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“I’m looking forward to the penultimate home game of the season against Mavericks. Mavericks always prove to be tough opposition for us as they always bring it.” “They are known to be a really defensive team which makes it difficult for the opposition to break them down, so we’re going to have to ensure that we are firing on all cylinders. We’re going to have to be smart with our ball to ensure we are

“I’m really looking forward to being back at Belle Vue on Saturday, having played away from home for a couple of rounds. Dragons are certainly a team that always brings it to us, they always make it really difficult, it’s going to be a feisty game and a tough one to get over the line with their defensive line up.” “Leah Middleton and Jackie Newton have certainly grown over the season and they work really

Join us at St. Ann’s Square in Manchester from 11am – 2pm on Sun 12th May to meet the Thunder squad and get autographs and selfies 🖊️📸   You’ll also have the chance to learn new skills from the players and take part in fun netball competitions to win prizes, all topped with live music from our DJ 🎼💃   Ahead of our sixth AO Netball Manchester Live, where we take on London Pulse at

“The Loughborough game is certainly going to be one that shouldn’t disappoint the fans. We’re hoping to have a solid start because we know that Loughborough are the type of team that if they get their tails up they’ll push on, so we have to make sure that we are on it from that first whistle.” “We have to play four solid quarters of netball consistently and be really clinical with our possession, both of