Moments before the Australian Netball Championships' final game, tensions were high but for Damian Midwinter it was an exciting opportunity.
abc.net.au/news/all-abilities-player-brings-out-netball-championships-ball/101382364Moments before the Australian Netball Championships' gold medal match, tensions were high but for Damian Midwinter it was an exciting opportunity.Damian Midwinter brought out the game ball for the final match of the Australian Netball Championships
"I've lost vision in one eye, I can only see shadows and the other eye's doing all the work at the moment," he said.The tournament, won by Southern Force in the final match against Victorian Fury, has been a highlight of Mr Midwinter's involvement with netball. "Thank you to everyone that made [the event] possible because he's overjoyed and ecstatic with himself and so am I," she said."He goes down to the Foster courts during the weekend, puts all these cones out and practises there by himself. He does a good job," she said.Leongatha District Netball Association president Emma Smith said she was overwhelmed when she found out Mr Midwinter was going to carry out the game ball.
The league has begun using yellow and orange balls to help people with limited eyesight and is hoping to get a ball that rattles to ensure Mr Midwinter can play the sport for as long as possible.
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