Sasha Glasgow came to West Coast Fever in late 2020 for a fresh start.

After four tough years at Adelaide Thunderbirds battling injuries and mental demons, she headed to WA as a free agent in hope of more court time and to develop her game.

Stress reactions in her foot and sharing the goal attack role with Alice Teague-Neeld hindered her from displaying her full potential last season.

Fever coach Dan Ryan, who also coached her at the Thunderbirds, instilled faith in her to be the number one partner to superstar Jhaniele Fowler and she repaid them when she was named the grand final’s most valuable player.

“It just shows the opportunities and how incredible this club is and what they’ve done for me and my netball,” Glasgow said.

“I wouldn’t be able to get this accolade without them and without my teammates. I call myself a WA girl now, I owe it all to them.

“For me, it was just poise and trying to control the nerves of my first grand final. It’s incredible when you’ve got Fowler behind you and she’s amazing. I think the people around me, they deserve this just as much as I do.”

Glasgow had a game-high 26 goals assists and 12 goals in the grand final in a career-best performance.

“I know I have a huge role to play in goal attack,” she said.

“It helps to have Alice on the line as well because she’s such a natural and beautiful mover, so for me, it makes my job so much easy playing in goal attack and those moments where I need to take the super shot, that’s where it mattered.”

Ryan has known Glasgow since she was a teenager.

“I was able to give Sasha her debut when she was a young kid at Adelaide, so to see where she’s now warms my heart,” he said.

“The way that she’s embraced her role and opportunities for the team.

“She’s a student of the game that’s so eager to learn and grow.”