Port Fairy recruit Rebecca Mitchell speaks to The Standard about her return to the Hampden league in 2024.
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00:00 You've just got joined Port Ferry, coming back to the Hamden League.
00:04 How does it feel to link up with the Seagulls?
00:06 Yeah, super excited. Lisa got on to me pretty early.
00:10 Been in talks there and she got me over the line.
00:14 Absolutely thrilled. She's got really exciting things happening.
00:17 Not only Lisa herself, but the whole club.
00:19 So, super excited to be joining them.
00:21 Obviously, coached against Lisa in the District League.
00:24 What have you just seen from the calibre of coaching that she's going to bring to the Seagulls?
00:28 I speak really highly of Lisa in and outside of netball.
00:34 Coached against her, but she's been a good friend along the way.
00:39 Definitely excited to learn new things off her this season.
00:42 You wanted to come back to the Hamden League.
00:45 What are you feeling in terms of what you can achieve on the netball court, focusing on that playing role?
00:51 Yeah, I suppose taking a step back now.
00:54 Three seasons being in A-grade playing coaches.
00:57 I really wanted to take a step back and focus on my individual goal.
01:00 That's just improving my netball.
01:03 Fitting into, hopefully, the senior side there.
01:06 They've all been very welcoming.
01:08 Hopefully, I can do what they need for the season.
01:12 Excited to get into pre-season.
01:14 Obviously, the season's only just finished, but it quickly comes around again.
01:18 Are you excited for the summer? Starting to get to work?
01:21 Yeah, it's our first pre-season next week.
01:24 Super keen to get back running.
01:27 Haven't really stopped, so it's a good vibe throughout the club.
01:32 Everyone's super excited to get stuck into it and we'll start next week.
01:36 It'll be a very strong lead up until Christmas and then a strong January onwards leading up to the season starting.
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