Diamonds coach Stacey Marinkovich is comfortable with the Constellation Cup umpiring after seeking clarification on Australia's whopping penalty count in game two in New Zealand.
Australia gave away 84 penalties to New Zealand's 53 in Christchurch, with the world No.1 side suffering a 62-50 defeat.
That means they need a victory in the two return matches to level the trans-Tasman series, starting with game three at Afterpay Arena in Sydney on Sunday.
The Diamonds haven't found any regular time success in New Zealand since 2021, and a disappointed Marinkovich said post-match she would seek clarity from World Netball on the adjudication.
"It's probably for us we get some clarity, where in history, the last four years, we've been penalised over in New Zealand and it kind of shifts when we're in Australia," the coach said after the heavy game two loss.
But Marinkovich felt she had a clearer understanding when quizzed on those comments at a press conference in Sydney on Friday, with umpires also set to oversee a Diamonds training session where they could provide more feedback.
"We go through a process with the umpires, as does New Zealand - you have chats after the game," Marinkovich said.
"The umpires are very professional in how they go about things, so they review as we do and it's getting that clarity after we've both had time to look at that.
"After training today, we'll have that understanding.
"It's never a finger-pointing or a blame game - it's how we keep evolving and make the game what it can be."
Marinkovich instead turned the focus on her players improving their discipline across the board.
"Our spread of penalties was across quite a few players," she said.
"It doesn't sit on one person's shoulders. So we've got to collectively look at how do we approach it differently?"
Marinkovich said Australia couldn't rely on a home court advantage to overhaul the confident Kiwis, who won the Commonwealth Games gold medal in Glasgow.
The Silver Ferns last won the Constellation Cup in 2024, while Australia hold a 12-3 series lead since 2010.
"What we're really mindful of is not relying on that history and not relying on just turning into a home court where the crowd is for you and that energy just gives you the upper hand," she said.
"New Zealand are playing extremely good netball - they're here, they want the series and they're going to come out firing.
"It's not just going to happen just because we crossed the ditch.
"It's actually making sure that we still create our own energy, that we really rectify the things that we want to improve on and that we're playing 60 minutes of netball."
