Queensland’s netball pathway is shining bright ahead of the 2022 Suncorp Super Netball League season.
As it stands, at least 12 products of the Queensland pathway will step out as contracted Super Netballers next season.
Following an impressive HART Sapphire Series finals campaign three of the competition’s exciting young talent have signed with SSN clubs.
Brisbane North Cougars Ruby Bakewell-Doran and Mia Stower join the Queensland Firebirds while QUT Netball’s Reilley Batcheldor signed with the Sunshine Coast Lightning.
Interestingly, the power is up front this year, with six of the goal shooters and goal attacks across Super Netball being Queensland pathway products.
The Sunshine Coast Lightning will feature a complete Queensland shooting line up with Cara Koenen and Steph Wood mentoring rookie Reilley Batcheldor.
Townsville grown Koenen is also the only Australian-born starting goal shooter in the competition.
While the Firebirds will field Diamonds star Gretel Bueta and emerging talent Mia Stower, former Firebird Tippah Dwan moves to the Adelaide Thunderbirds, spreading the Queensland love to the southern states.
Netball Queensland High Performance Director, Demelza Fellowes said she is pleased to see the pathway system bearing fruit all over Australia.
“It is fantastic to see the amazing talent that has developed along the Queensland pathway on display in the best league in the world, Suncorp Super Netball.”
“To have two great clubs in the Firebirds and the Sunshine Coast Lightning working hard to grow local based players from the under 16s right through to Diamonds is wonderful for the game in our state.”
“We’re incredibly proud of the HART Sapphire Series, our clubs and the broader pathway system for nourishing the soil that is breeding our talent and look forward to unearthing the next crop in coming years.”
