"I started good and Adam is a brilliant young player but he didn't play as good as he can tonight, and I played better," said Suljovic, the 2016 European Championship runner-up. "It's still early days in terms of our World Cup preparations and only our fourth game in two years, due to the impact of the pandemic. Not only has it been a long time since the conversations about how, and if, the 2021 Vitality Netball Superleague season could take place safely, but it's been an exceptionally long time since Thunder's last taste of knockout netball. "But she overwhelms girls with punches and pressure. We know that's what to expect. We plan on meeting her when she comes in."