TBH the (only) good thing about Nweke potentially being unavailable next year is it will force Taurua to properly blood Walmsley. I don’t think Walmsley would have seen the court in the TJ Series and Con Cup in 2023 if Nweke was fit. I get it, Nweke is on the up and still learning her craft but instances like NWC had us caught out big time. We will be infinitely stronger with a world class GS and a ready-to-go back-up waiting in the wings, but Walmsley needs that game time. I’m hoping for a Ferns win in Perth so she gets a go in Game 4! NB: This is also after me previously stating Walmsley would only see the court in the last test with the Ferns 0-3 – talk about egg on my face..
This Ferns fan hopes the players not in the 12 are sitting at home watching and training the house down to try get in on the action. Really interesting on Netball Zone, Anna Harrison asked Parris Mason about an interview she gave earlier in the year where she said she thought her fitness would hold her back from making the Ferns. Mason talked about working with her trainer who said “I will get you there.” Good on her, and I home some of Mason’s contemporaries saw that clip and took inspiration!
