks squad. They’re highly accurate and not afraid to shoot from anywhere so it’s going to be a tough day to our defence unit to be able to break them down. We’re going to have to have a full team performance across the whole squad of twelve.>
