MADDIE Green wants to establish a spot in Port Fairy's open netball side this winter.
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The multi-talented teenager reserves her summers - and a large lead-up - to cricket, her number one sporting passion.
But Green, 16, said the Hampden league competition provided diversity to her jam-packed schedule.
"Netball is pretty much about playing with my friends and having fun but it's still competitive which I love," she said.
Green made her first appearance in the Seagulls' top team in round four - before the league-wide bye - settling into the midcourt.
Now the task is cementing a spot.
"I was a bit nervous and unsure at the start because it was obviously my debut but the team was welcoming and we all meshed by the end of it," she said of her first game.
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"They put me into wing defence in open which was pretty good.
"We have plays and we all know what we have to do and at training we run through that and on game day we put it into action and most times it works.
"Sometimes we have to adjust to the circumstances."
Port Fairy will have its first match without centre Ally Feely (achilles) on Saturday.
The Seagulls' opponent is flag fancy South Warrnambool.
"It's a horrible thing to happen to Ally and as a team we're going to have to stick by her side and hope she has a very quick recovery," Green said.
"As a team we're going to have to fight through all four quarters and just play our game because if we do that we should be fine."
Green will turn her attention to cricket when the netball season finishes.
The Hamilton and Alexandra College student played for Vic Country at under 16 level last summer.
The national championships were cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions but she still challenged herself against top-quality opponents.
"We ended up having a round-robin with Vic Metro in Melbourne where Vic Country won overall which was pretty good and we had another one against the under 15 Victorian squad," Green said.
"That was really good because we are kind of like their role models. They look up to us and go 'oh that's the level we need to be at'."
Green plays club cricket for Port Fairy Pirates in the Warrnambool and District Cricket Association.
"It was pretty good and in different grades I performed at different levels," she said.
"Overall Port Fairy was a great club and they are a really good community there so it was good fun."
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