Two players from the Blue Mountains Netball Association were part of the NSW team that won the Marie Little Shield on October 7 in Brisbane.
Headed by captain Melissa Gallagher and vice captain Dallas Austin, the team came from behind to win the tournament grand final.
NSW won the Marie Little Shield for the fourth consecutive year, overcoming a 3-0 deficit early in the match to defeat South Australia 13-10.
The Marie Little Shield is an annual tournament that provides women with an intellectual disability the chance to compete at a national level.
Named after disability netball pioneer, Marie Little OAM, the competition sees teams from six states and territories compete.
The grand final was played as a curtain-raiser for the opening match of the Constellation Cup played between the Australian Diamonds and the New Zealand Silver Ferns.
They held it together and for that I’m really, really proud.
- Coach Jenny O'Keeffe
NSW coach Jenny O’Keeffe was thrilled with how her team pulled together to come away with the win.
“There was always the potential for us to lose the moment being out on a big court like that in the lead up to the Diamonds and Silver Ferns match, but they held it together and for that I’m really, really proud,” she said.
