About this episode

The episode discusses recent netball matches, the league's stance on Pride, and team selections for the season.

Round eight has been and gone, the Vixens had a scare against the Giants and the Firebirds didn’t learn from their earlier defeat to the Thunderbirds. A crucial mistake from the Swifts saw them fumble against the Mavericks, and the Lightning held its annual Pride Match against the Fever.  We discuss netball’s non-committal stance on Pride and why a league-wide official round would be a more powerful move for the competition. Plus we pick our teams of the season so far and spoiler alert —  we all had the exact same defence end!

Topics covered

• netball
• Pride
• Vixens
• Firebirds
• team selection
• competition

Keywords

• netball
• Pride Match
• Vixens
• Firebirds
• Thunderbirds
• team of the season
• defence end

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vixens, Giants, Firebirds, Thunderbirds, Swifts, Mavericks, Lightning, Fever

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