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Maryann2023-05-29T23:39:01+10:00

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      Terrible that I’m a Kiwi and am asking this – has England arrived here yet?

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        Code has also indicated that Pretorius will miss out for SCL this signing.

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          @netballgirl – She can apply for a partner visa but they will need to meet the requirements. It’s also costly. My son, partner and grandson have been tied up in the pay a fortune for citizenship (I think) and jump through hoops, including costly medicals as well, only to be granted it less than 24hrs before the rules were changed and costs significantly reduced.
          Whether she played in England or not this was always going to be the case once she left Australia.
          I had assumed being let go was by mutual decision, or that she was on a one year contract which never guarantees a second season. With surgery on both knees it was to be expected really.
          At the moment she remains in South Africa. He’s gone back to Australia.

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            @Ian. Would love to contribute but the cost of using two different sports channels meant I missed the SSN this year.

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              Lenize Potgieter was married at the weekend – https://www.instagram.com/stories/lenizep2/3184591689162854515/

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                @McNiffy1703 – Actual signing can not commence until the CPA is signed. At the moment it’s all verbal offers but until the agreement is settled, with payment terms and amounts, nothing can be put down on paper.

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                  Disappointing but not totally surprising. The SSN players from the World Cup were never coming, heck during covid they didn’t come through to NZ from Australia. Best to look at these games like the cream of those in the English Domestic vs the best NZ can field from their competition. I’d be wary of thinking the Ferns will take this series and it’s the best chance Netball NZ is going to get to see the players the Ferns will most likely face in the next Commonwealth Games and Workd Cup.
                  The disappointing part is the fact that England Netball was not open about their planned rest period to Netball NZ. Perhaps given the Jamaica debacle NZ should have had the foresight to ask – let’s hope that now they’ve been bitten twice they ask next time.

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                    Add to that article that Wylie said that they had contacted World Netball regarding the England decision.

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                      Interesting reading all the comments on here, which are clearly out in public domain, being in NZ I can’t always find or read the gossip 🙂

                      Sounds like mass transfers – players not wanting to move because of partners/homes in certain areas might have no choice if they still want to play SSN and with the demise of Collingwood it appears that there are more ‘import’ players coming in than using the ex Collingwood ones, leaving quite a few players from both Collingwood and other times without proposed contracts for the near future.

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                        SILVER FERNS SQUAD

                        Shooters:
                        Ameliaranne Ekenasio
                        Tiana Metuarau
                        Grace Nweke
                        Amelia Walmsley
                        Maia Wilson

                        Midcourters:
                        Maddy Gordon
                        Kate Heffernan
                        Mila Reuelu-Buchanan
                        Whitney Souness
                        Peta Toeava

                        Defenders:
                        Karin Burger
                        Kate Burley
                        Kelly Jury
                        Phoenix Karaka
                        Paris Lokotui
                        Jane Watson

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                          SILVER FERNS SQUAD

                          Shooters:
                          Ameliaranne Ekenasio
                          Tiana Metuarau
                          Grace Nweke
                          Amelia Walmsley
                          Maia Wilson

                          Midcourters:
                          Maddy Gordon
                          Kate Heffernan
                          Mila Reuelu-Buchanan
                          Whitney Souness
                          Peta Toeava

                          Defenders:
                          Karin Burger
                          Kate Burley
                          Kelly Jury
                          Phoenix Karaka
                          Paris Lokotui
                          Jane Watson

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                            @netballgirl, Dan Ryan has re-signed as Fever Coach.

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                            Maryann
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                              Heffernan and Nweke are still overseas, as us Watson. Not sure if Jury is back yet. I gather full on training resumes this coming week so would expect them to return if they are playing in this first series.

                              For the Roses I doubt we will see most of the SSN players given they went straight from Australia to World Cup.

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                                The squad is for the rest of this year and the beginning of next. I’ve selected twelve, I opted to go with 5 defenders. It was pretty clear in the World Cup that both Burger and Karaka were exhausted having to cover for Watson so much, particularly with Jury out at WD.
                                I think Walmsley is in the squad as a back up in case of further injury and to see what it’s about/what she’s going to need to do/prepare her for the future/see if she’s got it. She’s nowhere near mentally tough enough at the moment (think Nweke in her first year) to be able to handle the man on style and she’s definitely going to have to work on core strength if she wants to stay on her feet on court.

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                                  @silverferns1 – My predictions, no Nweke or Watson (injuries). No Heffernan

                                  Shooters – Wilson, Metuarau, Ekenasio,
                                  MidCourt – Gordon, Souness, Toeava, Reuelu Buchanan
                                  Defence – Jury, Burger, Karaka, Burley, Lokotui (Lokotui, Karaka and Burley to split WD between them)

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