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WNC juniors play at John Cain Arena

WNC players on John Cain Arena
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Juniors on the big stage

Warrandyte Netball Club’s youngest players had an extraordinary weekend when our 9 and Under, 11 and Under, and 13 and Under teams played at John Cain Arena before the Melbourne Mavericks took on the Sydney Swifts in Suncorp Super Netball.

For many of our juniors, it was their first time inside the arena and they got to play on the same court where the best netballers in the country compete every week. The excitement was obvious from the moment they walked through the tunnel.

A big weekend for the club

The John Cain Arena experience capped off a huge weekend for Warrandyte Netball Club that also included eight grand finals and it was one of those weekends that remind you why community netball matters.

Some of these players have just started their netball journey at Woolworths NetSetGO sessions and Saturday games at Templestowe. To see them playing on a Super Netball court is a proud moment for the club, their coaches, and their families.

Thank you

A big thank you to the Melbourne Mavericks for making this possible. Opportunities like this show our juniors where the game can take them and give them a story they’ll be telling for years. We will continue to believe it was our support that helped the Mavericks win in an upset result against the Sydney Swifts later that evening!

A group of WNC juniors in red netball uniforms huddle around their coach on an indoor court, listening intently. Spectators watch from the seats in the background at John Cain Arena. The uniforms say Warrandyte.
A young girl in a red and white WNC juniors netball uniform prepares to throw a netball on the indoor court at John Cain Arena, with other children in similar uniforms lined up behind her.
A group of WNC juniors in red netball uniforms and a woman in white pose smiling under a netball hoop on an indoor court at John Cain Arena, with empty seats and advertising signs in the background.
Two young girls play netball indoors at John Cain Arena. One in a red uniform shoots while her WNC Juniors opponent in blue raises her arms to defend. The court and empty spectator seats can be seen in the background.
A smiling young girl stands on the John Cain Arena basketball court holding up a large blue WNC Juniors sports jersey. She is wearing athletic shoes, with empty seats visible in the background.
A WNC juniors youth netball team in red uniforms poses on a court at John Cain Arena, smiling and making strong-arm gestures. Two players are sitting on teammates’ shoulders, with basketball hoops and stadium seating in the background.
Eight WNC juniors in red netball uniforms stand side by side on the John Cain Arena court, smiling for a team photo. The gym is empty, with player positions on their bibs and a netball hoop and arena seats visible in the background.
A young girl in a red sports uniform stands on the John Cain Arena basketball court, smiling and holding up a blue WNC Juniors jersey. The stadium seats and sponsor banners are visible in the background.