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All grind and no glamour, the Silver Ferns wing defence role will come under the microscope when New Zealand meet Australia in the fourth and final Constellation Cup netball Test in Invercargill on Thursday.With Kayla Cullen sidelined for three months following foot surgery, the Silver Ferns have been scrambling to fill what coach Janine Southby describes as a hugely under-rated position.I think its pretty obvious were light on the ground there at the moment, she said on Wednesday.I dont know if its the most glorious position out on the court, and its not the one that gets all the kudos.But certainly wing defence is a pivotal position - when youve got a quality wing defence, you know.Long-time centre Laura Langman, who made her debut 11 years and 140 games ago for the Silver Ferns at wing defence, has provided that quality since taking over the role in Cullens absence.Langmans speed and ability to read the game have proven invaluable, and her tenacity in marking one-on-one played an important part in New Zealands 53-51 second-Test win in Launceston.Lauras that player that can shut someone down, she does a lot of ground work and wearing down, and she came up with some great tips and intercepts in that second test, Southby said.Circle defender Anna Harrison played a cameo quarter on the wing in the third Test, but her impact is greatest at goal keep or goal defence.The New Zealanders give away significant height to Australian shooters Caitlin Bassett and Gretel Tippett, who both top 1.90m comfortably, and Southby says more work is needed up-court to slow down the feed into the rangy, mobile pair.The circle like to know where the feed is coming from, and when thats controlled, it makes their job a lot easier.For a goal keeper or goal defence, if youve got feeders coming from all over the show and spinning at you, its damn hard work.Tippett shared game time with veteran goal attack Natalie Medhurst in the first two Tests, but played all four quarters in the third and looks to be an exciting long-term prospect for Australia.The 23-year-old basketball convert has only 12 Tests to her credit, but has impressed Southby with her increasing confidence and maturity.There was a lot more determination about the way she played in the third Test, and we didnt get into her head at all.We know weve got a lot of work to do to shut her down. 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AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan has defended the severity of the ban handed to Greater Western Sydneys Lachie Whitfield.The former No.1 draft pick will miss the first seven games of the 2017 season after accepting a six-month AFL ban on Tuesday.The fallout was more far-reaching for former Giants staffers - football boss Graeme Allan and welfare manager Craig Lambert - who were banned for 12 months.The trio was investigated after Whitfield spent three days at Lamberts house, with the knowledge of Allan, in May last year in an alleged bid to avoid a possible drug test, which is a violation of the anti-doping code.However, in a move ticked off by ASADA, the AFL instead handed bans down for a breach of its own rule 2.3 concerning conduct unbecoming.All three had maintained throughout that Whitfield was simply seeking help as he went through a messy relationship break-up.I think when you get a six-month suspension thats acknowledgement that you have transgressed and you have behaved in a way that wasnt right, McLachlan said.I think six months is a reasonably significant suspension.Hes a ... kid who took advice from his supervisors, the people who were looking after him, so theres a different allocation of responsibility.Whitfield will be barred from using GWS facilities for four months before returning to train for the final two months of his ban while not being allowed to play.He will be cleared to return in the Giants round eight clash against Collingwood at Spotless Stadium.Allan, who was installed as general manager of football at Collingwood in August, quit his post in response to thee suspension.ddddddddddddambert has since moved on to a similar post with Brisbane and will miss the entire 2017 season.In a damning assessment, the AFL investigation found Whitfield sent incriminating text messages to a third party, the contents of which he subsequently denied.In those texts he stated he had taken illicit drugs, was staying at Lamberts house to avoid ASADA drug testers and was doing so under instruction from Allan and Lambert, who feared the drugs may have been laced with performance-enhancing substances.Much harsher bans could have been brought into play if ASADA had pursued the trio for a breach of the anti-doping code.McLachlan said there was no evidence or even allegations Whitfield had anything to do with performance-enhancing drugs, with the league taking into account that all three men had elected to plead guilty and not contest the charges.The league is yet to decide whether GWS will be penalised with a loss of draft picks, with AFL general counsel Andrew Dillon to consider that possibility in the coming days.The Giants, however, believe their club is not at fault over the issue.It has been established that former senior staff acted outside of their authority in managing circumstances and taking matters into their own hands, a club statement read.Their handling of the matter was independent of the club and did not conform with the clearly established club protocols, thus in no way relating to a governance failure on behalf of the club. 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