Foundation Vixen Caitlin Thwaites has spent more seasons outside the lair than within it,but it took little time after her 2019 return to recognise what drives this team.
Few critics gave the NSW Swifts much hope in the 2019 Super Netball season,but with the help of an inspirational coach,they are one win from a grand final berth.
Impassioned NSW Swifts coach Briony Akle says her team deserves more respect as they prepare to host the Melbourne Vixens on Sunday for a spot in the grand final.
For every shooter of a certain age who grew up idolising Sharelle McMahon,her former Diamonds and Melbourne Vixens teammate Julie Corletto is genuinely surprised to hear how many emerging young defenders nominate her as their childhood hero.
You get the sense that the Swifts are clinging to the top of the cliff,and Vixens are in a good mind to walk up the edge and step on their fingers.
Former NSW Swifts coach Rob Wright took a long-term view during his time at the club,but his successor maintains their time could be now.
Ash Brazill nominates the heart-to-heart that followed the Magpies’ round six stinker against the NSW Swifts as the catalyst for what has occurred since.
There is no talk about Sunday's Super Netball semi-final being,potentially,Renae Ingles'farewell. Not from Ingles,anyway.
Some tickets among the 3000 on offer at the State Netball Hockey Centre are still unsold for Sunday's Super Netball’s semi-final between the Vixens and the Magpies.
The Magpies have stormed into the Super Netball top four in the last game of the season – a famous 58-47 defeat of the Melbourne Vixens,dislodging the Giants and earning a knockout semi-final rematch with their Victorian rivals next Sunday.
All eight points in Sunday's Melbourne derby would confirm Collingwood's place in the Super Netball finals,while seven would keep them alive.