That is how Round 1 started for me…

Thursday evening I received the call from Carol (our awesome manager) who was stating the words “You are not going to like what I have to tell you.” I can just imagine the thoughts/conversation prior to this call around the subject of ‘Why do I have to tell her?’ I can be a little vocal when things don’t go my way. What Carol had to tell me was not so bad for me, as the initial thoughts that had crossed my mind were of me being dropped for the weekend. A last minute change in the game day and time meant that I was going to still be in the air when our game started, due to my need to have a later flight to the rest of the team. Lucky, they were all booked on an earlier one.

Garry (Claws’ support crew, camera man & breakfast chef) and I made it to the State Netball Centre just in time to watch the last quarter. It was rough to watch knowing that I should have been there helping them out. Even though we got a bit of a touch up Friday night, I was confident in the glimpses of brilliance I saw from all girls on the court, during that final quarter, of what was to come the next day.

Saturday and Sunday bought many emotions. We, finally, had our first win against a Brisbane based team and we were pumped. We had worked together as a team and our defensive unit was absolutely outstanding. Unfortunately, we didn’t back up this wonderful achievement against the Sunshine Coast the next day. We did walk away knowing we were capable of so much more and have all individually recognised where we can improve our own games and contribute more the team performance.

I am so excited to be a small part of such a wonderful organisation. I am also very grateful for the support from the Central Queensland (Capricorn) community, especially those businesses who have come on board to sponsor “The Claws”. You can’t realise what this support does for our entire group, but your confidence in us increases the confidence we have in ourselves. We will do you proud.

Bring on Cairns!