[TB]

#1360689

Have to wonder how DNT feels about Souness playing WA all season? Like mentioned above, DNT invested quite a bit of time into developing Souness C game.

[Netballfan1]

#1360690

Does anyone know how long the squad naming will take? I have an appointment at 1 but tempted to ask if it can start ten mins later

[Baller]

#1360691

The names will be read out quite quickly then DNT will probably give an explanation plus some interviews. That’s what happened last WC. The show is 1 hour long.

[Netballfan1]

#1360692

Perfect! And the names are the first thing read out?

[Maryann]

#1360693

So the bulk of the players were phoned at 9am this morning. On the TV interview earlier today Noels said a few had already been told so they were present for media at 1pm.
There’s quite a process today after the phone calls where feedback is provided and person to person discussions – players can have a support person with them.

[Ian Harkin]

#1360695

TEAM:

Shooters
Grace Nweke
Ameliaranne Ekenasio
Maia Wilson
Te Paea Selby-Rickit

Midcourters
Gina Crampton
Kate Heffernan
Maddy Gordon
Whitney Souness

Defenders
Jane Watson
Kelly Jury
Karin Burger
Phoenix Karaka

RESERVES:
Tiana Metuarau
Mila Reuelu-Buchanan
Sulu Fitzpatrick

[silverferns1]

#1360698

so confused on how Peta didn’t even make the reserves???

[TB]

#1360702

Disappointed that Toeava didn’t make this team or even the reserves.
However I do like the makeup of this team! I’m backing them for gold. In saying that, I feel DNT may get a fair bit of backlash if they don’t go all the way.

[WeWood]

#1360707

I felt if Peta wasn’t in the 12 she wasn’t going to make the reserves either because she’s a specialist.

[mcleod]

#1360708

Peta was never a option, 2 WA’s were never going to the WC.

[Netballfan1]

#1360713

Bang on for my most recent prediction of the 12, but got the 3 reserves wrong apart from picking MRB

[Netballfan1]

#1360716

Also McLeod without being present for the conversations I don’t know that any of us can say whether a player was ‘never an option’ in the selectors eyes. It’s very dismissive of other people to phrase it like that

[mcleod]

#1360717

2 specialist WA’s was never a option, Noel’s explains that in her interview.
“The work load of 8 games in 10 days” does not allow for it.
The need to have more options at C/WA/WD is the reason.

[Netballfan1]

#1360718

I’ve seen the interview, she never said it wasn’t an option. She just reasoned why they chose players other the Peta, and that the midcourt was hotly contested

[silverferns1]

#1364029

told you all that the Ferns should’ve just stuck with 3 shooters in the 12. No matter how bad the shooters are playing you will only see 3 max take court (we have only seen 2 shooters in the past 3 crunch games). And said this from the start: TOEAVA MUST BE IN THE SIDE. Crampton doesn’t perform her usual self under pressure (think back to the 2022&2023 ANZP grand finals).

the make up of the team should of been 3 shooters, 5 middies, 4 defenders.

Sadly this team lacked X-FACTOR

• This reply was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by silverferns1.

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