WEEK IN, week out Koroit goalie Nell Mitchell is bumped and pushed as opponents try to shake her off her game.
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But internally the 22-year-old, who was named best on court as she secured her third straight open grade premiership with the Saints, is unfazed by the tactics opposition defenders try to implement.
"The biggest thing for me is to relax. It (the pressure) will happen like everything that will happen will happen and I can't change anything," she said after Saturday's eight-goal victory.
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But Mitchell, who scored over half of her side's 42 goals against Cobden, says her relaxed nature isn't the only factor behind her weekly dominance.
"All the good passing makes my job so much easier," she said.
Mitchell has teen stars Zahli Adams and Belle Baker plus experienced heads in captain Emily-Rose Finnigan and Bridget Roache to deliver quality passes.
The star shooter makes sure those passes don't go to waste as she slotted 610 goals in her 20 games this season. But this year hasn't been without injury challenges.
"I did my ankle in May and it bothered me for about three months but it's fine now and it (winning a premiership) is all worth it," she said.
Mitchell's motivation for more success hasn't wavered despite tasting the sweet joy of a premiership victory once again.
"It gets better every time," the Hampden league open netball team of the year member said. "I'd love it to keep going it's so amazing."
Of her three premiership successes - the first against Camperdown in 2017 and the next two against Cobden in '18-19 - a humble Mitchell downplayed her influence.
"For me it's probably not been my best year but it's the best feeling this one," she said.
Mitchell's grand final performance was the crowning jewel of a stellar finals campaign, which netted 116 goals across four games.
She started with 26 in the qualifying final loss to Warrnambool, backed it up with 25 against Camperdown in the first semi-final before 39 against the Blues in the prelim and then put away 26 goals in the decider.
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