1 00:00:06,707 --> 00:00:10,587 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport Podcast with Jason Vine 2 00:00:10,747 --> 00:00:11,787 Speaker 1: from News Talk ZB. 3 00:00:13,027 --> 00:00:16,507 Speaker 2: In the A and Z Premiership Netball season elimination final 4 00:00:16,547 --> 00:00:20,747 Speaker 2: this afternoon Tactics v. Mystics in christ Church from four o'clock. 5 00:00:21,027 --> 00:00:25,147 Speaker 2: Full commentary on Gold Sport and iHeartRadio. Malcolm Jordan and 6 00:00:25,267 --> 00:00:28,147 Speaker 2: Yvonne Willering have the call for you the winner, we'll 7 00:00:28,147 --> 00:00:30,827 Speaker 2: go on to play the Pulse in next weekend's Grand 8 00:00:30,867 --> 00:00:33,347 Speaker 2: Final and Wellington and just on that game, that game 9 00:00:33,467 --> 00:00:37,347 Speaker 2: sold out in two minutes. Tickets for that game, the 10 00:00:37,387 --> 00:00:40,667 Speaker 2: A Z Premiership Final Pulse against one of the Tactics 11 00:00:40,747 --> 00:00:43,107 Speaker 2: or the Mystics. Two minutes it took to sell those 12 00:00:43,147 --> 00:00:45,827 Speaker 2: tickets out. Terrific stuff. Let's bring in first of all 13 00:00:46,067 --> 00:00:50,387 Speaker 2: Mystics Shooter Grace. Weke Grace. You're defending champions, of course, 14 00:00:50,427 --> 00:00:52,947 Speaker 2: how motivated are you to try and get back to 15 00:00:52,987 --> 00:00:56,107 Speaker 2: another grand final and go back to back in the 16 00:00:56,107 --> 00:00:57,147 Speaker 2: am Z Premiership. 17 00:00:58,187 --> 00:01:00,987 Speaker 3: Really motivated. They're very play this game and we kind 18 00:01:01,027 --> 00:01:04,867 Speaker 3: of momentum with our group and we know we've known 19 00:01:04,947 --> 00:01:07,267 Speaker 3: since that Wasston Magic Couples to go that we had 20 00:01:07,307 --> 00:01:10,347 Speaker 3: to win every game to make it through to the 21 00:01:10,427 --> 00:01:12,027 Speaker 3: Hogs are going back to back, and so we're really 22 00:01:12,067 --> 00:01:14,387 Speaker 3: can't for today and really are good to keep going. 23 00:01:14,947 --> 00:01:17,667 Speaker 2: What's been behind the excellent recent run, the you know, 24 00:01:17,747 --> 00:01:20,907 Speaker 2: the momentum you've built and the string of victories that 25 00:01:21,227 --> 00:01:22,507 Speaker 2: has got you into this position. 26 00:01:24,227 --> 00:01:26,787 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think it's kind a few factors we've always known. 27 00:01:27,987 --> 00:01:30,067 Speaker 3: We really value well bench, We believe we have a 28 00:01:30,107 --> 00:01:32,667 Speaker 3: strong tend ten or eleven to post as one in heaven. 29 00:01:33,027 --> 00:01:34,867 Speaker 3: Having our full team back how we has been matter 30 00:01:35,027 --> 00:01:37,707 Speaker 3: for us. Training really hard week and week out with 31 00:01:37,707 --> 00:01:41,307 Speaker 3: a really strong training environment. So the belief has really 32 00:01:41,347 --> 00:01:42,907 Speaker 3: been there from the start of in our group and 33 00:01:43,067 --> 00:01:46,427 Speaker 3: just kind of setting the ship during the struggles and 34 00:01:46,947 --> 00:01:49,627 Speaker 3: turbulent succeeds and has been so important for us to 35 00:01:49,667 --> 00:01:51,187 Speaker 3: be able to come up the other end feeling really 36 00:01:51,387 --> 00:01:53,307 Speaker 3: I guess the juvenated and reed to keep pushing on 37 00:01:53,347 --> 00:01:53,947 Speaker 3: to the finals. 38 00:01:54,107 --> 00:01:57,147 Speaker 2: Well, some of that disruption has been around you personally, obviously, 39 00:01:57,307 --> 00:01:59,787 Speaker 2: with the knee injury you picked up. Tell us about 40 00:01:59,787 --> 00:02:02,507 Speaker 2: the rehab and the recovery you went through in May 41 00:02:02,547 --> 00:02:04,867 Speaker 2: and June for the knee injury you picked up at 42 00:02:04,907 --> 00:02:05,707 Speaker 2: the back end of April. 43 00:02:06,787 --> 00:02:09,867 Speaker 3: Yeah, that injury was really unfortunate. I was feeling really 44 00:02:09,907 --> 00:02:13,427 Speaker 3: good throughout coming back to con through Concus and international, 45 00:02:13,467 --> 00:02:15,227 Speaker 3: it's seeing good in pre season, and so it was 46 00:02:15,267 --> 00:02:19,027 Speaker 3: a bit of a painful blow to get hit that 47 00:02:19,067 --> 00:02:21,387 Speaker 3: with a knee injury again and saying the kind of 48 00:02:21,427 --> 00:02:24,067 Speaker 3: same issue, so we kind of knew we had to 49 00:02:24,067 --> 00:02:25,707 Speaker 3: do again. It was ver exe months of the World 50 00:02:25,747 --> 00:02:28,147 Speaker 3: Cup injury, and so rehab took a little bit longer 51 00:02:28,147 --> 00:02:29,947 Speaker 3: than we thought. I think I kind of play it 52 00:02:29,947 --> 00:02:31,987 Speaker 3: down in my head and was kind of was hard 53 00:02:31,987 --> 00:02:33,787 Speaker 3: actually to be sitting out of the season for that 54 00:02:33,827 --> 00:02:36,707 Speaker 3: long during that really key middle part. But we have 55 00:02:36,747 --> 00:02:41,187 Speaker 3: an amazing team of videos ANDFNCY and staff across lists 56 00:02:41,227 --> 00:02:43,747 Speaker 3: and to looker into as a massive and supporting Maericans play. 57 00:02:43,787 --> 00:02:45,947 Speaker 3: So I'm very lucky to have them to help me 58 00:02:45,987 --> 00:02:46,227 Speaker 3: get that. 59 00:02:46,227 --> 00:02:50,187 Speaker 2: Separately, so did having the same injury or effectively the 60 00:02:50,227 --> 00:02:52,747 Speaker 2: same injury at the World Cup last year and having 61 00:02:52,827 --> 00:02:54,947 Speaker 2: to rehab from it again this year did that help? 62 00:02:54,987 --> 00:02:57,427 Speaker 2: Did you? Did you know what the milestones were, for example, 63 00:02:57,427 --> 00:02:58,787 Speaker 2: on the way to a full recovery. 64 00:02:59,947 --> 00:03:02,027 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's definitely in four next steps. I think having 65 00:03:02,067 --> 00:03:04,827 Speaker 3: had that similar injury, it was quite different. This injury 66 00:03:04,827 --> 00:03:07,747 Speaker 3: was a little bit less to there, and you know, 67 00:03:07,827 --> 00:03:09,547 Speaker 3: we've done the rehab, so we kind of knew what 68 00:03:09,587 --> 00:03:11,747 Speaker 3: I should be hitting leg crestinks worlit while. So it 69 00:03:11,787 --> 00:03:13,667 Speaker 3: was cool to be able to know what to tack. 70 00:03:13,707 --> 00:03:15,107 Speaker 3: But it also kind of played in my mind of 71 00:03:15,187 --> 00:03:18,747 Speaker 3: it because you kind of it's at there, we did 72 00:03:18,787 --> 00:03:20,947 Speaker 3: everything right last time, and I've still reinjured, or you 73 00:03:20,987 --> 00:03:23,627 Speaker 3: do everything right and you still you might not feel 74 00:03:23,627 --> 00:03:26,187 Speaker 3: the same, and so it's a bit of and I 75 00:03:26,187 --> 00:03:28,787 Speaker 3: guess that's like atical warfare sometimes with these kind of things. 76 00:03:28,787 --> 00:03:31,187 Speaker 3: But just again, great stuff and really happy to be 77 00:03:31,227 --> 00:03:31,707 Speaker 3: back so soon. 78 00:03:31,907 --> 00:03:33,507 Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't want to just talk about the injury, 79 00:03:33,507 --> 00:03:35,787 Speaker 2: but just one more question on it in terms of 80 00:03:35,867 --> 00:03:38,707 Speaker 2: in terms of being patient around your return, because I 81 00:03:38,747 --> 00:03:40,187 Speaker 2: guess you just want to get back out there, right. 82 00:03:40,187 --> 00:03:42,347 Speaker 2: I would imagine that's how you feel. How hard is 83 00:03:42,387 --> 00:03:44,307 Speaker 2: it to be to be patient but also to be 84 00:03:44,827 --> 00:03:47,467 Speaker 2: deeply motivated to get back out there as soon as possible. 85 00:03:48,547 --> 00:03:50,147 Speaker 3: Yeah. Absolutely, it's a bit of give and take with 86 00:03:50,187 --> 00:03:52,907 Speaker 3: that kind of stuff. Like for me, I was really 87 00:03:52,987 --> 00:03:54,507 Speaker 3: really itching to get her out. Then I found it 88 00:03:54,547 --> 00:03:55,987 Speaker 3: really hard to be on the side. And it's usually 89 00:03:56,027 --> 00:03:58,107 Speaker 3: watching the girls, you know, off a few games and 90 00:03:58,147 --> 00:04:00,267 Speaker 3: have some hard times, but in the back of my mind, 91 00:04:00,267 --> 00:04:02,027 Speaker 3: I know that it's a bigger picture. I know that 92 00:04:02,667 --> 00:04:04,227 Speaker 3: I want to be able to play that back in 93 00:04:04,307 --> 00:04:06,027 Speaker 3: the season. That's what I'm conning for. I know that 94 00:04:06,027 --> 00:04:09,027 Speaker 3: it's international duty this year, there, the next season and 95 00:04:09,067 --> 00:04:10,587 Speaker 3: the rest of my career, which I hope will be 96 00:04:10,627 --> 00:04:13,267 Speaker 3: long in injury free. And if I rushed myself back 97 00:04:13,307 --> 00:04:16,307 Speaker 3: and end up doing a serious injury or crying surgery, 98 00:04:16,347 --> 00:04:19,347 Speaker 3: or end up just keep continually re injuring the same 99 00:04:19,387 --> 00:04:22,627 Speaker 3: injury and being out for eight to twelve weeks every 100 00:04:22,667 --> 00:04:25,907 Speaker 3: couple of tours or campaigns, and I'm no good to anyone, 101 00:04:26,227 --> 00:04:27,867 Speaker 3: And so it was really, I guess, just taking that 102 00:04:27,947 --> 00:04:30,947 Speaker 3: time to really reassess and believe in what we're doing 103 00:04:30,947 --> 00:04:31,747 Speaker 3: and just have time to. 104 00:04:31,707 --> 00:04:35,187 Speaker 2: Get better outstanding. Well, you returned in around twelve four 105 00:04:35,227 --> 00:04:37,867 Speaker 2: games back, four wins, and in each of them the 106 00:04:37,907 --> 00:04:40,547 Speaker 2: team has scored sixty plus points. How much have you 107 00:04:40,627 --> 00:04:42,587 Speaker 2: enjoyed returning and making an impact. 108 00:04:43,547 --> 00:04:46,027 Speaker 3: I loved it. I've loved it. Being injured really kind 109 00:04:46,027 --> 00:04:48,467 Speaker 3: of changed bit bit, and so I'm just really enjoying 110 00:04:48,467 --> 00:04:50,067 Speaker 3: it well at the moment, loving playing for the minister 111 00:04:50,267 --> 00:04:52,467 Speaker 3: something being on court and just being part of the 112 00:04:52,547 --> 00:04:54,467 Speaker 3: team with girls I've known for a long time, so 113 00:04:54,827 --> 00:04:56,667 Speaker 3: during those wins with them, for the group, we have 114 00:04:56,787 --> 00:04:58,067 Speaker 3: a particularly. 115 00:04:57,547 --> 00:05:01,747 Speaker 2: Special How much do you embrace the responsibility of being 116 00:05:01,787 --> 00:05:04,347 Speaker 2: the main source of points for the teams that you 117 00:05:04,427 --> 00:05:04,787 Speaker 2: play in. 118 00:05:06,507 --> 00:05:09,427 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm beginning to relish it. I think I feel 119 00:05:09,427 --> 00:05:11,987 Speaker 3: that that is my job and it's my strength, and 120 00:05:12,027 --> 00:05:15,747 Speaker 3: so I'm enjoying, you know, my role there, and i 121 00:05:15,787 --> 00:05:17,987 Speaker 3: love putting the goals up. I'm a bit greedy, if anything, 122 00:05:18,067 --> 00:05:19,867 Speaker 3: so sometimes we make jokes not being but as a 123 00:05:19,867 --> 00:05:21,707 Speaker 3: ball hoog, and you know, we have some great goals 124 00:05:21,707 --> 00:05:23,467 Speaker 3: tacks who can play the ball as well, so I 125 00:05:23,467 --> 00:05:25,587 Speaker 3: think I'm willing to share that responsibility as anything. We've 126 00:05:25,587 --> 00:05:27,467 Speaker 3: got some really strong skid and unque here, so anyone 127 00:05:27,467 --> 00:05:27,987 Speaker 3: can do the job. 128 00:05:28,547 --> 00:05:30,867 Speaker 2: A lot of teams, though, have a fairly simple defensive 129 00:05:30,867 --> 00:05:33,667 Speaker 2: strategy when they play the mystics, and that is basically 130 00:05:33,667 --> 00:05:37,187 Speaker 2: stop grace. How do you deal with the attention you 131 00:05:37,387 --> 00:05:39,547 Speaker 2: inevitably get in the shooting circle. 132 00:05:40,707 --> 00:05:42,627 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think I kind of learned over the years 133 00:05:42,627 --> 00:05:44,627 Speaker 3: to take it in my stride. One of my coaches 134 00:05:44,667 --> 00:05:46,667 Speaker 3: help for me a lot of time that you know 135 00:05:46,747 --> 00:05:50,027 Speaker 3: in play that quite physical or argue with dirty next 136 00:05:50,027 --> 00:05:51,627 Speaker 3: to me, that is kind of like a sound of 137 00:05:51,667 --> 00:05:53,347 Speaker 3: respect that that's all they've got to give me. And 138 00:05:53,427 --> 00:05:55,147 Speaker 3: so I've kind of I've had to work a lot, 139 00:05:55,267 --> 00:05:58,627 Speaker 3: you know, mental skilled lives to take the hits and 140 00:05:58,667 --> 00:06:01,067 Speaker 3: not take it personally and really get things go reset 141 00:06:01,067 --> 00:06:04,267 Speaker 3: myself every quarter. Otherwise you still do start to build 142 00:06:04,347 --> 00:06:06,867 Speaker 3: up a bit of frustration anger, and that's been a 143 00:06:06,907 --> 00:06:08,987 Speaker 3: cheap shot undern or a bad take which ends up 144 00:06:08,987 --> 00:06:11,827 Speaker 3: being an offensive contact in a turnover. And so yeah, 145 00:06:11,907 --> 00:06:14,587 Speaker 3: it's it's been really hard sometimes because people when it's persistent, 146 00:06:14,627 --> 00:06:18,147 Speaker 3: always dangerous. But that's just part of the game and goalt, 147 00:06:18,307 --> 00:06:20,147 Speaker 3: especially with my style, so I'm really willing to just 148 00:06:20,227 --> 00:06:22,427 Speaker 3: embrace it. And you've got to keep you in me 149 00:06:22,507 --> 00:06:24,187 Speaker 3: to keep performing well in those moments. 150 00:06:24,267 --> 00:06:26,387 Speaker 2: That's such an interesting situation for you to be in though, 151 00:06:26,427 --> 00:06:28,187 Speaker 2: right because I got to imagine that you would be 152 00:06:28,667 --> 00:06:31,227 Speaker 2: getting that there would be the potential to get frustrated 153 00:06:31,267 --> 00:06:34,147 Speaker 2: when you're targeted, you know, illegally, maybe things aren't getting 154 00:06:34,147 --> 00:06:36,707 Speaker 2: called against you. Has it been hard to keep a 155 00:06:36,747 --> 00:06:37,787 Speaker 2: cool head on occasion? 156 00:06:40,947 --> 00:06:44,147 Speaker 3: Absolutely? Cool cool head? I don't know there's anything to 157 00:06:44,187 --> 00:06:46,947 Speaker 3: gain from loving my head, and the umpire is never 158 00:06:46,987 --> 00:06:50,867 Speaker 3: going to reverse the call. So wherever is made is made. 159 00:06:50,947 --> 00:06:52,907 Speaker 3: And I think I think I've learned this year that 160 00:06:53,547 --> 00:06:55,667 Speaker 3: speaking out about what Tends are doing is not going 161 00:06:55,707 --> 00:06:58,547 Speaker 3: to help me either. And so yeah, the defense to 162 00:06:58,667 --> 00:07:01,707 Speaker 3: do their thing I can do mine is we really 163 00:07:01,707 --> 00:07:03,747 Speaker 3: have to devisee above and let it go so we 164 00:07:03,827 --> 00:07:05,387 Speaker 3: can laugh about it in the shed. So I would 165 00:07:05,387 --> 00:07:08,427 Speaker 3: getting grumpy on court, but it's really not worth It's great. 166 00:07:08,427 --> 00:07:11,347 Speaker 2: I guess Tactics have had a good season. You're on 167 00:07:11,387 --> 00:07:14,307 Speaker 2: their home patch, of course, this afternoon. How do you 168 00:07:14,307 --> 00:07:17,027 Speaker 2: assess the threat that they pose for you today? 169 00:07:18,387 --> 00:07:21,267 Speaker 3: You know they're at home by carpets. We're not go home. 170 00:07:21,387 --> 00:07:24,467 Speaker 3: They have been leading the whole season and they you know, 171 00:07:25,547 --> 00:07:28,227 Speaker 3: having a great team, and so they'll be looking to 172 00:07:28,227 --> 00:07:31,507 Speaker 3: win this like we are. And I think we I 173 00:07:31,507 --> 00:07:33,347 Speaker 3: think we know as a group that we can take 174 00:07:33,387 --> 00:07:36,427 Speaker 3: this game. And they're gonna throw out all the stops 175 00:07:36,467 --> 00:07:39,147 Speaker 3: and make the prey changes possible in their attacking the 176 00:07:39,227 --> 00:07:40,947 Speaker 3: unit as well as effectively. You know, they've got a 177 00:07:41,027 --> 00:07:43,587 Speaker 3: very strong defense. But we feel very confident what we've 178 00:07:43,627 --> 00:07:46,107 Speaker 3: got and I think we want more, and so I 179 00:07:46,107 --> 00:07:47,627 Speaker 3: think that will happens a lot tonight. 180 00:07:47,747 --> 00:07:49,507 Speaker 2: All right, can't wait to see how it plays out 181 00:07:49,787 --> 00:07:52,467 Speaker 2: just before you go. As netball innovates this concept of 182 00:07:52,507 --> 00:07:55,787 Speaker 2: a super shot, a two point shot gets discussed a lot. 183 00:07:55,827 --> 00:07:57,907 Speaker 2: I know a lot of your goals are from right 184 00:07:57,987 --> 00:08:00,307 Speaker 2: under the hoop, and you know obviously you know, But 185 00:08:00,347 --> 00:08:02,547 Speaker 2: would you be a fan of the of the two 186 00:08:02,587 --> 00:08:04,507 Speaker 2: point shot in the a m Z Premiership. 187 00:08:06,067 --> 00:08:09,107 Speaker 3: Yes, interesting question, I think especially it's something that we 188 00:08:09,147 --> 00:08:11,787 Speaker 3: need to think about. I'd love to see the three 189 00:08:11,827 --> 00:08:14,427 Speaker 3: point shot an angel. I think it would changing up 190 00:08:14,427 --> 00:08:16,067 Speaker 3: a bit, even if it is in the last quarter 191 00:08:16,787 --> 00:08:18,267 Speaker 3: or last five minutes of the game. I don't know 192 00:08:18,267 --> 00:08:20,787 Speaker 3: how that was implemented, but it would both me to 193 00:08:20,907 --> 00:08:22,187 Speaker 3: have to go in my game. I'd have to learn 194 00:08:22,227 --> 00:08:24,187 Speaker 3: how to shoot well or look for my goal packs 195 00:08:24,187 --> 00:08:26,107 Speaker 3: in those moments. And I think it really keeps again. 196 00:08:26,147 --> 00:08:28,307 Speaker 3: It's funny, you know, you watch the men's series and 197 00:08:28,347 --> 00:08:31,347 Speaker 3: our ZPMs can come back at any moment because those 198 00:08:31,387 --> 00:08:34,667 Speaker 3: two points have really changed the score larger than against 199 00:08:34,667 --> 00:08:36,907 Speaker 3: pass before. So I think it's exciting and I think 200 00:08:37,227 --> 00:08:38,667 Speaker 3: netfore you have to keep looking at the end of 201 00:08:38,707 --> 00:08:40,307 Speaker 3: that you know, we have to keep the sports out 202 00:08:40,307 --> 00:08:41,787 Speaker 3: of and want to keep people coming to play our game. 203 00:08:41,907 --> 00:08:44,267 Speaker 3: So of course there has given take with going back 204 00:08:44,307 --> 00:08:47,147 Speaker 3: to the you know, doing it goal for international, but 205 00:08:47,187 --> 00:08:49,387 Speaker 3: I think it's an opportunity to get more eyes on 206 00:08:49,427 --> 00:08:53,147 Speaker 3: aim D would be to change that shooting kind of boundary. 207 00:08:53,307 --> 00:08:55,667 Speaker 2: Yeah, we'll see where that goes. The first point of 208 00:08:55,667 --> 00:08:58,627 Speaker 2: business for you guys is the safternoons elimination final. All 209 00:08:58,667 --> 00:09:00,467 Speaker 2: the best, Grace, thanks for taking the time for a chat. 210 00:09:01,227 --> 00:09:02,267 Speaker 3: Yeah, thanks so much for very time. 211 00:09:02,387 --> 00:09:04,907 Speaker 2: No, thank you for yours. Grace saw the best this afternoon, 212 00:09:04,907 --> 00:09:07,987 Speaker 2: Grace Wake get out of the Northern Mystic's in charge 213 00:09:07,987 --> 00:09:12,387 Speaker 2: of stopping her, or certainly partially anyway is Tactics defender 214 00:09:12,507 --> 00:09:14,947 Speaker 2: Karen Berger. So how they feeling as they look to 215 00:09:14,987 --> 00:09:18,827 Speaker 2: host this game and get another crack at the Central Polse? 216 00:09:18,867 --> 00:09:22,307 Speaker 2: Who remember a week ago they played effectively what was 217 00:09:22,387 --> 00:09:26,067 Speaker 2: a straight shootout for hosting rights for the Grand Final. 218 00:09:26,347 --> 00:09:28,907 Speaker 2: The Polse won that game and we'll host the grand final. 219 00:09:29,147 --> 00:09:31,107 Speaker 2: The Tactics now have to go the other way through 220 00:09:31,147 --> 00:09:34,147 Speaker 2: the elimination final. How they feeling. Karen Berger's on the 221 00:09:34,187 --> 00:09:35,107 Speaker 2: show right after this. 222 00:09:35,907 --> 00:09:39,107 Speaker 1: For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine. Listen live 223 00:09:39,227 --> 00:09:42,507 Speaker 1: to News Talk zed B weekends from midday, or follow 224 00:09:42,547 --> 00:09:44,147 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio