Super Netball: Adelaide’s aim to fly in last few fixtures
Adelaide Thunderbirds co-captain Chelsea Pitman hopes Far North Queensland will be a happy hunting ground when her side takes on NSW Swifts in Cairns on Saturday.
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Adelaide Thunderbirds co-captain Chelsea Pitman hopes Far North Queensland will be a happy hunting ground when her side takes on NSW Swifts in Cairns on Saturday.
While finals are now out of the equation for the Thunderbirds, the side will be looking to finish the regular season on a high with just two rounds left.
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“We’re still professional athletes and we’re still winners, so we don’t want to just go out throw the bibs in the air,” Pitman said.
“We still have a job to do and we still have two games that are within our reach, and that’s exactly what we need to do and focus on that.”
The experienced wing attack said she was looking forward to returning to Far North Queensland for the first time since she was a child.
“I went there on holidays as a kid and got to experience the Great Barrier Reef — a couple of the girls really wish they had the time to be able to do that this time — but I haven’t played there,” she said.
“I’m aware it’s going to be a different climate, but we’re not the only team that’s going to be playing in a new environment.
“We just know it’s going to be hot, it’s going to be muggy, it’s going to be uncomfortable and it makes you hydrate and do the best thing possible leading into the game.”
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The Thunderbirds will wear a dress designed by Kaurna/Narungga and Ngarrindjeri artist Carly Dodd to celebrate Indigenous Round.
“She has designed this beautiful dress, but it’s not just about the dress, it’s about the Indigenous Round and that Indigenous people have a story to tell,” she said.
“I think this needs to ignite conversation that we need to education around it.
“It’s so beautiful to be able to represent this and what it means. I think this year’s highlighted that conversations and education need to start now.
“I’m so proud that we are part of something that is hoping to make change.”
The match will be one of three to be played in the region this weekend as part of the Suncorp Super Netball’s Indigenous Round.
The West Coast Fever and Giants face off in the first game of a double-header, and is followed by the battle between the Thunderbirds and Swifts.
The Queensland Firebirds will take on the Melbourne Vixens on Sunday.
The Sunshine Coast Lightning defeated the Collingwood Magpies 63-53 in Townsville on Wednesday night.
Originally published as Super Netball: Adelaide’s aim to fly in last few fixtures