We at all times knew it was going to be robust in opposition to the world quantity ones Australia, however it was good to get all 12 gamers out and expertise taking part in in entrance of such a giant crowd.
Sunday was our crunch recreation in opposition to Wales and sadly the outcome didn’t go our means. We had an excellent fightback in that final quarter – we gained it 14-7 – however the injury was accomplished within the earlier quarters.
It was an attention-grabbing weekend with our leads to the opening spherical of matches on the Commonwealth Video games.
I feel there was just a little little bit of nerves. We knew this was a pressured recreation and we began OK within the first 5 minutes, however we had moments the place we allowed them to capitalise.
As a group we’re moderately inexperienced and it was a giant studying alternative for us. They at all times say you study extra from once you lose than once you win and we’ll actually be taking have a look at that and see the place we have to go shifting ahead.
We’ve obtained Jamaica at present and they’re an aerial group. They’ve obtained one of the best goal-shooter and finest goal-keeper on the planet proper now.
They’ve obtained two tall timbers down the capturing finish, so it’s going to be about doing the work within the center and seeing what we are able to take out of the sport.
Jamaica are right here and going for gold and on actually good kind after beating a tricky South Africa group earlier this week. It’s going to be a tricky recreation and I can think about all 12 of us will get a run out once more.
It’ll be about sticking to our personal recreation and taking the educational from the Wales recreation shifting ahead.
The fantastic thing about our competitors is we do get video games we are able to come again in and play arduous in. There’s no time to mope in regards to the outcome. We have to embrace it and transfer ahead.
I’ve been loving the Video games expertise to date. I’ve actually settled into life within the athletes’ village and the venue is so shut.
The crowds have been wonderful and we are able to’t complain with the video games – we’ve nonetheless obtained 4 to go and we’re not even half-way by way of but.
We’re actually fortunate that netball is a giant sport down in England and we’ve had loads of residence assist. Once we stroll on the market’s an enormous cheer for Scotland, so we’re embracing the whole lot and we’re grateful for the assist we’re getting.
My household are having a good time. I’m actually fortunate with the place they’re staying as I’ve been in a position to see them in the course of the Video games, which is unbelievable. They’re at all times proud to see us compete on the world stage.
