Charlotte van der Starre is one of the rising stars of the Warrnambool and District league A grade competition.
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The 15-year-old has long impressed Russells Creek coach Thalia Robertson and is playing well in her top-grade debut season.
She played her first A grade game in round one against Timboon Demons.
"There was a lot of excitement but a lot of nerves going on," she said of her first hit-out.
"But the girls were really good, helping me through it."
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The young gun feels she is getting better each week.
"At the start, I was really nervous and wouldn't really make any drives," she said.
"Then as the season went on and I got more game time, I felt like I improved a lot with being more confident.
"(And now) I've ended up being the one yelling at the girls," she added with a laugh.
As the season went on and I got more game time, I felt like I improved a lot with being more confident.
- Charlotte van der Starre
Robertson is giving van der Starre plenty of experiences this season.
The youngster, whose older sister Mackenzie also plays for the club, has been in a variety of positions including centre, wing defence and goal defence.
Van der Starre is also building up plenty of netball nous as she is playing two games on a Saturday.
She is also in 17 and under for Creekers and playing centre and goal defence.
The midcourter has already enjoyed a successful junior career having been runner-up in the 2019 15 and under league best and fairest.
She won the 13 and under league best and fairest the year before. She has also tasted premiership success.
Fifth-ranked Creekers have a must-win game against ninth-placed Allansford this Saturday at Allansford.
They need to win to stay a game ahead of sixth-positioned Old Collegians.
Creekers jumped ahead of the Warriors to take the WDFNL fifth spot after defeating South Rovers last weekend.
On the flip side, a victory could put Creek on the same points as fourth-positioned Panmure if the Bulldogs lose to Timboon Demons.
Van der Starre would love to play finals in her first top-grade year.
While she spends her winters at the netball court, she plays cricket for Nestles in summer.
The all-rounder was part of the Factory Flames team which won the inaugural WDCA women's premiership in February.
"It was so good, it was really fun playing with them and getting the win," she said.
Allansford is coming off a heavy 80-25 defeat to unbeaten Nirranda in round 11.
The Cats, which are sitting ninth on the ladder, have had one victory, seven losses and one draw.
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