Jets face challenge at Shark-infested stadium

The ECU Souwest Jets face arguably their toughest assignment of the WANL season to date when they take on the East Freo Sharks tomorrow night at the Gold Netball Centre. But Jets coach Erin Culnane is far from worried about the task ahead for her side. “We have got nothing to lose here,” she said. “The game plan does not change. Our defence has to be really all of the way down the court. Their shooter, Larissa Harrison, is really dominant and a really strong holder. “So we need to make sure we support our circle defenders, with good on-court defence and make them feed a little bit further away. “That, along with consistency is going to be the challenge. We also need to continually reset after every contest on every ball. “It is going to be hard, but we have got the personnel. We can change things up and really test them out a little bit.” Sadly for netball romantics, the opportunity to witness Repacholi sisters Brooke (Jets) and Jessica (Sharks) play on each other will not happen, as Brooke continues to recover from a serious foot injury. “I think Jess was quite worried about what her younger sister would bring,” Culnane said. We feel the loss of the Repacholi sisters quite notably through our mid-court, but I feel Elycce Webb is really stepping up.”