ANALYSIS: 2022 Super Netball grand final — Is it the West Coast Fever's year?
When Dan Ryan was appointed West Coast Fever head coach last September, he said his goals were mainly to value-add and enhance what already made the team so great.
In 2018, despite having a home-0court advantage at Perth Arena with a 13,722-strong record Super Netball crowd, the Fever lost their first-ever grand final appearance to the Sunshine Coast Lightning . To Ryan, these small margins between heartbreak and glory made it clear that the team were on the precipice of something great.
That last move, in particular, paid off in spades, with Pitman playing five Super Netball games this year as a replacement under COVID or injury protocols, fitting in seamlessly and adding a wealth of experience to the driving engine of the court. Ryan last coached a Super Netball club between 2017 and 2018, at the Adelaide Thunderbirds, where the side claimed back-to-back wooden spoons and lost 27 matches in a row.
"We've spoken a lot about how we feel and what our vulnerabilities are and being able to share those things means we're carrying the weight together."One of the things fans have loved most about watching Ryan this year has been his inspiring pep talks, enough to make any average Joe want to jump off the couch and spring into action.
"That connection has been a really important element that I've really tried to drive because now we all know that to get to where we want to go, we need each other, so there's a great synergy and connection between us. This has allowed long-bomb shooter Sasha Glasgow to take on a starting role and bring more height to the circle.
Jhaniele Fowler has been the most successful goal shooter in the history of the Super Netball league.
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