Lake Wendouree A grade netball coach Courtney McLean speaks after round 14 match against Ballarat Swans

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00:00Court, 47 goals at three-quarter time, you've ended up with 67. The way you finished that game, you must be thrilled.

00:06I am. I just said to the girls how incredible it is to have a key goaler in Muller and off,

00:12Sadie, who's incredible, and our probably key centre, and then Orgy, another key defender, all on the bench,

00:20and then to be able to use that versatility and depth to our advantage.

00:24So it was really nice that we finished really strong, but we were able to use everyone in lots of positions.

00:30Where do you think your girls are at? I mean, you've had some great wins over great opposition this year,

00:34and you've been you've been left short a couple of times as well.

00:36I mean, where do you sort of sit in the things?

00:38Well, the last two weeks are the first two weeks we've had our full squad available.

00:42So injuries have hurt us, but we just feel like we're finding our feet at the right time, and it's good.

00:48We're really fortunate that we've been able to have the girls come back.

00:51So I think timing for us is good, and we've still got lots to work on.

00:57But yeah, just having everyone available is a huge plus, obviously.

01:00It really is. I mean, the whole top six are really even, aren't they?

01:04I mean, anyone can beat anyone on their day. I mean, Melton South beating Darley and North, you beating Melton South.

01:09So I mean, anyone can beat anyone.

01:11We said that earlier, and especially Redan are similar. When they've got their full squad available,

01:16they've had quite a few injuries as well. They're a real risk too.

01:19So absolutely, anyone in the top six can do it at any point.

01:23What's your run home like? Who have you got to finish on?

01:25We've got East, we've got Redan, and I can't remember who else, and Abai in there as well.

01:33Yeah, okay. Well, it's a draw that if you actually play your best, you can actually potentially get into that top three position, can't you?

01:40It's pretty even.

01:41Yeah, possibly. At the moment, we're still sitting fifth, and you'd think, I don't know.

01:45You're a fourth or fifth at this stage, but as I say, if you get a couple of wins, and you've got Darley losing a couple,

01:51or North losing a couple, or Melton South losing a couple.

01:53Yeah, it does. Everyone else impacts each other, obviously, but we're not concerned about that position.

01:59As long as we're in there, we know we can upset anybody if we play well and do the right things with our process.

02:05You gave Bella best on. What did you make of her? You mentioned in the centre that she was particularly defensively minded.

02:11Yeah, I think it's tricky when everyone's so versatile and plays pretty well.

02:16Bella had a couple of weeks off overseas, and last week, it took her a little bit of time to get back and get feeling right on court.

02:25Today, her vision into the ring was perfect. Her timing was great, and defensively, she's a real asset through the mid-court.

02:32Yeah, fantastic. Get warm. Thank you very much.

02:34Thank you.