Super Netball's newest franchise, the Melbourne Mavericks, has bold ambitions for its debut season. The club has set its sights on playing finals despite only coming together for the first time today, just two months before the opening whistle for round one.
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00:00 Welcome to the Mavericks, a new chapter in Australian netball.
00:06 We've got everything to prove and nothing to lose.
00:10 It's a fun and relaxed vibe at the team's new home in Melbourne's outer suburbs.
00:15 But head coach Tracey Neville has only had the entire squad for three days.
00:21 If you're one of them coaches who just wants to get their hands on the players, I think
00:23 that was something I really struggled with.
00:26 Netball's bitter pay dispute between the players and its governing body meant contracts couldn't
00:31 be signed until December, three months after the club was first launched.
00:36 Not knowing contact with the players was quite difficult for a new coach to come in.
00:39 It was a really challenging time.
00:41 I mean, I moved my life from Sydney to Melbourne having not signed a contract in any way.
00:46 With no form guide to rely on, Neville is heading into the unknown.
00:50 But the former England Roses coach says reaching finals is not far-fetched.
00:55 I do like to win.
00:56 Always say finals is every coach's ultimate dream.
01:00 After seven years with the Giants, the idea of starting a new club lured Amy Parmenter
01:05 from Sydney to Melbourne.
01:07 I feel like it's pretty special to be able to come to Melbourne and automatically have
01:11 nine new friends and everyone's just really trying to speed up that process of becoming
01:16 really close and trusting each other.
01:18 Building trust will have to happen quickly.
01:21 The Mavericks' debut is just two months away.
01:24 Strike, strike, strike, strike, strike.
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