The last time the South Coast Blaze open's team faced GWS Fury was in the playoffs, where the former came out triumphant taking the win and seventh place.

Unfortunately this time, the game was a tale of two halves that saw the Blaze come storming home but it was just not enough to snatch the win.

Early on, the Fury broke the Blaze centre pass for a 3-2 lead, before goal-keeper Tegan Holland pulled in a ball.

A poor start, a few missed goals and some turnovers, saw Blaze quickly down 10-2 after the first six minutes.

Coach Marji Parr got the substitutes rolling early and reverted back to her previous starting defensive line with Te-Arn Bradley and Elecia Parrott on at goal-defence and wing-defence respectively.

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Danielle Di Bartolo rewarded Blaze with a mid-range goal five seconds after coming on at goal-shooter and with just over four minutes remaining, the Blaze were down 15-8.

A Katelyn Begley hustle paid off with an intercept, nicely finished off by Danielle Di Bartolo - reducing the margin to 19-9.

In the end, the Fury dominated the first quarter, going to the break up at 22-10.

The second quarter started with Blaze on the back foot and Fury aimed to increase their lead.

The Blaze line-up was the same until Kristina Brice came on at goal-shooter halfway through the quarter.

The Fury went to the half-time break with an 18-goal (42-24) lead.

"Go back to basics," captain Katelyn Begley said - the key message at half-time after a flustered first half.

In the third quarter, the Blaze roared back to life and reeled off a superb run to take the quarter by a massive 17 goals.

Setting themselves up for a fourth-quarter run at the Fury, the Blaze forced their opponents into several changes in the quarter.

The Blaze took the lead early in the fourth quarter, going goal for goal with the Fury.

However a couple of errors late in the game cost Blaze the win, going down 61-57.

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In the under 23s match, the Blaze faced off with the Fury for the second time ever.

The Fury fought early for a 4-1 lead in the first five minutes.

Goal-shooter Ky-Mani Schwenke missed some early attempts but centre Abbey Baker intercepted to help Blaze score their second goal.

Mia Evans came on at goal-attack for Emily Dunn halfway through the first quarter, with the Fury up 7-3.

Emily Dunn put the wing-attack bib on and came back on with five minutes remaining.

The quarter ended with a 13-8 lead to the Fury.

The Blaze remained unchanged, coming back on for the second quarter.

Great ball speed from the Blaze saw them draw within two goals, with the centre pass to come.

A run of five goals was halted as the Fury took over to score their first goal of the quarter three minutes in, with the score level at 13-all.

Rolling substitutes saw Sharnee Behr on at wing-defence and Annalise Chadrawy on at goal-keeper for Gabby Eaton and Aimee Landrigan respectively.

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The Blaze went ahead with a six-goal (28-22) lead after they successfully secured 11 goals in the second quarter.

In the third quarter, South Coast put on a lead at 32-24 but Fury wouldn't let them get far.

Two offside calls in a row halted momentum for the Blaze but Annalise Chadrawy's loose ball pick-up helped Blaze to maintain a 10-goal lead.

Ky-Mani Schwenke scored on the hooter, which saw Blaze's lead continue with a further seven goals, finishing the quarter up 45-32.

Chloe Burden came onto the court at goal-keeper and Mackenzie Farrow on at goal-shooter, providing fresh legs.

A sharp read saw Chloe Burden snatch an intercept with less than two minutes left.

The Blaze took the win at 58-49, to beat a previously undefeated GWS Fury.

The Blaze take on the Panthers in round five, with the under 23s at 7pm and open's at 8.45pm.

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