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Steve Barrett

The 5000-day curse broken by netball's Thunderbirds

Georgie Horjus (left) has helped the Thunderbirds to a thrilling three-point win over the Vixens. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

The Adelaide Thunderbirds have bounced back into the Super Netball top four, kept their three-peat dream alive and ended one of the longest droughts in Australian sport with a gritty 56-53 victory over the Melbourne Vixens.

Remarkably given all their recent successes, it was the Thunderbirds' first away win over the Vixens since June 6, 2010 - 5511 days ago - snapping a 12-game losing streak against Melbourne in their own backyard at John Cain Arena on Sunday.

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