ANALYSIS: The 'mid-life crisis' capturing fans' attention this Super Netball season
when Aiken-George – who played 14 seasons straight with the team in purple – says she was told late in her pregnancy that she was "too risky" to sign for 2023; despite being due in August with plenty of time to get back before the season start. The Firebirds deny they said this.
There is a lot of new at the Firebirds this year, with three fresh faces in their squad – Emily Moore, Ash Unie and Remi Kamo – and a brand-new head coach in former Diamond Bec Bulley. Earlier this week, the Firebirds announced Scotland assistant coach Sara Francis-Bayman would no longer be part of their staff for 2023. Sources say there was a breakdown in the relationship between the two coaches in the direction they wanted to take the team, and although there have been reports that Francis-Bayman resigned on her own terms, the club have denied this.
The team has had serious potential for the last few years, boasting the likes of Jamaican Commonwealth Games silver medallists Shamera Sterling and Latty Wilson in their defensive end, but they've struggled to convert key turnovers into goals on the scoreboard.England Roses shooter Eleanor Cardwell – nicknamed "the claw" – and 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medal-winning coach Tracey Neville have both made the trip down under from the UK.
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