Short and Sweet: Sporting mums shine in AFL, netball as surfers chase Margaret River Pro win

There have been super wins, super performances and super mums leading the way on the pitch and court in recent days. Our weekly sport wrap in SHORT AND SWEET.

Erin Phillips of the Crows celebrates with children Blake and Brooklyn.

THERE, have been super wins, super performances and super mums leading the way on the pitch and court in recent days

Erin Phillips’ twins almost stole the show on a memorable day for women’s AFL while mother-of-two Renae Ingles made her return to elite netball.

We take a look at what’s been happening across a wide range of sports in recent days in our weekly wrap, SHORT AND SWEET

Erin Phillips with children Blake and Brooklyn.

PHILLIPS MAKES BIG IMPRESSION ON HISTORIC DAY

Opals basketballers Erin Philips lived a dream when she lead Adelaide to a historic victory in the first AFL women's grand final against Brisbane.

Phillips, who carried her four-and-a-half month old twins Brooklyn and Blake with her from the dressing room to the delight of the crowd, was later again rewarded for her efforts with the highly-sought after MVP.

GILMORE HUNTING SPECIAL SURF VICTORY

WRIGHT LOVING LIFE AS NEW DAD

Adelaide Thunderbirds netball player Renae Ingles trains with her twins Milla and Jacob. Source: Instagram

NETBALL MUM BACK ON THE COURT

There’s no team in netball that needs a boost more than the Adelaide Thunderbirds.

Lacking fire the last few season, things don’t look much different in 2017 as they warm the bottom rung on the Super Netball ladder.

But in one respect they couldn’t be happier with former Opal Renae Ingles making her debut in the new league on the weekend.

PURPLE PATCH PUTS DANI ON TRACK

WILL LIZ CAMBAGE RETURN TO THE WNBL?

Ingles, mother to twins Jacob and Mila, returned to elite netball for the first time in 18 months in the Thunderbirds loss against the West Coast Fever.

Good to be back. Renae Ingles after round six of Super Netball.

AUSSIES HOPING FOR LOCAL WIN

Our top women are hoping to make it two-from-two at the Margaret River Pro this week.

Australia has four surfers in the top 10 on the world rankings going into the second event of the year, the Margaret River Pro.

WORLD TITLE RACE: WHO TO CHEER FOR

Stephanie Gilmore is No. 1 after winning the opening event of the year, the Roxy Pro, with the six-time world champion and defending champion Tyler Wright favourites to claim a second victory for Aussies surfers in Western Australia.

Sally Fitzgibbons goes into the event ranked third in the world with Wright, Nikki Van Dijk and Keely Andrew equal fifth.

Stephanie Gilmore after winning the recent Roxy Pro.

LITTLE MAKES BIG IMPRESSION

Emily Little led the charge as Australia’s men’s and women’s Artistic Gymnastics team won more medals on the final leg of the inaugural 2016-17 circuit of the International Gymnastics Federation’s (FIG) Individual Apparatus World Cup in Doha.

Little made the finals cut for all three apparatuses she contested in Doha to end the event with two silvers in vault and floor.

WOMEN WINNING WAR ON WAVES

SUPER NETBALL GUIDE

In total Australia once again had eight gymnasts competing across all ten apparatuses in Doha, making a total of nine finals out of the 15 routines competed.

Overall on the World Cup circuit, Australia collected a total of 19 medals across the four events; three gold, nine silver and seven bronze.

Fun in the sun at the beach volleyball event at Manly.

MORE SUCCESS ON THE SAND

Triple Olympian Louise Grice and Rio athlete Mariafe Artacho del Solar proving too strong for the Rohkamper sisters, Alice and Jahannah, in the Australian Beach volleyball finals

In a powerful performance Grice and Artacho del Solar dropped only one set for the weekend.

“We had to really put ourselves on the edge this weekend, and to go for some new things.

“There’s been a lot that I’ve got out of it, but I think the most important thing is showing good teamwork.”

Just last week Artacho del Solar won silver at the World Tour event alongside Jessyka Ngauamo.

The Vixens ended the Giants undefeated run in Super Netball.

GIANTS CRASH LAND

It’s been a week for forget for the Giants.

First they had their initial fears that Kim Green was seriously injured confirmed when she was ruled out for the rest of the season with a ruptured ACL.

Then the team lost their first game of the season to the Melbourne Vixens on the road.

The only good news is they have still managed to retain their position at the top of the table.