English Rose netballer presents teammates with crocheted likenesses she made

NETBALLER Ama Agbeze has given her English Roses teammates a rather special keepsake to commemorate their time at the Commonwealth Games and give them a boost int he lead-up to the knockout stages of the competition.

The England Roses netball team pose with their crocheted “lookalikes”.

BRITISH netballer Ama Agbeze gave her English Roses teammates a special keepsake from the Commonwealth Games.

The netballers will go home with crocheted dolls in their likeness after being presented with the gift at a fan meet and greet at The Star this week.

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Keen to learn to crochet herself, Agbeze enlisted the help of a woman named Geri Powell to make the dolls.

English netballer Ama Agbeze with her crocheted likeness.

“This sport gives you so much more than netball," British player Serena Guthrie wrote on Instagram, sharing a picture of her doll. “I am truly blessed.”

The England Roses netball team pose with their crocheted “lookalikes”.

The netballers met with around 120 fans at The Star’s Celebration Lawn — many of whom had flown in from the UK for the games — happily taking pics and showing off their dolls.

While several events have already wrapped for the games, the netball semi-finals will be held over the coming days in the lead up to Sunday’s finals.

The England Roses netball team met about 120 fans at The Star Gold Coast.

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