After being on the brink of fading away, a rural netball team in a tiny Victorian town has re-built and is showing just what they're capable of.
Undera's netballers are a tight-knit group who are proud to represent their small community.abc.net.au/news/rural-netball-flood-recovery-undera-victoria/102549658In the game of netball, wing defenders are the grafters; the unsung heroes of the team, who work tirelessly to help other players look good, rarely winning individual honours but making an impact with every action.
"As a family, we've always liked to be involved in the same club, so I committed to coaching A grade," she said. "We got old players back, fresh players, some who had had babies, some who had never played much netball at all. The numbers were unlike anything the club had seen. "But wow … everything I'd talked about for months, the things I wanted them to do for each other on the court, it all happened that day. They played the perfect game and the excitement levels grew as the game went on. It was something to behold.
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