GIANTS Netball | Game Day Magazine Issue 5 Vol 1

MAGAZINE Volume 1, Issue 5 GIANTS Netball v Melbourne Vixens Suncorp Super Netball - Round 12 | 14 May 2017 AIS Arena, ACT GIANTSMAGAZINE 1

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BEC BULLEY FEATURE

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GIANTS NEWS

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TEAM PROFILES

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HEAD 2 HEAD COACH’S LAST WORDS

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QUICK QUESTIONS: SARAH WALL

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WELCOME It’s fantastic to be back in Canberra this weekend, and to see our ACT Members and Fans again. I’d also like to wish all the Mums and Grandmas a very Happy Mother’s Day – thank you for sharing your special day with the Club. For our part, the GIANTS will be hoping to provide an exciting contest against the Melbourne Vixens for you today.

The Vixens have taken the competition by storm by playing consistently beautiful netball. It will be a tough ask, but we are determined to reverse our eight goal loss to them in earlier this season, and have been working hard this week in training.

The business end of the season is quickly closing in, and there’s no doubt that form is important when heading into the Finals Series.

This game may prove crucial not only for our form, but where we finish in the Top Four. Plus today will give us a good indication of where our game is at by taking on a fancied team.

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MOTHER’S DAY Echoing our Head Coach’s well wishes above, GIANTS Netball would like to wish all the Mums and Grandmas a very Happy Mother’s Day! Thank you for sharing with the Club your special day, and for supporting us against the Vixens today.

A special thank you to our Principal Partner HCF who provided 500 Orange Gerberas for Mums upon entry to today’s game, as well as Darrell Lea who have provided hampers to be presented to five (5) lucky Mums randomly selected in the crowd. Fingers crossed it’s you!

THE TEAM EDITOR Victoria Bain WRITER Shane de Barra DESIGNER Dominion ADVERTISING Jennifer Silva, Tim Underwood, Ali Coleman PHOTOGRAPHY Narelle Spangher, Murray Wilkinson, Getty Images CONTACT US PHONE +61 2 9951 5000 EMAIL GIANTSNetball@netballnsw.com WEBSITE GIANTSNetball.com.au FACEBOOK GIANTSnetball INSTAGRAM @GIANTSnetball TWITTER @GIANTS_netball YOUTUBE GIANTSnetballtv

2017 SEASON DRAW NSW HOME

RND 1 RND 2 RND 3 RND 4 RND 5 RND 6 RND 7

ACT HOME

58 66 51 54 53 59 56

AWAY

53 51 59 55 38 51 59

RND 8 RND 9 RND 10 RND 11 RD 12 RD 13 RD 14

SUN 14 MAY | 1:00PM

FRI 19 MAY | 7:30PM

SAT 27 MAY | 7:00PM

51 56 45 0

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MELBOURNE VIXENS AIS ARENA, CANBERRA

QLD FIREBIRDS

SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK SPORTS CENTRE

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ALL IN THE FAMILY

Netball is a family affair. It’s not just players who ride the blood, sweat and tears training everyday but those closest to them who often come along for the journey.

Take any well respected sportsperson and you can be sure there’s a great support network around them. The rewards in professional sport can be wonderful but the path to success is almost always shared and rarely taken alone.

Sam Poolman has never forgotten this. Every time the GIANTS defender takes the court she’s not just representing the Club, her native Newcastle and New South Wales, but her close-knit family who gave her a chance in the first place.

The path to representing her home state at the elite level may have been the long way around – Poolman cut her teeth with the Adelaide Thunderbirds after starring for NSW at underage levels – but even from afar she was always keen on repaying her family’s faith.

“I have been really lucky with how my family has supported me and given me every chance to succeed,” Poolman says.

one of millions of Australians affected everyday by the insidious disease.

“I was in South Australia when my grandad was at his worst and it is so hard to imagine what it must be like for someone forgetting who they are, and those they love,” she says.

“This was really affecting my family, who were so supportive of me, and I wanted to do something to help.”

Despite being in another state, Poolman decided to be proactive. Using her profile as an elite athlete, she touched base with Alzheimer’s South Australia to see if there was anything she could do to raise awareness about the disease.

Needless to say, the help was greatly appreciated.

“Getting to play for the GIANTS and having the chance to represent my home State is a dream come true”

“I had my Mum, Dad, brothers and grandparents who were just amazing and a real work ethic was instilled in us from an early age which I think has been of huge value to me in my netball career.”

A particularly special relationship for Poolman was the one she had with her maternal grandfather, Gordon. A hardworking family man, Poolman has inherited the same noholds-barred attitude when it comes to her game.

Australians love their sport, but often the hardest battles are at home. The fight against Alzheimer’s disease is one such battle that families can’t forget after the final whistle.

For Poolman, one of the saddest days in her life came when she lost grandad Gordon to Alzheimer’s, becoming

When the call came from GIANTS Netball Head Coach Julie Fitzgerald about moving back to her home state to play for Netball NSW’s second professional franchise, Poolman jumped at the chance but was also keen to ensure her Alzheimer’s awareness work wouldn’t fall by the wayside.

“Getting to play for the GIANTS and having the chance to represent my home State is a dream come true and it also brings me closer to my family,” she adds.

“When I got back here I touched base with Alzheimer’s NSW to say I would like to help like I did in SA and they have been amazing.

“What really drives me to do this is my grandmother. She met my grandad when they were both just 14 years old and for her to lose him like that was so upsetting.

“My family have given me so much down the years so me helping to raise Alzheimer’s awareness is the least I can do.”

Poolman walks the walk on court and she’s more than prepared to do the same off it. No doubt Grandad Gordon would be proud.

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NEWS GIANTS BOUND FOR FINALS With three rounds to be played (including today), GIANTS Netball is all but guaranteed a place in the inaugural Suncorp Super Netball Finals Series which will commence from Saturday 3 June.

Where, and against who, is yet to be determined, but the Club is encouraging our Members and Fans to keep your eyes peeled on giantsnetball.com.au for any announcements regarding the Finals fixture and ticket availability. This information will be communicated via the Club as soon as it is confirmed.

For 2017 GIANTS Netball Members, this will be communicated via your exclusive eNewsletter – so if you haven’t been receiving it throughout the season, or your details have changed, we strongly recommend contacting the Membership Team to update: giantsmembership@netballnsw.com or phone (02) 9951 5000.

GIANTS GALA DINNER The Club will hold its inaugural Gala Dinner on Friday 23 June at Australian Technology Park, and we’re inviting our Members and Fans to join us for a night of glitz, glamour and celebration.

From team and individual excellence, the GIANTS will be taking a moment to celebrate our debut season. Tickets will be available to purchase soon, so stay tuned to giantsnetball.com.au and our social media channels for announcements.

In the meantime, save the date and get ready for a great night out with your favourite players!

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HEIGHT: 180CM

HEIGHT: 188CM

POSITIONS: GA, GS

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ELITE CAPS: 209

ELITE CAPS: 35

YEARS PLAYING: 15

YEARS PLAYING: 4

PREMIERSHIPS: 3

PREMIERSHIPS: 1

INTERNATIONAL CAPS: 57

INTERNATIONAL CAPS: 3

COACH’S LAST WORDS The Melbourne Vixens have been playing consistently beautiful netball all season, which we saw first-hand at Hisense Arena earlier this season.

A lot has been said about their playing group and how they’ve grown together over the last few seasons, and that’s evident in their on-court connections. Disrupting their transitional play – and trying whatever we can to limit the influence of Mwai Kumwenda – will be important.

However I believe we also can play beautiful netball and while disrupting the Vixens’ natural game will be imperative, I think it’s more so that we put out four consistent 15 minutes quarters. When we’re at our best, we’re difficult to stop and that’s what I’ll be telling the players: stick to the plan.

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